PBS News Hour

October 24, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Saturday, October 24, the presidential candidates ramp up their campaigning as states open for early voting, and the U.S. hits a new record for daily COVID-19 cases. We continue our “Roads to Election 2020” series with a look at issues and voter concerns in Missouri and Wisconsin. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

For Wisconsin voters, COVID-19, economy are top of mind

3m 54s

Over a million absentee ballots have already been cast in Wisconsin, where COVID-19 and a reeling tourism economy are major issues for voters. PBS Wisconsin political reporter Zac Schultz speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about the changing political landscape in this key swing state.

Previews + Extras

  • MO voters gear up for redistricting battle: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    MO voters gear up for redistricting battle

    S2020 E311 - 7m 22s

    In 2018, Missouri voters passed the “Clean Missouri” amendment, which took redistricting out of the hands of politically appointed commissioners and gave it to a single nonpartisan demographer. But this year Missouri’s legislature added a new option on the ballot that would reverse that decision. For our “Roads to Election 2020” series, Zachary Green reports on what’s at stake for MO.

  • Inside the fight for suburban swing votes in WI: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Inside the fight for suburban swing votes in WI

    S2020 E311 - 5m 59s

    The Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa has become a key swing district for down-ballot races in Wisconsin. Democrats are fighting to maintain a 2018 victory there and parlay it into wins in other suburban districts, while local Republicans are appealing to suburban voters’ concerns about public safety in the wake of the Kenosha, WI shooting and subsequent unrest. PBS Wisconsin’s Zac Schultz reports.

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