the year was 1990, republican incumbent of north carolina senator jesse helms was polling behind his black democratic challenger, a man named harvey gantt. it was a surprisingly competitive election, so home called in the political consultants who, in turn, helped the helms campaign figure out a way to fight back, and this is what they came up with, this ad. you needed that job, but they had to give it to a minority because of the racial quota. is that really fair? harvey gantt says it is. he supports the racial quota law, making the color of your skin more important in your qualifications. you will vote on this issue next tuesday, harvey gantt . that ad, with the white hands holding the rejection letter as the narrator intones you are a better candidate than the minority guy that they went with, can you steal the injustice of it all? that ad was exactly what senator jesse helms needed, he. term in the senate, 54 to 46%. that strategy worked. it worked well. making ga
scheduled to open in 2025 so next year forjust over half the current expected cost. that was delayed to 2027, and the french utility operator edf now says it will be another two years before the project is complete. it s the latest setback in energy capacity and security for the uk and may put pressure on the british government to intervene. our business editor simon jack explains the wider implications for the british government. edf will shoulder the cost of this because they agreed back in 2016 or a higher price at which they would supply electricity, they would take the risk, but it is notjust their problem because the government wants to build an identical plant at sizewell in suffolk, and for that plant, customers will be on the hook a little bit, it will be added to their bills to pay for the construction over a decade or so. the government has put into 5p of its own money and trying to raise private capital to try and fund this. they say they are still supporters
late last night for the new york yankees out in oakland, marking the 24th perfect game in the history of major league baseball and the first in more than a decade. getting it done. jonathan lemire, domingo german, you re a fan, you ve called him the don larson of his time, now becoming the fourth new york yankee to throw a perfect game, beginning in 1956, david wells, another in the late 90s. now, herman, who has been let s say up and down this season, was just unbelievable last night. only went to a three ball count with two hitters. he was basically untouchable, throwing a perfect game. yankees win, 11-0. can you, even a red sox fan, muster any excitement for this moment in history? domingo german, the fourth yankee to throw a perfect game, the first in the same season in which he was suspended for ten games, forced to having sticky stuck on his glove, busted for cheating. i knew that was coming. but he is an unlikely candidate to do this. never beat the a s in his c
we have lost technology from new york. i will pick it up from here and scroll it back so we know. fewer than 24 hours from new hampshire s first in the nation presidential primary. iowa caucuses were last upon monday, so this season is on. it is a two-person race for the republican nomination for president. florida governor ron desantis dropped out, that was about 21 hours ago. he says he will back former president donald trump. we can t go back to the old republican guard of yester year corporatism that nikki haley represents. harris: tim scott here. we have a stronger economy, healthy military and safer world, compare and contrast the only, the own conclusion is donald trump. harris: now there are two, just two despite polling showing donald trump ahead by double digits, nikki haley is welcoming that challenge, saying, bring it on. when we win the presidency in this country, i will prove have made the right decision. for now, i leave you with this. may the best
all in with chris hayes starts right now. s hayes starts right now. tonight on all in. i ve been indicted twice now in a couple of months. the doj seeks a protective order on trump. what s indictment mean? sure that s when your extremely dishonest sir. as front runners parting demands a loyalty pledge even for convicted felons. anybody getting on the republican national committee debate stage should be able to stay say i will support the will of the voters. growing calls for cameras in the trial of down donald trump. plus msnbc makes fun of me when i say that there are a lot of people that were involved in the biden shenanigans that are currently missing. the remarkable collapse of a maga attack on joe biden. no evidence that joe biden s did anything illegally. unfortunately we can t track down the informant. is the u.s. government going to prevent the saudi purchase of american golf? new details on two new investigations, when all in starts, right no