Overwhelming in all cases. Im watching this debate over the Voting Rights act and im struck with the reality that the reason for today is the Republican Party. Not the party of the 1960s. But the one thats backed Voter Suppression efforts in dozens of states and keeps on doing. Every time a state passes another bill making it harder to vote, cutting down on voter days, exz e exz tending voter id requirements, you have to wonder are they doing precisely what the voter rights act was designed to stop . The Republican Party can be proud in certain regards. Certainly the backing of certain men like edward durks. The question today for this young century is whether the Republican Party will be as proud in the future for the positions its taking now. Thats hardball for now. Politics nation with al sharpton starts right now. Thanks, chris. And thanks to you for tuning in im live from washington. Tonights lead, winning the argument. New polls show the American People support the president , no
Kick in next week, even though republicans themselves admit those cuts would hurt our economy and endanger our National Security. Take a listen. You have really been strongly saying that weve got to overt where this is going. What can listeners around the country do to deal with this pending crisis. Were looking at eight days from now a major problem if we cant turn it around. So basically, whats happened is yeah, the republicans, back in 2011, threatened to default on the government paying its bills, unless we instituted a deficit Reduction Plan of 1. 2 trillion. And what the deal was, the cuts were going to be so harmful, democrats and republicans would come together to find a more sensible way to reduce the debt with tax revenue and spending cuts. Obviously, congress has not been able to make such progress. The republicans have said they dont want to do anymore revenue, even if its just a matter of closing tax loopholes for some of the wealth yesz americans and wellconnected corpora
Latest stuff coming from inside the weiner operation. Howard fineman joins me in this incredible fest. I dont know what it is. Hes a Huffington Post media leader and maggie haberman, senior political reporter from politico. Maggie, at some point we just have to laugh. I refuse to give in to this as a tragedy. I know it has tragic elements. More trouble for weiner in the script tonight. Yesterday in the New York Daily News an exentirn criticized staffers in the campaign and said some are connect to his wife huma in order to get themselves a job with the Hillary Clinton campaign for pez. Theyre willing to put up with it as long as they get a chance at a job with Hillary Clintons president ial campaign they hope. That letter elicited unbelievable response from weiners Communications Director Barbara Morgan to the web site talking points memo. Most of it is impossible to repeat here on the air filled with language i guess youve heard somewhere. But its unbelievable. Heres a small slightly
Good to have you back. Good to be here. Are you ready for this news cycle . It is busy. State of the union. We have a lot of stuff happening. But segment on do men talk more than women which im sure you have an opinion. How will i win. Ask you to stop talking because ive got to talk. My turn. Tonight or tomorrow night i should say president obama will deliver his state of the Union Address. He is expected to announce a plan calling for billions of dollars in tax hikes on the wealthiest americans to offset programs that he says will help the middle class. It is likely to be a nonstarter with the gopled congress. Here is republican senator, marco rubio. The notion first of all, in order for some people to do better someone has to do worse is just not true. Raising taxes on people that are successful is not going to make people struggling more successful. The good news about Free Enterprise everyone can succeed without punishing everyone. It would also be counterproductive. When asked if
Im carol costello. Thank you so much for joining me. By the end of toods we will know which republican candidates will appear on that debate stage on thursday. A final tally of the polls of polls will be taken. And by cnns account heres how it ought to go. Donald trump widening his lead over the pack gaining the support of 23 of registered republicans or republican leaning independents. Jeb bush and scott walker are next trailing trump by double digits. Everyone else only scoring in the Single Digits but still enough to make it on that prime time stage. Those numbers coming as the majority of the field took the stage in a preview of sorts in New Hampshire. Joining me is cnn political reporter sarah murray. Mcto welcome to both of you. I suppose we should talk about trumps surge. The Trump Movement does continue to grow. Some of the latest polls have him with support from one in four republican voters. Were talking about a pretty wide set of support, not just from the angry disenfranchi