We have Thursday’s top news…The Dow tanks again…Obama chooses a chief of staff…Bush promises a smooth transition…Oregon declares a winner in the Senate race…the Minnesota recount drags on…and changes are coming to the Republican House leadership. We cover all these stories as we bring you the headlines for Thursday, November 6, 2008.
Democrats will now control at least 57 seats in the new Congress thanks to Jeff Merkley’s win over incumbent Republican Gordon Smith in Oregon. How did Merkley pull it off? How much did the unpopularity of President Bush hurt Smith? That’s what we ask Ryan Brown, News Director of KFLS 1450 AM in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
John Gizzi’s 2008 election predictions were actually right on the money. What did he see in the final days of the presidential race that suggested a likely Obama victory? What does he make of the people being named and being rumored to have big roles in an Obama administration? And how was he one of the very few to see Ted Stevens winning his election despite his status as a convicted felon? We ask Gizzi, who is political editor at Human Events, all of those questions and more.
We have Thursday’s top news…The Dow tanks again…Obama chooses a chief of staff…Bush promises a smooth transition…Oregon declares a winner in the Senate race…the Minnesota recount drags on…and changes are coming to the Republican House leadership. We cover all these stories as we bring you the headlines for Thursday, November 6, 2008.
Why has the Dow plunged in big numbers over the past two days? How should we review the dismal retail numbers? What kind of job losses can we expect in Friday’s report? Would the proposals put forth by President-Elect Barack Obama help or hurt the economy and would they encourage or frighten investors? We ask J.D. Foster, Senior Fellow in Economics at the Heritage Foundation.
On the heels of Democratic gains in the House and Senate earlier this week, Republicans are trying to pick up the pieces and move forward. Prominent conservative leader Richard Viguerie says it’s time for a new slate of GOP leaders – ones that will actually work for smaller government and other values that the conservatives hold dear. Who could be those new leaders? What’s wrong with the old ones? And does the party need more moderates in order to win back a Congressional majority? We ask those questions and more to Mr. Viguerie.
Democrats will now control at least 57 seats in the new Congress thanks to Jeff Merkley’s win over incumbent Republican Gordon Smith in Oregon. How did Merkley pull it off? How much did the unpopularity of President Bush hurt Smith? That’s what we ask Ryan Brown, News Director of KFLS 1450 AM in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
John Gizzi’s 2008 election predictions were actually right on the money. What did he see in the final days of the presidential race that suggested a likely Obama victory? What does he make of the people being named and being rumored to have big roles in an Obama administration? And how was he one of the very few to see Ted Stevens winning his election despite his status as a convicted felon? We ask Gizzi, who is political editor at Human Events, all of those questions and more.
Why has the Dow plunged in big numbers over the past two days? How should we review the dismal retail numbers? What kind of job losses can we expect in Friday’s report? Would the proposals put forth by President-Elect Barack Obama help or hurt the economy and would they encourage or frighten investors? We ask J.D. Foster, Senior Fellow in Economics at the Heritage Foundation.
On the heels of Democratic gains in the House and Senate earlier this week, Republicans are trying to pick up the pieces and move forward. Prominent conservative leader Richard Viguerie says it’s time for a new slate of GOP leaders – ones that will actually work for smaller government and other values that the conservatives hold dear. Who could be those new leaders? What’s wrong with the old ones? And does the party need more moderates in order to win back a Congressional majority? We ask those questions and more to Mr. Viguerie.
