i m along with rachel, jessica, and jimmy. it s 5:00 in new york city. this is the five. well, democrats creating more election chaos as they try to stop americans from voting for donald trump. maine disqualifying the g.o.p. frontrunner from its 2024 ballot. and it s all thanks to the state s democrat secretary of state. she decided to follow colorado s lead and find trump to be ineligible under the 14th amendment s insurrection clause over his actions surrounding january 6th. she makes no secret she s a far left hack by routinely posting selfies with joe biden and barack obama. she is also an outspoken supporter of trump s second impeachment and of course, immediately ran to the liberal media to spike the football. first and foremost, it s important to know, my oath to the constitution, my obligations to the constitution and rule of law come before any other consideration. no other factors could weigh on that decision. and did not. i reviewed section 3 of the 14th am
out with a bang as we prepare to ring in the new year in times square. the marketst posting big gains for 2023. the dow up 14%. the nasdaq surging more than 40% and the s&p 500 up more than 24%. but will it continue in 2024? our market experts will weigh-in. with stocks soaring despite high interest rates to bring down inflation, what impact will that have on the 2024 presidential race? we ll ask presidential candidate ron desantis. he s here. a busy your world starts right now. edward: welcome. i m edward lawrence in for neil cavuto. this is your world. first to madison alworth with a banner year for stocks. madison? the last trading day of 2023 has come to a close. the end of the year saw a strong rally. major indices were up business. s&p finishing up 24%. the dow joins up 13% and the nasdaq also seeing those big gains up over 43%. a huge success there. the nasdaq soaring thanks to artificial intelligence. that boom really had an impact on that sector. big tech sto