and there are parts of it getting pretty tense there. pence stumped for incumbent governor brian kemp in an election eve rally. trump is supporting his primary opponent, david perdue. kemp has been a top trump target for his role in helping certify the 2020 election. and trump unloading on pence in a statement saying this, quote, mike pence was set to lose a governor s race in 2016 before he was plucked up in his political career was salvaged. now desperate to chase his lost relevance, pence is parachuting into races hoping someone is paying attention. in the meantime, trump s candidate david perdue took a racially charged swipe at stacey abrams, the presumptive democratic gubernatorial nominee after she said georgia was the worst state in the country to life, citing the state s incarceration rate and poor rankings in maternal mortality, among other issues. hey, she ain t from here. let her go back where she came from. she doesn t like it here. the only thing she wants is
alleged plot to assassinate former president george w. bush. the suspect was even planning on driving to bush s home in dallas. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our politics lead. it is election day in america. voters now headed to the polls in five states. georgia, alabama, texas, arkansas, and minnesota. a number of the contests today will test donald trump s grip on the republican party, and there is no race that matters more to the former president than georgia s gubernatorial primary. it s a race that pits his choice, former senator david perdue, against the incumbent governor, david kemp. trump went all in on perdue. he begged him to run. his organization poured $1.5 million into his super pac. he wants to take brian kemp, the incumbent governor, down, because kemp refused to overturn the 2020 election. but as we have seen oftentimes, it is hard to beat an incumbent, especially one who is independently popular with his base, especially one that ha
abortion, as texans head to the polls. and news tonight the january six committee will only hold six public hearings next month. committee member, jamie raskin, i ll ask him about that. all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. or just 11 hours away from polls opening in tomorrow s crucial primary electorate in georgia. and the two marquee races that republican primaries for governor, and for secretary of state. to trump back candidates are essentially running single issue campaigns, on the ex presidents big lie of a stolen election. you ve got former senator david perdue, close trump ally, who lost his senate seat last year. he s challenging the incumbent republican governor, brian kemp. and you ve got far-right congressman jody hice, who s hoping to oust the current incoming secretary of state, brad raffensperger. these races are notable, not only as a referendum on trump s attempt to do, but also to set the groundwork for the next one. b
third month, ukraine s president asks corporate leaders for some sanctions. saying a santa decide whether boot force will rule the world. of the 11th hour against underway on this monday night. good evening once again, seven-year-old. a lot of shopping today. so let s get smarter. the evil of another big primary day, with political elections tomorrow and for the front states that includes the battleground state of georgia where polls are set to open in just a few hours from now. there are two men leveling for the republican nomination for governor. brian kemp and david perdue. this race also i like the way clear rift between donald trump who endorsed perdue and his former vice president mike pence police very clearly black income. pence walk in a rally, and usually five. it was good to be back in georgia so many patriots paving the way for historic republican victory six months where no one will win back the house and the senate and reelect governor brian kemp for four more
where polls are set to open in just a few hours from now. there are two men leveling for the republican nomination for governor. brian kemp and david perdue. this race also i like the way clear rift between donald trump who endorsed perdue and his former vice president mike pence police very clearly black income. pence walk in a rally, and usually five. it was good to be back in georgia so many patriots paving the way for historic republican victory six months where no one will win back the house and the senate and reelect governor brian kemp for four more years in the state house. poll showed completing purdue by double digits, which is obviously well ahead of the 50% that s required so voided runoff. trump is set to have this done some self recently from purdue as those poll numbers dropped. but tonight, the former data telephone rally for purdue, where he yet again pushed the false allegations of the 2020 election, calling it frauds, and telling voters this, kemp allow