Also, an update on congress a reliefo pass package. Also we will take your calls, and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal good morning. As monday, august 10, 2020. Election day and one week until the start of the democratic convention. It is crunch time until joe biden will announce who will join him on the democratic ticket. Will open our phone line to democrats only get your thoughts on who joe biden should pick as his running mate. Democrats in the eastern and central time zones can call in, 2027488000 democrats in the pacific timezone, 2027488001. You can also send us a text. Andse include your name where you are from. Also catch up with us on social media. cspanwj. Democrats only can start calling now. We hear from you about which woman should appear with joe biden on the democratic ticket this fall. Phone lines are on your screen. Cnn editor this from at large his final Vice President rankings, his top five on the most likely picks are. Numbe
Three months out. If you had to pick a hand to play right now, would you rather be in the position of democrats or republicans . I think i would rather be in the position of democrats. At the moment, i think joe biden is in a better position in the president ial race. Results are not perfectly correlated but they dont have the same bearing on each other that they did a couple generations oago. Every state that had a senate race also voted for the same party for president. That is not carried guaranteed to happen this time but the democrats are probably. Oing to lose alabama they need to win currently republican current republican held seats. The good thing for democrats is in athink they look good least four senate races. Arizona and colorado. And i think they are probably better than 5050 in North Carolina and maine. The tricky thing for democrats is that once you get beyond those states, there are several other targets but none of them are as good as those first four. Thosenate Playi
Pac, a democratic group, here to talk about the 2020 election. We also have with us juana summers, National Political reporter with the associated press, and alayna treene, who is the White House Reporter with axios. Mr. Cecil, let me go first and just ask you to explain who your group is, what you are, and how much money do you plan to spend in the 2020 election . And where do you plan to spend that money . We actually have two primary functions at priorities. The first is focused on politics, which may not be a particular surprise, and in particular supporting progressives and democrats running for office. In this particular election, we will focus primarily on the president ial race. We also have a nonprofit arm of priorities that is focused on how we engage in getting more people involved, particularly underrepresented people, in civic life. That includes litigation around voting rights, communicating with people of color and young people in midterm and in president ial elections t
Obviously, in this particular election, we will focus primarily on the president ial race. We also have a nonprofit arm of priorities that is focused on how we engage in getting more people involved, particularly underrepresented people, in civic life. That includes litigation around voting rights, communicating with people of color and young people in midterm and in president ial elections to get them engaged in political life. Host how much money do you plan to spend in the election and where . Guy in 2016, we spent about 200 million. We imagine it will be in that range. Although its early to have a final budget. Right now, we are focused primarily in four states wisconsin, michigan, florida, and pennsylvania. But we expect to expand into places like arizona and north carolina. Perhaps others as we get deeper into the election. Juana in 2016, the Trump Campaign had no infrastructure to speak of and they still won. As you look ahead to 2020, they have an unlimited pocketbook, a clear
Cecil, the chair of a democratic group. Heres a talk about the 2020 election. We also have with us wanda summers, with the associated press. In the White House Reporter with axials. Supporting progressives and democrats running for office. Election, wecular will focus primarily on the president ial race. Arm of have a nonprofit priorities that is focused on how we engage in getting more people involved, particularly underrepresented people in civic lifes life. That includes labor litigation about voting rights, communicating with people of color and young people. Engaged inm political life. In 20, we spent about 200 million. We imagine it will be in that range. Its early to have a final budget. We are focused primarily in four states. Wisconsin, michigan, florida, pennsylvania. We expect to expand into arizona and north carolina. Perhaps others as we get deeper into the election. Campaign16, the trump had no infrastructure to speak of and they still won. They havek to 2020, unlimited p