57% say it s time for someone new. that could not be more clear. those numbers have to change dramatically and quickly for donald trump to have a reasonable chance to win the next election. and there is nothing on the political horizon that likely to improve those numbers. donald trump ran for president claiming he would revive manufacturing in america when manufacturing was already doing reasonably well. today the washington post reports that thanks to donald trump s trade war, that he is losing. the u.s. manufacturing purchases index fell to 49.9 in august from 50.4 in july. that is the first time that that particular closely watched indicator has fallen below 50 since the first year of the obama presidency. american automobile manufacturers have overruled donald trump s misguided softening of emission standards for their fleets and have made a deal with the state of california for stricter regulation than the trump administration wants nationally. the state of california is, of
a revision. and if you have a turn in the economy, it may not indicate a recession, but it may indicate an inflexion point in terms of the growth that we are experiencing. that s when you get a big revision of this kind. let s talk about these inflexion points. the data that guys like you and me look at that do not a recession make or not a strong economy make, they re kind of there and you have to take them into stock. august we had manufacturing purchasing managers index it s called. it s some sense of what manufacturing purchasing managers buy. the index was at 49.9 in august. it was down from 50.4 in july. 50 is considered neutral on this measure. this is just an initial reading for august. we don t know how it ll be revived. but when you look at things like that, what do you tell people who ask you, john, are we going to have a recession, are we not? i don t think it s determinative of whether or not we re going to have a recession.
the republican party and leadership knows it. the world knows it. and but at the same time think about it a moment, don. he barely got 50% of the votes this time when he ran. so even the blue wave extended it itself to deep rural iowa, deep trump country in iowa. he got 50.4% of the vote. how is it possible that someone with these views a member of congress? because unfortunately we live in the era of trump. we live in the era in which being anti-immigrant. because remember chris covac, the secretary of state for kansas. number one the president said you know i lost by 3 million votes, the popular votes but that s only because 3 million
republican. let s talk. we appreciate both of you coming on. thank you so much. representative, i will start with you. you know steve king. you served with him for more than a dozen years up until just last week. is he a racist? absolutely. there is no doubt in anybody s mind. the republican party and the republican leadership knows it. the world knows it. but at the same time, think about it a moment, don. he barely got 50% of the vote. even the blue wave extended itself to rural iowa, deep rural iowa, deep trump country. he got 50.4% of the vote. how is that possible that someone with these views is a member of congress? because unfortunately we live
cox has 50.4% of the vote. moving to north carolina, the result there s there of the congressional race are locked in a standstill. the state s board of elections voted not to certify the results of the district nine race over claims of irregularities and fraudulent activities involving absentee ballots. gop candidate harris hassing a slight advantage over the democrat mccready. data shows their absentee ballot return rate at more than 7% which is the highest in the