Electorate who, again, chose someone else, Theres Jubilee because for the First Time in a while, a political party actually listened to voters and did the hard thing, pressuring the ageing sitting president , a beloved and accomplished Party Stallworth to step aside, and they did it with four months before the election. That in itself is huge. The fast coalesce around his successor is even bigger. Just this weekend, an abc News Washington Post Ipsos Poll showed Vp Kamala Harris in the lead nationally, 51 to 45 among likely voters. That is outside of the margin of error. So what can the democrats do to hold on to and then build off that this week . Unity is going to be a big part of it. Tonight that task will fall on the one guy in The Party who got the short end of the stick amid all of this. Thats President Biden. Hell give the keynote where a lot will be riding on what he says and how he says it, showing and telling americans whether all of this unity is the real deal, folks. Joining
Headquarters in new York City. There are 36 Million new reasons for democrats to be happy with their new ticket. Thats how much money donors sent in after Tim Walz was tapped for vp, giving the party a Booster Shot of momentum as they make their case to Midwest Voters today. But long before walz was winning people over on the campaign trail, he was doing it in the classroom. One of his former students from Mankato West High School will join me in a minute. Plus, a wild scene in georgia where trump supporters cheered a Voting Board as they handed local officials new power to withhold certification of Election Results. Is it reasonable policy or an invitation for chaos come november . And one of the most expensive house primary races in Missouri History ends progressive Democrat Cori Bushs hopes of hanging onto her seat. What led to her loss, the second for a member of the squad in less than two months. Lots to get to. We start with that burst of energy driving the full democratic ticket
Starting with several antigovernment comments he made on facebook live during his standoff with police today. And, of course, No Matter What his motive is, this underscores the ongoing danger faced by u. S. Capitol police in the months since January 6th and the urgency of another Brand New Dhs Bulletin released just late last week that warned of a heightened threat of domestic terrorism. It is against that backdrop that Todays Incident played out among the police and residents of Capitol Hill. We start with some of our most favorite reporters and friends on this breaking news story. Nbc News Investigation Correspondent Tom Winter, Capitol Hill Correspondent Garrett Haake is here for us, near the site of the Bomb Threat, and former Fbi Assistant Director for Counterintelligence And Msnbc national security analyst, and our friend, former senior aide to Mike Pence and director of the accountability project. Tom winter, take me through all of nbcs reporting. I know a lot of it is Pete Will
Fighting, petitioning the u. S. Senate to eliminate the Filibuster Threat that continues to block any federal voting Rights Legislation. And because of the senates inaction, they have to face the threat of arrest issued by their own governor. As leaders of the congressional black Caucus And Voting rights activists have already been arrested for protest in solidarity. In a larger national sense, it dramatizes the point we who have lived under threat have always made, which is that without the teeth of federal legislative action, minority voters are at the mercy of conservative State Lawmakers. So it fits that Deep Red Texas is now at the center of this upheaval in which the states black and brown democrats literally had to leave in order to protect the definitive right of our democracy. That was on my mind during president Bidens Speech this week as he condemned this flood of Voter Restrictions as unamerican. But to the frustration of myself and others in the fight, he said nothing abou
Introduced at least 389 bills that would restrict voting access. 22 of those bills have already been signed into law in 14 states. And at least 61 others are quickly moving through republican dominated legislatures in 18 states including one in texas likely on its way to becoming enacted. Vice president harris made Remarks Today about protecting Voting Rights at Howard University a few hours ago where she announced she and the president have directed the dnc to expand its i will vote initiative with an investment of 25 Million. Yes, it is early and we have never really started this early before, but, folks, it is never too early to defend your rights. So with these new laws that have been passed or theyre trying to pass we have to start now to finish strong. The people must be able without hinderance, without obstacle, certainly without insurmountable obstacle, to decide our countrys future. With this 25 Million, the democrats are investing in the tools and technology to register voter