This is cnn immigration, the economy, abortion, and masculinity. I m michael smerconish in philadelphia. It s labor day weekend. Usually this marks the start of the final dash toward election day. But of course we haven t stopped sprinting all summer long despite all the effort and expenditures by the candidates and their campaigns, the presidential election is neck and neck several polls were released at the end of this week and they all tell a similar story a new usa today suffolk poll shows vice president harris ahead of former president trump nationally 48, 43 big shifts from hispanic, black, and young voters are helping harris. But the biggest change came from lowerincome voters they supported donald trump over joe biden by three percentage points back in june harris now leading in that demographic, 58 to 35%, casting a 23 point advantage then there s a new wall street journal poll, which also shows harris with a narrow lead over trump 48, 47. That s in a headtohead match up the n
You may have noticed lately that the gop is working overtime to make the lives of trans people more difficult than their lives already are. The gop wants to kick trans people out of bathrooms, sports. 31 states introduced legislation. The military. Doctors offices. Antitransgender health care. And trans women especially are under threat at all times. Was shot and killed on an east dallas street saturday morning. Then those of you who know all thats awful call trans people brave for putting up with it. Trans people dont want to have to be brave. They just want to be. This week we are talking to black trans women in dallas, texas, about trying to just be. Im back in dallas, yall. Yay while we often think about the black Trans Community being in big cities like l. A. And new york, we need to see that black trans folks are everywhere. Even in a state like texas, where 70 of the population identifies as christian, and not just Easter Christmas christian, megachurch christian. That is exactl
December 14th is the day already marked in the history books. Its the tragic anniversary of the massacre as andy hook elementary school. December 14th happens to be the anniversary of the death of george washington, who died on this day in 1799. But when the history of these times is written, december 14th, 2020, will warrant a double entry. Today, december 14th, 2020, the day that we passed the solemn milestone of 300,000 Coronavirus Deaths right here in the United States. Also marks the first day of the Vaccine Rollout in this country for the deadly coronavirus pandemic. These images of Front Line Health Care workers and residents of Nursing Homes are filling our televisions today and providing a realtime solve to our pandemicweary nation. Fridays latenight approval of the pfizer vaccine, which is expected to pave the way for approvals of similar vaccines in the coming weeks and months. Today, december 14th, 2020, also marks the day that is typically noted by broadcasts like this one
Vaccinating people fast enough to stay ahead of the new variant, though it is getting better. When that briefing begins, we will bring it to you. There is also a lot going on Behind The Scenes right now on capitol hill. It is about to spill out into public view. The Republican Party trying to figure out what to do with itself in this posttrump era. Who carries the mantle . Who do they stand with . Liz cheney, a lifelong republican, member of House Leadership who voted her conscience and explained very cleary to impeach donald trump and facing blowback. Or do they stand with Marjorie Taylor greene who is on video and online pushing wild, unfounded and antisemitic Conspiracy Theories. Sources telling cnn she has not given any indication that she wants to correct, reject and apologize for that. House republicans met late into the night last night about Marjorie Taylor greene and their future. This afternoon House Republicans will gather once again. The most immediate question is, do repub
We need to go big. And if we waste some money now, we waste some money. Absolutely we have too many people hurting and the economy is going to sputter and weve got to get ourselves out of this mess. And this is the way we need to go right now. Let me tell you something, that man has a future in Northwest Florida politics. I like him. Or West Virginia. Mika, thats interesting. Thats from the republican governor of a state that donald trump got 69 in. Jim justice, governor of West Virginia, urging congress to go big on covid19 relief. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is tuesday, february 2nd. We have columnist and Associate Editor for the Washington Post, david ignatius. Back with us, capitol hill correspondent and host of way too early, kasie hunt. And it seems more and more likely that democrats will push through the Biden Administrations nearly 2 trillion Economic Relief package with or without republicans. The president met with a group of Senate Republicans for about two hou