but tonight, we begin with the story. the man waiting in the wings. while donald trump is finding a torrent of investigations, there is one person who has been ready to take the mic, should the former president go bankrupt, be caught in jail, or fall into a classified box. that man is florida republican governor ron desantis. the first term governor has catapulted to celebrity status among republicans thanks to his abrasive style and his relentless desire to weigh into the culture wars on behalf of the far-right. with his sights clearly set on 2024 run, governor desantis is now taking his show on the road. he is headlining rallies for k gop candidates all across the usa. just last week, he visited arizona to stop on behalf of the far-right election deniers running for governor and senate in that state. there, he was praised as the beast from the east, and the best governor we have in this country. gubernatorial candidate kari lake was downright giddy when saying that she had
6th attendee and candidate doug mastriano. all back in for the, desantis is bringing his far-right agenda to the classroom. the state telling educators what they must teach and what they are not allowed to say. tonight, part two of our special report. and democrats, hopeful as republicans run scared. new polling showing the gop is trump backed candidates could cost them a chance at taking the senate. republican strategist mike murphy who is fed up with this party joins us live. plus, a trump ally lindsey graham tells us he must testify next week. andrew weizmann, former prosecutor and senior member of robert mueller s team is our guest. but tonight, we begin with the story. the man waiting in the wings. while donald trump is finding a torrent of investigations, there is one person who has been ready to take the mic, should the former president go bankrupt, be caught in jail, or fall into a classified box. that man is florida republican governor ron desantis. the first term go
murphy who is fed up with this party joins us live. plus, trump ally lindsey graham is told he must testify next week. andrew weizmann, former prosecutor and senior member of robert mueller s team is our guest. but tonight, we begin with this story. the man waiting in the wings. while donald trump is fending a torrent of investigations, there is one person who has been ready to take the mic, should the former president go bankrupt, be caught in jail, or fall into a classified box. that man is florida republican governor ron desantis. the first term governor has catapulted to celebrity status among republicans thanks to his abrasive style and his relentless desire to weigh into the culture wars on behalf of the far-right. with his sights clearly set on 2024 run, governor desantis is now taking his show on the road. he is headlining rallies for key gop candidates all across the usa. just last week, he visited arizona to stop on behalf of the far-right election deniers running f
you know? it s not what you call an ideal campaign. the campy ll staff were passing bottles of whisky around. but he s still a couple of points on winning because of that big force, which is why the house may pop in republican. as bad as it is, they are still on the hunt because it s a different kind of year. if joe biden can move his numbers a little, then the wave will go down, and a lot of these senate races can pop in democrats. i was wondering if they re not pivoting to a more political message because they can t, because they actually believe this stuff. it s not just a strategy, this is actually their governing thesis. right, that s the problem. the authenticity of the crazy help them in the primaries. but the one hit wonder. so at the general election, you have guys like mastriano in pennsylvania who is going to go up looking for aliens. because they believe it. and the problem is swing voters
different kind of year. if joe biden can move his numbers a little, then the wave will go down, and a lot of these senate races can pop in democrats. i was wondering if they re not pivoting to a more political message because they can t, because they actually believe this stuff. it s not just a strategy, this is actually their governing thesis. right, that s the problem. the authenticity of the crazy help them in the primaries. but the one hit wonder. so at the general election, you have guys like mastriano in pennsylvania who is going to go up looking for aliens. because they believe it. and the problem is swing voters in the suburbs no, they don t believe it. so the race instead of being about, hey, send a message to joe biden about inflation, it s about the republican candidate maybe certifiable. and that is not where the winning campaign looks like in these vital senate seats. still, if the wave is big enough at the end, it will be less about them, and you could have some upset