Election 2020: The Game!

[Pericles]

New polls

National Polls
Hillary Clinton : 51 %
Tim Ashe : 37 %

Marco Rubio : 37 %
Paul Ryan : 29 %
James Comey : 16 %
Tom Cotton : 9 %
Undecided : 9 %

Iowa Polls
Hillary Clinton : 49 %
Tim Ashe : 36 %

Marco Rubio : 26 %
Paul Ryan : 24 %
James Comey : 18 %
Tom Cotton : 10 %

New Hampshire Polls
Tim Ashe : 44 %
Hillary Clinton : 41 %

Marco Rubio : 36 %
Paul Ryan : 23 %
James Comey : 15 %
Tom Cotton : 6 %

South Carolina Polls
Hillary Clinton : 67 %
Tim Ashe : 24 %

Marco Rubio : 36 %
Paul Ryan : 25 %
James Comey : 14 %
Tom Cotton : 10 %

Nevada Polls
Hillary Clinton : 53 %
Tim Ashe : 37 %

Marco Rubio : 38 %
Paul Ryan : 22 %
James Comey : 14 %
Tom Cotton : 5 %

Tennessee Polls
Hillary Clinton : 60 %
Tim Ashe : 29 %

Marco Rubio : 29 %
Paul Ryan : 27 %
James Comey : 17 %
Tom Cotton : 9 %

Can you make Paul Ryan a different color?

[Kingpoleon]

Tim Ashe will endorse King if a progressive gets on the ticket.

[UWS]

Tim Ashe will endorse King if a progressive gets on the ticket.

You mean if King selects a progressive as his running mate?

[Kingpoleon]

Correct.

Provided Short List:
Representative Tim Ashe
Former Governor Brian Schweitzer
Senator Al Franken
Governor Zephyr Teachout*
Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman**
Radio Host Thom Hartmann
Former Mayor Rocky Anderson

*Elected in 2018
**Elected in 2016

[UWS]

Marco Rubio's 2020 Right Here Right Now : Week of Oct. 27, 2019-Nov. 2, 2019

October 27, 2019
-Debate preparation
-Meet with the voters at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee
-Economic policy speech at the Knoxville Center in Knoxville, TN
-Meet with the voters at the Market Square in Knoxville, TN
-Education policy speech at the Knoxville College in Knoxville, TN
-Freedom of religion speech at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville, TN
-Security and defense speech at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga, TN
-Town Hall in Chattanooga, TN
-Debate preparation
   
October 28th, 2019
-Flight to Sioux City, Iowa
-Debate preparation in the plane
-Agriculture policy speech at the Curly's Foods facility in Sioux City, IA
-Meet with the voters at the Morningside College in Sioux City, IA
-Speech at the Sergeant Floyd monument in Sioux City, IA
-Economic policy speech at the Port Neal Landing industrial park in Sergeant Bluff, IA
-Foreign policy speech at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Seargent Bluff, IA
-Fundraising event at the Woodburry County REC in Moville, IA
-Foreign policy speech at the Memorial Park in Moville, IA
-Veteran policy speech at the Veterans Park in Monville, IA
-Debate preparation

October 29th, 2019
-Agriculture and economic policy speech at the Stine Seed headquarters in Adel, IA
-Meet with the voters at the Valley High School in West Des Moines, IA
-Economic policy speech at the Target Corporation facility in West Des Moines, IA
-Barnstorming in Dallas Center, IA
-Town Hall in Grimes, IA
-Debate preparation

October 30th, 2019
-Agriculture policy speech at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden in Des Moines, IA
-Speech at the Western Gateway Park in Des Moines, IA
-Foreign policy speech at the Korean War Memorial in Des Moines, IA
-Meet with the voters at the Grand View University in Des Moines, IA
-Speech in front of the Edna M. Griffin Memorial Pedestrian Bridge in Des Moines, IA
-Debate preparation

October 31st, 2019
-Agriculture policy speech at the Tyson Foods facility in Perry, IA
-Meet with the voters at the Perry High School in Perry, IA
-Speech at the Living History Farms in Urbandale, IA
-Rally at the Buccaneer Arena in Urbandale, IA
-Debate preparation

November 1st, 2019
-Economic policy speech at the Maytag Corporation headquarters in Newton, IA
-Barnstorming in Mitchellville, IA
-Rally in front of the Universalist Church
-Flight to Columbia, South Carolina
-Meet with the voters at the Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, SC
-Fundraising event at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, SC
-Dinner with the voters at the Main Street Grille in Walterboro, SC
-Speech at the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial in Walterboro, SC, in reaction to the assassination attempt against Angela Merkel in Berlin :
Once again, as they did in Germany by trying to assassinate Chancellor Angela Merkel, one of our greatest allies, the terrorists are trying to fear us and to sanction us for leading the fight against terrorism. But we will not back down, we will not surrender, we will fight until terrorism is destroyed, until security and freedom are restored and until justice is done.
-Debate preparation

November 2nd, 2019
-Breakfast with the voters at the Olde House Cafe in Walterboro, SC
-Rally at the Slave Relic Museum in Walterboro, SC
-Barnstorming in Walterboro, SC
-Economic policy speech at the Coastal Grand Mall in Myrtle Beach, SC
-Speech at the Coastal Carolina University in Myrtle Beach, SC
-Town meeting at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center
-Debate preparation

[R/H]

New polls

On the Democratic side, many Hillary Clinton's supporters used the recent international events to demonstrate Tim Ashe's lack of foreign policy experience, which sounds to have helped her in the polls. On the Republican side, Marco Rubio maintains his lead. With Joni Ernst out of the race, Rubio understood that winning the Iowa caucuses is now possible so he campaigned hardly in Iowa, which boosted him in the Iowa polls. Rubio's success in Iowa is also due to his agriculture plan. But Paul Ryan can still count on Wisconsin's neighbourhood with Iowa to win this state's caucuses.

National Polls
Hillary Clinton : 53 %
Tim Ashe : 34 %

Marco Rubio : 35 %
Paul Ryan : 28 %
James Comey : 15 %
Tom Cotton : 11 %

Iowa Polls
Hillary Clinton : 50 %
Tim Ashe : 36 %

Marco Rubio : 28 %
Paul Ryan : 22 %
James Comey : 16 %
Tom Cotton : 13 %

New Hampshire Polls
Tim Ashe : 42 %
Hillary Clinton : 42 %

Marco Rubio : 35 %
Paul Ryan : 23 %
James Comey : 14 %
Tom Cotton : 7 %

South Carolina Polls
Hillary Clinton : 69 %
Tim Ashe : 23 %

Marco Rubio : 37 %
Paul Ryan : 24 %
James Comey : 13 %
Tom Cotton : 11 %

Nevada Polls
Hillary Clinton : 52 %
Tim Ashe : 39 %

Marco Rubio : 37 %
Paul Ryan : 20 %
James Comey : 13 %
Tom Cotton : 7 %

Tennessee Polls
Hillary Clinton : 62 %
Tim Ashe : 29 %

Marco Rubio : 31 %
Paul Ryan : 28 %
James Comey : 15 %
Tom Cotton : 10 %

[R/H]

I'm back. Now begins the seventh round and we come back to the 72-hour lasting for every round.

[R/H]

BREAKING NEWS

A terrorist attack by Boko Haram could hurt the worldwide economy

Yesterday, 200 Boko Haram fighters took control of an oil refinery in the Imo State, in Nigeria. Their apparent goal is to fund their terrorist activities through oil traffic. The Nigerian government is preparing a military operation which goal is to take back this oil refinery. But that's a matter of time : the terrorist control on this refinery and their funding through oil traffic could not only boost their terrorist activities and weaken Nigeria's national security but also hurt the economy of Nigeria, one of the greatest oil producers in the world. It could also hurt the worldwide economy by a potential increase of oil prices. That's why this refinery must be taken back as soon as possible.

Growing diplomatic tensions between Taiwan and China

In the last few days, diplomatic tensions grew between China and Taiwan due, first, to territorial disputes in the Paracel Islands for their abundant oil and gas ressources. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's intention to sign TPP with the United States and the other potential members of this proposed free-trade agreement outraged the Chineese government who accused Washington of seeking to orchestrate a trade war on the Pacific Ocean. Finally, according to a Taiwanese poll, support for Taiwan's independence has grown to clinch 75 % of this island's population against 23 % opposed and 2 % undecided. Once more, Beijing raised the threat to invade Taiwan if it ever declares independence. So President Ing-wen decided to boost defense industry by giving it tax credits in order to allow this industry to innovate, boost and modernize it's navy. International leaders fear the emergence of a total war between Taiwan and China.

[R/H]

Endorsements

Marco Rubio Former Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, U.S. Representative from Wyoming Liz Cheney (daughter of former Vice-President of the United States Dick Cheney)

[GoTfan]

King 2020

Senator King releases VP shortlist

Representative Tim Ashe

Former Governor Bill Walker

Former Senator Tom Daschle

Senator Al Franken

Representative Tulsi Gabbard

Former Governor Lincoln Chaffee

[Kingpoleon]

Chafee and Daschle are completely unacceptable, and to a slightly lesser extent Bill Walker is unacceptable. For now, we suspend our campaign, but we intend to encourage supporters to vote against Hillary.

"This race has shown me that, Clinton scandal after Clinton scandal, the media will not accept me as a real candidate. I therefore endorse Angus King, in recognition of the fact of what we learned four years ago: This race is rigged against people like me and Bernie Sanders. Should Angus King not choose someone off my short list or Tulsi Gabbard, I intend to run myself or someone even higher profile as the Justice, Reform, Green, and any other leftist parties we can get on board, nominee."

[GoTfan]

King 2020

October 27
-Fly to New Hampshire
-Rally in Dover, New Hampshire
-Barnstorm in Grafton County, New Hampshire
-Build ampaign infrastructure in New Hampshire

October 28
-Fly to New York
-Rally in Brooklyn, New York
-Build campaign infrastructure in New York

October 29
-Fly to Vermont
-Rally in Burlington, Vermont

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-Build campaign infrastructure in Vermont

October 30
-Rally in Montpelier, Vermont with Tim Ashe, should he accept VP nomination
-Meet with Vermont Progressives
-Barnstorm in Orange County
-Continue building campaign infrastructure in Vermont
-Fly to Massachusetts

October 31st
-Rally in Worcester, Massachusetts
-Barnstorm in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
-Barnstorm in Essex County, Massachusetts
-Rally in Boston, Massachusetts
-Meet with college students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

November 1st
-Fly to Ohio
-Rally in Cleveland, Ohio
-Barnstorm in Huron County, Ohio
-Build campaign infrastructure in Ohio
-Meet with college voters at Ohio State University

November 2nd
-Build campaign infrastructure in Ohio (all day)

[Pericles]

October 27
President Clinton meets with foreign policy advisers in the White House after Boko Haram's latest attacks. The White House declares "Boko Haram are an enemy of humanity. They are not Islam, they are lunatics. We will use all necessary means to stamp out the jihadist threat, and protect the security of America and the world."

October 28
First Gentleman Bill Clinton barnstorms for Hillary with caucus voters in Iowa. President Hillary Clinton meanwhile gives a foreign policy speech, vowing to "utterly destroy terrorism", and promises the American people "we will not relent in our pursuit and war against these inhuman monsters. They are a threat, and they will be defeated. We always have defeated our enemies." She warns though "to those who think this is a war against Islam, that is ridiculous. To wage war against Islam is the war they are praying for. Muslims are our friends and our allies. What's more, Muslim-Americans are Americans. And together, all faiths and ethnicities, we will destroy the terrorists."

October 29
The White House confronts renewed questions about Hillary Clinton's email, calling the idea that she should have been indicted "rambling nonsense" and calling Director Comey's campaign "A demagogic, conspiratorial, negative campaign, disconnected from reality and common sense."

October 30
Vice-President Tim Kaine flies to San Fransisco to fundraise for the Hillary 2020 re-election effort. Clinton meanwhile gives a speech in New Hampshire, and defends her economic record and attacking Republican tax plans as "irresponsible".

October 31
President Clinton returns to the White House and meets with congressional leaders to outline measures to stimulate the economy.

November 1
Clinton campaign political strategists begin building campaign infrastructure in swing states, while planning new ads to run in Iowa and New Hampshire.

November 2
In an interview with Jake Tapper, Clinton says "It is hard, to cope, with all the hatred, all the awful things people think about me and say about me. But you have to, because being President isn't easy, and you need steady hands on the tiller. Looking at the record, my hands have been very steady."

[Kingpoleon]

Tim Ashe accepts the nomination and intends to fight for the defeat of the Bush-Clinton machine.

[GoTfan]

Tim Ashe accepts the nomination and intends to fight for the defeat of the Bush-Clinton machine.

Angus King unveils the independent ticket for the election.

King/Ashe 2020

Taking America Back

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-Senator King, announcing that Tim Ashe has accepted the Vice-Presidential pick.

[UWS]

Marco Rubio for President 2020 Right Here Right Now, Week of Nov. 3, 2019-Nov. 9, 2019, Part 1

November 3rd, 2019
-Energy policy speech at the Hess Gasoline Distribution Center in North Charleston, SC
-Economic policy speech at the Cummins, Inc. facility in North Charleston, SC
-Foreign policy speech at the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina - Response to Boko Haram attacks
Nigeria, one of our most important partners in Africa, is still in throes of jihadism. Boko Haram added oil trafficking as one of its procedures to fund its terrorist activities, which not only would reinforce terrorism in Africa but would also hurt Nigeria's economy and the worldwide economy through the increase of oil prices and make us more dependent on foreign oil as Hillary Clinton is doing as she is weakening our national security. We need to stand with our allies, including Nigeria, in order to destroy terrorism. That's what I intend to do, first, by establishing a military intelligence agency named America-Africa Counter-Terrorism Partnership Agency (AACTPA)
that will orchestrate antiterrorist fight in Africa through military or intelligence operations and that will use drones in order to find the location of terrorist leaders, which will help us to eliminate them and bring them to justice. We also have to bring military training to the armed forces of the African countries in the throes of jihadism to ensure their preparedness to re-establish their countries' security and to combat and defeat terrorism thanks to military techniques used by the first military power in the world, the United States of America.
Thank you! May God bless our allies and may God bless America.

-Rally with the voters at the College of Charleston, SC
-Debate preparation
   
November 4th, 2019
-Foreign policy speech at the Charleston Air Force Base in Charleston, SC, in reaction to growing tensions between Taiwan and China :
President Clinton does not understand the urgency and the importance of reinforcing our military presence and engagement on the Pacific Ocean to make sure we avoid any war or any arms race on this ocean, which will bring chaos. China and Taiwan are disputing South China Sea Islands, especially the Paracel Islands, mostly for the local energy and petroleum resources. China expanded its agression towards Taiwan by sanctioning Taipei for its willingness to join us in the TPP in order to integrate the worldwide economy and to prosper through free market. While the Taiwanese people is more than ever willing to conduct its own destiny as an independent nation, China is threatening to invade this island. This is unacceptable. Alone, Taiwan does not stand a chance against China's military power. We understood it two centuries ago when France gave us military assistance to help us gaining our independence from Great Britain. Otherwise, without this precious help, we would have lost the American Revolution. When I'm President of the United States, we and our allies will recognize the Taiwanese people's decision because that would be a democratic decision and we won't let an authoritarian regime like China's dictating any other nation's destiny. That's why I take the pledge to send military experts in Taiwan, to reinforce the U.S. Navy's presence on the Pacific Ocean and to multiply military exercises to make sure Taiwanese armed forces will be ready to defend their nation's freedom and independence. We will also provide weapons to Taiwan by selling it military materials and engines such as military submarines, airplanes, battleships, etc., which will give Taiwan a military advantage against China in a potential war between these two nations thanks to American military techniques and a modernized Taiwanese military, which I'm sure will deter China from invading Taiwan after a Taiwanese declaration of independence and would force Beijing to recognize Taiwan as a free and independent country. Such a war can also be avoided through the creation of a NATO-style intergovernmental military alliance around the Pacific named Pacific Treaty Organization (PTO) including America and its allies around this ocean. That way, we will achieve our geopolitical goals in East Asia while maintaining peace and our relations with China.
That way, security, peace, democracy and freedom will be reinforced in the Far East. Taiwan will earn the opportunity to lead its own destiny, to defend its own values, to prosper in the world economy and to ratify its own treaties and partnerships such as the TPP, which will reinforce U.S.-Taiwan relations and these two nations' economies. That's how justice and integrity works.

-Meet with the voters at the Clemson University in Beaufort, SC
-Fundraising event at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in Beaufort, SC
-Foreign policy speech at Beth Israel Congregation in Beaufort, SC
-Free trade policy speech at the Sea Pines Resort in Hilton Head Island, SC
-Barnstorm in Hilton Head Island, SC
-Debate preparation

November 5th, 2019
-Flight to Manchester, New Hampshire
-Debate preparation on the plane
-Meet with the voters at the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, NH
-Rally with the voters at the Weston Observatory in Manchester, NH
-Speech at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH
-Fundraising event at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, NH
-Speech at the Rochester Public Library in Rochester, NH
-Barnstorm in Gilford, NH   
-Rest and debate preparation

November 6th, 2019
-Speech at the Plymouth State University in Plymouth, NH
-Rally at the Fox Pond Park in Plymouth, NH
-Speech at the Pease Public Library in Plymouth, NH
-Fundraising dinner at the Eagle Hotel in Concord, NH
-Debate preparation

[UWS]

Marco Rubio for President 2020 Right Here Right Now, Week of Nov. 3, 2019-Nov. 9, 2019, Part 2

November 7th, 2019 (Part 1)
-Speech in reaction to Tim Ashe's nomination as Angus King's running mate - Concord, NH
We just learned that Tim Ashe was nominated as Angus King's running mate. Exactly forty years ago, Ted Kennedy announced that he would challenge President Jimmy Carter in a time of economic decline and decreasing international security due to a relaunch of the Cold War, thus dividing the liberal vote. But at this same time, Reagan managed to increase his supports among Democratic voters by convincing them that only a stronger national security would solve our geopolitical challenges while these Democrats were more conservative than liberal on national security issues. These Democrats also opposed high taxes and big government and embraced free market, a principle defended by America that led and will lead us again to prosperity. That's another reason why these Democrats voted twice for Ronald Reagan and were named the Reagan Democrats. Once again, the Democratic Party, just like all the American people, is standing at crossroads, just like in the end of Jimmy Carter's presidency. Senator King is presuming that he represents the best alternative to Hillary Clinton's record of lies, disappointment, insecurity and corruption. But he is proposes further tariffs that already brought us protectionism and made us unable to boost job creation. Senator King is opposing the Keystone XL pipeline as well as oil drilling in ANWR, which will make us much more dependent on foreign oil and kill many American jobs. Such an agenda will kept us from developing permanently alternative energies for the sake of our economy and our environment. And worse, a part of the foreign oil that we are importing is from countries in throes of anti-American forces such as Iran, Syria, etc. Angus King and Tim Ashe are promoting the same failed economic and big government policies of the last ten years that hurt the U.S. economy, killed American jobs, offshored many of our companies, increased poverty, increased our national debt and contributed to further budgetary imbalance.
In order to bring America together once and for all, to grow our economy, to ensure America's prosperity, to defeat international terrorism, to reinforce international peace and security, to bring justice and integrity back to this country and to restore the American Dream, I am proposing a real alternative for all the American people, not only for conservatives, but also for independents Democrats, liberals, many of them disappointed by President Clinton's leadership.
As President of the United States, I will promote free trade to make us competitive in the world economy, reduce the costs of exporting and importing by abolishing tariffs, increase our exports and make sure our companies will be able to expand here in America and abroad, thus helping us getting new consumers around the world. It will also allow us to reduce our trade deficit and to keep our status as the first economic power of the world, a status that China is coveting. We will reinforce oil drilling by approving the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline as well as oil drilling in ANWR and Alaskan coasts, by building a transcontinental pipeline from Pennsylvania to Californian coasts and another one from Alaska to Alberta to increase oil production as well as the production and transport of oil barrels, which, according to economists, will create hundreds of thousands of new good-paying jobs. I will increase permits on federal lands and promote the manufacturing of more underwater tankers that will be able to exploit oilfields under water as well multiplying oil platforms. That way, we will finally be able to exploit these resources easily and safely without any danger before Russia does, especially in the Arctic, a strategic region with great potential such as an abundance of oil and gas, notably on the Alaskan coasts and the Beaufort Sea. It will help us growing our economy and to protect the environment. As a result, my energy plan will lead us to energy independence by 2035 and increase our capacity of producing our own energies. It will also boost our automotive industry by making our cars less expensive, increasing car manufacturing in America, encouraging our consumers to buy more Americans than Asian cars thanks to a stronger purchasing power and by saving save Great Lakes cities (like Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, etc., where automotive industry is the main economic activity) from bankruptcy. As a result, it will give us the upper hand in the Transpacific Partnership thanks to lower prices for American cars. Under my administration, we will use a part of the revenues from oil drilling to develop alternative and renewable energies such nuclear, wind, solar and hydroelectric energies for the sake of our economy and our environment. Once the budget is balanced under my presidency, we will use a part of budget surpluses to invest into infrastructure development, thus facilitating our nation's economic activities and make our businesses more competitive and more able to create new jobs. The more jobs we create, the more our working citizens' wages will grow, thus will reduce our national debt.
I will be everybody's President, which sometimes requires bipartisanship, and I demonstrated it in the Senate. In 2011, I cosponsored the AGREE Act with Senator Chris Coons, a bill that expanded tax credits and exemptions for businesses investing in research and development, equipment and other capital, gave tax credits for veterans starting a business franchise and contributed to an increase in immigration for some types of work visas, which helped our nation to reinforce job creation and innovation. I want to reform our immigration reform to reinforce security in our borders, to make our country more welcoming and inclusive than ever before towards immigrants and to restore the American Dream as well as to reinforce our country's reputation as the land of opportunity. As President, I will promote school choice, which will give positive results for lower-income Americans : lower education costs for families, including immigrant families living paycheck to paycheck, production of higher outcomes, in contrast to public education. It will help parents to guide their children out of poorly-performing schools assigned by zip code and grant them better education elsewhere. It will expand opportunities for low-income students—especially minorities—to attend high-quality schools that would otherwise be accessible only to high-income families, thus giving them a fair chance of succeeding and entering the workforce.
That's how I will bring all the American people together through an optimistic agenda including common goals.
Thank you! God bless the United States of America!

-Space policy and economic policy speech at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord, NH, reiterating his space plan's benefits on American patriotism and the U.S. economy
-Meet with the voters at the Granite State College in Concord, NH
-Dinner with the voters at the Milano’s Pizza in Concord, NH
-Barnstorm in Hillsborough, NH   
-Flight to New York City, New York
-Debate preparation on the plane

[UWS]

Marco Rubio for President 2020 Right Here Right Now, Week of Nov. 3, 2019-Nov. 9, 2019, Part 3

November 7th, 2019 (Part 2)

-Interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at the GE Building in New York City, NY :

Fellon : This morning you said you would be able to attract new voters to the Republican Party should you be the Republican presidential nominee, including Democratic voters. How do you plan to do so?

Rubio : That's a great question Jimmy! First of all, the last three years are representing a disappointment for all the American people due to recent economic depression, job losses, poverty increasing, weak foreign policy and national security and growing terrorism around the world. America is divided more than ever and Tim Ashe's challenge to President Clinton is a great example to this matter of fact. Now Angus King, the Independent nominee that was once a Democrat, has selected Senator Ashe as his running mate, which will surely divide the liberal vote. The Democratic Party is standing at crossroads, just like it was in 1980 when Ted Kennedy challenged President Jimmy Carter and when Ronald Reagan was able to seduce an important part of the Democratic in such a disastrous context. So like Ronald Reagan would have said today not only « There you go again » but also « Here we are again ».

[Laughs]

Rubio : But Angus King is promoting the same failed economic policies defended by President Clinton and the Republican Party needs to give an alternative path. To bring this country together, we sometimes need to put partisanship aside and sometimes convince Democrats that our agenda can help them reaching their interests while in the opposition. I will promote free trade, reinforce oil drilling to get us energy independence, use a part of oil drilling revenues to develop renewable energy resources, which will create jobs AND protect the environment. In addition, I take the pledge to invest a part of future budget surpluses into infrastructure development once I succeed my task to balance the budget. Republicans and Democrats to avoid wars against nuclear powers or potential nuclear powers such as Iran and North Korea. I will do so through the creation of intergovernmental military organizations in the Indian subcontinent, in the Middle East and on the Pacific Ocean to deter these two nations to pursue their nuclear programs' development, from aggressing or attacking their neighbors and from supporting terrorism. Like I said, this is peace through strength, a principle defended by Ronald Reagan, a great American that kept us save and lead us to victory in the Cold War. That's how I will bring Republicans and Democrats together in a bipartisan and optimistic agenda, thus bringing our country together once and for all. I'm sure it will help our party increasing liberal and independent support to the Republican Party just as Ronald Reagan did almost four decades ago. So, who knows, maybe after « Reagan Democrat » (in 1980 and 1984) and « McCain Democrat » (in 2008) we will be witnessing the emergence of the term « Rubio Democrat ».

[Laughs and applause]

Fallon : After all, Ronald Reagan was a Democrat before becoming Republican.

Rubio : (Laughing) Yeah, that's right. And now we are 2019, fifty years the Beatles released their album Abbey Road and their single « Come Together ». Now it's time to tell the American people, Republicans, Democrats and Independents to come together right now over me promoting an agenda including conservative solutions that will help us managing common objectives for America's prosperity, security and unity.

[Laughs and applause while the Beatles' Come Together plays in the studio]

Rubio : It's not for nothing that my Super PAC that supported my 2016 presidential candidacy was named Conservative Solutions. Like President Reagan said « government is not the solution, government is the problem ». It's still the case today and it's demonstrated by our growing dependency towards foreign oil and by some of our companies' off shoring over the last ten years due to increasing taxes and regulations. We will reverse this tendency.

Fallon : So you're saying that we are living a very similar situation than before 1980?

Rubio : Not at 100 %, because we're not challenged by the same geopolitical foes even though Russia is still pursuing its expansionist policies and is aggressing our allies in Eastern Europe and in the Middle East and I'm not saying that I am Ronald Reagan and that Hillary Clinton is Jimmy Carter. Vladimir Putin is supporting the pro-Russian rebellion in Ukraine to maintain its influence in this country, annex Eastern Ukraine as he did with Crimea, and to take control of Ukrainian gas. ISIS is trying to expand its turf through terrorist attacks and is persecuting Christians and Kurds, thus violating freedom of religion. And finally China is disputing islands in South China Sea for economic, strategic and patriotic purposes, thus violating South China's territorial integrity and threatening peace and stability in this region. So in any case we can say, « the Empire Strikes Back » just like it did in 1980s in real time and in science fiction during a time Ronald Reagan kept us safe against any Soviet nuclear missile, partly by establishing the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), that was moreover nicknamed « Star Wars ».

[Laughs and applause while John Williams' Imperial March plays in the studio]

[UWS]

Marco Rubio for President 2020 Right Here Right Now, Week of Nov. 3, 2019-Nov. 9, 2019, Part 4

November 8th, 2019
-Energy policy speech at the Mobile headquarters in New York City, NY
-Economic policy speech in the Chrysler Building in New York City, NY
-Fundraising event at the Rockefeller Center in New York City, NY
-Immigration policy speech at Boricua College in New York City, NY, in order to woo the Puerto Ricans and Hispanics of any race
-Dinner with the voters at the Subway facility in New York City, NY
-Economic policy speech at the Westfield World Trade Center in New York City, NY
-Counter-terrorism policy speech at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City, NY
-Speech in front of the Statue of Liberty in New York City, NY
-Fundraising event at the New York Mercantile Exchange in New York City, NY
-Fundraising supper at the Pasty's Italian Restaurant in New York City, NY
-Rest and debate preparation

November 9th, 2019
-Breakfast with the voters at the Best Bagel & Coffee in New York City, NY
-Fundraising event at the Unisphere in New York City, NY
-Economic policy speech at the Tech Valley in Albany, NY
-Fundraising event at the One Commerce Plaza in Albany, NY
-Meet with college voters at the State University of New York at Albany in Albany, NY
-Meet with voters and donors at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, NY
-Speech at the Irish American Heritage Museum in Albany, NY
-Economic policy speech at Tonawanda Engine in Buffalo, NY
-Supper with the voters at Cantina Loco in Buffalo, NY
-Rally at the New Era Field in Buffalo, NY
-Rest and debate preparation
-Flight to Cincinnati, Ohio

[R/H]

ROUND 8, FIGHT!

[R/H]

Branden Cordeiro, the guy who plays Paul Ryan, has not been active since the end of July. Could you find anyone else interested of taking Branden's place for the role?

[R/H]

New polls

On the Democratic side, after Angus King selected Tim Ashe as his running mate, President  Hillary Clinton is now running unopposed even though a part of the Democratic base is less enthusiastic about supporting her than it was in 2016. So there's no more real necessity to post any Democratic primary poll unless you absolutely want.

On the Republican side, polls demonstrated that Senator Marco Rubio is now considered as the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination with 10 percentage points ahead of Speaker of the House Paul Ryan who is polling second. In addition, in this time of deep division of the Democratic Party, Rubio's message to bring Republican, Democratic and Independent voters together towards a bipartisan element of his agenda reinforced the potential that the Florida Senator has the best chance of beating Hillary Clinton. Tom Cotton made progress as well in the polls and even narrowly tops James Comey for the third place in South Carolina.

Now all Republican presidential candidates are preparing for the second presidential primary debate that will be held in Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio, and will be moderated by Fox News, Chris Wallace and Megyn Kelly and Bret Baier.

National Polls

Marco Rubio : 37 %
Paul Ryan : 27 %
James Comey : 16 %
Tom Cotton : 10 %

Iowa Polls

Marco Rubio : 29 %
Paul Ryan : 26 %
James Comey : 17 %
Tom Cotton : 14 %

New Hampshire Polls

Marco Rubio : 37 %
Paul Ryan : 23 %
James Comey : 15 %
Tom Cotton : 5 %

South Carolina Polls

Marco Rubio : 38 %
Paul Ryan : 23 %
Tom Cotton : 12 %
James Comey : 11 %

Nevada Polls

Marco Rubio : 39 %
Paul Ryan : 21 %
James Comey : 12 %
Tom Cotton : 8 %

Tennessee Polls

Marco Rubio : 32 %
Paul Ryan : 27 %
James Comey : 16 %
Tom Cotton : 12 %

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BREAKING NEWS

The Nigerian Army takes back the occupied oil refinery from Boko Haram

The Nigerian Army led a successful military offensive in the Imo State to take back the oil refinery taken last week by Boko Haram. 152 jihadists were killed while 31 other were wounded and 17 other surrendered. On the Nigerian armed forces' side, 19 soldiers were killed while 10 others were wounded.

Increase of oil prices

Due, partly, to the Nigerian oil refinery occupation by Boko Haram in the Imo State and to the use of oil trafficking by terrorists to fund their terrorist activities, worldwide oil prices raised from 56 $ to 75 $ per barrel, which is hurting the worldwide economy as worldwide consumers' purchasing power.

Endorsements

Marco Rubio Former Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, Former Alaska Governor and 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin

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Tim Ashe speech:
"My fellow Americans, early in the morning on November seventh, Senator Marco Rubio has used me and Senator King as political ploys. He created a narrative saying he stands for independents, moderate Democrats, and moderate Republicans. He accused me and Senator King of dividing Democrats. He has compared himself to Ronald Reagan, a much better man than himself. Ronald Reagan was a good leader, despite bad elements of his ideology. Part of the reason he was a good leader was because he didn't compare himself to others. He stood on his own two feet.

Marco Rubio, if you're listening, listen to my next words: later that same day, there you go again. He quotes to Jimmy Fallon three times Ronald Reagan. He can't stand on his own two feet. Rubio has to compare himself to someone else. America, do not listen to him. Let him tell us who he is - not in sound bites for commercials, but let him tell his background. Let us find his personality ourselves. Senator Rubio, do not try to get us to mix your personality with the optimism of Ronald Reagan.

Let me also clarify: my campaign intends to be on the ballots in all the early primary states. If the DNC blocks this, we intend to get write in ballot access. We will call out the system on its many problems. It is rigged by the status quo against the poor, racial and sexual minorities, and many others. This campaign, of King and mine, is one that promises we will not leave anyone behind. We will unrig the system. Together, we will defeat the people destroying America and the world. We represent the failed economic policies of neither Hillary Clinton nor George W. Bush. We represent all the people."

[GoTfan]

Tim Ashe speech:
"My fellow Americans, early in the morning on November seventh, Senator Marco Rubio has used me and Senator King as political ploys. He created a narrative saying he stands for independents, moderate Democrats, and moderate Republicans. He accused me and Senator King of dividing Democrats. He has compared himself to Ronald Reagan, a much better man than himself. Ronald Reagan was a good leader, despite bad elements of his ideology. Part of the reason he was a good leader was because he didn't compare himself to others. He stood on his own two feet.

Marco Rubio, if you're listening, listen to my next words: later that same day, there you go again. He quotes to Jimmy Fallon three times Ronald Reagan. He can't stand on his own two feet. Rubio has to compare himself to someone else. America, do not listen to him. Let him tell us who he is - not in sound bites for commercials, but let him tell his background. Let us find his personality ourselves. Senator Rubio, do not try to get us to mix your personality with the optimism of Ronald Reagan.

Let me also clarify: my campaign intends to be on the ballots in all the early primary states. If the DNC blocks this, we intend to get write in ballot access. We will call out the system on its many problems. It is rigged by the status quo against the poor, racial and sexual minorities, and many others. This campaign, of King and mine, is one that promises we will not leave anyone behind. We will unrig the system. Together, we will defeat the people destroying America and the world. We represent the failed economic policies of neither Hillary Clinton nor George W. Bush. We represent all the people."

King responds to Sen. Rubio's accusations.

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