>> WITH THE GEORGIA RUNOFF
ELECTIONS TAKING PLACE NEXT
WEEK, PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE
WILL HOLD A RALLY FOR
REPUBLICANS THE NIGHT BEFORE THE
ELECTION.
CAN THE PRESIDENT PUSH THEM OVER
THE TOP?
LET’S BRING IN OUR PANEL.
DAVID NOVELLA AND
RICHARD FOWLER.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE ON THIS
MONDAY MORNING.
DAVID, IS THERE ANY DANGER TO
HAVING THE PRESIDENT COME IN AND
CAMPAIGN FOR THESE CANDIDATES?
>> THE PRESIDENT HAS A TRACK
RECORD OF HELPING REPUBLICANS,
THAT WOULD BE WHAT WE SAW IN
NOVEMBER.
WE CERTAINLY BEAT EXPECTATIONS
ACROSS THE BOARD WITH NOT ONLY
BEING IN A POSITION TO HOLD THE
MAJORITY IN THE SENATE, BUT
PICKUP SEATS IN THE HOUSE.
YOU LOOK AT THE EARLY VOTE
RETURN, RIGHT NOW IN GEORGIA,
IT’S AN OLDER ELECTORATE THAT IS
CASTING EARLY VOTES.
AND IF THOSE NUMBERS ARE SIMILAR
TO WHAT THEY WERE IN THE GENERAL
ELECTION, IT FAVORS THE
REPUBLICANS.
ALL THAT SAID, THE MOST TELLING
THING OF WHERE NATIONAL
DEMOCRATS ARE GOING INTO THIS
SPECIAL ELECTION IS THE FACT
THAT IN CALIFORNIA GAVIN NEWSOM
HAD A CHOICE THAT HE COULD
APPOINT SOMEONE TO FILL SENATE
HARRISES OPEN SPOT COMING UP OR
HE COULD APPOINT SOMEONE.
AND HE CHOSE TO APPOINT SOMEONE
INSTEAD OF DOING A SPECIAL
ELECTION BECAUSE THERE IS NO
GUARANTEE THAT RIGHT NOW A
DEMOCRAT COULD WIN STATEWIDE
SHOWING HOW POORLY HE IS
MANAGING.
>> JUST TO BE CLEAR, SPECIAL
ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT AND HE
CHOSE TO GO APPOINTMENT.
RICHARD, A LOT OF DEMOCRATS SEEM
TO THINK THAT GETTING OUT AND
VOTING NOVEMBER 3RD TO REMOVE
DONALD J. TRUMP FROM OFFICE WAS
THEIR SOLE MISSION.
AND NOW THAT’S BEEN ACCOMPLISHED
IS A MIGHT THINK THEY’RE DONE. IS THAT A WORRY FOR YOU
IS THAT A WORRY FOR YOU
INSTRUMENT?>> NOT AT ALL AND DAV
RIGHT, HE DOES HAVE A TRACK
RECORD.
WHEN THE PRESIDENT ISN’T ON THE
BALLOT, THAT SUCCESS RATE
PLUMMETS.
IT’S WORTH POINTING OUT THAT YOU
LOOK AT THIS GEORGIA SENATE
RACE, THE PRESIDENT IS AT ODDS
WITH HIS PARTY.
HE REQUESTED $2,000 DIRECT
PAYMENT, BOTH KELLY LOEFFLER AND
DAVID PERDUE, AND
MITCH McCONNELL SAID NO.
WHEN THE PRESIDENT GOES TO
CAMPAIGN FOR THESE TWO
CANDIDATES, HE WANTS TO BE ON
THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THEM WHEN
IT COMES TO AN ISSUE THAT MOST
AMERICANS CARE ABOUT, HOW WE
HANDLE THIS PANDEMIC AND WILL I
RECEIVE A STIMULUS CHECK, AND
WILL BE SIZABLE ENOUGH TO HELP
MY FAMILY.
DONALD TRUMP AND THE DEMOCRATS
ARE IN ONE SIDE AND REPUBLICAN
STAND ON THE OTHER.
>> YOU CAN’T LAY THAT ALL AT THE
FEET OF PRESIDENT TRUMP.
TO BLOCK THOSE CHECKS FROM
COMING BEFORE THE ELECTION.
>> NO, I AGREE WITH THAT, THEY
REQUESTED $2,000 STIMULUS CHECK
THAT NANCY PELOSI AGREED TO AND
MITCH McCONNELL AND
REPUBLICANS DISAGREED.
>> THERE WILL BE A VOTE ON THAT
TODAY.
THIS INTERESTING HEADLINE,
FRONT-PAGE EDITORIAL CAUGHT RI
IN "THE NEW YORK POST."
IT’S TITLED, "GIVE IT UP
MR. PRESIDENT, FOR YOUR SAKE AND
THE NATIONS."
WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU’RE ANGRY
YOU LOST, BUT TO CONTINUE DOWN
THIS ROAD IS RUINOUS.
IF DAVID PERDUE AND KELLY LEFT
NEAR WHEN THEY WILL PREVENT
BIDEN FROM ROLLING BACK WHAT YOU
ACCOMPLISHED.
IF GEORGIA FALLS ALL THAT IS
THREATENED.
IT GOES ON TO SAY, STOP THINKING
ABOUT JANUARY 6TH WHICH IS THE
DAY THEY WILL CERTIFY THE
RESULTS AND START THINKING ABOUT
JANUARY 5TH.
THE DATE OF THE GEORGIA
ELECTIONS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT
EDITORIAL?
>> THE PRESIDENT IS THINKING
ABOUT MOVING FORWARD, HENCE WHY
HE’S GOING TO GEORGIA.
ONE BIT OF CORRECTING HISTORY,
HE WASN’T ON THE BALLOT THAT
MADE SURE WE KEPT OUR MAJORITY
IN THIS TOWN WITH
WASHINGTON, D.C., THEY SAID WE
WERE GOING TO LOSE.
WE DIDN’T LOSE IT.
THIS ELECTION ISN’T ABOUT ANY
ONE ISSUE.
QUITE FRANKLY, THE PRESIDENT
SIGNING THE STIMULUS PACKAGE AND
VOTING FOR IT, IT PUTS THAT
ISSUE TO BED.
WHAT IS THE DIRECTION OF THE
COUNTRY GOING TO BE?
THIS COUNTRY, IT USED TO BE WE
AGREED ON THE GOALS, WE WANTED
TO GET THERE DIFFERENTLY AND NOW
YOU HAVE TWO PARTIES THAT WANT
TO GO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
IN GEORGIA YOU’RE GOING TO SEE
THEM GO FOR THAT.
>> WE WILL BE WATCHING THOSE
RAISES.
FINAL THOUGHTS?
>> I THINK DAVID BRINGS UP A
GOOD POINT.
HE IS RIGHT TO POINT OUT THE
PRESIDENT DOES HAVE THAT SUCCESS
SUCCESS, LAST MONTH IN NOVEMBER
DONALD TRUMP LOST GEORGIA
CONSIDERABLY.
HE LOST GEORGIA BECAUSE OF THE
ORGANIZING WORK OF BLACK WOMEN
IN THE SUBURBS TURNING OUT.
IF THOSE SUBURBS DO THAT AGAIN,
WE WILL SEE THEM PICK UP THE