can get a lot of media tension, but it is also the smaller, less covered broader political trends. we want to highlight a series of democratic wins this week, at the ballot box, that you might have missed. this week, jennifer mcclelland made history as the first black woman to be elected to congress in virginia. winning the special election in the state s fourth congressional district, erwin shrinks the already razor-thin majority republicans have in the house. here is the congresswoman-elect speaking to my colleague jonathan capehart on her historic win. words can t describe it really. i had to pinch myself, every morning. and i am just so thrilled. i am excited, just to roll my sleeves and get to work. also this week, democrats won back a state house see in new hampshire with democrat chuck grassley were defeating his republican challenger by 12
all of them coming out of the woodwork and being extreme in places that make most independent and moderate republicans uncomfortable. not only are they trying to undermine the democratic president, more importantly, what they are seeing is they are trying to undermine and continue to divide the united states. marjorie taylor greene s saying that there should be a divorce between the red states and the blue states, that doesn t sit well with the majority of americans recognize that we have one flag, and that one flag is our patriotism that brings us together. so if anything, mccarthy is trying to figure out, how does he break his right wing of the party. back under his control. because otherwise, it is going to be an almost impossible road. for republicans to get in 2024 s white house. congresswoman, what is jennifer mcclelland s win mean for kevin mccarthy s leadership of the. house the gop already has a razor-thin majority to begin. and with a needs every vote that he can get. what
do you think youngkin is easing toward playing the culture war card to try to set himself up nationally as a more popular figure in the national gop circles? he ran for governor of virginia using that bar throughout the governorship so far. all right, representative-elect jennifer mcclelland, thank you for being with us tonight. we later on politicsnation, the popular comic strip gilbert is done. after recent racist comments from the creator. this has apparently been a long time coming. i will explain. after the break, we are rising above the political gain to see who s doing the real cleanup following the toxic train wreck in rural ohio.
2024. right-wing candidate dan kelly was part of wisconsin s fake electors plot. he will face off against a left leaning judge janet per se what s per se when it s as wisconsin voters know what s on the line. everywhere we go the turnout that we get from people around the state wanting to talk about this election, wanting to share how concerned they are about the state of wisconsin going forward, how important this racist to them. i have people coming up to me in tears saying we are praying that you win this race. we are praying that we get control of the supreme court back. it s not just wisconsin we have our eye on. in virginia, democrats are sending these states first black woman to congress. jennifer mcclelland swept a special election for the u.s. house nearly 75% of the vote. joining me to discuss both of these key races, ben winkler, chair of the wisconsin democratic party. political reporter nathan mcdermott, and i must nbc
things. that s a very biden thing. my who won the week is in tribute to sally hemmings. you know, a few years ago they discovered the windowless cell where sally hemmings was kept as a, essentially, sex slave, enslaved by thomas jefferson, one of the founding fathers, where he could access directly from his bedroom, a windowless cell where she had all her children children from. but black women are winning back for virginia, in payment for sally hemings. the newly elected congresswoman, jennifer mcclelland. she is the first black woman to ever represent the state in congress. and what were her issues? voting rights and environmental protection and abortion access because, boom. black women getting it back for the ancestors. thank you errin haines and lizz winstead. that is tonight s reidout. all in live with ali velshi starts right now. joy, thank you my friend. and you have a good evening.