Overseas. Plus, with six weeks to go to Election Day, were digging into the Brandnew Polling on the state of the 2024 president ial race. And also ahead, the very latest on the fallout from North Carolinas embattled republican, gubernatorial Candidate Mark Robinson. Well show you what Donald Trumps running Mate Jd Vance is saying about the allegations that robinson is facing. Good Morning And Welcome to Way Too Early on this monday, september 23rd. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your Day And Week with us. Well begin this morning with Breaking News out of the Middle East. The Israeli Military has started launching new attacks on hezbollah and lebanon. Early in the Night Lebanon ordered an evacuation. This comes as both sides escalated their attacks. On Friday Israel struck an eightstory building in a densely populated area in beirut, killing several hezbollah officials, including the head of the groups operations unit. Authorities in lebanon say that at least 45 people died in
Pets. Can you even remember a time when something like that would have been disqualifying . Because i cant anymore republicans now elected trump three times. Democrats lost to him half the time. This election is still inexplicably close. Unfortunately, some americans watched that and thought, i dont like how kamala laughed when he called immigrants dog eaters. That wasnt very president ial. Wow. That sums it up. Welcome to Morning Joe. It is monday, september 23rd. With us, we have the host of Way Too Early, white House Bureau Chief at politico, jonathan lemire. Nbc news national Affairs Analyst and a partner in chief political columnist at puck, John Heilemann. Good to have you with us this morning. We have six weeks to go until Election Day. Theres new Nbc News polling out showing a major shift in the 2024 race. In the latest survey, Vice President Kamala Harris leads former president Donald Trump by five points, 49 to 44 , among registered voters nationwide. Although, that result is
That i see. We had a 92 rating in one poll. 80 to 20. I told that to bret baier. We sent him a lot of polls and sent you polls this morning. We had an 86 rating in one, another 77 . One poll is 92 to 6 . 92 to 7. Speak louder, mr. President. 88 to 11. All the polls are 60, 70, and 80. 83 to 3. Wow. I mean, but every single poll had me winning, like 90 to 10. It was 24 to 25. Do a Shoutout Poll, who they thought won the debate Last Night. Itll be great. You know we always do the poll at The End, mr. President. Why dont you do it while but im on the phone there. The polls are indicating that we got 90 , 60 , 72 , 71 , and 89 . Where are you getting these numbers from . And there you have it, willie. The race is over. 86 to 3, he tells one person. Who responds with, wow. You won 86 to 3. Did you, Comrade Stalin . All the soviet people must really love you. No, but, i mean, Thats Part of the well, its not part of the problem. I mean, its a huge problem. He lives in an alternate reality. Hi
Southern senators in the sixties who defended states rights. This vote, im ashamed to say, is further evidence that Voter Suppression has become part of the official platform of the republican party. In an unusual move, Vice President harris presided over the senate during tonights vote afterward chief vowed democrats will continue pushing for federal Voting Rights legislation. When were talking about the right to vote, it is not a republican concern or a democratic concern it isnt an american concern. This is about the american peoples right to vote. Unfettered. It is about their access to the right to vote in a meaningful way, because nobody is debating i dont believe, whether all americans have the right to vote. The bottom line is that the president and i are very clear to support as one, to support the john lewis Voting Rights act and the fight is not over. Since january of this year, just since january at least 14 states have a net did 22 new laws that restrict access to voting.
The committee on rules and Administration Come to order. I thank my colleagues for attending todays hearing, some virtually, some in person, same for our witnesses, we are going to be welcoming them as well. The secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, miss jane abraham, former chairman of the Congressional Commission to study the potential for a National Womens History Museum. Miss cc rojas of the Latino Coalition and mister danny vargas, of the National Museum of the american latino. I want to thank all of them for joining us. We will hear from a number of senators who have spent time on this had been sponsors of this bill. Senator collins, senator cornyn, senator menendez joining us for remarks following the remarks of the three of us. This is secretary bunchs second appearance before the senate rules committee. We are grateful to have him with us today. He was appointed secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in june of 2019, what a first year you have had. Obviously covid19 forc