Cal Thomas , Cassie Smedile, and Josh Kraushaar joined Mornings on the Mall on Wednesday

Mornings on the Mall

Wednesday November 7, 2018

Hosts: Mary Walter and Vince Coglianese

5am – A/B/C Election Results

5am – D/E What does the Democrats winning the House mean for Trump?  

6am – A/B/C How was your experience at the polls yesterday?

6am – D INTERVIEW – Cal Thomas – Syndicated columnist 

6am – E  A lot of Americans are hoping Google will tell them how to vote (The Week) The top trending search Tuesday morning was “dónde votar,” the search engine reported, which is “where to vote” in Spanish. “Where to vote” in English also trended, though with a smaller spike. Some of the trending questions don’t focus on logistics. As of this writing, “who to vote for today,” “what are we voting for today,” and “what do midterm elections do?” are among the less, uh, encouraging Google trends.

6am – F Girl Scouts’ lawsuit accuses Boy Scouts of trademark infringement (Fox News) The Girl Scouts filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Boy Scouts, accusing the latter group of violating trademarks as it now lets girls into its programs. In the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA) accused the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) of trademark infringement, unfair competition and dilution.

7am – A INTERVIEW – Cassie Smedile – national press secretary of RNC 

7am – B Celebrity Endorsements of the 2018 Elections:

• Taylor Swift was once venerated by the far-right and white supremacists as a secret Trump supporter, but she sent them into spasms of internet grief when she came out in support of Democrats running for office in Tennessee. 
• Oprah doing some canvassing for Stacey Abrams. 

7am – C Thanksgiving in a can: Pringles releasing turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie flavor chips

7am-D/E Why do you think Barbara Comstock and Corey Stewart lost?

8am – A/B/C  What does the Democrats winning the House mean for Trump?  

8am – D/E INTERVIEW – Josh Kraushaar – Political editor for the National Journal