Election 2020: The Game!

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BREAKING NEWS

Debate in Washington on defense ties with India

Due to China's military exercises and territorial claims on the South China Sea, to terrorist attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan and to Iran's nuclear development, debates on a potential reinforcement of defense ties between the United States and India are triggered. In fact, some proponents of such a partnership are arguing that it would be a very strategic partnership due to India's military power, which would be very helpful at defeating terrorism and at increasing pressure on Iran and China to stop their « dishonest » policies threatening international peace.

Endorsements

Marco Rubio former President of the United States George H. W. Bush; Florida Governor, Former Arkansas Governor and Republican presidential candidate in 2008 and 2016 Mike Huckabee; former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld; former U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke; former Rhode Island Senator and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee.

Angus King : Former Maine Governor John Baldacci, Investment Banker Steve Eisman, Author Michael Lewis, Activist Ralph Nader, Former Congressman Dennis Kucinich, AFL-CIO

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2020 Republican presidential primary calendar is finally unveiled

2020 GOP Primary Schedule

2436 delegates - 1219 delegates needed to win the nomination

Jan 14 : Iowa (28 delegates)   
Jan 21 : New Hampshire (21 delegates)
Feb 4 : South Carolina (48 delegates) and Nevada (29 delegates)
Feb 8 : Tennessee (56 delegates)
Feb 11 : Alaska (26 delegates), Montana (27 delegates), and Washington (43 delegates)
Feb 22 : Arizona (56 delegates)
March 3 (Super Tuesday) : Alabama (50 delegates), Arkansas (38 delegates), Delaware (17 delegates), Georgia (74 delegates), Massachusetts (41 delegates), Nebraska (34 delegates), Oklahoma (41 delegates), Texas (153 delegates), Vermont (16 delegates), Wyoming (27 delegates)
March 10 : Idaho (32 delegates), Hawaii (19 delegates), Mississippi (38 delegates), Louisiana (46 delegates)
March 14 : Puerto Rico (23 delegates), American Samoa (9 delegates)
March 17 : Guam (9 delegates)
March 20 : Virgin Islands (9 delegates)
March 31 : Colorado (35 delegates), Kentucky (46 delegates), and Virginia (49 delegates)
April 7 : Michigan (58 delegates) and Northern Mariana Islands (9 delegates)
April 14 : Florida (99 delegates), Kansas (40 delegates), Minnesota (34 delegates), Missouri (52 delegates), North Dakota (28 delegates), South Dakota (30 delegates), Wisconsin (42 delegates), West Virginia (32 delegates)
April 21 : Illinois (69 delegates), Maine (22 delegates), North Carolina (71 delegates), Ohio (65 delegates)
April 28 : New York (95 delegates)
May 12 : DC (19 delegates), Maryland (38 delegates), New Jersey (52 delegates), Pennsylvania (73 delegates)
May 16 : Connecticut (28 delegates), Rhode Island (19 delegates)
May 19 : Utah (40 delegates)
June 2 : California (172 delegates), Indiana (57 delegates), New Mexico (24 delegates), Oregon (28 delegates)
July 20-23 : RNC 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada

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Marco Rubio for President 2020 Right here Right now : Schedule for the week of Dec. 29, 2019-Jan. 4, 2020

December 29, 2019
-Meet with college voters at Saint Martin's University in Olympia, Washington state
-Rally with Gary Locke in Olympia, WA
-Speech at Sylvester Park in Olympia, WA
-Foreign policy speech in Olympia, WA, about debates on U.S.-India defense ties reinforcement :
Due to it's very powerful military, a stronger defense partnership with India will prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons, deter China from violating South China Sea's territorial integrity and help us and our allies to fight and destroy radical Islamic terrorism. That's why I support such a reinforcement of U.S.-India defense ties, vote YES on such a procedure in the Senate and keep promoting strategic partnership with India as President of the United States for the sake of security, freedom and peace.

-Flight to Minneapolis, Minnesota
-Speech at Christ Church Lutheran in Minneapolis, MN
-Speech at the Minneapolis Institute of Art in Minneapolis, MN
-Speech at Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

December 30, 2019
-Fundraising event at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint-Paul, MN
-Economic policy speech at Ford Twins Cities assembly plant in Saint-Paul, MN
-Energy policy speech at Lock and Dam No. 1 in Saint-Paul, MN
-Meet with college voters at Hamline University in Saint-Paul, MN
-Agriculture policy speech at the Seneca Foods plant in Rochester, MN
-Barnstorm in Rochester, MN

December 31, 2019
-Flight to Des Moines, Iowa
-Barnstorm in Des Moines, IA
-Marco Rubio's presidential campaign broadcasts a T.V. commercial in which the Florida Senator delivers his Happy New Year message and wishes all the American people a happy new year.
-New Year Celebration with family and supporters in Rubio's campaign headquarters in Des Moines, IA

January 1, 2020
-Speech at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA
-Speech the State of Iowa Historical Museum in Des Moines, IA
-Fundraising event at Des Moines Art Center in Des Moines, IA
-Rally at Western Gateway Park in Des Moines, IA
-Freedom of religion policy speech at Dowling Catholic High School in Des Moines
-Social policy speech at Salisbury House in Des Moines, IA, denouncing abortion and gun control
-Economic policy speech at United Parcel Service facility in Des Moines, IA

January 2, 2020
-Agriculture policy speech at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company facility in Des Moines, IA
-Health care policy speech at Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield in Des Moines, IA
-Advertisement filming
-Fundraising event at Best Buy facility in Ankeny, IA
-Education policy speech at Staples facility in Ankeny, IA
-Meet with college voters at Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary in Ankeny, IA
-Bus trip to Ames, IA
-Speech at the Iowa State University in Ames, IA
-Debate preparation

January 3, 2020
-Breakfast with the voters at Café Beaudelaire in Ames, IA
-Fundraising event at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA
Barnstorm in Ames, IA
-Advertisement filming
-Bus trip to Sioux City, IA
-Meet with the voters and the donors at Municipal Auditorium in Sioux City, IA
-Speech at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, IA
-Marco Rubio's presidential campaign broadcasts a T.V. ad about Rubio's plan to grow America's agriculture industry. The ad titled « Prosperity and subsistence » airs in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.

« Prosperity and subsistence » advertisement narration :

In this time of economic depression, the American people, including farmers, are struggling to recover and to prosper. Many farmers lost their jobs and rising inflation raised the cost of buying agricultural products, which hurts agricultural businesses. We need to reverse this situation. Marco Rubio has a plan to help farmers.

As President, Marco Rubio will cut taxes for businesses, including tractor and seed companies, to help them to innovate and to manufacture more tractors and seeds, which will boost job creation, improve agricultural technologies, ensure Iowa's and America's subsistence, reduce the food prices through the reduction of inflation and reduce Americans' dependence on food stamps, which will reinforce their purchasing power and give them more access to food. That's how we're going to make sure that the American people will live better lives by finding good-paying jobs, fulfilling their food needs and accomplishing their agricultural activities.

Marco Rubio for prosperity and subsistence!

I'm Marco Rubio and I approve this message.

-Debate preparation

January 4, 2020
-Speech at Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools in Sioux City, IA
-Bus trip to Sheldon, IA
-Barnstorm in Sheldon, IA
-Barnstorm in Spirit Lake, IA
-Speech at the Public Library Estherville in Estherville, IA
-Barnstorm in Estherville, IA
-Debate preparation

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Taking America Back

Schedule for December 29 to January 4

December 29
-Fly to New York
-Rally on the Brooklyn Bridge with Steve Eisman and Michael Lewis

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-Barnstorm in Suffolk County, New York
-Barnstorm in Nassau County, New York
-Town Hall meeting in Cooperstown, New York

December 30
-Fly to Maine
-Rally in Augusta, Maine with former Governor John Baldacci

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-Fly to Connecticut
-Rally in Hartford, Connecticut with Ralph Nader

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-Fly to Maine

December 31
-Spend day with family

January 1
-Spend day with family

January 2
-Fly to Los Angeles, California
-Formally unveil platform at the Staples Center, Los Angeles with Tim Ashe and all surrogates.

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-Host a public dinner in Los Angeles with Tim Ashe and all surrogates to celebrate platform unveiling

January 3
-Fly to Cleveland, Ohio
-Rally in Cleveland, Ohio with former Congressman Dennis Kucinich

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-Build campaign infrastructure in Ohio with the aid of Kucinich

January 4
-Television ad buy ($150,00)
-Internet ad buy ($50,000)
-Build national campaign infrastructure

Tim Ashe will be campaigning heavily in all Rustbelt states with Sen. Sanders and AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, touting King's backing of a higher minimum wage and his opposition to right-to-work legislation

Surrogate Schedule

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard will be campaigning in Alaska all week, emphasizing King's record on the rights of minorities

Former Governor Jesse Ventura will be campaigning in all libertarian-leaning states, touting King's opposition to NSA spying, support for marijuana legalisation and non-interventionist foreign policy

Businessman Bill Gates will be fundraising up and down the west coast

Former Mayor Bill de Blasio and former Secretary of State Colin Powell will be campaigning in New York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Powell will also give an interview to Fox News' Bill O'Reilly explaining why he supports King over any of the Republican candidates.

Former Vice President Al Gore will be campaigning in in the southeast, focusing on those who have felt maligned by the government. He will also be interviewed by CNN's Anderson Cooper as to why he supports King over Hillary Clinton, given his ties to the Clinton family

Former Senator Tom Daschle will be campaigning in the Northwest, touting King's progressive credentials. He will be interviewed by MSNBC's Rachel Maddow as to why he has endorsed King over Clinton.

In addition, all surrogates will attend the platform unveiling and public dinner held on the 2nd.

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Round 15 : January 5, 2020-January 11, 2020

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New Polls

Nine days ahead of the Iowa Republican caucuses, the race in Iowa seems likely to be a duel between Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan. The four Republican presidential candidates are preparing to debate at the Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on January 9 2020. The debate will be moderated by John Dickerson of CBS News.

National Polls

Marco Rubio : 43 %
Paul Ryan : 32 %
Tom Cotton : 17 %
James Comey : 8 %

Iowa Polls

Marco Rubio : 36 %
Paul Ryan : 32 %
Tom Cotton : 17 %
James Comey : 13 %

New Hampshire Polls

Marco Rubio : 42 %
Paul Ryan : 28 %
James Comey : 10 %
Tom Cotton : 9 %

South Carolina Polls

Marco Rubio : 48 %
Paul Ryan : 24 %
Tom Cotton : 18 %
James Comey : 9 %

Nevada Polls

Marco Rubio : 42 %
Paul Ryan : 20 %
James Comey : 13 %
Tom Cotton : 10 %

Tennessee Polls

Marco Rubio : 36 %
Paul Ryan : 32 %
Tom Cotton : 19 %
James Comey : 13 %

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BREAKING NEWS

Slavery is still alive

In Cameroun, Boko Haram enslaved civilian people to extract and exploit blood diamonds to fund it's terrorist activities. International court condemned this war crime. The Cameroon Government is preparing to organize a military offensive to free these slaves, deprive Boko Haram of funds and destroy this terrorist group's training camps.

Endorsements

Marco Rubio Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, former Pennsylvania Senator and Republican presidential candidate in 2012 and 2016 Rick Santorum, former Maine Senator Olympia Snowe, former Texas Senator Ted Cruz, retired general in the United States Army Tommy Franks, The Des Moines Register

Angus King : Economist Paul Krugman, Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, National Education Association, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, Washington Governor Jay Inslee

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Republication Party presidential debates schedule, 2020

Jan. 9 : Des Moines, Iowa
Jan. 16 : Goffstown, New Hampshire
Jan. 23 : Charleston, South Carolina
Feb. 13 : Phoenix, Arizona
Feb. 25 : Boston, Massachusetts
Feb. 28 : Atlanta, Georgia

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Marco Rubio for President 2020 Right here Right now : Schedule for the week of Jan. 5, 2020-Jan. 11, 2020, Part 1

January 5, 2020
-Barnstorm in Eddyville, IA
-Barnstorm in New Sharon, IA
-Bus trip to Oskaloosa, Iowa
-Economic policy speech at the Clowe Valve Company plant in Oskaloosa, IA
-Foreign policy speech at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, IA
-Barnstorm in Oskaloosa, IA
-Bus trip to Cedar Rapids, IA
-Debate preparation

January 6, 2020
-Breakfast with the voters at the Hotel Roosevelt in Cedar Rapids, IA
-Agriculture policy speech at the Quaker Oats Company plant in Cedar Rapids, IA
-Foreign policy speech at Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids, IA, denouncing Boko Haram's use of blood diamonds to fund its terrorist activities :
This morning, we learned that Boko Haram enslaved innocent people to exploit blood diamonds in order to fund its terrorist activities in Cameroun. It's outrageous and unacceptable that a terrorist group funds its activities at innocent civilians' expense. It's a war crime. Slavery is immoral and that's why we abolished it under Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican president. We need to stop this, to free this civilians to make sure they will live into dignity and that Boko Haram will be deprived of sources. We need to establish the AACTPA, a military intelligence agency 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.

-Speech at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, IA
-Meet with the voters and the donors at Theatre Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, IA
-Speech at the National Czech and Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids, IA
-Bus trip to Davenport, IA
-Fundraising event at the River Music Experience in Davenport, IA
-In an effort to woo evangelical voters in Iowa, Marco Rubio's presidential campaign broadcasts a T.V. ad about Rubio's plan to defend freedom of religion. The ad titled « Fight for Liberty » airs in Iowa, South Carolina and Tennessee
« Fight for liberty » advertisement narration :
Fighting terrorism is necessary not only to ensure international security and to save innocent lives but also to defend freedom of religion. In the Middle East, ISIS is persecuting Christians and Muslims who are not sharing their views and even beheaded many of them. It's in violation of freedom of religion, an important wall defending justice, freedom, democracy as well as gender equity and an important element of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. If we take military action in the Middle East, we will not only destroy terrorism and reinforce security as well as innocent lives but also save Middle East Christians from persecution, which will save freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble and the right to petition.

If you want freedom to be maintained and your values to be defended here and abroad, I'm asking for your support.

I'm Marco Rubio and I approve this message.

-Debate preparation

January 7, 2020
-Town hall meeting at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, IA
-Speech at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport, IA
-Speech at Junge Park in Davenport, IA
-Interview with KWQC-TV
-Meet with college voters at Saint Ambrose University in Davenport, IA
-Economic policy speech at Hamilton Technical College in Davenport, IA
-Health care policy speech at Genesis Health System in Davenport, IA
-Debate preparation

January 8, 2020
-Speech at the Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center in Bettenforf, IA
-Freedom of religion speech at Regina Coeli Monastery in Bettendorf, IA
-Speech at the Family Museum in Bettendorf, IA
-Economic policy speech at the ALCOA plant in Bettendorf, IA
-Barnstorm in Bettendorf, IA
-Bus trip to Des Moines, IA
-Debate preparation

January 9, 2020
-Debate preparation
-Agriculture policy speech at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Gardenbuilding in Des Moines, IA
-Speech at Principal Park in Des Moines, IA
-Barnstorm in Des Moines, IA
-Campaign efforts in Des Moines, IA, to woo local Hispanics and African Americans
-Debate preparation during all the afternoon
-Marco Rubio debates with Paul Ryan, Tom Cotton and James Comey at the Drake University in Des Moines, IA

January 10-11 will come after the debate

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Fifth Republican primary presidential debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa

Date : January 9th, 2020

Participants : Florida Senator Marco Rubio, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton, Former FBI Director James Comey

Host : CBS News

Moderator : John Dickerson

Podium order was determined by the average of the national polls since the beginning of January :

Cotton    Rubio    Ryan    Comey

Questions

-Opening statements

-Senator Rubio, you claimed that Iran is threatening freedom of religion. What do you mean?

-The Taliban orchestrated recently new attacks across Afghanistan, especially in Khost. How should we react to this situation? Should we send troops back to Afghanistan to eliminate this terrorist threat?

-The Senate is now debating on reinforcing defense ties with India. What are the reasons why India is a very important partner for the U.S. in terms of international security?

-Senator Cotton, four years ago, you said that you would support Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination. What did you mean?

-In this time of economic downturn, American farmers, especially here in Iowa, are struggling to recover. What is your plan to grow American agriculture?

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Marco Rubio debate answers

-Opening statements

Since the last twelve years, our Constitution and our freedom are under attack through Affordable Care Act, gun control measures and terrorist attacks around the world. We need a president who will defend America's values and fight for freedom and security here and abroad. In five days, here in Iowa, we will start choosing this president, so I hope this debate will make sure that you will make the right choice. Thank you!

-Senator Rubio, you claimed that Iran is threatening freedom of religion. What do you mean?

Iran wants Israel's death, which means a genocide against Judaism. That's why we can't let Iran getting nuclear weapons not only because it will threat international peace and security but also because it will represent a threat to freedom of religion, a basic element of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States alongside freedom of the press and freedom of the speech. That's why we need more sanctions against Tehran to make sure Iran won't get the necessary capitals to develop it's nuclear program. That's why we have to reinforce our defense relations with our local allies by creating the SWADA to increase pressure on Iran and prevent it from pursuing it's nuclear program. We need strength and collaboration with our allies if we want peace and we need peace to ensure liberty's defense.

-The Taliban orchestrated recently new attacks across Afghanistan, especially in Khost. How should we react to this situation? Should we send troops back to Afghanistan to eliminate this terrorist threat?

This administration withdrew our troops at the wrong time, increasing terrorist threat due to re-emergence of the Taliban and Al Qaida in Afghanistan. To correct this situation, defeat the radical Islamic terrorism and restore security in this country, we need to launch air operations against the Taliban and Al Qaida and send military analysts there to ensure the Afghan army's readiness and to help it to develop successful strategies against the insurgents. Thanks to SWADA's creation and to India's and Pakistan's military power and support, we will defeat terrorism in this region.

-The Senate is now debating on reinforcing defense ties with India. What are the reasons why India is a very important partner for the U.S. in terms of international security?

India is a precious ally due to it's geographical standing, it's powerful military and our diplomatic and economic relations with New Delhi. We need to create an association between nations included in the Indian Sub-Continent (India, Pakistan and Afghanistan). President Clinton withdrawed our troops from Afghanistan at the wrong time, thus allowing a growing terrorist threat in the Indian Sub-Continent. After all, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India have common goals and common ennemies. Afghanistan, Pakistan and India suffered terrorist attacks and are fighting terrorism. But since many many years, India and Pakistan are facing high diplomatic tensions on religious and territorial matters. But they both successfully fought for their liberty and defeated british colonial oppression seventy years ago. So these two countries are, in some ways, brothers and they need to work together to fight and eradicate radical Islamic terrorism and make sure that Pakistani nuclear weapons don't fall in the hands of terrorists. In addition, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, just like us are worried about the possibility of Iran getting a nuclear bomb. Support for the Iranian military nuclear among the Iranian public opinion is still strong. So, as I said, it's reason why SWADA needs to be created to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons. India also represents a political, military and economic counterweight to China. So if China pursues it's expansionist policies in the South China Sea, violating territorial integrity, stronger defense ties between the United States and India will increase pressure on Beijing through deploying more American and Indian warships, thus reinforcing security and peace by deterring China from launching military offensives against it's neighbours.

-Senator Cotton, four years ago, you said that you would support Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination. What did you mean?

[Tom Cotton's response]

Well Tom, I don't think we should endorse neither Hillary Clinton nor Bernie Sanders because no matter it was Clinton or Sanders who won the Democratic nomination in 2016, both of their programs would have killed free enterprise, violated the American people's constitutional rights, brought economic depression through high taxes and regulations and decreased international security, all of which we can see right now with Hillary Clinton's leadership. The right thing to do of course is to support the Republican nominee to stop big government policies and ensure economic prosperity through innovation, free enterprise and energy independence, protect our constitutional rights and reinforce international security through a stronger military and stronger alliances. We have the chance to do it now and we can't afford to give Hillary Clinton four more years of deception, depression, insecurity, corruption and lies.

-In this time of economic downturn, American farmers, especially here in Iowa, are struggling to recover. What is your plan to grow American agriculture?

What we have to do is to cut taxes and abolish regulations for all our businesses, including tractor and seed companies. That way, these businesses will be able to create jobs, to innovate, to develop new technologies, to manufacture more tractors and more seeds and to help agricultural workers to fulfill their agricultural activities, thus helping Iowans and all the American people to satisfy their nutritional needs and to reduce their dependency on food stamps thanks to a stronger purchasing power and to the reduction of inflation.

In addition, free trade is a great advantage for our agriculture since, for example, American milk is twice less expansive than Canadian milk, which encourages consumers to buy more American milk than Canadian milk. Due to stronger economic and commercial partnerships with France and Germany, two of the greatest agricultural producers on the European continent, free trade with Europe will also reinforce our agricultural industry through America's ability to develop new technologies and to compete and innovate thanks to open markets and to the continual search for new markets through the expansion of free trade. Goods and services passing borders encourage new ideas and models and allow our producers to learn about the market through the failure and success of traded products. While learning more, they will be able to innovate to remain competitive and make a successful contribution to economic growth and our agricultural industry's relaunch.

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Marco Rubio for President 2020 Right here Right now : Schedule for the week of Jan. 5, 2020-Jan. 11, 2020, Part 2

January 10, 2020
-Rally at Buccaneer Arena in Des Moines, Iowa
-Agriculture policy speech at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden in Des Moines, IA
-Rally with Rick Santorum in Des Moines, IA :
I'm proud to endorse Marco Rubio. He is the only one who can keep us safe, defend our values and lead America to victory for the sake of prosperity and international security. Due to Angus King's candidacy, to Senator Rubio's foreign policy agenda that promotes peace through strength and to its economic agenda that will lead us to energy independence through increased oil drilling and then investment into the development of alternative energies, Marco will manage to convince Democrats and Independents to vote Republican, thus expanding our party, just like I did during the 2012 Michigan Republican primary as a blue collar conservative.

-Economic policy speech at Hy-Vee facility in West Des Moines, IA
-Fundraising event in front of Kum & Go headquarters in West Des Moines, IA
-Barnstorm in West Des Moines, IA
-Speech at Triangle Park in Waukee, IA
-Barnstorm in Waukee, IA

January 11, 2020
-Foreign policy speech at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in Sioux City, IA
-Speech at the Sioux City Art Center in Sioux City, IA
-Economic policy speech at Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA
-Agriculture policy speech at the Iowa Farm Business Association in Ames, IA
-Infrastructure policy speech in Ames, IA
-Barnstorm in Boone, IA

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Round 16 : January 12, 2020-January 18, 2020

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New Polls

Two days from the Iowa Republican caucuses, Rubio narrowly leads Ryan by three points, which makes clear that the results in Iowa are unpredictable.

National Polls

Marco Rubio : 44 %
Paul Ryan : 34 %
Tom Cotton : 16 %
James Comey : 6 %

Iowa Polls

Marco Rubio : 37 %
Paul Ryan : 34 %
Tom Cotton : 16 %
James Comey : 12 %

New Hampshire Polls

Marco Rubio : 41 %
Paul Ryan : 29 %
James Comey : 12 %
Tom Cotton : 8 %

South Carolina Polls

Marco Rubio : 46 %
Paul Ryan : 21 %
Tom Cotton : 17 %
James Comey : 9 %

Nevada Polls

Marco Rubio : 44 %
Paul Ryan : 20 %
James Comey : 14 %
Tom Cotton : 9 %

Tennessee Polls

Marco Rubio : 35 %
Paul Ryan : 31 %
Tom Cotton : 17 %
James Comey : 14 %

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BREAKING NEWS

Russia reinforces it's military presence in the Arctic

Russia reinforced it's military presence in the Arctic by sending more warships there. In fact, Vladimir Putin took that decision in order to claim Russia's sovereignty in the Arctic and to secure the local oil and mineral resources. As we all know, the other competitors in the Arctic are the United States (via Alaska), Canada, Denmark (via Greenland) and Norway.

Endorsements

Marco Rubio South Dakota Senator John Thune, former Illinois Senator Mark Kirk, Utah Senator Mike Lee, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott

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Marco Rubio for President 2020 Right here Right now : Schedule for the week of Jan. 12, 2020-Jan. 18, 2020, Part 1

January 12, 2020
-Speech at Cresco Community Theatre in Cresco, Iowa
-Barnstorm in Cresco, IA
-Barnstorm in Charles City, IA
-Barnstorm in Nashua, IA
-Agriculture policy speech at Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah, IA
-Meet with college voters at Luther College in Decorah, IA
-Speech at Civil War Monument in Decorah, IA
-Debate preparation
   
January 13, 2020
-Barnstorm in Fairbank, IA
-Barnstorm in Calmar, IA
-Barnstorm in West Union, IA
-Barnstorm in Fayette, IA
-Town hall meeting in Oelwein, IA
-Speech at Williams Center for the Performing Arts in Oelwein, IA
-Rally at the Williams Wellness Center in Oelwein, IA
-Debate preparation

January 14, 2020
-Barnstorm in Sumner, IA
-Speech at Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, IA
-Rally with the voters at Junge Park in Davenport, IA
-Speech at Modern Woodmen Park, IA
-Bus trip to Des Moines, IA
-Debate preparation in the bus
-Barnstorm in Des Moines, IA
-Rally at Marco Rubio’s campaign headquarters in Des Moines to watch voting results’ development in the Iowa caucuses
   
January 15-18 will come after the Iowa Republican caucuses results

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IOWA REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES, 2020

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

« This a CNN special programming : the Iowa Repuclian presidential caucuses. Now reporting Anderson Cooper. »

« Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I'm Wolf Blitzer and I have John King and Anderson Cooper accompanying me. Welcome to the coverage of the Iowa Republican caucuses that are announcing very hot. So I wish you will enjoy this coverage. Oh, John are you signaling the first results? »

« Yeah! It's 8 pm  and we can project that Paul Ryan is currently leading in the Winneshiek county, followed by Marco Rubio, then Tom Cotton and James Comey. »

1 % reported
Paul Ryan : 32 %
Marco Rubio : 28 %
Tom Cotton : 14 %
James Comey : 10 %

« It's 8 : 30 pm now and we can report that Paul Ryan gained the Linn County, where Cedar Rapids is locating, boosting his current lead in Iowa. »

10 % reported
Paul Ryan : 35 %
Marco Rubio : 27 %
Tom Cotton : 15 %
James Comey : 11 %

« It's 8 : 45 pm  and we can project that Marco Rubio wins the Scott County, where Davenport is locating, as well as all the counties surrounding Scott the Linn County, where Cedar Rapids is locating, boosting his current lead in Iowa. »

20 % reported
Paul Ryan : 34 %
Marco Rubio : 30 %
Tom Cotton : 16 %
James Comey : 12 %

« It's 9 pm  and we can project that Tom Cotton wins a great part of southeastern Iowa counties as well as the counties of Howard and Mitchell. »

30 % reported
Paul Ryan : 32 %[
Marco Rubio : 31 %
Tom Cotton : 18 %
James Comey : 12 %

« It's 9 : 15 pm  and we can project that Senator Rubio edges Paul Ryan after winning the Madison as well as the Dallas County, where West Des Moines, and the Polk County, location of Des Moines. »

40 % reported
Marco Rubio : 34 %
Paul Ryan : 31 %
Tom Cotton : 17 %
James Comey : 13 %

« It's 9 : 30 pm  and we can project that Rubio, Ryan and Cotton are sharing a proportional part of the counties situated in the South of Des Moines. »

50 % reported
Marco Rubio : 36 %
Paul Ryan : 33 %
Tom Cotton : 18 %
James Comey : 12 %

« It's 9 : 45 pm  and we can project that Senator Rubio triumphs in the Woodburry County and Sioux City as well as in all the neighbouring counties. »

60 % reported
Marco Rubio : 38 %
Paul Ryan : 34 %
Tom Cotton : 17 %
James Comey : 11 %

« It's 10 pm and Marco Rubio dominates in most of Northwest Iowa. »

70 % reported
Marco Rubio : 38 %
Paul Ryan : 33 %
Tom Cotton : 18 %
James Comey : 10 %

« Now is 10 : 15 pm. Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan are battling in the center of Iowa. »

80 % reported
Marco Rubio : 37,5 %
Paul Ryan : 34 %
Tom Cotton : 19 %
James Comey : 10 %

« Now is 10 : 30 pm. Marco Rubio wins most of the counties situated between Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. »

90 % reported
Marco Rubio : 38 %
Paul Ryan : 35 %
Tom Cotton : 18 %
James Comey : 9 %

« Now is 10 : 45 pm and we can project that Senator Marco Rubio wins the Iowa Republican caucuses. »

100 % reported
Marco Rubio : 37,5 % ✔
Paul Ryan : 35,5 %
Tom Cotton : 18 %
James Comey : 9 %

MARCO RUBIO WINS THE IOWA REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES

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King/Ashe 2020

Taking America Back

Schedule for January 12-January 18

January 12
-Fly to California
-Rally in San Francisco, California (accompanied by Congressman Ashe)
-Speech to the Electronic Frontier Foundation

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-Fundraiser in Sacramento, California
-Barnstorm in Santa Clara County, California

January 13
-Fly to Ohio
-Rally in Mount Vernon, Ohio (accompanied by former Congressman Kucinich)
-Barnstorm in Union County, Ohio
-Town Hall meeting in Wilmington, Ohio. During the meeting, King expressed a desire to meet with 2016 Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson and 2016 Green nominee Jill Stein to discuss a possible Libertarian-Progressive alliance to break the two-party duopoly.
-Interview with The Young Turks' Cenk Uygur

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January 14
-Fly to Massachusetts
-Rally in Boston, Massachusetts with Sen. Elizabeth Warren

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-Rally in Cambridge, Massachusetts
-Barnstorm in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
-Barnstorm in in Plymouth County, Massachusetts with Sen. Warren

January 15
-Fly to Washington state
-Rally in Seattle, Washington with Governor Inslee and Mr Krugman. Inslee and Krugman gave full-throated endorsements of the independent Maine Senator, with Krugman blasting Clinton over her economic policies, labeling her a "person who willingly and joyfully sells out to Wall Street"
-Barnstorm in Pierce County, Washington
-Barnstorm in Thurston County, Washington
-Meet with college voters at Washington State University. King had his most successful college meeting here, signing up many campaign volunteers.

January 16
-Fly to Pennsylvania
-Rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with former Secretary Robert Reich and President of the National Education Association, Lily Eskelsen Garcia. Reich hit the same notes as Krugman did the day before, hammering Clinton on her ties to Wall Street. Garcia chose to slam Clinton for failing to make the minimum wage a living wage and her ties to "school-killing Wall Streeters"
-Build campaign infrastructure in Pennsylvania

January 17
-Senatorial duties

January 18
-National campaign organization (with the aid of all surrogates)
-Fly to Maine
-Attend a "Taking America Back" public dinner hosted by former Governor John Baldacci

Tim Ashe, apart from events mentioned above, will be campaigning heavily in Indiana and Wisconsin with Trumka, once again touting King's pro-union stance

Surrogate schedule

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard will campaign in Georgia, emphasizing her military service and her subsequent support of Sen. King. She will also give an interview to CNN's Wolf Blitzer about the similarities between Sen. Sanders' 2016 campaign and King's 2020 campaign

Former Governor Jesse Ventura will be campaigning in Colorado and Nevada, with emphasis on King's civil libertarianism

Businessman Bill Gates will be campaigning in Arizona and New Mexico

De Blasio and Powell will continue campaigning together, this time hitting Michigan, Vermont (with Sen. Sanders) and New York

Senator Bernie Sanders will be campaigning in Vermont (with Powell and de Blasio), Rhode Island and Delaware

Former Vice President Al Gore and Former Senator Tom Daschle will be campaigning in Florida, Arkansas and South Carolina

Michael Lewis and Steve Eisman will be campaigning in Washington, Oregon and California, touting King's opposition to corporate influence of the political process

Former Governor John Baldacci will be campaigning in all New England states and host a "Taking America Back" public dinner on the 18th. Admission is free to all campaign volunteers, children under 25 and adults over 50. Price of admission for all others is $2.00. All food is free of charge.

Ralph Nader will be campaigning heavily in New York

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Republican Presidential Primaries, 2020 - Map and Delegate count

Marco Rubio : 11 delegates
Paul Ryan : 9 delegates
Tom Cotton : 5 delegates
James Comey : 3 delegates

1219 delegates needed to win the nomination

[Kingpoleon]

Ashe advises King to consider the following in private:

Other potential SCOTUS/Attorney General/Solicitor General nominees:
Potential Libertarians
Warren Redlich
Chris Marrou(Age: 72 on Nov. 12, 2020)
Nicholas Sarwak
Justin Amash

Potential Greens/Justice:
Rocky Anderson(68 Jan. 2020)
David Cobb(56 Jan. 2020)


Other people who may be appointed to Cabinet and maybe SCOTUS:
Ben Chipman, John Eder, Luis Rodriguez, John Moore, Evan McMullin, David French, Mark Madsen, James Hahn, Kelley Paul, Thomas Massie, Chris Gibson, David Brat

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Marco Rubio's victory speech in Iowa

Thank you my friends! Thank you Iowa! Four years ago, we made a surprising performance in this state where they said we had no chance because my hair weren't gray enough. But four years later now in 2020, I have all the right experience to lead this country. And now in 2020, we can't afford to give Hillary Clinton four more years of depression, division, big government, economic downturn, international insecurity and division. Iowa has sent a clear message : time has come to change leadership in the White House in order to bring prosperity, leadership and security in this country once and for all to get America back on track. Iowa supported my agenda and I take the pledge to accomplish it as President of the United States! Time has come to stand with our allies, to modernize our military, to fight our ennemies until we get victory and to embrace free market policies in order to make sure we get energy independence for every single American,  to make our businesses competitive, to ensure the success of our students in the best schools in the world, to balance budget and to ensure massive job creation, thus bringing permanent prosperity and permanent peace. Thank you and God Bless America!

[GoTfan]

While they may be political opposites and rarely agree on issues, Senator King congratulates Senator Rubio on his victory in the Iowa Caucuses, and looks forward to a lively campaign against him.

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Marco Rubio for President 2020 Right here Right now : Schedule for the week of Jan. 12, 2020-Jan. 18, 2020, Part 2

January 15, 2020

-Flight to Manchester, New Hampshire
-Speech at the Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, NH
-Meet with college voters at Springfield College Manchester in Manchester, NH
-Economic policy speech at the Segway PT headquarters in Manchester, NH
-Fundraising event at City Hall Plaza in Manchester, NH
-Rally in Manchester with New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu :

Marco Rubio will keep the American Dream alive by reforming our immigration system, by fixing our education system to make it more accessible to the American people, by getting us energy independence to allow us to develop alternative energies, by making American businesses competitive, by cutting taxes for all Americans including the middle class, by standing with our precious allies and by modernizing our military. He has both the right economic background and the right foreign policy background to lead our nation to success, security, victory and unity.
-Bus trip to Nashua, NH
-Debate preparation

January 16, 2020
-Debate preparation
-Barnstorm in Nashua, NH
-Economic and energy policy speech at the Seabrook Nuclear Power plant in Seabrook, NH
-Bus trip to Goffstown, NH
-Debate preparation for all afternoon
-Marco Rubio debates with Paul Ryan, Tom Cotton and James Comey at the Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, NH

January 17-18 will come after the debate

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Sixth Republican primary presidential debate at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire

Date : January 16th, 2020

Participants : Florida Senator Marco Rubio, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton, Former FBI Director James Comey

Host : Fox News

Moderators : Chris Wallace, Megyn Kelly and Bret Baier



Podium order was determined by the average of the national polls since the beginning of January :

Cotton    Rubio    Ryan    Comey

Segments : Economy, job creation,

The Star-Spangled Banner, the United States' National Anthem sung by Britney Spears

Questions

-Opening statements

-Gentlemen, as we all know, the New Hampshire primary is one the main contests in the Republican presidential primary race where Independent voters are eligible to select the Republican presidential nominee. President Clinton's leadership seems to have angered many Independents, Angus King King seems to be dividing the liberal vote and many Democrats including Al Gore, Joe Lieberman, Tom Daschle, Gary Locke, etc., deserted the Democratic Party to endorse Angus King or one of the four of you. Do you expect Independent participation to the New Hampshire Republican primary to be higher in 2020 than ever before?

-What is your plan to develop renewable energies?

-How do you intend to secure the United States' territorial claims in the Arctic and the local oil and mineral resources against Russia?

-Once you will have balanced the budget as President what do you intend to do with future budget surplus?

-Senator Rubio, you claimed that free trade with the European continent will be a great advantage for both the United States and Europe. How do you explain that?

-Speaker Ryan, eight years ago, Mitt Romney, one of our nation's main businessmen and job creators selcted you as your running mate and emphasized his two presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2012 on his business experience to demonstrate his economic credentials and ability to ensure permanent job creation during a time of economic crisis. Do you believe that Mitt Romney's business experience will play a great role in your economic agenda and how will it help you to create jobs?

-Director Comey, recently Angus King unveiled his presidential program that includes closing offshore tax havens. Do you agree with that?

-Senator Rubio, during an interview with Bill O'Reilly, you said that despite the fact that Illinois has not voted Republican since almost three decades, the Republican Party has now a decent opportunity to win this Democratic stronghold in 2020 due to economic conditions. What did you mean?

-As we all know, China, second worldwide economic power, vows to surpass us as the status of greatest economic power of the world. How do you intend to compete with China economically and to make sure that the United States of America will keep their status as the first greatest economic power in the world?

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Marco Rubio debate answers, Part 1

-Opening statements

Good evening ladies and gentlemen! Over the last twelve years, our economy has weakened, which killed millions and millions of good-paying jobs in this country. It's due to big government spending, high taxes and regulations that triggered our businesses' and energy industries' decline and to President Clinton's protectionist policies. One of the  reasons why I won the Iowa caucuses is that I gave a ambitious plan to relaunch our agricultural industry. The CTA named me Innovation Policy Ninja because I'm a champion of innovation. As a son of immigrants, I lived the American Dream, a symbol of freedom, hope and success. As a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, I know how the economy and job creation work. Thanks to my 8 point plan that will cut taxes for all Americans, including from the middle class, champion small, middle and big business, give us energy independence through increased oil drilling and investment into the development of renewable energies, expand free trade, reform our education system, balance the budget, fix our immigration system and invest into the development of infrastructures after budget balance, we will create 20 million jobs in the next eight years and the United States of America, the land of opportunity, will be prosperous again and remain the hope of the Earth.

-Gentlemen, as we all know, the New Hampshire primary is one the main contests in the Republican presidential primary race where Independent voters are eligible to select the Republican presidential nominee. President Clinton's leadership seems to have angered many Independents, Angus King King seems to be dividing the liberal vote and many Democrats including Al Gore, Joe Lieberman, Tom Daschle, Gary Locke, etc., deserted the Democratic Party to endorse Angus King or one of the four of you. Do you expect Independent participation to the New Hampshire Republican primary to be higher in 2020 than ever before?

I believe it's going to be higher than usual. Angus King's candidacy as well as Hillary Clinton's disapointment put many Democrats at crossroads and they don't recognize themselves inside the Democratic Party. I believe that a higher number of Independents voting during the NEw Hampshire Republican primary brings more electoral diversity and a greater electoral diversity in the New Hampshire Republican primary is a good thing for democracy. As Americans, we need to offer these Democrats and Independents at crossroads an alternative to Hillary Clinton's failure and to Angus King's agenda promoting the continuation of Clinton's failed economic policies. I'm proposing to invest into renewable energy development thanks to revenues obtained from increased oil drilling. I promote peace through strength, which will reduce the necessity of declaring total war against Iran and North Korea, though these options should not be ruled out. This message will seduce Republicans, Democrats and Independents who are tired of being hopeless and of seing their country declining through economic downturn. That's how I got endorsements from many liberals and independents like Joe Lieberman, Heidi Heitkamp, Michael Bloomberg, Gary Locke, Jim Webb, Lincoln Chafee, etc. The American people wants change. We need to give it hope if we want our people to be safe, to prosper and to live better lives. That's why I believe Independent participation in the New Hampshire Republican primary will break records because if I'm the nominee we will be the party of the future, of opportunity and security.

-What is your plan to develop renewable energies?

We first have to clinch energy independence through increased oil drilling and production, which will reduce our dependence on foreign oil, boost America's automobile industry and deprive terrorists and dictarors in the Middle East of providing money from oil imports. Energy independence will also bring massive job creation in America and give us enough funds, which a part will be invested into the development of alternative and renewable energies, especially nuclear, solar, wind and hydrolelectricity, which will allow us to create jobs and to reduce our ecological footprint. The Energy Information Administration reported that New Hampshire's energy consumption and per capita energy consumption are among the lowest in the country. We need to increase it if we want to create new jobs. New Hampshire represents a perfect example of this desire to develop the electric industry since the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant is the largest nuclear reactor in New England and provides about 30 % of New Hampshire's electricity. I have a plan to boost our electric industry as well as our nuclear industry. I support an expansion of the Quebec–New England Electric Power Transmission (also called Northern Pass Transmission) to create new American jobs and develop new electric technologies that will help us creating more jobs. I will also, as President of the United States, in the World Economic Forum in Davos (Switzerland) woo French investors with electric industry skills in order to help our electric and nuclear industries growing thanks to nuclear technologies adopted by France, one of our greatest partners and one of the greatest electric powers in the world. French President Alain Juppé's expertise into this domain due to his experience as Minister of Ecology and Sustainable represents a great opportunity for us into such a partnership with France. That way, not only new American jobs will be created, but more Americans will have access to electricity.

-How do you intend to secure the United States' territorial claims in the Arctic and the local oil and mineral resources against Russia?

What we have to do is to double permits on federal and private lands, which will allow oil companies to implement around this region, especially on Alaskan Northern and Western coasts as well as on the Beaufort Sea and the Bring Sea. By sending patrol ships, we will ensure our sovereignty on these lands. By increasing the number of oil platforms and by encouraging the manufacturing of underwater tankers, we will be able to exploit the Artic's oil reserves without risking of hurting the environment. In addition, it will also make us able to exploit Artic's mineral resources. We need to secure these lands before Russia does for to ensure our country's security, prosperity and energy independence.

-Once you will have balanced the budget as President what do you intend to do with future budget surplus?

When the budget will be balanced under my presidency, we will invest a part of budget surpluses into the development of our infrastructures, which will improve transportation, facilitate our economic activities all across the country and make sure that new businesses will be able to implement here in the United States, which will help our  business owners and business owners to ensure the expansion of their companies, to prosper, to create jobs, to innovate and to reinforce their competitiveness. Another part of future budget surpluses will also be invested to pursue further improvement and modernization of our military equipment and arsenal, which will make our military much more ready and reinforce peace and security all around the world through fighting and defeating terrorism and all dictatorial regimes supporting terrorism. That way, the U.S. military will remain the most powerful military in the world and by standing with our allies, we will force Russia and China to cease their expansionist and agressive policies against our allies, which will reinforce territorial integrity as well as international peace. That's why we absolutely need to balance the budget if we want to reduce our deficit and to clear a path to peace and economic prosperity.

-Senator Rubio, you claimed that free trade with the European continent will be a great advantage for both the United States and Europe. How do you explain that?

Due to Brexit, oil prices raised in the European Union since the United Kingdom was the greatest oil producer in the EU. In addition, the whole world, including America and Europe, are hurt by the worldwide economic downturn. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership's (TTIP) ratification with the European Union, we will ease Brexit economic effects, firstly due to reduced tariffs, which will decrease the cost of exporting and importing. My energy plan will make sure that we'll get energy independence, reduce oil prices in America, which will increase our taxpayers' purchasing power, boost our automotive industry through the increase of American car manufacturing and lower the cost of buying American cars, which will result to the bought of more American cars here and abroad, including in the EU. So it will encourage the EU to import more American oil and gas, which will reduce oil prices in the EU and increase local consumers' purchasing power thanks to a greater access to American markets. Free trade will bring great benefits for both America's and Europe's economies. In addition, since we are the fourth viticultural producer in the world, we can, thanks to free trade, compete more effectively with French, Spanish and Italian viticultural markets. TTIP will also allow us to develop alternative energies as well as industries specialized in this sector, which will help us to create jobs, to protect the environment and to innovate.

-Speaker Ryan, eight years ago, Mitt Romney, one of our nation's main businessmen and job creators selcted you as your running mate and emphasized his two presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2012 on his business experience to demonstrate his economic credentials and ability to ensure permanent job creation during a time of economic crisis. Do you believe that Mitt Romney's business experience will play a great role in your economic agenda and how will it help you to create jobs?

[Paul Ryan's response]

-Director Comey, recently Angus King unveiled his presidential program that includes closing offshore tax havens. Do you agree with that?

[James Comey's response]