Presidential candidate and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum joined The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy on Friday to share his thoughts about Wednesday’s debate and to lay out his vision for the country, without the worry that his microphone was going to be cut off. TRANSCRIPT Michael Patrick Leahy: 7:33 a.m.; broadcasting live from our studios on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee, in-studio, the original all-star panelist, Crom Carmichael. On the newsmaker line right now, my friend, Governor Doug Burgum of North Dakota, one of the seven candidates who was on the stage Wednesday night at the GOP debate. Governor Burgum, welcome to The Tennessee Star Report. Doug Burgum: Mike, great to be with you. Thanks for having me on. Michael Patrick Leahy: Doug, you and I have known each other for over 40 years. You were a year ahead of me at Stanford Business School. I remember you sort of in the halls talking with the guys that started with Sun Microsystem, and then you went on to be very successful. Went back to your hometown, Fargo, North Dakota, literally bet the farm, started Great Plains Software – very successful. You ended up selling it to…
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Vivek Ramaswamy Officially Meets RNC Fundraising, Polling Requirements for Debates
GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign announced Saturday that he has officially met the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) fundraising and polling criteria to participate in debates.
Read the full storyCommentary: Take GOP Debates Away from the Mainstream Media
Tucker Carlson reportedly wants to host his own GOP presidential debate. The idea struck a chord with many people. It would be must-see TV for the most popular commentator on the Right to grill presidential hopefuls before a national audience. Republican voters would also prefer if those asking the candidates questions were not liberal reporters.
With Carlson now visible primarily on Twitter, it looks like he will have the opportunity to host the debate on the social media giant. According to the Washington Post, “Carlson wants to moderate his own GOP candidate forum, outside of the usual strictures of the Republican National Committee debate system.”
Read the full storyAll Star Panelist Clint Brewer Weighs in on Presidential Debate Citing Big Gaffes by VP Biden and a Disciplined Trump
Tuesday morning on the Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed all star panelist Clint Brewer to the studio to discuss last Thursday’s presidential debate.
Read the full storyCommentary: Biden’s Campaign Blew up in a Bad Way
The fraudulent Biden campaign effectively blew up on Thursday night in Nashville.
After five days of intensive subterranean preparation, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was coherent and gaffe-free for the first hour and got to the end without any horrifying blunders, though he trailed off into grammatical chaos and jumbled articulation a couple of times. There were relatively few interruptions and no persistent interruptions and neither candidate was acoustically or behaviorally irritating.
Read the full storyCrom Carmichael Discusses How Historian Jon Meacham’s Presidential Debate Predictions Were Entirely All Wrong
Friday morning on the Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael to the studio to weigh in on historian Jon Meacham’s inaccurate debate predictions.
Read the full storySteve Bannon Weighs in on Presidential Debate and the Tony Bobulinski Press Conference Ignored by the Fake News Media
Friday morning on The John Fredericks Show, host John Fredricks welcomed Steve Bannon to weigh in on Thursday night’s presidential debate and Tony Bobulinski’s press conference that was ignored by the mainstream media.
Read the full storyTRUMPDATE: Latest from the Team Trump Virginia Campaign for October 24
Welcome to the Saturday edition of our daily Virginia Trump campaign update! We will provide our readers with daily updates on the Trump Virginia campaign from today to November 3 (and after…if need be!).
It’s officially 10 days until the election on November 3 – and seven days until early voting in Virginia closes.
Read the full storyTRUMPDATE: Latest from the Team Trump Virginia Campaign for October 23
Welcome to the Friday edition of our daily Virginia Trump campaign update! We will provide our readers with daily updates on the Trump Virginia campaign from today to November 3 (and after…if need be!).
It’s officially 11 days until the election on November 3 – and eight days until early voting in Virginia closes. The deadline to request a mail-in ballot in Virginia is TODAY.
Read the full storyDebate Commission’s New Rule Designates Mic Mute Times for Thursday’s Debate
President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will have their microphones muted during Thursday’s debate when it is not their turn to speak, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday.
The rule was created in order to avoid the interruptions and crosstalk seen during the first presidential debate, according to The New York Times. The commission noted the campaigns might not be pleased and both Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump’s aides were informed of the rule on Monday.
Read the full storyTRUMPDATE: Latest From the Team Trump Virginia Campaign for October 9
Welcome to the Friday edition of our daily Virginia Trump campaign update! We will provide our readers with daily updates on the Trump Virginia campaign from today to November 3 (and after…if need be!).
It’s officially 25 days until the election on November 3 – and 22 days until early voting in Virginia closes. The deadline to register to vote in time for the 2020 election is October 13, four days from today.
Read the full storyCommentary: In 2020, Wallace Learned ‘Never Go Full Crowley’
In the second presidential election debate between President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on October 16, 2012, CNN moderator Candy Crowley sensed that Obama, coming off a dismal initial September 26 debate, was again floundering.
Romney was driving home the valid point that the Obama Administration had inadequately prepared the American mission in Benghazi for likely terrorist attacks. And such laxity resulted in a horrific attack and the deaths of four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador.
Read the full storySecond Debate Moderator Steve Scully Interned for Joe Biden
C-SPAN’s Steve Scully, who is scheduled to moderate the next presidential debate, formerly interned for 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden.
The Commission on Presidential Debates announced in September that Scully, C-SPAN’s senior executive producer and political editor, would moderate the second presidential debate in early September. The debate is scheduled to take place October 15 in Miami, Florida.
Read the full storyNeil W. McCabe on First Presidential Debate: ‘There Was No Strategy’
Wednesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed TN Star National Correspondent Neil McCabe to the show to weigh in on the first presidential debate.
Read the full storySteve Bannon Weighs in on Presidential Debate and Discerns This Debate Was Really Between Trump and Wallace
Wednesday morning on The John Fredericks Show, host Fredericks welcomed political strategist and the host of War Room Pandemic Steve Bannon to the program to weigh in on the first presidential debate.
Read the full storyDebate Takeaways: Pugilist Trump Runs Rings Around Debate Opponents Biden and Wallace
After more than a year of circling each other, Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden met on the debate stage Tuesday night in Ohio.
The 74-year-old president and the 77-year-old former vice president are similar in age, and they share a mutual dislike. But they differ starkly in style and substance. All of that was evident from the outset on the Cleveland stage.
Read the full storyBiden Doesn’t Name Single Law Enforcement Group That Supports Him
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden didn’t name a single law enforcement group or agency that has endorsed him during the presidential debate Tuesday night.
Biden chose not to respond to the question posed by President Donald Trump during a discussion on law and order. Trump noted that several law enforcement groups have endorsed his reelection campaign.
Read the full storyTrump, Biden Prepare to Debate Tuesday as National Tensions Rise
In an election year like no other, the first debate between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, could be a pivotal moment in a race that has remained stubbornly unchanged in the face of historic tumult.
The Tuesday night debate will offer a massive platform for Trump and Biden to outline their starkly different visions for a country facing multiple crises, including racial justice protests and a pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans and cost millions of jobs.
Read the full storyTRUMPDATE: Latest From the Trump Team Virginia Campaign for September 29
Welcome to the Tuesday edition of our daily Virginia Trump campaign update! We will provide our readers with daily updates on the Trump Virginia campaign from today to November 3 (and after…if need be!).
It’s officially 35 days until the election on November 3 – and 33 days until early voting in Virginia closes. The deadline to register to vote in time for the 2020 election is October 13.
Read the full storyGov. DeWine Announces National Guard at Presidential Debates, COVID, Sports
Governor DeWine’s office sent out an email update on Thursday about COVID, the upcoming presidential debate and sporting events.
In COVID news, 67 counties remained in their current state of exposure while Portage County dropped from level 3 to level 2.
Read the full storyTrump Blasts Commission on Presidential Debates, Says It Is Stacked With ‘Trump Haters and Never Trumpers’
President Donald Trump slammed the Commission on Presidential Debates, saying it poses as bipartisan but is actually “stacked with Trump Haters & Never Trumpers.”
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