now. good day, i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. the major twofold test for president biden as he travels abroad but with big political implications back home. can he showcase unity among western allies over the wars in ukraine and gaza while u.s. voters are increasingly skeptical, and how much will the push to preserve democracy really resonate come november? plus, more high drama in delaware as hunter biden s ex-wife takes the stand in his federal trial, what she just finished telling the jury, her brief testimony under subpoena including talk of drug paraphernalia, rehab, and infidelity and whether it s likely to help or hurt her former husband s defense. a pair of critical races taking place 2,000 miles apart, but providing new clues to one of the most consequential political questions of 2024. will democrats hold on to the senate, or can republicans take it back? we ll break that down in the senate contests in montana and new jersey
Tamron hall in the house. Craig, thank you so much for not dancing. J. T. Is a national treasure. Thank you for not dance. Are you ready . A new round of new polls, including a new National Poll out and one from the Battleground State of florida. This is a bloomberg poll. A lot of people talking about it this morning. Kellyanne conway forced to defend Donald Trumps schedule this morning which includes promoting his new hotel before hitting the Campaign Trail. Claiming hillarys plans in syria could spark World War Iii. Also ahead, Hillary Clinton finally connecting with millennials. A new survey is out this morning. Clinton is speaking this hour in florida. We will bring her comments to you live. Plus, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio is also a donald trump supporter. Hes now been charged with Criminal Contempt in a case
involving racial profiling. What this means for the man with the nickname americas toughest sheriff. Good morning, everyone, im tamron hall. Coming to you live from the msnbc
tester has defied political gravity along with sherrod brown starting in the 2006 cycle, 2012, 2018, and now 2024, but this will probably be the most challenging political environment of all. this is one where the wins certainly aren t at the democratic party s back just right now, and what s going to be central to tester and also sherrod brown in ohio is winning over these voters who are going to vote for donald trump in the presidential election that say, you know what? i m going to vote democratic for senate in either montana or in ohio, and as we ve seen him pass cycles, the share of the ticket splitting voters is much, much less. you know, the people who are willing to say i m going to vote republican for president, but i m going to vote democratic for the united states senate. we re seeing fewer and fewer of those kind of ticket splitters. however, that is crucial, and what we ve seen from both sherrod brown and from jon tester is their ability to do
insurrection. and the choice is pretty clear here. pretty clear, and so clear that i suppose the one thing, jen, that we can thank donald trump for is the return of ticket splitters. i mean, let s go state by state. you look at georgia. georgia voters elected a republican governor, a democratic senator, a lot of people that voted for that republican governor voted for the democratic senator, you go to arizona, they said all of these statewide candidates are crazy and they went all democratic. when they were voting for members of congress, they found some people that weren t crazy. they voted for those members of congress. pennsylvania, a hell of a lot of people that voted for dr. oz also voted for governor shapiro there. you can go to wisconsin. in close races, a democratic
governor, a republican senator. ticket splitters in every single swing state. yeah, and i mean, first of all, i have to say i m still processing the news that patty smith is going to be on the show that i m going to be on. it s like, i m overwhelmed. i texted with willie about it, and he noted that the show is so long, i m in d.c., i could actually get on the shuttle and get to new york in time to meet patty smith at 30 rock. take a train. it s literally true. i mean, it s literally true. but, i mean, i think about the ticket splitters, it shows that, you know, voters are smart. they are capable of holding a few ideas in their heads at the same time, and they are very concerned about democracy, and the democratic candidates managed to make that a real issue, a real present issue for people, in their lives, and that was a question about whether or not democrats could do that.