Wont be voting for joe biden in november. Well roll this into a vicory in november. That is the chair of the party before the states primary. Theyre expressing confidence democrats will turn out in november despite a sizable protest vote. President biden did win the state of michigan easily last night, but with more than 100,000 people casting ballots for uncommitted, mostly in protest over his handling of the israelhamas war. On the republican side, donald trump racked up another big victory over nikki haley, but with some big Warning Signs for him there as well. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is wednesday, february 28th. With us the host of Way Too Early Jonathan Lemire, correspondent for bbc news katy kay, editor for the Washington Post david ig nase shus. Washington bureau chief for the New York Times, and from politico, sam stein. Were going to have Steve Kornacki waiting over at the board to break down the numbers for us. A couple headlines, a Big Uncommitted vote again
Afternoon on early pickup. All right, harry, thanks. So much and thanks to all of us Special Election coverage starts now this is a big night in michigan as voters in that critical swingstate cast back now lets in the 2024 president ial race, most Polling Places are closing right now. In democratic and republican primaries that are Testing Support for the likely nominees both parties, im Anderson Cooper is a Special Edition of ac360 and im jake tapper. We are standing by for the very first results from michigan. Now that voting has ended it most of the state, were going to get our first chance to project winners once the last Polling Places close less than an hour from now in the democratic primary President Biden i might be facing his most serious challenge yet this election youre not from his longshot opponents. Congressman dean phillips know from progressives who are opposed to them president s response to the israel hamas war. This group of progressives, they are pushing for a perm
Good to be with you. Im katy tur. Mitch mcconnell is stepping down as leader of the Republican Party in the senate, a position he has held now for 17 years. What is going to change . Mcconnell has been hugely effective as leader. He single handedly blocked President Obama from filling a Supreme Court seat, refuse to go hold a vote on merrick garland. Coming up with a novel and hugely controversial policy that Supreme Court vacancies cant be filled in election years. A policy he immediately said did not apply when President Trump had the chance to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburgs seat just before november 2020. From the Supreme Court to the federal courts across this country, no Single Person has arguably had a bigger impact, confirming 228 judges in the trump years alone. Almost all young, White Conservative men who will be able to serve for the rest of their lives. In spite of that success with trump, mcconnell has also been seen as one of the last guardrails against maga. Holding firm on uk
At this time, nbc news projects that donald trump will win the Michigan Republican primary. That is our election projection, donald trump, the projected winner of the michigan primary. Nbc news can also now project that President Joe Biden will win the Michigan Democratic primary. Again joe biden projected winner of the Michigan Democratic primary. Lets head over to steve kornacki, who is where he always, iss post of the big board. Steve, what are the latest numbers . Here you can see, as you have been falling for the last hour, the story has been the difference between the polls being opened and closed in michigan. Its dire menominee, together 0. 5 of the state folks. Everything else has been closed for an hour, but none of the wisconsin Border Counties are closed, we can make that projection. But it has been evident to you if youve been watching for the last hour whats been happening here. And one of the things is as more vote has been coming in, it was initially very concentrated ri
By International Law. I mean, of course we want them to do that. And that memo indicated not only for israel, but other countries in conflict that they would have 45 days to get that information turned over to the United States to secretary blinken, particularly and other countries not in conflict would have 180 days. This is not a remarkable or exceptional policy. Of course, we want our International Partners two abide by International Law and israel is, one, is the country in the world that has the most compliance with International Law that endeavors aggressively to notify that civilians who are in harms way when they are going to engage in a military action . They should get out of harms way provides pathways to do that. And what is the masto hamas uses their own people as civilian shields. So that they, because there, because the pain, the tragedy, and the killing is the point with hamas because as they said, just after october 7, that was the first attack and there would be a sec