Talk Elections

Hello ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the future. The date is September 21st, 2019, and America's president is Hillary Clinton. Following the disaster that was Donald Trump's candidacy, the GOP must decide which way to turn.

2016 Election Result:

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Hillary Clinton/Timothy Kaine 423 EVs/48.5%
Donald Trump/Michael Pence 102 EVs/35%
Gary Johnson/William Weld 13 EVs/17.5%

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The Game

Post your campaign announcements here, that will constitute turn 1. After that, I will release polls and we will being turn 2 from 9/21/19 to 9/28/19. Y'all know the drill, let's go!

I will be using DKrol's rules


Candidates

Democrats:
President Hillary Clinton (Pericles)
Representative Tim Ashe (Kingpoleon)

Republicans:
Senator Cory Gardner (Cris)
FBI Director James Comey (NeverAgain)
Speaker Paul Ryan (Branden Cordeiro)
Representative Mia Love (AuH2O Republican)
Senator Tom Cotton (Spark498)
Senator Joni Ernst (MikeWells)
Senator Marco Rubio (UWS)
Senator and Former Governor John Kasich (Heisenberg)
Senator Tim Scott (TedBessell)

Third Party:
[Libertarian] Former Governor William Weld (Haslam2020)

All announcements must be done by the end of Monday, July 25th, 2016. Have fun! ;D

dude this should so be 2024 ;)

I'll be Colorado Senator Cory Gardner.

If it wasn't clear, you should make your announcement speech too.

I wish to run as Former Governor John Kasich. I'll have an announcement speech up later today.

Bill Weld as a Libertarian.

Fmr. (unless Hillary keeps him on LOL) FBI Director James Comey. 4dalulz.

What party?

GOP.

If no one else does it, I might switch over and try primarying Hillary as Miro Weinberger.

Thank you, Yuma!

Today, I'm here in Yuma, Colorado, the place where I was born and raised, to talk about the state of our country and on our intentions to build a brighter future for all Americans.

America is great. We are still the most powerful nation in the world, we have a tremendous potential. But this potential was not fully unleashed in the past years. Twelve years caracterised by weak leadership, bad judgement and by a big government that is more than ever intruded in the lifes of hard-working Americans. It's time to change that, and that's why I'm running for President of the United States.

The federal government must not be involved as much as it's now in the lifes of American citizens. The government's role shall be to clear the way to the people in order to let them being successful and let them realize their desires. Clear the way to the people, not running the life of the people.

And when I say we'll clear the way to Americans, I mean that we'll cut taxes for business owners in order to put Americans back to work. We'll improve our education system, creating better opportunities of being successfull in life for our children and for all the generations to come. We'll repeal Obamacare and we'll replace it with a better system that will favour every citizen.

An area in which Presidents Obama and Clinton had been very week is foreign policy. If I'll be elected President, America will stand with its allies. We'll build an international coalition in order to defeat ISIS, we are gonna involve the moderate part of the Muslims. We'll stay with our european allies against eventual dangerous designs of Russia.

I consider myself as a new kind of republican. Look, Americans are angry. We are losing our role in the world, dangerous policies are dominating our lives by twelve years, the governments is bigger than ever before, Hillary Clinton proved that she is unable to put the United States in the right direction. Four years ago, Donald Trump was able to understand the fears of the American people, but if you want to be successful in solving the problems of the American people, you have to build a message that unites the country and not divides it. If you want to change things, you have to involve the minorities, you have to run on a positive message.

If we want to win, we have to run a positive, inspiring campaign that is able to catch the support not just of republicans, but the support of all people disatisfied with the direction of our country. Hispanics, and all minorities in general, shall not be our weakness anymore. If you want to win here in Colorado, you have to do that. Back in 2014, I ran a spirited, inspiring campaign, who got the support of people from all sides and that received praise from a lot of people. I won that election, and I'm 100% ready to do the same again!

It's time for a principled leader, with fresh and bold ideas able to bring common-sense solutions to the problems facing our nation, able to get support from all the people of this great nation. I already did that as Senator for the great state of Colorado. I'm that kind of leader and I'm ready to serve all the citizens of the United States of America.

Thank you so much and God bless you!

@NBC_News

(I'll be Paul Ryan, and I'll make my announcement sometime later tonight.)

I'm switching to Representative Tim Ashe.

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Tim Ashe speaking to reporters after announcement

June 3, 2019; Burlington, VT:

Is it possible for me to primary Hillary by running as Alvin Greene?

If that is too much of a joke candidate... ;)

Then I'd like to run Mia Love for the Republican nomination.

Will put up a speech once I know which candidate I can be.

I think that a recap of 2016/2018 Senate and Gubernatorial elections would be helpful! :)

I'd prefer Mia Love


I'll get on it eventually...

Please put me down as Mia Love and I will get an announcement speech done tonight/tomorrow.

I will run as Tom Cotton. Announcement speech to come.

Joni Ernst (R). I'll have my announcement by the end of tomorrow.

Is it too late to join?

Not at all!

I'd like to join as Marco Rubio. To join the game, do we just have to start it by make an announcement speech?

Yes, that's correct.

America in 2020: The State of the Union

President Clinton Job Approval
Approve 45%
Disapprove 47%

CPI: 315.12
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

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2016/2018 Senate Results

2016:

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Pickups

Indiana (Bayh)
Wisconsin (Feingold)
Illinois (Duckworth)
Pennsylvania (McGinty)
New Hampshire (Hassan)

51-49

2018:

Pickups

Florida
Missouri
Indiana
North Dakota
West Virginia
Ohio (Kasich)
Virginia

56-44

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2020 GOP Primary Schedule

Jan 14: Iowa
Jan 21: New Hampshire
Feb 4: South Carolina and Nevada
Feb 8: Tennessee
Feb 11: Alaska, Montana, and Washington
Feb 22: Arizona
March 3 (Super Tuesday): Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Vermont, Wyoming
March 10: Idaho, Hawai'i, Mississippi, Louisiana
March 14: Puerto Rico, American Samoa
March 17: Guam
March 20: Virgin Islands
March 31: Colorado, Kentucky, and Virginia
April 7: Michigan and Northern Mariana Islands
April 14: Florida, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, West Virginia
April 21: Illinois, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio
April 28: New York
May 12: DC, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
May 16: Connecticut, Rhode Island
May 19: Utah
June 2: California, Indiana, New Mexico, Oregon
July 20-23: RNC 2020

If you want any more information, tell me, I'll be happy to post it ;)

Since Kingpoleon switched to Tim Ashe as a primary to Clinton, I'll play as Sen. John Kasich (R-OH).

Just wondering, who are the new Republican Senators from Florida, Missouri, Indiana, North Dakota, West Virginia and Virginia elected in 2018?

FL: Jeff Atwater
MO: Ann Wagner
IN: Todd Young
ND: Drew Wrigley
WV: Evan Jenkins
VA: Ken Cuccinelli

Also, who is the Governor of Ohio?

June 7, 2019


« Thank you, Tampa! Thank you, my friends!

Sixty years ago, Fidel Castro took power in Cuba, the land of my ancestors. But many ran from Castro's tyranny and anti-free market threat to get residence here in America in order to accomplish their dreams. As son of immigrants, I lived the American Dream. Since three years now, Hillary Clinton, a leader from yesterday, has weakened our economy by taxing people more, regulating more, spending more, making us more dependent from foreign oil and increasing the debt to over 20 billion $. We need free market policies to get our economy back on track by embracing energy revolution (which requires more oil production and energy independence), free trade, school choice, business championing and tax cuts for all Americans.

Since three years now, President Clinton showed weakness in fighting terrorism and Russia's imperialist actions. The world is more dangerous than ever before. We don't want more tragedies like the ones in Orlando, San Bernardino, Paris, Nice, etc. I have the right foreign policy experience : under my leadership, we will increase defense spending, fight terrorism around the world and strengthen our strategic alliances.

All this kind of agenda requires an expansion of our party. We need to attract Hispanic votes, African American votes, Asian American votes and female votes to show that the Republican Party is the party for all Americans. As a son of immigrants, I am the best qualified to do it. That way, we can win the White House, beat Hillary Clinton and lead America to prosperity and security. For this reason, in order to serve our country, I'm running for President of the United States of America and we need this kind of leadership right here, right now!

Thank you! God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America! »

Mike DeWine

I have two questions :

-How many delegates a candidate will have to win to clinch the nomination?

-Are you sure we should not set the 2020 RNC before July 24? Because the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will be held from July 24 to August 9 and if the RNC is set between these dates, more people might get more attention at the Olympics than at the RNC.

You're right about the RNC, thanks!

As to delegates, I haven't figured it out, I'll work it out when the primaries draw closer - but about the standard amount, in the 1,000-1,400 range.

Tom Cotton for America, 2020
Pick Cotton
Fayetteville, Arkansas - University of Arkansas

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Good evening everyone, I am blessed to be here with you today. Over the last few years, we have witnessed the disastrous results and the consequences of Hillary Clinton's presidency. The national debt has significantly skyrocketed to unprecedented levels. Many people are now unemployed and scrambling for jobs and opportunity. She has weakened our economy by imposing higher taxes, and enacting more regulations, and increasing spending on foreign affairs.

Terrorism has become more rampant around the world and we need a leader that will address it and protect us from this existential threat. We have to be on a path to energy independence and not rely on other countries. She has displayed negligence and irresponsibility in countless instances.

The world is less safe than when she took office. I will do everything that I can to ensure the safety for Americans of all ethnic backgrounds. We have to create jobs for African Americans, Hispanics, and others. We need to be a more inclusive Republican Party and not leave individuals that have much potential on the sidelines. If we all cooperate toward a common goal, we can achieve the prosperity for all Americans. We can deliver the freedoms and security we desperately deserve. I am here to announce my candidacy for President of the United States. Under my leadership, America will be taken in a different direction that will be beneficial and put us on the best track to lead in the 21st century. God Bless you and God Bless our great nation!

September 14th, 2019
Paul Ryan announced his candidacy for President at 11:30 AM CT in Janesville, Wisconsin at the former GM Assembly Plant. Later in the afternoon, he attended a fundraiser in Milwaukee, Wisconsin hosted by Businesswoman Diane Hendricks.

September 15th, 2019
The campaign began to organize his campaign staffers, announcing his campaign headquarters to be held in Janesville, Wisconsin. It is evident that Ryan will target the upper Midwest in the primaries, and the general election. The campaign also announced the opening of 6 field offices in Iowa and New Hampshire; including in the towns of Dubuque, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Sioux City, Portsmouth (NH), Manchester (NH) and Concord (NH). He attended a fundraiser in Washington, DC later that night.

September 16th, 2019
Ryan makes first campaign appearance at an event at the Davenport West High School in Davenport, Iowa. He promotes an inclusive message of economic reform for those struggling under the Clinton economy. 57% of students at Davenport West are eligible for free or reduced lunch programs. Ryan's speech touched an anti-poverty agenda that Republicans have been struggling to profess during the past couple of election cycles.

September 17th, 2019
Barnstorming in North Liberty, Iowa
Tour of the University of Iowa Center for Research, met with students of Univ. of Iowa Medical School.
Met with organizers of economic policy speech at the Carver Hawkeye Arena on September 18th.

September 18th, 2019
Economic Policy Speech - Carver Hawkeye Arena at the University of Iowa


Thank you for joining me in outlining my proposal to lift people out of poverty. The University of Iowa has provided the people of Iowa with a first-class education, giving Iowa the tools to get to work. The University of Iowa, and our other great institutions across the country provide people with the tools to succeed, now the federal government must get out of the way and allow those people to prosper. In a time where millions of Americans are buried under student loan debt, which this administration promised to relieve through a government bailout, it is time to get America back to work. Today, I will announce my path to prosperity, outlining my proposals to lift American wages, get corporations and small businesses hiring again, lower American unemployment, and to lift those in poverty into a new era of success.

It is time to lift people up, not bring them down through common sense conservatism. People are tired of left-wing economics, leaving them stuck in an endless cycle of low wages, and low growth. During the years of Ronald Reagan, America was prospering. When Reagan took office, taxes and unemployment were sky high, the nation was divided and angry. Sound familiar? That is what we have had to deal with under the Democrat's legacy of failure. Like Reagan, my campaign will promote a message of cutting taxes, controlling spending and getting government out of the lives of the American people. The government's role should be to keep its citizens safe, leaving the rest up to the hard work of the American spirit.

Today, I will release my tax proposal to reform our backwards tax code in the United States. We have the highest corporate tax rate in the western world, stifling growth and allowing jobs to leave to go overseas. Our struggling towns across the country; whether its Scranton, Pennsylvania or Flint Michigan, and everywhere in between; have seen the effects of this reality. We must make the American economy move into the 21st century. In order to strengthen the American wallet, it will be important to reduce our tax brackets into 3 categories.  This will simplify our tax code for the American taxpayer. The top tax rate will be 25%, down from the current rate of 43.6% enacted by President Clinton. The rich Washington elite labels who is "wealthy" by their elitist definitions, leaving a heavy burden to our middle class. Our campaign will release a very detailed proposal after this speech detailing the specifics our pro-growth tax brackets of 10%, 15% and 25%. I'm proud to be the candidate of the American worker, family and business.

When discussing the corporate tax rate, our new rate of 20% would make us a leader on the world stage. Pro-business policies will allow the American workforce to capitalize on prospering world economy. It will allow us to give opportunity to those who have been left out in the Clinton and Obama economies, including our inner-city communities. We must create an economy that works for all, through the free market. This includes an increased use of oil, natural gas, solar, and other programs that will help power America. We must not pick winners and losers through our political leanings, but it is important for the American people to decide the future of American energy. Our oil drillers and coal miners represent the backbone of our blue-collar economy, and it is important we give people to capitalize on the opportunity to make America energy independent by the end of my administration.

When lowering tax rates, it is vital that we must not balloon our deficit. A more competent, smaller, less bloated federal budget and operation is important to the success of our economy. The American people know how to spend their hard earned money better than the federal government. There are a number of areas we must address to keep government small, and to ensure the fiscal responsibility of our nation. Pension spending by our local and federal government is out of control, leaving the American taxpayer on the books for insolvent programs that must be reformed. They won't be reformed by those in power in Washington, as they benefit at the hands of all of us. Government spending is out of control, particularly in our entitlement programs, which must be addressed responsibly.

Most importantly in my economic plan, it is important for Republicans to address the growing poverty our country has faced as a result of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's policies. We must explore updating our anti-poverty programs. We must increase the Earned Income Tax Credit, which fights poverty while rewarding work. We will expand eligibility in order to include those in the working poor, along with families. We will give states the option of enacting a block grant, otherwise known as our Opportunity Grant. It will allow states to allocate federal funds into individually focused programs to help those in need. The American education system has remained second rate since the 70s, despite our funding being the highest ever. We must better allocate those funds to local municipalities. It is also important to address mass incarnation, which is a impediment for economic progress in all communities. Federal judges will have more discretion sentencing non-violent offenders, and rehabilitation will be made easier for inmates. That is a smart allocation of our resources, which everyone can agree on, whether you're a Republican, Democrat or anything in between. We will remove the reality of regressive regulations, easing licensing regulations, and leading all new regulations to stricter review as a result of their impact on low-income families.

I have outlined a very detailed vision for America. It is time to unite around a message of economic growth, and I will be the economic growth candidate. Thank you and God Bless America.

September 19th, 2019
12:00 PM ET: Paul Ryan introduces tax proposal.
Single filers:
--- $0-$40,000/year : 10%
--- $40,001-89,999/year: 15%
---$90,000/year and above: 25%
Married filers:
--$0-65,000: 10%
-- $65,001-$150,000 year: 15%
--- $150,001 a year and above: 25%
Head of Household:
--- $0-$47,999/year: 10%
--- $48,000-$115,00 year: 15%
---$115,001 a year and above: 25%

Corporate tax rate: 20%

1:45 PM ET: Meet with voters at Riley's Cafe in Cedar Rapids.
4:00 PM ET: Meet with voters at Lighthouse Inn in Cedar Rapids
7:00 PM ET: Address the Iowa Farm Business Association in Ames, Iowa.

September 20, 2019
1:00 PM ET: Speech to the Manchester, NH Chamber of Commerce
4:00 PM ET: Town Hall at South Range Elementary School in Derry, NH
7:00 PM ET: School Choice Policy Speech at The Founders Academy in Manchester, NH
9:30 PM ET: Phone interview with The Concord Monitor

Are the debates included in that game? If yes, when and where will the next debate be held?

Just to be sure, is PM (procedure to get endorsements) an abbreviation of « Private Message »? If that's the case, must these messages be sent only to the Game Moderator?

If no one signs up as Hillary, will you play as her and handicap her a bit? I wanted to primary her, but if she doesn't run, then I might pick James Stavridis.

Just wondering, if Tim Ashe is Congressman, did Welch vacate his seat to run for Governor or Senator? Or was he primaried out/defeated by an Indy/VT Progressive run of Ashe. Also, did Kasich face any major opponents in the primary? If so, who? And what was his margin of victory in the Senate race?

I had Welch resign in either 2017 or 2018 due to health problems. He'll turn seventy in 2017.

President Hillary for me please.

Interesting. Does Ashe run as a Democrat, VT Progressive, or Independent?

I'd assume the endorsements of the first two.

That's what he'd probably do. Thanks!

I'll take President Hillary and do an announcement later. Can you sign me up for her?

Yes. You don't have to ask twice, will ya let a man sleep?

PM does stand for private message, and you should PM only me.

Debate schedule:

October 8, 2019 in Texas
November 13, 2019 in Ohio
December 2, 2019 in California
December 18, 2019 in Tennessee
January 9, 2020 in Iowa
(there may be a couple more)

Joni For President 2020

Red Oak, Iowa   Early Summer



Announcement Speech Transcript

President Hillary Rodham Clinton-JULY 25, 2019
"Thank you. Thank you.
Today, I am launching my campaign for re-election. With your support, we can win this election. I am running because we can't let the progress we have made in the last decade be rolled back. We need to build on the progress we have made-the stakes are too high for us to lose. We have had our share of challenges and obstacles, but America is better off since I was elected your President, and we are going to build on the progress we have made.
My opponents like to claim it is all doom and gloom. That is no true. Yes, we have faced challenges. Our economy has faced a short downturn last year. That's not the 'crushing depression' Republicans claimed we have faced. The economy is growing again, thanks to my leadership. The Republican proposal has been to use bigotry and xenophobia, while targeting those who really need help, and instead blowing a hole in our budget with tax cuts. As your President, I refuse to let that happen. I will stand for hard-working Americans. In this administration, we have managed to move towards a fairer tax system, with increases in taxes for the rich, and cuts for hard-working Americans. These measures have created an economy that works for all Americans, and has been fiscally responsible. Also, we have strengthened the economy with much-needed spending on our infrastructure. i am proud of these achievements, and we will build on them.
Now, I have fought tirelessly to keep America safe. My record backs that up. We have rolled back the threat of ISIS, and in foreign policy I have a very successful record. ISIS's supposed caliphate is no more, and this terrible organisation is being battered and beaten. Terrorism remains an issue. But with a steady hand on the tiller, we are winning this way and we are keeping America safe. Gloomy warnings of apocalyptic war and an unsafe America are just not true. We don't need irrationality, we don't need fear and we don't need to go round whacking hornet's nests. What we need is leadership. As President of this great nation, I have provided leadership, and we stand stronger in the world.
I am running for re-election because the progress since I was elected President, and the progress of the Obama presidency is too important to throw away. We have a record we can be proud of, let's stand and fight for it. Republicans are trying to divide us, and win using fear, gloom and negativity. But don't be fooled. They offer no positive vision for our future. All they offer is an America that is less prosperous, less kind, more divided, weakened and closed off. There's a better way. We can have a President who is fighting for you. We can have a President who stands with the American people, to fight for them. Throughout history, we look for the best in our leaders, leaders who can lead by uniting not dividing. Leaders who can lead with hope, not fear. Leaders who can lead this country in the right direction. Sure, we face obstacles, and we face challenges, But they enhance us as a nation. We stand at the crossroads. The Republicans offer gloom, fear, negativity and divisiveness. I offer that we can protect Obamacare, we can protect Dodd-Frank, we can protect our infrastructure investment, we can protect the progress we have made. We can build on it too, finally reforming our broken immigration system, a goal we have made progress too, by continuing to tackle climate change and the challenges we face. We can choose progress, vision and a leadership that unites us and gets the best of us, to build a better America. Come join me in this journey America!.."


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Background: In the final two quarters of 2018, the economy fell into a recession, with unemployment rising to 8%. Unemployment has since fallen to 7.3%, but growth has been slow and there are fears of a 'double-dip'.
ISIS had lost most of its territory, but has responded by expanding in other areas and more terrorist attacks.

Marco Rubio : Week of Sept. 14, 2019-Sept. 20, 2019

September 14th, 2019
Marco Rubio made an appearance at an event at the Freedom Tower in Miami, Florida. He claimed the economic benefits from immigrants' path to American citizenship. In addition of promising to liberalize Cuba, the land of his ancestors, he also promoted free trade with Latin America by affirming that it would reinforce freedom and prosperity in the United States and in Latin America with the influence of free market and that it will help the United States to counterbalance China's trading power since Latin America's economy is as big as China's. Later in the afternoon, Senator Rubio attended a fundraiser in Belle Glade, Florida hosted by Businessman at the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida's headquarters. He met his campaign team to organize a foreign policy speech at the Naval Support Activity Orlando on September 15th.

September 15th, 2019
Foreign Policy Speech - Naval Support Activity Orlando at the Central Florida Research Park
Thank you for attending this rally in this time of war and terrorist threat. Eight years ago, President Obama made the mistake of withdrawing our troops from Iraq and to cut military spending, which helped the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to emerge and expand its territory from Iraq to Syria and to commit many terrorist attacks around the world, including here in Orlando, three years ago, to threat our values of freedom, democracy and justice. Now President Clinton is keeping us in this path to permanent weakness that led to the death of many of our fellow Americans. We have to increase military spending to fight and defeat Radical Islamic terrorism and to defend our allies. We need to take action to defeat ISIS once and for all.

We need to arm and train militarily the Kurds and the Syrian rebellion to make them able to fight ISIS successfully. If we want to defeat ISIS, we also have to deprive it of its sources of supplies, especially oil, by securing those resources and giving them back to Syrians and Iraqis. We also need to reinforce our strategic alliances, especially with Turkey because of its military power and its neighbourhood with Syria and Iraq. Since Turkey is demanding us to topple the tyrannical regime of Bachar al-Assad in exchange of a Turkish military intervention against ISIS, we've got to make Assad's fall a priority as well in order to ensure freedom, democratic transition and security in Syria through reconstruction and to make sure that we're going to stop the division of anti-ISIS forces that, thanks to the elimination of Assad, an internal enemy, will fight against only one enemy : ISIS, because this terrorist organization is profiting from anti-ISIS forces' division to commit more terrorist attacks. One thing does not exclude another.

Time has come to send ground troops in Syria in order to fight and destroy ISIS on its territory and to end Assad's oppression. That way, alongside our NATO allies, Syria, Iraq and the Kurds, we will surround ISIS. This terrorist group will get attacked from every side and will be forced to divide its forces to defend its remaining positions in Syria and Iraq, thus making them weaker. If this kind of scenario helped us to defeat Adolf Hitler  during World War II thanks to the division of the Nazi forces on two fronts in the European continent (the Western Front and the Eastern Front), it can work against ISIS as well. That way, the Middle East will make another great step to democracy, freedom, peace and justice, we will free the territory occupied by ISIS and we will find Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of ISIS, and then capture or kill him, thus weakening ISIS much more.
It is time of a stronger America, a stronger international security a safer, freer and peaceful world. I will use my foreign policy experience to make it happen. Thank you and God Bless America.

September 16th, 2019

After his campaign flight from Orlando landed in Des Moines, Iowa, Marco Rubio, holds a rally before the Firestone Agricultural Tire Company. Since agriculture is Iowa's main economic activity, the Florida Senator promises tax cuts and tax credits for all U.S. businesses, including tractor companies and seed companies. including tractor manufacturing companies as well as seed companies and to give them tax credits in order to help these companies to innovate, to create new jobs and to increase the production of agricultural tractors and seeds, thus helping Iowans and Americans to accomplish their agricultural activities and ensure their subsistence. Rubio affirms that energy independence will also boost tractor manufacturing as well as the effectiveness of new agricultural technologies. He argues that his plan will reduce Iowans' and Americans' dependence on food stamps by the reduction of inflation and food prices, which will reinforce their purchasing power and give them more access to food. Later that day, Rubio and his campaign team wrote and organized a speech on freedom of religion scheduled on September 17th, in Sioux City, Iowa and has the goal of wooing Evangelical Christian conservatives.

September 17th, 2019

Freedom of religion speech - St Joseph's Catholic Church, Sioux City, Iowa

Thank you for this warm welcome in the blessed city of Sioux City.
During all my political career, I fought for freedom of religion because it gives every American the right to practice any religion and because freedom of religion is a basic element of the First that is defending not only freedom of religion, but also freedom of speech and freedom of the press, all values of our democracy.

But in this time of growing jihadist threat, all these values, including freedom of religion, are threatened by radical Islamic terrorism. We saw it around the world, including here in the United States during the Orlando shooting, three years ago. In the Middle East, jihadists from ISIS are beheading Christians and they are trying to impose Islam through violence. And by promoting violence, ISIS is not respecting Islam's rules and is not respecting the right to practice any religion. This is valuating freedom, democracy, justice and integrity That's why I fought for freedom of religion by legislating a bill on this matter in the Senate. And I will keep fighting for freedom of religion as your president by sending troops in the Middle East to combat ISIS and protect your local coreligionists if necessary. By eradicating ISIS, we will reinforce freedom of religion here and abroad, thus ensuring the defense of democracy, freedom and justice. Your coreligionists in the Middle East will be safe, people will be allowed to speak their mind and every religion around the world will be saved from persecution.
Iran wants the death of Israel, our greatest ally in the Middle East. Tehran is demonstrating this by using the capital gains earned from diplomatic sanctions lifting to keep developing its nuclear military program. In addition, Iran is supporting and funding Hezbollah to commit terrorist attacks in the Middle East, especially Israel. Israel's destruction would almost lead to Judaism's extinction. This would also be a disastrous violation of the freedom of religion, freedom of speech and democracy. For this reason, I take the pledge to re-establish sanctions against Tehran to keep capitals from falling in the hands of the the Iranian government. I have a plan to create an association between nations included in the Indian Sub-Continent (India, Pakistan and Afghanistan) in order to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons. After all, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India have common goals and common enemies. These three countries suffered terrorist attacks and are fighting terrorism. But for many years, India and Pakistan are facing high diplomatic tensions on religious and territorial matters. But they both successfully fought for their liberty and defeated British colonial oppression seven decades ago. So these two nations are, in some ways, brothers and they need to work together to fight and eradicate Islamic terrorism and make sure that Pakistani nuclear weapons will not fall in the hands of terrorists. In addition, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, just like us, are worried about the possibility of Iran getting a nuclear bomb. Support for the Iranian military nuclear among the Iranian public opinion is still strong. So we need to create this intergovernmental military alliance in the Indian Sub-Continent to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons and to defeat radical Islamic terrorism in Afghanistan and in Pakistan. This plan will defend freedom of religion as well in addition of ensuring liberty and security in the Middle East.
This is the responsibility of a commander-in-chief to guarantee liberty and justice for all and I take the pledge to fulfill this responsibility as President of the United States. Thank you, God Bless you and God Bless America.

September 18th, 2019

11:00 AM ET : Meet with the voters in Davenport
4:00 PM ET : Address the Iowa Farm Business Association in Ames, Iowa.
9:00 PM ET : Fundraiser event at MidAmerican Energy Company in Council Bluffs

September 19th, 2019

10:00 AM ET : Fundraiser event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
3:30 PM ET : Speech to the Manchester, NH Chamber of Commerce
7:30 PM ET : Speech at Segway Inc.'s headquarter in Manchester

September 20th, 2019

10:30 AM ET : Speech in Concord, NH in favor of the expansion of the Quebec – New England Transmission
1:00 PM ET : Fundraiser event in Concord
4:00 PM ET : Meet with the voters at Franklin Pierce University in Concord
7:00 PM ET : Debate preparation

Tim Ashe Schedule: September 14-20, 2019

September 14:
- Town Hall in Manchester, NH
- Town Hall in Manchester, NH
- Barnstorm Manchester, NH
- Town Hall in Nashua, NH
- Town Hall in Nashua, NH
- Barnstorm Nashua, NH

September 15:
- Town Hall in Concord, NH
- Town Hall in Concord, NH
- Barnstorm Concord, NH
- Barnstorm Concord, NH
- Barnstorm Manchester, NH
- Barnstorm Nahua, NH

September 16:
- Town Hall in Manchester, NH
- Town Hall in Manchester, NH
- Barnstorm Manchester, NH
- Town Hall in Nashua, NH
- Town Hall in Nashua, NH
- Barnstorm Nashua, NH

September 17:
- Town Hall in Concord, NH
- Town Hall in Concord, NH
- Barnstorm Concord, NH
- Town Hall in Dover, NH
- Barnstorm Dover, NH
- Barnstorm Derry, NH

September 18:
- Town Hall in Dover, NH
- Barnstorm Dover, NH
- Barnstorm Dover, NH
- Town Hall in Derry, NH
- Town Hall in Derry, NH
- Barnstorm Derry, NH

September 19:
- Town Hall in Manchester, NH
- Barnstorm Manchester, NH
- Town Hall in Nashua, NH
- Barnstorm Nashua, NH
- Town Hall in Concord, NH
- Barnstorm Concord, NH

September 20:
- Barnstorm Manchester, NH
- Barnstorm Nashua, NH
- Town Hall in Derry, NH
- Barnstorm Derry, NH
- Town Hall in Dover, NH
- Barnstorm Dover, NH

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Kasich for US 2020
Westerville, Ohio - July 24, 2019

Thank you, people of Ohio for all your support. It has been my pleasure representing you. While in Congress, I led the budget committee in the 1990's when we balanced the budget. After my tenure in Congress, I returned to the private sector. In 2010, after one term of Ted Strickland's disastrous governorship, which saw no economic growth in our state, many jobs lost, and a deficit rise up to $8 billion, I decided to return to politics and run for governor. After a tough race, we won. While in office, I took the state from an 8 billion dollar hole to a 2 billion dollar surplus, and eliminated the state's estate tax. During my time in office, Ohio also saw a 9.3% increase in private sector jobs.
In 2014, I was reelected governor by a large margin, carrying all but two of the state's counties. In my second term, I continued to cut taxes while boosting state funding for higher education and allocating much-needed money to maintain and repair our state's infrastructure. I also fought the opioid epidemic in Ohio by making naloxone, a life-saving antidote available without a prescription. By the end of my second term, I maintained very high approval ratings, higher than any other governor in the midwest.
In 2018, when I was term-limited, I decided to run for the US Senate to return to Washington to introduce legislation that will do what I did for Ohio for the whole county. I defeated incumbent Sherrod Brown by a comfortable margin, uniting conservatives and moderates as well as attracting significant crossover support. Hillary Clinton's presidency has done nothing to our country but continue  Obama's spending policies that keep increasing our national debt. America cannot afford another four years of Hillary Clinton, so I am pleased to announce that I am running for President of the United States!
Remember that we are not a nation of Republicans and Democrats, we are all Americans. Unlike Donald Trump three years ago, I will unite people rather than divide. Many people are worried about the direction our country is headed, but my campaign will provide light and hope. And we will be united to win the White House! Our campaign is positive and we look ahead to the bright future of America under the Kasich administration! We will end out-of-control spending, balance the budget, welcome new legal immigrants, repair our infrastructure, and defeat ISIS!
It's time for new strong, honest, and effective leadership that can unite America! I believe I can get support from people all across this nation so I can serve as commander-in-chief of this great nation. Thanks and God bless!

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I have had a manic weekend and already look quite a bit behind, so Mia Love will be dropping out of the race.

September 14:
- Town hall and meet-and-greet at North Charleston High School (location of announcement) in SC
- Meet-and-greet in North Charleston, SC
- Fundraising dinner in Charleston, SC

September 15:
- Interviews on Sunday shows such as Meet the Press, Fox News Sunday, and Face the Nation
- Sunday service at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Mother Emanuel) in Charleston. Senator Scott gives a brief address about race relations in America


- Barnstorming and meet-and-greet in Summerville, SC
- Barnstorming in Hilton Head Island, SC
- Meeting with campaign volunteers and staff in Columbia, SC to help open up his campaign office in the city

September 16:
- Constituent breakfast in Columbia, SC
- Barnstorming and town hall in Orangeburg, SC
- Barnstorming and town hall in Lexington, SC
- Rally in Newberry, SC
- Fundraising dinner in Rock Hill, SC

September 17:
- Fundraising breakfast in Rock Hill, SC
- Barnstorming, town hall, and meet-and-greet in Spartanburg, SC
- Meeting with donors (fundraising) in Spartanburg, SC
- Barnstorming and meet-and-greet in Greenville, SC
- Town hall in Gaffney, SC

September 18:
- Flight from Greenville-Spartanburg Airport to Chattanooga, TN
- Barnstorming, town hall, and meet-and-greet in Chattanooga, TN
- Campaign announces the opening of several "storefront" field offices in Iowa, Tennessee, and South Carolina via press release at noon


- Town hall and meet-and-greet in Pulaski, TN
- Barnstorming and town hall in Shelbyville, TN

September 19:
- Meeting with donors in Nashville, TN
- Town hall and meet-and-greet in Nashville, TN
- Speech at historically black Fisk University in Nashville, TN


- Barnstorming and town hall in Smyrna, TN

September 20:
- Phone calls with potential donors for most of the day
- Rally in Nashville, TN
- Meet-and-greet dinner in Nashville, TN
- Attends a Friday night show at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, briefly addresses concertgoers

Is it too late to join?

Nah. Just get your sh*t done by the morning.

Is there a synopsis version of just how exactly it works? Can I be any candidate I want?

First post for synopsis, be whoever you want to be.

Joni Ernst Campaign Schedule: September 14 - 20, 2019

September 14 - Ernst held a morning town hall in Milan, NH where she commented on many different issues. That afternoon she held another town hall in Berlin, NH where she also spoke on a wide variety of subjects, from Hillary Clinton to voting restrictions. That same day, the Ernst campaign opened a new campaign office in South Carolina. (HQ is in Des Moines, Iowa.)

"It just makes sense that a photo ID should be required to vote. There are too many cases of voter fraud to be acceptable in today's political climate, especially when elections are as close as they are. Just one or two false votes undermine the entire institution of democracy and just isn't fair to law-abiding voters who follow the rules."

September 15 - Ernst spent the morning visiting small businesses in Berlin, where she had short discussions with the owners about her economic plans, especially how she wanted to cut their taxes. That afternoon, Ernst appeared for a pre-recorded interview on the local TV stations in northern NH. She was grilled on her staunchly conservative social views but responded by mentioning values and morals and her childhood. She held a rally in Berlin that evening, where she highlighted her stances on crime, singling out BLM by accusing them of instigating violence against police. (The largest contributor to Berlin’s economy is correctional facilities.)

“For too long, we have idly stood by as these so called ‘activist groups’ encourage violence and scapegoat entire groups of people. The Ferguson Effect is a very real phenomenon, and I could not be more disappointed at Clinton’s apathy towards the very real dangers police officers face every day. We need a strong leader, who will stand behind our police officers and understands what it is like to put their life on the line for law and order. Let’s label Black Lives Matter as a terrorist group instead of an activist group and start correcting these anti-police feelings.”

September 16 - Ernst spent the morning with students and teachers at Gorham High School, New Hampshire, talking about her education and economic plans. She defended her positions on unions from one of the angry (female) teachers, but she connected well with the students. That night, she appeared as a guest on Hannity.

“The federal government should not be getting involved with things like education. Washington bureaucrats don’t know a thing about what children and young adults need in order to get ahead in life. Those who do are at the state and local levels of government. Under my presidency, we will end No Child Left Behind and the Common Core. Teachers, students, and even parents like me all agree that there is just too much uniform testing in the current system of education. The perfect antidote is the localizing of education in the United States.”

September 17 - Ernst arrived in Nashville, Tennessee at noon. One hour later, she held a fundraising party, where she made brief remarks about the free market and her upcoming tax plan. That evening, she held a rally in Nashville, talking with voters personally before it started. In her speech, she focused on her foreign and social policy stances, though she did mention her tax plan.

“I am proud to have served in uniform as a member of the National Guard. And my status as a veteran has influenced my policymaking in the Senate and you can surely bet that it will influence my policymaking as president. I will fight to make sure our men and women in uniform have the tools necessary to preserve our values and defend our nation. We must give them the very best training and equipment, establish missions with clear, attainable objectives, and ensure we have the best leaders.”

September 18 - Ernst spent the morning talking with factory workers in Nashville about how her economic plans would spur growth in the industry sector. One of the angry workers disagreed with her on unions, but she knew how to handle it this time. She held another fundraising lunch before heading to Springfield (TN), where she held a town hall where she was asked about values,  morals, energy, and healthcare, among other things.

“It’s time to put people back in charge of their health care, not Washington bureaucrats. The Affordable Care Act, which is anything but affordable, should be repealed and will be repealed on day one of my presidency. This disaster has added 1.2 trillion dollars in taxes to hardworking Americans. Businesses have seen their growth disappear. Patients have lost access to doctors. This is not right. I support a replacement that will put the free market in charge of healthcare. This plan will increase growth, decrease premiums, and let people see their doctors once again."

September 19 - Ernst visited Clarksville the next day, spending the morning going to restaurants and talking to voters about the issues important to them. That evening, she held a rally. In her speech, she outlined her foreign policy.

“We must work with our allies around the world to strengthen our security and their security, especially in Israel. We must counter ISIS and other international terrorist groups. We must deter the aggression of Russia and Iran and counter China’s rise. We, with other nations, must face these threats together to achieve global stability in an era with so many challenges.”

September 20 - Ernst flew back to her campaign headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa. There, she prepared for the debate for one hour. She held another fundraising lunch. That evening, she gave a speech in Des Moines, focusing on her Senate achievements.

“I have sponsored legislation relating to the Kurds in Iraq and how they are an ally in defeating ISIS. We need all the help we can get in dealing with terrorist organizations, and I know that we are stronger when we are numerous and united. I have introduced bills that helped our veterans and expanded our military. As president, I would do the same.”

I don't think I have time to process this turn until this afternoon, but I haven't abandoned y'all, don't worry!

Why are you posting the schedules from Sept. 14 to Sept. 20 when in the introductory post it's said that Turn 1 is just announcements and that Turn 2 is from Sept. 21 to Sept. 28?

Maybe because our announcements were made long before the week Sept. 14-20.

I just did it because everyone else was doing it :P

I posted a schedule because I assumed that if I'd announce on the 14th I could campaign for that week. My bad.

If anyone, for any reason, wants to take over for me, please do.

Just to be sure, if we don't have enough place to write all our schedule in only one post, is that possible to divide it on two posts for one turn? For example : Schedule part 1 and Schedule part 2?

Sure

Turn 2: September 21 to 28

Democratic Primary Polling
Hillary Clinton 77%
Tim Ashe 6%

Iowa Democratic Caucus Polling
Hillary Clinton 74%
Tim Ashe 10%

NH Democratic Primary Polling
Hillary Clinton 53%
Tim Ashe 33%

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Republican Primary Poll
Paul Ryan 20%
Marco Rubio 16%
Joni Ernst 14%
Tim Scott 13%
Cory Gardner 9%
John Kasich 7%
James Comey 4%
Tom Cotton 3%

Iowa Republican Primary Poll
Ernst 25%
Ryan 16%
Scott 11%
Rubio 11%
Gardner 6%
Comey 4%
Kasich 3%
Cotton 3%

New Hampshire Republican Primary Poll
Marco Rubio 23%
Paul Ryan 16%
John Kasich 15%
Tim Scott 11%
Joni Ernst 10%
Cory Gardner 8%
James Comey 6%
Tom Cotton 2%

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Do your stuff for this turn by the end of Monday, August 1. Thanks! ;)

« Stuff », you mean our schedule?

And also, you mean that the third turn will begin at August 1?

Sure, kid, whatever.

Ok

September 21st, 2019

Education policy speech - Saint Anselm College, Goffstown, NH

We are a nation of immigrants and diversity is a good reputation for America. We need to make sure they can be integrated while our borders are secured. I was raised paycheck to paycheck and many immigrant families are living paycheck to paycheck so their kids don't have the same chance as other families to have the skills to succeed in America's schools.

The America my parents came to 63 years ago was one where you could find a middle income job even without a higher education. That is how they succeeded to the middle class, working as a bartender and a maid. But they desperately wanted their children to have even more than that. Giving us the chance at a better life was their American Dream. My parents did not make enough to save for our education. But I managed to use Pell grants, student loans, work study and summer jobs to pay for a four-year degree and eventually law school.
Not all college majors have the same success rate in terms of students' connection with good jobs. At the national level, majors like business, liberal arts, and hospitality have underemployment rates at 50 percent if not more. There are more graduates than jobs in these sectors. Meanwhile, engineering, health services and education all have underemployment rates under 25 percent. It's imperative that we reverse this tendency.

We need to promote school choice, which will cost families, including these immigrant families living paycheck to paycheck, less and produce higher outcomes compared to public education. It will grant parents the power to orientate their children out of poorly-performing schools assigned by zip code and look for better education elsewhere. It will expand opportunities for low-income students—especially minorities—to attend high-quality schools that would otherwise be accessible only to higher-income families, thus increasing their chances of success and of entry into the workforce.
China & India graduate more science & engineering PhDs, which is boosting their innovation knowledge faster than ours, boosting their industries and helping them creating much more new businesses and jobs than we do. So we need to increase education investing to make it easier to create the jobs of tomorrow and help students studying in business administration or in engineering to create, open and develop new businesses that will create more jobs thanks to increased knowledge. New Hampshire can be proud of one of its remarkable families : the Sununu family, a great and honorable family of innovators that is prominent in the fields of business and politics represents a great example of job creation and prosperity through knowledge. Let's give all American people this chance.

That's how we will create the good-paying jobs of tomorrow and strengthen America's reputation as the land of opportunity.

That's what we can call the knowledge economy. We must put our children's needs first, ahead of the teacher unions' interests. School choice will give a chance for all Americans to accomplish the American Dream. By investing in education, we will create more companies and remain the number one country in the world in terms of job creation. Thank you! Que Dios bendiga los Estados Unidos de América!

September 22nd, 2019

Energy policy speech - Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant, Seabrook, NH

Like we all agree with, economic growth requires energy independence and innovation. The CTA named me Innovation Policy Ninja, which is why I promote economic growth through innovation. We must use all our energies, oil, gas, nuclear, wind, solar energy and electrical energy. The Energy Information Administration reported that New Hampshire's energy consumption and per capita energy consumption are among the lowest in the country. We need to increase it if we want to create new jobs. New Hampshire represents a perfect example of this desire to develop the electric industry since the Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant is the largest nuclear reactor in New England and provides about 30 % of New Hampshire's electricity. I have a plan to boost our electric industry as well as our nuclear industry. I support an expansion of the Quebec–New England Electric Power Transmission to create new American jobs and develop new electric technologies that will help us creating more jobs. I will also, as President of the United States, woo French private investors with electric industry skills during the World Economic Forum in Davos (Switzerland) in order to help our electric and nuclear industries growing thanks to nuclear technologies adopted by France, one of our greatest partners and one of the greatest nuclear producers in the world. That way, not only new American jobs will be created, but more Americans will have access to electricity.

September 23rd, 2019

Marco Rubio flew to Charleston, South Carolina. He announced the opening of five campaign offices in Des Moines, Iowa; Manchester, New Hampshire; Charleston, South Carolina; Las Vegas, Nevada and state campaign headquarters in Miami, Florida. He attended an fundraising dinner in Charleston. He then appeared at an event and made a speech in front of his supporters the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, where nine people were killed by a white supremacist on June 17, 2015.

Speech on African-Americans' living conditions - Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC :

In the last ten years, African-Americans' living conditions have not improved. Racism is still alive today and the violent deaths of African-Americans, including here in Charleston (2015), Saint Paul (2016), Minnesota and Baton Rouge (2016), Louisiana, demonstrated it, whether these murders were committed by criminals, terrorists or policemen. Like I said, if you are white in America, you cannot fully understand what it means to be black in America. The racial tensions got worse than they were ten years ago and the economic depression we are actually living has deepen racial inequalities. We need a reformed criminal code, which criminal regulations and laws are easier to understand, a reform of civil forfeiture by which people suspected of crimes will be deprived of private property. We also need economic growth for all the American people, including African-Americans. So we have to promote school choice to give them an easier access to education and to champion our automotive industry by increasing oil and gas productions and cutting taxes on business because Detroit, capital of the American automotive industry, is now in bankruptcy, which have cost too many jobs, especially among African-Americans, and could contribute to the bankruptcy of other great cities of the Midwest (a region where a massive African-American population is living) like Chicago, Milwaukee, etc.

Since the beginning of its existence, the Republican Party has been an inclusive party and will keep this status. That's why Abraham Lincoln has freed African-Americans from slavery and that's why I appreciate Governor Haley's decision to remove the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State House after the Charleston shooting in 2015, because we will never tolerate discrimination because the American people must stay united and stand with an optimistic agenda like mine that will create jobs and opportunity in order to restore the American Dream.

September 24th, 2019
-Phone calls with potential donors for most of the morning
-Interview on Face the Nation
-At The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina (in Charleston), Senator Rubio gives an address about his foreign policy accomplishments in the Senate, the importance of promoting geopolitical alliances and the urgency of increasing defense spending.

Foreign policy speech - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, SC :

In the U.S. Senate, I chaired the Committee on Foreign Relations, I know how diplomacy works. As President, I will use my diplomatic experience to strengthen our relations with our allies and create new alliances. I cited the example of a military collaboration similar to NATO between the powers of the Pacific to prevent any Chinese aggression or any North Korean nuclear attack against its neighbours. I also cited the example of a military collaboration between our country, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan to fight Islamic terrorism and prevent any nuclear attack by Iran. Such alliances can work because all these countries have common goals like fighting Islamic terrorism, stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons or prevent a geopolitical crisis in the Pacific.
In the end of my first term in the Senate, I co-sponsored the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA)-2017 that bolstered and strengthened our defense ties between United States and India, a strategic ally in the Indian Sub-Continent. This bill
With our military power and with the collaboration of our allies, we will manage to defeat our enemies and that's why I will promote strength through unity as commander-in-chief. Like we always say since America's birth : « United We Stand ».
Four years ago, I supported sanctions on Hezbollah, which made this terrorist organization less capable of threatening Israel by supporting Palestinian extremists, of helping militarily the Assad regime in Syria and of helping Iran in getting nuclear weapon. Just like Iran, Hezbollah is threatening freedom of religion by threatening Israel, a Jewish nation. With Mossad's collaboration, we'll be able to discover any conspiracy fomented by Hezbollah against us and our allies, making our foes in the Middle East weaker and making this region safer than it was ever before.
In the last ten years, the world has grown more dangerous while our military suffered disastrous defense cuts. The threats to our nation and international security and peace like ISIS, Al Qaida, Iran, Russia, Syria, China and North Korea have continued to multiply. With a military built for the 20th century rather than the 21st, how can we expect a strong national security? As Commander-in-chief, I will restore American strength by giving our troops the training and equipment to combat successfully the threats they will face, by increasing defense spending to ensure our armed forces' readiness and to modernize our military. I will extend the size of the Marine to 182 000 men and the size of the Army to 490 000 to reverse the cuts in military spending and allow us to send more troops in Europe to stop the Russian agression.
I will recapitalize our Navy and increase the size of our fleet to at least 323 ships by 2028, reversing cuts that have slashed our fleet to its smallest size since World War I. Because a major part of this effort must be to ensure a large and modern U.S. submarine fleet, I will order at least two Virginia-class submarines to be built each year.

South Carolina has an important role to play in this process. The Navy’s Nuclear Power School, located just outside of Charleston, helps train the next generation of officers and enlisted sailors to operate many of the vanguard ships in our fleet. In all, defense spending accounted for more than six billion dollars in economic activity in South Carolina in 2014. That’s $1,262 per resident. A strong defense industrial base is necessary to our national security and our local economies as well, and that is why I will oppose more rounds of base realignment and closure, which endangers vital military installations in the Palmetto State and across the country.

To make sure that the 21st Century will be an American century, we need a strong American military, an element of our security and prosperity. And that's why I am running for president. For a long time, South Carolina has made a vital contribution to our defense and when I am Commander-in-chief it will continue to help ensure that Americans are safe and free. Thank you, God bless our men and women and uniform, God bless our veterans and God bless America.

September 25th, 2019

-Barnstorming in Goose Creek, SC
-Foreign policy speech at Nuclear Power School in Goose Creek, SC :
In this time of growing international threats, we need to increase defense spending to counter these threats, which requires improving our military. We can do it by balancing the budget through tax cuts, job creation, free market policies as well as research and innovation supporting. Many military universities and colleges here in South Carolina like the Nuclear Power School partnered to ensure military arsenal improvement by research and innovation. That way, once the budget balanced, we can use the budget surplus to innovate our military arsenal, making our military much more powerful, our enemies much more weaker and the world much more safer.
We must show our solidarity with our allies, including Ukraine. We need to arm the Ukrainian troops and bring them military training. Russia is training and arming the pro-Russian rebellion, well Ukrainian troops will be able to defeat this insurgency and to defend their country with American military knowledge and weapons. Turkey's geographical position in proximity with Ukraine as well as a deployment of our fleet and our allies' fleets will help us to surround the pro-Russian insurgents occupying Crimea. Then, it will be more easy to free Crimea and give it back to Ukraine. By supplying powerful submarines to Ukraine, the Ukrainian Naval Forces will be able to defeat the Russian Navy on the Black Sea if Russia ever decides to launch naval attacks against Ukraine.
By the way, if we increase diplomatic and economic sanctions against Russia, it will devalue Russian gas, which will make Ukraine more independent from Russian gas and orientate this nation to American gas that will be less expansive and will make Ukraine richer thanks to a partnership with a friendlier nation like ours.
-Meet with fundraisers in Columbia, SC
-Campaign speech on Rubio's record on veterans at the Memorial Park in Columbia, SC :

My older brother Mario Rubio is a military veteran and he represents to me an example of the living conditions of our veterans. I have a clear record on improving our veterans lives. I supported a bill that passed into law. This law empowered the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in order to care more about vets than bureaucrats. I am proud of our veterans' service for our country, for our liberty and our security. My colleagues in the Senate John McCain and Lindsey Graham, both veterans and war heroes had always put America's interests first, mostly by supporting a strong foreign policy, a strong defense and a strong national security. I am proud of this post-military career service for America's security. So I promise you that under my watch as President of the United States our future military veterans will have access to the same services as the actual veterans do. They will deserve this because their honorable service for our country will keep us safe and we must thank them for that. Thank you! God bless our veterans and God bless the United States of America!

September 26th, 2019
-Fundraiser event in Columbia, SC
-Foreign policy speech at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC
-Meet with the voters at the Peace Center in Greenville, SC
-Fundraising dinner in Greenville
-Abortion policy speech at Greenville Health System in Greenville, SC :
Abortion is never good. Everybody, whether or not they are yet eligible to vote, has the right to live. And like I said, if we tolerate abortion, future generations are likely to look back at this history of our country and call us barbarians for murdering millions of babies who we never gave them a chance to live. This is not only a social issue, it's also an economic issue. One of the main reasons why the Glorious Thirty (1945-1972) were so prosperous was the great number of young baby boomers who were available to find a job and work. Today, it's exactly the opposite : many baby boomers are going to retirement, which hurts our workforce and slows our GDP and our economy. So if we want longer term economic growth and prosperity, we need to fight abortion in order to let future generations live and make sure that our workforce will get stronger and stronger, making our economy growing again. That's what I'm going to do if I'm elected President of the United States on November 3rd 2020 and inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States on January 20th 2021 while reiterating my pledges for the country and saying « So help me God! ». Thank you, may God bless America.
-Debate preparation

September 27th, 2019
-Fundraising breakfast in Greenville
-Debate preparation
-Interview on Fox News
-Barnstorming and fundraising in Rock Hill, SC
-Speech at Kings Mountain National Military Park in Rock Hill, SC
-Meet with the voters at Clinton Junior College in Rock Hill, SC
-Meet with the voters and the donors at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC
-Flight to Las Vegas, Nevada

September 28th, 2019
-Meet with the voters at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, NV
-Meeting with organizers of foreign policy ad similar to Ronald Reagan's There is a bear in the woods demonstrating Marco Rubio as tougher and stronger than President Hillary Clinton when it comes to dealing with threats to international security and fighting terrorism.
-Door knocking in Las Vegas, NV
-Rest and debate preparation

Announcement: Ted Bessell is an amazing person and he agreed to take this over so he is the game leader now, not me.

Hello, I'm Wolf Blitzer, and this is CNN. We have just learned that South Carolina Senator Tim Scott will be withdrawing from the Presidential contest. This comes after a catastrophic first week of campaign gaffes and unforced errors, and marks what is likely one of the shortest, if not the shortest, presidential campaign in history. More on this breaking story coming up...not really lol

So, yeah. I'm taking over the game. For the sake of consistency, this turn will last the same length as decided before, but I will be adopting DKrol's full set of rules for future turns:


Each new turn will start with poll numbers in early states, whatever major events occur during the week (with background, if called for), and debate questions if a debate is occurring. I'll be expanding on LLR's debate schedule during the primaries, depending on how long they last on both sides.

Please PM me with any questions you may have, and post your schedules! Thank you!

Bill Weld announces entry into Presidential Race!!!

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Bill Weld announcing his entry into the race at a press conference in Boston, MA, on September 20th, 2019

"Hello, my fellow Americans. I never wanted to be here, but for twenty years, our country has been in a state of constant decline... Whether it's the useless wars, or the crippling national debt, we must put a stop to the death of our nation. With a lot of effort, America can once again be the shining city on a hill. Let's cut taxes, decrease unemployment, get better trade deals, and get the government OUT of YOUR life! Four years ago, we started a movement. To finish that movement, we need a true libertarian leader. For those reasons, and for the reason of breaking the current political system, I AM going to be a candidate for the Libertarian nomination for PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES! Lets show America that THERE ARE MORE THAN TWO DARK OPTIONS for president leading down to the same, dark path! I have the experience to stop the death of our GREAT nation. America, we're coming. Thank you, and God bless America!!!"

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I didn't expect Tim Scott to drop out so early. So must the responses to these breaking news be included in our original schedules?

Maybe Ted Bessell is doing it so he can focus on being the leader of the game?

Yes, if it wasn't clear, Ted is replacing me. And thus, in order to remove bias and focus on leading, his candidate is dropping out.

There's no need for you to respond. Except for by throwing a party. Because if I had stayed in, I would have kicked your butts ;)

September 21, 2019: President Clinton and Vice-President Tim Kaine meet with business leaders in the White House. Later, the President meets with her political advisers and views focus group findings.

September 22, 2019: The Clinton campaign declines calls to debate Tim Ashe, saying he is "a joke" and  "has very little chance of winning."

September 23, 2019: Reports show widespread backlash to Clinton's remarks on the Ashe campaign. President Clinton travels to an Ohio factory and has photo-ops with manufacturing workers there. She declares "Here, we can see the economic might of this country. This is not a country on the ropes. We see a vibrant, strong economy, and a nation that will continue to grow and be a world-leader."

September 24, 2019: Clinton attacks opponents in her party in a shock speech, defending her progressive record. She claimed "This is one of the most progressive administrations, in history." She compares Ashe and her opponents to the Tea Party, and declares "don't change horses mid-stream."

September 25, 2019: Clinton gives a speech in New Hampshire defending her economic record, saying   "This economy is working, and we can't afford to retreat to failed policies." She also charged the Republicans were being "economically illiterate." On the same day, Clinton holds a private fundraiser with donors.

September 26, 2019: The President gives a speech on foreign-policy, and attacks Republicans as "encouraging and fanning the flames of division and fear, while failing to offer credible solutions. All they will do is divide our nation, weaken our reputation and be a boon to terrorist recruiters. They offer no real solutions or leadership."

September 27, 2019: The President travels to Canada. Meanwhile the Clinton campaign releases a new web ad called "Change-Maker" which shows her accomplishments as President, and ends with "President Clinton. Fighting for us."

September 28, 2019: In an interview on 60 Minutes, President Clinton claims "These people are trying to make things look worse than they are. There is, a conspiracy of sorts, to undermine the morale of the American people." Vice-President Tim Kaine gives a pro-Clinton speech in New Hampshire, and says her Democratic opponents are 'blind' if they can't see how successful and progressive she is.

Just for the record, I'm going to be handling polling and "news" in the game. If you have an idea for an event, run it by me via PM, but please do not post them yourself. In addition, if you want to do anything with polling please make sure it is okay with me beforehand as well. Thanks.

Another note -- you can "respond" to news events in any way you'd like. You can incorporate responses into speeches, you can release statements, you can reference the event in debate answers, or you can not respond at all (although this may have negative consequences). It's up to you.

Just to be sure, if we did not expect such an event so early, can the response not be included in our original schedule?

I will release some news at the start of each turn for you to respond to during that turn.

Tim Ashe Schedule: September 21-27, 2019

September 21:
- Town Hall in Manchester, NH
- Town Hall in Manchester, NH
- Barnstorm Manchester, NH
- Town Hall in Nashua, NH
- Barnstorm Nashua, NH
- Appearance on Meet the Press

September 22:
- Town Hall in Concord, NH
- Town Hall in Concord, NH
- Barnstorm Concord, NH
- Barnstorm Concord, NH
- Barnstorm Manchester, NH
- Barnstorm Nahua, NH

September 23:
- Town Hall in Manchester, NH
- Town Hall in Manchester, NH
- Barnstorm Manchester, NH
- Town Hall in Nashua, NH
- Town Hall in Nashua, NH
- Barnstorm Nashua, NH

September 24:
- Town Hall in Concord, NH
- Town Hall in Concord, NH
- Barnstorm Concord, NH
- Town Hall in Dover, NH
- Barnstorm Dover, NH
- Barnstorm Derry, NH

September 25:
- Town Hall in Dover, NH
- Barnstorm Dover, NH
- Barnstorm Dover, NH
- Town Hall in Derry, NH
- Town Hall in Derry, NH
- Barnstorm Derry, NH

September 26:
- Town Hall in Manchester, NH
- Barnstorm Manchester, NH
- Town Hall in Nashua, NH
- Barnstorm Nashua, NH
- Town Hall in Concord, NH
- Barnstorm Concord, NH

September 27:
- Barnstorm Manchester, NH
- Barnstorm Nashua, NH
- Town Hall in Derry, NH
- Barnstorm Derry, NH
- Barnstorm Dover, NH
- Town Hall in Southern New Hampshire University

I guess, but I don't know why you would need to, because none of the events have happened yet, and you wouldn't be able to change anything if you modified your schedule to fix a mistake after the deadline. But if you post a schedule and forget something, but make your modifications before the deadline, I guess it would be fine.

For the sake of efficiency and giving you all the most possible time to respond, you can just pretend that the entire week's news occurs at the exact moment the previous turn ends and the new one begins.

September 21st, 2019
-Barnstorming in Eagan, MN
1:30 PM CT- Meets with workers of the UPS Distribution Center in Eagan, Minnesota.
3:00 PM CT- Meets with faculty of Eastview High School in Eagan, Minnesota
-Meet with voters in Burnsville, MN
5:00 PM CT- Meet voters at Burnsville Center Shopping Center in Burnsville, Minnesota.
7:00 PM CT- Dinner with voters at Twin City Grill in Bloomington, Minnesota.
9:15 PM CT- Speech to the Minnesota Taxpayers League in St. Paul, Minnesota

September 22nd, 2019
-Barnstorming in Cedar Falls, IA
-Visits The Phelps Youth Pavilion in Waterloo, IA and disccusses the importance of families to the American economy.
-Meet with University of Northern Iowa students at the Sidecar Coffee Shop at the University of Northern Iowa.
-Tours the University of Northern Iowa Industrial Technology Center
-Organize volunteers, and door knock in Cedar Falls, IA.

September 23rd, 2019
-Canvass neighborhoods with volunteers in Independence, IA.
-Barnstorming in Rowley, IA.
-Meet with voters at Immaculate Conception Church in Fairbank, IA.
-Touts economic policy in speech to the Greater Cedar Valley Alliance and Chamber in Cedar Falls, IA.

September 24th, 2019
-Call bank at Des Moines, IA campaign office.
-Speech on law and order at Woodbury County Courthouse in Sioux City, IA.
-Door knock in Sioux City, IA.
-Meet with workers of Tyson Fresh Meats in Sioux City, IA.
-Meet with workers of the Port Neal Landing Industrial Park in Sergeant Bluff, IA.
-Dinner with voters at Pizza Ranch in Sergeant Bluff, IA.

September 25th, 2019
-Travel to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.
-Phone bank at Concord, New Hampshire campaign office
-Door knocking in Concord, New Hampshire
-Rest and debate prep.

September 26th, 2019
-Town Hall in Chester, New Hampshire.
-Town Hall in Exeter, New Hampshire.
-Phone bank at Portsmouth, New Hampshire campaign office.

September 27th, 2019
-Town Hall at Middlesex Community College in Lowell, Massachusetts.
- Rally with supporters at Londonderry, New Hampshire.
- Door knocking in Merrimack, New Hampshire
- Meeting with New Hampshire Union Leader editorial board.
- Interview with WMUR-9 news (Manchester, NH media market).

September 28th, 2019
- Breakfast with voters in Loudon, New Hampshire.
- Meet with voters at Loudon Elementary School in Loudon, NH.
- Town Hall in Franklin, NH.
- Dinner with voters at The Everyday Cafe in Hopkinton, NH.

No one, except for me, Paul Ryan, Hillary Clinton and Tim Ashe has posted their schedules. But does the next turn still start tomorrow?

No, the turn starts the day after tomorrow.

On that note, please have your schedules posted and all by 12:00 Pacific time -- there will be serious consequences for your numbers if you don't.

John Kasich for President: Week of 9/21-9/28[/center]
Events include breakfast and dinner with a group of voters, meet & greet/town hall, and interview with local news anchors.

September 21st, 2019
Des Moines, IA

September 22nd, 2019
Cedar Rapids, IA
Then, fly to Manchester, NH

September 23rd, 2019
Manchester, NH


September 24th, 2019
Manchester, NH

September 25th, 2019
Nashua, NH

September 26th, 2019
Concord, NH

September 27th, 2019
Windham, NH

September 28th, 2019
Loudon, NH

Can I still join as Rand Paul?

"We'll compete in every state. We know that a victory in Iowa, barring some unexpected events, is unlikely, but even other placements, not just first, will be important in an early state like Iowa, so we'll fully campaign in Iowa. Senator Gardner will be able to do well in all the remaining early states. We have very good expectations about Nevada and South Carolina, we have still work to do in New Hampshire, but we are sure the voters of the Granite State will know Cory very well and will give him their confidence."

"Senator Gardner will spend this week on a campaign bus tour through the five early states of the primary seasons and will make the case on why Republicans should pick him as their presidential nominee. Also Senator Gardner will inaugurate campaign offices in every state." -- Chris Hansen, Gardner 2020 Campaign Manager


September 21
Rally in Las Vegas, NV.
Opening of Campaign Office in Las Vegas, NV.
Fundraiser in Las Vegas, NV.
Town Hall in Carson City, NV.
Meet and Greet in Henderson, NV.

"Nevada, you always have played a big role in the primary season and in the general election campaign. But this time you'll have a bigger role. I love this state, I'm sure I can do very well here and I can say to you that Nevada will be decisive on my presidential campaign."

September 22
Meet and Greet in Caliente, NV.
Rally in Reno, NV.
Opening of Campaign Office in Reno, NV.
Meet and Greet in Sparks, NV.
Live appareance on Fox News from Sparks, NV.

"Over 80% of Nevada area is owned by the federal government. It's time to stop this intrusion of the federal government in the life of Nevadans and of all Americans. The government shall just clear the way for our citizens in order to let Americans be successfull. This means that the government shall cut taxes, replace Obamacare with a better plan, improve the education system and make our country more safe."

September 23
Meet and Greet in West Des Moines, IA.
Opening of Campaign Office in Des Moines, IA.
Meet and Greet in Iowa City, IA.
Rally in Cedar Rapids, IA.
Meet and Greet in Marion, IA.

"I know one thing for sure. The Iowans' support is not for sale. You, the people of Iowa, want a genuine choice, a person that you can trust. I'm your guy. The small and medium business of Iowa deserve better conditions and the federal government, instead of stifle the life of Iowans and of business owners and workers, must create a better environment, better conditions for the small business, cut taxes. That's what will happen when I'll be President."

September 24
Town Hall in Manchester, NH.
Opening of Campaign Office in Manchester, NH.
Meet and Greet in Bedford, NH.
Town Hall in Hollis, NH.
Town Hall in Hudson, NH.

September 25
Meet and Greet in Nashua, NH
Town Hall in Merrimack, NH.
Town Hall in Pelham, NH.
Senate duties in Washington, DC.

"You'll see me very much in the next months, New Hampshire. I'll hold a lot of town-halls, so that I can answers all of your questions. You have an important role next year and you have the right of hearing my stances on all the issues that matters to you. New Hampshire is looking for a common-sense leader, able to bring real results. I'm sure to be that guy, I'll demonstrate that to you in the next months!"

September 26
Meet and Greet in North Charleston, SC.
Rally in Charleston, SC.
Opening of Campaign Office in Charleston, SC.
Meet and Greet in Mount Pleasant, SC.
Live appareance on CNN from Mount Pleasant, SC.

September 27
Town Hall in Lexington, SC.
Opening of Campaign Office in Columbia, SC.
Meet and Greet in Newberry, SC.
Meet and Greet in Spartanburg, SC.
Rally in Greenville, SC.

September 28
Meet and Greet in Charleston, SC.
Town Hall in Chattanooga, TN.
Opening of Campaign Office in Nashville, TN.
Meet and Greet in Nashville, TN.
Rally in Mephis, TN.

"Conservative values are important to me. I believe in the free market, I want less government in the life of Americans and more of the way of life of the American people in the government, I want tax cuts, I support our defense and I think we should increase it. I support self-defense, I stand with the 2nd amendment, but I think that there shall be more tests, more controls and measures to secure the life of American citiziens, because being pro-life doesn't mean being pro-life just for the pregnancy, but means being pro-life for the whole life. I'm proud to be pro-life for the whole life.
These values are really important to us, and in order to implement them, we shall select a person able to get more and more people behind our project for a better America as our presidential nominee. I look forward to make the case on why I should be the republican nominee."

Joni Ernst Campaign Schedule: September 21-28, 2019
Putting America First

September 21 - Ernst continued to stay in Des Moines, holding another fundraiser, talking with potential voters, and filming for advertisements and preparing for the debate at campaign HQ. Her campaign had hired a caucus organizer who had worked on the Cruz campaign (in 2016) the previous week, and she coordinated with him. That night she gave another speech, this time in West Des Moines, and about her overall campaign platform, where she also praised Tim Scott (in an effort to pick up some support).

“Funding for NASA and space exploration is a priority for me. America is a truly wonderful country, and the fact that we have been world leaders in space exploration exemplifies this perfectly. But, space travel has really declined under the failed leadership of Obama and Clinton. We ended the space shuttle program. We haven’t sent people to the moon in years. I believe that if we collaborate with private space exploration industries we could change all of this.”

September 22 - Joni Ernst travelled to Adel, Iowa, where she held a town hall in the evening (after meeting with a small group of voters beforehand, where she supposedly attacked Rubio). In this town hall, she was asked many questions, mainly about her socially conservative views.

“You know, you are completely right.¹ It seems lately that there is so much bias and dishonesty in the media. They have been completely ignoring the disastrous mistakes of this current administration. And every time they report something bad about it, they spin it into something good. As president, I will cut all government funding for media and let the free market decide what media reports best. We need new media to spread truth in an unbiased way.”

September 23 - Ernst travelled to Panora next, where she met with the mayor. The meeting reportedly went well. She then held a town hall in the evening, with opening remarks about her disaster preparedness program (and her upcoming tax proposal). She was asked about many things in the town hall.

“I can’t believe I have to keep repeating this, but people should not commit voter fraud. Democrats have allied themselves with people who aren’t registered but vote anyway, the people who vote twice, and voting zombies. Voter ID laws are the single most effective way of curbing these types of fraud and ensuring fair elections. It’s common sense. Until then, however, I urge authorities to be very vigilant about this.”

September 24 - Ernst continued her tour of Iowa in Guthrie Center. There, she spoke in front of a small crowd about her general policy.

“I was very disappointed when the nation made its biggest mistake in decades in electing Hillary Clinton to the White House. Throughout her career, she has been dishonest, corrupt, and yet always gets away every time. But 2016 was worse. It showed that if you are dishonest and corrupt, you can still hold the most powerful office in the world. Now, I’d like to be wrong. This is one of those rare cases where I desperately hope I’m wrong. But it doesn’t look like I’m wrong. So, this November, let’s prove me wrong. Let’s stand up for the values we hold dear and kick Clinton out of the White House.”

September 25 - Joni Ernst visited Hamlin, Iowa next. There, she visited a barnstorm and gave a speech before holding a town hall that evening.

“Every single illegal alien is a criminal. They broke the law when they crossed the border illegally. And we don’t want criminals in America, do we? Do we want them working in our jobs? Taking up places at our colleges? As president, I will support the expansion, reform, and improvement of an H-1B system to protect and put American workers first. I will do the opposite of Hillary Clinton and protect our workers and borders.”

September 26 - Joni Ernst went to Audubon, Iowa where she held a town hall and talked with a few voters.

“On my very first day in office, I will repeal the disaster we know as Obamacare. On my second day in office, I will replace it. My plan will give the choice to Americans instead of Washington bureaucrats. Patients and doctors know their health needs best, so why would anyone else make the choice? We will look for patient-centered alternatives to healthcare. These will increase access to quality healthcare at an affordable price.”

September 27 - Joni Ernst held a press conference in Carroll, Iowa, where she unveiled her tax plan. That night, she held a rally, also in Caroll (and she praised Tim Scott again).

Joni Ernst’s income tax plan summary²:



September 28 - Ernst visited Denison, Iowa, where she held a small fundraiser in the morning and held a rally that evening.

“Hillary Clinton has accepted way too many migrants from countries where radical Islam is prevalent. We shouldn’t be too surprised when there are more and more terrorist attacks because she has single-handedly destroyed America’s safety through executive overreach. Under my presidency, we will not accept Muslim migrants from countries with the presence of ISIS. It’s the sensible thing to do.”


Joni's First Campaign Advertisement: Meet Joni (airs nationwide)



1) In response to a town hall question.
2) This is just a summary, don't expect an entire plan laid out here.


Press Release on Tim Scott's (un)expected dropout:

The turn is over, the next turn will begin as soon as I get new poll numbers and updates out.

Another note -- I'm changing the rules from having a penalty for not responding to events to a bonus for responding to them. I'm not going to go bore you with my reasoning here, but it's not going to be spectacularly consequential either way.

American Vision 2020

Several major Republican and conservative donors have joined together to create a standing organization to damage President Clinton's chances at re-election. The Republican primary is currently home to mostly acceptable candidates, though that could change. Should candidates jeopardize the ability of a Republican to defeat Hillary Clinton, resources could be diverted to the Republican primary.

OOC: Can we get a recap of Hillary's first term? Everything that happened, Supreme Court picks, how folks voted on that, etc. Basically write a wiki article for her first term.

So are you just jumping in the game and starting a Super PAC? I thought Clinton made that illegal. :P

That's the idea. A right of center superpac. It's realistic.

Note: For various reasons, I will be making some changes to LLR's polling.

The 2020 election is rolling along!

Let's start with the Republican race. As you can see from our polling data, House Speaker Paul Ryan has sustained his national lead, although the margin has narrowed since we last polled the horse race. Florida Senator Marco Rubio maintains his second-place position, and is closing in on Ryan, but his polling lead in New Hampshire has narrowed significantly. Most notable, though, is the rising candidate in the race -- Iowa Senator Joni Ernst. Ernst has some serious momentum, which appears to be derived from the lack of another "very conservative" or "populist" option in the running after Senator Tim Scott's exit. Currently, she only leads in her home state of Iowa, but that may change. Cory Gardner has also made gains among younger and more libertarian Republicans, but he continues to struggle with national name recognition. In the meantime, Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton and former FBI Director James Comey have slipped further in presidential polling, and risk being removed from polling entirely if they do not post schedules and such.

Meanwhile, President Clinton's apparent snub of primary challenger and Vermont Congressman Tim Ashe has not done her any favors in her nomination battle. Ashe has dramatically risen in the polls, and although he still trails the incumbent President by a wide margin nationally and in Iowa, he leads comfortably in his home state and has narrowed the gap to the mid-low teens in New Hampshire. Many Sanders 2016 backers, especially young people, are backing Ashe due to perceived failings of the Clinton Administration to advance progressive causes -- it is clear that she will need to defend her record and handle the challenge much better than she is currently if she hopes to escape the primary unscathed. However, many Democratic voters are uncomfortable voting for someone as left-wing as Ashe is, and may need assurances that he is not a member of the "Green Tea Party" and does not represent the negative traits of Ted Cruz and Mike Lee simply flipped on the ideological spectrum.

National Polls:
Hillary Clinton 65%
Tim Ashe 19%

Paul Ryan 21%
Marco Rubio 19%
Joni Ernst 16%
Cory Gardner 10%
John Kasich 8%
Tom Cotton 2%
James Comey 1%

Iowa Polls:
Hillary Clinton 61%
Tim Ashe 22%

Joni Ernst 29%
Paul Ryan 17%
Marco Rubio 14%
Cory Gardner 7%
John Kasich 7%
Tom Cotton 2%
James Comey 1%

New Hampshire Polls:
Hillary Clinton 55%
Tim Ashe 39%

Marco Rubio 24%
Paul Ryan 18%
John Kasich 19%
Joni Ernst 13%
Cory Gardner 12%
James Comey 1%
Tom Cotton 1%

South Carolina Polls:
Hillary Clinton 71%
Tim Ashe 14%

Marco Rubio 23%
Paul Ryan 20%
Joni Ernst 15%
Cory Gardner 10%
John Kasich: 6%
Tom Cotton 2%
James Comey 1%

Nevada Polls:
Hillary Clinton 60%
Tim Ashe 23%

Marco Rubio: 28%
Paul Ryan 19%
Cory Gardner 14%
Joni Ernst 13%
John Kasich 5%
Tom Cotton 1%
James Comey 1%

Tennessee Polls:
Hillary Clinton 68%
Tim Ashe 16%

Paul Ryan 25%
Marco Rubio 22%
Joni Ernst 16%
Cory Gardner: 10%
John Kasich: 7%
Tom Cotton: 2%
James Comey: 1%

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Economic troubles in China rattled global markets this week, as widespread credit defaults roiled the Asian nation's banking industry. "Triggers" to halt trading on Chinese exchanged were activated two times during the week. Global indexes dipped between five and eight percent over the course of the crash, but most are currently on track to recover.

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Reports from sources close to Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy indicate that the 83 year old Justice is considering retirement from the bench, due in part to his age.

Nominated by Ronald Reagan and confirmed in 1988, Kennedy is the most senior Justice on the court. While he was nominated by a conservative President and has generally sided with the conservative wing of the court, he has attracted the ire of right-wingers by siding with liberals on some important social issues, and is generally considered to be a swing justice. Kennedy's retirement could significantly change the balance of power on the court.

President Clinton has filled two vacancies on the bench during her Presidency -- one with Justice Merrick Garland, who she renominated to the late Antonin Scalia's seat after Obama was termed out without a nominee, and one with Justice Sri Srinivasan, who filled the vacancy created by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's retirement.

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North Korean military forces conducted a large-scale military exercise near the DMZ, the nation's border with South Korea. Exercises were also conducted just fifteen miles away from the Port of Incheon.

Tensions between the two countries have escalated in recent months, as North Korean nuclear and missile tests have increased in frequency and become more brazen, and loudspeaker propaganda on both sides across the DMZ has ramped up.

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(For the purposes of efficiency, endorsements will take effect in the turn after they are announced.)

Bill Weld: Former Governor Gary Johnson, Former Governor Lincoln Chafee

Joni Ernst: Senator Chuck Grassley, Senator Ben Sasse

Cory Gardner: Former Senator Kelly Ayotte

The next turn has begun. Please post schedules within 72 hours.

I have 2 questions :

-I thought the maximum time for schedules was 96 hours. Is that still the case?
-If I ever want to PM you, do we do it by emails? If yes, what is your email address?

1. I was under the impression that there was a range, but because turns are only one week I'm going to stick with 72 hours from now on.
2. Click on the link to my profile, then click the "send message" link in my profile to contact me for endorsements or other things.

Tim Ashe Schedule: September 29-30 and October 1-5, 2019

September 29:
- Town Hall in Manchester, NH
- Town Hall in Manchester, NH
- Barnstorm Manchester, NH
- Town Hall in Nashua, NH
- Barnstorm Nashua, NH
- Appearance on Meet the Press

September 30:
- Town Hall in Concord, NH
- Town Hall in Concord, NH
- Barnstorm Concord, NH
- Barnstorm Concord, NH
- Barnstorm Manchester, NH
- Barnstorm Nahua, NH

October 1:
- Town Hall in Manchester, NH
- Town Hall in Manchester, NH
- Barnstorm Manchester, NH
- Town Hall in Nashua, NH
- Town Hall in Nashua, NH
- Barnstorm Nashua, NH

October 2:
- Town Hall in Concord, NH
- Town Hall in Concord, NH
- Barnstorm Concord, NH
- Town Hall in Dover, NH
- Barnstorm Dover, NH
- Barnstorm Derry, NH

October 3:
- Town Hall in Dover, NH
- Barnstorm Dover, NH
- Barnstorm Dover, NH
- Town Hall in Derry, NH
- Town Hall in Derry, NH
- Barnstorm Derry, NH

October 4:
- Town Hall in Manchester, NH
- Barnstorm Manchester, NH
- Town Hall in Nashua, NH
- Barnstorm Nashua, NH
- Town Hall in Concord, NH
- Barnstorm Concord, NH

October 5:
- Barnstorm Manchester, NH
- Barnstorm Nashua, NH
- Town Hall in Derry, NH
- Barnstorm Derry, NH
- Barnstorm Dover, NH
- Town Hall in Southern New Hampshire University

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE ASHE CAMPAIGN, SEPT. 28 #1:

PRESS RELEASE #2 RE: KENNEDY RETIREMENT:

The Ashe campaign will open one office in each county of New Hampshire for a total of ten offices. Two offices will be opened in the states of Iowa, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

Just wondering, who is the Governor of New Hampshire?

Chris Sununu defeated incumbent Colin Van Ostern in a 2018 rematch for the Governorship.

Can the reason for an endorsement be the offer of a post in my candidate's administration?

You can do that, if you're willing to risk a scandal if the information leaks.

O.K., so I better not.

Marco Rubio : Week of Sept. 29, 2019-Oct. 5, 2019, Part 1

September 29th, 2019
-Space policy speech responding to Joni Ernst's space policy speech delivered in Des Moines on September 21 and unveiling Marco Rubio's plan for the development of American space program and industry and the revival of American space exploration at Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, Nevada :

In the last twelve years, American space industry and space exploration have declined, mostly because of this recession that weakened our economy, the increase of our national debt at over 20 trillion $, the increase of big government spending, tax increases and the government's intrusion in the economy, thus bringing more deficit and more job losses. I want our country to make progress in space and relaunch space exploration before other nations like China, Russia or India do. I believe in a manned and very strong and dynamic space program, and I appreciate my friend Senator Joni Ernst's willingness to revive space exploration. But in this time of recession and economic depression, we need to remain fiscally responsible. Senator Ernst seeks to fund NASA and space exploration, but the problem is that means a bigger government spending agenda that will cost billions and billions of dollars and considerably increase our national debt to approximately 25 trillion $, which will force economic agents to reduce investment consumption, thus weakening American business activity and lead to further unemployment. This is fiscally irresponsible and fiscal irresponsibility is unacceptable. We are a party that is embracing fiscal conservatism and fiscal responsibility and advocating tax cuts, reduction of government spending and government deficit. Reviving our space program is not government's role. As a proud conservative Republican, like any other, I trust free market to lead us to success in space exploration. That's why the Senate passed an Amendment I introduced in 2013 to enable NASA to dispose underutilized facilities that could be utilized by commercial users and state and local entities, resulting in savings for NASA, a reduction in the federal government’s burden to fund space operations and our commercial space capability's growth while saving taxpayers' money.

The right procedure to grow our space industry and relaunch U.S. space exploration is to incentivize the private sector to develop space technology by promoting partnership between NASA and private spaceflight companies like SpaceX, Shackleton Energy Company, Space Adventures, Ltd., Planetary Resources, Deep Space Industries, etc., and by extending tax credits and exemptions for those businesses investing in research and development, equipment and other capital (a plan similar to the AGREE Act that I co-sponsored to the Senate in 2011) in order not only to create new jobs in the space industry but also to develop a plan that will keep our space program alive, dynamic and competitive. That's how we'll be able to innovate and develop our space technologies and equipment and to exploit volatiles, minerals and other raw materials from asteroids, comets, moons, near-Earth objects and other space objects to grow our economy. Some of these resources will be taken back to Earth to grow our economy and create jobs (especially gold, silver, iridium, platinum, osmium, palladium, rhodium, rhenium, tungsten and ruthenium) or used to construct rockets and spacecrafts that will be committed for spatial missions (iron, aluminium, titanium, nickel, manganese, molybdenum and cobalt), to ensure our astronauts' self-sufficiency (oxygen and water) and to be utilized as rocket propellant (hydrogen, oxygen and ammonia). That's what we can call in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) that provides all the required materials and energy for a space mission. That way, thanks to ISRU, we will successfully conduct a manned space mission and reclaim our status as world leaders in space exploration while reducing the mass and cost of space exploration architectures as well as the amount of payload that must be launched from Earth in order to explore a given planetary-body.

By the way, if we want to revive and grow our space program, we also have to abolish government regulations on space commercialization that cost too much, make it harder for American innovators to create jobs and undermined our citizens' and businesses' ability to establish property rights in space, which imposed obstacles to the development of space for commercial development and human habitation as well. But in November 2015, the Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 (SPACE Act of 2015) was signed into law after passing in Congress in order to discourage government barriers to the development in the United States of economically viable, safe, and stable industries for commercial exploration and commercial recovery of spatial resources in manners consistent with the global commitments of America, to recognize the right of U.S. citizens and businesses to own space resources they obtain and to promote the commercial exploration and use of resources exploited on asteroids. This bill is an important gain for our country, for Florida’s space coast and for the whole space exploration community. That's why I supported that bill to help the American space industry to create new jobs and to expand further into space than ever before. I will use this kind leadership as President of the United States.                                          
              
Thanks to my plan, we will revive our space program, make progress in space exploration, conduct successful manned space missions on the Moon or Mars by 2030, encourage space commercialization through the exploitation of spatial resources and raw materials to accelerate job creation in the United States and to make our space missions more easy to accomplish while limiting the government's role, reducing government spending and saving taxpayers' money. The future is becoming reality and this will be one giant leap not only for America but also for mankind as Neil Armstrong said while becoming the first person to walk on the Moon, fifty years ago.

Thank you!

Marco Rubio : Week of Sept. 29, 2019-Oct. 5, 2019, Part 2

-Speech slamming President Hillary Clinton's foreign policy performance at the New York New York Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada :

In the last few days, President Clinton has demonstrated her arrogance and her inability to assume her responsibilities. In her mind, every time a crisis happened, whether it's an economic decline, a terrorist attack or an international crisis, it's someone else's fault, never hers. Tim Ashe's primary challenge to the President is demonstrating division among the Democratic Party. More Americans are disapproving Hillary Clinton's presidential performance, our economy is weakening, our fellow Americans struggle to find a job and Hillary Clinton lied to the American people about her emails. When Clinton was Secretary of State, our embassy in Benghazi wasn't prepared to repel a terrorist attack and four of our brave diplomats were killed. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton withdrew our troops in Iraq at the wrong time, thus helping ISIS to emerge and impose its terror. ISIS is still on the run, cowardly killing innocent people, Russia keeps invading its neighbours, especially Ukraine, and our allies are trusting us less when it comes to international security. So if there's anyone whose policies are encouraging terrorists, bringing division in this country, weakening our reputation and undermining our national security, it's Hillary Clinton, not us.

Unlike the president, I actually have real solutions : reinforcing our military presence in the Black Sea as well as arming and training the Ukrainian army to stop Russia's agression in Eastern Europe. By training and arming the Syrian rebellion and the Kurds, sending ground troops in Syria and promoting strategic geopolitical alliances, thus forming a great and effective coalition, we will defeat ISIS thanks to our powerful military arsenal, our courageous men and women in uniform and our allies' contribution. Those jihadists will be surrounded, thus forcing them to divide their troops to defend their turf, weakening them, clearing the way for our troops and leading to ISIS' defeat. Terrorist attacks are multiplying in the Middle East, and democracy and freedom are in danger in this region. One of the main reasons why some Muslims are radicalizing and are adhering Islamic terrorism is they are living into poverty and under tyranny and are not given the necessitated opportunities to prosper and succeed. So we got to ensure the development of the Middle East. My plan's goal is to counter jihadism's influence in this region and help the Muslim world to reject radical Islamic terrorism. We have to build houses to give housing for all the people of Middle East, hospitals to give them the health care they need, groceries to give them more access to food and schools to give them the education they need to have a successful life and to make sure Middle East's young people will be able to find economic opportunities and good-paying jobs. We also have to invest in the development of Middle East's resources with private investors to give the Middle East people access to its own resources, especially oil, nuclear and local agricultural products. We need to give local armed forces military training if we want security and liberty to be reinforced in this region. We also have to promote democracy, gender equality and the rule of law there and to expand free-trade with Middle East to make America and it's companies competitive in this region and to ensure job creation not only in America but also in the Middle East. By promoting free trade with Middle East, we can promote democracy and political freedom in that region through globalization, technology innovation and economic liberalization. That way, radicalization will be reduced, security and freedom will be reinforced and the Middle East will be more prosperous than ever before.

When it comes to Iran, restoring sanctions will deprive Tehran of the capitals the Iranian government needs to develop its nuclear program. The military solution is and will be the last option, but it must be kept on the table. In addition, my proposal of creating an intergovernmental military partnership with India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Israel, will increase pressure on Iran and stop Tehran from getting nuclear weapons and threatening our allies. Instead of using nuclear energy to develop nuclear weapons, the Iranian government should use it to ensure Iran's economic growth through electricity production for the good of the Iranian people that is desperately looking for economic opportunities to improve their living conditions.

Since I chaired the Committee on Foreign Relations in the U.S. Senate, I know how diplomacy works. As President, I will use my diplomatic experience to strengthen our relations with our allies and create new alliances. I know when it is time to increase defense spending to reinforce our national security, defend our allies and defeat terrorism as well as tyranny. The time is now.

-Fundraising event at the Mirage Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada
-Speech on immigration and the American Dream at the Sam's Town Hotel in Las Vegas, NV
-Meet with the voters and the donors for a speech at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV
-Debate preparation   

September 30th, 2019
-Fundraising breakfast at the Linq Hotel & Casino
-Meet with the voters at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino
-Meet with the voters and the donors at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV
-Speech at the Old Las Vegas Mormon State Historic Park.
-Visit to the Nevada Test Site for a speech about the importance of stopping Iran's nuclear program and North Korean agression as well as preventing nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction from falling into the hands of terrorists.
-Barnstorming in Carson City, NV
-Town Hall in Carson City, NV
-Speech about how to save and boost the American automotive industry at the National Automobile Museum in Reno, NV :
The best way to save our automotive industry, a great pillar of our economy, is to fight the terrible effects of this economic depression on the energy industry such as government's intrusion and to increase oil production by doubling the number of oil wells, building more pipelines in this country, approving Keystone XL pipeline and exploring ANWR. That way we will be much more independent from foreign oil than we were ever before. It will allow us to manufacture more cars, to reduce our cars' prices that will be less expensive than Asian cars, to boost purchasing power of the American people and more American cars will be bought and we will have the upper hand in the Trans-Pacific Partnership that I will ratify as President. That's how we will boost our automotive industry.
                                                                  
-Meet with the voters at the University of Nevada, Reno, NV
-Rest and debate preparation

October 1st, 2019
-Breakfast with voters in Reno, Nevada
-Fundraising event at Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada
-Town hall in Reno, Nevada
-Marco Rubio's campaign created a television ad similar to Ronald Reagan's 1984 "There is a bear in the woods", that was, at the time, promoting a strong national security against the Soviet Union symbolized by a bear. Rubio's ad titled "A cougar is waiting in the weeds" featured a cougar, comparing this predator to Islamic terrorism, a cyclist riding in cougar's mountainous territory and a park warden. Through the ad's narration, the cyclist, lacking of vigilance, keeps riding while the cougar is preparing to pounce on his prey, but fortunately, a park warden arrives just in time and pulls his rifle on the predator, forcing the mountain lion to step back before fleeing, thus saving the cyclist's life. This commercial's goal is to call on the American people to stay vigilant against the threat posed to the United States by Islamic terrorism (especially ISIS, Al Qaida, the Hezbollah, Boko Haram, etc.) and to promote a strong national defense to eradicate this threat. Rubio's campaign had paid for the ad to run in the early voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nevada and the Washington state as well.

"A cougar is waiting in the weeds" avertissement narration :

« In the mountainous deserts of the West, the cougar, one of the greatest most dangerous and deadly predators in America, is waiting in the weeds, just like jihadists are preparing to attack at anytime around the world. On the cougar's territory, we can't afford to lack vigilance just like we can't afford to lower our guard against Islamic terrorism by cutting in the budget defense and military spending. The cougar is preparing to pounce on his next prey, defenceless. But if we increase security on this territory, this threat can be removed, thus saving this cyclist's life, just like we can remove the threat posed to the United States and its allies by Islamic terrorism by increasing defense spending and deploying all the necessary military arsenal to defeat Islamic terrorism, thus saving innocent lives for the sake of democracy, freedom, justice, integrity and security.
I'm Marco Rubio and I approve this message. »

Marco Rubio : Week of Sept. 29, 2019-Oct. 5, 2019, Part 3

-Flight to Seattle, Washington
-Speech about free trade policy at the Port of Seattle, Washington :

Over Hillary Clinton's presidency, there's no single free trade agreement ratified by the United States of America. Hillary Clinton embraced protectionism that did not ever create a single job. Globalization is a great element of the 21st century and created more economic opportunities with competitive wages and worker benefits. If Hillary Clinton doesn't believe this, then it demonstrates that she's disconnected from reality. In this time of crisis and recession, free trade is clearly needed in order to make our country competitive again, to create new American jobs and make sure America remains the greatest economic power of the world. With energy independence, our cars will be less expensive than Asian cars, which represents an advantage for us in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) because it will incite consumers in the Pacific to buy more American cars, thus increasing their purchasing power and favor our automotive industry and create more American jobs. Even if India is not a member of TPP, Florida’s $1 billion annual exports to India represent a reason why trade ties with India’s and Asia's large and growing markets matter to Americans. The more we export, the more consumers we get in the world, the more our companies can ensure their expansion and the more jobs we can create. That's why I take the pledge to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership if I become President.

Free trade will boost free enterprise, which is the strength of our economy. It will also give international consumers a greater access to American products, which will be good for our economy. America's ability to compete and innovate derives from its open markets and from the continual search for new markets through the expansion of free trade. Silicon Valley, which is bordering the Pacific Ocean and has a social and business ethos that supports innovation and entrepreneurship, represents a great example of this desire for innovation. Goods and services crossing borders favor new ideas and models and allow our producers to learn about the market through the failure and success of traded products. While learning more, they will be able to innovate in order to remain competitive. With its globalization effects, free trade will promote and reinforce democracy on the Pacific just as it happened in Indonesia in the 1990s. China vows to surpass us as the first economic power in the world. China is lead by an oppressive communist government that does not embrace free enterprise and restricts freedom of the Chinese people. Beijing is also disputing insular territories in the Pacific and shows it's incredible military power in order to threat it's opponents in the region. That's why we'll be a better commercial partner than China for our allies in the Pacific : we embrace free enterprise, which ensures economic prosperity and less government in the economy's handle. We fight for liberty, for security in the Pacific Ocean and for territorial integrity in this region.

Latin America represents an opportunity that we should not miss : we have great relations with Latin America, a dynamic region with language opportunities and whose economy is as big as China's. So if we ratify free trade with Latin America, we will counterbalance China's trading power. Free trade will not only create jobs in our country, but also ensure the expansion of American businesses here and across the world and make our diplomatic relations stronger across the world. It requires a reduction of tariffs to make exportations and importations less expansive for the good of our economy, our companies and our jobs.

-Rest and debate preparation

October 2nd, 2019
-Fundraising breakfast with the voters and the donors at the Starbucks Center in Seattle, Washington

-Foreign policy speech in reaction to recent military exercises conducted by North Korean military forces near border with South Korea and unveiling Marco Rubio's plan to ensure peace, stability and security on the Pacific Ocean - Museum of Flight, Seattle, Washington :

Almost eighty years ago, during World War II, the Washington state played a major role for our forces' readiness for the Pacific War, especially when it comes to the manufacturing of ships and warplanes for the war effort. But now, we are facing new challenges on the Pacific Ocean : North Korea keeps developing its nuclear program and is multiplying provocations on the Pacific by threatening our regional allies militarily. Recently, Pyongyang increased missile tests and conducted military exercises near the Korean Demilitarized Zone, violating Korean Armistice Agreement (ratified at the end of the Korean War in 1953) once again and weakening stability in the Korean peninsula. That's why we must put North Korea back on the list of states supporting terrorism. Kim Jong-un's regime is much more dangerous than ever before. If we don't take action on it, we risk witnessing the beginning of a devastating nuclear war.
 
China is lead by an oppressive communist government that does not embrace free enterprise and restricts freedom of the Chinese people. Beijing is also disputing insular territories in the Pacific and shows it's military power in order to threat it's opponents in the region, violating South China Sea's territorial integrity. We need to increase military exercises with our allies in the region if we want to prevent such a crisis and make our partners more able to prevent any Chinese offensive.

Abu Sayyaf is a threat that must be exterminated. This Filipino terrorist group that swore allegiance to ISIS is killing innocent Christians, holding tourists hostage to fund their terrorist activities, put in danger our local economic and political interests and is trying to rip apart one of our most strategic geopolitical allies on the South China Sea : the Philippines. Abu Sayyaf is bringing instability on the Pacific Ocean and if we don't destroy it, this terrorist organization could use the Philippines as a springboard to commit terrorist attacks against us and our allies.

I propose that we create around the Pacific Ocean an intergovernmental military alliance similar to NATO, but including the United States and all their allies around the Pacific (like Canada, Mexico, Peru, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Philippines, South Korea, Japan, etc.) to prevent any North Korean aggression, to take down any North Korean missile thrown against us or our allies and to reinforce security on the Pacific Ocean. Thanks to such an intergovernmental military association, we can avoid any war with North Korea and restore peace, security and stability on the Pacific while increasing pressure on Pyongyang and we'll be able to ensure South China's Sea territorial integrity and expand freedom in this region by reinforcing our military presence there in order to make sure our local allies will be able to discourage China from attacking and invading our partners. The U.S. Navy and our allies will bomb djihadists fighting for Abu Sayyaf and our warplanes from our aircraft carriers will locate targets and destroy them, thus helping the Filipino government to eradicate Abu Sayyaf and restore security and peace on its territory. This is peace through strength. The Pacific Ocean will be aptly named. God bless our men and women in uniform, God bless our allies and God bless the United States of America. Thank you everybody!

-Immigration policy speech at the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Seattle, WA
-Town Hall in Bellevue, WA
-Economic policy speech at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA
-Rest and debate preparation
-Flight to Des Moines, Iowa

October 3rd, 2019
-Rally in Des Moines, IA
-Meet with the voters at Dowling Catholic High School in Des Moines, IA
-Touts economic policy and agriculture policy in speech at Iowa Farm Equipment in Tipton, IA
-Speech on law and order and gun control in front of the U.S. Courthouse in Davenport, IA
-Speech on economic and education policy and faith at the St. Ambrose University in Davenport, IA
-Door knocking in Dubuque, IA   
-Fundraiser event at John Deere Dubuque Works in Dubuque, IA
-Debate preparation

October 4th, 2019
-Flight to Nashua, New Hampshire
-Dinner with voters at Bonhoeffer's Cafe and Espresso in Nashua, NH
-Town Hall in Nashua, NH
-Economic policy at the Stonyfield Farm in Londonderry, NH
-Foreign policy speech about the importance of a stronger counter-Islamic terrorism policy at home and abroad.
-Speech at the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce in Concord, NH
-Debate preparation

Does the current week include October 5 or only until October 4, 2019?

All turns are seven in-game days long.

Marco Rubio : Week of Sept. 29, 2019-Oct. 5, 2019, Part 4

October 5th, 2019
-Fundraising event at the Mall of New Hampshire in Manchester, NH
-Meet with the voters at the University of New Hampshire in Manchester, NH
-Flight to Houston, Texas
-Meet with voters and donors at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas
-Energy policy speech at Philipps 66 service station in Houston, Texas :

President Clinton declared war on energy industries. She expanded regulations on oil companies, which led to job losses and made us more dependent on foreign oil. We need to increase oil exploration, drilling and exploitation. How? By increasing permits and licenses on federal land, manufacturing more oil wells, building more pipelines between lands rich in fossil energies. If I'm elected President of the United States, I will abolish ban on oil exports, approve Keystone XL pipeline and support the project of building a transcontinental pipeline from Pennsylvania to California (both states rich in oil and gas) as well as the building of a pipeline from Alaska to Alberta. I will also approve oil exploration and drilling in ANWR in Alaska. Then, we'll be able to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, to develop new technologies that will allow us to get energy independence by 2035 and to keep our status as the first oil producer in the world. It will also boost our automotive industry, make American cars less expansive, which will give us the upper hand in integrating the TPP, encourage our consumers to buy more American cars thanks to a stronger purchasing power and save Great Lakes cities (like Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, etc., where automotive industry is the main economic activity) from bankruptcy. I propose the manufacture of more underwater tankers that will be able to exploit oilfields under water as well as more oil platforms. That way, we'll have the capacity to exploit these resources easily and safely without any danger. By the way, we must engage our country in the race into the Arctic. It's a strategic territory with great potential, including an abundance of oil and gas, particularly on the Alaskan coasts and the Beaufort Sea. We must secure these resources before the Russians do and exploit and drill these oil and gas reserves to create new jobs and increase our energy independence. Increasing oil production will allow us to invest a part of oil drilling revenue for alternative energy for the good of our economy and our environment.

-Advertisement filming
-Debate preparation

I remember that the next Republican debate will be set in Texas on October 8, 2019. But do we know which city in Texas will host this debate?

The debate will be held in Dallas.

This week doesn't go to October 5.

September 29, 30, and 31 are three days. October 1, 2, 3, and 4 are four more days. Three plus four is seven.

But September 31 does not exist. You can look at your calendar. September never has 31 days.

My apologies.

Edit: My schedule is now correct. Any further editing will only be done in response to events.

Joni Ernst Campaign Schedule: September 29 - October 5, 2019
Putting America First

September 29 - Joni Ernst arrived in Greenville, South Carolina, where she attended a church service and spoke in front of the church about (guess what!) values and morals. She held a fundraiser afterward, which was then followed by a rally, where she spoke in front of one of her largest crowds.
(response to stock market)
“The economy has been up and down all through Clinton’s presidency. It’s like a roller coaster ride that won’t end. The unemployment goes up and down and up again. The stock market does the same. This instability doesn’t assuage the fears of ordinary Americans. It’s making things worse for everybody. The most recent turn of events is a perfect example of this. But, it’s a fact that the economy is more stable and better overall under Republican presidents. Anybody who says otherwise is lying to you. Under my presidency, the economy will be fantastic. My economic plans will generate growth and employment. I will turn our economy over to the free market. I will cut taxes on the middle class and families.”

September 30 - Ernst spent the morning preparing for the upcoming debate. She then went to Simpsonville, SC, where she held a town hall and meet-and-greet with voters.

“It’s just shocking to me that Hillary Clinton is allowed to run. Everybody knows she’s a criminal, they’ve known for the past few years now. Between Clinton Foundation corruption to Benghazi, those terrible Benghazi attacks, and the FBI saying that what she did with those emails, 30,000 of them, was illegal but that she was too big to jail anyway, it’s just sad. It’s sad. I can assure you that I will be the exact opposite of Hillary Clinton in every way when I am in the oval office. I will be conservative. I will be honest. And I will be a real leader because we need honest conservative leaders in government.”

October 1 - Ernst visited Fountain Inn, SC to discuss the benefits her tax plan would have on the economy. She then held a town hall in Gray Court, SC, where she was asked about the Supreme Court (and other things).

“There are rumors flying around, from very credible sources, I might add, that Justice Anthony Kennedy is considering retirement. In an election year, I might add. We’ve been in this position before. As president, I will nominate conservative justices to the Supreme Court, respectable judges like Scalia or Clarence Thomas. Now, I don’t agree with Kennedy on all of his decisions, especially a lot of his more recent ones, though he is very nice personally, but I would hate to see Clinton nominate an activist social justice warrior who will make decisions based on politics instead of the actual Constitution in his place. It’s unthinkable.”

October 2 - In Laurens, SC, Ernst continued preparing for the debate. She then held a town hall that afternoon.

“Our police officers do a tremendous service to the country and I will always stand behind them and the amazing job that they do. There is nothing, absolutely nothing, that is more honorable than serving your country as a member of the Armed Forces or your community as a member of law enforcement. As president, I will protect those who protect us, especially from these recent attacks, both physical and verbal on what they do. I cannot thank you enough for what you do for us.”
(She then had any soldiers/police officers/veterans in the crowd stand up and they were applauded.)

October 3 - In Clinton, SC, Ernst made a speech, and appeared for an interview with statewide news stations where she was asked about her economic and social policies. She was also asked about Rubio’s recent comments on her space program.

“I actually do agree with Rubio on many points, and he seems to have misunderstood me. I do think increased privatization and less regulation is the key to space exploration, but the government should also be doing something. I can’t remember any of the moon landings. And there’s something wrong with that. We need to feel inspired, hopeful, and optimistic about this country and the future, something I haven’t felt in more than a decade, and you can’t put a price on that. The American people deserve to feel patriotic. Let’s give it to them. My campaign and presidency will always be about putting America first.”

October 4 - Ernst spent most of the day traveling to Nevada (preparing for the debate on the plane), and when she arrived in Reno, she held a fundraising rally/meet-and-greet. There, she gave a foreign policy speech.

“The past twelve years have been tough on Americans, but it’s also getting worse abroad. Just recently, as you may have heard, North Korea is conducting military exercises right next to their border with South Korea. And the current administration isn’t doing anything about it. Now, tensions have been rising for months. For all we know, a war could break out at any moment. Where’s Clinton’s leadership? North Korea is testing nuclear missiles that they might use against one of our allies. What did Obama do to stop it? Nothing. Now, standing idly by when a friend is threatened goes against everything I’ve been taught, my values and morals. You can not accept this lack of leadership from a president. And if you make the right choice on Election Day, you won’t have to. We must stand up to countries who threaten peace by forcefully pushing peace onto them. That is the way America works, peace through strength. That’s the way it’s always worked, and that’s the way I will work as president.”

October 5 - Ernst appeared on a statewide talk radio station in Nevada, where she commented mainly about the biggest differences between her and Hillary Clinton. Afterward, she held a town hall in Washoe City, where she was asked who her favorite president was.

“My favorite president is Ronald Reagan. He was a president like no other. From the genius of his policies to his bravery in foreign policy, there are just too many nice things about him. My favorite things about Reagan were his anecdotes. He really knew how to tell a story. I could listen to him speak all day. There was no president like him before, and none have ever measured up since. I just hope that I can be almost as good as Reagan in the Oval Office.”

During the week Ernst's campaign opened up two new campaign offices in Nevada and one in Iowa.

I ask for an extention until tomorrow @ 3 PM EST. Would that be possible?

Sure.

John Kasich 2020 Campaign Schedule: Week of September 29

September 29: After spending time in New Hampshire for half of the previous week, Kasich decides to fly south into South Carolina, where his poll numbers have been weak. His first stop in the state is the city of Charleston, Sen. Tim Scott's hometown. In hopes of picking up some of his former supporters, Kasich praises Senator Scott.

September 30: The next day, Kasich moved on to the state's capital city of Columbia, where he held a large rally. The highlight of his rally was his foreign policy speech (response to North Korea military exercises):


October 1: On his third and final day of his South Carolina, he held a town hall, meet and greet, and lunch in the city of Spartanburg. After spending the first half of the day in Spartanburg,  he moved to the nearby city of Greenville to spend the evening and wrap up his tour of South Carolina.

October 2: Moving on to another southern state, Kasich held an event in Knoxville, TN. In response to Kennedy considering retirement, Kasich said to the friendly church-going, God-fearing people of Eastern Tennessee

October 3: Heading west, Kasich visited Nashville, TN. In the Music City, Kasich held his largest rally so far of the 2020 cycle, and campaigned across town. In the afternoon he held a fundraiser where he raised a large amount of money.

October 4: Before leaving the South for Nevada, Kasich makes one last stop in Memphis, where he campaigns across the city. In Memphis, he meets and greets residents across the different neighborhoods of the city, and speaks in front of a local reporter. In this diverse, urban city, he focuses on race relations and law enforcement.

October 5: After spending six days in the South, Kasich begins campaigning in Henderson, NV, where he recently opened a campaign office, along with four others in the state (Las Vegas, Carson City, Reno, Sparks). He held a fundraiser, where he also made a speech about the economy (response to the stock market).

RUNNING IN SOUTH CAROLINA. FIELD DATA ON EFFECTIVENESS REQUESTED.

Taking over as Comey.

JAMES COMEY: FIGHTING FOR AMERICA

September 29: Iowa
-Speech to pro-life chapter in Des Moines, invite to rally
-Tour small businesses in downtown Des Moines
-Rally in Des Moines


September 30: Iowa
-Meeting with Fraternal Order of Police, seeking endorsement
-Barnstorm in Des Moines, shake hands at diners and whatnot.


October 1: Iowa
-Rally in Ames
-Open Campaign HQ


October 2: New Hampshire
-Speech to Fraternal Order of Police, reiterate speech in Iowa
-Barnstorming in Manchester
-Rally in Manchester


October 3: South Carolina
-Speech to veterans organization
-Tour old factory in Greensboro
-Rally in Greensboro


October 4: South Carolina
-Barnstorm in Charleston
-Rally in Charleston


October 5: Iowa
-Barnstorming in Grand Rapids
-Rally in Grand Rapids

September 29
Senatorial duties in Washington, DC.
Flying to South Carolina
Meet and Greet in Charleston, SC.
Rally in Charleston, SC.

"I do not agree with all of Justice Kennedy's decisions, but I have to say that he's a smart man that loves the Constitution. Hillary Clinton appointed new liberal judges during his presidency and now the court is heavly balanced toward a particular ideology. When I'll be President, I'll appoint conservative judges that love the Constitution and that will stand for American's rights and for the Constitution. The Suprem Court will finally be more balanced than now."

September 30
Town Hall in Columbia, SC.
Rally in Columbia, SC.
Flying to Nevada
Meet and Greet in Las Vegas, NV.
Rally in Las Vegas, NV.

October 1
Meet and Greet in North Las Vegas, NV.
Rally in Mesquite, NV.
Meet and Greet in Laughlin, NV.
Meet and Greet in Spring Valley, NV.
Rally in Paradise, NV.
Dinner with voters in Paradise, NV.

October 2
Meet and Greet in Sunrise Manor, NV.
Rally in Whitney, NV.
Town Hall in Moapa Valley, NV.
Meet and Greet in Moapa Town, NV.
Rally in Las Vegas, NV.
Flying to New Hampshire

"I'm proud to endorse Senator Cory Gardner for the presidency. I know him very well. We worked togheter on all issues and I can guarantee you that Cory is a principled man who'll fight for you, who'll fight to get common-sense solutions for all the people of New Hampshire and for all the people of the United States. He had been able to listen to all the people of the Senate in order to get things done. He has great skills, he's ready to take the spot of Hillary Clinton, whose presidency has weakened America." -- Former Sen. Kelly Ayotte

October 3
Meet and Greet in Manchester, NH.
Rally in Manchester, NH.
Town Hall in Manchester, NH.
Town Hall in Hudson, NH.
Meet and Greet in Merrimack, NH.
Town Hall in Milford, NH.
Interview on local radio in Manchester, NH.

October 4
Town Hall in New Boston, NH.
Town Hall in Bedford, NH.
Debate preparation in Bedford, NH.
Meet and Greet in Deering, NH.
Rally in Nashua, NH.
Meet and Greet in Nashua, NH.
TV appareance from Nashua, NH.
Dinner with voters in Nashua, NH.

"Our federal government must help the citizens, not run their lives. When I'll be President, we'll cut taxes, we'll reduce government spending, we'll create better opportunities in order to let all the young (and not) people who want to build their own success and all the small and medium business to shine and to completely unlesh their potential. America has a great potential, we must favorize our citizens to unlesh that potential. We can do that with conservative principles, common-sense reforms and a strong leaders who stands up for this great country"

October 5
Town Hall in Weare, NH.
Meet and Greet in Sharon, NH.
Meet and Greet in Pelham, NH.
Town Hall in Francestown, NH.
Rally in Manchester, NH.
Meet and Greet in Manchester, NH.
Flying to Washington, DC.

Former Senator Ayotte will attend all Gardner events in New Hamphire.

"Know Cory"

Gardner speaks:

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"It's time for a new kind of leadership in the White House. Growing up in small-town Colorado, I learned that respecting the views of others and working together is necessary for success.
Washington is dominated by career politicians whose policies have weakened our country, left our economy struggling, increased the size of government in the life of Americans and left Americans still looking for work.

It's time for a new generation of Americans to lead the next generation.

I'm Cory Gardner and I approve this message."

"Announcement"

Highlights from Gardner's announcement speech:

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"The federal government must not be involved as much as it's now in the lifes of American citizens. The government's role shall be to clear the way to the people in order to let them being successful. Clear the way to the people, not running the life of the people.

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And when I say we'll clear the way to Americans, I mean that we'll cut taxes for business owners in order to put Americans back to work, we'll reduce spending.

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We'll improve our education system, creating better opportunities for our children and for all the generations to come.

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We'll repeal Obamacare and we'll replace it with a better system that will favour every citizen.

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If I'll be elected President, America will stand with its allies. We'll build an international coalition in order to defeat ISIS.

I consider myself as a new kind of republican. It's time for a principled leader, with fresh and bold ideas able to bring solutions to the problems facing our nation, able to get support from all the people.

I'm Cory Gardner and I approve this message."

Is the third turn over?

Just wondering, is Los Angeles selected as the host city of the 2024 Summer Olympics?

Yes, and yes to your earlier question. I'll try and crank out some stuff tonight.

Is that possible to make more than one suggestion of endorsements in one PM sent to you?

Of course it is.

Polls, events and endorsements will come in another incoming post:


The 2020 election is rolling along!

James Comey's shock announcement that Attorney General Loretta Lynch and President Barack Obama pressured him to sit on evidence that Clinton had flagrantly violated the law and should have been charged -- rocketing a Republican candidate previously seen as a joke into the top tier of his party, and cratering the approval ratings and primary numbers of President Clinton.

The former FBI Director jumped a stunning fourteen percentage points in our national polling in a mere week, and his momentum shows no sign of slowing. Comey appears to be siphoning "Trumpist" voters away from Joni Ernst, who was previously the candidate of choice for this group, although she is still holding her own because of a strong position among "very conservative" voters. He has also drawn a bit from each of the other candidates. The once-rising star Tom Cotton, in the meantime, is continuing to sink, and is now on the "death watch" of most political observers.

Meanwhile, Clinton's support in the Democratic primaries has slid rapidly, largely due to the mushrooming email scandal -- and she hasn't been on the trail to counter the narrative. Ashe has opened up a small lead on the incumbent President in the critical early state of New Hampshire, is closing in in Iowa, and has made major gains nationally. Clinton's bungling of the challenge to her renomination has also contributed to her hemorrhaging.

National Polls:
Hillary Clinton 51%
Tim Ashe 33%

Paul Ryan 20%
Marco Rubio 17%
James Comey 15%
Joni Ernst 13%
Cory Gardner 9%
John Kasich 7%
Tom Cotton 1%

Iowa Polls:
Hillary Clinton 48%
Tim Ashe 37%

Joni Ernst 22%
Paul Ryan 14%
James Comey 14%
Marco Rubio 10%
Cory Gardner 6%
John Kasich 5%
Tom Cotton 1%

New Hampshire Polls:
Tim Ashe 45%
Hillary Clinton 43%

Marco Rubio 24%
Paul Ryan 16%
John Kasich 15%
James Comey 13%
Cory Gardner 10%
Joni Ernst 9%
Tom Cotton 1%

South Carolina Polls:
Hillary Clinton 64%
Tim Ashe 25%

Marco Rubio 20%
Paul Ryan 18%
James Comey 15%
Joni Ernst 10%
Cory Gardner 9%
John Kasich: 5%
Tom Cotton 1%

Nevada Polls:
Hillary Clinton 55%
Tim Ashe 30%

Marco Rubio: 24%
Paul Ryan 15%
Cory Gardner 13%
James Comey 13%
Joni Ernst 4%
John Kasich 5%
Tom Cotton 1%

Tennessee Polls:
Hillary Clinton 58%
Tim Ashe 26%

Paul Ryan 21%
Marco Rubio 18%
James Comey: 15%
Joni Ernst 11%
Cory Gardner: 8%
John Kasich: 6%
Tom Cotton: 1%

Can we not post schedules yet, please? I have something to say about the scheduling in a post I'm writing.

Not only there are schedules to post, but there is a debate between the Republican presidential candidates on October 8, 2019. So how will we procede for the debate to answer questions and respond to attacks from our opponents?

Okay, things are happening IRL that are probably going to keep me from moderating this effectively. Someone else can take over, I can keep trying to moderate but probably not do very well, or we can just cut it off and maybe migrate over to dar's much better organized parliamentary TL. What do you think?

Is that me or am I the only one waiting for posts and news? I find this game amusing and I'm worried about this game's future.

I'd like to continue, but if Ted doesn't have the time to, I respect that.

Do you know anyone interested of taking over? If not, maybe we could look for someone interested to do so. What do you think of this?

I'll do Hillary's response to Comey today if I can fit it in.

Can somedbody from the outside take over the moderation, I mean someone who didn't ever play in this game nor didn't ever moderated this game? In that case, we would have to explain him the rules and the background.

Very good idea! I hope it will relaunch this timeline because I'm worried about this game's future.

If ya want me to lock the thread, let me know.

I heard that this game's moderator has less time than usual to moderate this game and that this timeline is declining. But can I take over the moderation of this game in order to relaunch this timeline?

I think you could ask LLR or Ted Bessell? I want this to continue, though we have received requests to participate in a different 2020 game.

I heard that this game's moderator has less time than usual to moderate this game and that this timeline is declining. But can I take over the moderation of this game in order to relaunch this timeline? If you accept, please explain me the rules and the background.

The rules are explained in the OP and throughout the thread, if you have any questions you can let me know.

If you have the time to moderate the game effectively, though, I'm more than happy to hand it off.

Perfect! I'm ready to take over the moderation. Can we make the announcement?

Go right ahead :P

Hello guys! I'm taking over the moderation of the game. Here are the DKrol's rules

-Each round will cover one week IG
- Each round will last 72 hours, but if you ask me to extend the deadline for a round, let me know
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- Periodically, News events will be introduced to elicit responses from the players that will impact the race
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The debate schedule remains the same, though there might be more after the Iowa caucuses.

In the coming week that will be covered in this game, remember that there will be a Republican presidential debate featuring Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, Joni Ernst, James Comey, Cory Gardner, John Kasich and Tom Cotton in Dallas on October 8, 2019. Here's the procedure for the debates : I will post the questions and you will have to post your responses to the questions. When it comes to the attacks from your opponents (that they will post as well), it will be the same procedure, which is you post your responses to the attacks. If you have suggestions of questions for the debates, please PM me.

Good to know that this timeline is back up and running!

But you guys are still welcome to join the Parliamentary America game as well if you'd like to! :D

By the way the the 4th round starts tomorrow with News events and endorsements. Then you can post your schedules before the beginning of Republican debate in Dallas.

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I'm here to talk to you today, because I feel a responsibility to restore trust in our government, and in myself. Over the last few years, we have seen politicians use extreme, divisive and just plain unacceptable rhetoric for their own partisan purposes. This has eroded trust in our leadership and in our institutions. The final straw, in my view, is when Director Comey, to selfishly benefit his poll numbers, made the astonishing and totally false accusation that I broke the law with my handling of my private email server. Today, I am going to correct the record and hopefully begin a process where we can return to civility in our politics and civil discourse.
Director Comey alleged that he was forced to deny that I, somehow, broke the law with my handling of my private email server as Secretary of State. Let's be clear; had I the chance for a do-over, I would not do it again. But that does not mean, in any way, that I committed a crime. I made a mistake, in using a private email server as Secretary of State. That does not justify a witchhunt against me, or the kind of absurd allegations that have become routine. Just-stop and think for a second. It is now normal for the President of the United States to be called a criminal. Director Comey and the other Republican candidates, it's been calculated, they spend more time calling me a criminal than talking about policy. It is ridiculous.
If you look at the facts, there is no way I could be charged with any crime. The law says "“Whoever knowingly and willfully … [discloses] or uses in any manner prejudicial to the safety and interest of the United States [certain categories of classified information] … shall be fined … or imprisoned.” I did not knowingly remove information, and there is no proof of any kind that US security was endangered by my actions. You can go through the law-there is nothing in there that makes me guilty of a crime. And neither did I endanger US security. That idea is just fiction. Most of the emails were classified retroactively. The fact is, there is no legal justification for an indictment. It is a bunch of fictions, half-truths and outright lies.
And so when Director James Comey goes and says I am a criminal, and should have been indicted, it is false. You can ask anybody at the FBI who was involved in the investigation and isn't running for President. I think that's a lot of people! Now you might be thinking Hang on, isn't Comey telling the truth? He isn't a politician? He sounds like he knows what he's talking about. I can trust him. No, no, no, and ... no.  Comey is running for President. He is now a politician. He has to get votes, I understand, he wants to be President. So do I. And so he needs to pander to people's fears, to delusions, paranoid delusions that Republicans have been stoking for decades. It's the same old tricks, and it has never worked. And so he goes and he tries to get votes. That's fine. What I am not fine is his false attacks on my integrity, on my character. You know you are lying, Director! It is time for Comey and the Republicans to stop peddling falsehoods and delusions, and start having an honest debate on policy, on the direction of this country.
And I think this is about more than me, more than me and Director Comey, more than me and my email server. It is an issue of trust. Trust in our government, trust in our institutions, in our leadership, and in our President. When we resort to calling our President a criminal, and when we try to delegitimise our opposition, all it does is divide us. It reduces the trust of Americans in their government. It weakens us as a nation. Abraham Lincoln once said "A house divided cannot stand." And some politicians today seem intent on dividing that house, because they are irresponsibly gambling that they can gain votes that way, pander to the base, so to speak. But they are ultimately sowing the seeds of their own destruction. The rhetoric that I should be put in jail, that there is a 'Clinton body count', that I murdered Vince Foster and hate America. It is corrosive. We are seeing at every little the degradation of public discourse, and therefore the degradation of our political system and of the faith the American people have in their government. This has to stop. Let's have a debate. Who offers the best policies for growing our economy? Who offers the best policies for combating terrorism? Who has the best policies on healthcare? I could go on(laughs). Let's debate the issues, let's have a civil debate, and restore the faith of the American people. The longer we distract ourselves with these lies and nonsense, the longer we continue to hurt ourselves. So America, let's have a debate. Let's decide the direction of this country. We should make this election about you, not me and my opponent. So, let's go and set the record right, and set our politics right. Thank you, thank you...

Can I join as independent Angus King?

Three Libyan jihadists who pledged allegiance to ISIS have commited a terrorist attack at the Sapienza University of Rome, killing approximately 28 people and injured 40 people before being surrounded and killed by the police. These events triggered strong feeling of solidarity feelings the world and many solidarity campaigns are adopting the slogan « We are Rome! ». This terrorist attack sounds likely to intensify the fight against terrorism.


The actual economic troubles seem to show their effect on the worldwide economy. In the United States, the unemployment rate raised to 7,7 % due to the loss of 350 000 jobs in the last month.


Karachi, the capital of Pakistan, became the scene of a violent hostage-taking by ten Hezbollah fighters. They held the employers of the Karachi Nuclear Power Complex the employers hostage. They apparently wanted their hostages to deliver them the secrets and techniques of Pakistani's nuclear weapons manufacturing. Fortunately, the Pakistani police and army arrived, surrounded the Karachi Nuclear Power Complex and launched an assault in which four hostages, three policemen, two soldiers and all the ten jihadists were killed. One policeman and two soldiers are injured and all the other hostages were saved. Some people are suspecting that this event is relied to Iran's nuclear program.



Marco Rubio : New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush

Marco Rubio : Week of Oct. 6, 2019-Oct. 12, 2019, Part 1

October 6th, 2019
-Fundraising breakfast at the Hilton Americas-Houston in Houston, TX
-Meet with the voters at the Houston Hispanic Forum Houston, Texas
-Economic policy speech in front of the Halliburton Company headquarters in Houston, TX
-Fundraising event at the Brown Shipbuilding Company in Houston, TX
-Dinner with the voters at the Russo's New York Pizzeria in Houston, TX
-Speech at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Texas :

Thank you for your warm welcome at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum founded as a tribute to the 41st President of the United States George H. W. Bush!
I am proud of George H. W. Bush's military service to his country during World War II in which he flew 58 combat missions as a pilot. I am proud of George H. W. Bush's contribution to our economic progress as the founder and the CEO of oil companies like the Zapata Petroleum Corporation (now named HRG Group, Inc.), prosperous companies that created jobs and are working hard to allow our country to clinch energy independence by encouraging the exploration and exploitation of our own oil resources. This contribution from the Bush family continued with George W. Bush's business career as the founder CEO of Arbusto Energy. And even though I don't agree with him on everything, I am proud of George H. W. Bush's political service to our country as a Congressman, as a diplomat, as Director of the CIA, as Vice-President of the United States under Ronald Reagan and as President of the United States at the glorious time of the Reagan Revolution. I'm proud to have grown up at the time of the Reagan Revolution.

Before Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush were elected to the White House in 1980, the world was living a catastrophic situation in which the Second Oil Crisis hurt the worldwide economy and made us more dependent of foreign oil and in which an increase of inflation, a big government taxing the American people too much, regulating too much and spending too much made the economic situation worse and killed many American jobs. At the time, the USSR was challenging us on the international stage by supporting communist movements all around the world, increasing its nuclear arsenal and by invading Afghanistan. Many of our fellow citizens were held hostages in Iran. But under Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush's eight years at the White House, America shined again thanks to Reaganomics that reduced unemployment rate by created nearly 20 million jobs through tax cuts, reducing regulations and spending, reinforcing the American people's purchasing power, lifting petroleum price and allocation controls, championing our businesses, signing free-trade agreements and balancing the budget. President Reagan increased defense spending, which helped us to win the Cold War by developing our military arsenal and by vanquishing the communist threat, especially in Grenada, Afghanistan. Only after Reagan's second term and during the first year of George H. W. Bush's presidency, the Berlin Wall, which contributed to the end of the Cold War in which we and our allies were victorious, thus ensuring the survival of freedom, democracy, capitalism and free market. As president, George H. W. Bush defended Kuwait's territorial integrity by launching a military intervention there against Saddam Hussein's Iraq during the Gulf War and signed the North American Free Trade Agreement that reduced our tariffs, allowed our companies expand, innovate, export and create jobs. Because Bill Clinton missed his chance of killing Osama Bin Laden, the World Trade Center came down on 9/11. But after 9/11, George W. Bush kept us safe by intervening militarily in Afghanistan and Iraq, thus weakening Al Qaida, toppling Saddam Hussein and reinforcing stability and freedom in these two countries. And it is thanks to the War on Terror launched by George W. Bush that Osama Bin Laden is killed, even though it's not under his watch as President.

Ladies and Gentlemen, there is no doubt about it : we are now experiencing a world of economic decline in which taxes and regulations are too high, thus weakening the American people's purchasing power and leading to American companies' offshoring. We are suffering a remarkable increase of the national debt, job losses, increasing unemployment rate and an increasing dependency on foreign oil. We're living in a dangerous world of increasing geopolitical threat because of President Clinton's weak leadership and lack of judgment. ISIS and Al Qaida are still on the run, are killing innocent people around the world and are threatening our values : liberty, democracy, justice and integrity. Vladimir Putin is trying to position Russia as a geopolitical force by invading Ukraine, like he did to Georgia, through supporting, training and arming the pro-Russian insurgency in Ukraine. For economic interests, Putin's Russia intervened militarily in Syria to help the Assad regime to vanquish the Syrian rebellion. If we don't take action, if we give Syria to Russia, Syria will be under permanent chaos : Assad still in power and oppressing it's people, Russia keeps it's tyrannical influence in Syria and this country becomes a permanent terrorist heaven. Iran keeps developing its nuclear program for military purposes. The Iranian government keeps supporting terrorism and is threatening our allies in the Middle East, notably Israel, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton allowed Iran to pursue its quest of getting nuclear weapons and supporting terrorism by giving a ransom to Iran and lifting sanctions against Tehran, thus allowing the Iranian government to obtain capital gains that will surely be used to build more nuclear weapons and to finance terrorist groups. North Korea is threatening our allies on the Pacific through military exercises and its nuclear arsenal.
We are living a similar situation than before Ronald Reagan and George Bush were elected President of the United States and Vice-President of the United States respectively in 1980.
We need to cut taxes, spending and regulations, encourage oil drilling to help us clinching energy independence, to promote free trade, to champion big, medium and small business and to balance the budget. We've got to increase defense spending if we want to defeat enemies. By giving a material assistance and military training to the Syrian rebellion (which will be beneficial for their cause and our economy through the purchase of those weapons by the rebels) and intervening militarily in Syria, we and our allies will not only free this country from Assad and restore democracy there, but also eradicate ISIS by bombarding them on its turf thanks to our powerful military arsenal and we will find and eliminate Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as well as eliminating ISIS around the world. By restoring sanctions against Iran and promoting intergovernmental military alliances with Iran's neighbors, we will increase pressure on Iran and force Tehran to end its nuclear program's military nature and stop supporting terrorism. Thanks to such an alliance, we will also be able to finally eradicate Al Qaida and force the Taliban to surrender and to make sure that Pakistani nuclear weapons will not fall into terrorists' hands. By converging into a military alliance, we and our allies in the Pacific will stop any war with North Korea from happening thanks to an increased military presence on the Pacific. If we increase sanctions against Moscow, train and arm the Ukrainian armed forces reinforce our military presence in Eastern Europe, especially on the Black Sea, we will defeat the pro-Russian rebellion and stop the Russian agression, thus saving Ukraine's territorial integrity, freedom and prosperity by giving its resources back to the Ukrainian people.

I take the pledge of following this agenda as President of the United States of America. Thank you and God bless America.

-Energy policy speech in favor of the Keystone XL pipeline at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas
-Flight to San Antonio, Texas      
-Debate preparation

Marco Rubio : Week of Oct. 6, 2019-Oct. 12, 2019, Part 2
October 7th, 2019
-Breakfast with the voters at Cafe Ole in San Antonio, TX
-Debate preparation
-Speech at the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce about the importance of creating economic opportunities for the Hispanic community - San Antonio, Texas :

The Clinton Administration has been ineffective when it comes to create jobs for the American people, including Hispanics. We need to give Hispanics the opportunity to learn English while maintaining their language and cultural heritage in order to open up economic opportunities for them, because I believe we should not close these opportunities for any of our fellow citizens because their first language is another one than English. School choice will give positive results to Hispanics : lower education costs for families, including immigrant families living paycheck to paycheck, production of higher outcomes, in contrast to public education. It allow parents guide their children out of poorly-performing schools assigned by zip code and grant them better education elsewhere. It will expand opportunities for low-income students—notably minorities—to attend high-quality schools that would otherwise be accessible only to high-income families, thus giving them a fair chance of success and an easier path to the workforce. By promoting free trade with Latin America, we will give our businesses, including Hispanic small businesses in the United States thanks to language opportunities and their fluency in Spanish and English, new opportunities to innovate, to increase their competitiveness, to get new consumers by giving them access to American products, to create jobs in our country and ensure their business' expansion here and around the world. Thanks to their bilingualism, Hispanics will be dominant among the importers, exporters, translators and executives who ensure such a cultural and commercial exchange. And like I said, our innovation and competition capacity comes from our open markets as well as our constant quest for new markets.

Thanks to my pro-growth agenda to open economic opportunities for Hispanics and create jobs for them, this large community will earn the same opportunities as any other American, because America is the land where todo es posible. Thank you, may God bless the Hispanic community and God bless the United States of America.
-Meet with the voters and the donors at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas
-Dinner with the voters at the Tacos and Tequila in San Antonio, Texas
-Fundraising event at the Federation of Hispanic Republicans in Austin, Texas
-Flight to Garland (preparing for the debate on the plane), Texas
-Foreign policy speech at Curtis Culwell Center, Garland, Texas :

Four years ago, Garland became the first place in the American soil that was hit by a terrorist attacked inspired by ISIS. Since then, terrorist attacks committed or inspired by ISIS intensified on our soil, especially in San Bernardino and Orlando, because of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton's weakness on fighting terrorism. In Hillary Clinton's mind, how many innocent people killed around the world does it take to take a real and strong action against jihadism? We need to reinforce our homeland security to stop this kind of tragedy from happening again. ISIS will strike again on our soil unless we increase military spending, fight ISIS in Syria and Iraq through military force and destroy it's sources of supplies. Unlike Hillary Clinton, I will, as President of the United States, fight for liberty, security and integrity.

-Interview on Face the Nation in which Senator Marco Rubio was asked about James Comey's recent comments on prosecuting Hillary Clinton :

Well first of all, I'm glad that the American people is finally going to find out the truth about the email scandal. There's no question about it : the Clintons can't be proud of their record on national security, they don't even care about it. On 9/11, the Twin Towers were destroyed because Bill Clinton missed the opportunity to kill Osama Bin Laden when he had the chance to do so. Under Hillary Clinton's watch as Secretary of State and as President, we were attacked by radical Islamic terrorists in Benghazi, Garland, San Bernardino, Orlando and abroad. It demonstrates weakness in her leadership on issues such as foreign policy and national security. By using her family's private email server for official communications instead of official State Department email accounts maintained on federal servers, she broke the law and put lives in danger. That's why too many Americans are dead today and that's why Hillary Clinton does not deserve a second term.
When it comes to James Comey, I am proud of his service to our national security as director of the FBI. But recently, he's lecturing me and my other colleagues in the field when it comes to condemning Hillary Clinton's record of lies, injustice and weakness. He pretends to have been the only Republican among the GOP presidential field to have prosecuted Clinton's insanity. That's completely wrong. I am the only one in this field that was among the few Senators (alongside, especially, Ron Johnson, John McCain and Rand Paul) who engaged Hillary Clinton at a Senate hearing on the Benghazi attack. I fought Hillary Clinton's corruption, I always had the courage to do so and I will keep doing so because as President of the United States, I will fight for America like I always did. James Comey lectured us about choosing between the American people or Hillary Clinton. I have always chosen the American people and I will keep doing so because I am a patriot. And that's exactly why I'm running for President! I want to bring justice, integrity and security back in America. I have no lessons to learn from James Comey, a man who gave up his responsibility, corrupted the integrity of American justice and allowed Hillary Clinton to win the presidency in 2016 and to give us four more years of corruption, economic decline, weak foreign policy and national security and growing terrorist threat by deciding not to indict Hillary Clinton while he knew very well that Clinton is guilty of her record of weakness, dishonesty and injustice and that a majority of Americans opposed the FBI's decision not to prosecute Clinton even the day after the conclusion of the investigation three years ago.
-Debate preparation

Marco Rubio : Week of Oct. 6, 2019-Oct. 12, 2019, Part 3

October 8th, 2019

-Marco Rubio's campaign broadcasts an advertisement about the Florida Senator's accomplishments and agenda. This ad is airing in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nevada, Tennessee, the Washington state and Arizona :

Marco Rubio is a man of honor and integrity who devoted his life and energy to Florida and America, serving in the Florida House of Representatives and in the United States Senate. We need a person with great political experience. In the Senate, he has worked in the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; Foreign Relations; Select Committee on Intelligence and Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committees.
In the Florida House of Representatives, he introduced a book called “100 Innovative Ideas For Florida’s Future” and 24 of those ideas became law. In the Senate, Marco Rubio supported military intervention in Libya that contributed to Gaddafi's fall and to democratic transition in Libya in 2011. He successfully co-sponsored the 2014 VA reform law by introducing a measure empowering the VA secretary to hold managers accountable for incompetence, negligence and corruption and to care more about veterans than bureaucrats because it's another way to reward our veterans for their military service and their sacrifices for America. Rubio successfully pushed Venezuela human rights sanctions into law in order to condemn the tyrannical Venezuelan regime led by Nicolas Maduro and promote freedom in this country. In 2015, Rubio's Girls Count Act was signed ito law, conditioning U.S. foreign assistance on the establishment of birth registries to properly document childbirth and prevent kids' exploitation, trafficking or exclusion from society. Rubio's efforts in the Senate to defund Obamacare saved taxpayers $2.5 billion that would have otherwise bailed out health insurance companies under ObamaCare. He authored legislation that became law which sanctions the terrorist group Hezbollah and, by extension, Iran for supporting terrorism, thus showing leadership when it comes to standing with America's allies, especially Israel. In 2016, Rubio authored legislation that became law to promote greater transparency and combat waste and abuse involving taxpayer dollars dedicated to U.S. foreign aid.
As President of the United States of America, Marco Rubio, a son of immigrants, will restore the American Dream. He will repeal Obamacare to save Medicare, balance the budget, abolish regulations, cut government spending, cut taxes for all Americans and business owners to strengthen the American people's purchasing power and to make sure our businesses will increase their ability to innovate, hire and create jobs, improve our education system to create opportunities for every children, give us energy independence through oil production and drilling and then the promotion of the development of renewable energies a promote free trade to make our country competitive and grow our economy by innovating, finding new consumers around the world and reducing tariffs barriers. The Rubio administration will stand with our allies and against our enemies by increasing military spending in order to make sure that we will be able to defeat any threat. Under Marco Rubio's watch as President, we and our allies will form a great international military coalition and intervene in Syria and Iraq to eliminate ISIS. In order to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons, President Rubio will restore sanctions against Iran and build a regional military alliance in order to increase pressure on Tehran and destroy any missile thrown against us and our allies. To put an end at the Russian agression in the Eastern Europe, Marco Rubio will reinforce military presence in this region to ensure security and Ukraine, train and arm the Ukrainian army, vanquish the pro-Russian rebellion and free Ukraine from Russia's tyranny. President Rubio will ensure South China Sea's territorial integrity by reinforcing our navy's presence there, multiply military exercises in the region with our allies to make sure they will be ready and able to stop China's agression and, if they have to, defeat the Chinese navy. He will show his courage to take action against North Korea by putting Pyongyang back on the list of states supporting terrorism and build a great and powerful intergovernmental military alliance organization with our allies around the Pacific to deter North Korea from making nuclear tests or attacks and attacking it's neighbors, to avoid any war with North Korea and to ensure peace, stability, security and freedom on the Pacific.
Choose a path to justice, integrity, fairness, freedom, national unity, economic prosperity, strength and security. Vote for Marco Rubio!

I'm Marco Rubio and I approve this message.

-Fundraising breakfast at the Ritz-Carlton Dallas hotel in Dallas, Texas
-Debate preparation
-Visits Little Mexico in Dallas, Texas
-Speech in front of voters and donors at the Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas :
 
Fifty-six years ago, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated here at the Dealey Plaza. During his inauguration speech, on January 20th 1961, he called on the American people to ask itself an important question. He told the American people : « Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. » That's a very good question. Today, the answer about what we can do for our country is to make one of the most important choices in our lifetime. Like Ronald Reagan would have said, as he did in 1964, it's a time for choosing. We have to chose between four more years of corruption, lies, weakness, disappointment, growing terrorist threat, big government and economic decline with Hillary Clinton or a great change in Washington by choosing a path to integrity, justice, law and order, freedom and prosperity. The former choice is unacceptable. The latter choice requires the election of a Republican at the White House.
I am the best qualified to take on Hillary Clinton and beat her on election day. I got endorsements from both the Tea Party and the establishment, so I will be able to bring our party together, thus leading us to victory in the general election. I will be able to bring our party together appeal new voters in our party, such as Hispanics and young people, because unlike Hillary Clinton I understand their problems and concerns since I am one of them and want to restore the American Dream that I know very well for having lived it. In the Senate, I chaired the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women's Issues and I am a member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence. I will use my foreign policy experience against Hillary Clinton to show the American people that I will demonstrate better responsibility, better judgement and stronger action (through military force and standing with our allies) on foreign policy than Hillary Clinton who can't dispel her record of insecurity that caused the death of many of our fellow Americans. I am a member of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and I'm offering the American people a path to job creation and prosperity through cutting taxes, keeping the government out of the American people's way, encouraging energy independence through oil production and drilling and then alternative energy production, promoting free trade, giving a chance of education success for all the American people by promoting school choice, balancing the budget and championing small, medium and big business. In the last twelve years, we lost most of the jobs that ensured our middle class' sustenance. So we need to nominate someone who understands the middle class' concerns. Hillary Clinton can't lecture about living paycheck to paycheck because I was raised paycheck to paycheck. She can't lecture me about student loans because I owed over 100 000 $ eight years ago. If I'm the Republican nominee, we will be the party of the future, a party that will keep promoting integrity, freedom, justice, law and order, economic prosperity, strong national and international security. If I'm our nominee, we WILL beat Hillary Clinton by appealing Hispanic voters, young voters, minority voters, conservatives as well as independents and liberals who are disappointed with Hillary Clinton's leadership thanks to an optimistic agenda like the one that I'm promoting. That's the choice we have to make if we don't want four more years of Hillary Clinton.
That's the answer that we are now giving to John F. Kennedy about what we can do for our country and that's the answer we are now giving to Ronald Reagan about the choice we make in this crucial time for choosing. Thank you, may God bless you and God bless the United States of America.
-Spends all the after-noon for debate preparation
-Debate alongside all other Republican presidential contenders in Dallas, Texas

Marco Rubio : Week of Oct. 6, 2019-Oct. 12, 2019, Part 4

October 9th, 2019
-Flight to Spartanburg, South Carolina
-Economic policy speech at the BMW manufacturing facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina :

South Carolina is one of the most prosperous states in our country. Industrial production is South Carolina's most vital economic activity, particularly the automotive industry. The Palmetto State is among the states with the lowest tax rates on businesses, the most competitive wages for workers and the weakest unionization in America, which classified South Carolina among the states creating the most favourable environment for businesses in the United States, which helped this right-to-work state to attract some large companies like BMW and brought positive effects on South Carolina's economy. During the recession in the late 2000s, South Carolina's unemployment rate peaked at 12 % at the end of 2009. But as the 21st century progressed, including during the time Nikki Haley was Governor of South Carolina, the Palmetto State managed to attract new companies by reducing corporate income tax rate to 5 %, by abolishing state property tax, local income tax, inventory tax, sales tax on manufacturing equipment, wholesale tax and unitary tax on worldwide profits and by having industrial power or materials for finished products, which boosted job creation and innovation in South Carolina. As Governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley, a great job creator in the private sector (she worked in her mother's clothing business, Exotica International, was named to the board of directors of the Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce and of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce, became treasurer of the National Association of Women Business Owners before becoming president of the South Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners) and in political life as well, cut taxes, opposed regulations and successfully invited business to move to South Carolina by considerably lowering the cost of doing business in the Palmetto State, which created over 80 000 new jobs in South Carolina during the eight years of Haley's leadership as Governor and reduced the local unemployment rate from 12 % in 2009 to below 5 % before the actual economic downturn caused by President Clinton's policies, which include protectionism, high taxes and regulations and greater dependency on foreign oil and killed many good-paying jobs and increased the national debt. We need to embrace energy independence to make us able to produce our own energies and free trade to make us competitive in the world economy, reform our education system, balance the budget, and champion business. If Governor Haley's economic policies worked in South Carolina, it can work for ALL the country as well. So if I'm the next President of the United States, one of the elements of my economic agenda will be to cut taxes for all the American people and for business owners, to eliminate regulations and to lower the cost of doing business in the United States, which will attract companies to move to the United States. It will also help our future entrepreneurs to open new businesses in America, to innovate, to create jobs and to ensure America's prosperity.
Thank you God bless our entrepreneurs, God bless our workers and God bless America.

-Agriculture and economic speech at the Milliken & Company headquarters in Spartanburg reiterating Rubio's promise to cut taxes for tractor and seed businesses to help them to innovate, to create jobs and to increase agricultural tractor manufacturing and seed production, thus helping Americans to accomplish their agricultural activities and ensure their sustenance, lowering their dependence on food stamps through the reduction of inflation.
-Barnstorming in Blacksburg, South Carolina
-Dinner with the voters at the Rock Hill Galleria
-Education policy speech at the Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC
-Interview on CBS Evening News in which Marco Rubio was asked about whether he would vote in favor of an impeachment of Hillary Clinton if the Congress were to initiate such a procedure :

It's not acceptable that Hillary Clinton violates the law and puts our national security in danger by using her family's private email server for official communications rather than an official State Department email accounts on federal servers. It's not acceptable that Hillary Clinton hides the truth from the American people by deleting over 30 000 of her emails to make sure the authorities can’t discover her crime and violations, thus getting away with it. It's not acceptable that America's geopolitical foes like Russia hacked the Democratic National Committee's computer system because of Hillary Clinton's lack of judgement in handling our classified secrets, thus undermining our national security and putting our lives in danger. So if the Congress were to initiate a procedure to impeach President Clinton, I will vote yes, because this is fighting for the American people, for justice, for integrity and for security.

October 10th, 2019
-Door knocking in Rock Hill, South Carolina
-Fundraising event and economic speech at the Lexington Chamber of Commerce in Lexington, South Carolina
-Barnstorming in Lexington, South Carolina
-Advertisement filming
-Meet with the voters at the South Carolina State University in Orangeburg in order to court the African American vote
-Foreign policy speech in reaction of the terrorist attack in Rome - the McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Columbia, SC :
Eight years ago, I supported the successful military intervention in Libya that toppled Mohamar Gaddafi and restored democracy in this North-African country. But only after that, the Obama administration abandoned the Libyan people on its own, thus helping terrorists to emerge in Libya and to strike us, including in our embassy in Benghazi in 2012 when four of our diplomats died. Why didn't we keep a few troops in Libya to train the new Libyan armed forces and ensure this country's reconstruction after Gaddafi's fall like we did in Afghanistan and Iraq? If we did so, Libya would have been much safer and freer than ever before.
Once again, ISIS offended our Italian allies and our values of justice and freedom through terrorist attacks in Rome. We can't afford four more years of weakness and insecurity. The last twelve years saw massive cuts in defense spending, which weakened us and our allies and decreased our allies' trust toward us. We absolutely need to rebuild our military and increase military spending. That way, we will have all the necessary tools, arsenal, weapons and men and women to defeat radical Islamic terrorism. We can't afford to let the Mediterranean Sea becoming a terrorist lake. Terrorists' turf's proximity to Europe gives terrorists an advantage they are using Africa as springboard to commit attacks in Europe. But our European allies' proximity to North Africa can be an advantage to us as well : we need to build a great and powerful military coalition with our NATO allies and our Middle Eastern allies to strike back and to bombard and destroy radical Islamic terrorism in Africa and in the Middle East through military engagement, thus removing the terrorist threat in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
To eradicate terrorism on the African continent, we also must arm African nations involved in this fight. I propose to put in place a military intelligence agency that will lead antiterrorist crusade in the African continent through military or intelligence operations and that will use drones in order to find the location of terrorist leaders, which will help us to capture or kill them. We also need to give military training to the armed forces of the African countries in the throes of jihadism to make sure these courageous soldiers will be ready and able to accomplish their duty of ensuring their countries' security and to combat terrorism with American techniques that helped us to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden or Saddam Hussein. That's how we're going to defeat Boko Haram, ISIS, the Shebaab and reinforce security in Africa.

Marco Rubio : Week of Oct. 6, 2019-Oct. 12, 2019, Part 5

October 11th, 2019
-Meet with the voters at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC
-Meet with the donors at the Richland County Public Library in Columbia, SC
-Foreign policy speech in reaction of the hostage-taking by Hezbollah in Pakistan - Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, SC :
Recently, Hezbollah took hostages employers of a nuclear facility in Pakistan and wanted to obtain secrets on the Pakistani nuclear. The Iranian government surely told Hezbollah to lead such an attack in order to help Iran developing its military nuclear program and eventually threat us and our allies. This administration showed once again its naivety on Iran and its nuclear program. The Iran nuclear deal didn't change anything and allowed Tehran to keep developing new nuclear weapons thanks to capital gains due to the lifting of the sanctions. Restoring sanctions will definitely keep Tehran of supplies for the developpement of its nuclear arsenal. We can't let Iran crossing the red line. Under my presidency, if Iran ever crosses the red line, we will stand with our allies through the intergovernmental military alliance that I'm proposing and would include us and all of our allies in the region (India, Pakistan, Iraq, Turkey, Jordan, Israel and Saudi Arabia). That way, we will increase pressure on Iran. Every single option should be kept on table, including the military option. If Iran were to keep developing nuclear weapons, if we decide to launch an air military operation to stop Iran's nuclear program, we will have the back of our allies. In that case, we and our allies will use airstrikes to destroy all Iranian nuclear facilities to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. But that will be the last option. The formation of such a military alliance, the restoration of sanctions as well as the establishment of an anti-missile shield on the Black Sea should do the job. That way, we can successfully handle such a crisis and restore security in the Middle East without sending ground troops in Iran. That way, Tehran will understand that it's nuclear energies should be used for economic purposes not for military purposes.

-Freedom of religion speech at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Sumter, SC
-Dinner with the voters at Red Lobster in Sumter, SC
-Economic speech in reaction to unemployment rate's increase to 7,7 % - North Eastern Strategic Alliance, Florence, SC :
Unless we embrace free market policies, we are going to be witnessing weaker and weaker economic growth in this country and even a worse economic downturn than in 2008. There's no question about it : Hillary Clinton's presidency is Obama's third term. The North Eastern Strategic Alliance's objective to develop our industry base and to create and recruit new companies in the nine counties of the East of South Carolina represents a great example of the importance of championing businesses nationwide. By cutting taxes for business owners, we will stop our businesses' offshoring and keep jobs here in America and increase our entrepreneurs' ability to create more jobs and capital investment within existing industry base. That way, the cost of doing business in America will be lower, which will motivate businesses to move here in America. Free trade will lower tariffs, those making imports and exports less expansive, ensure our companies' expansion and create new jobs in America through the obtainment of new consumers in the world. Energy independence will make us able to produce more American energies, which requires reinforcing oil production, make our cars' less expansive and boost our automotive industry. More American cars will be built and bought thanks to a stronger purchasing power. Education system reform and school choice will give a chance of success and of adherence to the workforce for every American and create the jobs of tomorrow. Balancing the budget will ensure America's prosperity give us budget surplus that could be used for the development of infrastructure in order to facilitate our commercial activities and make our markets more accessible.
The Clintons have lost their 1992 winning argument : « It's the economy, stupid! » Now Hillary Clinton's big government policies including high taxes, high regulations and greater dependence on foreign oil are to blame for the terrible economic situation we are living today. My economic plan will increase our GDP rate to 4 % and give us long-term prosperity and full employment. Thank you! God bless America.
-Speech at the Greater Charleston Base Memorial in North Charleston, SC :
If I'm elected President of the United States, our veterans will be rewarded for their valiant service to their country not only with medals of honor but also with health services. In the Senate, I successfully introduced a bill signed into law that empowered the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in order to care more about vets than bureaucrats.
In addition, the AGREE Act that I co-sponsored in the U.S. Senate in 2011 provided tax credits for veterans who start a business franchise, which allows them to prosper, to live a better lives and to make a contribution to economic growth.
If we take care of our veterans, they will be thankful of the services we will give to them just as we are thankful of their service for our country, for freedom and for our national security. I will use this leadership as President of the United States. God bless our veterans and God bless the United States of America.

-Meet with the voters and the donors at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, SC
-Supper with the voters at the Park Pizza Co

Marco Rubio : Week of Oct. 6, 2019-Oct. 12, 2019, Part 6

October 12th, 2019
-Flight to Concord
-Rally in Concord, NH, with New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu announcing officially his endorsement to Senator Marco Rubio :

Marco Rubio is the only one who can bring our party together in addition of expanding it. He will bring new voters to our party, including minority voters, female voters, independents, etc. So he's the only who can lead us to victory. I share his views on economic growth, on education and on the American Dream. Thanks to his optimistic agenda, he will restore the American Dream, bring prosperity to this country and keep us safe. That's why I'm supporting Marco Rubio, the next President of the United States of America.

-Fundraising event at the Steeplegate Mall in Concord, NH
-Town Hall at the NHTI, Concord's Community College in Concord, NH
-Meet with the voters in Stratham, NH
-Rally at the Prescott Park in Portsmouth, NH
-Foreign policy speech at USS Albacore Museum & Park in Portsmouth, NH
-Dinner with the voters at the Thirsty Moose Tap House in Portsmouth, NH
-Economic policy speech at the Market Square in Portsmouth, NH. After the speech, a reporter asked him about Comey's recent comments on free trade. Here's the answer from Marco Rubio :

James Comey got it wrong about free trade. He should remember that one of the main reasons why the Great Depression got longer and worse is the legislation of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 that increased tariffs and reduced American exports and imports, thus increasing unemployment rate from 8 % in 1930 to 25 % in 1932. One of the reasons why we are living an economic decline is that President Clinton has not signed any free trade agreement and embraced protectionism. Did protectionism ever create any single job? No. One of the indicators of the free trade's benefits to the United States is that many agricultural companies here in New Hampshire, especially dairy companies, that are benefiting from free trade partly because American milk is approximately twice less expensive than the Canadian milk, which encourages of American and Canadian consumers to buy more American milk than Canadian milk to keep their purchasing power strong. My home state of Florida's $1 billion annual exports to India demonstrate a great example of the importance to develop trade ties with India’s and Asia's large and growing markets. The more we export, the more consumers we get in the world, the more our companies can ensure their expansion, the more money we get from exports, the more jobs we can maintain and create. Transpacific Partnership will be an asset for America because regional potential members of the TPP that are usually great trade partners to China will be orienting more and more to us as trade partners. In addition, American cars will be less expensive than Asian cars thanks to energy independence, which will result to the purchase of more American cars than Asian cars. By opening more markets and look for new ones, we will increase our ability to innovate and compete in this world economy. Goods and services crossing borders ensure the development of new ideas and models and allow our producers to learn about the market through the failure and success of traded products. By learning more, they will be favored to innovate and keep their competitiveness.

Joni Ernst Campaign Schedule: October 6-8, 2019
Putting America First

October 6 - Ernst returned to Reno where she barnstormed, held another rally, and another town hall. She commented on recent news events there.

“Tonight, I would like us to have a moment of silence for the attack on Rome and our thoughts and prayers are, as always with the victims. We are Rome! (moment of silence) This attack was perpetrated by the terrorist group ISIS. We must show ISIS and similar groups that, attacks like these, on freedom and our culture shall not stand. We must eradicate and eviscerate ISIS once and for all! As president, I will strategically take out specific ISIS targets while making sure that such events do not happen here in the United States of America. You should be afraid, with such dangers in the world under a horrible president, but under my presidency, you won’t need to.”

October 7 - Ernst flew back to Iowa for a quick press conference in Des Moines. She was asked about Comey’s Clinton comments, and responded with “Clinton has been a weak and corrupt leader, and this isn’t surprising. What is surprising is that people would vote for the person who let her off the hook.” She was also asked about the new economic report.

“The staggering number of lost jobs is astounding. We haven’t seen this many lost jobs since the early Obama presidency. But I’m not sure what we were expecting, considering the lack of strong leadership coming from the Clinton administration. What is surprising is that the unemployment rate isn’t higher. The Bureau of Labor Statistics could be getting pressure from the Clintons to sugarcoat the numbers like they did with Comey and the emails. But we can’t be sure. At any rate, the economy will be stronger if I get the chance to cut regulations and enhance infrastructure once elected president.”

October 8 - Joni Ernst arrived in Dallas where she spent the morning in a town hall, and the entire afternoon preparing for the debate. In the town hall, she was asked about the event in Pakistan.

“The failure of Clinton’s leadership and Obama’s Iran deal have crippled the situation in the Middle East. We should be doing everything in our power to ensure that nobody who doesn’t already have nuclear weapons gets nuclear weapons. The Iran deal will be shredded as soon as I am in the Oval office and we will begin dealing with the terrorists instead of making deals with the terrorists. This country needs a strong leader to ensure peace through strength and put American ideals first.”

October 9-12 will come after the debate.

Can I join as independent Senator Angus King

Yes

Participatants : Florida Senator Marco Rubio, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, Former FBI Director James Comey, Colorado Senator Cory Gardner, Ohio Senator John Kasich and Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton

Moderated by Anderson Cooper and CNN

Debate music theme : CNN America's Choice

United States' National Anthem

Opening statements of each Republican presidential candidate

Questions to the candidates :

• What's your plan to get us energy independence?
• What's your plan to get business growing again?
• Senator Rubio, you said recently that abortion is not only killing unborn children but is also bad for the economy. What do you mean?
• Senator Ernst, you said recently that Black Lives Matter should be considered as terrorist. Can you tell the audience why considering this movement as terrorist will not affect negatively the Republican Party's chances of wooing African-American voters?
• Should Hillary Clinton be impeached if the Congress were to decide to initiate such a procedure?
• What would be the conditions to a military intervention in Iran?
• Recently, North Korea made military exercises near the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas. What is your plan to maintain peace on the Pacific and avoid any war with North Korea?
• Three years ago, the Republican Party made one of it's worst electoral performances in it's history. What are the lessons that your party should learn from 2016 in order to correct the mistakes of 2016 and then win in 2020?

-What's your plan to get us energy independence?

This economic downturn that we are living today is likely to lead us to a third oil crisis, which is absolutely the last thing we need. The first element of my plan is to double permits on federal lands. Now that our party has the control of both Houses of the Congress, we have a great opportunity to pass the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to Texas, which will create at least 80 000 jobs. Now the last step to build this pipeline is to elect a Republican in the White House. And I take the pledge of passing a bill allowing the construction of Keystone XL for the sake of our economy. With a Rubio administration, we will also increase our energy independence by multiplying our oil wells, building pipelines, particularly between Western Pennsylvania and California (both lands rich in oil and gas reserves) and from Alaska to Alberta. We also need to drill ANWR's oil reserves and to manufacture more underwater tankers that will be able to exploit oilfields under water as well as more oil platforms. That way, we'll have the capacity to exploit these resources easily and safely without any danger, especially in the Arctic, a strategic region with great potential, including an abundance of oil and gas, particularly on the Alaskan coasts and the Beaufort Sea. We must secure these resources before the Russians do and exploit and drill these oil and gas reserves to create new jobs and increase our energy independence. Increasing oil production will allow us to invest a part of oil drilling revenue for alternative energy for the good of our economy and our environment. My energy plan will boost our automotive industry by making our cars less expensive, increasing car manufacturing in America, encouraging our consumers to buy more Americans than Asian cars thanks to a stronger purchasing power and by saving save Great Lakes cities (like Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, etc., where automotive industry is the main economic activity) from bankruptcy. That's how we will get energy independence by 2035 and keep our status as the first worldwide oil producer.

-What's your plan to get business growing again?

We have to cut taxes for all Americans and for all business owners in order to increase their capacity of hiring, innovating and expanding. We need to give tax credits for business investing in R & D to ensure innovation. We also have reduce the cost of doing business in America, thus allowing us to attract new businesses here in the United States and our future entrepreuneurs to create new ones, just like South Carolina is doing to attract businesses by beeing one of the states where the cost of doing business is the lowest. If it worked in South Carolina, then it can work all across America by being one of the countries where the cost of doing business is the lowest.

-Senator Rubio, you said recently that abortion is not only killing unborn children but is also bad for the economy. What do you mean?

Well you know, Anderson, that one of the main reasons why the Glorious Thirty (1945-1972) was so prosperous was the great number of young baby boomers who were ready to integrate the workforce. Today, it's exactly the opposite :  many baby boomers are going to entitlement, thus hurting our workforce and slowing our GDP and our economy. So we need younger people to replace them and we can't do it if we kill these young people before they are born. If we want longer term economic growth and prosperity, we need to fight abortion in order to let future generations live and make sure that our workforce will get stronger and stronger, making our economy growing again.

-Senator Ernst, you said recently that Black Lives Matter should be considered as terrorist. Can you tell the audience why considering this movement as terrorist will not affect negatively the Republican Party's chances of wooing African-American voters?

(Senator Ernst's response)

-Should Hillary Clinton be impeached if the Congress were to decide to initiate such a procedure?

I think she should, because she lied over and over and over again to the American people about her emails, deleted 30 000 emails that she doesn't want to be disovered by the authorities, used a private email server rather than a governmental one, thus allowing America's foes to hijack her emails and to put lives in danger. Impeaching Hillary Clinton will put an end to a long record of untrustworthiness, weakness and insecurity. This too is putting America's interests first by fighting for integrity.

-What would be the conditions to a military intervention in Iran?

First of all, the military option will be the last one, but we should not put this option out of the table. We should instead be ready for everything. In the first 100 days of my presidency, I will rip the so-called Iran deal because Tehran violated it. I will re-establish diplomatic and economic sanctions against Iran to stop capital from falling into Tehran's hands for the development of their nuclear arsenal. I will extend the War on Terror against Hezbollah to stop them from contributing to the nuclearization of Iran and threatening Israel, America's interests and freedom of religion. Alongside Iran's regional foes such as India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey and Israel, I will build a great intergovernmental military alliance to deter Iran from getting nuclear weapons and supporting terrorism. If Iran crosses the red line, we will take action, but we won't be alone thanks to the regional military alliance that I will build as President because we have a common goal with our allies in the Middle East : stopping Iran from being a nuclear military power. If Tehran crosses the red line, we will destroy all Iranian nuclear facilities through airstrikes, thus making Iran unable to build nuclear weapons and forcing the Iranian government to step back and use Iranian nuclear energy for other purposes than military purposes, especially to develop Iran's economy and electricity's industry for the sake of the Iranian people that is struggling to prosper and find good-paying jobs in Iran.

-Recently, North Korea made military exercises near the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas. What is your plan to maintain peace on the Pacific and avoid any war with North Korea?

We have to reinforce the U.S. Navy's presence on the Pacific and to establish an anti-missile shield in the Pacific. In order to avoid any war with North Korea and to reinforce security on the Pacific Ocean, I will build a intergovernmental military organization similar to NATO, but this time circling the Pacific Ocean and including the United States and all their allies around the Pacific. This will deter Pyongyang from triggering a war against it's neighbors or an arms race that will affect East Asia's stability and security.

-Three years ago, the Republican Party made one of it's worst electoral performances in it's history. What are the lessons that your party should learn from 2016 in order to correct the mistakes of 2016 and then win in 2020?

In 2016, our party turned it's back to female voters, young voters and minority voters, especially Hispanics, African-American, Asian-Americans, etc., which led Hillary Clinton to victory and allowed another four years of depression and weakness. Today, Hispanic voters represent over 15 % of the electorate and all Millenials will be eligible to vote. On this stage, I'm greatest defender of the American Dream and a great supporter of innovation and modernization. We need to be an inclusive party, a party for all Americans. I take the pledge of being President of the United States for all Americans whether or not they will vote for me. In this time of crisis, young people are struggling to find a job. We need to embrace school choice to give young people more opportunities and help them to find a job. That way, the Republican Party will be able to attract minorities and young people.

Now begins the fifth round!

As Tim Ashe gets closer and closer to Hillary Clinton in the Democratic Primary polls, Marco Rubio is now the leader in the Republican Primary polls. Rubio's success is due to his strong debate performance in Dallas. Many Republican voters looking for a candidate with clear foreign policy experience orientate toward Rubio in a time in which Islamic terrorism threat persists due to terrorist attacks in Rome and in which Iran's nuclear threat emerges again due to the recent events in Pakistan. Thanks to Governor Chris Sununu's support, Rubio increased his lead in New Hampshire. Rarely present on the campaign trail during the previous week, Paul Ryan fell by two percentage points in the national polls. Joni Ernst re-emerged by a few points in the polls partly due to recent international events mentioned above. Because of his lack of political experience and his poor debate performance, James Comey's surge stopped and the former FBI director starts going down in the polls. Cory Gardner and John Kasich didn't really move in the polls. Due to events in Pakistan, Tom Cotton increased his poll standing by only one point, which will not be enough to change the course of this campaign in his favor.



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

Marco Rubio : 22 %
Paul Ryan : 18 %
Joni Ernst : 15 %
James Comey : 11 %
Cory Gardner : 8 %
John Kasich : 7 %
Tom Cotton : 2 %

Iowa Polls
Hillary Clinton : 47 %
Tim Ashe : 38 %

Joni Ernst : 24 %
Paul Ryan : 15 %
Marco Rubio : 13 %
James Comey : 12 %
Cory Gardner : 6 %
John Kasich : 4 %
Tom Cotton : 2 %

New Hampshire Polls
Tim Ashe : 47 %
Hillary Clinton : 42 %

Marco Rubio : 27 %
Paul Ryan : 15 %
John Kasich : 14 %
Joni Ernst : 11 %
James Comey : 11 %
Cory Gardner : 10 %
Tom Cotton : 1 %

South Carolina Polls
Hillary Clinton : 65 %
Tim Ashe : 23 %

Marco Rubio : 22 %
Paul Ryan : 17 %
Joni Ernst : 13 %
James Comey : 12 %
Cory Gardner : 9 %
John Kasich : 4 %
Tom Cotton : 2 %

Nevada Polls
Hillary Clinton : 54 %
Tim Ashe : 32 %

Marco Rubio : 28 %
Paul Ryan : 14 %
Cory Gardner : 12 %
James Comey : 11 %
Joni Ernst : 7 %
John Kasich : 4 %
Tom Cotton : 1 %

Tennessee Polls
Hillary Clinton : 58 %
Tim Ashe : 28 %

Marco Rubio : 20 %
Paul Ryan : 20 %
Joni Ernst : 14 %
James Comey : 13 %
Cory Gardner : 8 %
John Kasich : 5 %
Tom Cotton : 2 %


Florida Senator Marco Rubio triumphed during the Republican debate in Dallas. Many alysts judged that he gave the strongest responses and arguments when it comes, particularly, to how to deal with America's geopolitical foes, to economic issues, to the American Dream and abortion. In addition, his remarks about how to create economic opportunities for the Hispanic community received great applause.

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-Senator King announcing his independent Presidential bid in Augusta, captial of Maine

Russian air forces led air strikes against Ukrainian armed forces that were leading a military offensive against the pro-Russian rebellion in Donetsk. Approximately 76 Ukrainian soldiers were killed by these attacks led by Russian air forces. The United States and their Western allies condemned these raids and decided to increase diplomatic and economic sanctions against Moscow.


In an attempt to support it's ally Bachar al-Assad in order to defend Russia's economic interests in Syria, the Russian armed forces launched airstrikes in Aleppo to kill Albey Ahmed Berri, leader of the Free Syrian Army. But Berri survived and blamed, alongside the United States and their allies, Russia for it's military support to Assad and for focusing on destroying the Syrian rebellion rather than ISIS.


Marco Rubio :  South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, Former Chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party John H. Sununu

Thank you. Thank you very much. A few months ago, we started our campaign. And I would like to thank all of you for your support. It has been my pleasure traveling across the country and meeting great people. Four years ago, I was one of seventeen candidates in a historically large and diverse field. This year, the field was not as large. But our party still has a long, divided primary season ahead this cycle. Three years ago, as a result of the bitterly-fought primaries that divided our party through the general election cycle, we suffered a massive loss in the election, giving us four more years of the weak policies of the Obama administration. Because I do not see a very clear path forward, I am announcing that I will be suspending my campaign for president to keep the field from being too divided. I will not make an endorsement during the primary season, but I will support the Republican nominee. Now that I am suspending my campaign, I will return to the US Senate and serve out the six year term I was elected to serve, and work to balance the budget and get America on the right track there. I look forward to working with a Republican administration next year. Thank you and God bless.

Schedule for October 6-12 2019

October 6
-Announce candidacy in Augusta, Maine
-Rally in Portland, Maine
-Barnstorm in Hancock County, Maine
-Barnstorm in Penobscot County, Maine
-Meet with students and lecturers at the University of Maine

October 7
-Build campaign infrastructure in Maine (all day)

October 8
-Fly to Los Angeles, California
-Appearance on New Rules with Bill Maher
-Build campaign infrastructure in California (remainder of day)

October 9
-Rally in San Diego, California
-Policy Speech in Santa Clara, California: "Why Corporations Are Destroying our Democracy"
-Barnstorm in Fresno County,
-Barnstorm in Mariposa County, California
-Town Hall in San Francisco, California

October 10
-Continue building campaign infrastructure in California
-Fly to New Hampshire

October 11
-Rally in Dover, New Hampshire
-Barnstorm in Strafford County, New Hampshire
-Host public lunch in Laconia, New Hampshire
-Barnstorm in Belknap County, New Hampshire
-Town Hall in Concord, New Hampshire

October 12
-Build campaign infrastructure in New Hampshire
-Fundraiser in Manchester, New Hampshire

Joni Ernst has decided that she isn't going to win and is dropping out to focus on her Senate campaign. She has said she isn't going to endorse until after the nominee has become clear. Also, I came up with a timeline idea and want to spend time working on it.

Marco Rubio for President 2020, Right here, Right Now : Week of Oct. 13 2019- Oct. 19, 2019, Part 1

October 13th, 2019
-Speech in reaction of the Russian raids in Ukraine and Syria - Pease Air National Guard Base, Portsmouth, New Hampshire :
Over the last few days, Russia demonstrated once again it's collaboration with America's foes. These events showed that Russia cannot be trusted on ensuring security, freedom and peace. After Russia tried to kill the leader of the Free Syrian Army Albey Ahmed Berri, it's clear that Vladimir Putin is much more interested in defending his ally Bachar al-Assad than destroying ISIS. When we will intervene militarily with our allies in Syria, we will not only eradicate ISIS but also topple the Assad's tyrannical regime in order to restore peace, freedom and justice in that country and to free Syria from Russia's insanity. By bombarding our Ukrainian allies in Donetsk to support the pro-Russian rebellion, Russia showed once again its selfishness and his willing to defend its local economic interests. Russia is supporting terrorists that want to destabilize Ukraine, one of our greatest allies in Eastern Europe. Now is the time to label these pro-Russian separatists as terrorists and to stand with Ukraine. We need to reinforce our military presence on the Black Sea, to train the Ukrainian army and to arm it in order to ensure the Ukrainian armed forces' readiness to fight effectively the terrorists supported by Russia. The pro-Russian rebellion will have no decent chance against a well-armed and trained Ukrainian army using American military arsenal and techniques. We will then reinforce the security at the borders between Ukraine and Russia. By increasing our military presence on the Black Sea, we will not only reinforce security in the region but also ensure Crimea's retrocession to Ukraine. This can't happen under Hillary Clinton's weak and naive leadership, but it will happen under my strong and wise leadership.

-Economic policy speech at the Mount Washington Valley Economic Council in Conway, NH
-Health Care policy at the Echo Group in Conway, NH
-Meet with the voters at the Granite State College in Claremont, NH
-Dinner with the voters at Ramunto's in Claremont, NH
-Town Hall alongside former New Hampshire Governor John H. Sununu announcing his endorsement to Marco Rubio in Claremont, NH
-Energy policy at Lempster Mountain Wind Power Project in Lempster, NH

October 14th, 2019
-Flight to Columbus, Ohio, in an attempt to court Ohio Republican voters, especially former Kasich supporters
-Speech in reaction of John Kasich's withdrawal - Columbus, Ohio :
We learned yesterday that Senator John Kasich has quit this race. I'm grateful of his contribution to the conservative cause and to America's cause. During his time as Governor of Ohio, he reduced the size of government, diversified Ohio's economy and balanced the budget more than once, which cut this state's unemployment by half in only five years (2010-2015). In 1982, in the beginning of the Reagan Revolution, he was elected in the House of Representatives and became a member of the House Armed Services Committee. Just like Ronald Reagan, John Kasich and I understand that pursuing economic growth has always been and will remain one of our greatest priorities because it allowed us and will always allow us to grow our navy and rebuild our military, which will help us to defend our allies, to reinforce peace and security around the world and to win the War on Terror just as we won the Cold War. If I'm President, we will grow this economy through energy independence by expanding oil production, which will then help us diversifying our economy by exploiting alternative energies, through free trade, through education system reform and through championing American businesses. This economic agenda will not only create jobs but also balance the budget. Under my administration, a part of the budget surplus will be used to increase our troops' readiness and to modernize U.S. military equipment, which will further reinforce national and international security. That way, we will reverse this situation of depression under Hillary Clinton and get our country in the right direction leading us to prosperity, justice and security. Thank you! God bless Senator Kasich, God bless Ohio and God bless America.

-Build campaign infrastructure in Ohio
-Speech ahead of the voters and the students at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio
-Economic policy at the Columbus Steel Castings in Columbus, OH

-Economic and energy policy speech at the American Electric Power (AEP), Columbus :
Alongside Pennsylvania, Ohio is considered as oil industry's birthplace in addition of being the third nationwide oil producer after California and Texas. So Ohio has a great role to play to get us energy independence. President Clinton doesn't understand oil's importance into transition to energy independence and increased dramatically regulations on oil production and export, which is making us more dependent on foreign oil and killed tens of thousands of jobs. Now is the time to reverse this tendency and to increase permits on federal lands, to build more oil wells in order to increase oil drilling, exploitation and production. Like I pledged, I will build a transcontinental pipeline from Pennsylvania to California by the way of the Ohio Shale to increase oil production as well as the production and transport of oil barrels, which, according to economists, will create 100 000 new jobs. It will boost our automotive industry by encouraging automobile manufacturing here in America and prevent further bankruptcies like the one that happened in Detroit. Jeep, headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, represents a great example of such a procedure. Energy independence will lower American cars' prices, which will encourage consumers to buy more American cars and will give us a great advantage in the Trans-Pacific Partnership because our cars will be less expensive than Asian cars. It will also help us getting energy independence and economic diversification, which requires, partly, the encouragement of electricity production, but President Clinton declared war on coal, a basic source of energy, needed to produce electricity. Hillary Clinton's regulations and taxes on coal industry killed a massive number of jobs in this sector and those people now out of work are struggling to find a job. President Clinton's offensive on oil, gas, coal sent energy and manufacturing jobs to China, the greatest worldwide coal miner. We need to abolish regulations on these industries and to take advantage on coal not only to create jobs and to lead us to energy independence but also to increase the production of electricity and heat for our fellow citizens. That's how we will increase job and business creation not only here in Ohio but also all across America when I'm President of the United States. Thank you!
-Fundraising event at the Hyatt Regency Columbus in Columbus, OH

Marco Rubio for President 2020, Right here, Right Now : Week of Oct. 13 2019-Oct. 19, 2019, Part 2

October 15th, 2019
-Breakfast with the voters at the Hyatt Regency Columbus in Columbus, OH
-Economic policy speech at the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH
-Rally at the Cleveland Hispanic Humadaop in Cleveland, OH
-Town Hall at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH :
Three years ago, our party made one of its worst electoral performances of its history. The consequence of the 2016 election was four more years of failed economic policies, weak foreign policy and national division. We need to embrace free market policies to boost the U.S. Economy through energy independence, free trade, innovation, education system reform, tax cuts for businesses, budget balance and infrastructure development with a part of the future budget surplus under my presidency. We also need to stand with our allies, to increase defense spending, modernize our military and to give more efforts to defeat Islamic terrorism, to stop Russia's expansionist policies, stop Iran from becoming a nuclear military power and to maintain peace and stability on the Pacific Ocean against North Korea's agression. This agenda requires electing a Republican in the White House, but we can't do it without Ohio and minority voters. In 2020, Hispanics will constitute 15 % of the population and all Millennials will be eligible to vote. I'm the only candidate in this race who can bring our party together and attract minority voters and young people because as one of them I understand their concerns. Six decades ago, my parents came in America from Cuba to find economic opportunities and live the American Dream. Thanks to their hard work, they made the lives of their children better than theirs. We need to be more inclusive towards the Hispanic community and to fix our immigration system. I attend to do so. In San Antonio, I unveiled my plan to create economic opportunities for the Hispanic community through giving them the chance of learning English while allowing them to keep their language and cultural heritage, through school choice promotion and through free trade with Latin America, which help Hispanics to earn the chance to prosper, to live better lives and give their children a bright future. This message will inspire Hispanics to follow our agenda and vote Republican in order to restore the American Dream as I pledge to do as President. As a member of the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence in the Senate, I have the best foreign policy experience to counter Hillary Clinton's weak foreign policy record in which she failed to pursue War on Terror, to stand up for territorial integrity against Russia and to deter North Korea's agression. I got support from both the Tea Party and our party's establishment, which will help the Republican Party to reunite together, to defeat Hillary Clinton and to provide my optimistic agenda if I'm the Republican nominee, then President of the United States of America. Thank you! God bless you all!

-Agriculture policy at Richmond Agriculture in Cleveland, OH
-Flight to Des Moines, Iowa   
-Law and order speech in Des Moines, Iowa

October 16th, 2019
-Economic policy speech at the Kum & Go in West Des Moines, IA
-Research and development policy speech at the Iowa State University of Science and Technology in Ames, IA
-Fundraising dinner at the Central Iowa Expo in Ames, IA
-Rally with the farmers and the voters at the Central Iowa Expo in Ames, IA
-Speech at the Rockwell Collins headquarters in Cedar Rapids, IA
-Social security policy speech at the Transamerica Corporation headquarters in Cedar Rapids, IA

October 17th, 2019
-Breakfast with the voters at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, IA
-Town Hall at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cedar Rapids Convention Complex in Cedar Rapids, IA

-Cedar Rapids, IA, Speech Veteran’s Memorial Building in response of Joni Ernst's dropping out of the race :
For only a few months, Joni Ernst and I were opponents until she dropped out of the race yesterday. Senator Ernst is a woman of integrity, courage and honor. I am proud of Senator Ernst's contribution to the fight against terrorism by serving in the United States Army in Iraq, of her work to improve services to our veterans and of her promotion of American values and conservative values. In the Senate, I successfully introduced a bill which once signed into law empowered the VA secretary to hold managers accountable for incompetence, negligence and corruption and to care more about veterans like Joni Ernst than bureaucrats. It's another kind of gratitude to our veterans for their military service and their sacrifices for America's security and liberty. Despite dropping out of the presidential race, Senator Ernst will keep fighting for conservatism by seeking to keep the U.S. Senate under a Republican majority, which I hope will expand in 2020, thus contributing to America's prosperity through reducing the size of government and promoting free market policies and to America's security by contributing to an increase of defense spending needed to modernize our military and deploy all the necessary forces (ground, air and maritime forces) to defeat radical Islamic terrorism and tyranny around the world, stand up against Russia's agression, stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons and supporting terrorism and ensure stability on the Pacific Ocean against North Korea's nuclear threat and China's expansionist policies. Thanks to Senator Ernst's help to keep our majority in the Senate, we will defend the Second Amendment and save unborn children from dying prematurely through abortion. That's what she seeks to do as Senator and that's what seek to do as President of the United States. As of January 20th 2021, when I will be inaugurated as President of the United States, I will keep working with Senator Ernst by sign  into law bills that will get America back on track and on the right direction.
Thank you! God bless Joni Ernst and her supporters, God bless Iowa and God bless America.

-Rally at the Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport, IA

Marco Rubio for President 2020, Right here, Right Now : Week of Oct. 13 2019-Oct. 19, 2019, Part 3

October 18th, 2019
-Fundraising event at the Junge Park in Davenport, IA
-Flight to Las Vegas, Nevada
-Foreign policy speech at Paris Las Vegas in Las Vegas, NV :
Here we stand, in front of the replica of the Eiffel Tower, built in Paris in 1889 to celebrate the centennial of the French Revolution that freed the French people from tyranny and corruption and during which was signed the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, a rampart defending the following values that we are sharing : « liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression ». But in the last few years, ISIS committed two terrorist attacks in Paris in 2015 and expanded its operations around the world through further terrorist attacks, threatening our values of liberty, gender equality, justice, freedom of religion and freedom of speech. After every of those attacks emerged solidarity campaigns in defence of freedom. But Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton neglected the fight for freedom by cutting defense spending needed to fight radical Islamic terrorism and prevent further terrorist attacks. As President, I will not only increase defense spending and our military's readiness but also strengthen our military alliances because we have common goals with our allies : reinforcing security and defending liberty, justice and integrity. By deploying ground troops and expanding our military alliances, we will destroy radical Islamic terrorists, whether it's ISIS, Al Qaida, Hezbollah, Al-Nusra Front, Al-Shabaab or Boko Haram, then assist countries in the throes of terrorism in their reconstruction by training new armed forces, building houses, schools, groceries, markets, hospitals and police stations as well as by creating democratic institutions to reinforce security, freedom, democracy and justice, which will reinforce peace and save many innocent lives around the world as well as liberty and justice.

-Fundraising event at the Freemont Street Casino in Las Vegas, NV
-Economic policy speech at the Zappos headquarters in Las Vegas, NV :
Nevada represents a great example of the too large size of government taxing and regulating the American people, our companies and our industries. Over 80 % of Nevada's land is under government jurisdiction, which is weakening dramatically the American people's purchasing power and entrepreneurial spirit and contributed to the loss of too many jobs. When I'm President of the United States, I will grow our economy by cutting taxes and regulations for all the American people and for American business owners and by reducing the cost of doing business in America and making sure that this country will be among the countries in the world where the cost of doing business will be at the lowest in order to help businesses hiring more people, to innovate, to expand and to create new jobs. In addition, our businesses will grow through free trade and tariff reduction that will lower the costs of exporting and importing and get us more consumers around the world. That's how our businesses and the American people will prosper while putting government aside.

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-Fundraising supper at the Palazzo Hotel in Las Vegas, NV

October 19th, 2019
-Breakfast with the voters at the Palazzo Hotel in Las Vegas, NV
-Immigration policy speech at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, NV
-Economic policy speech at the Wal-Mart facility in Henderson, NV
-Fundraising event at the Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV
-Meet with the voters at the Nevada State College in Henderson, NV
-Meet with the voters at the Galleria at Sunset in Henderson, NV

The fifth turn is over. Now begins the sixth one. The polls, the news and the endorsements will be ready tommorow.

After John Kasich and Joni Ernst dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, the polls' tendency dramatically changed. Kasich's and Ernst's withdrawals reinforced Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan as the two main contenders for the nomination after they managed to seduce a great part of Ernst's and Kasich's former supporters. Now that the Iowa Senator is out of the race and focuses on her re-election campaign to the Senate, the Iowa caucuses just become more competitive : Ryan  narrowly leads Rubio by only one percentage point. Due to the Ohio Senator's withdrawal and to John H. Sununu's endorsement, Rubio reinforced his lead in New Hampshire. Thanks to Senator Lindsey Graham's endorsement, the Florida Senator also increased his favorite status in South Carolina. In part because of Ernst's withdrawal, Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton increased his standing in national polls by four points. But the question is will he be able to catch his rivals and become a top-tier candidate.


National Polls
Hillary Clinton : 52 %
Tim Ashe : 34 %

Marco Rubio : 30 %
Paul Ryan : 24 %
James Comey : 14 %
Cory Gardner : 12 %
Tom Cotton : 6 %

Iowa Polls
Hillary Clinton : 48 %
Tim Ashe : 37 %

Paul Ryan : 22 %
Marco Rubio : 21 %
James Comey : 17 %
Cory Gardner : 13%
Tom Cotton : 8 %

New Hampshire Polls
Tim Ashe : 46 %
Hillary Clinton : 40 %

Marco Rubio : 34 %
Paul Ryan : 21 %
James Comey : 14 %
Cory Gardner : 14 %
Tom Cotton : 4 %

South Carolina Polls
Hillary Clinton : 66 %
Tim Ashe : 23 %

Marco Rubio : 31 %
Paul Ryan : 23 %
James Comey : 14 %
Cory Gardner : 12 %
Tom Cotton : 6 %

Nevada Polls
Hillary Clinton : 55 %
Tim Ashe : 35 %

Marco Rubio : 33 %
Paul Ryan : 18 %
Cory Gardner : 15 %
James Comey : 12 %
Tom Cotton : 3 %

Tennessee Polls
Hillary Clinton : 59 %
Tim Ashe : 27 %

Marco Rubio : 27 %
Paul Ryan : 26 %
James Comey : 16 %
Cory Gardner : 12 %
Tom Cotton : 7 %

Due to recent North Korean military exercises at the Korean demilitarized zone, the Japanese people is divided on whether Japan should revise the ninth amendment of its constitution signed at the end of World War II and arm itself against North Korea's agression in order to ensure Japan's security. According to a new poll, 46 % of the Japanese favor this idea while 49 % oppose and 5 % are still undecided.


On October 21st, Canadian voters went to the polls in a context of growing terrorist threat and economic decline due to rising debt, to oil industry's decline, to a protectionist tendency and to the weakening worldwide economic situation. The Liberal Party won the election with 149 seats, followed by the Conservative Party led by Peter MacKay who won 126 seats, by the New Democratic Party led by Alexandre Boulerice who won 45 seats, by the Bloc Québécois led by Xavier Barsalou-Duval who won 15 seats and by the Green Party led by Elizabeth May who won 3 seats.

Endorsements

Marco Rubio : Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, Arizona Senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain

Cory Gardner drops out of race, endorses Rubio.

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"I'd like to thank all the people that volunteered for my campaign. Looking at the state of the race, it's clear that I have not a shot at winning the nomination. I've decided to focus on my re-election campaign as Senator from Colorado. I have still a lot of work to do for my great state.
The republican field is composed by fantastic candidates and I'm sure that all of them would be better than the democratic candidates running. All GOP candidates are great candidates, but I think that the best nominee would be Marco Rubio. He's the right man for a new American century. He will help us winning again among Hispanics and all minorities, that Donald Trump alienated in 2016. I'm proud to endorse him and I look forward to campaign with him all across the nation and to help him win here in Colorado, both in the primary and in the general election."

I've already skipped a round and I have 0 chances to win. I'd like to thank R/H for his fantastic job.

Marco Rubio's presidential campaign : Week of Oct. 20, 2019-Oct. 26, 2019, Part 1

October 20th, 2019
-Flight to Phoenix, Arizona
-Town hall meeting with the voters alongside Senator John McCain announcing his endorsement to Marco Rubio - Luke Air Force Base in Phoenix, AZ :
During his Senate career, Marco Rubio demonstrated strong leadership in order to get America back on track through conservative solutions. As a proud foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution, I think we need a candidate with the right foreign policy experience and promoting a strong foreign policy and national defense in this time of growing terrorism. We need to modernize and strengthen our military in order to reinforce our national security, defend our allies and defeat radical Islamic terrorism as well as tyranny around the world. That's exactly what Marco will do as President of the United States. I appreciate Marco's contribution into the improvement of the services given to military veterans like me by reforming the VA because many of these veterans are war heroes and some of them became POWS, just as it happened to me in Vietnam. But some of these POWS came back home with sequalae that pushed them to suicide. We can't let this happen we must take care of our veterans. That's what Senator Rubio did and will do again as President. He will fix our immigration system and make our country more inclusive towards immigrants who come here to live better lives and flee oppression and violence. After losing the 2008 presidential election, I understood the reason the main demographic reason of my defeat to Barack Obama : my weak electoral performance among Latinos. As one of them, Marco Rubio will be able to attract them, thus growing our party, because he understands their problems and concerns. That's how he's going to do what I couldn't have : winning the general election and get our country back on track with free market policies and a conservative optimistic agenda as President of the United States. For all these reasons, I give my endorsement to my friend Marco Rubio our next president and commander-in-chief.

-Economic policy speech at the Freeport-McMoRan headquarters in Phoenix, AZ
-Fundraising event at Avnet, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ
-Speech at the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Phoenix, AZ
-Meet with the voters at the University of Phoenix in Phoenix, AZ

October 21st, 2019
-Flight to San Diego   
-Fundraising in San Diego, CA
-Foreign policy speech at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company headquarters in San Diego, CA
-Meet with the voters at the University of California in San Diego, CA
-Dinner with the voters at the Chinawok in San Diego, CA
-Space policy at the San Diego Air & Space Museum in San Diego, CA

October 22nd, 2019
-Meet with the voters at the Anaheim University
-Immigration policy speech at the Immigration Solution Services in Anaheim, CA
-Law and order speech in Anaheim, CA
-Meet with the voters at the Anaheim Plaza in Anaheim, CA
-Economic and energy policy speech at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles, CA
-Free Trade policy speech at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, CA

Marco Rubio's presidential campaign : Week of Oct. 20, 2019-Oct. 26, 2019, Part 2

October 23nd, 2019
-Breakfast at The Griddle Cafe in Los Angeles, CA
-Meet with the voters at the Chinatown in Los Angeles, CA, to woo the Asian-American voters
-Meet with the voters at the Koreatown in Los Angeles, CA
-Speech at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA :
Two years ago, the magnificent city of Los Angeles has been selected to host the Summer Olympics in 2024. As a patriot, I am proud of it. But the economic downturn that we are living now is threatening these promising Olympics just like the Great Depression did to the 1932 Olympics here in Los Angeles. Because of the Great Depression, fewer than half of the worldwide participants were present because many nations and athletes didn't have the necessary money to pay the trip to Los Angeles. Even President Hoover was absent. I don't want this kind of scenario to repeat itself. Under my leadership as President of the United States, we will grow and fix this economy. This requires partly reducing taxes for all the American people and for business owners to encourage them to compete, innovate, produce and hire. It also requires taking advantage of all our resources to clinch energy independence, encouraging free trade to ensure our competitiveness in the world economy and our companies' expansion and balancing the budget. In the next four years, we will develop all the necessary infrastructure to make the 2024 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles dynamic and successful. That way, the American people will feel patriotic, which is the strength of our nation.

-Meet with the voters at the voters at the University of California in Los Angeles, CA
-Fundraising event at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA
-The Marco Rubio's presidential campaign broadcasts a T.V. ad titled « United We Stand! » talking about Rubio's plan to maintain peace on the Pacific Ocean against North Korea's threat :
If we don't take real action, the Pacific Ocean is likely to become a battlefield. North Korea and China are multiplying their military exercises on the Pacific Ocean and are threatening peace and stability. We need to reinforce our military presence on the Pacific and establish an anti-missile shield to avoid any disaster leading to devastating war on the Pacific. When I'm President of the United States, we will create a NATO-style intergovernmental military organization including us and our allies around the Pacific to deter North Korea from attacking South Korea or one of its foes and from developing its nuclear program. It will also deter China from pursuing its agression and its expansionist policies and will restore South China Sea's territorial integrity. Peace will be restored and we will avoid any conflict on the Pacific. This is peace through strength and unity because United We Stand!
I'm Marco Rubio and I approve this message.
   
October 24th, 2019
-Speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA, about the importance of defending Ronald Reagan's legacy for the sake of America's prosperity and security
-Flight to Denver, Colorado
-Town Hall at the University of Denver, CO, where Marco Rubio thanks Colorado Senator Cory Gardner for his endorsement :
Thank you Cory for your endorsement! I'm happy to see our party making a step closer to unity to beat Hillary Clinton in the next general election and to get America back on track thanks to conservative and free market policies. If I'm the Republican presidential nominee, we will grow our party by attracting Hispanics and minority voters to our party by offering them an optimistic message and agenda because I want to unite ALL the American people around an optimistic agenda that will lead them to a better and brighter future because al pueblo estadounidense merece más. We will reduce taxes and regulations, which will increase Americans' purchasing power and our companies' ability to produce, innovate and hire. We will take advantage of all of our natural resources, including oil, gas, coal, nuclear, wind, etc., which will lead us to energy independence Unborn children will earn the right to live, our constitutional rights, especially the Second Amendment, will be saved. We will defeat radical Islamic terrorism thanks to a stronger military more engaged and to extended alliances. This agenda will pass and will be successful thanks to an extended Republican majority in Congress, which will partly be saved by Cory's re-election campaign, and to our victory in the race for the White House in 2020, the year of the beginning of a New American Century. Thank you and God bless America.

-Economic policy speech at the Xcel Energy facility in Denver, CO
-Gun control and law and order policy speech in Denver, CO
-Dinner with the voters at the Qdoba Mexican Grill in Denver, CO
-Fundraising event at the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO
-Interview with ABC at KMGH-TV in which Senator Rubio is asked about the effects of the results of the recent Canadian federal elections. He was also asked about a potential modification of the Japanese 9th amendment :
First of all, I congratulate Prime minster Justin Trudeau for his re-election. The Canadian people has spoken and choose balance of power. Americans and Canadians have the opportunity to work together on common interests such as the Keystone XL pipeline to reach energy independence, reinforcing free trade to strengthen our trade relations and our economies and fighting terrorism to reinforce security around the world.

That's the Japanese people's decision. But if Japan decides to modify its 9th amendment, it would be another great step to peace and stability on the Pacific Ocean since North Korea and China are becoming more and more threatening. With my plan of establishing a NATO-style organization on the Pacific, we will follow Ronald Reagan's notion of peace through strength, a notion that allowed us to avoid any devastating war against USSR and that will allow us to avoid any armed conflict with North Korea.

Marco Rubio's presidential campaign : Week of Oct. 20, 2019-Oct. 26, 2019, Part 3

October 25th, 2019
-Foreign policy speech at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, CO
-Economic and education policy speech at the Staples facility in Aurora, CO
-Town Hall in Aurora, CO
-Fundraising event in Aurora, CO
-Flight to Memphis, Tennessee   
-Rest and debate preparation

October 26th, 2019
-Breakfast with the voters at the Cafe Eclectic in Memphis, TN
-Speech at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN
-Speech at the Memphis National Cemetery in Memphis, TN
-Economic policy speech at the FedEx Express headquarters in Memphis, TN
-Meet with the voters at the Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN
-Speech at the Parthenon in Nashville, TN, about the importance of defending democracy and liberty
-Meet with the voters at the Grand Ole Pry in Nashville, TN
-Debate preparation

The next turn will begin tonight but in order to let you more time to post your schedules and because I will be in vacation trip until August 23, this turn will last 96 hours. See you soon!

German Chancellor Angela Merkel survived an assassination attempt in Berlin. The suspect is arrested by the Berlin police and is apparently a member of ISIS who tried to assassinate Merkel in order to sanction Germany for its contribution to the fight against terrorism.

Can you make Paul Ryan a different color?

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

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

Correct.

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

*Elected in 2018
**Elected in 2016

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

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

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

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

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

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

New polls

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

Senator King releases VP shortlist

Representative Tim Ashe

Former Governor Bill Walker

Former Senator Tom Daschle

Senator Al Franken

Representative Tulsi Gabbard

Former Governor Lincoln Chaffee

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

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

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

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

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

-Build campaign infrastructure in Vermont

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Angus King unveils the independent ticket for the election.



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

November 7th, 2019 (Part 2)

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

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

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

[Laughs]

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

[Laughs and applause]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ROUND 8, FIGHT!

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

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

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

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

National Polls

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

Iowa Polls

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

New Hampshire Polls

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

South Carolina Polls

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

Nevada Polls

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

Tennessee Polls

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

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


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


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

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

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

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

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November 10th, 2019
   
-Fundraising event at the Macy's Inc. headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio
-Economic policy speech at the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber in Cincinnati, OH
-Speech in reaction to Angus King's and Tim Ashe's accusations - Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH :
Angus King and Tim Ashe accused me of comparing myself to Ronald Reagan. I think they should have listened more carefully my comments. I didn't say that I was Ronald Reagan, I said that we are living a similar situation than before Reagan's entrance to the White House so we need to reverse this situation. I never said that Senator King was running as a Democrat I only said that his third-party candidacy pulled progressives away from Clinton so we need to offer them a new path. When it comes to foreign policy, Senator King misunderstood me and I think he should have read my agenda correctly. By creating intergovernmental military alliances in Middle East and South Asia as well as around the Pacific, we will increase pressure on Iran and North Korea to deter them from pursuing their nuclear programs and supporting terrorism. That way, there will be no need to attack these foes militarily. In addition, thanks to the contribution of military powers such as India and Turkey, we will defeat Al Qaida and ISIS in the Middle East. But America must do its part, if we want peace, we must be ready for war if not ISIS and Al Qaida will be on the run forever and more innocent people will die. And that's exactly thanks to preparedness for war that we defeated Hitler and then the USSR and its allies in the Cold War and that we beheaded Al Qaida by killing Osama Bin Laden.
Senator King and his running mate have doubts about my willingness to reunite all the American people together. They are completely wrong to doubt about it. I believe that when we are President of the United States, we are President for those who voted for us and for those who didn't vote for us. First, here's one proof of my determination and capacity of putting our country together : Joe Lieberman, a former Democrat who is now an Independent and who is none other than Al Gore's running mate in 2000 in addition of coming very close to become Vice-President of the United States, recently endorsed my candidacy because he understands that we need a stronger and more effective national security to defeat terrorism and tyranny and that we need energy independence to develop renewable energies and ensure economic growth and prosperity. Let me tell you Senator King, I need to remind you that at the end of your second term as Maine Governor, you left this state with a deficit. In addition, during your tenure as Governor, you opposed raising the minimum wage, thus angering you fellow liberals. So how can you claim that progressives can trust you?
Secondly, let me remind you, Senator King, that I cosponsored the AGREE Act alongside Democratic Senator Chris Coons. This bill increased tax credits and exemptions for companies investing in R & D, equipment and other capital, gave tax credits for veterans opening a business franchise and raised immigration for some types of work visas, which helped our country to boost economic growth, job creation and innovation.
Thirdly, I fought for immigration reform and I will keep doing it at the White House by reinforcing security in our borders and giving a pathway to citizenship for immigrants to make sure they will live a better life and earn a brighter future on the land of opportunity just like my parents and grandparents did by coming here in America.
Just like the Democrats, my party wants to develop infrastructure to grow our economy and I will do so by using some budget surpluses once our budget is balanced, thus facilitating economic activities and reinforcing our companies' competitiveness.
In addition, by expanding oil drilling we will make sure that we take control of our own energies, that we create jobs and that we clinch energy independence. I can reassure Democrats and Independents that we can exploit oil resources on Alaskan coasts and on Beaufort Sea without hurting the environment thanks to underwater tankers. It will increase car manufacturing, thus saving and reviving our automotive industry, allow us to avoid further bankruptcies, like the one in Detroit, in cities in which the main economic activity is automotive industry. It will reduce the costs of buying American cars thanks to lower oil and gas prices, thus giving us the advantage of integrating the TPP and making sure that more American cars will be bought than Asian cars, which will contribute to further job creation in America and encourage our future business owners to open new businesses. Under President Rubio, a part of revenues from oil drilling will be used to invest into developing renewable sources of energies to boost job creation and to protect the environment. That way, our cars can permanently function through renewable energies and we can develop a permanent electric automotive industry. That way, we will keep our reputation as the greatest energy producer and economic power in the world. I promise, my fellow Americans, that if I'm the Republican nominee, we will be the party of opportunity as well as the party of the future. Thank you! God bless you all.

-Rally at the Findlay Market
-Dinner with the voters at the Frisch's Restaurants, Inc. headquarters in Cincinnati, OH
-Speech at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, OH, about the importance of improving race relations and of defending freedom for all the people, liberty of religion in America and abroad and free market
-Meet with the voters and the donors at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, OH
-Debate preparation
-In reaction to increasing oil prices, Marco Rubio's presidential campaign broadcasts a T.V. ad titled American Energy Revolution and that featured energy policy speech gave by Rubio in Concord on November 7th as well as graphics stats demonstrating the results of Rubio's energy plan. The ad airs in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nevada, Montana, Alaska, the Washington state, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming.

« American Energy Revolution » advertisement narration :

Over the last ten years, the Obama and Clinton administrations imposed taxes and regulations on oil companies and opposed any expansion of oil drilling, thus killing millions of jobs, made us unable to develop permanently renewable resources and made America more dependent on foreign oil, which a part comes from countries dominated by anti-American forces. But Marco Rubio has a plan, an energy plan that will bring success under President Marco Rubio
« We will reinforce oil drilling by approving the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline as well as oil drilling in ANWR and Alaskan coasts, by building a transcontinental pipeline from Pennsylvania to Californian coasts and another one from Alaska to Alberta to increase oil production as well as the production and transport of oil barrels, which, according to economists, will create hundreds of thousands of new good-paying jobs. I will increase permits on federal lands and promote the manufacturing of more underwater tankers that will be able to exploit oilfields under water as well multiplying oil platforms. That way, we will finally be able to exploit these resources easily and safely without any danger before Russia does, especially in the Arctic, a strategic region with great potential such as an abundance of oil and gas, notably on the Alaskan coasts and the Beaufort Sea. It will help us growing our economy and to protect the environment. As a result, my energy plan will lead us to energy independence by 2035 and increase our capacity of producing our own energies. It will also boost our automotive industry by making our cars less expensive, increasing car manufacturing in America, encouraging our consumers to buy more Americans than Asian cars thanks to a stronger purchasing power and by saving save Great Lakes cities (like Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, etc., where automotive industry is the main economic activity) from bankruptcy. As a result, it will give us the upper hand in the Transpacific Partnership thanks to lower prices for American cars. Under my administration, we will use a part of the revenues from oil drilling to develop alternative and renewable energies such nuclear, wind, solar and hydroelectric energies for the sake of our economy and our environment. »
I'm Marco Rubio and I approve this message.

November 11th, 2019
-Speech at the University of Dayton in Dayton, OH
-Fundraising event at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, OH
-Economic policy speech at Tech Town in Dayton, OH
-Speech at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH, in reaction to the successful military offensive against Boko Haram in the Imo State, Nigeria :
I am happy to hear that the brave Nigerian armed forces managed to take back an oil refinery from Boko Haram in the Imo State. This is once again another step to victory against radical Islamic terrorism, but this fight is not over. We need to stand with our allies, increase defense spending and send troops in the Middle East to destroy ISIS and Al Qaida and we must create intergovernmental military alliances to defend our partners and allies in Asia and around the Pacific against Iran and North Korea. That's how the world will finally be safe and peaceful.

-Speech at the VA Medical Center in Dayton, OH, about Rubio's record on reforming the VA and the importance of taking care veterans
-Meet with the voters at the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center in Dayton, OH
-Barnstorm in Troy, OH   
-Rest and debate preparation

November 12th, 2019
-Energy policy speech at the Piqua Nuclear Generating Station in Piqua, OH
-Economic and innovation policy speech at the Upper Valley JVS in Piqua, OH
-Meet with the voters at the Ohio Theatre in Columbus, OH
-Dinner with the voters at Cap City Diner and Bar
-Meet with the voters at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus, OH
-Speech at the Ohio Stadium in Columbus, OH, about electability and the importance of winning in 2020 :
Three years ago, our party made one of the worst electoral performances in its history. We need to be more inclusive towards ethnic minorities. As one of them, I understand their concerns because I was raised paycheck to paycheck. We need to reform our immigration system to make sure immigrants can earn the privilege to become American citizens. We need to promote school choice to give positive results for lower-income Americans : lower education costs for families, including immigrant families living paycheck to paycheck (like my family during my childhood), production of higher outcomes, in contrast to public education. It will help parents to guide their children out of poorly-performing schools assigned by zip code and grant them better education elsewhere. It will expand opportunities for low-income students—especially minorities—to attend high-quality schools that would otherwise be accessible only to high-income families, thus giving them a fair chance of succeeding and entering the workforce. Free trade with Latin America will be beneficial for Hispanics because it will give our companies, including small businesses built, opened and owned by Hispanics in the United States, through language opportunities and their fluency in Spanish and English, new opportunities to innovate, to reinforce their competitive position, to get new consumers by giving them access to American products, to create jobs in our country and ensure their business' expansion here and around the world. Thanks to their bilingualism, Hispanics will be among top importers, exporters, translators and executives who ensure such a cultural and commercial exchange. That's why « su futuro será brillante y así es como los hispanos o latinos en los Estados Unidos de América ha de realizar el Sueño americano ». When it comes to my friend Paul Ryan, I like him and I respect him as a great leader in the House of the Representatives. Even though he lost a presidential election as a running mate in 2012, I respect him like all losing vice-presidential nominees whether it's Bob Dole, Sarah Palin or Mike Pence. But we can't afford four more years of Hillary Clinton's failed economic policies and weak national security. So how can we be sure that Paul Ryan can beat Hillary Clinton after he lost in 2012. Almost no losing running mate in American History has ever won the White House as the presidential nominee. We need to chose a path to victory, which requires attracting minority voters and an optimistic agenda, both tools which I'm equipped. Time has come to turn the page and to chose a path to prosperity, security and national unity. And I'm asking for your help, support and vote to make sure this path will be open to us for the next eight years and beyond. Thank you! Que Dios Bendiga los Estados Unidos de América!

-Economic and foreign policy speech at the Jeep headquarters in Toledo, OH
-Energy policy speech in front of college voters at the Bowling Green State University in Toledo, OH
-Debate preparation   

November 13th, 2019
-Breakfast with the voters at Tony Packo's Cafe in Toledo, OH
-Debate preparation
-Rally with the voters at the Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, OH
-Bus trip to Cleveland
-Debate preparation for all afternoon
-Marco Rubio participates in the second Republican presidential debate held at the Cleveland State University  alongside Paul Ryan, Tom Cotton and James Comey.

November 14-16 will come after the debate.

Morning Joe Appearance:
Joe Scarborough: Mr. Ashe, do you have any response to Marco Rubio's speech?

Tim AsheI think it's kind of strange that Marco Rubio has decided to try giving back and forth speeches. I know I don't intend to try to divide the American people by giving speeches to be nit picked and taken apart by many, many people. I don't encourage anyone to try that. All I can say is that Rubio might want to take my advice.

Date : November 13th, 2019

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

Host : Fox News

Moderators : Chris Wallace, Megyn Kelly and Bret Baier


-Opening statements

-Senator Rubio, you talked about Paul Ryan's chances to win on next election day by the fact that he lost the 2012 presidential election as Mitt Romney's running mate. How do you explain that you would be in better position to win the next general election that Speaker Ryan is?

-Do you think that the recent Canadian electoral results (in which the Conservative Party made electoral advances, thus making the Trudeau government a minority government) represent a great opportunity to approve the Keystone XL pipeline?

-This question is adressed to all the candidates. Senator Rubio said recently that you will be able to attract new voters to the Republican Party, including Independents and Democrats. How do you intend to do that?

-Senator Cotton, you said that you are among Arkansas Republican warriors (alongside notably Mike Huckabee) that defeated the Clinton machine in Arkansas, thus weakening Democratic influence in Arkansas. What do you mean by that?
-How do you intend to stand up to Russia?


-What is your plan to capture or kill Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of ISIS?

-Opening statements

Exactly forty years ago today, in front of the Statue of Liberty, in New York, Ronald Reagan, a great American and a great conservative announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States of America for the 1980 presidential election. We now have to defend the legacy he left to America, which is an America safer thanks to increased and modernized military and to strong alliances around the world; an America more prosperous than ever before thanks to free market policies, which are energy independence, free trade, eduction system reform, budget balance, tax cuts for all the American people and encouraging businesses to open here in America; and also a fairer America through immigration reform, Criminal Code reform, giving our unborn children the right to live and defending our constitutional rights, notably the right to own fireweapons and the freedom of speech, of press and of religion as well as the pursuit of happiness. That's what I take the pledge to do as President of the United States. Thank you!

-Senator Rubio, you talked about Paul Ryan's chances to win on next election day by the fact that he lost the 2012 presidential election as Mitt Romney's running mate. How do you explain that you would be in better position to win the next general election that Speaker Ryan is?

First of all, I never doubt about Speaker Ryan's chances to win on Election Day. What makes me more likely to win against Hillary Clinton is my ability to appeal among young people and Hispanic voters. I am Senator of Florida, an important key battleground state where victory will be ensured thanks to Hispanic support. I want to fix our immigration system and to give economic opportunities for all ethnic minorities and school choice will help them to succeed on the land of opportunity. If you want to know more details about my plan to give economic opportunities, go on my campaign website. In addition, I got endorsements from both the establishment and the Tea Party, which will help our party to reunite and lead it to victory on November 2020 if I'm the nominee. In addition, Joe Lieberman supported my candidacy, which is a great step for our efforts to win over Independents and Democrats dissapointed by President Clinton's leadership. Thanks to my foreign policy experience, I will be able to represent time and time again a clear alternative to Hillary Clinton's record of weakness, chaos and insecurity.

When it comes to Paul Ryan, even though he lost the 2012 Presidential election, he made a terrific vice-presidential nominee and I respect him as I respect all other losing vice-presidential nominees, whether it's Bob Dole, Sarah Palin, who recently endorsed my campaign, or Mike Pence. But we can't afford four more years of economic depression, growing geopolitical threats and national division under  Hillary Clinton. So Mr. Speaker how can you reassure our supporters that you can win the election after you lost the 2012 election as the vice-presidential nominee. In American History, almost no losing running mate has ever won the White house as the presidential nominee. Many analysts said that one of the reasons why your ticket lost is that in the past you opposed Cuba embargo, which cut our supports among the Cuban-American community, a people who desires, just like us, to make sure that freedom and democracy comes back to Cuba, the land of my ancestors. So as a result, we lost Florida to Barack Obama in 2012 while it's one of the most important states to win due to it's great number of great electors (29). Yesterday, you claimed that despite losing in 2012, you can win by following Franklin Delano Roosevelt's path to victory (who lost alongside Democratic nominee James M. Cox as the vice-presidential nominee in 1920) by running during a time of economic recession just like in 1932. But I'm sorry to tell you this : Mr. Speaker you are no Franklin Delano Roosevelt!

-Do you think that the recent Canadian electoral results (in which the Conservative Party made electoral advances, thus making the Trudeau government a minority government) represent a great opportunity to approve the Keystone XL pipeline?

Well, first of all Americans and Canadians have common interests, including energy independence and economic growth. And I think that these elections resulting to a liberal minority government represent effectively a great opportunity to approve Keystone XL pipeline. When Stephen Harper came in office in 2006, George W. Bush was still in office, but Keystone XL did not really develop between 2006 and 2008 because Harper led a minority government at the time and Barack Obama was elected President in 2008, thus halting the project.

Democracy talked  and won, like always, and the Canadian people chose balance of power and voted for growth and economic opportunities. To govern, a Prime Minster will have to deal with the opposition when he leads a minority government. While he opposes Keystone XL pipeline, Justin Trudeau is in favor of Energy East pipeline. So I'm sure that the Leader of opposition, Conservative leader Peter McKay will be able to make sure that Prime Minster Trudeau will change his mind and approve Keystone XL pipeline, thus ensuring the creation of 80 000 good-paying jobs. Under my administration, we will approve Keystone XL.

We will also develop projects of building pipelines from Alaska to Alberta and from Pennsylvania to Californian coasts. We will double permits on federal lands, thus increasing the number oil wells and platforms, and manufacture underwater tankers to exploit oil resources under Beaufort Sea without any danger for the environment. It will also lower the cost of buying American cars, which will give us the advantage in the TPP thanks to American cars less expansive than Asian cars, and boost our automotive industry. That way, we will create jobs, clinch energy independence in the next fifteen years, diversify our economy and ensure permanent prosperity in America.

-This question is adressed to all the candidates. Senator Rubio said recently that he will be able to attract new voters to the Republican Party, including Independents and Democrats. How do you intend to do that?

Hillary Clinton disappointed all the American people, whether they are conservatives, liberals or independents. Now, some Democrats and Independents voters are at the crossroads. Joe Lieberman is supporting my campaign, which made allowed our party to make a great step in it's quest for Independent and Democratic support. To attract these voters to the Republican Party while promoting my conservative agenda, I will take the pledge that my administration will, thanks to my energy plan, increase oil drilling and then help us clinching energy independence and develop alternative and renewable energies by using a part of oil drilling revenues, which will grow diversify our economy and create jobs while protecting the environment. Once the budget will be balanced under my administration, a part of the budget surpluses will be used to invest into the development of our infrastructures, thus increasing economic activities and allowing our businesses to grow, to expand, to invest in America and to create jobs. Companies investing in R & D and equipment received tax credits and exemptions thanks to the AGREE Act that cosponsored, which helped our country to boost economic growth, job creation and innovation. That's how my conservative agenda will help all Americans, conservatives and liberals, to achieve their goals for the sake of America's economic prosperity. That's how our party will expand it's supports among Independents and Democrats by convincing them to support this American agenda that I am proposing.

-Senator Cotton, you said that you are among Arkansas Republican warriors (alongside notably Mike Huckabee) that defeated the Clinton machine in Arkansas, thus weakening Democratic influence in Arkansas. What do you mean by that?

[Tom Cotton's response]

-How do you intend to stand up to Russia?

My administration will increase diplomatic and economic sanctions against Russia, which will increase Russian oil and gas prices, increase Russian inflation and weaken Russian economy, which will force Vladimir Putin to step back and change it's attitude. Russia is invading Ukraine by supporting, training and arming a pro-Russian rebellion in order to annex Eastern Ukraine and taking control of Ukrainian oil and gas resources, which is unacceptable. When I'm president, we will reinforce the U.S. Navy's presence on the Black Sea, send military experts in Ukraine to train Ukrainian armed forces and develop strategies and arm the Ukrainian army, which represents mutual interests for America and Ukraine : Ukrainian army will have all the necessary tools to defeat pro-Russian terrorists and military equipment manufacturing and selling to Ukraine will be beneficial for the U.S. economy. That way, the Ukrainian army will be able to counter Russia's powerful military arsenal thanks to American military equipment and techniques, to defeat the pro-Russian rebels and to retake control of Crimea as well as Ukraine's energy resources. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton never had the courage to follow this strategy. In Syria, Russia is focusing more on destroying Syrian rebellion rather than ISIS to defend the Assad regime and its local economic interests and open the way for the building of a pipeline from Russia to Syria, thus slowing our fight against terrorism and tyranny. If Russia keeps targeting and bombing the Syrian rebels, we will keep arming these rebels and give them the necessary military training to strike back against Russia's military agression.

-What is your plan to capture or kill Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of ISIS?

We need, firstly to increase military spending and send ground troops in Syria and Iraq in order to pursue War on Terror, defeat ISIS and find Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. And our NATO allies got attacked over and over again by ISIS more than ever before and they share our goal of defeating radical Islamic terrorism, so they will join us in this military offensive against ISIS. We also need to modernize our intelligence and military technologies to find and destory terrorist positions. I will also make sure that we capture or kill al-Baghdadi by reinforcing our geopolitical strategic alliances. We have common security interests with our allies in the Middle East and in South Asia : destroying terrorism and stopping Iran from getting nuclear weapons. So it will motivate them to coalesce into the intergovernmental military alliance that I am proposing and that will be named Southern and Western Asia Defense Alliance (SWADA). As a consequence, thanks to the collaboration our local allies (Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India), to our military power as well as India's Turkey's military powers, and to the great number of American and allied troops in Syria and Iraq, we will cut ISIS resources, surround ISIS territory, force ISIS fighters to divide their forces for the defense of all the corners of their territory and defeat ISIS more easily. That way, we will finally find al-Baghdadi's refuge, attack it and capture or kill him, thus weakening ISIS leading to it's end, thus bringing peace, stability and justice back in the Middle East.

Marco Rubio for President 2020 Right Here Right Now, Week of Nov. 10, 2019-Nov. 16, 2019, Part 3

November 14th, 2019

-Health care policy speech at the Medical Mutual of Ohio headquarters in Cleveland, OH
-Economic policy speech at the Port of Cleveland
-Meet with college voters at the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH
-Dinner with the voters at the West Side Market in Cleveland, OH
-Meet with the voters and the donors at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH
-Barnstorm in Lorrain, OH
-Energy policy speech at the Ford Econoline in Lorrain, OH
-Flight to Davenport, Iowa   

November 15th, 2019

-Fundraising event at the KONE Inc. Hedquarters in Davenport, IA
-Speech at the Iowa Soldiers’ Orphans Home in Davenport, IA
-Meet with the college voters at the St. Ambrose University in Davenport, IA
-Economic policy speech at the Alcoa facility in Riverdale, IA
-Barnstorm in Riverdale, IA
-Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign broadcasts a new T.V. ad named « United We Stand, Part 2 » talking about a basic element of Rubio's plan to restore and maintain peace in the Middle East. The ad airs in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Tennessee and the Washington state.

« United We Stand!, Part 2 » advertisement narration :

Iran is supporting terrorism, wants the destruction of Israel, is threatening freedom of religion and is very close from getting nuclear weapons. ISIS and Al Qaida are still on the run and keep cowardly killing innocent people on their territories and around the world. We need to take real action and to stand with our allies. That’s why I want to establish, as President of the United States, an intergovernmental military alliance located from South Asia to Middle East named Southern and Western Asia Defense Alliance (SWADA) in order to increase pressure on Iran and force Tehran to stop supporting terrorism and to give up its nuclear program’s military nature or receive airstrikes destroying its nuclear facilities. Through collaboration with our NATO and SWADA allies and to our military power, we will cut terrorists' sources, eliminate ISIS and Al Qaida and rebuild Middle East to make sure that stability, freedom, justice and peace will be restored in this region. This is peace through strength and union because « United We Stand ».

I'm Marco Rubio and I approve this message.

-Fundraising event in Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. Facility in Bettendorf, IA
-Town hall at the Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center in Bettendorf, IA

November 16th, 2019

-Barnstorm in Bettendorf, IA
-Barnstorm in Libertyville, IA
-Agriculture policy speech at the Everybody’s Whole Foods in Fairfield, IA
-Meet with the voters at the Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, IA
-Advertisement filming
-Flight to Elko, Nevada

Round 9 begins!

New Polls

According to new nationwide and statewide polls, Marco Rubio reinforced his status as the Republican frontrunner for his party's nomination. This increase is due to it's growing appeal among some Democrats and Independents thanks to it's energy agenda and it's plan to invest into infrastructure development once the budget balanced. His lead also increased thanks to his terrific debate performance in Cleveland. Paul Ryan lost momentum after the debate during which Marco Rubio remarked the Speaker's past opposition to Cuba embargo until 2008 and claimed that Ryan was « no Franklin Delano Roosevelt », who lost as the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 1920 before winning as the Democratic presidential nominee in 1932.

National Polls

Marco Rubio : 39 %
Paul Ryan : 25 %
James Comey : 15 %
Tom Cotton : 11 %

Iowa Polls

Marco Rubio : 30 %
Paul Ryan : 25 %
James Comey : 16 %
Tom Cotton : 15 %

New Hampshire Polls

Marco Rubio : 40 %
Paul Ryan : 22 %
James Comey : 14 %
Tom Cotton : 5 %

South Carolina Polls

Marco Rubio : 37 %
Paul Ryan : 21 %
Tom Cotton : 13 %
James Comey : 11 %

Nevada Polls

Marco Rubio : 40 %
Paul Ryan : 21 %
James Comey : 13 %
Tom Cotton : 9 %

Tennessee Polls

Marco Rubio : 33 %
Paul Ryan : 28 %
James Comey : 16 %
Tom Cotton : 14 %

Yesterday, Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977 under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, passed away at 96 years old due to prostate cancer. National funerals for the architect of policy of détente with the Soviet Union are scheduled over the current week. Christopher Nixon Cox, Richard Nixon's grandson, has scheduled to attend these funerals. Let's remind that Christopher Nixon Cox is once again candidate for the Republican nomination for Congressman of the 1st Congressional District of New York after his failed attempt in 2010 and could resurect the Nixon family's political prospects if he wins his party's nomination and then the general election.


Because of oil prices increase, the unemployment rate in the United States raised to 7,8 % due to job losses in the automotive industry and in the energy sector.


Due to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's unpopularity (with his policies, which some are considered to be oppressive) and the weakness of the Egyptian economy (with an unemployment rate elevated at 15 %), ISIS emerged in Egypt. Terrorist attacks by ISIS on the Egyptian soil increased. In addition of killing innocent people, ISIS in Egypt attacks energy infrastructure, which weakens Egyptian economy. The Northwest of the country is under ISIS control.

Endorsements

Marco Rubio : Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Former Virginia Senator Jim Webb, Former North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp

November 17th, 2019
-Economic policy speech at the Goldstrike mine in Elko, Nevada
-Meet with the voters at the Commercial Casino in Elko, NV
-Fundraising event at the Red Lion Casino in Elko, NV
-Speech at the Western Folklife Center in Elko, NV
-Barnstorm in Eureka, NV
-Meet with the voters at the Battle Mountain College High School in Battle Mountain, NV
-Barnstorm in Battle Mountain, NV
   
November 18th, 2019
-Barnstorm in Pioche, NV
-Speech at the Kershaw–Ryan State Park in Caliente, NV
-Speech at the Caliente Railroad Depot in Caliente, NV
-Speech at the Desert Research Institute in Las Vegas, NV
-Meet with the voters at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas, NV
-Fundraising event at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas in Las Vegas, NV
-Meet with the voters at the Main Street Casino in Las Vegas, NV

November 19th, 2019
-Fundraising breakfast at The Stratosphere in Las Vegas, NV
-Speech at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV
-Meet with the voters at the Neon Museum in Las Vegas, NV
-Dinner with the voters at La Casona in Las Vegas, NV
-Foreign policy speech at the National Atomic Testing in Las Vegas, NV
-Town hall at the Nevada Ballet Theatre in Paradise, NV
-Meet with the voters and the donors at the Flamingo in Las Vegas, NV
-Fight to Spartanburg, South Carolina

November 20th, 2019
-Economic policy speech at the WalMart facility in Spartanburg, SC
-Meet with college voters at the Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC
-Speech at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium in Spartanburg, SC, in reaction to Henry Kissinger's death :
Thank you ladies and gentlemen! After the mournful news we learned confirming the death of Henry Kissinger, I am asking for a moment of silence to in order to thank him for his service to our country. (moment of silence) Henry Kissinger came into the world in 1923, in Germany while Hitler unsuccessfully led the Beer Hall Putsch to take the power. Fifteen years later, he and his family ran away from Nazi regime’s tyranny, terror and persecutions and came to America, the land of opportunity and a safer, freer and more inclusive country. He then engaged voluntarily in the U.S. Army and fought in Europe, leading military intelligence missions, thus making his contribution to our victory against Hitler.
However we can perceive Kissinger’s reputation and career and even if his tenure has not always been successful, he made a considerable service to reinforce peace and our relations with other nations as Secretary of State under the Nixon administration whether when it comes to the policy of détente with USSR, to China, to Vietnam, to Bangladesh.
We are now living in a dangerous world of growing terrorism, of expansionism behaviour from Russia and China and of nuclear threat by Iran and North Korea. Through defense spending increased, more American military engagement, standing with our allies, reinforcing our military presence in strategic regions, strengthening our homeland security and modernizing our military, we will defeat terrorism, help our allies to successfully challenge Russia’s aggression and restore territorial integrity, deter Iran and North Korea from pursuing their nuclear programs, thus reinforcing peace, stability and freedom around the world. Peace requires preparedness for war because terrorism and tyranny are making peace impossible. That’s why as President of the United States I will promote peace through strength, engagement and collaboration.
Thank you! God bless our allies and God bless America.
-Dinner with the voters at the RJ Rockers Brewing Company in Spartanburg, SC
-Barnstorm in Greer, SC
-Energy policy speech at the South Carolina Petroleum Council in Columbia, SC
-Rally with the voters at the Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, SC

November 21st, 2019
-Meet with voters and donors at the Finlay Park in Columbia, SC
-Speech at the Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Columbia, SC
-Meet with college voters at the Columbia International University in Columbia, SC
-Agriculture policy speech at the AgFirst Farm credit Bank in Columbia, SC
-Energy policy speech at the Saluda Dam in Lexington, SC
-Economic policy speech at the Lowe's facility in Lexington, SC
-Infrastructure policy speech at the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority in Lexington, SC

November 22nd, 2019
-Speech at the North Augusta High School in North Augusta, SC
-Barnstorm in North Augusta, SC
-Barnstorm in Parris Island, SC
-Foreign policy speech at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in Parris Island, SC, in reaction of ISIS' rise in Egypt :
Because of Hillary Clinton’s lack of judgement and leadership, ISIS emerged in Egypt, killing innocent people and threatening stability, justice, peace and freedom in North Africa and in the Middle East. We need to create and expand our regional alliances and to orchestrate airstrikes against ISIS in North Africa, to reinforce the U.S. Navy’s presence in this region and to send military experts to help the Egyptian armed forces to defeat these jihadists before it’s too late. If ISIS takes control of the Suez Canal, it will hurt the U.S. economy as well as the worldwide economy by blocking international commercial activities. Time for action is now.

-Meet with the voters at the Parris Island Museum in Parris Island, SC
-Barnstorm in Shell Point, SC
-Barnstorm in Port Royal, SC
-In reaction to the rise of unemployment rate, Marco Rubio's presidential campaign broadcasts a T.V. ad titled « Economic solution » talking about the importance of businesses' role in America's prosperity and the importance of cutting taxes and regulations for businesses.
« Economic solution » advertisement narration :
Since the last ten years, businesses are overtaxed and overregulated, which decreased their ability to innovate and hire and sometimes forced them to offshore abroad, which killed many jobs in this country and raised the unemployment rate to 7,8 %. America’s prosperity is not due to big government. It’s due to our entrepreneurs’ audacity and risk-taking. We need to cut taxes and abolish regulations for business owners (big, middle and small) and give them tax credits in order to help them to innovate, produce and create jobs. It will encourage future entrepreneurs to open their businesses here in America. Energy independence will lower the cost of buying American cars and boost our automotive industry, thus creating new jobs and allowing us to invest into the development of renewable energies to create jobs and develop renewable energy industry, which will create jobs and improve our environment. Free trade will boost free enterprise, which is the strength of our economy. It will also give international consumers a greater access to American products, which will be good for our economy. America's ability to compete and innovate derives from its open markets and from the continual search for new markets through the expansion of free trade. Tax cuts for the American people will get our citizens out of poverty and reinforce our consumers’ purchasing power, thus encouraging consumption and job creation in America. And finally, once our budget balanced, we will invest into infrastructure development, thus facilitating our economic activities and making sure that our entrepreneurs will chose America as the best place to open a new business. My economic plan will allow our country to keep its status as the number one nation in terms of job creation and as the first economic power in the world, thus restoring the American Dream.
I’m Marco Rubio and I approve this message.

-Foreign policy speech at the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial in Walterboro, SC
-Agriculture policy speech at the Colleton Museum & Farmer's Market in Walterboro, SC

November 23rd, 2019

-Barnstorm in Walterboro, SC
-Flight to Nashua, New Hampshire
-Economic policy speech at the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce in Nashua, NH
-Meet with the voters and the donors at the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua, NH
-Barnstorm in Milford, NH
-Meet with the college voters at the Granite State College in Concord, NH
-Speech at the Veterans Monument in Concord, NH
-Supper with the voters at the Eagle Hotel in Concord, NH

November 17
-Fly to Maine
-Apply for general election ballot access in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Massachusetts
-Rally in Augusta, Maine

November 18
-Fly to Massachusetts
-Rally in Dorchester, Massachusetts
-Barnstorm in Bristol County, Massachusetts
-Barnstorm in Hampden County, Massachusetts
-File for GE ballot access in California, Ohio, Colorado and Michigan

November 19
-Rally in Cambridge, Massachusetts with Vice-Presidential nominee Tim Ashe
-Meet with college voters at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
-Barnstorm in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
-Build campaign infrastructure in Massachusetts

November 20
- File for GE ballot access in Indiana, Wisconsin, Florida, Minnesota and Washington state.
-Fly to Ohio
-Rally in Cincinnati, Ohio
-Policy speech in Columbus, Ohio "Protecting the Rustbelt"
-Town Hall with Tim Ashe in Toledo, Ohio

November 21
-Build campaign infrastructure in Ohio (all day)

November 22
-File for GE ballot access in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Texas, Oregon, New Mexico and New Jersey
-Rally in Cleveland, Ohio
-Barnstorm in Perry County, Ohio
-Fly to Washington state

November 23
-Rally in Seattle, Washington
-Barnstorm in Snohomish County, Washington
-File for GE ballot access in Arizona, Rhode Island, Delaware, Montana and Nevada.
-Build campaign infrastructure in Washington.

ROUND 10!

New Polls

After he received endorsements from Democratas Jim Webb and Heidi Heitkamp, Marco Rubio increased his supports among Independents, including in New Hampshire and South Carolina, both key early voting states in the campaign for the Republican nomination. Tom Cotton too made some progress by topping James Comey for the third place in Iowa.

National Polls

Marco Rubio : 40 %
Paul Ryan : 27 %
James Comey : 14 %
Tom Cotton : 12 %

Iowa Polls

Marco Rubio : 31 %
Paul Ryan : 27 %
Tom Cotton : 16%
James Comey : 14 %


New Hampshire Polls

Marco Rubio : 37 %
Paul Ryan : 21 %
James Comey : 14 %
Tom Cotton : 6 %

South Carolina Polls

Marco Rubio : 40 %
Paul Ryan : 21 %
Tom Cotton : 14 %
James Comey : 10 %

Nevada Polls

Marco Rubio : 42 %
Paul Ryan : 22 %
James Comey : 13 %
Tom Cotton : 10 %

Tennessee Polls

Marco Rubio : 34 %
Paul Ryan : 28 %
James Comey : 15 %
Tom Cotton : 15 %

5 ISIS fighters attacked the U.S. embassy in Cairo and killed 9 American diplomats before getting by the local police. Once again, more and more people doubt about Clinton's leadership just like in 2012 during Benghazi attacks. ISIS also held hostage a British container ship on the Suez Canal and asks for 100 million $ in exchange of the hostages' release. The increase of terrorist attacks in Egypt raised rumors claiming that Ayman al-Zawahiri, leader of Al Qaida since Bin Laden's death, could be hiding in Egypt, his birthplace.


Barely a year after Henrique Capriles' election as Venezuelan president and Nicolas Maduro's electoral defeat, the United States Congress voted in favor of US-Venezuelan relations' normalization after two decades of marxist oppression in this Latin American country, thus reinforcing diplomatic and economic relations between these two countries.

Endorsements

Marco Rubio : Former President of the United States George W. Bush, Florida Senator Jeff Atwater, Maine Senator Susan Collins and Former CIA officer Felix Rodriguez.

Angus King : Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Hawai Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura and Businessman Bill Gates

November 25
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President Clinton meets with voters in Iowa, and discusses economic issues with them. Voters expressed concern about stagnant wages and the possibility of a recession, the President explained her program, and talked about her accomplishments in office. Later, she is pictured eating corndogs with voters.

November 26
President Hillary Clinton gives an economic policy speech. She defends her accomplishments, including her infrastructure reform. She outlines a program of tax cuts for the middle class, tax increases for the rich and new stimulus spending. Clinton defends progressive economic policies, and Republican policies will "cause debt, recession and put the rich against the middle class."

November 27
Clinton attacks Tim Ashe as "a traitor to his party" and says he will "enable a Republican victory and the reversal of decades of progress."

Tim Ashe"All I have done is switched my party registration. President Clinton has switched the economy from growth under President Obama. She has switched the deficit, which is now expanding. She has not continued progress. If I am a traitor to my party for switching situations, at least I have not destroyed our country with dishonesty, lies, and bad government. I switched my party registration because I believed in my ideology, which obviously President Clinton cannot understand."

"I have to admit, I think Senator King was a bit too nice to President Clinton. Centrism and progressivism are similar causes with similar goals. Common sense, efficient universal healthcare, energy independence using our national supply of ethanol and oil evolving into renewable energy, a realistic and diplomatic foreign policy, and a more balanced budget. President Clinton follows neither progressivism nor centrism. She represents everything wrong with American liberalism and nothing right with it - a lack of efficiency, economic loss, and a growing decline in labor participation and a growing increase in inflation."
- Tim Ashe

Marco Rubio for President 2020 Right Here Right Now, Week of Nov. 24, 2019-Nov. 30, 2019, Part 1

November 24th, 2019
-Debate preparation
-Meet with the voters at Franklin High School, NH
-Barnstorm in Franklin, NH
-Fundraising event at the Harold S. Gilman Museum in Alton, NH
-Rally with the voters at the Monument Square in the center of Alton, NH
-Dinner with the voters at Lavinia's Relaxed Dining in Center Harbor, NH
-Economic policy speech at the E.M. Heath Grocery Store in Center Harbjavascript
-Debate preparation

November 25th, 2019
-Breakfast with the voters at Sam and Rosies Cafe and Bakery in Center Harbor, NH
-Barnstorm in New Hampton, NH
-Foreign policy speech at the Cold Regions Research Laboratory in Hanover, NH
-Economic policy speech at the Daat Research Corp. in Hanover, NH
-Meet with college voters at Dartmouth College, NH
-Flight to Knoxville, Tennessee
-Speech at the Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, TN
-Debate preparation

November 26th, 2019
-Economic policy speech at the Tennessee Valley Authority in Knoxville, TN
-Meet with college voters at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN
-Dinner with the voters at the Sunsphere in Knoxville, TN
-Rally at the Coolidge Park in Chattanooga, TN
-Town hall at the Chattanooga Public Library in Chattanooga, TN
-Foreign policy speech in reaction to recent terrorist attacks in Egypt - National Medal of Honor Museum in Chattanooga, TN :
This morning, nine American ambassadors were killed by ISIS jihadists in Cairo while ISIS is holding a British container hostage on the Suez Canal. Time has come to reinforce our local strategic alliances such as Libya, Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia, etc., to reinforce our military presence on the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, develop new naval bases there and orchestrate airstrikes against ISIS in Egypt if we want to eradicate ISIS from Egypt, reinforce freedom and security there and make the Suez Canal safer to make sure free passage will be saved and that our trade activities will be conducted without any danger.

-Debate preparation

November 27th, 2019
-Speech at the Chattanooga African American Museum in Chattanooga, TN
-Energy policy speech at the Chickamauga Lock and Dam in Chattanooga, TN
-Meet with the voters and the donors at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in chattanooga, TN
-Freedom of religion speech in front of the Church of God in Cleveland, TN
-Health care policy speech at Life Care Centers of America headquarters in Cleveland, TN
-Infrastructure policy speech at Hardwick Field in Cleveland, TN
-Barnstorm in Murfreesboro, TN
-Debate preparation

November 28th, 2019
-Agriculture policy speech at the Tractor Supply Company in Brentwood, TN
-Barnstorm in Brentwood, TN
-Meet with the voters at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN, where Senator Rubio delivers his Thanksgiving message
-Advertisement filming
-Speech at the Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN
-Meet with the donors at Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, TN
-Flight to San Francisco, California
-Debate preparation on the plane

November 29th, 2019
-Fundraising breakfast at the Hotel Nikko San Francisco in San Francisco, CA
-Energy policy speech at the Pacific Gas & Electric Building in San Francisco, CA
-Free Trade policy speech at the Port of San Francisco, CA
-Speech at the University of California in San Francisco, CA
-Fundraising event at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, CA
-Dinner with the voters at the Tian Sing Chinese Restaurant in San Francisco, CA
-Barnstorm at the Mission District in San Francisco, CA, to woo Hispanic, African American and Asian American vote
-Barnstorm at the Chinatown in San Francisco, CA, to woo the Asian American vote
-Speech in reaction to US-Venezuela relations' normalization - San Francisco Chamber of Commerce :
A year ago, Venezuela freed itself from tyranny, depression and violence after two decades of marxist oppression by electing Henrique Capriles for President of Venezuela. I am proud of my vote in the Senate in favor of normalization between the United States and Venezuela. Thanks to this normalization, diplomatic and economic relations between the United States and Venezuela will be stronger than ever before. This is another step for the promotion of democracy around the world and we are proud of this because pueblo venezolano merce algo mejor. That's another step for free trade with Latin America, which will  further reinforce our relations with Latin America, increase our companies' competitiveness and benefit the U.S. economy as well as Latin America's economy. It will also allow us to keep our status as the worldwide greatest trade power since Latin America's economy is as big as China's. It will also create good economic opportunities for all Hispanics thanks to their bilingualism, which will make them dominant among the importers, exporters, translators and executives who ensure such a cultural and commercial exchange with Latin America. If free trade as well as its globalization effect brought democracy in Indonesia at the end of the 1990s, it can also reinforce democracy in Latin America, especially Cuba, a country from where my parents came from and that is still under oppression. Thanks to stronger relations, the United States and Venezuela will finally fulfill their common economic, political and international interests.

God bless the Venezuelan people and God bless America!

-Foreign policy speech at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, CA, about Rubio's plan to reinforce security and peace on the Pacific by creating the Pacific Treaty Organization (that would include the United States, Canada, Peru, Mexico, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Japan and South Korea), establishing an anti-missile shield on the Pacific and reinforcing the U.S. Navy's presence there.
-Fundraising event at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA
-Supper with the voters at La Taqueria in San Francisco, CA
-Fundraising event at the Ferry Building in San Francisco, CA
-Rest and debate preparation

November 30th, 2019
-Foreign policy speech at the Presidio of San Francisco, CA
-Barnstorm accross Silicon Valley, CA
-Economic policy speech at the HP Inc. headquarters in Palo Alto, CA :
Over Hillary Clinton's presidency, there's no single free trade agreement ratified by the United States of America. Hillary Clinton embraced protectionism that did not ever create a single job. Globalization is a great element of the 21st century and created more economic opportunities with competitive wages and worker benefits. If Hillary Clinton doesn't believe this, then it demonstrates that she's disconnected from reality. In this time of crisis and recession, free trade is clearly needed in order to make our country competitive again, to create new American jobs and make sure America remains the greatest economic power of the world. With energy independence, our cars will be less expensive than Asian cars, which represents an advantage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Free trade will boost free enterprise which is the strength of our economy. It will also give international consumers a greater access to American products, which will be good for our economy. America's ability to compete and innovate derives from its open markets and from the continual search for new markets through the expansion of free trade. Silicon Valley, which is bordering the Pacific Ocean and has a social and business ethos that supports innovation and entrepreneurship, represents a great example of desire for innovation. Goods and services crossing borders favor new ideas and models and allow our producers to learn about the market through the failure and success of traded products. While learning more, they will be able to innovate to remain competitive. With its globalization effects, free trade contributed to the democratization of some countries like Indonesia in the 1990s. With Henrique Capriles Radonski's election as Venezuelan president, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's election as Peruvian president three years ago and Aécio Neves' election as Brazilian president is opening a path to free trade with Latin America. Free trade will not only create jobs in our country, but also ensure the expansion of American businesses here and across the world and make our diplomatic relations stronger across the world. It requires a reduction of tariffs to make exportations and importations less expansive for the good of the economy, our companies and our jobs.

-Economic policy speech at the Apple Inc. headquarters in Cupertino, CA
-Fundraising event at the Oracle Corporation in Redwood City, CA
-Fundraising event at Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, CA
-Rest and debate preparation
-Marco Rubio's campaign broadcasts a T.V. ad titled « No answer from Clinton at 3 AM » painting Hillary Clinton as weak on national security and demonstrating that a stronger national security under Marco Rubio as President of the United States will make America and the whole world safer.
« No answer from Clinton at 3 AM » advertisement narration :
Unlike what she pledged to do a decade ago, Hillary Clinton didn't answer any phone call about a national security crisis situation, not even at 3 AM, in the last three years. Radical Islamic terrorism raised, thus threatening and killing many innocent lives. Iran and North Korea are pursuing the development of their nuclear programs, thus threatening international peace and stability. If a national security crisis ever happens in the world under a Rubio administration, Marco Rubio will answer the phone at any hour, including at 3 AM, because we can't afford to wait for such a crisis to get worse before acting. A stronger and modernized U.S. military, a greater American military engagement in countries in throes of terrorism as well as stronger military alliances around the world will help us defeating terrorism as well as tyranny and to reinforce peace, security, freedom, democracy and territorial integrity. Marco Rubio will follow this agenda to remove any threat to international security and to reinforce peace.

I'm Marco Rubio and I approve this message.

Here starts the 11th round!

New Polls

While there is no important change in the polls for the Republican nomination, Tom Cotton and James Comey are battling for the third place. The four Republican presidential candidates are preparing to challenge each other for the third Republican presidential primary debate that will be set at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, on December 2nd 2019. Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzennegger will be among the debate audience at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

National Polls

Marco Rubio : 39 %
Paul Ryan : 26 %
James Comey : 13 %
Tom Cotton : 13 %

Iowa Polls

Marco Rubio : 30 %
Paul Ryan : 28 %
Tom Cotton : 16%
James Comey : 14 %

New Hampshire Polls

Marco Rubio : 38 %
Paul Ryan : 23 %
James Comey : 14 %
Tom Cotton : 5 %

South Carolina Polls

Marco Rubio : 42 %
Paul Ryan : 20 %
Tom Cotton : 15 %
James Comey : 10 %

Nevada Polls

Marco Rubio : 43 %
Paul Ryan : 24 %
James Comey : 14 %
Tom Cotton : 10 %

Tennessee Polls

Marco Rubio : 33 %
Paul Ryan : 29 %
James Comey : 16 %
Tom Cotton : 15 %

In an attempt to end US military presence in the Pacific and pursue the developpment of North Korea's nuclear program, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un funds Filipino jihadist group Abu Sayyaf to make terrorist attacks in Hawaï. A group of 4 Abu Sayyaf jihadists killed 10 marines in Pearl Harbor, Hawai, before being killed by the U.S. Army. This attack demonstrates the necessity of reinforcing the U.S. military presence in Pacific Ocean and fight terrorism.


Russia's aggressive foreign policy, including in Ukraine, triggered debates on whether Eastern European countries like Ukraine and Finland should integrate NATO, which would reinforce pressure on Russia.

Endorsements

Marco Rubio : Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton, Businesswoman and CEO of HP Inc. Meg Whitman and Former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal

Marco Rubio for President 2020 Right Here Right Now, Week of Dec. 1, 2019-Dec. 7, 2019, Part 1

December 1, 2019
-Foreign policy speech in reaction to Abu Sayyaf's terrorist attack in Hawaii - Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California :
Like we were attacked in Pearl Harbor by Imperial Japan, barely 78 years ago, Abu Sayyaf attacked us on our territory, in Hawaii, killing 10 of our brave and courageous men in uniform. There's no doubt about it : jihadism is expanding on the Western Pacific Rim, which is threatening this region's security and stability. That's why we have to reinforce the U.S. Navy's presence on the Pacific, to increase the number of U.S. naval bases around the South China Sea and follow my proposal to create the PTO (Pacific Defense Organization) in order to defeat Abu Sayyaf, to deter North Korea from supporting terrorism and pursuing the development of its nuclear program and to protect South China's territorial integrity against China's aggressive and expansionist policies. A stronger and modernized U.S. military as well as stronger strategic military alliances are required for peace, so I will take this path to peace promotion as commander-in-chief.

-Economic policy speech at the ITT Technical Institute facility in San Bernardino, CA
-Meet with college voters at the San Bernardino Valley College in San Bernardino, CA
-Fundraising event at the Los Angeles Music Center in Los Angeles, CA
-Economic policy speech at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles, CA
-Barnstorm in Eastside Los Angeles, CA, in an effort to woo the local Hispanic community
-Dinner with the voters
-Speech at the at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, CA
-Fundraising event at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA
-Debate preparation

December 2, 2019
-Foreign policy speech in reaction to debates on whether Ukraine and Finland should become NATO members - Battleship USS Iowa Museum in Los Angeles, CA :
Vladimir Putin's insanity needs to stop now and the invasion of Eastern Europe by Russia has to stop now. It partly requires an expansion of NATO, which will increase pressure on Russia and reinforce the spirit of solidarity towards our allies. Ukraine's and Finland's NATO memberships will be a great step to such a procedure. So by reinforcing and extending our local alliances, increasing our military presence in Eastern Europe as well as on the Black Sea and by giving military assistance, we will deter any Russian invasion, defeat the pro-Russian terrorist rebellion in Ukraine and give Crimea back to Ukraine, thus restoring peace and freedom in Eastern Europe.

-Speech at the MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, CA
-Fundraising event at L.A. Live in Los Angeles, CA
-Speech at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA
-Bus trip to Simi Valley, CA
-Debate preparation in the bus
-Marco Rubio participates in the third Republican presidential primary debate held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, in Simi Valley, alongside Paul Ryan, Tom Cotton and James Comey.

December 3-7 will come after the debate