202 7488001. Democrats, 202 7488000. Independents, 202 7488002. That michigang story yesterday, a special line for michigan residents, 202 7488003. That is also the number that you morning. Us a text this if you do, please include your name and where you are from. Otherwise, catch up with us on social media, on twitter cspanwj, and on facebook facebook. Com cspan. Good friday morning to you. More on that Governor Gretchen Whitmer and michigan story. Today storya yesterday about a yougov poll. 7 ,d that nearly half, 40 disagreed with the idea that the election is likely to be fair and honest and significantly more than half, 51 , will not generally agree with on who is a legitimately elected president of the United States. That online poll conducted october 1 through second. It also noted that another found poll of 1500 voters that 56 found they expected the an increased in violence as a result of the election. Those results by yougov published in usa today. A politico, this focusing on
From trevors couch in new york city to your couch somewhere in the world, this is the daily social distancing show with Trevor Noah Trevor lets kick things off with the Supreme Court. The worlds most exclusive retirement moment in. The meet aftermath of Ruth Bader Ginsburgs death, mitch mcconnell, Senate Majority leader and failed attempt at baking bread, has announced that he would allow President Trump to nominate her replacement, even though he had blocked barack obama from appointing Merrick Garland during an election year, but democrats still held a shred of hopet that they could persuade four moderate g. O. P. Senators to show some integrity and stick to their principles, and that hope lasted almost a full day and a half. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell secured zero votes to move ahead with the appointment of the Supreme Court. Mitt romney said trevor yes, my friends, even mitt romney, the dad you ask when your other republican dads say no is going along with Mitch Mcconne
Wait a minute four weeks from be its own super spreader, i am today is election day. We dont know if all the votes will be in. Curious as to whether things are it is a good bet it could take going to change and whether you some time to count them all up. What is at stake a month before think they will change or they should, what is your thinking . The big day . We are all over it. Were also all over the yesterday certainly there president back at the were a number of white house individuals who were quarantined white house, first time in three days after being at walter reed maryland. People are saying its a good thing. Others say it is a risky thing. That the president s behavior returning to the white house raised a number of worrisome and because of the number of things. People who have tested positive blake burman following all the within the white house. If you walked into the press fast moving developments right house after Kayleigh Mcenany tested positive it was completely empty
How would you answer that ioquestion . Guest it is a question that we should never really have to ask but the state of the country today is such that it is a relevant question to ask unfortunately and we have seen over the past r six months or so significant violence erupting in cities from coast to coast and in americas heartland so it does raise the question in peoples minds how much of this violence, if any, is related to the political environment and whether it will continue after the election. None of us really have an answer to that but i worry a great deal that for example if President Trump is elected those who are opposed which seem to be, many of those thatt engaged in violet acts will continue their violence but it is difficult to say and its unfortunate that we are in a situation where the question has to be asked. Host what does it say about the state of the country and how do we get here when a september poll that politico cited from you go to a nationwide story found 44
Private facebook groups, discussing a number of plots, including one to kidnap a governor, possibly from her Summer Vacation home. That is one that seems to advance the furthest to the point where a highvoltage taser was purchased, night goggles. There was supposed to have been a purchase of explosives taking place this week. There was discussion about designating a bridge near her summer cottage to divert police. There was actually evening surveillance that had occurred on two occasions of her summer home. Thats thats about what there was a know, lot of talk, which, you know, sometimes you can ask the question were they just talking . Or was there going to be action . But there were certainly some element of action taking place, including purchases of weapons and surveillance of the governors home. Host and now 20 individuals have been charged in this case. The group, the Militia Group, the name, the wolverine what do we know about that and how widespread the movement is in michigan .