Iowa is Rubio Country

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Marco Rubio's Presidency
April 2018, Part 1
President Rubio's job approval rating :
Approve : 68 %
Disapprove : 24 %
Unsure : 8 %

April 1 :
-Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and India reinforced their numbers of soldiers and of border patrol agents in their borders in order to stop any attempt by Hamza Bin Laden to flee to China.

April 2 :

-In an effort to combat Russia's agression in Eastern Europe and to increase the U.S. support to Israel, Arizona Senator John McCain introduces the Solidarity Act, a bill that would support a treaty approving the entrance of Ukraine and Israel as new NATO members. While introducing that bill, McCain argues that this will ensure the recognization of Ukraine's autonomy as well as Crimea's territorial integrity and that an Israeli NATO membership could significantly enhance the NATO’s overall combat and intelligence gathering process’ critically needed to fight international terrorism, extremism and weapons of mass destruction in addition of allowing Israel to play a pivotal role by cementing its strong intelligence-to-intelligence cooperation with Western spy organizations by officially joining the Alliance thanks, notably to the collaboration of Mossad. In addition, Israel's NATO membership, aside from directly benefiting from additional security guarantees stipulated by NATO’s Article Five, could also serve the state’s long-term diplomatic interests by strengthening its standing within the international arena. The Senate will vote on that bill on April 9 while the House of Representatives will vote on it on April 16.

April 3-4 :

-Seeing his attempt to flee to China failing due to the reinforcement of security in the borders between China, India, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Hamza Bin Laden and 5 other jihadists attempt to flee in Broad Peak. Fortunately, a U.S. drone located them, thus warning the NATO authorities who then sent hundreds of soldiers in the region in order to catch the terrorists. By flying over Broad Peak with their helicopters, the U.S. Armed Forces managed to catch and surround the terrorists. Decided not to surrender, the terrorists drew their weapons in a suicidal attempt to escape but they receive fire from all sides by the machine guns of the U.S. military. As a result, the U.S. Armed Forces managed to kill Bin Laden's son, which is another major victory against global terrorism.

April 5 :

-In Jerusalem, riots between Israeli and Palestinian citizens following the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel killed 9 people and wounded 11 others.


-During a speech in at the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Michigan, President Rubio praises the strong economic growth that the United States are now living thanks, notably, to the relaunch of America's manufacturing industry and automobile industry. He reiterated his administration's pledge to promote the development of new infrastructures in order to increase commercial activities, to ensure the implementation of new businesses in America and to further reinforce America's status as the best business-friendly environment in the world.

April 6 :
-President Rubio starts his tour in Latin America in the context of the Summit of the Americas that will be set in Lima, Peru, from April 13 to April 14 2018.


-President Rubio and the First Lady arrived in Mexico City, Mexico where they meet Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto who gives them a warm welcome. The two leaders discussed issues such as the relations between the United States and Mexico, economic and trade ties between the two countries, energy, immigration, human rights and democracy in Latin America, the War on Drugs and counter-terrorism. The two men agree on most of these issues, which explains a further warm up of the relations between the United States and Mexico. During their bilingual joint bilateral press conference (both in English and Spanish due to Rubio's and Nieto's fluency in Spanish) at the Museo Nacional de Arte in Mexico City, Enrique Peña Nieto praises President Rubio's call for immigration reform as well as his promotion of free trade and NAFTA and his leadership in fighting crime and drug trafficking and in promoting democracy and human rights in Latin America.


April 7 :
-Thanks to their vigilence, the U.S.-Iraqi troops in Iraq managed to prevent an ISIS suicide bomb attack in Baghdad, killing the two perpetrators and saving tens of lives.


-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joins President Rubio and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Mexico City. The Three Amigos discussed relations between the threee countries, economic and trade ties, free enterprise, energy, freedom and democracy and counter-terrorism.

-President Rubio lands in Guatemala City, Guatemala where he meets Guatemalean President Jimmy Morales with whom he talked about reinforcing trade ties between the two nations, Cuba's future and the War on Drugs.

April 8 :
-President Rubio and his family arrived in Panama City, Panama, where they meet Panamean  President Juan Carlos Varela. President Rubio and his Panamean homolog discussed issues like the reinforcement of economic ties, free trade, free market, infrastructure, human rights and democracy, Venezuela and Cuba.

April 9 :
-In the context of his Latin American tour, President Rubio arrives in Bogota, Columbia where he discussed with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos about trade, economic ties, the fight against drug trafficking, immigration and Venezuela.

-The Senate votes 79-21 for the Solidarity Act that would approve the NATO memberships of Israel and Ukraine. The House vote will be set on April 16.

April 10 :

-President Rubio makes a stopover in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil where he meets Brazilian President Michel Temer. They discussed issues like the economy, free trade, energy, fight against crime and corruption, democracy and human rights and counter-terrorism.

April 11 :
-President Rubio arrives in Buenos Aires, Argentina where he meets with Argentinian President Mauricio Macri. The two leaders discussed issues such as the economy, free trade, energy, human rights and democracy in Latin America, freedom of religion, Venezuela, Cuba, counter-terrorism and Iran.

April 12 :

-Due to the long series of debacles of the pro-Russian rebels against the Ukrainian Army, Russia attempts to provide weapons to the insurgency from the sea. But thanks to the reinforcement of the U.S. Navy's presence in the Black Sea, the U.S. and Turkish navies managed to intercept the Russian cargos that contained the weapons, thus preventing any provision of weapons to the pro-Russian insurgency.

-President Rubio visits Santiago, Chile, where he holds a bilateral joint press conference with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.

April 13-14 :

-President Rubio arrives in Lima, Peru where he meets with all his allies in the Americas who are members of the Organization of American States in the context of the 8th Summit of the Americas. During that summit, all the leaders of American states agreed to ratify a free trade agreement between NAFTA members and Latin America while excluding Cuba and Venezuela due to human rights abuses in these two countries. President Rubio declares that the reduction of corporate tax rates as well as the reduction of tax rates for manufacturing makes it possible to make trade deals fair for workers in addition of « allowing us to counterbalance China's trade power. » As a result, the American states participating at the Summit of the Americas signed a free trade deal between North America and Latin America called the American Continental Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA), thus lowering tariffs and increasing trade exchanges between these nations. The leaders all agreed to pursue their efforts to encourage democracy and human rights in Venezuela and Cuba, about which Justin Trudeau declares « respect of human rights, democracy, free speech, and free enterprise are the right path to stability, peace, security, freedom, integrity and prosperity in Latin America. » President Rubio and his allies also discussed energy and agreed to make the fight against corruption and against crime and drug trafficking a priority in addition of agreeing to pursue their efforts to fight terrorism, including ISIS, and to increase sanctions against any state sponsoring terrorism, including Venezuela who sponsors the Hezbollah. The summit is a success and reinforced the relations between the United States and their « amigos » across the Americas.

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Marco Rubio's Presidency
April 2018, Part 2

April 15 :

-After his tour in Latin America, President Rubio arrives in Memphis, Tennessee to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's death along with Vice-President Haley and Martin Luther King III (MLK's son), praising Dr. King's fight for African Americans' civil rights and calling for the persistance of the fight for these rights and for better living conditions for the African American community. During his speech at the National Civil Rights Museum, where MLK was assassinated, President Rubio even declared « I Have a Dream. And this dream is to see every single American, no matter their race, their religion, their origins and their beliefs, to have the same rights and to have a fair chance to live free and prosperous here in America, the hope of the Earth. »

April 16 :

-The House of Representatives votes 301-134 for the Solidarity Act that is later signed into law by President Rubio, thus approving the entrances of Israel and Ukraine as new NATO members.

April 17 :

-After the Congress approved Israel's NATO membership, President Rubio meets Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. During their bilateral joint press conference in Washington D.C., they declared that this day is a remarkable day for the relations between the 2 countries and that Israel's NATO membership « made us much stronger than ever before against extremism, terrorism, Iran and all the enemies of freedom and liberty. »

April 18 :

-In the context of the 2018 midterms elections, former CEO of the Kellogg Company and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce under George W. Bush Carlos Gutierrez announced during a rally in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that he will run for Congress in Florida's 23rd Congressional District as a Republican. So he is likely to challenge Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Despite the fact that Florida's 23rd Congressional District is usually a Democratic stronghold, the Republicans see an opportunity there due to the Democratic Party's left wing's dissatisfaction towards Schultz who has been accused several times of pro-establishment bias by scheduling less debates during the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries while she was Chair of the Democratic National Committee and by contacting with Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign in order to derail Bernie Sanders' campaign, which angered hard-core progressive voters, including many Sanders' supporters. The moreover that Schultz' victory margins have been reduced from 62 %-38 % in 2014 to 54 %-44 % in 2016. In addition, Gutierrez' business experience and wide knowledge in economics could help him to attract voters who are selecting the economy as the most important issue at a time of strong economic growth due to the success and effectiveness of the Rubionomics. His Hispanic heritage could help him to attract Hispanic voters, an important electoral group that represents now almost 20 % of Florida's voters and a group that made a great contribution in helping their fellow Hispanic Marco Rubio to get to victory in the 2016 presidential election. Gutierrez can also benefit on the fact that Florida is President Rubio's home state. As a result, Florida's 23rd Congressional District is now rated as a toss-up.

April 20 :
-President Rubio meets with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the White House where they discussed issues such as the economy, trade, energy, democracy, freedom, human rights in Africa, fight against AIDS, fight against terrorism, etc.

April 21 :

-After days of siege and clashes with the pro-Russian insurgents, the Ukrainian Army took Luhansk.

April 22 :
-President Rubio gives an Earth Day speech in Newark, New Jersey, where he declares that « our path to a prosperous and clean environment is approaching thanks to the American Energy Revolution. »

April 23 :
-President Rubio signs an executive order blocking public funding for abortion clinics.

April 24 :

-Vice-President Haley campaigns for Carlos Guitierrez in Florida's 23rd Congressional District.

-In order to reduce Ukraine's dependence on Russian oil, President Rubio issues an executive order abolishing bans on U.S. oil exports to Ukraine.

April 25 :
-Most of the cities in eastern Donbass are recaptured by the Ukrainian Army.

April 26 :
-President Rubio announces during a press conference at the White House that his administration will adopt a plan to develop infrastructure during the summer.

April 27 :
-President Rubio hosts Finn President Sauli Niinistö at the White House where they discussed issues like economic and trade ties, energy, democracy and freedom, Russia and the fight against terrorism.

April 29 :
-After eliminating the last remaining pockets of pro-Russian insurgents in the cities of Krasnodon and Sverdlovs'k, Ukraine officially declares victory in the War in Donbass. President Rubio describes it as a great victory for democracy, freedom, justice and security.

April 30 :

-Secretary of State Lindsey Graham starts a tour in Africa in order to prepare the pivot of the Rubio Administration's foreign policy towards the African continent.

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Carlos Gutiérrez does not live in the 23rd district. He's a neighbor of my cousins in the 27th district, two hours south.

PS I love this TL

Unless Gutiérrez would have changed residence in this timeline in order to challenge Schultz.

And thank you very much. This is my first timeline and I think it will be my best one ever.

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Marco Rubio's Presidency
May 2018, Part 1
President Rubio's job approval rating :
Approve : 68 %
Disapprove : 25 %
Unsure : 7 %

May 1 :
-President Rubio has a working dinner at the White House with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and calls on them to work together on immigration reform.

-Secretary of State Lindsey Graham arrives in Tunis, Tunisia where he meets Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi with whom he discussed issues such as economic and trade ties between their two nations, energy, democracy and human rights in Africa, freedom of religion and the fight against radical Islamic terrorism.

May 2 :

A new jobs report notes that 296 000 new jobs are created in April and that the unemployment rate went down from 3.9 % to 3.8 %, which is the lowest rate since 1970. This is due, notably, to the increase of America's exports and imports due to the signature of the American Continent Free Trade Agreement.


-In the context of his tour in Africa, Secretary of State Lindsey Graham arrives in Cairo, Egypt where he meets Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi with whom he holds a bilateral press conference about the relations between the United States and Egypt, economy, energy, freedom of religion, democracy and human rights and the fight against ISIS.

May 4 :

-North Korea attempted to a nuclear missile test against the American Aleutian Islands in Alaska. But thanks to the strong U.S. military presence there and to their THAAD missiles, the U.S. troops succeeded on intercepting and destroying the North Korean nuclear missile before it hit the Aleutian Islands. In response to these events, President Rubio condemned the North Korean missile test and his administration adopted tougher sanctions against North Korea.


-Secretary of State Graham makes a stopover in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he holds a press conference during which he calls for a reinforcement of the relations between the United States and Ethiopia, of economic and trade ties, of the collaboration between the two countries in the fight against radical Islamic terrorism in the African Horn, and of democracy and human rights in the African continent.

May 5 :

-President Rubio holds a rally in Toledo, Ohio where he talks about the importance of promoting public-private partnerships in order to develop new infrastructures in America and about the benefits for businesses and American workers across the nation.

-Secretary of State Graham holds a joint bilateral press conference with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuha, Nigeria, where they talked issues such as bilateral relations between America and Nigeria, economic and trade ties, counter-terrorism in Africa, democracy and human rights.

May 6 :
-President Rubio holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House.

-Secretary of State Graham arrives in Pretoria, South Africa, where he discussed with South African President Jacob Zuma about economic and trade ties, counter-terrorism, the fight against AIDS, democracy and human rights.

May 8 :

-Senatorial primaries in Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia in the context of the 2018 midterm elections.

May 9 :

-President Rubio holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with Ukrainian President Petro Poroschenko at the White House where both leaders praised Ukraine's NATO membership, which they described as a new great step towards Ukraine's territorial integrity (notably Crimea), to victory against Russia's agression and against terrorism in the Middle East.

May 10 :

-After North Korea's recent failed attempt to launch nuclear attacks against the Aleutian Islands, the support for a modification of Japan's 9th constitutional article increased from 46 % to 51 % in the context of the referendum on that issue that will be held on May 22 2018.

May 11 :
-Secretary of Energy Harold Hamm holds a press conference at the White House where he declares that in order to reinforce America's competitiveness in the Arctic over Russia, the Rubio Administration will soon authorize oil drilling in the ANWR and in the Beaufort Sea.

May 12-14 :

-The Saudi Arabian armed forces as well as U.S. drones launched a military offensive that destroyed 4 ISIS training bases in the Madinah Region.

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Ugh, if only 😩😍

Thanks!

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2018 Senatorial Primary Night Coverage

Date : May 8 2018

States : Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia

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



Wolf Blitzer : Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the coverage of the first senatorial primaries in the context of the 2018 midterm elections. I'm Wolf Blitzer and I'm here with you to cover one of the nights that will decide the balance of power in the second half of President Marco Rubio's first term. So we now have results in Ohio. It's 7 pm and CNN can now project that Ohio Governor and former Republican presidential candidate in 2016 John Kasich is largely leading the Republican senatorial field with 56 % of the vote.

Ohio Senatorial Republican Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
John Kasich : 56 %
Matt Huffman : 14 %
Mike Gibbons : 11 %
Melissa Ackison: 6 %

Anderson Cooper : In Indiana, Governor Mike Pence is the leader of the senatorial primary race with 40 % of the vote, followed by Congressman Todd Rokita with 21 % of the vote and Congressman Luke Messer with 17 % of the vote

Indiana Senatorial Republican Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Mike Pence : 40 %
Todd Rokita : 21 %
Luke Messer : 17 %

Steve King : And in West Virginia, Congressman Evan Jenkins is leading his rival West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. On the Democratic side, Joe Manchin is leading his challenger Paula Jean Swearengin who is currently taking 25 % of the vote.

West Virginia Senatorial Republican Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Evan Jenkins : 44 %
Patrick Morrisey : 38 %

West Virginia Senatorial Democratic Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Joe Manchin : 42 %
Paula Jean Swearengin : 25 %

8:00 pm

Wolf Blitzer : Now it's 8 pm and Governor Kasich increased his lead in Ohio. He dominates in the regions surrounding Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus.

Ohio Senatorial Republican Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
John Kasich : 64 %
Matt Huffman : 17 %
Mike Gibbons : 12 %
Melissa Ackison: 6 %

Wolf Blitzer : In Indiana, it's the same for Governor Pence in Indiana. He took the lead in Indianapolis and in Fort Wayne.

Indiana Senatorial Republican Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
Mike Pence : 43 %
Todd Rokita : 24 %
Luke Messer : 18 %

Steve King : And the same for Congressman Jenkins in West Virginia.

West Virginia Senatorial Republican Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
Evan Jenkins : 48 %
Patrick Morrisey : 40 %

West Virginia Senatorial Democratic Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
Joe Manchin : 49 %
Paula Jean Swearengin : 29 %

9:00 pm

Wolf Blitzer : Now it's 9 pm and we can now project that John Kasich will win the Republican senatorial primary in Ohio, topping Matt Huffman by 48 percentage points. So John Kasich will be the Republican senatorial candidate in Ohio and will face Sherrod Brown.

Ohio Senatorial Republican Primary - 75 % of the vote reported
✔ John Kasich : 67 %
Matt Huffman : 19 %
Mike Gibbons : 9 %
Melissa Ackison: 4 %

John Kasich Wins the Ohio Republican Senatorial Primary
Steve King : In Indiana, Mike Pence dominates in most of the rural and hard core conservative counties, which explains his superiority over his two rivals.

Indiana Senatorial Republican Primary - 75 % of the vote reported
Mike Pence : 47 %
Todd Rokita : 26 %
Luke Messer : 20 %

West Virginia Senatorial Republican Primary - 75 % of the vote reported
Evan Jenkins : 52 %
Patrick Morrisey : 43 %

West Virginia Senatorial Democratic Primary - 75 % of the vote reported
Joe Manchin : 59 %
Paula Jean Swearengin : 35 %

10:00 pm

Ohio Senatorial Republican Primary - 100 % of the vote reported
✔ John Kasich : 67 %
Matt Huffman : 19 %
Mike Gibbons : 9 %
Melissa Ackison: 5 %

Wolf Blitzer : Now it's 10 pm and we can project that Governor Mike Pence wins the senatorial primary in Indiana with 50 % of the vote over Todd Rokito's 29 % and Luke Messer's 21 %.

Indiana Senatorial Republican Primary - 100 % of the vote reported
✔Mike Pence : 50 %
Todd Rokita : 29 %
Luke Messer : 21 %

Mike Pence Wins the Indiana Republican Senatorial Primary
Wolf Blitzer : And Evan Jenkins is the winner in West Virginia. And as expected, Joe Manchin wins the Democratic race.

West Virginia Senatorial Republican Primary - 100 % of the vote reported
✔Evan Jenkins : 57 %
Patrick Morrisey : 43 %

Evan Jenkins Wins the West Virginia Republican Senatorial Primary

West Virginia Senatorial Democratic Primary - 100 % of the vote reported
✔ Joe Manchin : 65 %
Paula Jean Swearengin : 35 %

Joe Manchin Wins the West Virginia Democratic Senatorial Primary
Wolf Blitzer : So thank you ladies and gentlemen for watching the coverage of the 2018 senatorial  primaries in Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia and I wish you good night.

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I wonder who won the Ohio Republican Governor Primary? With Kasich been so strong you would expect that this would bode well for Kasichs Lt. Governor Mary Taylor who could become Ohios 1st Female Governor in November.

Ohio Republican Gubernatorial primary
✔ Mary Taylor : 51 %
Mike DeWine : 34 %
Jim Renacci : 15 %

[UWS]

What happened to Josh Mandel in the Ohio senate race?

Let's say that he is selected by Mary Taylor to be her running mate, which means that if Taylor is elected Governor in November, Mandel would become Lieutenant-Governor.

[UWS]

I wonder who won the Ohio Republican Governor Primary? With Kasich been so strong you would expect that this would bode well for Kasichs Lt. Governor Mary Taylor who could become Ohios 1st Female Governor in November.

Ohio Republican Gubernatorial primary
✔ Mary Taylor : 51 %
Mike DeWine : 34 %
Mike DeWine : 15 %

Two Mike DeWines running? That can't be.

I meant Jim Renacci for third place. It's fixed.

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Marco Rubio's Presidency
May 2018, Part 2

May 15 :
-The State Department announces the approval of a $41.5m sale of small arms to Ukraine.

May 16 :
-The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution strongly condemning human rights violations in Russian-annexed Crimea and referring to Russia as an "occupying power" there.

May 17 :
-President Rubio meets with Cameroonian President Paul Biya at the White House where they discussed issues such as economic and trade ties between the two nations, energy, democracy and freedom on the African continent and the fight against terrorism.

May 18 :

-President Rubio starts campaigning for 2018 Republican senatorial candidates. He started in Ohio where he campaigns for Republican senatorial nominee John Kasich. Here are some parts of his speech during his rally in Columbus, Ohio :

Hello, Ohio.

It's a great honor to be here in the great state of Ohio in order to fight for what is right for America. In November, the American people will go to the polls in order to decide the balance of power and America's future depends on it. The question that will be asked to the voters is whether we move backwards in the years of weak economy, of big government and of strong terrorist threat or we keep moving forward through the promotion of free enterprise, of free market, of small government, of energy independence and of a strong foreign policy that helped us to make America safe. That requires expanding our majority in the Congress through the election of a terrific team of conservative Republican lawmakers. That's why I am here to officially announce my endorsement to Governor John Kasich for U.S. Senate.

[Crowd cheers and applauds]

John and I were once rivals when we both ran for the Republican presidential nomination, but we have much more similarities than differences and I'm fully thankful of his endorsement to my presidential candidacy and of his strong efforts and contributions to ensure my election at the presidency of the United States. Thanks to these efforts, we turned the country around. Over the last 2 years. By cutting taxes for all Americans, by promoting oil production, by ending the War on Coal, by encouraging free trade with our allies in Asia, Europe and Latin America, by promoting school choice and by championing small businesses, we made America the best place in the world to do business, we created over 6 million new jobs and brought the unemployment rate at its lowest rate since 1970. And thanks to the adoption of the Rubiocare, we improved our health care system by exempting taxpayers from regulations aimed at bankrupting health insurance companies, thus reinforcing their purchasing power as well as their access to health care services. By reinforcing our security measures, by increasing our defense budget, by strengthening and expanding our alliances and by striking terrorists wherever they are, we made strong progress against radical Islamic terrorism, we eradicated ISIS in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen and our courageous soldiers killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. By reinforcing our military presence in the Pacific Ocean, by increasing sanctions against North Korea and its international financial firms and by creating the Pacific Treaty Organization, we took the advantage against North Korea. By standing with our allies in Europe and by providing them all the necessary material and military support, we took advantage against Russia in Eastern Europe.

But Governor Kasich's opponent, Senator Sherrod Brown, is running on the wrong ideas. He has a record of voting to increase taxes on hard working families and and businesses. He voted against the Small Business Tax Fairness Act of 2000 that reduced taxes on small business and increased the minimum wage while we all know that most of the jobs created come from small businesses. He voted over 35 times in favor of raising taxes on Social Security, on small businesses and on hard working families, including middle class families. He voted for Medicare taxes on seniors citizens. In 2012, Senator Brown voted against the JOBS Act that cut regulatory burdens on small and medium-sized businesses making it easier for them to raise capital and create jobs. Even after 9/11, the worst attack that was orchestrated against our country, Sherrod Brown voted against voted against establishing the Department of Homeland Security, a measure that reinforced our national security and prevented further terrorist attacks against us. While we all know that Iran is using the revenues from the lifting of the sanctions to develop nuclear weapons and to sponsor, fund and arm terrorist groups around the world, Sherrod Brown voted NO on describing the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group even though the Quds Force, a special forces unit of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, is arming the Taliban, the same radical Islamic terrorists that gave refuge to Osama Bin Laden, the perpetrator of the 9/11 attacks, in Afghanistan.

[Crowd boos]

But Governor Kasich has all the experience needed to make sure our country will keep moving forward. Before his time as Governor, Ted Strickland's big government policies that increased taxes, encouraged the War on Coal and restricted trade cost Ohio 350 000 jobs, placed Ohio as 48th state in terms of job creation and increased the unemployment rate. But when John Kasich became Governor, he brought this state back on track by cutting taxes by billions for all Ohioans and by eliminating income taxes for small-business owners, which made Ohio a stronger business-friendly environment and encouraged job creation through free enterprise and free market, which brought Ohio's unemployment rate from 10.3 % in 2010 to 4 % this year in 2018. And he balanced the budget not only once but twice. He served as a member of the House Armed Services Committee for 18 years so he knows what it takes to keep America safe.

By reinforcing our majority in the Senate through the election of John Kasich as your senator, we will keep moving America forward and ensure the adoption of bills and laws that will grow the economy and create jobs and give all the necessary efforts to defeat radical Islamic terrorism and to keep America free and safe. So Ohio, I call on you to mobilize, to go to the polls and elect John Kasich to the U.S. Senate.

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

[Crowd cheers and applauds]

May 19 :

-After the borders are secured and reinforced since last December, Arizona Senator Jeff Flake (R) and California Senator Kamala Harris (D) teamed together, in an effort to reform America's broken immigration system, to introduce the Opportunity Act that would give access to American citizenship for immigrants if they pay fines and demonstrate an understanding of English; prohibit a registered provisional immigrant from becoming a lawful permanent resident until after the Secretary of State has certified the availability of visas for all petitions filed and approved before the enactment of this bill, authorize a registered provisional immigrant to receive a social security number, and to enlist in the Armed Forces; establish a US-VISIT System; establish merit-based system for future visa allocation taking into account education, employment experience, eligibility for a high demand occupation, relation to current citizens, and English language proficiency; establish the nonimmigrant agricultural visa program for immigrants residing in foreign countries who come to the United States for a temporary period to work in the agriculture industry and require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish additional border patrol stations and forward operating bases in the Southwest border region. The Senate will vote on that bill on May 25 and the House on May 30 should the bill pass the Senate.

May 21 :
-President Rubio hosts Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel at the White House where they discussed issues such as economic and trade ties between the United States and Belgium, defense ties, counter-terrorism, democracy, freedom of religion, Syria, Russia, etc.

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Marco Rubio's Presidency
May 2018, Part 3

May 22 :

-During the referendum on the 9th Article on Japan's Constitution, Japanese voters voted in favor of a modification of this consitutional article that prohibited Japan from using the military force during seven decades. The YES option received 55 % of the vote while the NO option obtained 45 % of the vote. As a result, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe obtained the mandate to modify the 9th Article on Japan's Constitution, thus allowing Japan to militarize itself in the context of North Korea's nuclear threat. Abe declares the results of the referendum as a victory for Japan and for international stability, security and peace.


-President Rubio speaks with Shinzo Abe on the phone and congratulated him for the victory of the YES option that will modify the 9th Article of Japan's Constitution and allow Japan to militarize itself. At the same occasion, the two leaders declared that these results will increase pressure on North Korea, reinforce efforts to fight terrorism in the Asia-Pacific region (including Abu Sayyaf), ensure territorial integrity in the region and restore stability and peace in the Pacific Ocean.

May 24 :
-After receiving guarantees such as the establishment of a US-VISIT System as well as additional border patrol stations and forward operating bases in the Southwest border region, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions announces that he will support the Opportunity Act after years of skepticism on immigration reform.

May 25 :
-The Senate votes 69-30 for the Opportunity Act that would grant immigration reform. The bill has now yet to pass the House of Representatives on May 30.

May 27 :
-President Rubio meets with Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili at the White House where they discussed issues such as economy, trade, energy, democracy, counter-terrorism and Russia.

May 28 :

-President Rubio, his family and his Cabinet celebrate his 47th birthday at the White House.

May 30 :

-The House of Representatives votes 277-156 for the Opportunity Act to reform America's immigration system. The bill is signed into law by President Rubio, thus reforming America's immigration system and ensuring the American citizenship for immigrants across the nation.


May 31 :
-President Rubio hosts Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the White House where they discussed issues like economic and trade ties between the two countries, energy, democracy, defense ties, North Korea, China and counter-terrorism. Later, during their bilateral joint press conference, the President of the United States praised Japan's decision to militarize itself after the referendum on the 9th Article of the Japanese Constitution and declared that « this is a great step towards our victory against North Korea and Abu Sayyaf, towards the respect of the Asia-Pacific region's territorial integrity as well as stability and peace in the Pacific. »

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2018 Senate Ads in May 2018

Club for Growth Action senatorial ad in Ohio :

Narrator : Throughout his political career, Sherrod Brown has voted over and over again against the interests of hard working families and business.

He voted against the Small Business Tax Fairness Act of 2000 that reduced taxes on small business and increased the minimum wage while we all know that most of the jobs created come from small businesses. He voted over 35 times in favor of raising taxes on Social Security, on small businesses and on hard working families, including middle class families. He voted for Medicare taxes on seniors citizens.

In 2012, Senator Brown voted against the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act that cut regulatory burdens on small and medium-sized businesses making it easier for them to raise capital and create jobs.


But John Kasich has the experience and proven reputation of fighting for Ohio's workers and taxpayers.


When he became Governor, while Ohio was ranked as the 48th state in terms of job creation due to his predecessor's tax increases and support to the War on Coal, Kasich brought this state back on track by cutting taxes by billions for all Ohioans and by eliminating income taxes for small-business owners, which made Ohio a stronger business-friendly environment and encouraged job creation through free enterprise and free market, which brought Ohio's unemployment rate from 10.3 % in 2010 to 4 % this year in 2018. As former Chair of the House Budget Committee, he knows what it takes to balance. No wonder that he did it as Ohio Governor not only once but twice.



With the election of John Kasich in the U.S. Senate, we'll ensure that the effects of the Rubionomics, that created over 6 million jobs in the last 2 years and brought the national unemployment rate from 5.4 % to 3.8 % (the lowest rate since 1970) thanks to small government, lower taxes, energy independence, free trade and championship of small businesses, will bring America, including Ohio, to full employment and permanent prosperity. Join this fight for America's prosperity by electing John Kasich to the U.S. Senate.

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Crossroads GPS senatorial ad in Indiana :

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Marco Rubio's Presidency
June 2018, Part 1
President Rubio's job approval rating :
Approve : 69 %
Disapprove : 25 %
Unsure : 6 %

June 1 :

-President Rubio delivers an address at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.

June 2 :

-President Rubio campaigns for Mike Pence in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the context of the 2018 senatorial elections. He praised Pence's record as Governor as well as his foreign policy experience due to his past membership in the U.S. House Committee on International Relations and in the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Relations, an experience he described as needed in the U.S. Senate.

June 3 :

-President Rubio campaigns for Evan Jenkins in Huntingdon, West Virginia, and focused mostly on coal, small government and foreign policy in order to boost Jenkins' senatorial candidacy.

June 4 :
-President Rubio meets with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the White House where they discussed issues such as the economy, free trade, energy, democracy, Russia and counter-terrorism.

-After Japan modified its 9th constitutional amendment, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe officially announced a drastic increase of defense spending in order to expand its military in order to counter the North Korean nuclear threat.

-The U.S. economy keeps enjoying successes in job creation partly due to the reform of America's immigration system that gave immigrants access to American citizenship, thus creating jobs for them and reinforcing America's workforce. As a result, the unemployment rate went down to 3.7 %.

June 5 :

-After reinforcing its military, Japan reinforced its military presence around the Senkaku Islands in order to defend its sovereignty on these islands against China's agressive and expansionist actions in the China Sea. President Rubio reiterated the United States' recognization of Japan's sovereignty on these islands. The United States decided to increase their military presence in the region in order to ensure stability and security there.


-The states of California, Montana, New Mexico, Mississippi and New Jersey hold senatorial primaries in the context of the 2018 midterm elections.

June 6 :

-The CIA reports that due to the abundance of Niger's uranium radical Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram, ISIS' branch in West Africa, plans to multiply their terrorist attacks in Niger, including in the country's uranium mines in order to take control of Niger's uranium mines, develop nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction that would be aimed at attacking the United States and their allies.

-President Rubio speaks on the phone with Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou and warns him about Boko Haram's plans to take control of Niger's abundant uranium to develop nuclear arms to orchestrate nuclear terrorist attacks. Under the guidance of President Rubio, Mahamadou decided to secure Niger's uranium mines by reinforcing the Nigerien Army's presence in these mines in order to defend them against Boko Haram.

June 7 :

-In an effort to combat terrorism in response to the revelation of Boko Haram's plans to take control of Niger's uranium to build weapons of mass destruction to commit nuclear terrorist attacks, Indiana Senator Todd Young introduces a bill named the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act that would grant the Secretary of Homeland Security to create a new office called the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMDO) that would have the mission of countering attempts by terrorists or other threat actors to carry out an attack against the United States or its interests using a weapon of mass destruction by supporting operational partners in closing capability gaps along adversary pathways and by investing and developping innovative technologies to meet partner requirements and improve operations. The Senate vote on that bill will be held on June 14 while the House vote will be scheduled on June 21 if the bill passes the Senate.

June 8-9 :

-President Rubio flies to La Malbaie in Quebec, Canada where he meets with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancelor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Theresa May, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Le Manoir Richelieu in the context of the 44th G7 Summit. All of the participating leaders agreed to invest in growth that works for everyone, including in infrastructure development, to advance gender equality and women's empowerment, to fight climate change through the promotion of clean energy and clean technologies, to promote respect for diversity and inclusion, to pursue efforts to strengthen the middle class and to keep promoting free eneterprise, free market and free trade.

June 11 :
-Vice-President Haley campaigns for John Kasich in Cincinnati, Ohio.

June 12 :
-The states of Nevada, Maine, Virginia and North Dakota hold senatorial primaries in the context of the 2018 midterm elections.

June 13 :
-In an effort to combat radical Islamic terrorism in North Africa, Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe introduced a bill that would approve an arms deal that would allow the United States to provide Egypt in military equipment in order to fight ISIS in Egypt. The Senate will vote on that bill on June 19 and the House will vote on it a week later if the Senate approves it.

June 14 :
-The Senate votes 60-40 for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act that now has yet to pass the House of Representatives to establish the CWMDO.

June 15 :

-The Republican National Committee makes it official and votes for Las Vegas as host city of the 2020 Republican National Convention over other finalists such as Milwaukee, Denver, Indianapolis, Dallas and Nashville. The 2020 Republican National Convention will be held from July 20 to July 23 2020 (just before the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo) at T-Mobile Arena where President Rubio is likely to accept the Republican nomination for re-election for a second term as President of the United States.


June 16 :
-President Rubio meets with Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou at the White House where they discussed issues like econonomic and trade ties between the United States and Niger, energy, democracy, freedom of religion, counter-terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.

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2018 Senatorial Primary Night Coverage

Date : June 5 2018

States : California, Montana, New Mexico, Mississippi and New Jersey

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



Wolf Blitzer : Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the coverage of the senatorial primaries in the states of California, Montana, New Mexico, Mississippi and New Jersey in the context of the 2018 midterm elections. Let's start with the results in New Jersey. It's 7 pm and CNN can now project that businessman Rich Pezzullo is leading Congressman Tom MacArthur in a close race for the Republican senatorial nomination.

New Jersey Senatorial Republican Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Rich Pezzullo : 37 %
Tom MacArthur : 33 %
Jay Webber : 21 %

Steve King : In Mississippi, former Democratic Mississippi Governor Ray Mabus is largely leading the Democratic senatorial field.

Mississippi Senatorial Democratic Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Ray Mabus : 42 %
Brandon Presley : 28 %
Jensen Bohren : 13 %

8:00 pm

Wolf Blitzer : Right now we can project that Rich Pezzullo will win the Republican senatorial primary in New Jersey.

New Jersey Senatorial Republican Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
✔ Rich Pezzullo : 48%
Tom MacArthur : 36 %
Jay Webber : 16 %

Rich Pezzullo Wins the New Jersey Republican Senatorial Primary
Anderson Cooper : And in Mississippi we can also project that Ray Mabus will win the Democratic senatorial nomination in his long-shot bid against Republican Senator Roger Wicker.

Mississippi Senatorial Democratic Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
✔ Ray Mabus : 54 %
Brandon Presley : 32 %
Jensen Bohren : 14 %

Ray Mabus Wins the Mississippi Democratic Senatorial Primary
Wolf Blitzer : We can now have results in New Mexico. Governor Susana Martinez is now the clear favorite for the GOP senatorial nomination there with 41 % of the vote, followed by former Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry and Mick Rich. Meanwhile, Martinez's Lieutenant Governor John Sanchez is largely leading the Republican gubernatorial field in New Mexico.

New Mexico Senatorial Republican Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Susana Martinez : 41 %
Richard Berry : 33 %
Mick Rich : 11 %

9:00 pm

Wolf Blitzer : It's 9 pm and Governor Martinez increased her lead in New Mexico by sweeping in the center and southern counties where she's dominating among Hispanic voters. Meanwhile, we now have the first projections in the state of Montana. Businessman Greg Gianforte is ahead of his Republican rivals.

New Mexico Senatorial Republican Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
Susana Martinez : 44 %
Richard Berry : 35 %
Mick Rich : 13 %

Montana Senatorial Republican Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Greg Gianforte : 48 %
Albert Olszewski : 30 %
Russell Fagg : 17 %

10:00 pm

Wolf Blitzer : Now it's 10 pm and we can project that Susana Martinez will win her party's senatorial nomination in New Mexico by 15 percentage points over Richard Berry.

New Mexico Senatorial Republican Primary - 75 % of the vote reported
✔ Susana Martinez : 52 %
Richard Berry : 37 %
Mick Rich : 11 %

Susana Martinez Wins the New Mexico Republican Senatorial Primary
Anderson Cooper : In Montana, we can report that Greg Gianforte has won the Republican senatorial nomination and will face Senator Jon Tester.

Montana Senatorial Republican Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
✔ Greg Gianforte : 53 %
Albert Olszewski : 32 %
Russell Fagg : 15 %

Greg Gianforte Wins the Montana Republican Senatorial Primary
Wolf Blitzer : Right now in California, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein is leading in the jungle primary, followed by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Kevin de León.

California Senatorial Jungle Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Dianne Feinstein (D) : 33 %
Condoleezza Rice (R) : 28 %
Kevin de León (D) : 25 %
Brad Sherman (D) : 6 %
Douglas Pierce (D) : 5 %
John Estrada (R) : 4 %
Stephen Schrader (R) : 2 %
Alison Hartson (D) : 2 %

11:00 pm

Wolf Blitzer : It's 11 pm and Senator Feinstein and Secretary Rice are the clear favorites of the senatorial race in California. Rice reinforced her performance by doing well among moderate and independent voters due to her pro-choice stance and also among African American voters. That explains how she's doing well in San Francisco in addition of narrowly leading in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Feinstein won the San Francisco County where she was Mayor for 10 years.

California Senatorial Jungle Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
Dianne Feinstein (D) : 35 %
Condoleezza Rice (R) : 31 %
Kevin de León (D) : 21 %
Brad Sherman (D) : 4 %
Douglas Pierce (D) : 4 %
John Estrada (R) : 3 %
Stephen Schrader (R) : 1 %
Alison Hartson (D) : 1 %

12:00 am

Wolf Blitzer : It's midnight and we can now project that Dianne Feinstein and Condoleezza Rice will be the two senatorial finalists for the senate race in California, which marks one of the most competitive senate races in California in 20 years.

California Senatorial Jungle Primary - 100 % of the vote reported
✔ Dianne Feinstein (D) : 40 %
✔ Condoleezza Rice (R) : 34 %
Kevin de León (D) : 18 %
Brad Sherman (D) : 2 %
Douglas Pierce (D) : 2 %
John Estrada (R) : 2 %
Stephen Schrader (R) : 1 %
Alison Hartson (D) : 1 %

Dianne Feinstein, Condoleezza Rice Win the California Jungle Primary
Wolf Blitzer : So thank you ladies and gentlemen for watching the coverage of the 2018 senatorial  primaries in California, Montana, New Mexico, Mississippi and New Jersey. We'll see you next week for the coverage of the senatorial primaries in Nevada, Maine, Virginia and North Dakota. We wish you good night.

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2018 Senatorial Primary Night Coverage

Date : June 12 2018

States : Nevada, Maine, Virginia and North Dakota

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



Wolf Blitzer : Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the coverage of the senatorial primaries in the states of Nevada, Maine, Virginia and North Dakota. It's 7 pm and CNN can now project that results in Maine and Virginia. In Maine, we can watch that State Senator Eric Brakey is leading in the Republican primary race while Benjamin Polland is doing the same for the Democratic primary race.

Maine Senatorial Republican Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Eric Brakey : 44 %
Mark Holbrook : 36 %

Maine Senatorial Democratic Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Benjamin Pollard : 47 %
Zak Ringelstein : 41 %

Anderson Cooper : In Virginia, we can project that Corey Stewart is the leader of the Republican senatorial field.

Virginia Senatorial Republican Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Corey Stewart : 39 %
E. W. Jackson : 25 %
Nick Freitas : 18 %

8:00 pm

Maine Senatorial Republican Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
Eric Brakey : 48 %
Mark Holbrook : 41 %

Maine Senatorial Democratic Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
Benjamin Pollard : 50 %
Zak Ringelstein : 46 %

Virginia Senatorial Republican Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
Corey Stewart : 45 %
E. W. Jackson : 29 %
Nick Freitas : 21 %

9:00 pm

Wolf Blitzer : It's 9 pm and we can project that Eric Brakey and Benjamin Pollard will win their parties' senatorial nominees in their races with independent senator Angus King.

Maine Senatorial Republican Primary - 100 % of the vote reported
✔ Eric Brakey : 52 %
Mark Holbrook : 48 %

Eric Brakey Wins the Maine Republican Senatorial Primary

Maine Senatorial Democratic Primary - 100 % of the vote reported
✔ Benjamin Pollard : 51 %
Zak Ringelstein : 49 %

Benjamin Pollard Wins the Maine Democratic Senatorial Primary
Steve King : And in Virginia, Corey Stewart just won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.

Virginia Senatorial Republican Primary - 100 % of the vote reported
✔ Corey Stewart : 47 %
E. W. Jackson : 30 %
Nick Freitas : 23 %

Corey Stewart Wins the Virginia Republican Senatorial Primary
Right now, we have new projections. In North Dakota, former Governor Jack Dalrymple is the clear favorite for the Republican senatorial nomination while Congresswoman Jacky Rosen is leading the Democratic senatorial field in Nevada.

North Dakota Senatorial Republican Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Jack Dalrymple : 53 %
Tom Campbell : 25 %
Kevin Cramer : 19 %

Nevada Senatorial Democratic Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Jacky Rosen : 41 %
Ross Miller : 27 %
Jesse Sbaih : 18 %

10:00 pm

Wolf Blitzer : It's 10 pm and we can now project that Jack Dalrymple won the race for the Republican senatorial nomination for Heidi Heitkamp's seat in North Dakota. In Nevada, Jacky Rosen will be the Democratic senatorial nominee.

North Dakota Senatorial Republican Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
✔ Jack Dalrymple : 55 %
Tom Campbell : 33 %
Kevin Cramer : 12 %

Jack Dalrymple Wins the North Dakota Republican Senatorial Primary

Nevada Senatorial Democratic Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
✔ Jacky Rosen : 52 %
Ross Miller : 36 %
Jesse Sbaih : 12 %

Jacky Rosen Wins the Nevada Democratic Senatorial Primary
Wolf Blitzer : I want to thank you ladies and gentlemen for watching the coverage of the 2018 senatorial  primaries in Nevada, Maine, Virginia and North Dakota. In 2 weeks, we'll be covering the senate primaries in Utah and Maryland. Have a good night.

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Who won the Governor Primaries in Nevada, Maine, New Mexico and California this month?

Nevada
Mark Hutchison (R)
Steve Sisolak (D)

Maine
Shawn Moody (R)
Mark Eves (D)

New Mexico
John Sanchez (R)
Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)

California
John H. Cox (R)
Gavin Newsom (D)

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Marco Rubio's Presidency
June 2018, Part 2

June 17 :
-President Rubio meets with Hungarian President János Áder at the White House where they discussed issues such as economic ties between their nations, trade, energy, democracy and freedom, defense ties, counter-terrorism and Russia.

June 18 :

-Boko Haram launched an assault against a Nigerien uranium mine near the city of Diffa, Niger, in an attempt to take control of these uranium sources and use them in order to develop nuclear weapons they would use to launch nuclear terrorist attacks against the United States and their allies as well as in West Africa. But fortunately, the Nigerien Army deployed troops there in order to defend the mine. The battle resulted with a victory for the Nigerien Army. Approximately 11 Nigerien soldiers and 83 Boko Haram jihadists were killed during the battle while the 17 remaining jihadists surrendered.

June 19 :
-The Senate votes 57-41 for a bill that would approve an arms deal that would allow the United States to provide Egypt in military equipment in order to fight ISIS in Egypt. The House has yet to vote on it next week.

June 20 :

-President Rubio campaigns for Republican senatorial candidate Condoleezza Rice in San Diego, California, in the context of the 2018 midterm elections. During his rally, he praised Rice's record and leadership as National Security Advisor and as Secretary of State « that made remarkable contributions in keeping America against radical Islamic terrorism safe after 9/11 by keeping our nation on the offensive against terrorists, in promoting and reinforcing democracy, freedom and justice in Iraq and in reinforcing our economy through the promotion of free trade. Right now, our nation is stronger than ever before. Throughout the last 2 years, we grew our economy through lower taxes, small government, promotion of oil drilling and energy development, promotion of free trade and school choice and the restoration of America's status as the best place in the world to do business. America is now safer than ever before. By reinforcing our homeland security as well as the FBI's counter-terrorism budget, by increasing our defense budget, reinforcing and modernizing our military and our alliances by striking terrorists wherever they are and by arming the right groups in the Middle East through background checks, we eradicated ISIS and Al Qaida in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen and our troops killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. There is still work to do and accomplishing that duty to keep America safe and prosperous partly requires reinforcing our majority in the Senate by adding strong foreign policy experience and knowledge there. That's why I call on you to vote for Condoleezza Rice for U.S. Senate. »

June 21 :
-The House of Representatives votes 301-134 for the the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act. The bill is signed into law by President Rubio, thus granting Secretary of Homeland Security Rudy Giuliani to to create a new office called the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office.

-During a press conference at the White House, Secretary of Homeland Security Rudy Giuliani officially announces the creation of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMDO) that has the objectives of countering attempts by terrorists or other threat actors to carry out an attack against the United States or its interests using a weapon of mass destruction by supporting operational partners in closing capability gaps along adversary pathways and by investing and developping innovative technologies to meet partner requirements and improve operations. Secretary Giuliani declares that the creation of the CWMDO as a massive victory against Islamic extremist terrorism.

June 22 :
-A new poll released about the 2018 Generic Congressional Vote notes that the Republicans are largely leading the Democrats with 58 % of the voting intentions over the Democrats' 39 %. This is mostly related to President Rubio's strong popularity, to the strong economic prosperity America is now living and to the decline of the global terrorist threat due to President Rubio's strongly hawkish foreign policy.


-President Rubio campaigns for Republican senatorial candidate Susana Martinez in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he focuses his speech mostly on economic issues, energy and immigration.

June 23 :

-Syria is holding its first democratic elections since topple of the Assad regime last year. Riad Darar, the leader of the Progressive Party of Syria, is elected President of Syria with 48 % of the vote while Bashar al-Zoubi, the leader of the Conservative Party of Syria, received 36 % of the vote, followed by Sipan Hemo, leader of the Kurdish Party of Syria, who earned 15 % of the vote. In his victory speech, Darar declares that Syria is living a new beginning and reiterates his pledge to reconstruct and unite the country and to defeat ISIS.

-President Rubio speaks on the phone with Syrian President-elect Darar and congratulates him on his electorial victory in Syria. Both leaders reiterated their commitment to work together to rebuild Syria, to defend democracy and human rights and to defeat radical Islamic terrorism.

June 24 :
-North Korea attempted a nuclear test towards the Japanese island of Kyushu but thanks to the remilitarization of Japan, the Japanese Armed Forces managed to intercept and destroy the North Korean nuclear missile.

June 25 :
-President Rubio campaigns for Jack Dalrymple in North Dakota, focusing mostly on economic issues, trade, energy and agriculture.

June 26 :

-In the context of the 2018 midterms, real estate developper Josh Romney (son of 2012 GOP presidential candidate and Secretary of Treasury Mitt Romney) has won the Republican senatorial nomination for Orrin Hatch's seat with 62 % of the vote over Congressman Chris Stewart's 30 % and State Senator Deidre Henderson's 8 %. On the Democratic side, Salt Lake County Councilwoman Jenny Wilson won the Democratic senatorial nomination with 66 % of the vote over businessman Mitchell Kent Vice's 34 %. Meanwhile, in Maryland, former CIA officer Sam Faddis won the Republican senatorial nomination in his long-shot bid against Senator Ben Cardin.

-The House of Representatives votes 272-163 for an arms deal that would allow the United States to provide Egypt in military equipment in order to fight ISIS in Egypt. The bill is signed into law by President Rubio.

June 27 :

-The United States and Egypt officially ratified an arms deal that will provide military equipment to Egypt in order to help them to combat ISIS in the region. Among the U.S. weapons provided to Egypt, there are Boeing AH-64 Apaches, M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems, MGM-140 and ATACMS.

-Vice-President Nikki Haley campaigns for Mike Pence in Indiana and for Josh Romney in Utah.

June 28 :

-In the context of the reconstruction and democratization of Syria, President Rubio nominates Tom Ridge (the first Secretary of Homeland Security under George W. Bush) to be U.S. Ambassador to Syria. The President of the United States describes Ridge's foreign policy and business credentials as qualities making him the best person to lead the U.S. diplomatic mission in Syria in order to contribute to the efforts to restore the diplomatic relations between the 2 countries, to reconstruct Syria, to consolidate freedom and democracy there and to fight radical Islamic terrorism. The Senate has yet to confirm Ridge's nomination.

June 29 :

-President Rubio meets with Syrian President Riad Darar at the White House where they discussed issues they strongly agree about such as economy, trade, energy, democracy, gender equity, religious freedom, human rights, defense ties and counter-terrorism. During their joint press conference in Washington D.C., both leaders evoked a new beginning in the relationship between the United States and Syria for the sake of freedom, democracy, prosperity, justice and international security.

June 30 :

-President Rubio nominates Congressman Chris Stewart to be the first Director of the newly created Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office. Stewart's nomination has yet to be confirmed by the Senate.

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Marco Rubio's Presidency
July 2018, Part 1
President Rubio's job approval rating :
Approve : 69 %
Disapprove : 25 %
Unsure : 6 %

July 1 :

-President Rubio makes a stopover in Athens, Greece where he meets with Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras. Both leaders hold a bilateral press conference at the Parthenon where they reiterated to keep their economic and trade relations strong, to fight for the promotion of democracy and human rights and to combat and defeat radical Islamic terrorism.

-Vice-President Haley holds a rally in Detroit, Michigan where she calls for infrastructure development.

-The American Armed Forces took Tahrir al-Sham-controlled city of Maarat al-Nu'man.

July 10 :

-President Rubio arrives in London where he meets with British Prime Minister Theresa May with whom he discussed issues they strongly agree about such as economic and trade relations between the United States and the United Kingdom, energy, democracy, freedom of religion, Russia and the fight against radical Islamic terrorism. Later that day, he meets with Queen Elizabeth II. During the evening, he gives a speech at the British Parliament where he declares that despite the Brexit, the economic and trade relations between the United States and the United Kingdom are still strong thanks to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership ratified last year. He also stated the urgency to encourage energy independence and to work together to encourage the promotion of democracy, human rights and freedom of religion around the world, to fight Vladimir Putin's agression in Eastern Europe and to fight and defeat radical Islamic terrorism.

-The Syrian city of Morek is taken by the U.S. Armed Forces who defeated Tahrir al-Sham there.

July 11-12 :

-President Rubio arrives in Brussels where he meets with all other leaders of the NATO countries for the NATO summit. During that summit, all of the participating leaders agreed to keep on giving military and intelligence efforts to combat and defeat radical Islamic terrorism in the Middle East and in Africa, to train Syrian troops and Afghan troops in order to ensure the transition to these armed forces the responsibility of their countries' security and defense. President Rubio and his allies also agreed to counter attempts by terrorists or other threat actors to commit attacks using a weapon of mass destruction by supporting operational partners in closing capability gaps along adversary pathways and by investing and developping innovative technologies to meet partner requirements and improve operations. They also reiterated their commitment to counter any attempt by Vladimir Putin's Russia to destablize Eastern Europe and Middle East.


-Vice-President Haley campaigns for Condoleezza Rice in Santa Barbara, California where she praises her foreign policy experience and record.

July 14 :
-President Rubio holds a meeting with a bipartisan group of Senators at the White House and calls on them to work together on an infrastructure plan and on entitlement reform.

July 15 :

-The Senate votes 67-32 for the approval of Chris Stewart's nomination as Director of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office.

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Marco Rubio's Presidency
July 2018, Part 2

July 17 :
-Vice-President Haley swears in Chris Stewart as Director of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office.

July 18 :

-Senate hearings to confirm Tom Ridge's nomination as U.S. Ambassador to Syria started.

July 19 :
-President Rubio meets with Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovićat the White House where they discussed issues such as economic ties between the United States and Croatia, free trade, energy, democracy and human rights, defense ties, counter-terrorism and Russia.

July 20 :
-The American troops in Syria inflicted a defeat on Tahrir al-Sham in the city of Khan Shaykhun as well as in the neighboring cities and villages.

July 21 :

-New riots between Iranian citizens and the police triggered in Mashhad due to the Iranian government's decision to rise the prices of Iranian fuel and to cut subsidies for lower-income Iranians. These riots killed 29 people and resulted to the arrest of 187 people.

July 22 :

-In response to the increasing violence in Iran, President Rubio calls on Congress to approve new sanctions against Iran, including an embargo on Iranian fuel and sanctions against international firms and banks controlled by Iran in order to stop financial transactions to the Iranian regime that would give them the necessary money to sponsor terrorist groups and to develop nuclear weapons.

July 23 :
-The Syrian Army retook control of the city of Jisr al-Shugun after eradicating Tahrir al-Sham there.

July 24 :
-President Rubio campaigns for Republican gubernatorial nominee Mary Taylor in Dayton, Ohio in the context of the 2018 gubernatorial campaign.

July 25 :
-The Rubio Administration restores constitutional carry in order to further defend the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.

July 26 :

-The Turkish Armed Forces led a military offensive against Tahrir al-Sham in North-Western Syria where they took the city of Harem and all the neighboring cities and villages controlled by the radical Islamic terrorist organization.

-President Rubio hosts Zambian President Edgar Lungu at the White House where they discussed issues such as economy, trade, energy, health, fight against AIDS, democracy and human rights in Africa and counter-terrorism.

July 27 :
-The Turkish Army defeated Tahrir al-Sham in Salgin.


-The Senate approves Tom Ridge's nomination as U.S. Ambassador to Syria with a 61-36 vote.

July 28 :
-Vice-President Haley swears in Tom Ridge as U.S. Ambassador to Syria.

-The Senate approves new sanctions against Iran in the context of the protests there. The House of Representatives has yet to do the same.

July 29 :
-The NATO troops in Syria took all the cities surrounding Idlib, the last bastion of Tahrir al-Sham. They are preparing to launch a military siege in Idlib.


-President Rubio and Vice-President Haley met with the White House National Security Council to discuss a strategy to orchestrate a major pivot of the Rubio Administration's foreign policy to Africa in order to compete with China there, to reinforce America's economic and trade relations with African countries, to fight AIDS, to promote democracy and human rights there and to fight terrorism in this continent.

July 30 :

-The House of Representatives approves new sanctions against Iran that are later signed into law by President Rubio, thus establishing an embargo on Iranian fuel as well as sanctions on international firms and banks controlled by Iran in order to stop financial transactions to the Iranian regime that would give them the necessary money to sponsor terrorist groups and to develop nuclear weapons.

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Marco Rubio's Presidency
August 2018, Part 1
President Rubio's job approval rating :
Approve : 67 %
Disapprove : 26 %
Unsure : 7 %

August 1 :

-The Democratic National Committee makes it official and votes for Saint Louis as host city of the 2020 Democratic National Convention over other finalists such as Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Seattle and Boston. The 2020 Democratic National Convention will be held from July 13 to July 16 2020 at Scottrade Center.

August 2 :

-The U.S., Syrian and Turkish armed forces in Syria started sieging the city of Idlib, the final bastion of Tahrir al-Sham.

August 3 :

-Zimbabwe holds its first elections since the coup d’État that contributed to the toppling of Robert Mugabe, almost a year ago. During these elections, former Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvingirai of the Movement for Democratic Change Zimbabwe is elected President of Zimbabwe with 63 % of the vote over Emmerson Mnangagwa's 36 %, thus contributing to Zimbabwe's transition towards democracy.

-President Rubio speaks with Morgan Tsvingirai on the phone and congratulates him on his electoral victory in Zimbabwe. which he described as a « massive victory for democracy, freedom, human rights, integrity and justice ». The two leaders committed to orchestrate a new beginning for the relations between the United States and Zimbabwe and to work together to reinforce their economic and trade ties, to fight for the promotion of democracy, human rights and justice around the world and to combat terrorism in Africa.

August 4 :

-According to a new poll, the Republicans seem to be poised to get a supermajority to the Senate in November. In fact, they are likely to get at least 60 senate seats, which is due to President Rubio's strong popularity and accomplishments on economic and foreign policy issues and also to the fact that most of the senate seats in play in 2018 are located in deeply red states that usually vote Republican by overwhelming margins such as Montana (where Greg Gianforte leads Jon Tester 53 %-41 %), North Dakota (where John Darlymple leads Heidi Heitkamp 51 %-43 %), Missouri (where Claire McCaskill trails all of her potential Republican opponents), Indiana (where Mike Pence leads Joe Deonnelly 52 %-41 %) and West Virginia (where Evan Jenkins leads Joe Manchin 49 %-43 %). In addition, the GOP nominated major Republicans who have high name recognition and high popularity and demonstrated their ability to attract both Republican voters and independent voters, especially John Kasich in Ohio and Susana Martinez in New Mexico. The moreover that the Republicans succeeded in making the senatorial race in California competitive for the first time in 20 years by nominating former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who is narrowly leading with 44 % of the vote over Dianne Feinstein's 41 %.

August 5 :

-A UN investigation reports that Russia has increased oil and fuel exports to North Korea in violation to the UN sanctions against North Korea in the context of the increasing North Korean nuclear threat, thus contributing to an escalation of he North Korean crisis since every modern military, including North Korea's, mostly function on oil.


-In response to Russia's increasing oil exports to North Korea, the Rubio Administration established sanctions on Russian oil and to reinforce the U.S. Navy's presence in the Sea of Japan in order to intercept any Russian oil tanker attempting to export oil to North Korea and to deprive North Korea of the oil they need to boost their military. During a speech in Chicago, President Rubio has accused Vladimir Putin of acting against stability and peace by increasing Russia's oil exports to North Korea who will use this oil to boost its military.

August 6 :
-The U.S. troops and their allies in Syria defeated Tahrir al-Sham (Al Qaida's branch in Syria) in Idlib, thus freeing the jihadist's last bastion. During the battle, the Allies lost 91 soldiers while over 2900 Tahrir al-Sham jihadists, including the leader of Abu Mohammad al-Julani (Tahrir al-Sham leader) are killed. As a result, Tahrir al-Sham is totally eliminated.

August 7 :
-The states of Michigan, Missouri and Washington hold senatorial primaries in the context of the 2018 primaries.

August 8 :
-A new jobs reports notes that 311 000 new jobs are created in July and that the U.S. unemployment rate declined to 3.5 %.

-President Rubio hosts Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė at the White House where they discussed issues such as economic and trade ties between the 2 countries, energy, human rights, democracy, Russia and the fight against terrorism.

August 10 :

-During a press conference in Saint Paul, Minnesota, President Rubio unveils his Administration's infrastructure plan in order to grow the economy, to create jobs, to facilitate economic activities in America and to encourage future business owners to chose America as the place to start or expand a business. This plan includes reducing the federal gasoline tax rate by 80 %; vetoing any gas-tax increase; turning back control of the highways to the states; stopping special interests in Washington from building “Bridges to Nowhere” and engaging in other wasteful spending; freeing states from the strings that come attached to federal funding; removing barriers to public-private partnerships; repealing the Davis-Bacon Act that inflates government costs by billions every year and is a giveaway of taxpayer dollars to labor unions and phasing out the Mass Transit Account, which loots the Highway Trust Fund. This infrastructure plan is included in the bill named Bridge to the Future Act. The Senate will vote on this on August 16 and if the bill is approved by the Senate, the House of Representatives will vote on it a week later.

August 11 :
-President Rubio hosts Mexican President Ricardo Anaya Cortés at the White House where they discussed issues such as the relations between the United States and Mexico, economy, free trade, energy, the War on Drugs, democracy, immigration, Venezuela and Cuba as well as the fight against terrorism.

August 13 :
-In the context of the protests in Iran, the UN approves an embargo on Iranian fuel and sanctions against international banks and firms controlled by Iran in order to deprive Iran of the necessary capitals to sponsor terrorist groups and to build nuclear weapons. At the same occasion the UN also approved sanctions on Russia's oil exports to North Korea in the context of the North Korean nuclear threat.

August 14 :
-The states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut and Vermont hold senatorial primaries.

August 15 :
-President Rubio meets with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the James Group International headquarters in Detroit, Michigan where they both called for investments for the development of new infrastructures in order to facilitate economic activities as well as exports and imports between the 2 nations.

[UWS]

2018 Senatorial Primary Night Coverage

Date : August 7 2018

States : Michigan, Missouri and Washington

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



Wolf Blitzer : Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the coverage of the 2018 senatorial primaries in the states of Michigan, Missouri and Washington. Let's start with Michigan. It's 7 pm and CNN can now project that businessman and Iraq War veteran John James is leading the Republican senatorial field due to his dominance in the Detroit region, where he grew up and where he is running his family business James Group International.

Michigan Senatorial Republican Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
John James : 42 %
Randy Richardville : 19 %
Lena Epstein : 15 %
Sandy Pensler : 9 %
Bob Carr : 6 %

Michigan Gubernatorial Republican Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Bill Schuette : 36 %
Brian Calley : 25 %
Patrick Colbeck : 18 %

Anderson Cooper : In the state of Missouri, we can see that Ann Wagner is the leader of the GOP senatorial field. She sweeps most of the counties surrounding Kansas City.

Missouri Senatorial Republican Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Ann Wagner : 39 %
Josh Hawley : 31 %
Austin Petersen : 17 %
Tony Monetti : 8 %

8:00 pm

Wolf Blitzer : It's 8 pm and John James increased his lead in Michigan by dominating in Michigan's western and northern counties.

Michigan Senatorial Republican Primary - 25 % of the vote reported
John James : 46 %
Randy Richardville : 21 %
Lena Epstein : 17 %
Sandy Pensler : 8 %
Bob Carr : 5 %

Michigan Gubernatorial Republican Primary - 25 % of the vote reported
Bill Schuette : 39 %
Brian Calley : 27 %
Patrick Colbeck : 16 %

John King : The same for Ann Wagner who is sweeping the counties in the Saint Louis region, including Saint Louis itself.

Missouri Senatorial Republican Primary - 25 % of the vote reported
Ann Wagner : 43 %
Josh Hawley : 33 %
Austin Petersen : 18 %
Tony Monetti : 6 %

9:00 pm

Wolf Blitzer : Now it's 9 pm and we can now project that John James will win the Republican senatorial primary in Michigan. And at the gubernatorial level, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette won the Republican gubernatorial primary.

Michigan Senatorial Republican Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
✔ John James : 49 %
Randy Richardville : 23 %
Lena Epstein : 17 %
Sandy Pensler : 7 %
Bob Carr : 4 %

John James Wins the Michigan Republican Senatorial Primary

Michigan Gubernatorial Republican Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
✔ Bill Schuette : 44 %
Brian Calley : 30 %
Patrick Colbeck : 19 %

Bill Schuette Wins the Michigan Republican Gubernatorial Primary
John King : In Missouri, Ann Wagner is the winner of the local Republican senatorial primary, beating Josh Hawley by 14 percentage points.

Missouri Senatorial Republican Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
✔ Ann Wagner : 48 %
Josh Hawley : 34 %
Austin Petersen : 15 %
Tony Monetti : 3 %

Ann Wagner Wins the Missouri Republican Senatorial Primary

10:00 pm

Wolf Blitzer : Now it's 10 pm and we can now project that Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler is the leader of the Republican senatorial field in the state of Washington.

Washington Senatorial Republican Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Jaime Herrera Beutler : 41 %
Dave Reichert : 29 %
Cathy McMorris Rodgers : 23 %

11:00 pm

Washington Senatorial Republican Primary - 25 % of the vote reported
Jaime Herrera Beutler : 45 %
Dave Reichert : 32 %
Cathy McMorris Rodgers : 22 %

12:00 am

Wolf Blitzer : Now it's midnight and we can project that Jaime Herrera Beutler will win the Republican senatorial nomination to face Maria Cantwell.

Washington Senatorial Republican Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
✔ Jaime Herrera Beutler : 45 %
Dave Reichert : 30 %
Cathy McMorris Rodgers : 23 %

Jaime Herrera Beutler Wins the Washington Republican Senatorial Primary
Wolf Blitzer : I want to thank you ladies and gentlemen for watching the coverage of the 2018 senatorial  primaries in Michigan, Missouri and Washington. Next week, we'll be covering the senate primaries in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut and Vermont. We wish you good night.

[UWS]

2018 Senatorial Primary Night Coverage

Date : August 14 2018

States : Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut and Vermont

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



Wolf Blitzer : Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the coverage of the 2018 senatorial primaries in the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont and Connecticut. Let's start with Michigan. It's 7 pm and we now have our first projections in the state of Vermont, the home state of Independent Senator Bernie Sanders. We can project that former Vermont Governor Jim Douglas is the leader of the Republican senatorial field in Vermont.

Vermont Senatorial Republican Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Jim Douglas : 44 %
Thom Lauzon : 33 %
Kevin Dorn : 15 %

Anderson Cooper : Meanwhile, Matthew Corey seems to be the favorite to face Chris Murphy.

Connecticut Senatorial Republican Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Matthew Corey : 39 %
Dominic Rapini : 31 %

8:00 pm

Wolf Blitzer : Now it's 8 pm and Governor Douglas reinforced his lead over Barre Mayor Thom Lauzon by taking the lead in Burlington. And we now have our first results in the state of Wisconsin. We can project that Mark Green, former U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania and Republican nominee for Wisconsin Governor in 2006, is leading with 37 % of the vote over Kevin Nicholson's 25 %. Green's success is due to his dominance in Milwaukee and in the neighboring counties, including Racine and Kenosha.

Vermont Senatorial Republican Primary - 25 % of the vote reported
Jim Douglas : 47 %
Thom Lauzon : 34 %
Kevin Dorn : 17 %

Connecticut Senatorial Republican Primary - 25 % of the vote reported
Matthew Corey : 46 %
Dominic Rapini : 34 %

Wisconsin Senatorial Republican Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Mark Green : 37 %
Kevin Nicholson : 25 %
Leah Vukmir : 18 %
John T. Schiess : 4 %

9:00 pm

Wolf Blitzer : Now it's 9 pm and we can now project that Jim Douglas will win the Republican senatorial nomination in Vermont in his long-shot bid against Bernie Sanders. The same for Matthew Corey in Connecticut.

Vermont Senatorial Republican Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
✔ Jim Douglas : 52 %
Thom Lauzon : 35 %
Kevin Dorn : 13 %

Jim Douglas Wins the Vermont Republican Senatorial Primary

Connecticut Senatorial Republican Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
✔ Matthew Corey : 51 %
Dominic Rapini : 38 %

Matthew Corey Wins the Connecticut Republican Senatorial Primary
Wolf Blitzer : In Wisconsin, businessman and military veteran Kevin Nicholson made progress after sweeping most of Wisconsin's center counties, including the Dane county (home to Madison). We now have projections in Minnesota. In the race for Amy Klobuchar's seat, State Representative Jim Newberger is in the lead. Meanwhile, in the special election race for Tina Smith's seat, Congressman Erik Paulsen is the favorite.

Wisconsin Senatorial Republican Primary - 25 % of the vote reported
Mark Green : 39 %
Kevin Nicholson : 28 %
Leah Vukmir : 19 %
John T. Schiess : 5 %

Minnesota Senatorial Republican Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Jim Newberger : 48 %
Robert Barnheiser : 33 %

Minnesota Special Senatorial Republican Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Erik Paulsen : 55 %
Karin Housley : 31 %
Christopher Chamberlin : 10 %

10:00 pm

Wolf Blitzer : We can see that Mark Green increased his lead in Wisconsin due to his strong performance in Green Bay.

Wisconsin Senatorial Republican Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
Mark Green : 43 %
Kevin Nicholson : 30 %
Leah Vukmir : 20 %
John T. Schiess : 4 %

Minnesota Senatorial Republican Primary - 25 % of the vote reported
Jim Newberger : 51 %
Robert Barnheiser : 37 %

Minnesota Special Senatorial Republican Primary - 25 % of the vote reported
Erik Paulsen : 58 %
Karin Housley : 34 %
Christopher Chamberlin : 7 %

10:00 pm

Wolf Blitzer : CNN can now project that Mark Green will win the Republican senatorial primary in Wisconsin, edging Kevin Nicholson by 16 percentage points. In Minnesota, Jim Newberger and Erik Paulsen will respectively win their party's nomination for Amy Klobuchar's seat and Tina Smith's seat.

Wisconsin Senatorial Republican Primary - 75 % of the vote reported
✔ Mark Green : 46 %
Kevin Nicholson : 30 %
Leah Vukmir : 21 %
John T. Schiess : 3 %

Mark Green Wins the Wisconsin Republican Senatorial Primary

Minnesota Senatorial Republican Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
✔ Jim Newberger : 54 %
Robert Barnheiser : 39 %

Jim Newberger Wins the Minnesota Republican Senatorial Primary

Minnesota Special Senatorial Republican Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
✔ Erik Paulsen : 60 %
Karin Housley : 35 %
Christopher Chamberlin : 5 %

Erik Paulsen Wins the Minnesota Special Republican Senatorial Primary
Wolf Blitzer : At the gubernatorial level, we can project that Democratic Madison Mayor Paul Soglin will win the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. In Minnesota, Jeff Johnson will win the Republican gubernatorial nomination while Tim Walz will be his Democratic opponent.

Wisconsin Gubernatorial Democratic Primary - 75 % of the vote reported
✔ Paul Soglin : 40 %
Dana Wachs : 30 %
Matt Flynn : 25 %
Tony Evers : 5 %

Paul Soglin Wins the Wisconsin Democratic Gubernatorial Primary

Minnesota Gubernatorial Republican Primary - 75 % of the vote reported
✔ Jeff Johnson: 51 %
Matt Dean : 34 %

Jeff Johnson Wins the Minnesota Republican Gubernatorial Primary

Minnesota Gubernatorial Democratic Primary - 75 % of the vote reported
✔ Tim Walz : 48 %
Erin Murphy : 29 %
Chris Coleman : 23 %

Tim Walz Wins the Minnesota Democratic Gubernatorial Primary
Wolf Blitzer : So thanks for watching, ladies and gentlemen. We'll see you in 2 weeks as we'll be covering the senate primaries in Florida and Arizona. Have a good night.

[UWS]

Marco Rubio's Presidency
August 2018, Part 2

August 16 :
-The Senate votes 61-35 for the Bridge to the Future Act. The House of Representatives has yet to vote on it next week.

August 17 :

-President Rubio campaigns for John James in Warren, Michigan where he officially announces his endorsement to James' senate candidacy and praises his military service to America as well as his business experience as CEO of the James Group International, a supply chain business that has the mission to manage and optimize our customer’s supply chain infrastructures and processes by designing and implementing complex supply chain solutions and leveraging information technology. The President describes all of John James' background as important pillars of the American Dream as well as the experience needed in a senator in order to make sure that America will keep moving forward through the adoption of pro-growth and business-friendly laws promoting lower taxes and small government as well as bills aimed at keeping America's military and national security strong in order to defeat global terrorism.

August 18 :

-President Rubio campaigns for Mark Green in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he praised Mark Green's foreign policy experience as former U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania as well as his experience as director of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, a nonprofit organization formed by a coalition of American businesses and NGOs, senior national security and foreign policy experts, faith-based and community leaders who have the mission to advocate a higher International Affairs Budget in order to enhance national security, forward American business interests, and improve humanitarian assistance around the world. During this rally, he also attacked Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin on her vote in favor of raising taxes by $5 trillion and on her support to higher income taxes, sales taxes and energy taxes. He also slammed Baldwin on her opposition to a 2006 resolution honoring victims of the September 11 attacks on the fifth anniversary of 9/11.

August 19 :
-Vice-President Haley campaigns for Erik Paulsen in Minnesota.

-The Indian Armed Forces in Afghanistan destroyed a Haaqani Network training base in the Kandahar region.

August 20 :
-President Rubio hosts Prime Minister Thai Prayut Chan-o-cha at the White House where they discussed issues such as economy, free trade, democracy and human rights, counter-terrorism, China and North Korea's nuclear threat.

-Vice-President Haley starts a tour in the Middle East started by a stopover in Kabul, Afghanistan where she meets Afghan president Ashraf Ghani with whom she talks issues, notably the fight against terrorism in the region.

August 21 :
-Vice-President Haley arrives in Damascus, Syria where she meets with Syrian President Riad Darar with whom she observes the reconstruction of Syria as well as the progress in the fight against radical Islamic terrorism in Syria.

August 22 :
-President Rubio meets with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the White House where they talked about issues such as economic ties between the United States and Azerbaijan, energy and counter-terrorism.

-Vice-President Haley meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul, Turkey to discuss issues like economic and trade ties between the United States and Turkey, energy, human rights and democracy, freedom of religion and counter-terrorism.

August 23 :

-The House of Representatives votes 293-140 for the Bridge to the Future Act, which is later signed into law by President Rubio, thus reducing the federal gasoline tax rate by 80 %; turning back control of the highways to the states; stopping special interests in Washington from building “Bridges to Nowhere” and engaging in other wasteful spending; freeing states from the strings that come attached to federal funding; removing barriers to public-private partnerships; repealing the Davis-Bacon Act that inflates government costs by billions every year and is a giveaway of taxpayer dollars to labor unions and phasing out the Mass Transit Account.

-During a press conference in Washington D.C., President Rubio describes the passage of the Bridge to the Future Act as a great day for American workers, for businesses and for the U.S. economy in general.

August 24 :
-President Rubio and Vice-President Haley campaign for Ann Wagner in Kansas City, Missouri.

August 25 :

-During a speech at the National Museum of African Art in Washington D.C., President Rubio officially announces the pivot of his Administration's foreign policy towards Africa, a continent which, as he says, is also a strategic zone for America's national security. He declared during his speech that America is a better economic partner for Africa than China is due to China's currency manipulation and to the fact that the free enterprise system is the only economic system that can make it possible for all to prosper. President Rubio stated that his foreign policy towards Africa will boost America's competitiveness in the region through the increase of U.S. investments there, which will be done thanks to partnerships between the U.S. Department of Treasury and private companies. Since his Administration's tax cuts for America's agricultural businesses helped them to innovate and manufacture more agricultural products and technologies and thus reduced food prices through the reduction of inflation, he declared that America's agricultural projects will be more successful and help America to surpass China on this sector. He also stated that the end of the War on Coal as well as the promotion of clean coal technologies as well as America's rapid path to energy thanks to the promotion of oil drilling and production (which also reduced energy prices in the USA and reinforced American consumers' purchasing power), the United States' investments in the construction of coal plants and other energy infrastructures in Africa will surpass China's. President Rubio also pledged to reinforce economic and trade ties with African countries and to fight for the promotion of democracy, freedom and human rights in this continent. He also declared that the fight against AIDS as well as against radical Islamic terrorism will be another priority of his foreign policy towards Africa and that terrorism will be defeated thanks to the increase of America's military and intelligence efforts, notably a multiplication of the number of U.S. drone bases in Africa and the provision of U.S. military, material and intelligence support for African countries' armed forces.

August 26 :
-President Rubio and his family along with some members of the President's National Security Council started a tour in Africa in the context of the Rubio Administration's foreign policy pivot to Africa.

-President Rubio arrives in Tunis, Tunisia where he meets with Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi with whom he discussed issues such as economic and trade ties between the United States and Tunisia, energy, democracy and human rights and the fight against terrorism.

August 27 :
-President Rubio makes a stopover in Cairo, Egypt where he meets with Egyptian Abdel Fattah el-Sisi with whom he talks economy, energy, democracy and human rights, freedom of religion and the fight against ISIS and global terrorism.

August 28 :
-President Rubio arrives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where he holds a bilateral press conference with Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome. Both leaders declared their commitment to work together to reinforce their countries' economic and trade ties, to fight AIDS, to promote democracy and freedom on the African continent and to fight and defeat radical Islamic terrorism in the African Horn.

-The states of Florida and Arizona hold senatorial primaries in the context of the 2018 midterm elections.

August 29 :
-President Rubio arrives in Abuja, Nigeria where he meets with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss issues like economic and trade ties between the U.S. and Nigeria, energy, democracy and human rights, fight against AIDS and the fight against radical Islamic terrorism, including Boko Haram.

August 30 :
-In the context of his tour in Africa, President Rubio arrives in Harare, Zimbabwe where he meets with Zimbabwean President Morgan Tsvingirai with whom he discussed issues such as economic ties, health, fight against AIDS, democracy and human rights in Africa and the fight against crime and terrorism.


-A week after the adoption of the Bridge to the Future Act, Secretary of Treasury Mitt Romney announced the formation of partnerships between the U.S. Department of Treasury and private companies such as James Group International, HNTB Corporation, AECOM and Jacobs Engineering Group to fund infrastructure projects in order to grow the U.S. economy and boost job creation in America.

August 31 :

-President Rubio arrives in Pretoria, South Africa where he meets with South African President Jacob Zuma. During their bilateral press conference at the University of Pretoria, the U.S. President praised Nelson Mandela's fight against Apartheid and called for the persistance of the fight against discrimination. Both leaders declared their determination to reinforce their countries' economic and trade ties, to fight AIDS for the sake of a global health, to defend the values of freedom and democracy and to fight crime and terrorism.

[UWS]

2018 Senatorial Primary Night Coverage

Date : August 28 2018

States : Florida and Arizona

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



Wolf Blitzer : Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the coverage of the 2018 senatorial primaries in the states of Florida and Arizona. We now have our first projections in Florida, President Rubio's home state. We can project that Florida Governor Rick Scott is largely leading the Republican senatorial field, followed by Congressman Tom Rooney who is earning 21 % of the vote.

Florida Senatorial Republican Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Rick Scott : 51 %
Tom Rooney : 21 %
David Jolly : 17 %

Anderson Cooper : At the gubernatorial level, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam is leading the GOP gubernatorial field. On the Democratic side, former U.S. Representative and daughter of former Governor Bob Graham is currently leading her Democratic rivals but Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is doing better than expected and is trailing Graham by only 2 percentage points. His attacks against Graham on her opposition to gun control as well as her votes to keep the Guantanamo Bay detention camp open and to approve the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline succeeded in helping Gillum to attract progressive voters.

Florida Gubernatorial Republican Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Adam Putnam : 43 %
Ron DeSantis : 28 %
Richard Corcoran : 20 %
Jack Latvala : 6 %

Florida Gubernatorial Democratic Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Gwen Graham : 35 %
Andrew Gillum : 33 %
Philip Levine : 20 %

8:00 pm

Wolf Blitzer : Now it is 8 pm and Governor Scott reinforced his lead after he swept the Miami-Dade county and the Tampa Bay Area. Meanwhile, Adam Putnam dominates in the Miami area as well as in Orlando while Ron DeSantis does the same for most of northern Florida, including Jacksonville. Andrew Gillum took the lead in the Democratic gubernatorial race.

Florida Senatorial Republican Primary - 25 % of the vote reported
Rick Scott : 54 %
Tom Rooney : 23 %
David Jolly : 19 %

Florida Gubernatorial Republican Primary - 25 % of the vote reported
Adam Putnam : 47 %
Ron DeSantis : 31 %
Richard Corcoran : 20 %
Jack Latvala : 6 %

Florida Gubernatorial Democratic Primary - 25 % of the vote reported
Andrew Gillum : 39 %
Gwen Graham : 38 %
Philip Levine : 19 %

9:00 pm

Wolf Blitzer : Now it is 9 pm and we can project that Rick Scott has won the Republican senatorial nomination in Florida. Adam Putnam has done the same at the gubernatorial level.

Florida Senatorial Republican Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
✔ Rick Scott : 57 %
Tom Rooney : 26 %
David Jolly : 17 %

Rick Scott Wins the Florida Republican Senatorial Primary

Florida Gubernatorial Republican Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
✔ Adam Putnam : 45 %
Ron DeSantis : 35 %
Richard Corcoran : 16 %
Jack Latvala : 4 %

Adam Putnam Wins the Florida Republican Gubernatorial Primary

Florida Gubernatorial Democratic Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
Andrew Gillum : 42 %
Gwen Graham : 40 %
Philip Levine : 11 %

10:00 pm

Wolf Blitzer : Now we can project that Andrew Gillum has increased his lead due to his dominance in the Orlando area and in northwestern Florida. In the state of Arizona, we can project that Kyrsten Sinema is leading the Democratic senatorial field.

Steve King : In the gubernatorial race, Steve Farley is leading his Democratic rival David Garcia.

Florida Gubernatorial Democratic Primary - 75 % of the vote reported
Andrew Gillum : 45 %
Gwen Graham : 41 %
Philip Levine : 14 %

Arizona Senatorial Democratic Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Kyrsten Sinema : 43 %
Chris Russell : 27 %
Deedra Abboud : 19 %

Arizona Gubernatorial Democratic Primary - 1 % of the vote reported
Steve Farley : 44 %
David Garcia : 39 %

11:00 pm

Wolf Blitzer : It's 11 pm and we can project that Andrew Gillum has narrowly won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Florida.

Florida Gubernatorial Democratic Primary - 100 % of the vote reported
✔ Andrew Gillum : 45 %
Gwen Graham : 44 %
Philip Levine : 11 %

Andrew Gillum Wins the Florida Democratic Gubernatorial Primary

Arizona Senatorial Democratic Primary - 25 % of the vote reported
Kyrsten Sinema : 48 %
Chris Russell : 29 %
Deedra Abboud : 19 %

Arizona Gubernatorial Democratic Primary - 25 % of the vote reported
Steve Farley : 47 %
David Garcia : 40 %

11:00 pm

Wolf Blitzer : At midnight, we can now project that Kyrsten Sinema wins the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Arizona. The same for Steve Farley at the gubernatorial level.

Arizona Senatorial Democratic Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
✔ Kyrsten Sinema : 50 %
Chris Russell : 33 %
Deedra Abboud : 17 %

Kyrsten Sinema Wins the Arizona Democratic Senatorial Primary

Arizona Gubernatorial Democratic Primary - 50 % of the vote reported
✔ Steve Farley : 50 %
David Garcia : 41 %

Steve Farley Wins the Arizona Democratic Gubernatorial Primary
Wolf Blitzer : Thank you ladies and gentlemen for watching the midterm primaries in Florida and Arizona. In 2 months, we'll see you for the coverage of the 2018 midterm election night on November 6th. We wish you good night.