Part 1: Scott Braddock, editor of the Quorum Report
We have a discussion of the status of the election in Texas. Early voting in Texas is heavy, and long lines are reported at the polls on Tuesday, the first day when voting could take place. Indicators are that voters are very enthusiastic. It is unknown whether the voters are primarily Republicans or Democrats. Approximately 1000 people are moving into Texas per day. This increase in population is mostly into suburbs around the big cities.
Campaigns are changed from previous campaigns, due to two main factors: no straight ticket voting, and the pandemic has changed voter behavior. Campaigns still want to visit voters in person, however
The senate race is interesting because the Democratic primary was very competitive, and it is not known how the Democrats will reconcile. Republicans are protesting against the Republican governor.
Part 2: Bill Curry, former advisor to Pres. Clinton, former candidate for Conn governor, discusses the SCOTUS hearing for of Amy Coney Barrett.
Coney Barrett is very good at avoiding answering questions. Bill believes that whatever lies are told, they should be answered named, every time. The Republicans displayed their faux indignation during the hearing. Senator Klobuchar was doing a great job probing for opinions. There was essentially no substance only message displayed.
We also discussed the upcoming the two “town hall” meetings to be shown on television tonight, ABC will broadcast Joe Biden’s meeting, and NBC and CNBC will broadcast Trump’s meeting . The two are scheduled for the same time. This was due to the fact that Trump refused to debate Biden electronically, as requested by the debate commission.
It appears that COVID deaths have been undercounted, and the actual total should be 75,000 greater than previously reported.
The media are ignoring climate change issues, and no discussion is likely during the SCOTUS hearing. Amy Coney Barrett’s father is a long time employee of Shell Oil, though she was not questioned about whether this mght affect her possible rulings on issues affected by climate change.
We note that there has been a lont-standing law in New York state (since 1981) that taxed stock transactions. This was to prevent transaction churn and other problems. The tax was not collected by New York, for unknown reasons.
