tomorrow s contest is now out. if the trends in this poll hold, donald trump is going to pull off a win by an unprecedented margin for a republican or a democratic presidential candidate in iowa. this is the final nbc news des moines registry iowa pole ahead of tomorrow s caucuses. trump, his lead is down ever so slightly, by the way. this is what was in december, 51. now he is at 48. you can see that he has 28 point lead over his next closest competitor, nikki haley. nikki haley s first choice support, meanwhile, rose from 60 to 20 points. ron desantis support has slipped three points from last month, 19 to 16. vivek ramaswamy is an out below, heat remains below 10%. the current record margin of victory in the iowa republican caucus says for a non incumbent candidates is 13 points. that was set by bob dole in 1980. trump wins to more by anything remotely close to what these polls were predicted, he won t make history. that s an addition to the history that donald trump is al
but when it comes to the election but when it comes to the election itself, beijing does have election itself, beijing does have a preferred winner. they would have a preferred winner. they would hope the kmt nationalist party would hope the kmt nationalist party take the presidency and the parliament, because the kmt typically the parliament, because the kmt typically has a more pro china stanca typically has a more pro china stance. they advocate more dialogue, and they accept the one china policy this idea that one china policy this idea that taiwan is a part of china. so that taiwan is a part of china. 50 china that taiwan is a part of china. so china has a preferred winnen so china has a preferred winner. they re really hoping that winner. they re really hoping that the winner. they re really hoping that the current ruling party doesn t that the current ruling party doesn t get an unprecedented third doesn t get an unprecedented third term. does
developments are happening during our show. exactly. there s a lot happening at the g-7. we ll get to that and a lot more. let s get started with five things to know for this friday, may 19th. cnn learning that president zelenskyy will attend the g-7 summit in japan in person. russia s war set to be a top agenda item as world leaders vow to step up sanctions. new reporting, biden administration signalling it won t stop allies from sending f-16 jets to ukraine. that s according to sources familiar with the discussions. will we ll see what they say today. also happening today, the suspect charged with leaking military secrets will be back in court as a judge is expected to rule where jack teixeira will remain behind bars while he awaits trial. this time, disney versus desantis. a spokesman for the governor called it unsurprising given the company s financial challenges. i think disney would see it another way. and a film festival celebrating harrison ford last night.
politicsnation. tonight s lead, scare tactics. right now, the nation has a very good reason to be afraid. be very afraid. and no, it s not because tomorrow night s halloween. no. but nine days left to go before a pivotal midterm election. early voting underway in 32 states. more than 21 million votes are already cast. several key states, several key races that will determine our countries future are in peril of going to deeply flawed candidates, pushing lies that won t die. it sounds like a horror movie but it s actually worse. but at least, with a horror movie, it ends. the lights come on. most of us know that the spooky story is not real. but for an election observer or an election worker, or even a voter questioning their physical safety in a climate of violent voter intimidation, this is no movie. for democrats desperately trying to hold on to statewide office in races that keep tightening, this is no movie either. president joe biden or vice president kamala harris are o
these agencies and look at how they ve been weapon eyes to go against the people they are supposed to represent. we are going to do that. investigating the investigators. house republicans are getting ready to take a sledgehammer to yet another american institution, with the false narrative that the doj is unfairly targeting the right. also, republicans learned nothing from the election. the new house majority is actively working to take away what s left of women s reproductive rights. voting on two abortion related measures today. hard to believe it, but george santos lied about being a star volleyball player he lied about attending the college. kevin mccarthy decided today to reward congressman catch me if you can instead. we begin with a noteworthy example of how the fbi can go wrong. back in the 1960s, dr. martin luther king jr. criticized the fbi. for failing to enforce civil rights. particularly in the south. hoover denounced the critique by calling king the mos