It is my pleasure to introduce bob kyslyak the editorinchief of the hill. He will moderate a panel on how well candidates messages and the platforms change with the popular vote. Bob. Thanks jim. I want to introduce our panel. Michael steele, former chair of the rnc. The anna coren, and Jesse Blackmon a New York Times editorial board. I was looking back at the states that we visited most by donald trump and Hillary Clinton in the last election. Not surprised florida, pennsylvania. Clinton visited wisconsin a bit more. The first question would be if we did change the system, all start with you, what would be the impact of campaign in the strategy. As you mentioned bob this with the large states i was kind of amused when senator cramer of north dakota defending the electric college said this would make north dakota irrelevant. Guess what . When it comes to president ial politics, north dakota is irrelevant right now. Lets say we had a president ial election that was looking close in term
Speaking. Thats donald trump area or it was donald trump before he changed his mind a few times. He also said this i would rather see it where you went with simple votes. You know you get 100 million votes and someone else gets 90 million and you when. I quote him not for irony but because he is right and his affinity for the popular vote may reflect his instinct that a president who was elected without winning a majority is perhaps not so legitimate. Think of all the factors that have contributed to voter cynicism and alienation. Of all the measures that we could institute to help restore confidence in democracy. This is the one that can be easily he remedied. And have it enormous impact. Suddenly, everyones vote would count the same. Truly one person one vote area voters all over the country not just in florida, michigan, wisconsin, and pennsylvania would determine the outcome of the election. Americans are very close right now to changing the system. To having a popular vote for pre
Go get a camera and microphone and start filming and produce the best video you can possibly produce. Visit the website for more information today. A conversation on using the popular vote in the United States residential elections. Rather than the current Electoral Colleges system. Good morning, everyone. Cspan and also Live Streaming on the making every vote count facebook page. I want you all to behave. [laughter] the Electoral College is a disaster for democracy. Thats not me speaking. Or it donald trump area was donald trump before he changed his mind a few times. He also said this i would rather see it where you went with simple votes. You know you get 100 million votes and someone else gets 90 million and you when. I quote him not for irony but because he is right and his affinity for the popular vote may reflect his instinct that a president who was elected without winning a majority is perhaps not so legitimate. Think of all the factors that have contributed to voter cynicism
Host who is going to testify in the coming week . Bob fiona hale is one. She was a diplomat in the Trump Administration. She will testify. That is a concern because she knows what was going on in europe and that follows on the ovich of marie yovan testifying today. The Trump Administration tried to block her. She is a Current State Department employee. She was subpoenaed and clearly wanted to testify and now House Democrats say the subpoena forced her to testify, but it seemed clearly she wanted to testify. So the testimony Going Forward another oneund, whose texts were released recently, he was a trump donor and the state department blocked his testimony, but it looks like he will testify next week. Host are we getting a timeline from House Democratic leadership on an Impeachment Vote . No, great question, something our reporters have been asking about. I think you will see something this year. And it is not only timing, but it is going to be about ukraine, obstruction, will it be lar
Not abandon the kurdish partner forces. This is 20 minutes. Secretary esper good afternoon. General milley have been working with president and i have been working with President Trump on the middle east. We will provide an update on changes to the u. S. Posture in the region. Beginning with syria, we are opposed on greatly disappointed by the turkish decision to launch a unilateral military incursion into Northern Syria. This operation puts our stf partners in harms way, it risks the security of isis prison camps and will further destabilize the region. Wem the president on down, have communicated with the turks on this issue. I spoke with the Turkish Defense minister yesterday to express our strong opposition to turkish actions and reiterated the damage this is doing to our relationship. The chairman has similarly been in communication with his counterpart when turkey notified us of an imminent military operation, we relocated a contingent of less than 50 soldiers out of the immediat