This is cnn immigration, the economy, abortion, and masculinity. I m michael smerconish in philadelphia. It s labor day weekend. Usually this marks the start of the final dash toward election day. But of course we haven t stopped sprinting all summer long despite all the effort and expenditures by the candidates and their campaigns, the presidential election is neck and neck several polls were released at the end of this week and they all tell a similar story a new usa today suffolk poll shows vice president harris ahead of former president trump nationally 48, 43 big shifts from hispanic, black, and young voters are helping harris. But the biggest change came from lowerincome voters they supported donald trump over joe biden by three percentage points back in june harris now leading in that demographic, 58 to 35%, casting a 23 point advantage then there s a new wall street journal poll, which also shows harris with a narrow lead over trump 48, 47. That s in a headtohead match up the n
All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. It was a big day for the future of american democracy. We will get to that significant action in a moment, but before we do, just give me a second to go back to the context of what happened in the last election. I think it has been obscured by the sabotage and disinformation and violent insurrection unlike anything weve seen in the history of the country stoked by the former president. Remember this, last november, right, once in a cent ray pandemic, we got a glimpse of what a full or fuller participation version of our democracy would look like because due to the pandemic, state after state, jurisdiction after jurisdiction, and i should note this is both democratic and republican there were fights over this. But across the board, more or less on the whole in the aggregate, all these places did something praise worthy and novel. They took steps to make it easier to vote. They did this by expanding eligibility for mail
Aggregate, all these places did something praiseworthy and novel. They took steps to make it easier to vote. They did this by expanding eligibility for mailin voting and early voting and adding drop boxes for ballots right . Theres Public Health concern. You dont want everyone crowding in on election day so people found ways to just make it easier to vote so you wouldnt have that. And the results are clear. It worked. Turnout was the highest it had been in 120 years. Nearly 67 of eligible voters cast a ballot. And also there was no uniform drubbing of one party by the other. It was not a blowout. It was a competitive election. Yes, joe biden won by a healthy margin. 7 million votes. 70 plus Electoral College votes. But remember republicans gained seats in the house. They want some key senate rates right . Now rather than looking at that outcome and thinking wow, we can be a Competitive Party even in high turnout elections which would have been a totally rational conclusion. Republican
The reagan institute. The d. C. Office of the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation and the Ronald Reagan institute. In 1980, the 20something son of a former congressman and Prince Georges County executive was named the chair of the youth for reagan. He is looking quite youthful today, i might add. He supported then governor reagan during the 1976 president ial primary. And now, young larry hogan would serve as a delegate to the 1980 republican convention. And you know, we have a lot of reagan devotees join us at the institute. But i think Governor Hogan may rank above them all. You see, he didnt just support Ronald Reagan in 1976, in 1980, in 1984. He managed to support him in 2020 as well. [laughter] now, i know you consider president reagan your political hero, governor, but that, sir, thats real dedication. And by the way, you didnt have to do that just to be invited here today. [laughter] ladies and gentlemen, i want to thank you for joining us. Were honored to welcome you virtua
A murder hornet snacking on a honeybee this week here in washington d. C. Afternoons of yet another scandal involving the brand name in chief u. S. President donald trump yes the scandal was revealed to us all late tuesday apparently and my friends what a scandal it is the New York Times reporting that the Justice Department has been investigating whether intermediaries for a federal convict offered white house officials a bribe in exchange for a pardon or commutation from President Trump yeah that is juicy the possibility that a sitting u. S. President or at least members of his team may be in the business of taking cold hard cash in exchange for Services Rendered in this case handing out a president ial pardon naturally the president respond to the news with a resounding fake news tweeting quote pardon investigation is fake news and while rumors of trading pardons for cash payoff this is actually. Actually rather old news here in the belly of the beast especially out here for those g