strained relationship between china and the united states. and on capitol hill, kyrsten sinema is in the spotlight. the arizona senator is staying sigh leapt on whether she will support a major bill for her own party. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, august 3rd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we re going to begin with that major victory for abortion rights. voters in kansas have rejected an effort to remove the right to the procedure from the state s constitution. this marks the first time abortion rights was put to a vote since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade back in june. with the november midterms coming up, the kansas vote signals that abortion could be an energizing issue. according to an associated press estimate, turnout for yesterday s primary far exceeded other recent contests with about 900,000 kansas voters casting a ballot. president biden celebrated the win, writing in part, this vote makes clear what
up early on way too early. morning joe starts right now. relief. excitement. joy. i m very proud of our fellow kansans. we were telling people in neighboring states that their rights were no longer intact. they had to flee their states to get care. the cards were set against us from the start. as a husband i do not look forward to trusting the legislature to protect the rights of my wife. we re avoiding a huge horror that would have come to kansas. one of the things i heard, you may be against abortion for yourself, but you can t be against it and make it for someone else. this is my life on the line, too, is this my right. tonight, we get to say to kansans, you can still get care here, you re still recognized and make your own medical decisions. reaction from kansas last night, as voters turned out in high numbers to protect abortion rights in that conservative state. it was the country s first best of the issue since the supreme court overturned roe v.
They are essentially saying they would not support president biden if he were to run again in 2024. we see democrats demur about whether they would support. we saw joe manchin refusing to answer whether he would support joe biden in 2024. there was a debate last night, carol maloney, jerry nadler, people in congress for a very long time, saying they don t want to discuss that. they don t want to talk about biden running again in 2024. maloney even said she doesn t think he s going to run for re-election. which is a huge statement. despite what we saw in congress, a lot of people unsure about president biden in 2024 in that campaign statement. maloney statement raised a lot of eyebrows coming from a veteran lawmaker who has known joe biden for a long time. alayna treene, we appreciate your reporting. thanks to all of you for getting