Why Voter Fraud Is a Real Threat in Next Week's Election

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🗓️ 27 October 2020

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

The presidential election Nov. 3 is now just days away. Is election security really at stake? Can states turn into vote-by-mail jurisdictions virtually overnight, as so many have done during the COVID-19 pandemic? Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., a member of the Committee on House Administration, joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss.

We also cover these stories:

Ahead of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s expected Senate confirmation Monday night to the Supreme Court, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, becomes the only Senate Republican to say she won’t vote for President Trump’s nominee.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average drops by 950 points. The 3.4% decrease marks the worst day for markets since June.
The U.S. reaches a new record of 68,767 coronavirus cases a day on a seven-day average, according to a CNBC analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University.

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Tuesday, October 27th. I'm Virginia Allen.
0:10.0	And I'm Rachel Del Judas. Is election security at stake as the November 3rd presidential election is just days away?
0:17.0	Congressman Rodney Davis, a ranking number from Illinois who is on the House Administration Committee joins me on the Daily Signal
0:23.6	podcast to discuss. And don't forget. If you're enjoying this podcast, please be
0:28.8	sure to leave a review or a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts and encourage others to subscribe.
0:34.8	Now, on to our top news. Ahead of Judge Amy Coney Barrett's expected Senate confirmation Monday night,
0:49.1	Senator Susan Collins, a main Republican, said she won't be voting for President Trump's Supreme Court nominee.
0:55.6	In a statement issued Sunday on her website, Collins said,
0:58.9	because this vote is occurring prior to the election, I will vote against the nomination of Judge Amy
1:04.1	Coney Barrett. To be clear, my vote does not reflect any conclusion that I've reached about
1:08.8	Judge Barrett's qualifications to serve on the Supreme Court. What I have concentrated on is being fair and consistent,
1:15.0	and I do not think it is fair nor consistent
1:17.0	to have a Senate confirmation vote prior to the election.
1:21.0	The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by 950 points on Monday.
1:27.0	The 3.4% decrease marks the worst day for markets since June. The S&P 500 fell by 2.8% and the NASDAQ
1:37.6	composite by 2.7%. The decline largely can be attributed to concerns over whether Congress will pass another stimulus package or not.
1:47.0	House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows have both accused the other of moving the goalposts amid
1:54.8	stimulus negotiations. With no agreement reached over the weekend it appears
1:59.3	unlikely a deal will be passed before the election.
2:03.0	The US has reached a new daily record of 68,767 coronavirus cases a day on a seven day average per
2:12.0	CNBC analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University.
2:16.6	Per CNBC, the US has had over 8.669
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