The divided states of America

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🗓️ 5 November 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Why the Trump campaign is mounting legal challenges in swing states. What the election reveals about the urban-rural divide. And why Wall Street likes the sound of gridlock in Washington.

Trump is mounting several legal battles over votes in key states. National political reporter Amy Gardner lays out the lawsuits to watch and what they could mean for the outcome of the election.

As battleground states continue to count ballots, one clear picture emerges: a divided America. White House reporter Bob Costa explains.

Economics correspondent Heather Long breaks down what political gridlock could mean for Wall Street and your wallet.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post.
0:07.0	Hi there is the Mayor, Marissa Lang with the Washington Post.
0:10.0	Hey it's Dossie, order to pick your brain on the truck.
0:12.0	Hi, my name is Jenna Johnson.
0:14.0	This is Post Reports.
0:16.0	I'm Martine Powers.
0:20.0	It's Thursday, November 5th.
0:25.0	Why the Trump campaign is assuming election officials in battleground states.
0:29.0	Plus, our divided country and how that helps Wall Street.
0:36.0	So how many lawsuits are out there right now that you are actively trying to pay attention to?
0:42.0	Too many to know the exact number.
0:48.0	But quite a few and in a bunch of different states.
0:52.0	I know we just received a statement from the Trump campaign about the newest actions, the legal actions there taking our suits in.
0:58.0	He filed a lawsuit in Michigan, a state where...
1:01.0	Michigan.
1:02.0	He's also filed multiple lawsuits in Pennsylvania to try and stop ballots from being counted there.
1:07.0	Georgia, Pennsylvania.
1:09.0	And that is what's happening in the state of Nevada.
1:12.0	They're coming up because the elections are really close and it's being decided before our eyes right now in the margins.
1:19.0	And so every single vote could matter and both campaigns know that and so they're fighting.
1:26.0	I'm Amy Gardner and I'm a National Political Reporter at the Post Covering Voting Issues.
1:38.0	So these are lawsuits about the counting of ballots in these battleground states.
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