I am katie feng and for alex. The 2020 presidential election was one of the closest races we ve ever experienced in this country although george w. Bush won the election, it was al gore who won the popular vote that your. When you start to slice and dice the electorate into different voting groups, that race starts to look weightless tight. Check this out. In 2000, george w bush dramatically outperformed his opponent among white evangelical voters, winning 68% among that group. In 2024 he increased that support by 10 points. Evangelical support for the republican presidential candidate remained relatively steady for the next two elections and then look what happened in 2016. Donald trump won the support of 81% of white evangelical voters. Trumps ability to supercharge the evangelical vote has largely been attributed to the reason he was able to win the presidency the first time he ran. Without a strong evangelical turnout, it becomes much more difficult for donald trump to chart a repe
Week when i had a little bit of a bug. I really appreciate it. You are welcome and the best news, you ve gotten better, so you have a great labor day weekend. Thanks, chris. You know, labor day weekend, it s finally here. The next three days are the time when americans everywhere try to get the most out of their summer. Maybe squeeze in one last cookout for beach trip before the weather gets colder and everything starts to taste like pumpkin spice. But in an election year like this one, labor day weekend also marks the moment when most americans really start to pay attention to the presidential race and for the campaigns this is a moment when every detail starts to matter. Vice president kamala harris and her running mate tim walz are coming off a two day bus tour through southern georgia. The first democratic campaign in that part of the state since 1992. Last night the vice president sat down for her first major interview since becoming her party s nominee. She defended the record of
On the d. C. Federal charges before the election. So you may end up with a flowery decision about Help President s are not above the law. But the fact, the Supreme Court would have rendered Donald Trump immune from this criminal case. Okay. Andrew, i did not know you could just say anything. Makeup claims like this is what Donald Trump on hit his site. If the president doesnt have immunity, you can extort or blackmail the president. If the president doesnt have immunity, nothing more than a ceremonial president really having the courage to do what has to be done for the country. The great Michael Steele tweeted that and said, for 240 years and 45 president s, this has never been a problem. Maybe you are the problem. Since when can you makeup claims of immunity and the
But the most consequential hearing took place on tuesday, at the d. C. Federal appeals court, which at any moment could rule on trumps claim that he is immune from criminal prosecution for attempting to overturn the 2020 election, because he was president at the time. Both trump and special Counsel Jack Smith or in the courtroom when trumps lawyers made this chilling argument, after one of the three Panel Judges asked this sobering question. Could a president who ordered Seal Team six to assassinate political rival, who was not impeached, would he be subject to criminal prosecution . If he were impeached and convicted first. So your answer is no . My answer is qualified yes. There is a political process that would have to occur under our, the structure of the constitution. Joining me now, former Senator Claire Mccaskill of virginia, of missouri,or claire and. She is also an msnbc political