When McGrath ran for Congress two years ago, she said how she favored a single-payer plan but didn't believe it could pass. In four separate interviews during the course of that campaign, McGrath indicated she liked the idea of a government-run health care system but thought it wasn't feasible. "If we were to start over and have to start over from scratch, say this was 10 years ago -- I think we now know that single-payer would be the way to go," McGrath told NPR in an August 2018 interview.
IMAGE ONSCREEN: Still photos of Pres. Trump superimposed with Senator Perdue, with a moving graph and count of "Coronavirus Deaths in the US" from January to July.
TRUMP: In terms of cases, it's very, very few.
PERDUE: Very, very few people have been exposed to it."
IMAGE: Chart at 7 deaths in February.
TRUMP: The risk to the American people remains very low.
PERDUE: The risk of this virus still remains low.
IMAGE: Chart at 34 deaths
TRUMP: We've had flus before
PERDUE: We've had ordinary flu seasons with more deaths
IMAGE: Chart at 11,455 deaths
TRUMP: Those numbers are nowhere near what was projected.
PERDUE: The numbers projected were supposed to be much worse.
IMAGE: Chart at 97,592 deaths
TRUMP: It's going very well.
PERDUE: It's going very well.
IMAGE: Chart at 141,870 deaths
VOICEOVER: David Perdue ignored the medical experts; downplayed the crisis; and left us unprepared.
Voiceover: The warnings were there
Headline: Before Virus Outbreak, a Cascade of Warnings Went Unheeded
Voice: Millions of Americans at risk
Text: 10 million Americans were expected to become ill
Voice: But Donald Trump failed to act
Video: Donald Trump smiling for interview
Text: Jan.22: 6 cases
Reporter: "Are you worried about a pandemic at this point?"
Trump: "No, not at all; we have it under control; it's gonna be just fine."
CNN headline 2/25: Top officials are warning that the spread of the coronavirus in the US appears "inevitable."
Text: Feb.26: 257 cases
Reporter: "Do you agree with that assessment?"
Trump: "Well I don't think it's 'inevitable.'"
Politico headline 2/28: On coronavirus fears: President Trump blaming the "fake news"
Trump: "This is their new hoax."
Text: Mar.3: 359 cases; more than 20 deaths
[Note: Trump sued over the use of the word "hoax," noting that it referred to the Democratic response, not the virus]
Voiceover: The warnings were there
Headline: Before Virus Outbreak, a Cascade of Warnings Went Unheeded
Voice: Millions of Americans at risk
Text: 10 million Americans were expected to become ill
Voice: But Donald Trump failed to act
Video: Donald Trump smiling for interview
Text: Jan.22: 6 cases
Reporter: "Are you worried about a pandemic at this point?"
Trump: "No, not at all; we have it under control; it's gonna be just fine."
CNN headline 2/25: Top officials are warning that the spread of the coronavirus in the US appears "inevitable."
Text: Feb.26: 257 cases
Reporter: "Do you agree with that assessment?"
Trump: "Well I don't think it's 'inevitable.'"
Politico headline 2/28: On coronavirus fears: President Trump blaming the "fake news"
Trump: "This is their new hoax."
Text: Mar.3: 359 cases; more than 20 deaths
[Note: Trump sued over the use of the word "hoax," noting that it referred to the Democratic response, not the virus]
IMAGE ONSCREEN: Still photos of Pres. Trump superimposed with Senator Perdue, with a moving graph and count of "Coronavirus Deaths in the US" from January to July.
TRUMP: In terms of cases, it's very, very few.
PERDUE: Very, very few people have been exposed to it."
IMAGE: Chart at 7 deaths in February.
TRUMP: The risk to the American people remains very low.
PERDUE: The risk of this virus still remains low.
IMAGE: Chart at 34 deaths
TRUMP: We've had flus before
PERDUE: We've had ordinary flu seasons with more deaths
IMAGE: Chart at 11,455 deaths
TRUMP: Those numbers are nowhere near what was projected.
PERDUE: The numbers projected were supposed to be much worse.
IMAGE: Chart at 97,592 deaths
TRUMP: It's going very well.
PERDUE: It's going very well.
IMAGE: Chart at 141,870 deaths
VOICEOVER: David Perdue ignored the medical experts; downplayed the crisis; and left us unprepared.
VIDEO: Warnock eating pizza with a fork and knife.
VOICEOVER: Raphael Warnock once stepped on a crack in the sidewalk.
VIDEO: Warnock stepping on a crack in the sidewalk.
VOICEOVER: Raphael Warnock even hates puppies.
VIDEO: Puppy barking at the camera.
WARNOCK [sitting on porch steps, speaking to camera]: Get ready, Georgia. The negative ads air coming.
TEXT ONSCREEN: Reverend Raphael Warnock
WARNOCK: Kelly Loeffler doesn't want to talk about why she's for getting rid of healthcare in the middle of a pandemic. So she's going to try and scare you with lies about me. I'm Raphael Warnock, and I approve this message because I'm staying focused on what Washington could do for you.
VIDEO: Warnock smiling at camera, holding and petting that same puppy.
WARNOCK [speaking offscreen]: And by the way, I love puppies.
TEXT ONSCREEN: Approved by Raphael Warnock. Paid for by Warnock for Georgia.
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Republicans:
Sen.Ted Cruz(TX) Carly Fiorina(CA) Gov.John Kasich(OH) Sen.Marco Rubio(FL) Donald Trump(NY) |
Democrats:
Secy.Hillary Clinton(NY) Sen.Bernie Sanders(VT) 2016 Third Party Candidates: Roseanne Barr(PF-HI) Robert Steele(L-NY) Dr.Jill Stein(G,MA) | ||
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