am stephanie ruhle. 181 days to the midterm elections. and presenting protecting the right twos is quickly becoming a key strategy for democrats. today, all 50 senate republicans, with a help from joe manchin, blocked legislation that would have made roe v. wade federal law. now democrats are gearing up to take their case to the courts and the voters. the senate failed to stand in defensive a woman s right to make decisions about her own body. this vote clearly suggests that the senate is not where the majority of americans are on this issue. it also makes clear that a priority for all who care about this issue a priority should be, to elect pro choice leaders at the local, state and federal level. we are going to continue to highlight this issue, where land closely and strongly, between now and november. senate republicans susan collins and lisa murkowski say they are not giving up on a lot to protect the rights upheld and roe v. wade. they have introduced their own
nebraska governor pete frigates and former mj governor chris christie are all expected to rally for camp before the republican primary. former president trump had something not so nice to say about that. he called kemp the worst election integrity governor in the country. and labeled all of them rhinos. let s talk about it. david plouffe joins us former obama campaign manager. and david jolly, a former republican and the former member of the u.s. house of representatives. he s now the chair of the chair america movement and an msnbc political contributor. this seems big to me. mr. jolly, to you first. are we seeing the first clear baffle lines drawn between republicans and trump? at least in the state of georgia, yes, stephanie. i think you are going to have to go state by state, to determine the real impact of trump currently. but in georgia, it s fascinating, because the approach that donald trump is
it relates to the 2022 elections and all these primaries the republicans, some are going to win, some will lose, and they are doing very well in suburban areas. democratic candidates are going to know who the voters are. and if you can peel off even ten or 15% of them, from the general election, it is going to be incredibly important but i think, stephanie, if you are going to rewind back to 16, what was one of the lessons? trump bullied everyone. what s clear is that if trump runs again, in 2024, then the first, i think, question everyone has to ask themselves, who is thinking about running this guy, you are starting to see more republicans willing to do that. i also think that they think that camp is going to be a stronger election candidate. he also has a healthy primary lead. this isn t necessarily a profile encouraged moment. but every week we see republicans become a little bit more willing to stand up to him a little bit. i think you will see more of that. it s going to be a
trial and this individual will be held accountable if he in fact is found guilty. in a sense stephanie, the system has worked. despite the fact this is a war zone, ukrainian justice system is grinding along and these russian service members will ultimately be held i think accountable. all right, that jeremy bash, thank you, he definitely made a smarter tonight as you always do. coming up, after the former guy s first primary loss of 2022, battle lines within the gop are becoming clear by the day. more on republican infighting and what democrats might do about it when the 11th hour continues. continue s. ust safelite. this dad and daughter were driving when they got a crack in their windshield. [smash] dad: it s okay. pull over. tech: he wouldn t take his car just anywhere. pop rock music tech: .so he brought it to safelite. we replaced the windshield and recalibrated their car s advanced safety system, so features like automatic emergency braking will work properly. tech:
and we ll see it told in an easily digestible form. the president will still be fighting other legal battles as those hearings unfold. today, a new york judge dropped a contempt order against trump as several conditions are met. that includes trump paying 110 grand in fines for not turning over documents. we have a lot to cover. so, with that, let s bring in our experts. a trail of msnbc contributors and analysts. jackie alam a knee, reporter for the washington post. former u.s. attorney joyce vance, who spent 25 years as a federal prosecutor. and eugene robinson, pulitzer prize-winning columnist for the post. all right, let s get started jacqui, it s official. roe v. wade is not going to become law, at least not yet. so, we are seeing democrats in congress now focus on the midterms, making abortion their key issue. is that a winning strategy given how many americans are so concerned about pocketbook issues? yes, stephanie, it s really