Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, October 27, 2020

Episode Date: October 27, 2020

Congress confirms Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court... Most Americans believe Joe Biden knew about his son’s overseas business deals... Early voting breaks records in nearly every state... Texas deploys the National Guard for Election Day... Some cities cancel Halloween to slow the spread of CoVID. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day, the most important battleground states of the 2020 election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here Tuesday, October 27th, 2020. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Here's what's happening across our nation. The Senate confirms Judge Barrett to the Supreme Court. Most Americans believe Joe Biden knew about his son's overseas business deal. Early voting breaks records in nearly every state. Texas deploying the National Guard for Election Day. Some cities cancel Halloween because of COVID.

Also, I had the most critical states in the upcoming vote. But first, the Senate officially confirming Amy Coney-Barratt as the new Supreme Court Justice, the final vote, 5248, party lines except for the Senator from Maine, Susan Collins, a Republican, voted against Judge Barrett. She was sworn in at the White House last night, making her President Trump's third nominee to the court, the most for any president since Ronald Reagan. New poll from Rasmussen showing a majority of voters believed Joe Biden was involved in his son's controversial business deals overseas.

54% say it's likely the Democratic nominee was consulted about and perhaps profited from Hunter's overseas projects. Just 20% think that is unbelievable. likely. More than 60 million Americans have already cast their ballots for either Donald Trump or Joe Biden. That number currently represents about 45% of the total vote. States like New Jersey, Nevada, New York, and others have pushed early voting to ease the public's concerns about contracting COVID at the polls. The Texas National Guard dispatching up to 2,000 troops to five major cities around the Lone Star State for Election Day. Governor Abbottes,

saying the soldiers will uphold the peace and protect voters at the polling places. Police in Austin, Dallas, El Paso, and Houston, also on high alert. American cities from California to Florida canceling Halloween over COVID. Los Angeles actually outlawing trick-or-treating this year. New Yorkers are told to avoid parties of more than six people. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot also banning haunted house. which may mean homeless spirits all over the windy city. In a moment, we will break down the upcoming presidential vote

by looking at the most important, uncommitted states. That's next. Let's face it, the U.S. economy is under stress. National debt rising, trade war, shaking the markets. And meanwhile, China is dumping the dollar and stockpiling gold. That's why I protected my savings with physical gold and silver through the only dealer I trust, American Hartford Gold. And you can do this. Get precious metals delivered to your door or place in a tax advantage gold IRA.

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in 2016. Now, most early votes are in California, Texas. in Florida. Democrats have requested 23 million ballots, Republicans 13.4 million. Mail and problems already reported in North Carolina, Virginia, New York City, Pennsylvania, California, and Texas. Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah, and Washington State send mail and ballots to every registered voter. California, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey did the same thing this year to alleviate fear of COVID at the polling places, as we just reported. Twelve states will likely determine the winner because 48 states are predictable. For example, California and New York will go for Biden. Alabama and Wyoming will go for Trump.

But what about Florida? This is a very key state that was razor thin last time around. Florida has had a surge in Republican voters. It is run by a Republican governor. I expect Donald Trump to win in Florida by one or two percent. Of course, I could be wrong. This is just my prediction. Similar situation in Ohio. Mr. Trump is running ahead in many polls there.

I do expect him to win the Buckeye state. Pennsylvania, I can't call it. I think Joe Biden hurt himself when he said that he was going to ban all fossil fuels. But eastern Pennsylvania does not like Donald Trump. So this one could be a mess. I hope it isn't, but it could be. And Pennsylvania is controlled by Democrats. The polls say Georgia is close.

I don't really believe that. I think Georgia will go for Trump. but North Carolina is definitely razor thin right now. And Donald Trump needs both of those states. So North Carolina usually leans conservative. The Senate race there is right now. The polls say the Democrat is in front, but he's been tainted by scandal.

In the end, I think North Carolina is going to go Republican for both the Senate and the president, but I could be wrong about that. Iowa and New Hampshire, two very small states, but they could make the difference. Iowa, I see going for Trump, New Hampshire, for Joe Biden. Wisconsin and Michigan.

I don't know. I think Wisconsin will go for Biden, but Michigan, there's a lot of anger in Michigan. So I'm not going to call these states now, but they are very vital. Minnesota, Biden, Arizona, I think is going to go for Trump. Nevada, almost impossible to call. So you can see how razor thin.

How close this is a week from the vote. 270 electoral votes are needed to win. It's going to come right down to the final day. I'm Bill O'Reilly, and I approve that message by actually writing it. Disagree, I want to hear from you. Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com. Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com, please put your name in town on the emails. And also, please consider my new book, Killing Crazy Horse.

You'll like it. In a moment, something you might not know. Hey, it's Sean Spicer from the Sean Spicer Show podcast, reminding you to tune into my show every day to get your daily dose inside the world of politics. President Trump and his team are shaking up Washington like never before, and we're here to cover it from all sides, especially on the topics the mainstream media won't. So if you're a political junkie on a late lunch or getting ready for the drive home, new episodes of the Sean Spicer Show podcast drop at 2 p.m. East Coast every day. Make sure you tune in. You can find us at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. Now, the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might not know.

Americans tuning out professional sports. NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball, record low ratings. Football's opening night, for example, drew 20% fewer viewers than last year. The Basketball Championship Series, down 50,000. 50% compared to last year. Baseball's World Series are tracking record low audiences. According to a recent poll from Maris College, many folks are changing the channel because of politics.

Seven in 10 Republicans say they are watching less sports because of athletes speaking out about social issues. 39% of Democrats and half of independents say the same thing. They don't want to see player protests before the game. The contagion, also distracting fans this season, a third of men and 40% of women say they're viewing less television for reasons related to the pandemic. Now, I don't get that. You're sitting at home much of the time. You can't go out.

So your TV set becomes your entertainment and you will not be infected through your TV set. However, this is what the poll says. But the virus is having a big impact on bars and restaurants, and this may factor in. In 2019, a quarter of sports fans watched the games outside the house. This October, that number dropped to less than 5%. Compared to the same survey from 2017, just three years ago, the percentage of Americans following the country's most popular sport, the National Football League has gone from 67 to 52%. Major League Baseball and the NBA have both

fallen 12 points in the past 12 months. And here's something else you might not go. According to another poll from Gallup, America's entire sports industry is now ranked in the bottom of least popular industries in the USA. Just 34% see the leagues in a favorable light, while 40% say they're turned off by the political statements, as we mentioned. The least admired institution in America, you may have guessed, the federal government, 30 percent say the entire federal system is bad. Back after this. Hey, I'm Caitlin Becker, the host of the New York Postcast, and I've got exactly what you need to start your weekdays. Every morning, I'll bring you the stories that matter, plus the news people actually talk about.

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