countdown to new hampshire. we are live in the granite state where donald trump and nikki haley are throwing insults in the final stretch of the primary. the question is, where is ron desantis? also tonight, falling on deaf ears. why wall-to-wall coverage of trump s authoritarian rhetoric is not hitting home with his most die hard supporters. and then, versus now. nikki haley says the united states has never been a racist country. it is a statement that is hard to swallow for many reasons, including the very action that rose nikki haley to political fame. i am ayman mohyeldin. let s do it. it is time for closing arguments in new hampshire, with just three days until the first primary contest of the 2024 season, donald trump, nikki haley are making their cases to voters in the granite state. just hours ago, former 2024 gop rival ex arkansas governor asa hutchins and made his preference for today s primary clear, throwing his support behind haley. hutchinson s praise for
saue explains her support of joe biden. you can enjoy host: it is monday, february 10, 2020. 24 hours before the first in the nation presidential primary gets underway in new hampshire. good morning and welcome to washington journal. we will ask you, how confident are you in the u.s. electoral system? .epublicans call (202) 748-8001 democrats call (202) 748-8000. others call (202) 748-8002. you can text us. to make sure to tell us where you are texting from. you can also find us on twitter and facebook. jim, saystweeter, washington journal will ask our thoughts. each state sets its own rules for elections subject to oversight by the department of justice. we have 51 electoral systems in the usa. thanks for sending that in. we will focus on the problems with the iowa caucus. it is front-page and leading the way for new york times this morning. became anwa caucuses epic fiasco for democrats. the first signs of trouble came early. the smart phone app began failing. party off
good evening, democrats. wow. look at this wonderful full arena in shaheen countries you didn t notice. grateful to be with all of you tonight. a real shout out and thank you to chairman ray buckley and the entire new hampshire democratic party staff for putting together this and fantastic event. my husband tom is here and i want to thank him and my mom and ifor their support also want to thank all of our honored guests for being here. welcome to new hampshire, it is balmy by our standards, by the way. but mostly as always, i want to thank new hampshire democrats for your commitment to putting our country on a path to a stronger future. time aftermost months of town halls and tough questions and grassroots organizing, our first of the nation primary arrives on tuesday. with the eyes of the nation upon us, granite stators are that to prove once again no one does democracy better the new hampshire. in a few minutes, you are going to hear from a wonderful candidates and they
it is a place where the same mill buildings in which the first-ever levi jeans were made in the late 18 hundreds, are now home for companies working to manufacture human tissue. by working together, and embracing new opportunities, and demanding results, manchester has pushed our city, our state and our country forward. city hasinly test boundless potential. i am grateful i get to work every day on behalf of our residents. i am also grateful, like i know all of you are, that the next president of the united states is here with us this evening. [cheers and applause] democrats are fortunate to have strong group or presidential candidates. each with their own unique perspective and experience. limited to an acting progressive policies that will lift up all people. thewhile i am proud of progress we have made a manchester, and thankful to the effort of the democratic majorities in the state legislator. and grateful for the work ,enator shaheen, senator hassan congressman pappas a
new hampshire democrats, .lease welcome to the stage [applause] thank you first in the nation democrats. i want to congratulate the chairman and the staff of the new hampshire democratic party for putting on an amazing event this evening. to all of the elected democrats who are out there, thank you for your service but i particularly want to thank my colleague in washington, the best delegation we have. jeanne shaheen and maggie custer. they are amazing partners who are focused on getting the job done and i think you have seen over the last few weeks the courage they bring to their positions. we can t thank them enough. to all of the out-of-towners who might be joining us tonight, to our friends in organized labor or in the media, the volunteers and activists. i have some colleagues from congress here who are great from across the country, but to all of those who are here to experience new hampshire, welcome, and mark your calendars. in four years, we will be back here