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2016 if you look at the election, donald trump won the state by eight percentage points, about 450,000 votes. All of the public polling and on the ground stuff you see really does point to this being a close race. I dont know it is necessarily tilting one way or another, but maybe a slight tilt toward trump right now. Shift in is a massive the land the land, even from a year ago from what we were expecting. You have seen both candidates really investing as of late in heretate, biden being twice over the past month and Kamala Harris being here. The Trump Campaign is ramping up, so they come to the state with mike pence and trumps children making a lot of appearances. Trump himself appearing outside of circleville, outside of columbus last week. The trunk campaign is trying to exude confidence and say, we have the state locked up. Joe biden is wasting his time there. Yet you kee ....
University, Lauren Copeland. Let me begin with early voting. What should and should not we read into the numbers . Guest i dont think we should read too much into the numbers. Are votingocrats early at much higher rates than republicans. That thepect to see early vote will look a lot more democratic than republican, and the in person vote on election day well look a lot more republican than democratic, which should balance things out in ohio. One other predictions for voter turnout overall . Guest ohio traditionally has a higher rate of voter turnout than other states in the country, because it is a swing state and because our elections are so competitive. In the past, it has been upwards of 60 , and i think we can see even higher voter turnout ra te this election season. Host walk us through the history of how ohio has voted in previous president ial elections. Guest so there is a saying that is soe saying that goes ohio, so goe ....
Quorum be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer well, mr. President , for more than a year and a half, leader mcconnell and Senate Republicans have refused to take action on the housepassed for the people act. At a time when our democracy is under siege in so many ways, the for the people act is a bold proposal that will restore Peoples Trust in our democratic system, a trust that is fading. It is under it is for the people. In order to make a more perfect union. It would shore up our elections from threats from abroad. Thats something we have just recently read more and more about. Why arent we doing more on that . In fact, when senator van hollen a few days ago put on the floor the an act u. C. Of an act that would say russia should have sanctions imposed on it if they interfere with our elections, the other side blocked it. I hope theyre n ....