speaker. at home we re watching a major test of former president trump s influence over the republican party. in the five states where voters are headed to the polls today to vote in primary elections, all eyes will be on the slate of candidates who the former president endorsed and have embraced the big lie that the 2020 election was stolen. will that message resonate with republican primary voters? today will also be a big test for these three house republicans who were among the ten who voted to impeach the former president. will they survive after taking a critical stand? one of today s biggest tests will happen in kansas where abortion rights are on the ballot for the first time since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. we ll have the latest into the massive implications of that vote. let s get right into it with nbc s steve kornacki at the big board. steve, what are you looking for this morning? a couple things, jose, you touched on. i think this referendum in
legitimate offer. joining me, senior national political reporter mark caputo. good to see you. good to see you. let s talk about the vaughn hillyard encounter, where you didn t have to hear exactly what words were used, but a clear indication she didn t have anything concrete to go on. she continues to repeat that mantra which is somewhat popular with some. it s not just somewhat popular, it s an article of faith thanks to donald trump. it s 2022. this has been going on since november of 2020. a group called cyber ninjas, whoever the hell they r hired by arizona to do a conspiratorial ballot review. they didn t find any. they claim they found 270 dead voters who voted. the attorney general in arizona reviewed the claims. he said no, i have found one. there s a russian nesting doll of deceit and claims.