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
is it time to pop that balloon? i m michael smerconish. it sparked kshs about national security regarding beijing. is it more a about symbolism? secretary of state antony blinken was due to travel to china this weekend. he postponed his trip calling the infiltration a, quote, irresponsible act that created conditions that undermine the purpose of the trip. the public first learned of the balloon s existence thursday while it was over montana, which is home to ballistic missile silos and bomber bases. china is saying it s all innocent. a spokesperson for the chinese foreign min city sits is a civilian air shift used for meteorological purposes affected by the westerlies and limited self-steering capability, it deviated from its course. the chinese side regrets the entry of the ship. but it was a clear violation of our sovereignty as well as international law. the balloon does not pose a military or political threat and a senior defense official said military officials a advise
2020. dozens of dead americans and millions in property damage. we have full coverage tonight. and stick around for tonight s last call. the lowest grade so far is from a call to my radio show. she gave me a c. she is back. we begin with a bombshell development from the russia hoax. tonight big news. i hope the liar adam schiff is hanging on to his seat. someone was arrested for colluding with russia but not donald trump or the white house or adam schiff himself when he was pranked by russians. it was a man name charles. a high ranking fbi official 2 worked with the trump russia collusion investigation. he is accused of taking secret payments from a russian oligarch in exchange for political favors including investigating a rival oligarch. he faces 20 years in prison. and peter strzok has yet to mention the arrest of his fellow colleague. he is the poster boy for political corruption and bias. he tweeted on sunday: applying the facts of what we know of biden and trump s docum
11-0, with four abstentions, russia, china, algeria and mozambique. i believe the community of free nations are committed to ceasing these attacks against international shipping in the red sea region, and it can be limited to that particular area. final question, general deptula, a radio caller of mine yesterday on serious xm examined, what is the u.s. national security interest. what should i have said to that person? well, the first u.s. national security interest is defense against direct attacks against u.s. personnel and forces in the region. and, second, it is to support our commitment to freedom of navigation and freedom of the commons in order to allow