Walker, then it was a mad scramble to get on ballot lines. We started with the green party having the 21 state battle lines and left 30 more petitions to do and we were appealing the state governments for relief during the covid pandemic because it was against Public Health guidelines to be out there physically asking for petitions and when we did we looked like hazmat workers with gloves and visors and masks and disinfectant. It was a mad scramble to get on the ballot and in the end we got on 30 ballots representing 73 of the voters, 381 electoral votes, you need 270 to win. And then you count the writein states were on and were 96 of the voters and 514 potential electorate votes out of a possible 538. That was july and august. Even more difficult barrier is getting in the National Media dialogue about the campaign. We get in on a lot of local media when we show up but in terms of the network news, the big newspapers, the cable news, weve been blanked out. And so thats a big frustrati
Since july. Tell us, what has happened with your campaign from july until now . Your campaign is going. Guest well, the first thing weve focused on, july is when we got the national nomination, me and my running mate Angela Walker, then it was a mad scramble to get on ballot lines. We started with the green party having the 21 state battle lines and left 30 more petitions to do and we were appealing the state governments for relief during the covid pandemic because it was against Public Health guidelines to be out there physically asking for petitions and when we did we looked like hazmat workers with gloves and visors and masks and disinfectant. It was a mad scramble to get on the ballot and in the end we got on 30 ballots representing 73 of the voters, 381 electoral votes, you need 270 to win. And then you count the writein states were on and were 96 of the voters and 514 potential electorate votes out of a possible 538. That was july and august. Even more difficult barrier is gettin
From the bay to our inland valleys. So get set for a warmer afternoon today. And even warmer as we start the workweek. Ill have the details coming up. Thank you. Now to developing news this morning. Police looking for two suspects in an uber vehicle after the driver was abducted in San Francisco. The driver tells abc7 news he was off duty in the city when a man and a woman jumped into his car and depended that he drive them around. He says the man had a gun and te woman had a knife. He drove to richmond and at some point was forced to stop at an atm to take money out. Thats when he said he made his escape and went straight to richmond police. Police are look forth suspects and the drivers car, a 2015 white toyota kamry with the license plate 7hqw692. 6 01 the time. Happening now, ady visive president ial contest in france involving a right wing populist candidate as well as a hacking scandal all facing voters as they head to the polls. Weve learn that the courtyard outside of the Louvr
U. S. Postal service as the usps warns it cannot guarantee all ballots cast by mail will arrive in time to be counted in november. House Speaker Pelosi is now considering cutting august recess short to address the growing crisis. We have fox team coverage. Mike tobin and peter doocy are standing by, but we begin with david spunt, reporting from bridgewater, new jersey. David . Hi, jon. The president was here in new jersey all weekend. He actually just landed at joint base andrews within the last five minutes or so. Expect to hear a lot about the United States Postal Service from now until election day. No question it is going to be a big topic especially the postmaster general, the man handpicked by president donald trump. He took the helm of the post office back on june 15th. Hes made significant changes since hes come into office there as the postmaster general. Hes saying this is all because of a decrease in revenue specifically at the post office. Some of those changes include cutt
Brandnew reporting this morning about a Fiery Exchange between the acting defense secretary and senator Lindsey Graham over the president s plan to withdraw United States troops from syria. And off to the races. Just hours after throwing his hat into the 2020 ring, Bernie Sanders raises more than 4 million bucks surpassing his closest rivals in fundraising intensifying a battle among democratic contenders. 4 million. Too much money is in politics. The president s scorched earth strategy to combat the numerous investigations looking into all aspects of his public and private life. New reporting shows just how far mr. Trump has gone to undermine those efforts. I have a great team to break down all of it. But first, i want to give you a snapshot of exactly where we stand because it is easy to get lost. As we get closer to the end of the special counsels inquiry, we must remember that the president has done Everything Possible to be distract, downplay and demonize everyone and everything c