Political News

Biden crosses 270 threshold in CNN’s Electoral College outlook for first time

This story covers Biden’s increase in number of electoral votes while Trump’s campagin has reached it’s worst political position since the start of this season. Due to a poor performance by Trump in the debate and smaller budget for TV ads, Joe Biden currently has an advantage over him. Biden’s campaign efforts include targeting voters and states that are in Trump’s grasp in order to shift the polls towards the left side political party.

Pence’s negative COVID-19 test could be “meaningless,” doctor warns ahead of VP debate

This news story provides the public with updates on the COVID situation with Trump and his campaign, with emphasis on Vice President Mike Pence as the debate is underway. Although Pence and his wife have both received negative test results, doctors are still concerned since he is traveling with a whole team of people in which the virus can spread among them. The team of members are taking extra precaution in response to the spread of the virus among politicians running in office, however, Dr. Neeta Ogden still believes that the debate should take place over a zoom call.

Biden eliminated attack ads during Trump’s hospital stay. Trump’s campaign saw no need for a softer tone.

This story features current actions of both presidents running in office — Joe Biden and Donald Trump — in their response to Trump’s stay in the hospital as he fights off the coronavirus. Biden has refrained from continuing to advertise ads that attack the other campaign while Trump has proceeded with his attack ads at the same rate prior to his hospitalization. Many reporters and politicians agree that Trump’s ads are uncivil in comparison to Biden’s, and that it is gives a bad reputation to the republican party’s campaign.