Election Rundown: Record Turnout, Misleading Polls, & Prospects of a Divided Government

BreakThru Radio Weekly

English - November 06, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep 186 // Election Countdown: Donald Trump Doesn’t Care If You Live or Die (or if your vote is counted)

Next Episode: Ep 188 // 20yr Film Retro: ‘Gladiator’

"J. McVay and Joe Virgillito review what’s known so far about the results of the election.

And we also hear live performances from Sam Burton and Ganga Lee, both recorded exclusively for BTRtoday.

Episode Credits:

Producer/Host: J. McVay
Associate Producer: Joe Virgillito
Composer/Editor: Hansdale Hsu

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00:00 - Intro
00:55 - START /// Election Roundup
02:45 - The coverage we’ve been following
05:55 - Record turnout
09:10 - 1st time Trump voters
15:48 - Misleading polls
29:15 - Texas and other state governments didn’t flip as hoped / redistricting
33:55 - The Senate / prospect of a divided government
44:50 - Biden would offer baseline relief to vulnerable people targeted by Trump
51:55 - Media’s response to Trump’s lying and subversion of electoral process
55:45 - “Stop the count” or “count the vote?”
57:25 - Progressive propositions win across the country (incl. red states)
65:10 - Biggest surprises / final thoughts /// END
72:30 - “I Can Go With You,” (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - Sam Burton
76:50 - “Morning Sun” (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - Ganga Lee
80:30 - Outro/credits
81:18 - Finish.
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