the general election. plus, republicans in north carolina s 11th congressional district run out of patience with madison cawthorn as trump s pick in that race is voted out. we ll break down those results. and speaking in the wake of the buffalo tragedy, president biden vowed to, quote, expose those who use power and prestige to spread hate. but the question this morning, will he name names? good morning. welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 18th. i m jonathan lemire. we ve got a lot of news to get to today. here we go. results are still coming in this morning for pennsylvania s closely-watched primary election. in the hotly-contested senate race, republicans still do not have a winner. the election is too close to call between trump-backed dr. mehmet oz and hedge fund executive david mccormick. mccormick is backed by several trump administration officials, including former secretary of state mike pompeo. recent polling saw him losing momentum after trump
mastriano, who did march a at the capitol is going to be the projected winner. any mandates are gone on day one. on day one, any jab for job requirements are gone. this isn t a shot across the bow of joe biden and the democrats. this is a shot right amid shaft and they are taking on water. we re going to have a sexual get together at one of our homes. you should come. i m like, what did you just ask me to come to? you know what i tell you. there s been a strike carried out by the old establishment wing of our party. a blow in north carolina. congressman madison cawthorn will not be returning to congress. an endorsement from president trump appeared to put dr. oz in the driver s seat. i want to thank sean hannity. another delay in election results in pennsylvania. thing is well within recount territory. recount for toir is where we remain. this is the beat. we are joined by steve kornacki working the big board. i want to start where we always start at tim
tonight, the nation is turning to pennsylvania, a major battleground in american politics, from the three rivers in pittsburgh, to the striking green home of the capitol building in harrisburg, heart of government in the commonwealth, to historic independence hall in philadelphia, those across pence im , pennsylvania, are making choice to influence the presidential race. i m jake tapper and we re standing by for results in what is sure to be an eventful election. the political spotlight on key primary races in pennsylvania, north carolina, kentucky, idaho and oregon. in phil pennsylvania, north carolina republican senators retiring seats, tonight, we ll bring more to the direction of the two major parties, also a significant new test of former president trump s grip on the republican party and president biden s sway over the democrats. as both weigh a potential rematch in 2024. perhaps the biggest test of the trump factor is his pick in pennsylvania republican former tv dr. m
the incoming white house press secretary calling all of us racist, roll it. fox news was racist before coronavirus, they are racist turning, they will be racist after the coronavirus, there is nothing new here. greg: so true. this should upset me, what that i ever do to her? other than oppress her by my very existence because i m a middle-aged white guy middle aged. we ve never even met, i don t know where she lives unlike the supreme court justices. i m mowing fred kavanaugh s lawn on saturday. he pays me in beer. once she becomes press secretary and is asked if she still thinks fox news is racist, will she have an answer ready? will it be an honest one like that was just tv, or will she dance around it like lismore and does at a bonfire to celebrate the end of winter. let s take a look at a past democratic debate featuring joe when he still had a working brain and control of his. and is now vice president before hiding like a serial killer on a run. it was hurtfu
on the brink of having their bodily autonomy snatched away from them. before the religious right, it s an excuse for celebration. it is the holy grail finally within reach, the culmination of its decades long battle to end abortion rights in america. in fact, the religious right is so entrenched in anti-abortion politics it s arguably their most defining issue. there s even an origin story about this movement being a reaction to the roe v. wade decision in 1973. but that s what they want you to think. it s a myth, a hoax, a lie. back in 2014 dartmouth historian randal bomber did a deep dive into the real origins of the religious right. he also revisited the topic in a piece that dropped today. as he notes, before and for several years after roe, evangelicals were overwhelmingly indifferent to the subject of abortion which they considered to be a catholic issue. according to experts featured in the pbs special god in america, even famed teleadvantage rift pat robertson and