Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the closing campaign strategies of President Trump and Joe Biden, the potential influence of the Supreme Court with the addition of Justice Amy Coney Barrett and predictions for election results.
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2020 Election: The States With Most TV Ad Spending
The Trump and Biden campaigns are both spending hundreds of millions of dollars nationally on broadcast TV advertisements. FiveThirtyEight elections analyst Nathaniel Rakich looks at which states are seeing the biggest ad buys.
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Morning News Podcast: Extended Voting Deadline Allowed, Hurricane Zeta
Supreme Court declines to disturb ballot deadlines in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Hurricane Zeta makes landfall in southeastern Louisiana, and Colorado firefighters battling wildfire leave apology note after cutting fence to save home.
2020 U.S. Election: ‘How Does The Electoral College Work?’ (Video)
A look at how the voting system for the US presidential election works, as the candidate with the most votes is far from guaranteed victory.
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Political Investigations: ‘What Pollsters Learned From 2016’ (WSJ Video)
In 2016, problems with state-level election polls left some voters surprised by the outcome. Since then, many pollsters have made changes in the hope of accurately capturing the mood of the country ahead of the 2020 election.
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Morning News Podcast: 71 Million Early Votes, Trump And Biden Campaign Stops
NPR News Now reports: More than 71 million Americans have voted early, President Trump and Joe Biden on campaign trail, and other top news.
Politics Monday: Tamara Keith & Amy Walter On 2020 Campaign Final Week
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump’s and Joe Biden’s campaign strategies in battleground states, Vice President Mike Pence’s decision not to quarantine despite a staff COVID-19 outbreak and predictions for the balance of power in the House.
Political News: ‘Shields & Brooks’ On Trump And Biden Campaigns (Video)
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Florida’s complex electoral dynamics, how President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden performed in their final debate and the outlook for key competitive Senate races.
2020 Election Video: ‘Final Presidential Debate Recap’
President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met for their second and final debate heading into the final sprint to Election Day. NPR’s Asma Khalid has more from the event, where new debate rules kept the conversation focused on policy issues.
• Read “Trump And Biden Had A Real Debate, And 4 Other Takeaways” at https://www.npr.org/2020/10/23/926844…
• Listen to: “Surprise: There Was A Lot Of Policy Talk At The Final Presidential Debate” at https://www.npr.org/2020/10/23/926979…
Morning News Podcast: Trump & Biden Campaign, Relief Bill & Covid Stress
NPR News Now reports: President Trump and Joe Biden on the campaign trail, coronavirus relief aid bill stalemate, high levels of stress from Covid-19, and other top news.
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