speaker. at home we re watching a major test of former president trump s influence over the republican party. in the five states where voters are headed to the polls today to vote in primary elections, all eyes will be on the slate of candidates who the former president endorsed and have embraced the big lie that the 2020 election was stolen. will that message resonate with republican primary voters? today will also be a big test for these three house republicans who were among the ten who voted to impeach the former president. will they survive after taking a critical stand? one of today s biggest tests will happen in kansas where abortion rights are on the ballot for the first time since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. we ll have the latest into the massive implications of that vote. let s get right into it with nbc s steve kornacki at the big board. steve, what are you looking for this morning? a couple things, jose, you touched on. i think this referendum in
mastriano, who did march a at the capitol is going to be the projected winner. any mandates are gone on day one. on day one, any jab for job requirements are gone. this isn t a shot across the bow of joe biden and the democrats. this is a shot right amid shaft and they are taking on water. we re going to have a sexual get together at one of our homes. you should come. i m like, what did you just ask me to come to? you know what i tell you. there s been a strike carried out by the old establishment wing of our party. a blow in north carolina. congressman madison cawthorn will not be returning to congress. an endorsement from president trump appeared to put dr. oz in the driver s seat. i want to thank sean hannity. another delay in election results in pennsylvania. thing is well within recount territory. recount for toir is where we remain. this is the beat. we are joined by steve kornacki working the big board. i want to start where we always start at tim
acknowledge he was twice accused of inappropriate behavior as head of the international restaurant association. i was accused of sexual harassment, falsely accused i might add. i was falsely accused of sexual harassment, and when the charges were brought, as the leader of the organization, i recused myself and allowed my general counsel and my human resource officer to deal with the situation. and it was concluded after a thorough investigation that it had no basis. the restaurant association tonight says it won t and can t comment on personnel issues from 15 years ago. cain in his trademark outspoken style asserts in this lunchtime conversation he had no idea about the organization paid two women to settle their complaints. i hope it wasn t for much because i didn t do anything. but the fact of the matter is, i m not aware of a settlement that came out of that accusation. what you heard there is very, very important. right there you heard mr. cain say he was not awar