This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," August 28, 2022: Harrison, Markarova, Hogan, Rubins, Morell, Costa, Salvanto
Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison, Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova and more will appear on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" this Sunday.
cbsnews.comDemocratic National Committee members quietly launch new party reform push at winter meeting
The gathering in Washington came after months of growing complaints among some rank-and-file voting members who are put off by the top-down structure of the Democratic National Committee, which is directed by Biden advisers.
washingtonpost.comDNC chair says Reps. Majorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert 'may as well' have been wearing trash bags during their State of the Union antics
"It was that sitting in the garage for a week type of trash," Jaime Harrison wrote, calling Boebert and Greene "juvenile deliquents" in another tweet.
news.yahoo.comDems reach new fundraising deal, with boost for GOP states
National and state Democratic officials have reached a joint fundraising deal to increase aid to state parties, with an extra boost for those in Republican-dominated states. The agreement, which follows weeks of negotiations, is intended to allow the party’s wealthiest backers to contribute up to $875,000 annually to a combined fund that, under federal campaign finance rules, can be distributed to party accounts around the country. Top party leaders confirmed the arrangement to The Associated Press ahead of a planned call later Wednesday between the Democratic National Committee and state party leaders.
news.yahoo.comDemocrats assail Georgia law, make case for voting overhaul
He told reporters the Georgia law is an “atrocity" and the Justice Department is looking into it. Allies meanwhile plan to fight the Georgia law, and others, in court. He called as well for the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would restore some aspects of a landmark law struck down by the Supreme Court in 2013. Donald Trump, the former president who promoted false claims of election fraud, congratulated the Georgia governor and state leaders on the new law. 1 is vast, and its Senate counterpart would confront the new Georgia law by expanding voting by mail and early voting, both popular during the pandemic.
Democrats assail Georgia law, make case for voting overhaul
He told reporters the Georgia law is an “atrocity" and the Justice Department is looking into it. Allies meanwhile plan to fight the Georgia law, and others, in court. He called as well for the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would restore some aspects of a landmark law struck down by the Supreme Court in 2013. Donald Trump, the former president who promoted false claims of election fraud, congratulated the Georgia governor and state leaders on the new law. 1 is vast, and its Senate counterpart would confront the new Georgia law by expanding voting by mail and early voting, both popular during the pandemic.
Who deserves credit? Biden leans into pandemic politics
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)WASHINGTON – In President Joe Biden's war against the coronavirus, former President Donald Trump hardly exists. The Democratic president ignored Trump in his first prime-time address to the nation, aside from a brief indirect jab. AdThe truth is that both Biden and Trump deserve some credit, though Biden stands to benefit from being in power during the nation’s emergence from the pandemic. Well it wasn't,” Biden said, taking credit for putting the federal government on a “war footing” after he took office. AdIn his early days in the White House, Biden’s team made headlines as they said publicly that he had inherited no plan to combat the pandemic.
After impeachment acquittal, Trump remains dominant in GOP
But in the end, only seven of 50 Senate Republicans voted to convict Trump in his historic second impeachment trial on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)NEW YORK – The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump. But in the end, only seven of 50 Senate Republicans voted to convict Trump in his historic second impeachment trial on Saturday. Indeed, in Trump's Republican Party, there are very few willing to cross him if they harbor future political ambitions. “The authoritarian side of the Republican Party is the dominant side,” he said.
Trump remains dominant force in GOP following acquittal
But in the end, only seven of 50 Senate Republicans voted to convict Trump in his historic second impeachment trial on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)NEW YORK – The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump. But in the end, only seven of 50 Senate Republicans voted to convict Trump in his historic second impeachment trial on Saturday. Indeed, in Trump's Republican Party, there are very few willing to cross him if they harbor future political ambitions. “The authoritarian side of the Republican Party is the dominant side,” he said.
South Carolina mayor leaving office, but maybe not forever
“I feel like we've significantly made our city better; now, it's time to pass the baton.”Benjamin was elected in 2010 as Columbia's first Black mayor. As for higher office, Benjamin — South Carolina’s 2002 Democratic attorney general nominee, beaten in that contest by now-Gov. AdAs was witnessed in Jaime Harrison's unsuccessful 2020 challenge of Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Democratic challenger winning a statewide office in South Carolina — where all such offices are in GOP hands — remains an uphill climb. When asked if that had factored into his decision-making, Benjamin said the outcome had no effect on his ultimate decision. Even out of elected office, Benjamin will likely continue to play an outsized role in the Democratic politics of South Carolina, particularly in the state's first-in-the-South presidential primary.
Nevada jockeys to be first on presidential primary calendar
Democrats in Nevada are making a play to bump Iowa and New Hampshire from their early spots on presidential primary calendar. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)LAS VEGAS – Democrats in Nevada are making a play to bump Iowa and New Hampshire from their early spots on the presidential primary calendar. Nevada Democrats also plan to make their case in the coming months to the DNC, which sets the party's nominating process. Some of the state party's governing committee acknowledge there's internal debate over whether the leadoff caucus is worth fighting over. But others say Iowa Democrats should instead be focused on winning elections — after years of watching the state trend Republican.
Former South Carolina Senate candidate Jaime Harrison elected DNC chair
The Democratic National Committee elected Jaime Harrison of South Carolina as its new chair on Thursday. Harrison, 44, previously served as chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party and was a senior DNC official. In his remarks to Democratic leaders, Harrison thanked outgoing DNC Chair Tom Perez and other party officials. Texas Representative Filemon Vela Jr. will also serve as a vice chair. Perez gave his full support to Harrison, saying he expects the new chair will lead the Democratic Party to "higher heights."
cbsnews.comFormer South Carolina Senate candidate Jaime Harrison elected DNC chair
The Democratic National Committee elected Jaime Harrison of South Carolina as its new chair on Thursday. Harrison, 44, previously served as chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party and was a senior DNC official. In his remarks to Democratic leaders, Harrison thanked outgoing DNC Chair Tom Perez and other party officials. Texas Representative Filemon Vela Jr. will also serve as a vice chair. Perez gave his full support to Harrison, saying he expects the new chair will lead the Democratic Party to "higher heights."
cbsnews.comDemocrats formalize Jaime Harrison as national party chair
Harrison, the longtime Democratic Party official, is President-elect Joe Bidens choice to lead the national party, according to multiple party officials. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro, File)COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Democratic National Committee elected Jaime Harrison of South Carolina as chair on Thursday, signifying an early alignment between newly inaugurated President Joe Biden and state party leaders around the country. Harrison was a key liaison with state party leaders with whom Perez sometimes had rocky relationships. Harrison, 44, comes into the job with overwhelming support from state party leaders, making his elevation a sign of relative unity in a party organization often beset by infighting among state leaders and Washington power players. Thursday's meeting also included a video tribute to Don Fowler, a former national party chair and mainstay of South Carolina politics, who died last month at age 85.
Biden picks Jaime Harrison to be Democratic National Committee chairman
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Jaime Harrison, the former Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from South Carolina who raised record sums of money in his failed bid to unseat GOP Senator Lindsey Graham, to lead the Democratic National Committee, the transition team announced Thursday. In a statement, Mr. Biden called his picks "the very best of the Democratic party." Harrison, 44, is the former chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, a former senior DNC official and a close friend of House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, Democrat of South Carolina, for whom he once worked. Clyburn has emerged as an even more influential Democratic Party powerbroker after he helped revive the presidential campaign of his good friend Mr. Biden with an 11th-hour endorsement ahead of the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary last February. Mr. Biden will also have a say in who fills other top leadership positions, including five vice chairmanships.
cbsnews.comBiden picks Jaime Harrison to be Democratic National Committee chairman
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Jaime Harrison, the former Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from South Carolina who raised record sums of money in his failed bid to unseat GOP Senator Lindsey Graham, to lead the Democratic National Committee, the transition team announced Thursday. In a statement, Mr. Biden called his picks "the very best of the Democratic party." Harrison, 44, is the former chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, a former senior DNC official and a close friend of House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, Democrat of South Carolina, for whom he once worked. Clyburn has emerged as an even more influential Democratic Party powerbroker after he helped revive the presidential campaign of his good friend Mr. Biden with an 11th-hour endorsement ahead of the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary last February. Mr. Biden will also have a say in who fills other top leadership positions, including five vice chairmanships.
cbsnews.comFormer Citi exec Ray McGuire relies on deep business ties to raise big money for NYC mayoral run
Ray McGuire, global head of corporate and investment banking of Citigroup Inc., speaks at the annual Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Ray McGuire and his allies in New York tapped into their deep-pocketed fundraising networks to help raise over $5 million for the former Citigroup executive's mayoral campaign. McGuire's campaign also had fundraising success at a recent virtual event featuring over 300 artists titled Arts for Ray, Tisch said. Oscar-winning filmmaker Spike Lee gave $5,100 to McGuire's campaign. Jarrett, as CNBC reported in October, was in line to be a co-chair of the McGuire campaign.
cnbc.comBiden taps Jaime Harrison to serve as Democratic chairman
Harrison is expected to be elected without any significant opposition when the Democratic National Committee convenes next Thursday in a virtual session, a day after Biden is inaugurated. In addition to Harrison, Biden on Thursday announced that Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Michigan Gov. “This group of individuals represent the very best of the Democratic Party,” Biden said in a release. “Everyone cleared the field for Jaime,” said Texas Democratic Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa. __This story has been corrected to show that Cyburn is Democratic whip, not minority whip.
Democrat Jaime Harrison fundraising for Georgia runoffs, aiming to usher in "New South"
Democrat Jaime Harrison fundraising for Georgia runoffs, aiming to usher in "New South" Former Democratic senatorial candidate Jaime Harrison has been busy fundraising for the two Democrats in the Georgia runoff elections, as his party tries to win back the Senate majority. He launched a new PAC after losing his November race to Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Harrison joins CBSN AM to discuss.
cbsnews.comDemocrats in Georgia Senate contests take in more than $200M
Raphael Warnock addresses supporters during a rally with Jon Ossoff in Atlanta on the first day of early voting for the senate runoff, Dec. 14, 2020. Raphael Warnock, who is trying to unseat Sen. Kelly Loeffler, was close behind with a little over $103 million. Perdue reported $68 million over the same two-month span, with Loeffler taking in just under $64 million. The two races will determine which party controls the Senate — and likely how ambitious President-elect Joe Biden can be with his agenda. That will likely enable Biden to enact a more ambitious agenda, assuming he can keep fellow Democrats on board.
Gov. Newsom challenged to address Senate's lack of diversity
Gavin Newsom speaks at a COVID-19 testing facility in Valencia, Calif. As California Gov. Gavin Newsom's shoulders as he considers his pick to serve out the rest of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' Senate term through 2022. The South saw its highest number of Black Senate candidates ever this year, but none won races outright. Labor icon Dolores Huerta and California Latinas for Reproductive Justice want Newsom to appoint a Black woman. De Leon won the endorsement of the California Democratic Party and prominent labor unions, in part because of his support for immigrant rights and aggressive policies to curb climate change.
Rep. Jim Clyburn on Joe Biden's Cabinet picks and Jaime Harrison for DNC chair
Rep. Jim Clyburn on Joe Biden's Cabinet picks and Jaime Harrison for DNC chair As President-elect Joe Biden weighs potential contenders to lead the Democratic National Committee, South Carolina Representative Jim Clyburn is advocating for a rising Democratic star from his home state, former Senate candidate Jaime Harrison. Clyburn joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the DNC leadership, as well as Mr. Biden's Cabinet picks and a subpoena he issued to the CDC.
cbsnews.comRep. Jim Clyburn on Joe Biden's Cabinet picks and Jaime Harrison for DNC chair
Rep. Jim Clyburn on Joe Biden's Cabinet picks and Jaime Harrison for DNC chair As President-elect Joe Biden weighs potential contenders to lead the Democratic National Committee, South Carolina Representative Jim Clyburn is advocating for a rising Democratic star from his home state, former Senate candidate Jaime Harrison. Clyburn joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the DNC leadership, as well as Mr. Biden's Cabinet picks and a subpoena he issued to the CDC.
cbsnews.comIs Georgia a swing state? Groups spend millions to find out
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)ATLANTA – The Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs don't take place until Jan. 5. And President Donald Trump has complicated the contest by claiming baselessly that the November election in Georgia was beset by fraud. Already, $329 million in advertising has been spent or reserved in the state since Election Day, according to data from the ad tracking firm Kantar/CMAG. While Biden’s campaign ran operations in Georgia until the Nov. 3 election, Senate Democrats’ campaign arm is in charge now. “People are very inspired by the Stacey Abrams magic,” said Michael Smith, a Los Angeles donor who has given to several groups raising money for the Georgia Democrats.
Arizona's Kelly is sworn into Senate, narrowing GOP edge
(Nicholas Kamm/Pool via AP)WASHINGTON – Arizona Democrat and former astronaut Mark Kelly was sworn into the Senate on Wednesday, narrowing Republican control of the chamber and underscoring his state's shift from red to blue. Kelly, 56, defeated GOP Sen. Martha McSally in last month's election, making her one of only three incumbents to lose. Kelly's Arizona colleague, Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, held the Bible on which he took his oath. In what was one of the country's most expensive Senate races, Kelly raised $89 million. That was second only to the $108 million collected by defeated South Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Jaime Harrison, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics.
Bloomberg's big spending struggles to sway election outcomes
His only win during a short-lived Democratic bid for the White House was in the territory of American Samoa. Yet after dumping $1.1 billion into his campaign, he waited until September to follow through on his vow to spend big to unseat Trump. The showing could raise questions about Bloomberg's ability to use his vast financial resources to sway politics in the future. Bloomberg advisers say it's unfair to blame him for not doing enough to help Biden in Florida. Democrats lost seats in the House on Election Day and failed to flip statehouse chambers they had targeted.
'She knows Maine': How Susan Collins defied Democrats
PORTLAND, Maine – If Republicans are able to hold onto their majority in the U.S. Senate, the remarkable staying power of Susan Collins will be a big reason why. As Biden won the state, Collins outperformed Trump by 7 percentage points, and her opponent, Democrat Sara Gideon, had little success peeling moderate voters away from the senator. Collins appeared to beat Gideon with independents while overwhelmingly holding on to Republicans, according to AP VoteCast, a survey of voters. Democrats in the Senate admitted that Democratic leader Chuck Schumer discouraged them from sponsoring bills with Collins or other actions that might help her burnish her bipartisan brand as Democrats eyed her seat. And, as they have for almost a quarter of a century, Mainers will be counting on Collins in the Senate.
With presidency in reach, Dems grapple with disappointment
New York Senator Chuck Schumer speaks at a news conference outside an early voting site in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. New Yorkers lined up to vote early for a fourth consecutive day Tuesday after a weekend that saw a crush of more than 400,000 voters statewide. The unofficial tally shows about 194,000 voters this weekend in New York City, where some people waited an hour or more in lines that stretched for several blocks. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
With presidency in reach, Dems grapple with disappointment
Republicans held key Senate seats that Democrats hoped to flip, and the GOP may ultimately shrink the Democrats' House majority. The stakes are too damn high.”Indeed, should Trump lose, no matter the margin, he would be the first incumbent president to fail to win reelection since 1992. And in a warning sign for Democrats, Trump demonstrated an uptick of support in some Black and Latino communities. To be sure, Biden performed better than Hillary Clinton four years earlier in states like Iowa, Ohio, and Texas. “Incumbent presidents don’t often lose, and this one is going to lose and lose resoundingly."
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham projected to win Senate race in South Carolina
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is projected to win his bid for reelection, according to NBC News. He defended his South Carolina Senate seat against Democrat Jaime Harrison in a brutal fight. Harrison seemingly came out of nowhere to take on the longtime South Carolina incumbent. Democratic Senate candidate Jaime Harrison speaks to supporters after conceding to his challenger, incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), on November 3, 2020 in Columbia, South Carolina. Senator Lindsey Graham speaks at his election night party in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. November 3, 2020.
cnbc.comHouse Latest: Okla. congresswoman Horn loses to GOP’s Bice
U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn, an Oklahoma City lawyer, faced Republican state Sen. Bice for the Oklahoma City-area House seat. President Donald Trump supported Mace on Twitter and she once worked on the president’s campaign. Fischbach contended that Peterson was too close to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other liberals. Republican Ronny Jackson has won a House seat in West Texas, where he moved after leaving the White House in 2018. They are banking on anxiety over the pandemic, suburban indignation with President Donald Trump and a fundraising advantage.
Democrats losing paths to Senate control as GOP hangs on
Republican Senate candidate Sen. Mitch McConnell, second from right, and his wife, Elaine Chao, right, look on as aides show him the election results in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)WASHINGTON – Hopes fading for Senate control, Democrats had a disappointing election night as Republicans swatted down an onslaught of challengers and fought to retain their fragile majority. Democrats contested seats from New England to the Deep South and the Midwest to the Mountain West, reaching deep into GOP strongholds. The Democrats' gains were in Colorado and Arizona, where former astronaut Mark Kelly beat GOP incumbent Martha McSally. Republican Cynthia Lummis, the former congresswoman from Wyoming, won the Senate seat being vacated by Republican Mike Enzi.
Graham and Harrison wrap up expensive race with bus tours
On Saturday, Harrison made stops in northwestern South Carolina, a heavily Republican area. You,” Graham told supporters Saturday, saying the area represented a ”red wave” of GOP support. More than 1 million people had already cast their ballots in a race that drew sums of money unheard of in South Carolina politics. It’s a critique Graham has faced in the past from some South Carolina conservatives, seeing his bipartisan work on issues like immigration reform as weakness. “The problem with Sen. Graham is that, if Trump is president, he’s going to be all in with Trump,” Reynolds told the AP on Saturday.
The Latest: Trump meets troops involved in al-Baghdadi raid
— Trump paints an apocalyptic portrait of life under a Biden presidency— Trump Cabinet members fan out to states, blending politics and policy. ___HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON:8:45 p.m.President Donald Trump has met with rap star Lil Wayne at his resort in Doral, Florida. The Trump campaign and the company didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment from The Associated Press. The Minnesota Department of Health has linked 28 coronavirus cases to other recent Trump campaign events in the state. Mrs. Trump warmed up the large crowd outside Raymond James Stadium in Tampa for President Donald Trump.
In South, most Black Senate candidates since Reconstruction
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jaime Harrison speaks at a campaign rally on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in North Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)COLUMBIA, S.C. – In the battle for control of the U.S. Senate this year, the Deep South is fielding more Black candidates than it has since Reconstruction. Mike Espy and Adrian Perkins, meanwhile, are launching spirited bids for the Senate in Mississippi and Louisiana, respectively. The Senate currently has three Black members: Republican Tim Scott of South Carolina and Democrats Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kamala Harris of California. “The more competitive races are, and Black candidates win those competitive races, it diminishes this worry that Black candidates can’t win,” Abrams recently told The Associated Press. In Mississippi, Espy is trying for a second time to become the state’s first Black senator since Reconstruction with his challenge to Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Tom Cotton is campaigning hard, just not for reelection
– Six years after being elected in an expensive and heated race, Republican Sen. Tom Cotton is on the ballot again and he's campaigning hard — just not in Arkansas. Cotton insists his focus has been on helping fellow Republicans and the president, not on any future plans. “The campaigning I've been doing this year across the country is laying the groundwork for a Republican majority in the Senate and hopefully the president's reelection," Cotton said. Cotton has also lent his support to a proposal going before Arkansas voters that would impose new restrictions on ballot initiatives. While he's a Trump loyalist, Cotton and Trump have split on some issues, including saying he would have urged the public to wear masks earlier in the coronavirus pandemic.
GOP, Dems hope Supreme Court fight bolsters Senate prospects
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett departs with her husband, Jesse, after the third day of her confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)WASHINGTON – For Republicans, the nomination fight over Amy Coney Barrett is a chance to seal conservative control of the Supreme Court for decades. Either way, both sides are using the Supreme Court battle in fundraising appeals and other ways that underscore its political potency. Four GOP senators in competitive campaigns are on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which wrapped up hearings Thursday on Barrett's nomination. That contrasts with the 2018 confirmation fight over Trump Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who was accused of a decades-old sexual assault that he denied.
Senate Democrats' fundraising success puts GOP on defensive
(Bob Daemmrich/Nexstar/KXAN via AP, Pool)WASHINGTON – Buoyed by massive fundraising success, Democratic Senate candidates are mounting a push in Republican states that few would have thought possible just a few months ago, placing continued GOP control of the chamber at risk. MJ Hegar in Texas reported raising over $13 million during the same period for her race against Republican Sen. John Cornyn. In deep-red Kentucky, Amy McGrath has posted strong fundraising numbers against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. In Mississippi, Mike Espy reported raising $4 million in his rematch against Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. O'Rourke was criticized for being too stingy with his cash, only reluctantly aiding other Democrats, though he eventually donated large amounts to the Texas Democratic Party.
Jaime Harrison raises $57 million in campaign to unseat Lindsey Graham, shattering quarterly record
Jaime Harrison, a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, speaks during a 'Rural Hope Agenda' event in Rowesville, South Carolina, U.S., on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. WASHINGTON — The campaign of South Carolina Democrat Jaime Harrison said Sunday it had raised a colossal $57 million in the past three months, a record-breaking sum aimed at unseating Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham. The impressive $57 million Harrison raised from July through September shatters the previous record of $38.1 million then-Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke raised in the third quarter of 2018. Later that evening he told Fox host Sean Hannity that he needed financial help with his Senate race. "I'm getting overwhelmed," Graham told Hannity, adding: "Help me.
cnbc.comLindsey Graham's Senate seat becomes winnable for Democrats as money pours into South Carolina
Their nominee is Jaime Harrison, a leader at the Democratic National Committee and a former chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party. His battle with longtime GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham has become the most expensive Senate race in the state's history. "He surprised the hell out of me," added Clyburn, an established leader in the South Carolina Democratic party and a strong ally of Harrison. This person declined to be named because they are working with an outside group not involved with the South Carolina Senate race but working on other, down-ballot races there. With a strong digital infrastructure, South Carolina Democrats have been campaigning through online and phone outreach since the start of the pandemic, said state party Chairman Trav Robertson.
cnbc.comMike Pence and Kamala Harris vice presidential debate will have plexiglass barrier because of coronavirus concerns
A worker hangs a banner as preparations take place for the vice presidential debate outside Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Salt Lake City. A plexiglass barrier will separate Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris at their vice presidential debate Wednesday, the second such measure taken to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission on the heels of President Donald Trump contracting Covid-19. A fact sheet distributed by the commission said, "Plexiglass will be used as part of the CPD's overall approach to health and safety." Politico first reported that the plexiglass would be used at the vice presidential debate. Over the weekend, Jaime Harrison, the Democratic nominee for the Senate in South Carolina, brought his own plexiglass barrier for his debate with incumbent Republican Sen. Lindsay Graham.
cnbc.comDemocratic underdog Jaime Harrison picks up bundlers as he sees fundraising success in battle with GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham
Jaime Harrison sits down with CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images for an interview on background on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. Sen. Lindsey Graham's Democratic opponent in this fall's U.S. Senate election in South Carolina has enlisted a crew of heavy-hitting bundlers to raise large amounts of cash. The Senate race in South Carolina is still labeled as "safe Republican" by Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball. The other is Tim Scott, a Republican of South Carolina. He was once an aide to South Carolina kingmaker and U.S. Rep. James Clyburn.
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