Preview of Final Presidential Debate; Amy Coney Barrett An Alarming Threat to Roe v. Wade and the Affordable Care Act

Published: Oct. 19, 2020, 6:52 p.m.

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by none other than Leslie Marshall herself.  Leslie gives her take on the current state of the presidential race, and previews this coming Thursday's final presidential debate.

During the second half hour, Brad is joined by Anisha Singh and Mark Grimaldi.

The trio recaps last week's Senate confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett, and analyzes why she is such a huge threat to Roe v. Wade and the Affordable Care Act (and the over 30 million Americans who have health insurance through the ACA).

Anisha Singh, Director of Judiciary and Democracy Affairs at the Planned Parenthood Action Fund.  Her Twitter handle is @Anisha_S113.

Mark Grimaldi has been a progressive political activist for the past 12 years. He volunteered for the campaigns of President Obama (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders (2016), and Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

Brad writes a column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles.
You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

Watch a video broadcast of the show here: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1YqKDpoqzZvKV