smerconish starts right now. is it over before it begins? i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. before a single primary vote has been cast, has donald trump already sewn up the gop nomination or is it still up for grabs? everybody has an opinion. but the data tells a pretty compelling story. peggy noonan writing that i refuse to see the story as over. voting begins now. after chris christie dropped out, nate kohn wrote the christie vote alone will probably not be enough, but haley has been steady gaining in the polls and historically there is a lot of precedent for urge is being candidates to keep gaining especially over a contest s final days. and new hampshire will be a wild card. independents can vote in the gop primary and according to data released yesterday, 43% of americans, look at that graph, 43% of americans consider themselves to be independent. rs and ds are tied at 27. it tie as record for an independent showing making them the largest political bloc in the c
is it over before it begins? i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. before a single primary vote has been cast, has donald trump already sown up the 2024 gop nomination, or is it still up for grabs? everybody has an opinion, but the data tells a pretty compelling story. peggy noonan in the wall street journal writing this week, i refuse to see the story is over. the voting begins now. after chris christie dropped out, the new york times wrote, the christie vote alone will probably not be enough, but haley has been steadily gaining in the polls and historically there s a lot of precedent for surging candidates to keep gaining, especially over a contest s final days. and new hampshire, which is second up, will be a wild card. independents can vote in the gop primary, and according to data released yesterday from gallup, 43% of americans consider themselves to be independent. the rs and ds are tied at 27. it ties a record for an independent showing, making them the largest
thank you, michael. ahead, this week in retaliation for weeks of attacks on commercial ships in the red sea by iran-backed rebels, the u.s. and allies launched two days of assault. will this make the region safer or lead to mr escalation? and how about this, monitoring on public police communications used to be somewhat of an obscure hobby. with the advent of the internet, technology has made it easier to listen not only locally but nationally. so where is the line between the right to listen in and invasion of privacy? plus, don t forget, please vote on today s poll question at smerconish.com. is the republican nomination already over?
up ahead, this week in rele take yags for weeks of attacks on commercial ships in the red sea by annian backed rebels, u.s. and allies launched two days of military assault. will it make the region safer or lead to more escalation. and how about this? monitoring on public police communications used to be somewhat of an obscure hobby, but technology has made it easier to listen not only locally, but nationally. so where is the line between the right to listen in and invasion of privacy? plus don t forget, please vote on today s poll question, is the republican nomination already over.