manchin. he s in a really red state. heidi heitkamp said she was going to vote no. he s up about ten points from his nearest competitor. it s something he s considered. manchin is a very talented politician representing a state that doesn t usually support the party. manchin and his operatives have to very closely have their fingers on the polls of where their voters are at. we know he s been one of the democrats that s built the best relationships within the trump administration. he s been to the white house a handful of times.
key thing is going to be women voter and how they are going to react to this entire atmosphere that that s been engulfing the entire country. it s possible that these women in other parts of the country, maybe not in alabama, a really red state, but in a purple state like we saw earlier this year, might rebel. but it s too early to tell and the alabama race will give us a little bit of a clue about how far this idea goes in some of the redder states in the country where there will be some competitive races like there are this year. sarah, the president s visit to the civil rights museum today is prompting some not to attend. this white house is not serious about civil rights. from dismantling the civil rights division to equating
unconstitutional under federal law. the judge calling it, an arbitrary irrational exclusion of just one class of oklahoma citizens from a governmental benefit. last month, when a similar ruling struck down the marriage ban in utah, the collective response nationally was basically, oh my god, utah! utah is the reddest state in the nation. not true. as it turns out. i mean, utah is a really, really, really red state. really red. but, you know, what s redder than utah? oklahoma. and now as of tonight, these are the two most recent states to have their gay marriage bans struck down in the courts. the oklahoma ruling did not allow couples to start getting married in oklahoma right away tonight, the way it worked in utah, but the oklahoma ban is struck down now, pending appeal. as we learn more, we will let you know. we ll be right back. [ female announcer ] when you re serious about fighting wrinkles,
of the red state of oklahoma. a federal district court judge in oklahoma tonight has ruled that that state s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional under federal law. the judge calling it quote an arbitrary irrational exclusion of just one class of oklahoma citizens from a governmental benefit. last month when a similar ruling struck down the marriage ban in utah the collective response nationally was basically, oh my god, utah, utah is the reddest state in the nation. not true as it turns out. utah is a really, really red state. really red. you know, what s redder than utah? oklahoma. and now as of tonight, these are the two most recent states to have their gay marriage bans struck down in the courts. the oklahoma ruling did not allow couples to start getting married in oklahoma like it worked in utah, but the oklahoma ban is struck down now pending
tonight. but there s also some late breaking news tonight out of the very red state of oklahoma. a federal district court judge in oklahoma tonight has ruled that that state s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional under federal law. the judge calling it, an arbitrary irrational exclusion of just one class of oklahoma citizens from a governmental benefit. last month, when a similar ruling struck down the marriage ban in utah, the collective response nationally was basically, oh my god, utah! utah is the reddest state in the nation. not true. as it turns out. i mean, utah is a really, really, really red state. really red. but, you know, what s redder than utah? oklahoma. and now as of tonight, these are the two most recent states to have their gay marriage bans struck down in the courts. the oklahoma ruling did not allow couples to start getting married in oklahoma right away tonight, the way it worked in utah, but the oklahoma ban is