strained relationship between china and the united states. and on capitol hill, kyrsten sinema is in the spotlight. the arizona senator is staying sigh leapt on whether she will support a major bill for her own party. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, august 3rd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we re going to begin with that major victory for abortion rights. voters in kansas have rejected an effort to remove the right to the procedure from the state s constitution. this marks the first time abortion rights was put to a vote since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade back in june. with the november midterms coming up, the kansas vote signals that abortion could be an energizing issue. according to an associated press estimate, turnout for yesterday s primary far exceeded other recent contests with about
and listen to the roar of the crowd. and even to this day, when that crowd roars, i m that little 8-year-old kid curled underneath the radio back in new york city, listening to alabama/tennessee. good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. it is wednesday, august 3rd. i m brianna keilar with john avlon in for john berman this morning. good morning. good morning. overnight, what is being called a political earthquake, a resounding win for abortion rights in the state of kansas. voters overwhelmingly rejecting a ballot measure that would have allowed lawmakers to ban abortion in the state. it was also a win for election denialism. in several key primary races. in arizona, kari lake is leading karrin taylor robson for governor. lake was backed by trump, while
speaker nancy pelosi undeterred by china s threats visits taiwan, sitting for a series of high-profile meetings, while pledging strong u.s. support. knowing her value. and the value of democracy. good morning, welcome to morning joe. it is wednesday, august 3rd. what a night, joe. it was really a night. there s a massive headline coming out of kansas. a massive headline that is reverberating around washington in both democratic and republican circles and that, of course, has to do with the kansas voters decision to just say no to republican legislators, deciding the future of decisions that are made by their wives, by their daughters, by their loved ones. and it s astounding. this comes from a state that voted overwhelmingly to protect, you know, it doesn t i
audacious idea that we could be a lot closer to progress if we come together across lines of race in order to understand that we have a lot of collective power. it was sort of like a theory, and i think the people ask me the most about, like how do you do it? how do you still have hope? i decided to hit the road again. over the last nine months, i ve crisscrossed the country again, finding all new stories, that are cross racial coalitions. largely the past majority in red in purple states, have come together cross cultural, and political, and religious lines to fight for something important to them, taking on a powerful interest and they are women. you ve got a story in new mexico on abortion, which is really gripping and relevant, because right now there is this vote coming up in kansas on august 3rd. there s encouraging news on mobilization now to have times as many people
collective power. it was sort of like a theory, and i think the people ask me the most about, like how do you do it? how do you still have hope? i decided to hit the road again. over the last nine months, i ve crisscrossed the country again, finding all new stories, that are cross racial coalitions. largely the past majority in red in purple states, have come together cross cultural, and political, and religious lines to fight for something important to them, taking on a powerful interest and they are women. you ve got a story in new mexico on abortion, which is really gripping and relevant, because right now there is this vote coming up in kansas on august 3rd. there s encouraging news on mobilization now to have times as many people have cast early ballots as of tuesday compared to the same point in the 2018 midterm primary. what does it look like when