we should be prepared to be back here doing this same thing when that happens. because especially considering some of the things that mccarthy clearly gave away. i mean in the past they ve been able to do it with democratic help, and mccarthy in theory could do that. but it seems like they ve tried to hold his feet to fire here and say, no, what kevin mccarthy can decide to do is not put it on the floor. without getting into the specifics of all the ugly fights that are going to come, i think the point that you just made and others have made is that this is at large a vision of what we re going to see, possibly, going forward for the next two years in a very chaotic congress. and it has huge consequences. huge consequences for nation, but as we just settle on this moment, we are watching the history being made, because i believe on this 15th ballot kevin mccarthy will finally secure enough votes, whether it s through people voting present or switching votes to him to ac
this week as voters in five states cast their primary ballots for upcoming midterms, the message from republican voters was really loud and clear. election denialism is alive and well. and north carolina, republicans chose ted but as their candidate for the senate. last year, but voted against certifying the 2020 election results. as recently as this week, he refused to say that president biden is the legitimate president of the united states. for the record, in case there is anyone out there that that s it, joe biden is the legitimate president of united states. in pennsylvania, far-right state senator, doug maggiano, won the republican nomination for governor in a landslide. of course, mastriano attended the rally before the capitol riot ungenerous six. he was actually subpoenaed by the january six committee to provide testimony. you guessed it, he has ignored those requests. here is why this is a story of national importance and not local races. pennsylvania is one of the
i m ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. this week, as voters in five states cast their primary ballots for upcoming midterms, the message from republican voters was really loud and clear. election denialism is alive and well. in north carolina, republicans chose ted budd as their candidate for the senate. last year, budd voted against certifying the 2020 election results. as recently as this week, he refused to say that president biden is the legitimate president of the united states. for the record, in case there is anyone out there who doubts it, joe biden is the legitimate president of united states. in pennsylvania, far-right state senator, doug mastriano, won the republican nomination for governor in a landslide. of course, mastriano attended the rally before the capitol riot on january the sixth. he was actually subpoenaed by the january 6th committee to provide testimony. you guessed it, he has ignored those requests. here is why this is a story of national importance
from becoming governor of pennsylvania, just a general election away from overseeing the presidential vote there in 2024. senator lindsey graham telling cnn voters don t want to think about the last election. senator john thune said his past words aren t ideal. pat tu mee, who says he did not vote for mastriano, didn t say much more than that. what do you think about mastriano winning? are you concerned at all about his candidacy? so, i don t know doug mastriano at all. i ve never met him. i don t think i ve even had a conversation with him. so, i will suspend judgment until i get a chance to get to know him a little bit. reporter: he s said the election is stolen. does that concern you? i m aware he has said things that i would disagree with. but, like i said, until i actually meet the guy, get to know him a little bit, i m going to suspend judgment. we ll talk more about the implications of his candidacy for the state for 2024 and also for whoever wins the senate
intentional. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, the break news. stocks plunge. the dow closing down more than 1100 points today. that is the biggest loss since 2020, at the height of coronavirus, when there was so much uncertainty, no vaccine. the numbers were surging of the dead. this is the biggest drop since then. sit because the nation, one of the biggest retailers in the country, target, said it is getting crushed by inflation, which is hurting the entire country. the ceo saying costs have been rising much faster than retail prices. it was just yesterday that walmart stocks suffered its worst day since 1987. same reason, surging costs. the ceo telling investors, bottom line results were unexpected and reflect ton usual environment. u.s. inflation levels, particularly in food and fuel created more pressure. that pressure is hurting americans. it is outpacing any wage increases, and it is doing so everywhere. and the economy is the n