Election 2020: The Game!

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Eleventh Republican primary presidential debate at the University of Denver, Colorado

Date : March 21st, 2020

Participants : Florida Senator Marco Rubio, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, former Texas Congressman Ron Paul





Host : CNN


Moderator : Wolf Blitzer


Podium order was determined by the average of the national polls since Super Tuesday :

Ryan    Rubio    Paul

CNN America's Choice theme : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uvpd4myQXs

Questions

-Opening statements

-Congressman Paul, four years ago, Hillary Clinton suffered a pneumonia during the 2016 presidential campaign and is now sharing the status of oldest President in the history of the United States with Ronald Reagan. And this year, Angus King, former Independent nominee, died at 76 years old due to health problems. So I want you to respond to the following question : do you have worries about your health in the case you would be elected President?

-Senator Rubio do you believe Congressman Paul is too old to be president?

-Speaker Ryan?

-When he entered this race, Congressman Paul said that the Republican Paarty has not nominated a conservative since Ronald Reagan. So I want to you to tell the audience here or people watching this debate online : why are you the most conservative candidate on this stage?

-Senator Rubio, the Senate recently voted in favor of your co-sponsored Syria Arms Nonproliferation Act. How will it be effective when it comes to deter foreign arms transfers to the Assad regime and make our fight against ISIS and potentially against the Assad regime successful?

-Speaker Ryan, in 2015, Senator Rand Paul, Ron Paul's son, called your budget an Omnibus Spending Bill. How do you respond that?

-Congressman?

-Congressman Paul, you supported Ronald Reagan's candidacy in in 1976 and 1980. Yet in 2008, you didn't support John McCain as the Republican presidential nominee and you didn't supported Mitt Romney in 2012. You would, of course, have endorsed your son Rand Paul if he won the nomination in 2016 and in this same year you said that you would have endorsed Donald Trump if he supported free market but you didn't because he didn't believe in free market. So I want to ask you the following question : this year in 2020, if you were to lose this race, do you take the pledge of supporting the eventual Republican presidential nominee?

-China once adopted the one-child policy before increasing the limit number of children per family at two. These policies have been criticized for violatinf a human right of determining the size of one's own family. Do you believe it would be a reason why abortion should not be tolerated in the United States?

-A few months ago, there are concerns about nuclear energy's security in Pakistan since some terrorist groups like Al Qaïda, the Taliban, the Hezbollah, ISIS, etc. could use this nuclear energy to build nuclear weapons and use them against us and our allies. One of the main natural resources in Niger is uranium, a basic element into the manufacturing of nuclear weapons, and this country is in the throes of terrorism due to Boko Haram's terrorist attacks. Do you believe Boko Haram could use this uranium in Niger to build nuclear weapons in order to prepare terrorist nuclear attacks?

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Round 26 : March 22, 2020-March 28, 2020

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New polls

Marco Rubio still leads the Republican presidential field, this is partly due to Tom Cotton's withdrawal from the primary race, which resulted that the Florida Senator the support from many former Cotton's supporters. This is also due to his strong performance during the final Republican presidential primary debate at the University of Denver, especially when he compared his conservative record to the previous Republican presidential nominees since Ronald Reagan and when he questionned Ron Paul's conservatism due to the Texas Congressman's opposition to some free trade agreements. When it comes Ron Paul, his best line seems to be when he criticized Paul Ryan's budget which, according to the Texas Congressman, increased government spending and the national debt. The Speaker of the House made the poorest debate performance that night. According to a poll, 51 % of the debate watchers said that Marco Rubio won the debate while 37 % said the same for Ron Paul and only 12 % for Paul Ryan.

National Polls

Marco Rubio : 55 %
Paul Ryan : 31 %
Ron Paul : 10 %

Colorado Polls

Marco Rubio : 56 %
Paul Ryan : 35 %
Ron Paul : 7 %

Kentucky Polls

Marco Rubio : 46 %
Paul Ryan : 37 %
Ron Paul : 14 %

Virginia Polls

Marco Rubio : 53 %
Paul Ryan : 36 %
Ron Paul : 9 %

General Election Polls

Hillary Clinton vs Marco Rubio vs Tim Ashe

Marco Rubio : 46 %

Hillary Clinton : 41 %

Tim Ashe : 13 %

Hillary Clinton vs Paul Ryan vs Tim Ashe

Hillary Clinton : 43 %

Paul Ryan : 41 %

Tim Ashe: 16 %

Hillary Clinton vs Ron Paul vs Tim Ashe

Hillary Clinton : 43 %

Ron Paul : 38 %

Tim Ashe : 18 %

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BREAKING NEWS

The Syria Arms Nonproliferation Act passed the Senate

Last week, Senators Marco Rubio (Rep.-Florida) and Bob Menendez(Dem.-New Jersey) co-sponsored the Bipartisan Syria Arms Nonproliferation Act that would establish penalties and sanctions for nations, persons or companies assisting Syria in acquiring chemical and missile technology or all other types of weapons of mass destruction.

The bill passed the Senate by clinching 66 votes required to override a potential veto by President Clinton. All the 56 Republican Senators voted in favor of the bill, which made 56 YES votes. In addition of these 56 YES votes, 10 Democratic senators supported the bill : Bob Menendez, Chris Coons, Edward Markey, Mark Warner, Bob Casey Jr., Tammy Duckworth, Evan Bayh, Martin Heinrich, Cory Booker and Ron Wyden.

With a Republican supermajority in the House of the Representatives, the bill is likely to pass in this chamber as well. The vote in the House of the Representatives is set to be done next week.

North Korea orchestrates a nuclear test between Sea of Japan and East China Sea

Yesterday, North Korea orchestrated a nuclear missile test on the maritime zone located between Sea of Japan and East China Sea. The explosion could have been seen from Nagasaki (one of the towns that suffered nuclear strikes from Americans at the end of World War II), Japan, and from Busan, South Korea. These two countries accused Kim Jong-un of using this missile test as an act of provocation. The international community condemned the nuclear missile test.

Endorsements

Marco Rubio Radio animator Michael Reagan (son of Ronald Reagan), General Motor's CEO Mary Barra, former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, former Florida Lieutanant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera, former Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuno, Florida Congressman Tom Rooney, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam, former Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson.

Tim Ashe Journalist Glenn Greenwald, The Congressional Progressive Caucus

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Round 27 : March 29, 2020-April 4, 2020

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New polls

As we are approaching the Virginia and Kentucky primaries and the Colorado caucuses, Senator Rubio increased his lead for the Republican nomination and sounds to be the Republican candidate that is most likely to beat Hillary Clinton.

National Polls

Marco Rubio : 56 %
Paul Ryan : 31 %
Ron Paul : 10 %

Colorado Polls

Marco Rubio : 57 %
Paul Ryan : 33 %
Ron Paul : 6 %

Kentucky Polls

Marco Rubio : 48 %
Paul Ryan : 40 %
Ron Paul : 12 %

Virginia Polls

Marco Rubio : 54 %
Paul Ryan : 36 %
Ron Paul : 8 %

General Election Polls

Hillary Clinton vs Marco Rubio vs Tim Ashe

Marco Rubio : 47 %

Hillary Clinton : 39 %

Tim Ashe : 14 %

Hillary Clinton vs Paul Ryan vs Tim Ashe

Paul Ryan : 42 %

Hillary Clinton : 42 %

Tim Ashe: 16 %

Hillary Clinton vs Ron Paul vs Tim Ashe

Hillary Clinton : 43 %

Ron Paul : 39 %

Tim Ashe : 18 %

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BREAKING NEWS

The Syria Arms Nonproliferation Act passed the House of the Representatives

The Bipartisan Syria Arms Nonproliferation Act co-sponsored by Senators Marco Rubio (Rep.-Florida) and Bob Menendez(Dem.-New Jersey) that would establish penalties and sanctions for nations, persons or companies assisting Syria in acquiring chemical and missile technology or all other types of weapons of mass destruction passed the passed the House of the Representatives, one week after passing the Senate. President Clinton signed this bill into law, thus giving this bill's effects.

The Senate vote on the Help Heroes Act set on March 29

The vote in the U.S. Senate on the Help Heroes Act co-sponsored by the Independent presidential nominee Tim Ashe and that would provide health insurance and program training for American military veterans is set on March 29 2020.

Iran imposes an embargo on Saudi Arabia's oil

In reaction to sanctions against Iran due to Iran's nuclear development, Tehran decided to impose an embargo on oil importations from Saudi Arabia, which risks to trigger an oil crisis.

Endorsements

Marco Rubio Former Colorado Congressman and 2008 presidential candidate Tom Tancredo, activist and 2000 presidential candidate Gary Bauer, retired U.S. Army general Lloyd Austin, former Georgia Congressman and 2008 Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr, North Dakota Senator John Hoeven, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory, former Florida Governor Rick Scott.

Tim Ashe House Minority Leader and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Former Secretary of State and 2004 Democratic Presidential nominee John Kerry, Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, California Senator Kamala Harris.

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Virginia, Kentucky and Colorado primaries and caucuses, 2020

CNN America's Choice theme : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uvpd4myQXs

Wolf Blitzer : « Good evening ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to CNN's coverage of the Virginia, Colorado and Kentucky Republican primaries and caucuses. »



John King : « It's 8 pm and we can project that Marco Rubio leads in the majority of Virginia's northern counties, including most of the counties bordering Washington D.C., while Paul Ryan dominates in the southwest of Virginia. »

Virginia Primary - 25 % reported
Marco Rubio : 52 %
Paul Ryan: 38 %
Ron Paul : 10 %

Anderson Cooper : « It's 8 : 30 pm and Marco Rubio wins most of the southeastern counties, including Norfolk and Virginia Beach, while Paul Ryan leads narrowly in Chesapeake. »

Virginia Primary - 50 % reported
Marco Rubio : 54 %
Paul Ryan: 37 %
Ron Paul : 9 %

Wolf Blitzer : « It's 9 pm and Senator Rubio dominates in the eastern counties and in the center counties of Virginia, including the Richmond City county (Richmond's location). »

Virginia Primary - 75 % reported
Marco Rubio : 55 %
Paul Ryan: 35 %
Ron Paul : 10 %

John King : « It's 9 : 30 pm and we can report that Marco Rubio wins the Virginia primary and all the state's 49 delegates. »

Virginia Primary - 100 % reported
Marco Rubio : 55 %, 49 delegates ✔
Paul Ryan: 34 %, 0 delegate
Ron Paul : 11 %, 0 delegate

MARCO RUBIO WINS THE VIRGINIA PRIMARY

Cooper : « Now let's look at Kentucky where Rubio dominates in most of the northern counties, including in the Jefferson county (Louisville's location). »

Kentucky Primary - 25 % reported
Marco Rubio : 47 %
Paul Ryan: 41 %
Ron Paul : 12 %

Blitzer : « It's 10 pm and while Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan are battling for the supremacy in the center counties, the Florida Senator wins the Franklin county (Frankfort's location). »

Kentucky Primary - 50 % reported
Marco Rubio : 48 %
Paul Ryan: 42 %
Ron Paul : 10 %

King : « It's 10 : 30 pm and Paul Ryan wins the Daviess county (Owensboro's location) while he and Marco Rubio are sharing an important part of Kentucky's eastern counties. Senator Rubio also wins the Fayette county (Lexington's and Fayette's location). »

Kentucky Primary - 75 % reported
Marco Rubio : 47 %
Paul Ryan: 42 %
Ron Paul : 11 %

Cooper : « It's 11 pm and Marco Rubio wins the Kentucky primary with 48 % of the popular vote and 29 delegates, followed by Paul Ryan with 41 % of the popular vote and 13 delegates and Ron Paul with 11 % of the popular vote and 4 delegates. »

Kentucky Primary - 100 % reported
Marco Rubio : 48 %, 29 delegates ✔
Paul Ryan: 41 %, 13 delegates
Ron Paul : 11 %, 4 delegates

MARCO RUBIO WINS THE KENTUCKY PRIMARY

Blitzer : « Now we turn our attention to Colorado. Senator Marco Rubio dominates largely in the state's center counties, including in Denver, Boulder, the Jefferson county (Lakewood's county) and the Arapohoe county (Aurora's location). This large lead must be due to his strong appeal among Hispanic voters, to his debate performance at the University of Denver, 10 days ago, and also to the endorsement he received from Colorado Senator Cory Gardner, a former rival for the Republican presidential nomination. »

Colorado caucuses - 25 % reported
Marco Rubio : 57 %
Paul Ryan: 34 %
Ron Paul : 8 %

King : « It's 11 : 30 pm and Marco Rubio wins most of Colorado's eastern counties, including Yuma, Cory Gardner's birthplace. Paul Ryan wins in most of Colorado's southwestern counties. »

Colorado caucuses - 50 % reported
Marco Rubio : 57 %
Paul Ryan: 35 %
Ron Paul : 8 %

King : « It's 12 am in the morning and while sharing Colorado's northwestern counties, Marco Rubio leads in El Paso county (Colorado Springs' location) and dominates in the southeastern counties as well as in Alamosa and Pueblo. »

Colorado caucuses - 75 % reported
Marco Rubio : 59 %
Paul Ryan: 34 %
Ron Paul : 7 %

Cooper : « It's 12 : 30 am and we can project that Marco Rubio wins the Colorado caucuses with 60 % of the popular vote and 30 delegates, beating Paul Ryan who received 33 % of the vote and 5 delegates. Ron Paul takes the third place with 7 % of the vote and 0 delegate. »

Colorado caucuses - 100 % reported
Marco Rubio : 60 %, 30 delegates ✔
Paul Ryan: 33 %, 5 delegates
Ron Paul : 7 %, 0 delegate

MARCO RUBIO WINS THE COLORADO CAUCUSES

Blitzer : « So thank you ladies and gentlemen for your attention for the Republican presidential primaries and caucuses in Virginia, Kentucky and Colorado. We'll see you next week for the coverage of the Michigan primary. Good night! »

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Republican Party Presidential Primaries, 2020 - Map and Delegate Count

Marco Rubio : 833 delegates
Paul Ryan : 202 delegates
Ron Paul : 4 delegates
Tom Cotton : 97 delegates
James Comey : 4 delegates

1219 delegates needed to win the nomination

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Round 28 : April 5, 2020-April 11, 2020

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New polls

Senator Marco Rubio consolidated his status of Republican frontrunner as he gets closer and closer to the Republican nomination. According to the polls, he's the Republican candidate most likely to beat Hillary Clinton. According to national polls, Tim Ashe's Independent candidacy seems to divide the progressive and liberal vote, which could hurt Clinton's re-election chances.

National Polls

Marco Rubio : 57 %
Paul Ryan : 32 %
Ron Paul : 9 %

Michigan Polls

Paul Ryan : 47 %
Marco Rubio : 41 %
Ron Paul : 10 %

Northern Marianas Polls

Marco Rubio : 70 %
Paul Ryan : 20 %
Ron Paul : 10 %

Florida Polls

Marco Rubio : 69 %
Paul Ryan : 26 %
Ron Paul : 5 %

Kansas Polls

Paul Ryan : 43 %
Marco Rubio : 31 %
Ron Paul : 14 %

Minnesota Polls

Marco Rubio : 43 %
Paul Ryan : 36 %
Ron Paul : 16 %

Missouri Polls

Paul Ryan : 40 %
Marco Rubio : 39 %
Ron Paul : 11 %

North Dakota Polls

Marco Rubio : 46 %
Paul Ryan : 36 %
Ron Paul : 10 %

South Dakota Polls

Marco Rubio : 41 %
Paul Ryan : 37 %
Ron Paul : 10 %

Wisconsin Polls

Paul Ryan : 54 %
Marco Rubio : 34 %
Ron Paul : 9 %

West Virginia Polls

Marco Rubio : 42 %
Paul Ryan : 34 %
Ron Paul : 10 %

General Election Polls

Hillary Clinton vs Marco Rubio vs Tim Ashe

Marco Rubio : 48 %

Hillary Clinton : 37 %

Tim Ashe : 15 %

Hillary Clinton vs Paul Ryan vs Tim Ashe

Paul Ryan : 42 %

Hillary Clinton : 41 %

Tim Ashe: 17 %

Hillary Clinton vs Ron Paul vs Tim Ashe

Hillary Clinton : 42 %

Ron Paul : 39 %

Tim Ashe : 19 %

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BREAKING NEWS

Division in the Democratic Party

The Democratic Party seems to be more divided than ever before due to Hillary Clinton's « broken promises » that angered many Democratic voters and other leftist partisans and activists. Many Democratic politicians such as John Kerry, Jesse Jackson, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, John Edwards, Kirsten Gillibrand, etc., decided to endorse Tim Ashe's Independent candidacy because they are estimating that his program is much more progressive than Hillary Clinton's « failed Republican-lite » policies when it comes to the economy, the environment and foreign policy.

Even some Democrats such as Joe Lieberman, Brian Schweitzer, Jim Webb, Heidi Heitkamp, Dino Rossi, etc. decided to endorse the Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio because they are convinced that the Florida Senator will be able to bring America together with bipartisan elements of his agenda when it comes to economic growth, energy independence, infrastructure and peace through strength.

If the division of the Democratic Party gets deeper, we might be witnessing a decline of this political party. Maybe the Democrats will suffer their worst electoral defeat since 1972 by winning less than 200 electoral votes on the Electoral College and losing seats in the Senate and in the House of the Representatives. Some political analysts claimed that such division might ensure a Republican victory on November.

The Senate approves the Help Heroes Act

The Help Heroes Act, that would provide health and education services to military veterans, introduced by Congressman Tim Ashe, the Independent presidential nominee, passed the U.S. Senate with 60 YES votes versus 40 NO votes. All the 44 Democratic senators approved the bill. Among the main 16 Republican senators that gave their support to the bill, we can mention Marco Rubio, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Tom Cotton, Joni Ernst, Tim Scott, John Cornyn, John Kasich, John Thune, etc.

The vote on the Help Heroes Act in the House of the Representatives is set on April 5 2020.

S.O.S. Detroit

Due to the recent economic downturn we are living and also due to high oil prices, the U.S. automobile industry suffered a decline last month, which caused a further rising unemployement rate at 18 % in Detroit, the Automotive Capital of the World. Many Detroit's residents claimed that some Detroit's businesses offshored because of « big government policies promoting higher taxes and regulations. » But this situation is also due to an increasing poverty.

A 12th Republican presidential debate in New York City on April 19

Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan and Ron Paul agreed to confront during an aditional Republican presidential primary debate that will be set on April 19 2020 at the Apollo Theater in New York City, New York, and moderated by John Harwood and Rebecca Quick from CNBC.

MSNBC invites Tim Ashe for a televised Town Hall

Tim Ashe got invitation from MSNBC for a Town Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, in order to discuss the influence of his campaign's influence on the whole presidential campaign. The Town Hall is set on April 6, 2020.

Endorsements

Marco Rubio Former Indiana Senator Dan Coats; real estate developper, Mitt Romney's son and candidate for Utah Governor; Utah congressman Jason Chaffetz; former Missouri Senator Kit Bond; lawyer, Richard Nixon's grandson and candidate for New York congressman

Tim Ashe United Steelworkers, Transport Workers Union of America, Congressman and Dean of the House John Conyers, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Former Senator Chris Dodd, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Senator Ron Wyden

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MSNBC Televised Town Hall with Congressman Tim Ashe in Boston, Massachusetts

Date : April 6, 2020

Host : MSNBC


Moderator : Brian Williams


MSNBC's Election theme : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQIAzjDaZWI

Questions

-We all know that you are running a campaign to defend progressive values for the sake of America such as a 15 $ an hour minimum wage, green energies, stronger gun control, etc. But do you have any worries that your campaign could undermine the progressive cause by dividing the liberal and progressive vote, thus ensuring a Republican victory on next Election Day, thus ensuring the establishment of a conservative agenda?

-Do you worry that your short political experience might be an obstacle?

-Recently, the Congress passed your sponsored Help Heroes Act. What will be effects of this bill?

-When it comes to your opponents : what do you think of Marco Rubio's co-sponsored Bipartisan Counterterrorist Coalition Act, that reinforced defense ties with America's allies in the Middle East and in the India Subcontinent and increased sanctions on Iran to make sure it uses its nuclear energy for economic growth rather than for military purposes? And what do you think of Senator Rubio's Bipartisan Syria Arms Nonproliferation Act that would establish penalties and sanctions for nations, persons or companies assisting Syria in acquiring chemical and missile technology or all other types of weapons of mass destruction?

-What do you think is the solution to relaunch Detroit?

-Why did you select John Monds as your running mate?

-Just wondering, who is your favorite American President in the United States' history?

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Michigan primary and Northern Marianas caucuses, 2020

CNN America's Choice theme : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uvpd4myQXs

Wolf Blitzer : « Good evening ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to CNN's coverage of the Michigan primary and the Northern Marianas caucuses. »

John King : « It's 8 pm and we can project that Paul Ryan leads in most of Michigan's northern counties in addition of winning the Genesee county (Flint's location). »

Michigan Primary - 25 % reported
Paul Ryan: 48 %
Marco Rubio : 40 %
Ron Paul : 10 %

Anderson Cooper : « It's 8 : 30 pm and Marco Rubio wins narowly the Wayne county (Detroit's location) while Paul Ryan wins the Macomb county (Warren's location). »

Michigan Primary - 50 % reported
Paul Ryan: 46 %
Marco Rubio : 41 %
Ron Paul : 11 %

Wolf Blitzer : « It's 9 pm. While Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan are battling for supremacy in Michigan's center and western counties, the Speaker of the House wins the Ingham county (Lansing's location) and the Kent county (Grand Rapids' location). »

Michigan Primary - 75 % reported
Paul Ryan: 47 %
Marco Rubio : 42 %
Ron Paul : 11 %

Anderson Cooper : « It's 9 : 30 pm and we can project that Paul Ryan wins the Michigan primary. »

Michigan Primary - 100 % reported
Paul Ryan: 46 %, 31 delegates ✔
Marco Rubio : 42 %, 27 delegates
Ron Paul : 12 %, 0 delegate

PAUL RYAN WINS THE MICHIGAN PRIMARY

John King : « Now let's take a look at the Northern Marianas. Senator Rubio leads largely. »

Northern Marianas caucuses - 50 % reported
Marco Rubio : 70 %
Paul Ryan: 19 %
Ron Paul : 10 %

Anderson Cooper : « It's 10 pm and we can project that Senator Rubio wins the Northern Marianas caucuses and all the 9 delegates. »

Northern Marianas caucuses - 100 % reported
Marco Rubio : 72 %, 9 delegates ✔
Paul Ryan: 17 %, 0 delegate
Ron Paul : 11 %, 0 delegate

MARCO RUBIO WINS THE NORTHERN MARIANAS

Anderson Cooper : « Maybe Paul Ryan was helped by Mitt Romney's connections in Michigan since the 2012 GOP nominee was born in Detroit and his father George was this state's governor after leading a successful business career in the auto industry. »

Wolf Blitzer : « This must also be due to the fact that Michigan borders Wisconsin, Paul Ryan's home state. Now an official of Paul Ryan's presidential campaign told us that the Speaker of the House hopes that a victory in Michigan might propel him to be competitive in the next week's primaries, especially in Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Missouri. »

John King : « Maybe Ryan's only hope is to trigger a brokered convention in Las Vegas on July if he keeps Rubio from winning the 1219 delegates needed to clinch the nomination. In addition, Wisconsin is among the states voting next week, which could be an advantage for the Speaker. »

Anderson Cooper : « But Senator Rubio could also have the advantage if he intensifies attacks on Ryan. And we also have to remind that Florida, Rubio's home state, will also hold its primary next week. »

Wolf Blitzer : « So we will see what happens next week as we will cover the vote results of the Mini Super Tuesday. Thank you ladies and gentlemen for watching and we wish you good night. »

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Republican Party Presidential Primaries, 2020 - Map and Delegate Count

Marco Rubio : 869 delegates
Paul Ryan : 233 delegates
Ron Paul : 4 delegates
Tom Cotton : 97 delegates
James Comey : 4 delegates

1219 delegates needed to win the nomination

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Round 29 : April 12, 2020-April 18, 2020

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New polls

As we approach the Mini Super Tuesday where Florida, West Virginia, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Kansas will hold primaries or caucuses, Paul Ryan hopes to obtain victories in Wisconsin, West Virginia, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Kansas in order to remain competitive, keep his campaign's vitality and then show competitiveness in Illinois, a state rich in delegates that is bordering his home state of Wisconsin. For Ryan it's do or die. If he fails to make such performnce on Mini Super Tuesday, he might drop out of the race and concede victory to Marco Rubio.

The Florida Senator's mission for this week is to make a strong performance on Mini Super Tuesday by winning most of the eight states voting this day in order to knock out Ryan and become unstoppable for his party's presidential nomination. For this, while he will surely win his home state of Florida, the Republican frontrunner targets North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, West Virginia and Missouri.

This will be a very intense and interesting week.

National Polls

Marco Rubio : 56 %
Paul Ryan : 33 %
Ron Paul : 8 %

Florida Polls

Marco Rubio : 70 %
Paul Ryan : 25 %
Ron Paul : 5 %

Kansas Polls

Paul Ryan : 44 %
Marco Rubio : 31 %
Ron Paul : 14 %

Minnesota Polls

Marco Rubio : 45 %
Paul Ryan : 37 %
Ron Paul : 16 %

Missouri Polls

Marco Rubio : 44 %
Paul Ryan : 40 %
Ron Paul : 10 %

North Dakota Polls

Marco Rubio : 47 %
Paul Ryan : 35 %
Ron Paul : 11 %

South Dakota Polls

Marco Rubio : 42 %
Paul Ryan : 38 %
Ron Paul : 11 %

Wisconsin Polls

Paul Ryan : 54 %
Marco Rubio : 36 %
Ron Paul : 9 %

West Virginia Polls

Marco Rubio : 42 %
Paul Ryan : 34 %
Ron Paul : 10 %

Illinois Polls

Marco Rubio : 51 %
Paul Ryan : 38 %
Ron Paul : 10 %

Ohio Polls

Marco Rubio : 51 %
Paul Ryan : 35 %
Ron Paul : 11 %

Maine Polls

Marco Rubio : 47 %
Paul Ryan : 32 %
Ron Paul : 15 %

North Carolina Polls

Marco Rubio : 39 %
Paul Ryan : 32 %
Ron Paul : 14 %

General Election Polls

Hillary Clinton vs Marco Rubio vs Tim Ashe

Marco Rubio : 47 %

Hillary Clinton : 37 %

Tim Ashe : 16 %

Hillary Clinton vs Paul Ryan vs Tim Ashe

Paul Ryan : 43 %

Hillary Clinton : 40 %

Tim Ashe: 17 %

Hillary Clinton vs Ron Paul vs Tim Ashe

Hillary Clinton : 41 %

Ron Paul : 38 %

Tim Ashe : 19 %

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BREAKING NEWS

The end of the two-party system by 2021?

Recently, as the Democratic Party gets into deep division due to Hillary Clinton's policies perceived as too Republican-lite and her « failures », there's been chatter from several of Ashe's endorsers, notably Sanders, Warren, Gabbard and Kennedy, that they may break off from the Democratic Party at the end of this election cycle and run for reelection as candidates of a proposed Progressive Liberty Party, the creation of which has been proposed by Monds, Stein and Ventura. If it happens, we might witness the end of the two-party system and the U.S. political landscape would be dominated by the Republican Party, the Democratic Party and the Progressive Liberty Party.

The House of the Representatives approves the Help Heroes Act

The Help Heroes Act co-sponsored by the Independent presidential nominee Tim Ashe and that would provide health insurance and program training for American military veterans passed the House of the Representatives with 320 YES votes against 115 NO votes. The bill is then signed into law by President Hillary Clinton and will establish its effects.

The Senate vote on the SAVE Act set on April 12

The vote in the U.S. Senate on the SAVE Act sponsored by Republican Florida Senator and presidential candidate Marco Rubio is set on April 12, 2020. This bill would, in reaction to Detroit's decline and to national rising unemployment rate, provide tax credits for businesses investing in ethanol in order to help automobile companies to manufacture cars functioning through ethanol and to boost job creation.

ISIS commits genocide in a Kurdish village close to Mossul, Iraq

ISIS fighters commited a genocide by killing the entire population of a Kurdish village located close to Mossul, not only men but also women and children. ISIS decided to do so in order to punish the Kurds for having joined the antijihadist military coalition led by the United States and their allies. Over 100 people are killed in this attack.

Endorsements

Marco Rubio Iowa Senator and 2020 presidential candidate Joni Ernst, former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown, North Carolina Senator Richard Burr, former South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard, businessman, former U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica and Republican candidate for Maine Senator Peter Cianchette, businessman and former Missouri Governor Matt Blunt, former RNC Chairman Michael Steele, former Florida Congressman Allen West, former Lieutenant Governor of Florida Jennifer Carrol, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales

Tim Ashe Former Senator Mark Udall, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, Former President Jimmy Carter, Former Vice President Walter Mondale

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MINI SUPER TUESDAY 2020, PART 1

CNN America's Choice theme : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uvpd4myQXs

Wolf Blitzer : « Good evening ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to CNN's coverage of the Mini Super Tuesday. So remember, the states voting on Mini Super Tuesday this year are Florida, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri and West Virginia. It's 8 pm. Do we have news John? »



John King : « Yes Wolf, and we can project that Senator Marco Rubio dominates in the center counties of Florida as well as in the Hillsborough county (Tampa's location) and the Pinellas county (St. Petersburg county). This large lead is, of course, due to the fact that it's Rubio's home state and also due to the large local Hispanic population. »

Florida Primary - 25 % reported
Marco Rubio : 65 %
Paul Ryan: 28 %
Ron Paul : 5 %

Anderson Cooper : « It's 8 : 15 pm and while Paul Ryan wins only 4 northern counties, Marco Rubio sweeps all Florida's southern counties, including the Miami-Dade county (Miami's location) where the Florida Senator was born almost 49 years ago. He also wins almost all the northeastern counties, including the Orange county (Orlando's location), the Duval county (Jacksonville's location) as well as the Leon county (Tallahassee's location)»

Florida Primary - 50 % reported
Marco Rubio : 69 %
Paul Ryan: 28 %
Ron Paul : 3 %

Wolf Blitzer : « It's 8 : 30 pm and we can project that Senator Marco Rubio wins his home state of Florida and all the 99 delegates. »

Florida Primary - 75 % reported
Marco Rubio : 70 %, 99 delegates ✔
Paul Ryan: 27 %, 0 delegate
Ron Paul : 3 %, 0 delegate

MARCO RUBIO WINS THE FLORIDA PRIMARY

John King : « It's 8 : 45 pm and here are the final results in the Florida primary. Rubio easily wins his home state with 71 % of the vote and all the Sunshine State's 99 delegates, beating Paul Ryan who earned only 25 % of the vote and Ron Paul who got 4 % of the vote. »

Florida Primary - 100 % reported
Marco Rubio : 71 %, 99 delegates ✔
Paul Ryan: 25 %, 0 delegate
Ron Paul : 4 %, 0 delegate



Cooper : « We are now turning to West Virginia, where Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan are battling for supremacy in the southern counties. »

West Virginia Primary - 25 % reported
Marco Rubio : 44 %
Paul Ryan: 39 %
Ron Paul : 15 %

King : « It's 9 pm and Marco Rubio wins most of West Virginia's center counties as well as the Kanawha county (Charleston's location) and the Cabell county (Huntington's location). »
   
West Virginia Primary - 50 % reported
Marco Rubio : 46 %
Paul Ryan: 40 %
Ron Paul : 14 %

Blitzer : « It's 9 : 15 pm and Marco Rubio dominates in the western counties, including in the Wood county (Parkersburg's location) while Paul Ryan wins the Ohio county (Wheeling's location). »

West Virginia Primary - 75 % reported
Marco Rubio : 47 %
Paul Ryan: 41 %
Ron Paul : 12 %

Blitzer : « It's 9 : 30 pm and Marco Rubio wins the West Virginia primary and all the 32 delegates. »

West Virginia Primary - 100 % reported
Marco Rubio : 47 %, 32 delegates ✔
Paul Ryan: 40 %, 0 delegate
Ron Paul : 13 %, 0 delegate

MARCO RUBIO WINS THE WEST VIRGINIA PRIMARY

Blitzer : « Now let’s take a look at Wisconsin where Speaker Ryan leads in most of the center counties. »

Wisconsin Primary - 25 % reported
Paul Ryan: 51 %
Marco Rubio : 34 %
Ron Paul : 8 %

Cooper : « It’s 9 : 45 pm and while Rubio and Ryan are battling for supremacy in the northern counties, the Speaker of the House wins in Milwaukee and Kenosha. The Florida Senator narrowly wins the Brown county (Green Bay’s location). »

Wisconsin Primary - 50 % reported
Paul Ryan: 53 %
Marco Rubio : 37 %
Ron Paul : 9 %

King : « It’s 10 pm and Ryan wins the Dane county (Madison’s location). »

Wisconsin Primary - 75 % reported
Paul Ryan: 54 %
Marco Rubio : 37 %
Ron Paul : 9 %

Blitzer : « It’s 10 : 15 pm and we can project that Paul Ryan wins his home state of Wisconsin. »

Wisconsin Primary - 100 % reported
Paul Ryan: 51 %, 33 delegates ✔
Marco Rubio : 39 %, 9 delegates
Ron Paul : 10 %, 0 delegate

PAUL RYAN WINS THE WISCONSIN PRIMARY

Blitzer : « Let’s move on the Minnesota caucuses. While Ryan leads in most of this state’s northwestern counties, he shares an important part of the center counties with Rubio. »
   
Minnesota Caucuses - 25 % reported
Marco Rubio : 42 %
Paul Ryan: 37 %
Ron Paul : 15 %

Cooper : « It’s 10 : 30 pm and while Ron Paul wins a few counties in the south and the north, Senator Rubio dominates in the eastern counties, including in the Hennepin county (Minneapolis’ location) and the Ramsey county (Saint Paul’s location). »

Minnesota Caucuses - 50 % reported
Marco Rubio : 43 %
Paul Ryan: 35 %
Ron Paul : 16 %

King : « It’s 10 : 45 pm and while Paul Ryan wins the St. Louis county (Duluth’s location) »
   
Minnesota Caucuses - 75 % reported
Marco Rubio : 45 %
Paul Ryan: 36 %
Ron Paul : 17 %

Blitzer : « It’s 11 pm and we can declare Marco Rubio the winner of the Minnesota caucuses. »

Minnesota Caucuses - 100 % reported
Marco Rubio : 46 %, 16 delegates ✔
Paul Ryan: 37 %, 12 delegates
Ron Paul : 17 %, 6 delegates

MARCO RUBIO WINS THE MINNESOTA CAUCUSES

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MINI SUPER TUESDAY 2020, PART 2

Cooper : « Now let's look at North Dakota. »



Cooper : « Rubio wins most of the North Dakota’s northern counties »

North Dakota Caucuses - 25 % reported
Marco Rubio : 45 %
Paul Ryan: 37 %
Ron Paul : 12 %

King : « It’s 11 : 15 pm and while Ryan wins a few counties in the center of North Dakota, Rubio wins in Bismarck and in Fargo. »

North Dakota Caucuses - 50 % reported
Marco Rubio : 47 %
Paul Ryan: 38 %
Ron Paul : 12 %

Blitzer : « It’s 11 : 30 pm and Senator Rubio leads in Grand Forks. »

North Dakota Caucuses - 75 % reported
Marco Rubio : 48 %
Paul Ryan: 38 %
Ron Paul : 13 %

King : « It’s 11 : 45 pm and we can project that North Dakota goes to Marco Rubio. »

North Dakota Caucuses - 100 % reported
Marco Rubio : 50 %, 18 delegates ✔
Paul Ryan: 37 %, 6 delegates
Ron Paul : 13 %, 4 delegates

MARCO RUBIO WINS THE NORTH DAKOTA CAUCUSES

Cooper : « Let’s look at South Dakota. Though Rubio and Ryan are fighting for this state’s center counties, Rubio wins the Stanley county (Pierre’s location). »

South Dakota Primary - 25 % reported
Marco Rubio : 42 %
Paul Ryan: 36 %
Ron Paul : 11 %

Cooper : « It’s midnight and Marco Rubio dominates in the western counties, including the Pennington county (Rapid city’s location and Mount Rushmore’s location). He also shares an important part of the eastern counties with Paul Ryan who leads in the Brown county (Aberdeen’s location). »

South Dakota Primary - 50 % reported
Marco Rubio : 44 %
Paul Ryan: 37 %
Ron Paul : 12 %

Blitzer : « It’s 12 : 15 am in the morning and Senator Rubio wins the Minnehaha county (Sioux Falls’ location. »

South Dakota Primary - 75 % reported
Marco Rubio : 45 %
Paul Ryan: 39 %
Ron Paul : 14 %

King : « It’s 12 : 30 am in the morning and we project that the winner in the South Dakota primary is Senator Marco Rubio who secures all the 30 delegates. »

South Dakota Primary - 100 % reported
Marco Rubio : 46 %, 30 delegates ✔
Paul Ryan: 40 %, 0 delegate
Ron Paul : 14 %. 0 delegate

MARCO RUBIO WINS THE SOUTH DAKOTA PRIMARY

Cooper : « Let’s move on Kansas. Paul Ryan leads in most of the southern counties. »

Kansas Caucuses - 25 % reported
Paul Ryan: 45 %
Marco Rubio : 30 %
Ron Paul : 14 %

Blitzer : « It’s 12 : 45 am. Marco Rubio makes progress in Kansas by winning the Wyandotte county (Kansas City’s location) as well as the Sedgwick county (Wichita’s location), while Paul Ryan wins the Johnson county (Overland Park’s location) and, narrowly, the Shawnee county (Topeka’s location). »

Kansas Caucuses - 50 % reported
Paul Ryan: 46 %
Marco Rubio : 34 %
Ron Paul : 15 %

King : « It’s 1 am. Paul Ryan dominates in most of the rural counties in the north, in the southeast and in the west of Kansas »

Kansas Caucuses - 75 % reported
Paul Ryan: 48 %
Marco Rubio : 35 %
Ron Paul : 15 %

Cooper : « It’s 1 : 15 am. Paul Ryan wins the Kansas caucuses. »

Kansas Caucuses - 100 % reported
Paul Ryan: 49 %, 20 delegates ✔
Marco Rubio : 37 %, 16 delegates
Ron Paul : 14 %, 4 delegates

PAUL RYAN WINS THE KANSAS CAUCUSES

Blitzer : « Now let's see what's happening in the Missouri primary. Rubio and Ryan are competing for supremacy in Missouri's center counties. The Florida Senator wins the Cole county (Jefferson City's location). »

Missouri Primary - 25 % reported
Marco Rubio : 45 %
Paul Ryan: 41 %
Ron Paul : 10 %

King : « It's 1 : 30 am and Paul Ryan dominates in the northeastern counties. Marco Rubio does the same for the western counties, including the Jackson county (Kansas City's location) where he leads with 60 % of the vote against 29 % for Ryan and 10 % for Ron Paul. Rubio also consolidated his lead in most of the center counties. »

Missouri Primary - 50 % reported
Marco Rubio : 48 %
Paul Ryan: 43 %
Ron Paul : 9 %

Cooper : « It's 1 : 45 am and Marco Rubio leads largely in the St. Louis county and in St. Louis while Paul Ryan leads in most of the southern counties, including in the Greene county (Springfield's county). »

Missouri Primary - 75 % reported
Marco Rubio : 50 %
Paul Ryan: 44 %
Ron Paul : 6 %

Blitzer : « It's 2 am and we can project that Marco Rubio wins the Missouri primary with 50 % of the vote, thus winning all the 52 delegates, beating Paul Ryan who received 43 % of the vote while Ron Paul comes third with 7 % of the vote. »

Missouri Primary - 100 % reported
Marco Rubio : 50 %, 52 delegates ✔
Paul Ryan: 43 %, 0 delegate
Ron Paul : 7 %, 0 delegate

MARCO RUBIO WINS THE MISSOURI PRIMARY

Blitzer : « So it puts Senator Marco Rubio at 1141 delegates, followed by Paul Ryan with 304 delegates and Ron Paul with 18 delegates. We can see that Paul Ryan failed to make a strong performance on Mini Super Tuesday and won only Wisconsin and Kansas while Marco Rubio has now only 78 more delegates to win to clinch the Republican nomination. So I think Speaker Ryan is likely to drop out of the race and endorse Senator Rubio. »

King : « I think you're right Wolf. Now on a total of 2436 delegates, there are still 872 delegates left that are not yet collected. But even if Ryan wins all of these delegates, which is improbable, he can't win the nomination on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention because it doesn't give him the 1219 delegates needed to win the nomination, which would only bring further division in the party and decrease its chances of winning in November. So Ryan could effectively do the math and drop out of the race in order to bring party unity in the Republican Party that would likely join together in support of Marco Rubio who would be likely to clinch the nomination next week after winning the Maine caucuses as well as the primaries in Illinois, Ohio and North Carolina. »

Cooper : « And Ryan would think that such party unity is more than necessary in order to bring the GOP together and to beat Hillary Clinton in November. This would be putting the country first. »

Blitzer : « We'll see it tonight, but for now we wish you, ladies and gentlemen, good night and we'll see you next week for the coverage of the Illinois, Ohio and North Carolina primaries as well as the Maine caucuses. Thank you for watching! »

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Republican Party Presidential Primaries, 2020 - Map and Delegate Count

Marco Rubio : 1141 delegates
Paul Ryan : 304 delegates
Ron Paul : 18 delegates
Tom Cotton : 97 delegates
James Comey : 4 delegates

1219 delegates needed to win the nomination

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Round 30 : April 19, 2020-April 25, 2020

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New polls

As he gets closer to the Republican presidential nomination after great results in the Mini Super Tuesday, Marco Rubio sounds likely to clinch the nomination this week. Among the Republican presidential candidates, he makes the strongest performance on Election Day according to the polls. Paul Ryan is about to announce his withdrawal from the race and his endorsement to Senator Rubio. Tim Ashe made progress on Election Day polls after the creation of the Progressive Liberty Party. It also explains Ron Paul's struggles to top Hillary Clinton in the polls because of Ashe's attempt to build a progressive-libertarian coalition, which cuts a part of Paul's support among libertarians.

National Polls

Marco Rubio : 61 %
Paul Ryan : 31 %
Ron Paul : 7 %

Illinois Polls

Marco Rubio : 51 %
Paul Ryan : 38 %
Ron Paul : 10 %

Ohio Polls

Marco Rubio : 51 %
Paul Ryan : 35 %
Ron Paul : 11 %

Maine Polls

Marco Rubio : 47 %
Paul Ryan : 32 %
Ron Paul : 15 %

North Carolina Polls

Marco Rubio : 39 %
Paul Ryan : 32 %
Ron Paul : 14 %

New York Polls

Marco Rubio : 61 %
Paul Ryan : 30 %
Ron Paul : 9 %

Washington D.C. Polls

Marco Rubio : 64 %
Paul Ryan : 31 %
Ron Paul : 5 %

New Jersey Polls

Marco Rubio : 61 %
Paul Ryan : 29 %
Ron Paul : 10 %

Maryland Polls

Marco Rubio : 60 %
Paul Ryan : 28 %
Ron Paul : 12 %

Pennsylvania Polls

Marco Rubio : 60 %
Paul Ryan : 31 %
Ron Paul : 9 %

General Election Polls

Hillary Clinton vs Marco Rubio vs Tim Ashe

Marco Rubio : 47 %

Hillary Clinton : 36 %

Tim Ashe : 17 %

Hillary Clinton vs Paul Ryan vs Tim Ashe

Paul Ryan : 41 %

Hillary Clinton : 40 %

Tim Ashe: 19 %

Hillary Clinton vs Ron Paul vs Tim Ashe

Hillary Clinton : 40 %

Ron Paul : 36 %

Tim Ashe : 20 %

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BREAKING NEWS

Paul Ryan drops out of the race and endorses Marco Rubio

After disappointing results on Mini Super Tuesday on April 14, Paul Ryan announced that he drops out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination. The Speaker of the House had been Marco Rubio’s top challenger but despite winning his home state of Wisconsin and Kansas on Mini Super Tuesday, he lost six of the eight voting states (Florida, West Virginia, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota) to the Florida Senator and has only 304 delegates. So it became mathematically impossible for Ryan to win the nomination on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention since the remaining 872 delegates could not give him the magic number of 1219 delegates, which, according to Ryan, would only bring division in the GOP and decrease its chances of beating Hillary Clinton. At 1141 delegates and leading largely in the states holding a primary or a caucus on March 21 (Illinois, Ohio, North Carolina and Maine), Marco Rubio is likely to win enough delegates to clinch the nomination. So Ryan did the math and decided to drop out of race and to endorse Marco Rubio to bring party unity and to ensure a Republican victory on November for the « sake of America’s future », which makes Rubio assured of winning the Republican nomination. In the end, Paul Ryan won 6 states and 304 delegates.

Here is Ryan’s withdrawal announcement speech at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 14 :

Thank you.

I'm proud of the campaign we led. I want to thank all the Americans that endorsed me. But without great results tonight it's useless to continue our campaign, which would only bring deeper divide to our party, while Marco Rubio is close from winning the Republican nomination for President of the United States. Time has come for party unity in order to grow it and to start our campaign for victory in November against Hillary Clinton, to take America back on track through free market policies and through international security due to stronger alliances and a stronger American military. For this reason, in order to give America a bright future, I decided to drop out of the race and to endorse Senator Marco Rubio to be the next President of the United States of America.

Marco Rubio has the best foreign policy background and judgement to defeat our enemies around the world and keep us safe. He will do so by modernizing and reinforcing our military, fighting and destroying terrorism. When I was Mitt Romney's running mate in 2012, Mitt warned the American people about Russia's dishonest policies such as supporting militarily and materially the Assad regime for economic interests and violating Eastern Europe's territorial integrity. But Barack Obama mocked it and Hillary Clinton is making things worse. But we have a chance to correct this mistake and Marco Rubio will correct this mistake by toppling the Assad regime and ensure Syria's reconstruction and democratization. By reinforcing our military presence on the Black Sea, providing weapons and military training to Ukrainian troops, Marco Rubio will help Ukraine to defeat the pro-Russian insurgency, force give Crimea back to Ukraine and to give Ukraine back to the Ukrainian people, thus ensuring peace, stability and integrity.
As President of the United States, Marco Rubio will use his experience as member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship to grow our economy through smaller government, lower taxes for all the American people, business championing, free trade, energy independence, education system, balanced budget and lower national deficit.

Marco Rubio will be our nominee. I will help him to defeat Hillary Clinton and, as Speaker of the House of Representatives, I'm ready to work with President Marco Rubio by passing his bills that will create jobs, bring economic prosperity, fight and defeat terrorism and ensure international security, make our health system fairer and bring all the American people together in a brighter future that we need right here right now for a new American Century.

Thank you. God bless you and God bless the United States of America.

The Senate approves the SAVE Act

The United States Senate approved the SAVE Act sponsored by Republican Florida Senator and presidential candidate Marco Rubio. This bill would, in reaction to Detroit's decline and to national rising unemployment rate, provide tax credits for businesses investing in ethanol in order to help automobile companies to manufacture cars functioning through ethanol and to boost job creation.

The PLP is already developping its down ballot campaigns

Just a week after its creation, the Progressive Liberty Party is preparing its down ballot campaigns for 2020 and the 2022 midterms. Gary Johnson is standing in the Senate race in New Mexico. Having moved back to his birth state of Illinois Wesley Clark is challenging incumbent Dick Durbin in the Illinois Senate race. Tulsi Gabbard will be running for Governor of Hawaii on a PLP ticket in 2022. Jesse Ventura will be running for a second term as Governor of Minnesota on a PLP ticket in 2022. Bill Gates will be running for the Senate in 2022, challenging incumbent Patty Murray. Martin O'Malley will run on a PLP Senate ticket in 2022 in his state of Maryland. Should the Ashe/Monds ticket lose the election, Monds will be running for Governor of Georgia as a PLP candidate in 2022.

The Syrian rebels repelled the Syrian Army's assault on Aleppo

Deprived of military material provision from Russia due to the Syria Arms Nonproliferation Act, the Syrian army lost the battle of Aleppo, a battle that lasted eight years, making it one of the longest battles the world has ever known. The Syrian rebellion managed to repel the Assad forces' assault on Aleppo, the second largest city in Syria, which increases the morale among rebels and the resurrection of Syria's democratization in this time of war against terrorism.

Endorsements

Marco Rubio : Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, 2012 GOP vice-presidential nominee and 2020 presidential candidate; former Maine Paul LePage, former Massachusetts Governor and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney; Wisconsin Governor and 2016 presidential candidate Scott Walker; Ohio Senator and presidential candidate in 2016 and 2020 John Kasich; Ohio Senator Rob Portman; RNC chairman Reince Priebus; former Speaker of the House and 2012 presidential candidate; former Hewlett-Packard CEO and 2016 presidential candidate Carly Fiorina; Actor Jon Voight

Tim Ashe : Actor Mark Ruffalo, Actress Shailene Woodley, United Kingdom Leader of the Opposition Party Jeremy Corbyn, Australian Prime Minister Bill Shorten, Professor Lawrence Lessig, Vermont Progressive Party, Mayor Miro Weinberger of Vermont, Actor Viggo Mortensen

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Twelfth Republican primary presidential debate at the Apollo Theater in New York City, New York

Date : April 19th, 2020

Participants : Florida Senator Marco Rubio and former Texas Congressman Ron Paul




Host : NBC News


Moderator : Brian Williams


Podium order was determined by the average of the national polls since Mini Super Tuesday :

Paul      Rubio

NBC News Election theme : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQIAzjDaZWI

Questions

-Opening statements

-Senator Rubio, you now have only 78 delegates left to win to clinch the Republican presidential nomination. I want to hear from both of you : why will your nomination ensure realignment among the Republican Party?

-Recently, Tim Ashe created the Progressive Liberty Party, a party that seems to be becoming a viable third party. What do you think will be the effects of this launch?

-Senator Rubio, you are endorsed by Ted Cruz who, four years ago, was criticizing Donald Trump for embracing « New York values »? According to you, what are the New York values?

-In the last 27 years, New York City suffered 7 terrorist attacks or attempted terrorist attacks, including, of course, the World Trade Center bombing in 1993 and 9/11, just like we were attacked by ISIS in Chicago two months ago. So I want to hear from both of you : what is your plan to fight terrorism and to make sure that New York and all the United States of America will never get attacked by terrorists on the American soil?

-Senator Rubio, recently the Syrian rebellion managed to repel the Syrian army's assault on Aleppo. Do you think it's partly due to your co-sponsored Syria Arms Nonproliferation Act?

-In the last few years, Vladimir Putin's authority is contested in Russia and around the world. What do you think would be the conditions that would ensure political change in Russia, bring integrity in Russia's political landscape and in Moscow's foreign policy and restore freedom of press in Russia as well as territorial integrity in Eastern Europe?

-How do you plan to deter North Korea from supporting terrorism and to fight djihadism on the Pacific?

-Hillary Clinton who was Secretary of State during Barack Obama's first term is considered as a major architect of Obama's foreign policy. Despite Muhammar Gaddafi's fall, the 2011 military intervention in Libya is considered as a failure due to the terrorist attacks since 2011. What would you have done to restore permanent democracy and security in the post-Gadaffi's Libya if you were President of the United States at the time?

-This morning, the SAVE Act, sponsored by Senator Rubio, passed the Congress and is signed into law. How this bill make a contribution to economic growth and to U.S. automobile industry's relaunch?

-Senator Rubio, you claimed, this morning, that New York City is a great symbol of free market and of America's economic power. What did you mean by that and what is your plan to preserve this reputation typical to America?

-How do you plan to help America progressing in the digital economy?