Author: Ed Schultz

‘GOP Out Of Touch With Grassroots’ – News With Ed

The opening day of the RNC convention was marked by demonstrations outside and political chaos inside the Quicken Loans Arena. Delegates from at least nine states wanted a state-by-state vote on whether delegates could go against convention rules, and vote for the nominee by conscience rather than by how they were assigned to vote. To discuss, Richard Viguerie, chairman of conservativehq.com, joins ‘News with Ed’ and says that the “GOP establishment is out of touch with the...

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GOP Seeks Party Unity At Convention – News With Ed

Efforts by GOP delegates to change party rules and attempt to nominate another candidate disintegrated on the first day of the Republican National Convention. The Republican Party now looks to unify itself at the convention. Donald Trump supporter and US Representative Kevin Cramer (R- North Dakota) joins ‘News with Ed’ from the GOP convention in Cleveland and says that Trump will “present an optimistic future” for America at the...

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Obama’s record on trade: Are his deals good for workers? – News with Ed

Vice President Joe Biden was in San Diego, California, promoting the Obama administration’s record on trade. Biden said that new trade deals will improve the US economy. RT America’s Manila Chan reports from Washington, DC and says that many saw the Biden speech as an attempt from the Obama administration to promote President Obama’s legacy of looking after the American worker, something most US labor groups disagree...

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Trade deals created through ‘corrupt process’ – trade economist – News with Ed

Donald Trump says the US is getting killed when it comes to trade deals, and that he would negotiate better ones. Would better trade deals really help the US? Director of trade for the Economic Policy Institute, Robert Scott, joins “News with Ed” and says that we shouldn’t have trade deals at all because of the “corrupt process” involved in negotiating...

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