Tuesday, November 8th, 2022

Morning Announcements

Betches

Politics, Daily News, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 8 November 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Today's headlines: Election Day is here - 16.7 billion dollars has been spent on it, with almost 8 of those billions alone being spent on niche state and local races. Republican officials and candidates in at least 3 battleground states have been pushing to disqualify thousands of mail ballots In Pennsylvania; In Michigan, the republican nominee for Secretary of State sued an election official in Detroit; in Wisconsin, Republicans won a court ruling that will prevent some mail ballots from being counted. And finally for today, Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin made the first open admission that he had interfered in the US elections in the past. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Bloomberg: Spending on US Midterm Elections to Exceed $16.7 Billion, Setting New Record Detroit News: U.S. Supreme Court dismisses Michigan redistricting challenge to Congress map Washington Post: Republicans sue to disqualify thousands of mail ballots in swing states Reuters: Russia's Prigozhin admits interfering in U.S. elections Host: Sami Sage Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Original Music and Editing by Brandon Lee Bjornson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Tuesday, November 8th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:07.2	by Betches Media.
0:08.2	I'm your host Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcements is your daily 5-minute breakdown of the headlines
0:13.5	that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality show there
0:17.5	is.
0:18.5	Our government.
0:19.5	This episode is brought to you by Uncommon Goods, your secret weapon to make holiday shopping
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0:29.2	businesses.
0:35.2	It's finally here, and I hope I'm the first person to wish you a happy election day.
0:40.0	Just a reminder that $16.7 billion has been spent on this day, with almost eight of those
0:45.3	billions alone being spent on niche state and local races.
0:49.3	So if you know someone who can't be bothered to vote, just let them know that their vote
0:53.0	must be pretty valuable if literal billions of dollars have been spent on getting it.
0:58.5	A few other things to remember today.
1:00.7	Be aware of the voting laws in your state.
1:02.8	Make sure to sign, date, fill out, and seal your ballot exactly as instructed, and if you're
1:07.8	voting in person, don't wear any partisan clothing to the polls.
1:11.8	If you need to, call your board of elections to ask them any questions.
1:15.7	In most cases, the results will not be fully counted as soon as the polls close, and in
1:20.0	some cases may even take a few days to count.
1:22.8	In the meantime, be aware of the sources you read and share with election information on
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