Interview. Weve seen a lot of things over the years and now without the i. D. S and things going on bad court cases have come down. He is talking about antivoting laws just struck down in several states. New reaction after a court overturned North Carolinas voter i. D. Law. A Appeals Court ruled that texass strict voter i. D. Law and it means that everyone had been able to vote in wisconsin this november whether they have an i. D. Or not. But while this is big news for voters in North Carolina, texas and wisconsin, 13 other states still have voting restrictions on the books for the First Time Ever in a president ial election. Joining me now is johnson. Codirector of the Voting Rights project at the Lawyers Committee for civil rights and zachary roff. National reporter for msnbc digital. Hes author of the new book on Voting Rights, the great suppression. Thank you both for being here. Thank you for having us. Thank you. So some big wins but still we have a lot of fights a head. What sho
Muslimamerican parents. All day yesterday, on tv, the khans repeated their criticism of trump all over television. Including twice here on cnn. Late last night, trump lashed back saying the real reason for khans attacks is trump has a specific plan for keeping terrorists out of the United States. I was very viciously attacked, as you know, on the stage. I was surprised to see it. I have great honor and great feeling for his son, mr. Khans son. You know, as far as im concerned, hes a hero. You talked about Border Security as a way to prevent terrorists from getting into the United States. Its a very big subject. Border security is very big. When you have radical islamic terrorists probably all over the place, were allowing them to come in by the thousands and thousands. I think thats what bothered mr. Khan more than anything else. This controversy seems to follow the Trump Campaign. Including governor mike pence who has a son serving in the marines. At a rally overnight, a military mom
Confirmed she will not gavel in the convention under pressure from others in the party because it might have caused quite a scene. This is what it locked like at breakfast when she was booed and heckled off the stage. You have been talking to your sources. What are you hearing about that . They were hearing from their delegates in the various delegations all through this arena here. Tes a message that they will be shouting and jeering. Some said there would be a booing fest until she left the stage. That word got through to the Clinton Campaign to Democratic Leaders and others at the top of the committee and pressure really built. There was not another alternative. So as we first reported here on msnbc, there were talks that were underway between the party leaders, Clinton Campaign as well as Debbie Wasserman shultz herself. Thick and thin, trying to bring donors along, trying to get the message along. What a devastating blow to her personally and professionally to lose the gavel. When
So a healthy eightpoint lead for Hillary Clinton. Why is this happening . Whether its the twoway or fourway, Hillary Clinton has moved up from the Democratic National convention. A fourpoint edge for secretary clinton, worth remembering, anderson, on election day 2012, president obama lost to mitt romney by five points. So this is a good number for her. If she can hold that lead among independents, shell be hard to beat. One more point, most of the party pros tell you out of the political convention, which party is more unified, advantage clinton. 95 of clintons say they plan to vote for their nominee. Only 78 of republicans say they plan to vote for trump. Any particular issues behind the rise for clinton and also any warning signs for the Clinton Campaign . Lets look at the personal qualities. This first one, has the right experience to be president. If secretary clinton can talk about doing the job, 67 to 31 think she has the right experience to be president. More americans say they
Iv. We will take a look at whether the Obama Administration is putting our troops on the ground at too much risk without enough backup. Good saturday to you. Mothers day weekend, it is. Nice to be with you. Nice to be with you at home. Welcome to americas election headquarters from washington. Republicans arent yet falling in line behind donald trump. The list of those who say they cannot support him continues to grow. Trump will meet with House Speaker paul ryan next week but first is rallying voter support in the pacific northwest. National Senior Correspondent john roberts is in washington, where trump will speak in just a couple of hours. Hi, john. Reporter elizabeth, good afternoon to you. Trump here in spokane, a state he probably wasnt going to do well in, had the primary season continued. The eastern part of washington where we are is much more republican than, say, seattle. Voters go to the polls here on the 24th of may. 44 delegates up for grabs but it all kind of seems like