the weekend in new hampshire. i did. and have to say, the final new hampshire weekend before the primary has always been my very favorite thing, the most fun in politics, until this year. this was the first time in decades where i did not bother to go up there. why so down this year? why so down this year? because it just seems so pointless. there is only two candidate, there s only one party that s even having the primary. nothing is happening on the democratic side. you have an incumbent democratic president. but it just seemed like a complete waste of my time. without getting into that, was it as much fun this past weekend, as it usually is? now, i would say, i ve had more fun than the time then the time barack obama lost in an unexpected primary lost to hillary clinton, i was working for barack obama at the time. but it has been fun. it is donald trump is winning, currently ahead by 19 points in the polls, lawrence, we know that. but surprising things happen
will tomorrow s primary be her last stand? trump s political and legal fortunes collide in dramatic fashion. we re waiting to hear whether the judge in the e. jean carroll s case, whether he ll move testimony to tomorrow, primary day in new hampshire. the former president may very well face a choice, the courtroom or the campaign trail. the most serious, most damaging attack yet on a u.s. military base that leaves multiple soldiers seriously wounded. could this be the strike that forces the u.s. to escalate the fight against iranian-backed militants and escalate it to a whole new level? we we ginn with trump versus haley, a heavyweight fight with extraordinarily high stakes, a fight not unlike david and goliath. here is the good news for nikki haley, she has more momentum and money than just 24 hours ago. her campaign said today she raised $500,000 from grassroots donors online after ron desantis announced he was dropping out yesterday afternn, and she can now aim her f
democracy. the only way you can stop him is by voting for nikki haley, as much as you might disagree with her. and while there might be many voters who agree with that sentiment, are there enough? and what happens now that donald trump can train the full force of his machine against her. attacks on stage and online and in ads, coupled with endorsements from one-time haley allies now turned rivals. haley has gotten sharper taking on trump s age and mental fitness. polls show trump handily is in the lead. if so, are there still enough people out there who think that their vote will actually make a difference. joining us at the big board, nbc news national political correspondent steve kornacki, in manchester, new hampshire, nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard, in franklin, nbc news correspondent ali vitali who just caught up with nikki haley a moment ago, and in hollis, nbc news correspondent garrett haake. all right, steve, have the numbers moved at all? well, we do hav
right now on andrea mitchell reports, former president trump back in court after storming out this morning, fuming in the middle of closing arguments in the e. jean carroll defamation and damages case with the jury watching it all. while nikki haley scheduled two south carolina rallies this weekend. donors pour millions into her campaign, defying trump s appeal to write her off. and the u.n. s highest court pressures israel to stem the loss of lives in gaza but does not come down hard on israel, as cia director bill burns crosses the atlantic, trying to pose a deal to free the hostages. and critical funding for border. israel and ukraine. it s all hanging in the balance as mr. trump tries to get senate republicans to scuttle a border compromise that was weeks in the making. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. donald trump back in a manhattan courtroom for closing arguments in the e. jean carroll defamation trial. earlier today, the former president le
call themselves conservative and will likely dominate his way through the rest of the primaries despite what nikki haley does or does not do. but november 5th, 2024, is not a primary race and a candidate cannot rely on the strength of their base alone, and that is where it is helpful to read between the lines of last night s vote. unlike iowa, which is a lock for the gop, new hampshire s electorate is swingy trump lost moderates to haley, two lost college graduates to haley, and three, lost independents to haley, it is a problem, especially when 68% of independents flat out said they will not vote for him. and 42% of primary voters say they don t think someone convicted of a crime would be fit to be president, if that happens to donald trump. a reminder, for all we talk about the general election, what we really mean is the general election in six specific states. arizona, nevada, georgia, michigan, wisconsin, and pennsylvania. you see them there. so let us untangle what we k