The primary campaign in the election season. Unlike we have ever seen before. Good evening, everybody, im martha mccallum. Bret im bret baier. It is Super Tuesday. The most states, the most delegates. The most votes on the line as both parties march towards a 2020 rematch it looks like. At this hour polls are closed in virginia and vermont. Vermont could be nikki haleys best chance to win a state tonight, thanks to moderate northeast Republican Voters and an open primary system. Martha virginia is also holding an open primary and she could do well in the suburban areas near d. C. Both states also host democratic president ial primaries tonight where biden is widely expected to win. Bret those are just the first prizes of the night. 16 states and one territory heading to the polls today, including the two biggest states, texas and california. A lot of delegates there. Martha indeed, on the republican side there are 854 delegates up for grabs tonight. That is more than 70 of what is need
And thank you all so much for joining us. Cnn newsnight with abby phillip starts right now the Supreme Court picks the path of least resistance. Thats tonight on newsnight good evening im abby philip in new york and tonight, the Supreme Court pulled out the legal Jumper Cables to start the most consequential political week of the election so far thursday, President Biden will paint his vision for the country and for his own campaign delivering the state of the Union Address to a massive primetime audience but tomorrow, Super Tuesday, and it may effectively end the republican nominating contest. Today, the Supreme Court made sure that if it does, the man who is likely to emerge as the victor will actually appear on the ballot. And a nine to nothing ruling. The justices effectively cleared the decks for donald trump. They said the colorado got it wrong when it stated that he should be erased from the ballot. Now, added all up and the justices did something that trump actually liked quite
A monumental Super Tuesday, donald trump dominated and so did joe biden in 2024 matchup is all but set now and it is a rerun of the 2020 election that nearly cleaved this country in half. Im Abby Phillip In Washington, and im laura coats and new york for november matchup. Isnt white set, but you know what it might as well being nikki haley got when as in singular, as in vermont. But there are plenty of checkmarks to count up with. Former president california, oklahoma virginia colorado, North Carolina, tennessee, texas, arkansas meant god, just like a third rate again, alabama my minnesota, and massachusetts. You added all up and from delegate advantage is to borrow from him huge almost 900 trial Trump Delegates to 60 and change haley delegates. There is arent just crystallized, just how dominant front has been. He is one, a whopping 90 plus percent of all available delegates. He is. It appears inevitable and his march the nomination comes welcome it got nader for the Biden Campaign ev
March 25th, why there are two critical moments to watch on that day. Donald trump legal battles. The tale of two senators. Katie on the talk shows today on the heels of thursdays widely parodied performance. Taking a parity, who played On Snl Last Night . Yes, you are going to recognize her. A very good day to all of you from msnbc headquarters in new york. Today marks the first day of the first full week of the Unofficial Campaign for the white house with President Biden and former President Trump going on the attack in Dueling Rallies. A snapshot of what the next eight months may look like. Celebrated the con tradition of our economy and our communities. Donald trump calls them the poisoning of america. No one should ever doubt where my heart is. On like donald trump. When i say he was an illegal alien, he was an illegal immigrant. He was an illegal migrant and he should not have been in our country and biden should be apologizing for apologizing to this killer. Meanwhile, President
Guys. I will tell you this is actually bad news for the Biden Campaign because, for a long time, they have been saying that the longer nikki haley stays in the race the better for them. You had a second person on the headlines in the airwaves who was slamming donald trump as a risk to democracy. That and is how the Biden Campaign has been framing their 2024 approach. Basically hammering on the threat to democracy that trump poses. Hearkening back to january 6th. Searing in peoples minds images of his efforts to overturn the election. And they have been more than happy to see nikki haley echoing some of their messaging. And having it get out and having voters express to them about about donald trump, republicans, expressing that they cant get behind the likely and presumptive nominee up until now. So, the other factor is that while the biden team knows that they win, if donald trump is in the race, thats how they see it, this is certainly unwelcomed news. I think they would have liked t