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Mnuchin and Trump spoke over the weekend re stimulus

Trump and Mnuchin spoke on Saturday reports Bloomberg.

  • Phone call
  • Discussed efforts to get progress on economic stimulus
This US extra stimulus is a never ending story.
The first step would be getting a Peolosi/Mnuchin deal agreed to. There are no indications we can expect this any time soon, but talks will continue.
The next would be getting the Senate to pass a bill. For weeks and months now the Senate has been implacably opposed.

Polls show Trump trailing in Florida and Pennsylvania

The latest polls

The latest polls
We’re one month away from the election today and that means the polls will be non-stop.
The New York Times and Sienna College are out with polls in a pair of states that Trump won in 2016. He will almost assuredly need to win them again to repeat.
Pennsylvania:
  • Biden 49%
  • Trump 42%
  • Spread +7
Florida:
  • Biden 47%
  • Trump 42%
  • Spread +5
The polls were done after the debates but before the coronavirus announcement. An adjoining polls showed 65% disapproved of Trump’s conduct in the debate (including 33% of people who identified as Trump supporters) compared to 37% for Biden.
On a more-granular level, Biden led among voters over 65 and in the suburbs.
Polls released Friday:
General election:
  • Biden 49, Trump 46 – IBD/TIPP
  • Biden 47, Trump 40 – HarrisX
Arizona:
  • Biden 50, Trump 46 – USA Today
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