Outcome was never in doubt. Vladimir putin is expected to win the vote that will keep his grip on power through 2030 he has already russias longestserving ruler since soviet dictator joseph stalin. Weve got full coverage for you. Cnns may chances in moscow. Fred pleitgen is in berlin and also with this cnn contributor and former Moscow Bureau chief, jill dougherty, matthew, lets begin with you. Despite the lack of opposition, there were acts of defiance, werent there today there have been quite a few actually, but louk, the preliminary results are just coming in and that theyre very high, which is expected. Were looking at something in the region of 88 votes for Vladimir Putin. Thats with about 25 of the votes counted. And a turnout of well over 70 . So these are extraordinary high results, even by the standards of an election of Vladimir Putin. But youre right, its not been a totally unified and stable election period that has been a lot of defiance, acts of defiance at Polling Statio
This afternoon President Joe Biden is taking his brand on energy on the road after a fiery state of the Union Address in which he laid out the choice facing voters in november. He made a stunning indictment of the gops decision to turn its back on democracy and freedom both here and abroad, all in service of the disgraced wannabe autocrat who is The Republicans presumptive president ial nominee. President joe biden will be soon making remarks in pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is central to his hopes of prevailing in november. If todays speech is like anything we saw last night from the president he will take a blow torch to his opponent and the Republican Party. Standing before congress in front of some of the very same people who aided and abetted donald trump, trying to overturn the 2020 election, and the very seen of the crime that is the january 6th insurrection, President Biden on thursday night painted a picture of a Republican Party that has fallen so far it no longer respects or ad
Time and time again. They wont let it go. Anyway, its a good night for people who like democracy and representative democracy. Thank you, my friend. And thank you for joining us at home for this hour of television. Maybe its a university commencement, you get the idea and then there are speeches from our most recent former president. Before i show you his speech today, i have to warn you it is vulgar, but we are going to play it uncensored for reasons we will outline after we play you this sound. So prepare yourself. Im sorry, i wont be able to go to iowa today. I wont be able to go to New Hampshire today because im sitting in a courtroom on bullshit because his Attorney General charged me with something. Terrible. That was the former president of the United States, President Donald Trump in New Hampshire today calling the multiple criminal indictments against him, very serious charges, that was trump characterizing those indictments as b. S. Now im not bringing this up because trump w
Maybe as university commencement, you get the idea. And then there are speeches from our most recent former president. Before i show you his speech today, i have to warn you it is vulgar. But we are going to play it uncensored, for reasons that i will outline after we play this sound. So prepare yourself. Im sorry, i wont be able to go to iowa today, i wont be able to go to the New Hampshire today, because im sitting in a court room today on bullshit because the Attorney General charge mean something. Terrible. [applause] bullshit bullshit that was a former president United States, president donald trump, in New Hampshire today, calling the multiple criminal indictments against him very serious charges, that was trump characterizing those indictments as bs. Im not bringing this up because trump was unhinged in New Hampshire today, but because how unhinged dont trumps may actually substantively matter for these court cases you might remember that last friday, after trump posted on his s
Reproductive care. In theory, turnout would be low, making the initiative easier to pass, and therefore the fall vote on abortion harder to pass. The problem, voters saw through it, and turned out in droves, resoundingly rejecting the gop effort to make it harder to protect access to abortion. An outcome prominent members of the state party worried was inevitable as explained by republican state rep, jamie calendar to ali vitali on this show yesterday. Whats the lesson for your party come tuesday night or wednesday morning, the Ballot Initiative fails . Maybe we should spend more time thinking through things before taking the step. Reporter maybe less read meat for the base, more thoughtfulness. There is a way to provide the red meat and do things in a thoughtful way. And im afraid this was rushed a little bit. Because we had to make a certain deadline to be able to get it done. And i think it could have borne a little more debate. And im not sure if i would have voted to put it on the