his record on crime and terrorism. that is something he doesn t decide. that is central parliament. i have to say, you have to remember, just because donald trump says something bad about theresa may thedoesn t necessar weaken her. 10% approve of him as president. certainly in the crowd here, and in the possibly 100,000 protesters that will take the streets, donald trump s undermining of theresa may will strengthen her with the electora electorate. you cannot under estimate the symbolism of the sitting u.s. president not coming to central london. this is where he should be. instead we have satirical gorillas. nick, thank you so much. joining us now is josh rogin.
moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends towards justice. moore quoted scripture as he talked to his sup porters refusing to concede telling them it s not over. this campaign insisting a recount is possible depending on write-in and military ballots but alabama state republican party says it s over. an alabama secretary of state says it s highly unlikely the outcome will change. our coverage of this historic election begins in montgomery. eric, how did doug jones get it done? reporter: well, dave, first and foremost, he won with a huge african american turnout. black voters according to cnn exit polls made up 30% of the electora electorate. that s a bigger share than they did in 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. this was a huge focus on the jones campaign and the run-up to
in right now. so david, what are you learning? this is some crucial information as we re just moments away from polls closing, that s going to tell us perhaps who is in. we asked folks when did you make up your decision? we have been talking about the allegations that rocked the campaign add the beginning of november. take a look at these numbers. alabama voters today say, 39% of them, that they made up their mind in november or december, basically, 4 in 10 voters made up their mind with the knowledge of the allegations against roy moore. 60%, a clear majority of the electora electorate, had made up their mind in this election before that. we also asked, of course, what was the importance of the factor of the sexual misconduct allegations? a majority, small majority here, but a majority, 55%, say those allegations were not an important factor in their vote choice. 40% said they were an important factor in their vote choice. then we asked the big question, which is do you think those
defense. let me ask you about the justice department of this inquiry. what do you make of how this conversation shifted again in light of what we learned on friday and in light of the tweet we heard yesterday? i think constitutionally people are getting way ahead of themselves. the president of the quiunited states is actually part of the criminal justice system. he plays a unique role. for example, he can pardon people, people who are clearly guilty. even people who are clearly guilty and are his advisers and who did things at his behest. he s ultimately judged by the electora electorate, by a court of impeachment. i hope we hear soon, but casper wineberger was pardoned by george h.w. bush. and richard nixon was pardoned by gerald ford. if a president of the united states decides, okay, i candon
one thing i will agree with this why al franken and not roy moore. i m going to answer that. thank you. this puts him in a position of if you think this through from a due process perspective. mitch mcconnell. they re not going to have due process. the due process becomes the electora electorate. that s what donald trump s people say. these allegations came out about the election, voters knew about it, and they elected him anyway. he s in a position where he can say, i m going to let the voters of alabama to decide this. he hasn t even said that. i realize he hasn t said that, that s the position he put himself in. just to clear up what