A key gop senator breaks from the president over transition briefings, vowing to intervene on behalf of president elect joe biden. Theres nothing wrong with Vice President biden getting the briefings to be able to prepare himself and so that he can be ready. Just ahead, whats next in the transition, as the president elect forges ahead and names the man who will lead his white house staff. Braking overnight, eta arrives again. The powerful storm makes its second landfall in florida another round of damaging wind and heavy rain, causing new damage and more flooding well have a live report on the flood alerts now posted up and down the east coast. One and done the very First Caribbean cruise since the pandemic began halted after a passenger tests positive what it could mean for the already hardhit industry moving forward. Those stories, plus, together again wild child the stars of Country Music step out for the cmas the industrys biggest night of the year. It is going to be music that bri
Pollsters joining us today. House,lachlan and neil neil was the pollster for the previous republican nominee, mitt romney, 2012. You can follow along the and ask usn olitico. S, p we are excited to have this conversation. Thanks. Good to be here. I want to start with the question i get most when people in a speakingr gig or in general conversation, to what extent polling has underestimated President Trump. Both of you believe there is underestimation going on. John, what drives that . I think it is significant. Two things. Reporting, you are ahead of the curve in terms of the changes technology has made. It is harder to get voters period. You focused on the education levels, workingclass levels. Polls structured to keep up with technology and where people are and being able to get a hold of them, that is one challenge. Then there is the challenge of donald trump. He is a unique figure in history. Beat thehe odds he odds. It was a close race. The strategy was built on new voters. 9 mill
Steven thank you, anna and jake i am steve shepard, Senior Campaigns editor of politico, joined by Elena Schneider we have, as they said, two republican pollsters joining us today. John mclaughlin, part of the Trump Campaign polling team, and neil newhouse, republican strategies. Neil was the pollster for the previous republican president ial nominee, mitt romney in 2012. Elena but before we get started, a reminder that you can follow along with this conversation following the hashtag rncwithpolitico. And also ask us questions politico. So thank you john and neil for being with us this morning. Mr. Newhouse thanks, elena. Mr. Mclaughlin pleasure to be here. Steve for both of you, i want to start with the question i get most of all when people ask me, whether it is in a speaking gig or in general conversation, about the polls, and that is to what extent the polls have underestimated President Trump over the past five years. Most of the folks who have looked at the idea of a trump hidden
Peace prize but shares the credit with his eritrean counterpart. Donald trump labeled impeachment charges against him as weak and the u. S. President s been accused of betraying his country the charges leveled by Democratic Party leaders for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress Castro reports from washington d. C. Standing before a portrait of one of the nations Founding Fathers George Washington House Democratic leaders made a historic announcement today in service to our duty to the constitution and to our country. The House Committee on the judiciary is introducing 2 articles of impeachment charging the president of the United States donald j. Drum with committing high crimes and misdemeanors the 1st article is abuse of power for withholding security aid and a white house visit with ukraines leader in exchange for political investigations that would benefit trumps reelection the 2nd obstruction of congress for refusing to cooperate with impeachment investigators the evidence i
Postwall history. Washington journal is next. East berlin tonight, tens of thousands of people crossing into west tens of thousands of crossing into west portland, pouring into the berlin wall, not waiting for official visits or even daybreak, they are still coming. Those are the words and images that nbc knee used to open its report on november 9th, 1989. 30 years later we have remembering that they, live from the museums berlin wall calgary, just on pennsylvania avenue, u. S. Capital here in washington d. C. , its our home for the next three hours on the washington journal on c span, and an American History on cspan 3. As we talk about the history of the wall, were talking about your own memories. Let us know what the fall of the berlin wall meant to you. Four lines are spent relate this morning. If you live in the eastern or central time zones, the phone number to call 2027488000 if you live in a specific timelines, then call 2027488001. If you are in germany, please call 2027488002