Live starts right now. Laura . Youve got a lot to fix with whats going on in washington. You think i can fix it . Hold on, im the want to fix this . You will not put that on me today. Laura alone can fix it. Well, then you have some very high hopes. Thank you so much, nice to see you as always. And we do have, to her point, there is Breaking News out there as republicans are just now choosing another speaker. The big question is, how long will this one last . Tonight, i am laura coates live. All right everyone, mike johnson, come on down. Youre the next contestant on the next speaker, right . Well, for the fourth time in three weeks, republicans have chosen another speaker designate. Congressman mike johnson was elected with 128 votes. Do the math, thats less than the total, you do realize. And get this, Kevin Mccarthy, who was kicked out of the job three weeks ago, received 43 votes. The next highest tally. Which means its Groundhog Day all over again. Just go ahead and cue up bill mu
62% disapproval rating. that s really dangerous for the president. and for democrats in general because they rely on independents in many of the close across the finish line. i thought the poll was interesting one. 38%. all-time low for him for quinnipiac. and, you know, goes much lower than is he really going to drag the party down. i think it s it s all going to hinge on healthcare law and how it going forward. still looks like a disaster. you will see him keep going down. big breaking news tonight bipartisan budget deal. going to pass? oh, we will see about that certainly conservative house republicans are already expressing concerns about it. we had many conservative outside groups immediately say even before the details of the before they read it. before the details were announced that no one should vote against it it many of these. vote for or against it? nobody vote for it excuse me. many of these groups said they were going to key vote this vote and look towa
to ask than new york magazine s john heilman. he helped immortalize the 2008 sweepstakes, veep stakes. thanks for joining us. great to be here. it s never too early to talk about the veep stakes. we always have fun with this. for those who say nobody vote forward someone because of a vice president, there are people in game change who most likely voted against someone because of who had been picked for the ticket. so it matters. well, it clearly matters. i think it matters in one way which voters do vote for the top and they look at this decision as a prism through which they can judge the judgment of the nominee. it s a big decision so the question is, i think voters look, is this person qualified to be commander in chief from day one. that s the most important hurd that will the nominee has to clear in their choice, he has to pick someone who is qualified and appears qualified out of the gate. as we learned in game change