Iowa is Rubio Country

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

PS I love this TL

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

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

Technically he’s fine either way. Constitutionally you just have to live in the state of the district to run, not the district

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2018 Senate Ads in May 2018

Club for Growth Action senatorial ad in Ohio :

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

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

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


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


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



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

Club for Growth Action is responsible for the content of this advertising.

Crossroads GPS senatorial ad in Indiana :

Narrator : While Joe Donnelly claims to be an independent and fiscally responsible politician, his record tells another story. During his time in the House of Representatives, he came forward at one time to say he wanted to reduce the inheritance tax, however the first time he had a chance to repeal it, he voted against it. The first time he ran for office, he claimed to be a fiscal conservative, but since then he voted to raise the deficit 7 times.


He voted against tax breaks for the middle class. He also supported Dodd-Frank that made big banks bigger that eviscerated small businesses and small banks since it wiped out 40 % of small and mid-size banks that loan money to small businesses, which cost millions of jobs.



Indiana deserves better than Donnelly's big government folly. Mike Pence is the candidate we need to defend the interests of taxpayers and Indiana's hardworking families. As Governor of Indiana, Mike Pence cut the income tax by 5 percent and killed the inheritance tax. By signing Senate Bill 1, he permitted Indiana counties to eliminate the business personal property tax on new equipment and let them exempt small businesses with less than $20,000 worth of equipment from paying personal property taxes. And as Senator, Mike Pence will keep putting Indiana's taxpayers first by promoting fiscal conservatism, free enterprise and free market through small government, lower taxes and business championing for the sake of a strong economy, strong families and strong America.

Crossroads GPS is responsible for the content of this advertising.

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

June 1 :

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

June 2 :

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

June 3 :

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

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

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

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

June 5 :

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


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

June 6 :

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

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

June 7 :

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

June 8-9 :

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

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

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

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

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

June 15 :

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


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

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2018 Senatorial Primary Night Coverage

Date : June 5 2018

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

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



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

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

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

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

8:00 pm

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

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

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

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

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

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

9:00 pm

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

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

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

10:00 pm

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

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

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

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

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

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

11:00 pm

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

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

12:00 am

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

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

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

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2018 Senatorial Primary Night Coverage

Date : June 12 2018

States : Nevada, Maine, Virginia and North Dakota

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



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

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

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

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

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

8:00 pm

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

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

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

9:00 pm

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

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

Eric Brakey Wins the Maine Republican Senatorial Primary

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

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

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

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

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

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

10:00 pm

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

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

Jack Dalrymple Wins the North Dakota Republican Senatorial Primary

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

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

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

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

Nevada
Mark Hutchison (R)
Steve Sisolak (D)

Maine
Shawn Moody (R)
Mark Eves (D)

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

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

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Marco Rubio's Presidency
June 2018, Part 2

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

June 18 :

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

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

June 20 :

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

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

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

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


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

June 23 :

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

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

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

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

June 26 :

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

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

June 27 :

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

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

June 28 :

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

June 29 :

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

June 30 :

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

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

July 1 :

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

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

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

July 10 :

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

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

July 11-12 :

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


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

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

July 15 :

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

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One of the most in depth TL's ever... loving it!

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One of the most in depth TL's ever... loving it!

Thanks!

[UWS]

Marco Rubio's Presidency
July 2018, Part 2

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

July 18 :

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

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

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

July 21 :

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

July 22 :

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

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

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

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

July 26 :

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

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

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


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

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

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

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


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

July 30 :

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

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This timeline:

The Good: Very spectacular in detail
The Bad: Very apparent in hackery

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

August 1 :

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

August 2 :

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

August 3 :

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

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

August 4 :

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

August 5 :

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


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

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

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

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

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

August 10 :

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

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

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

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

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

[UWS]

2018 Senatorial Primary Night Coverage

Date : August 7 2018

States : Michigan, Missouri and Washington

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



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

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

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

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

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

8:00 pm

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

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

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

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

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

9:00 pm

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

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

John James Wins the Michigan Republican Senatorial Primary

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

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

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

Ann Wagner Wins the Missouri Republican Senatorial Primary

10:00 pm

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

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

11:00 pm

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

12:00 am

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

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

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

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2018 Senatorial Primary Night Coverage

Date : August 14 2018

States : Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut and Vermont

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



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

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

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

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

8:00 pm

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

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

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

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

9:00 pm

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

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

Jim Douglas Wins the Vermont Republican Senatorial Primary

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

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

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

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

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

10:00 pm

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

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

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

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

10:00 pm

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

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

Mark Green Wins the Wisconsin Republican Senatorial Primary

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

Jim Newberger Wins the Minnesota Republican Senatorial Primary

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

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

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

Paul Soglin Wins the Wisconsin Democratic Gubernatorial Primary

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

Jeff Johnson Wins the Minnesota Republican Gubernatorial Primary

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

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

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Marco Rubio's Presidency
August 2018, Part 2

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

August 17 :

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

August 18 :

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

August 23 :

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

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

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

August 25 :

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

August 31 :

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

[UWS]

2018 Senatorial Primary Night Coverage

Date : August 28 2018

States : Florida and Arizona

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



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

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

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

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

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

8:00 pm

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

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

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

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

9:00 pm

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

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

Rick Scott Wins the Florida Republican Senatorial Primary

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

Adam Putnam Wins the Florida Republican Gubernatorial Primary

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

10:00 pm

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

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

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

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

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

11:00 pm

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

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

Andrew Gillum Wins the Florida Democratic Gubernatorial Primary

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

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

11:00 pm

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

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

Kyrsten Sinema Wins the Arizona Democratic Senatorial Primary

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

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

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2018 Senate Ads in August 2018

NRSCC senatorial ad in Ohio :

Narrator : Sherrod Brown is weak when it comes to foreign policy.



Even after 9/11, the deadliest attack that was orchestrated against our country, Sherrod Brown voted against establishing the Department of Homeland Security, a measure that reinforced our national security and prevented further terrorist attacks against us until the previous administration's failed foreign policy that weakened our security measures, cut in the military and increasingly withdrew us from the fight against radical Islamic terrorism, gave us ISIS who attacked us in our national soil in Garland, San Bernardino, Philadelphia and Orlando.


While we all know that Iran was using the revenues from the lifting of the sanctions to develop nuclear weapons and to sponsor, fund and arm terrorist groups around the world, Sherrod Brown voted NO on describing the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group even though the Quds Force, a special forces unit of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, is arming the Taliban, the same radical Islamic terrorists that gave refuge to Osama Bin Laden, the perpetrator of the 9/11 attacks, in Afghanistan.


Sherrod Brown, wrong on national security.


But John Kasich has a clear foreign policy experience and knowledge required in a Senator. He served in the House Armed Services Committee for 18 years and he knows what it takes to make sure that President Rubio's successful foreign policy will keep reinforcing America's national security.


Since 2 years, President Rubio kept us safe by reinforcing our defense budget, our homeland security and our alliances, by arming the right groups in the Middle East through background checks, by taking on terrorists' oil refineries and by deploying all the necessary troops in Syria and Iraq to fight and defeat ISIS. As a result, ISIS is eradicated in both of these countries as well as in Yemen and Afghanistan and our troops found and killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. And by abolishing Obama's Iran nuclear deal, we deprived Iran of capitals aimed at developing nuclear weapons and at sponsoring terrorist groups around the world.


Let's elect John Kasich to the U.S. Senate in order to keep our military, our national security, our alliances as well as American leadership strong and in order to get us to America's total victory against radical Islamic terrorism for the sake of peace, stability, freedom, justice and security.

The NRSCC is responsible for the content of this advertising.

Americans for Prosperity senatorial ad in Wisconsin :

Narrator : It seems like the harder we work, the more Washington takes from us. Senators like Tammy Baldwin are the problem.


Baldwin voted for $5 trillion in new taxes and she voted 5 times to raise our taxes. Baldwin supported higher income taxes, sales taxes and even energy taxes in her attempt to rig the system against us, standing in the way of more jobs and higher wages.


Mark Green is the only candidate in this race who is determined to defend our workers and our prosperity. He is a former senior director of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, a nonprofit organization that has the mission to advocate a higher International Affairs Budget in order to enhance national security and move forward American business interests and to help put in place the building blocks to allow U.S. companies to expand their exports, reach new markets, and create more jobs here at home. Mark Green knows how to balance a budget, how to create jobs, fight reckless government spending and to protect taxpayers here at home.



He will do it by supporting bills aimed at promoting lower taxes and regulations, smaller government, promoting energy independence through taking advantage of all of our sources of energy, encouraging free trade in order to increase America's competitiveness in the world economy and reinforcing America's status as the best place in the world to do business.


So in order to ensure the continuation of the success of President Rubio's pro-growth economic policies and to get America to full employment through the promotion of free enterprise and free market, vote for Mark Green.

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[UWS]

Marco Rubio's Presidency
September 2018, Part 1
President Rubio's job approval rating :
Approve : 68 %
Disapprove : 26 %
Unsure : 6 %

September 1 :

-President Rubio and First Lady Jeanette Rubio arrive in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia where the First Lady of the United States is about to give a speech on the cause she selected, which is women rights, just like her predecessors increasingly selected specific causes to promote, especially Michelle Obama who became identified with supporting military families and tackling childhood obesity, Laura Bush who supported women's rights groups and encouraged childhood literacy, Nancy Reagan who founded the Just Say No drug awareness campaign and supported embryonic stem cell research after Ronald Reagan's death, etc. Here are some parts of the First Lady of the United States' speech :

Thank you everybody.

I came here not only as First Lady but also as a wife and as a mother to talk about what unites us as human beings. Here we are, in the 21st century, a century of promise, opportunity and freedom. These are the results of a long list of progress made in the last century. In the last century, so many people, especially women, black people and peoples that suffered colonial opression, were living in the dark of unfairness, injustice and opression. But thanks to the courage, determination and persistance of so many people willing to spend their lives for what is right, especially Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Aung San Su Kyi, Rosa Parks, etc., over 70 new sovereign states obtained their independence and their freedom, women around the world along with other racial groups obtained the right to vote, to work, to fight for their country and to earn the same opportunities that previous generations didn't have. As a result, societies around the world became more prosperous and stronger thanks to a larger workforce and to the addition of hardworking skills. So many men and women in uniform fought and sacrificed their lives in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan in order to combat jihadism for the sake of the defense of security, democracy, human rights, freedom, gender equity, justice and freedom of religion.

There are still restrictions on women rights in the world. So we have to understand that freedom is far from coming free. We have to remember that one of the main reasons why France won the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) against England while there was almost no hope of victory is because of the courage and determination of a young woman named Joan of Arc. Thanks to her charisma, leadership and military genius, she restored hope and she led France to decisive victories in Orleans, Reims and Paris, which eventually led France to final victory. We also have to remember that during the 2 World Wars, while millions of men were deployed around the world to fight the enemy and to fight opression and terror, women had to take over the responsibilities to work in stores, factories and plants, to earn the salary needed to raise and feed their families and even to work weapons facilities where they manufactured military arsenal and material in order to provide all the necessary war effort to ensure our victory against the Third Reich and other Axis powers.

So the bottom line is, every single human being, man, woman, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Christian, Muslim, Jew, Hinduist, etc. are all born equal and free and they are all born to be free and to have the same rights. All human beings, including women are great contributors to justice, security and prosperity because they are all fighting for what is right. These are all values defended by my husband President Marco Rubio and by myself. No wonder that he selected a woman (Nikki Haley) to be his running mate and to be Vice-President of the United States due to her leadership skills. No wonder that the main priorities of my husband's leadership is to fight and defeat opression and terror for the sake of the values that are elements of freedom, gender equity, tolerance, religious freedom and freedom of speech. That's why we are calling for action to ensure a stronger respect of women rights around the world because that's the right way to make it safer, free and prosperous and to make sure that all those who fought for liberty and justice will not be dead in vain.

Thank you. God bless you all.

[Crowd loudly cheers and applauds]

September 2 :
-Back from his tour in Africa, President Rubio meets with Albanian President Ilir Meta at the White House where they discussed issues such as economic and trade ties between the United States and Albania, energy, human rights, Russia and counter-terrorism.

September 4 :

-In the context of the pivot of the Rubio Administration's foreign policy to Africa, the United States reached a long term agreement with the governments of Egypt, Djibouti, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Chad, Cameroon and Mali to establish additional U.S. drone bases and CIA bases in these countries in order to increase their military and intelligence efforts to combat radical Islamic terrorism in the African continent and to help providing U.S. military training to these countries' armed forces for the same purposes.

September 5 :
-President Rubio has a working dinner with a bipartisan group of senators and calls on them to work together to elaborate plans to accelerate America's path to energy independence.

September 6 :
-President Rubio campaigns for Jack Darlymple in Bismarck, North Dakota.

September 7 :

-President Rubio campaigns for Rick Scott in Tampa, Florida in the context of the 2018 midterm elections. He praised Governor Scott record as Governor as well as his leadership to handle hurricanes like Irma, to keep Florida safe, to fight crime and to boost Florida's economy thanks to the promotion of free market and free enterprise policies that brought Florida's unemployment rate at 3 %, which is the lowest rate in a decade. Calling on the people of Florida to mobilize and vote for Scott, the President also declared that Scott's service in the U.S. Navy demonstrates that he understands how to improve veterans' living conditions and to keep America safe through a strong military and strong counterterrorism efforts.

September 8 :

-President Rubio campaigns for Florida Republican gubernatorial nominee Adam Putnam in Miami, Florida. Here are some parts of President Rubio's speech :

Here's why Florida needs Adam Putnam. He wants Florida to be a place where everyone can all prosper and succeed. Adam understands that this is only possible with a strong economy. Working on his family’s citrus and cattle farm taught him that business is not just business. It’s personal. He knows what ramifications government regulations can have on Florida farms and small businesses. Meanwhile, his opponent Andrew Gillum seeks to increase Floridians' fiscal burden because he believes that America's economy is strong because of big government that taxes more, regulates more and spends more. Gillum's agenda is a job-killer. Our economy is strong because of the ingenuity and entrepreneurship and hard work of the American people. And in the last 2 years we proved it by cutting taxes for all the American people, by encouraging oil drilling and energy production, by promoting free trade and by making America the best place in the world to do business through reducing the fiscal burden on businesses across the country, including small businesses, and through a reduction of our corporate tax rate from 40 % to 20 %. As a result, we created 9 million new jobs and brought the national unemployment rate from 5.4 % to 3.5 %, which is the lowest rate since 50 years. Thanks to the election of conservative governors, job growth will further accelerate through lower taxes, small government and promotion of free enterprise. That is why Adam Putnam is committed to cutting taxes and eliminating burdensome regulations in order to strengthen the economy, create jobs, and put more money back in Floridians’ pockets.

September 8 :
-President Rubio campaigns for Carlos Gutierrez in Weston, Florida.

September 9 :
-The Congress adopts a bill promoting a national stand-your-ground law in order to defend the Second Amendment and the right to self-defense, which is later signed into law by President Rubio.

September 10 :
-Vice-President Haley campaigns for John James in Lansing, Michigan.

September 11 :

-President Rubio and Vice-President Haley commemorated the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks through a speech ahead of the Pentagon where they honoured the memory of the 9/11 victims and praised American troops' service and courage that put radical Islamic terrorists on defense, brought ISIS to decline and will lead America and its allies to total victory against radical Islamic terrorism.

[UWS]

Marco Rubio's Presidency
September 2018, Part 2

September 14 :

-In the context of the pivot of the Rubio Administration's foreign policy to Africa, Senator John Thune introduces the Pivot Act that would authorize the establishment of new U.S. drone bases and CIA bases Africa in order to increase counter-terrorism efforts there, provide $60 million to support the effort of seven nations in Africa’s Sahel region (Chad, Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali and Mauritania) to build a cross-border counterterrorism force, encourage the creation of the proposed intergovernmental Horn of Africa Counterterrorism Partnership that would include all the countries in this region (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia) and combine efforts by both civil and military agencies to combat terrorism in the Horn of Africa. This bill would also promote partnerships between the U.S. Department of Treasury and the private sector to increase U.S. investments in Africa and to fund infrastructure projects there, thus competing with China there. The Senate will vote on that bill on September 21 and the House (should the bill pass the Senate) will do it on September 28.

-President Rubio holds a fundraising event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he raises funds for 2018 Republican midterm candidates.

September 15 :
-President Rubio hosts Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the White House where they discussed issues such as economy, energy, human rights, democracy, Russia, Iran and counter-terrorism.

-Pro-Israel businessman Sheldon Adelson holds a fundraising event in Las Vegas, Nevada where he raises funds for 2018 Republican midterm candidates and calls on voters to mobilize and elect conservative senators and representatives who will stand with America's allies, including Israel, and approve all the necessary measures aimed at keeping the U.S. military strong and at defeating radical Islamic terrorism through strong American leadership in order to keep America safe.

September 16 :

-Vice-President Haley campaigns for Mark Green in Madison, Wisconsin where she praises his foreign policy credentials as well as his record in promoting human rights, including his contribution to the expansion of the Violence Against Women Act as well as his work to raise awareness about human rights violations by the communist government Pathet Lao (1950-1975) in Laos against the ethnic minority Hmong people.

September 18 :
-President Rubio campaigns for Greg Gianforte in Billings, Montana.

-Vice-President Haley holds a fundraising event in Dallas, Texas where she raises funds for 2018 Republican candidates.

September 19 :
-President Rubio meets with Djiboutian President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh at the White House where they discussed issues such as economic and trade ties between the United States and Djibouti, energy, fight against AIDS, human rights and democracy in the African continent and the military collaboration between the 2 countries to fight terrorism.

September 20 :

-In the context of Russia's increasing oil exports to North Korea, the United Nations adopted new sanctions on Russian oil and energy in order to condemn Russia's actions and to deprive North Korea of the oil they need to boost the North Korean military.

September 21 :
-The Senate votes 68-29 for the Pivot Act. This bill has yet to pass the House of Representatives next week.

September 23 :

-After Japan remilitarized itself, Tokyo decided to reinforce Japanese military presence around the Kuril Islands in the context of the territorial disputes with Russia for the sovereignty of these islands. President Rubio recognized Japan's sovereignty on these islands.

September 24 :

-During his speech at the United Nations, President Rubio praised the efforts that the United States and their allies gave and eradicated ISIS and Al Qaida in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen. In the contest of the civilian protests in Iran, he condemned the Iranian government's repressive actions towards the Iranian people. He called on the international community to condemn any nation supporting terrorism or providing any rogue state like North Korea or Iran materials or sources of energy that have the potential of contributing to an escalation of the nuclear threat, especially the one imposed by North Korea. He also called on his allies to reinforce their efforts to combat radical Islamic terrorism in the African continent. President Rubio declared that the United States as well as the international community must also prioritize their efforts to counter attempts by terrorists or other geopolitical threats to carry out an attack against any nation or its interests through the use of weapons of mass destruction. He evoked the importance of defending the territorial integrity of Eastern Europe, including Ukraine. The President  of the United States praised the economic effects of new trade deals like the American Continent Free Trade Agreement (ratified last April) and of the acceleration of America's path to energy independence thanks to the promotion of oil drilling and energy production, which will allow the development of renewable energies through the investment of a part of the revenues from oil drilling. He declared that thanks to infrastructure development through public/private partnerships to fund infrastructure projects, a measure adopted by his administration, prosperity will be achieved all around the world through multiplied economic activities, through stronger economic dynamism and stronger innovation and engineering encouraging free enterprise and entrepreneurship.

September 26 :
-President Rubio meets with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis at the White House where they talked issues like economic and trade ties, energy, fight, human rights and democracy, Eastern Europe's stability, Russia and counter-terrorism.

-Vice-President Haley campaigns for 2018 Republican congressional candidates across the state of New York.

September 27 :

-President Rubio campaigns for Republican congressional candidate Mark Jacobs in Iowa's 2nd congressional district where he praised Jacobs' business and energy expertise as former CEO of NRG Energy and reiterated his pledge to accomplish America's path to energy independence and dominance by the end of next year.

September 28 :

-The House of Representatives votes 298-126 for the Pivot Act, which is later signed into law by President Rubio, thus authorizing the establishment of new U.S. drone bases and CIA bases Africa, providing $60 million in support to the effort orchestrated by Chad, Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali and Mauritania to build a cross-border counterterrorism force, approving the creation of the Horn of Africa Counterterrorism Partnership combining efforts by both civil and military agencies to combat terrorism in the Horn of Africa and promoting partnerships between the U.S. Department of Treasury and the private sector to increase U.S. investments in Africa and to fund infrastructure projects there.


-President Rubio declares during a press conference at the White House that the adoption of the Pivot Act will contribute to a long series of success for both America and Africa through the increase of America's competitiveness with China in the continent, through the increase U.S. infrastructure projects there, through the reinforcement of economic and trade ties between the United States and Africa, through the reinforcement of counter-terrorism efforts in the continent and through the promotion of human rights and democracy.

September 29 :

-The U.S. Armed Forces bombarded an Al Qaida training base in Northeastern Afghanistan where they killed Haqqani Network leader Sirajuddin Haqqani. President Rubio describes this as a new step toward America's victory against radical Islamic terrorism.

-President Rubio meets with French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe at the White House where they discussed economy, trade, infrastructure, energy, democracy and liberty, Russia and fight against radical Islamic terrorism.

September 30 :

-President Rubio campaigns for 2018 Republican congressional candidates across the state of Illinois, including former Midwest Director of both the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and the Republican Jewish Coalition Jeremy Wynes in Illinois' 10th congressional district and businessman Mark Kleine in Illinois' 17th congressional district.

-Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko declares Ukraine's desire to integrate the European Union.

-Vice-President Haley declared that the United States will support Ukraine's integration in the European Union and calls on the organization to support such proposal for the sake of this nation's prosperity, stability and security against Russia's agression.

[UWS]

2018 Senate Ads in September 2018

Jeff Flake's senatorial ad in Arizona :


Narrator : Kyrsten Sinema's record demonstrated that she doesn't have any idea of what it takes to keep America safe.


Even after 9/11, the deadliest attack that was orchestrated against our country, she has said that military action is an inappropriate response to terrorism. She doesn't understand that military action as well as stronger U.S. military has allowed America to defeat Al Qaida in Afghanistan and to kill Osama Bin Laden.


On June 19 2014, while ISIS was occupying 70 % of Iraq's territory, Congresswoman Sinema supported H Amdt 908 - Prohibits United States Combat Operations in Iraq to adopt an amendment to that prohibited the use of funds needed for the purposes of conducting combat operations in Iraq.

She opposed the H Amdt 905 that prohibited the use of funds for the transfer or release of any terrorist detained at Guantanamo Bay to his country of origin or to any other foreign country, which would have allowed Guantanamo terrorists to be on the run once again and to commit terrorist attacks against America and its allies. No wonder that Congresswoman Sinema has no foreign policy experience.

Kyrsten Sinema, wrong on national security and wrong on defense.


Thanks to President Rubio's strong foreign policy, we increased the FBI's counter-terrorism budget, we reinforced our homeland security measures, increased our defense budget, reinforced and modernized our military, strengthened and expanded our alliances, we armed the right Middle Eastern groups through background checks, we deployed all the necessary troops in Syria and Iraq to go after radical Islamic terrorists, we striked them wherever they were hiding with our military power, we recaptured all of ISIS' territory and we killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.


We also defeated ISIS and Al Qaida in Afghanistan and Pakistan thanks to the combination of America's and India's military powers.


And by abolishing the Iran nuclear deal, we deprived Iran of the necessary revenues from the lifting of the sanctions to develop nuclear weapons and to sponsor terrorist groups around the world.


President Rubio's foreign policy leadership is heading us in the right direction. Unlike Kyrsten Sinema, Senator Jeff Flake, a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, has the experience and knowledge to keep America safe. He knows that this is only possible with a strong U.S. military, strong security measures, strong alliances and strong American leadership. Jeff Flake will approve all the necessary measures to keep us safe, to defeat radical Islamic terrorism, to get America and its allies to total victory against terrorists and to restore international stability and peace through strength for the sake of our freedom and our security.

Jeff Flake, the legislator Arizona needs for a strong, free and safe America.


Jeff Flake : I'm Jeff Flake and I approve this message.

John James senatorial ad in Michigan :

Narrator : Michigan has a choice to make.


On one hand, there is Debbie Stabenow whose record has weakened America's national security through her support to Obama's Iran nuclear deal that handed billions of dollars to the biggest state sponsor of terrorism and allowed them to fund and arm terrorist organizations. In addition, on June 2015, she voted in favor of the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 that weakened our security measures and allowed radical Islamic terrorists to attack us in San Bernardino 6 months later because we did not have access to records, information and other items under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that would have allowed us to identify these killers before they attacked. She even opposed military action against ISIS,which is exactly what helped us to eradicate ISIS in Iraq and Syria to find and kill Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.



Senator Stabenow is also a champion of the promotion of job-killing tax and regulation increases. She opposed the Small Business Tax Fairness Act of 2000 that reduced taxes on small business and increased the minimum wage, which encouraged job creation, opportunity and fairness for workers. Even though 7 jobs out of 10 are created in small businesses, Stabenow supported Dodd-Frank that eviscerated small businesses and small banks by wiping out 40 % of small and mid-size banks that loan money to small businesses. And last November, she voted against the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that established the biggest tax cuts in history for all the American people, including the middle class and lower income Americans, and doubled the child tax credit from $1000 to $2000, which allowed hard-working families to prosper.


But on the other hand, there is John James, an outsider who knows how to make sure that America will keep moving forward in this time of economic prosperity and declining terrorist threat.


John James is a combat veteran who went on to serve with distinction in Operation Iraqi Freedom during which, along with his fellow his brothers in arms, fought terrorism and tyranny. He knows that America's national security is only possible with a strong U.S. military, strong alliances and strong American leadership. That's exactly the agenda he will promote.


Then he became a businessman as well as the CEO of his family's business James Group International, a supply chain business that has the mission to manage and optimize our customer’s supply chain infrastructures and processes by designing and implementing complex supply chain solutions and leveraging information technology. He has led the company from $35 million to $137 million in revenue while creating over 100 additional jobs in Michigan and around the country since 2012. He has the experience to create jobs and reinforce the American Dream. As Senator, he will put Michigan taxpayers first. He knows that America's economic strength comes from the promotion of free enterprise and free market, low taxes, small government, energy independence, free trade and reinforcement of America's status as the best place in the world to do business.

This is a background and experience that clearly makes John James the most qualified candidate to represent Michigan in the U.S. Senate. So for the sake of the continuation of America's progress, prosperity, national security and strength, vote for John James.

John James : I'm John James and I approve this message.

[Jaguar4life]

Well RIP to Jeff Flake’s campaign since they aired a fake Bin Laden death picture

[WestVegeta]

Don't make this a Republican-wank.

I don't see it quite as a Republican-wank Timeline.

Despite the Presidents Approvals Democrats won in New Jersey.
Rauner is going to lose in Illinois Governor 2018 Race I think. There will be some other States in 2018 where Republicans win the Senate Races and Democrats the Governor Races because Candidates matter.

What President Rubio is doing is making the Republican Party more diverse which Republicans should have done in real time.

I absolutely love this Timeline

Thanks UWS.

If this is what happened irl I'd probably still be Republican

[UWS]

Marco Rubio's Presidency
October 2018, Part 1
President Rubio's job approval rating :
Approve : 69 %
Disapprove : 26 %
Unsure : 5 %

October 1 :
-President Rubio meets with all foreign leaders of other members of the Pacific Treaty Organization (PTO) in Vancouver, Canada in the context of the first PTO summit. During the meeting, the United States and their allies agreed to continue their efforts to stop North Korea's nuclear threat and to combat terrorism in the Asia-Pacific region, including Abu Sayaff in Malaysia and in the Philippines.

October 2 :

-President Rubio campaigns for Ann Wagner in Jefferson City, Missouri where he slams Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill on her record of promotion of tax hikes and opposition to tax reform for the sake of America's middle class, taxpayers and hardworking families while praising Wagner's fiscal conservatism and her experience as member of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, which he describes as a background qualifying Wagner to defend the interests of Missouri's taxpayers in the U.S. Senate.

October 4-7 :
-The Egyptian Army recaptured all of ISIS' positions in southern Sinai province.

October 6 :

-Since 2015, Russia has lifted ban on sale of missiles to Iran in order to affect NATO's capability to strike Tehran's nuclear facilities, which raised international concerns about stability in the Middle East and the potential that these Russian missiles sold to Iran would eventually be used by Tehran to launch nuclear attacks and/or to arm terrorist groups with these weapons. In reaction, President Rubio accused Vladimir Putin of state-sponsoring terrorism.


October 7 :

-In the context of Russia's missile sales to Iran, Secretary of State Lindsey Graham arrives in Istanbul, Turkey where he meets discusses issues with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Both men agreed to establish naval bases in the Caspian Sea in order to reinforce their navy presence there, which would allow them to intercept any Russian ship attempting to deliver any weapons to Iran.

October 8 :
-Vice-President Haley campaigns for Greg Gianforte in Montana where she praises his business experience while attacking Jon Tester's record on energy, including his opposition to the development of natural gas off the coast of Virginia and of oil shale resources on public lands as well as his support to the War on Coal despite the fact that that Montana is America's 7th coal producer among the 50 U.S. states and that coal generates 53 % of Montana's electricity.

-Secretary Graham meets with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku, Azerbaijan where they discussed secrurity and counter-terrorism. During their joint press conference, Aliyev announced that he authorizes the United States and Turkey to establish naval bases in the Caspian Sea in order to intercept any Russian ship attempting to deliver weapons to Iran. As a result, Washington and Ankara reinforced their navies' presence in the Caspian Sea.

October 10 :
-Secretary of Treasury Mitt Romney announced the formation of partnerships between the U.S. Department of Treasury, the U.S. Agency for International Development and companies such as James Group International, HNTB Corporation, AECOM, Jacobs Engineering Group, CB&I, Emerson Electric, Stine Seed, ExxonMobil and International Coal Group to fund infrastructure projects in Africa and to increase America's investment competitiveness there over China's.

October 11-12 :
-Vice-President Haley campaigns for Rick Scott and Adam Putnam in Florida.

October 13 :
-President Rubio campaigns for Corey Stewart in Virginia.

October 15 :

-The United States provided military assistance to the Egyptian Army during the military offensive to recapture the ISIS-controlled city of Arish. After the U.S. Navy bombarded ISIS' positions and defenses in Arish, the jihadists are overwhelmed, thus clearing the way for Egyptian ground troops to launch a successful offensive, thus recapturing the entire city. Approximately 34 Egyptian soldiers and 506 ISIS jihadists are killed during the battle.

October 16 :

-President Rubio campaigns for Dean Heller in Nevada.

October 17 :

-Along with his family, President Rubio and his wife First Lady Jeanette Rubio, married on October 17th 1998, celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary.