special coverage on the new hampshire primary is starting right now. just, no forceable cast ballots in the first-in-the-nation primary. you know that new hampshire is just the second contests of the 2024 election cycle, it can very well be the end of the republican race. yes, the primary base could be wrapped up tomorrow night before january even comes to a close. of course, it s naturally over. until it s over. as of last night, the florida governor ron desantis dropping, out this is now finally the one-on-one race that nikki haley has wanted, the one she s been asking for. right now, on the eve of this new hampshire primary, she s the only one is still standing between donald trump and the republican nomination. she is also currently 19 points behind him in the latest new hampshire tracking poll, just out this morning. what does nikki haley have to justify sticking in the race after tomorrow? that seems to be the million dollar question. 4 million dollar question. can sh
an autocrat facing dozens of ny charges with an ax to grind against the government he seeks to lead. that s a question that republican candidates are either unable to answer or unwilling to answer at this moment. there s now just one major challenger to ex-president trump after florida governor ron desantis dropped out and endorsed donald trump. it s hard to remember but for a time, ron desantis was seen as the much vaunted trump slayer, the one candidate who could break the hold on trump that he had on the voters in the republican party. appeal to those alienated by trump and ultimately beat joe biden. back in 2022, the new yorker asked, can ron desantis displace donald trump as the combatant in chief? the new york times asked, quote, is ron desantis the future of the republican party? but a las as it turned out, voters didn t want a trump alternative, they wanted trump. that became clear as his legal troubles mounted with every indictment the trump got stronger in the pol
why so down this year? why so down this year? because it just seems so pointless. i mean, there is only two candidate, there s only one party that s even having the primary. nothing is happening on the democratic side. you have an incumbent democratic president. but it just seemed like a complete waste of my time. without getting into that, was it as much fun this past weekend, as it usually is? now, i would say, i ve had more fun than the time than the time barack obama lost in an unexpected primary lost to hillary clinton, i was working for barack obama at the time. but it has been fun. it is donald trump is winning, currently ahead by 19 points in the polls, lawrence, we know that. but surprising things happen. we don t know. then it will be surprising to see what the gap is, of course if nikki haley stays in the race, that s interesting. so all interesting thing. so what does a write in campaign look like? what s the success of it? but i will tell you, lawrence,
today on inside politics, it is now just a lady and a fella. that s how nikki haley describes being the only candidate left standing between donald trump and the republican nomination with just one day left to reach voters here in new hampshire before the primary that could jump start her campaign or effectively end it. plus abortion on the ballot. kamala harris is hitting the trails today saying just that, using the 51st anniversary of roe v. wade to remind voters of what trump helped take away and how voters choices in november could impact the future of abortion rights in america. and judge judy s 2024 verdict. she s putting her support behind nikki haley and weighing in on the former president s multiple legal battles. i sat down with her here in new hampshire. you ll see that coming up. i m dana bash live from new hampshire. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. and we start right here in the granite state, the center of the political universe, whe
for joining me this evening. the last time the republicans had a contested presidential primary was the year 2016. and no it seemed sort of impossible to imagine now the party was kind of divided about trump s victory all the way to the convention floor, and you saw that no more clearly than when senator ted cruz went to the podium in a prime time speaking slot, i might add, and refused to mention trump s name during his convention speech. and boy, oh, boy did people notice. if you love our country and love your children as much as i know that you do, stand and speak and vote your conscience. vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom. god bless each and every one of you, and god bless the united states of america. prior to that moment, before all those just deafening boos, ted cruz and donald trump had been going at each other for months. relations between these two men were not good. trump regularly went after ted cruz s family during