Test captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 lilienth. Lincoln won the 1860 president ial election because he carried every free state except for a divided electoral vote in new jersey. So he compiled a clear majority in the Electoral College and as we all know, of course, it is electoral votes that count. He also amassed far more popular votes than any of the other three candidates. But his plurality victory gained only 40 of the nationwide popular vote. He got no electoral votes and hardly any popular votes in the south. He was not on the ball loballotn Southern States. As we have seen an articulate ideological minority of republicans did consider slavery a moral problem, but mainstream republican moderates always said slavery was beyond their reach. Lincolns victory shocked the south. Throughout the summer and fall political orators warned of catastrophe. A symbolic humiliation added to southern distress. The south contended for a supposed constitutional right the rig
Politicians nation. Tonights lead, order in the court. The third week of Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial here in manhattan ended with one of his closest former president ial aides on the stand tearfully recounting her memories of the alleged payout to Stormy Daniels and how trumps comments about groping women sent his 2016 campaign into the kind of panic mode. Also tonight, many of americas colleges and universities are grappling with how to move forward with commencements as Campus Demonstrations continue over the war in gaza and u. S. Involvement in the conflict. President biden has called for restraint from all sides as interactions between protesters, counterprotesters, and Police Forces have grown violent in some places. And arrests now number in the thousands. We start with the epicenter of the unrest just a few miles from here at Columbia University in new york city with one of the schools most prominent graduates joining me now in studio, congressman gerald, democrat of new york
the push for loyalty there. if trump is looking for a loyal fighter on the ticket and one who says loyalty is incredibly important for everyone else. do jd vance showing that he is capable and willing capable and willing and flexible because we all remember back in 2016, he was one of those republicans who is very critical cool of donald trump, but looks so much has changed since then yes, he did win the straw poll at that conference over the weekend. he was also the only one of the potential vp candidates to actually speak in person at the event. so perhaps seeing him in the flesh was actually one of the reasons he was supported. but look, he has become one of the biggest defenders of the president. there was no no doubt that he is on the shortlist. we know this because he s been spending significant time with former president donald trump. he ll be doing so again on thursday evening in cleveland, when trump goes there for a fundraiser, jake, so much of this vip stakes,
you every day, hurry. there ll be gone in a flash designer sales that up to 70% or so of gilt.com today today on inside politics, a convicted criminal who s only out for himself. that s how the biden campaign is labeling donald trump in a new ad as the current president, leans into attacking the former president for his 34 felony convictions. plus who wants to be a running mate. countless republicans they re buying to be on the ticket with donald trump, but only one contender was chosen as the favorite at a conservative conference this weekend. and the surgeon general is morning that the threat of social media to children is so dire. it needs a warning label just like cigarettes and alcohol. i m dan a bash. let s go behind the head leinz and inside politics first step, the biden campaign is erin think it s first ads targeting donald trump s new status as a convicted felon. it s part of a 50 $50,000,000 ad campaign this month that team biden hopes will remind voters why
wear a helmet? jake wears a helmet and the lead starts right now close biden campaign draft but and 50 million on new tv ads attacking trump and battleground states elite starts right now we are ten days away. the very first debate between president biden former president trump, the attacks are ramping up with both candidates going on offense and the campaign trail and on the airwaves biden campaign, launching a brand new advertising attack, calling trump a convicted criminal and dozens of wildfires across california, burning thousands of acres, displacing more than 1,000 people, while millions across the country are bracing for record bright breaking dangerous heat. what s the rest of the summer? we re going to be like plus southwest plane plunges within 400 feet of the ocean off the coast of hawaii. what caused this incident and why are we only finding out about it? welcome to the lead on jake tapper, the 2024 campaign, tension quickly ramping up between president joe