This is cnn news its monday, february 20, right now on cnn this morning, donald trump with all the Momentum Heading into michigan, while nikki haley gets dropped by one of her top donors Fertility Clinics halting Ivf Treatments after alabamas Supreme Court declared frozen embryos are people republicans now dealing with the fallout . Why dont, you tell people the truth for a change cnn this morning comes to washington, senator joe manchin joins us live in studio for our inaugural voyage all right, a live look at our Nations Capital at 06 00 a. M. Here on the east coast. Good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its great to be with you this morning over the weekend, former President Donald Trump won more than 60 of the vote in south carolina, beating nikki haley in her home state still, that means nearly 40 of republicans in that conservative Southern State did not vote for trump. Haley made clear this weekend that she wont drop out of the race when so many voters on lets be honest there o
it s been really interesting to see kind of in this 24-48 hour period of number of republicans distancing themselves or criticizing the former president who don t see that shift along capitol hill. i think that is something very important to watch. we haven t seen anyone else, you know, kind of put their name behind the concept that maybe trump shouldn t win. and so until that happens, we don t see the elected officials dumping him. it s hard to see whether or not this is going to be the tipping point for trump. a lot of people have called his the end of his political career over january 6, over a lot of different issues. he continues to survive. right. whether or not he runs himself, trump is still a factor in this party. i want to ask you about republican leadership. kevin mccarthy has officially announced his intention to run for speaker of the house. he said he ll be a listener as a speaker.
viary goe is a and former commerce secretary carlos gutierrez. i m candy crowley. and this is state of the union. there are more delegates at stake in florida than any of the previous contests. so major momentum will come out of this winner-take-all state. naturally ron paul, a road less traveled kind of guy, spent the week in maine. what am i doing in maine? why am i not in florida? truth is, ron paul doesn t need to be in florida to have a presence. the debt is certainly an importance issue. you can hear it from the ron paul that s the intrigue of the paul campaign. maximum commitment by voters in the face of minimal chances. his support now is too small to be a threat to romney or gingrich in the short run, but large enough to be a factor in the long run. and if ron paul shouldn t win, what s the price for his support? the texas congressman joins me now from his home state. thank you, congressman. i just want to take a look at your thank you. strategy a
villaraigosa and former commerce secretary carlos gutierrez. i m candy crowley. and this is state of the union. there are more delegates at stake in florida than any of the previous contests. so major momentum will come out of this winner-take-all state. naturally ron paul, a road less traveled kind of guy, spent the week in maine. what am i doing in maine? why am i not in florida? to get delegates. that s what we re doing here. truth is, ron paul doesn t need to be in florida to have a presence. the debt is certainly an important issue. you can hear it from the ron paulites who are here cheering tonight. that s the intrigue of the paul campaign. maximum commitment by voters in the face of minimal chances. his support now is too small to be a threat to romney or gingrich in the short run, but large enough to be a factor in the long run. and if ron paul shouldn t win, what s the price for his support? the texas congressman joins me now from his home state. thank you,