Delegate dominance, but can he deliver a decisive sweep and get ever closer to that magic number . Or will nikki haley pull off the seemingly impossible and turn a last stand into real momentum to remain in the race . Good morning. Thanks for being here. It is 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. And welcome to the most consequential day so far in the race for the president ial nomination. It is Super Tuesday. The single biggest day on the primary calendar. The polls are open, are about to be, in 16 states across the country, and our team is in 13 of them. By the end of the day today, donald trump could be much closer to that magic number. Unless nikki haley can defy Delegate Math and political gravity. At some point maybe we should say the reason that america keeps losing is because of donald trump. Haley, shes not a problem. I think shes very negative for the party, but shes not a problem in terms of winning because were winning by a lot. And nbcs Vaughn Hillyard is
Any more electionselections. Voters are not just choosing between the candidates but making critical decisions about the basic fundamentals of the democracy. Polling in the last knew 2024 primaries show us everything show us that donald trump will defeat nikki haley by significant margins. And Super Tuesday will perhaps mark this days away from Trump Clinching the republican nomination officially. That means today will, if nothing else, crystallize the choices that americans face in november. This between two president s, one current, one former. One president who has an agenda that commands broad public support. His commitment to our democracy and our institutions has never been in doubt. But hes dogged by some lackluster polling that doesnt match up with support for his policies. And the other, well, you know the other. Four times indicted, twice impeached expresident who currently faces 91 Felony Counts in four jurisdictions. Hes been found liable for sexual abuse. Set to pay hundre
Katy tur reports right now. Good to be with you. Im katy tur. Why wasnt there a red wave in 2022 . And why do we keep on seeing democrats win in blue places, in purple places, and red places . You can argue candidate quality. You can also argue threats to democracy, but you cannot argue with the impact of abortion. Ever since the Supreme Court overturned roe v. Wade, blue voters, purple voters and red voters across the country have turned up to protest it. Not through rallies or marches, though some have done that, too, but for voting. Both for candidates and for policies that promise to protect access to health care. It is the single issue that democrats close to President Biden tell me they are banking on most in 2024 in november. Just watch, theyve said. As we get into this year, there will be Court Decision after Court Decision, further restricting access and further alienating voters from the gop. And lo and be hold, here we are, the Alabama State Supreme Court ruled embryos are c
In 2009, South Carolina governor mark sanford was a Republican Rock Star his reputation as a Budget Slashing Deficit Hawk family man had the gop betting on him to beat obama in 2012 until he became a missing person. The search for sanford through his office into chaos and turned up a secret love affair and a bizarre set of lies that coined the phrase to hike the Appalachian Trail but it also revealed something deeper how even the most tightly controlled political persona can mask the messy, imperfect reality of a human being and counterintuitively, when the world was crashing down around him, bearing at all might have been the savviest political move of mark sanford career its monday night. Do you know where your governor is . Thats what the citizens have. South carolina are wondering where in the world is our governor of Mystery Tonight in South Carolina . The states governor, mark sanford disappeared for days. Governor alert. The search for mark sanford in june 2009, South Carolina g
Katy tur reports right now. Good to be with you. Im katy tur. Why wasnt there a red wave in 2022 . And why do we keep on seeing democrats win in blue places, in purple places, and red places . You can argue candidate quality. You can also argue threats to democracy, but you cannot argue with the impact of abortion. Ever since the Supreme Court overturned roe v. Wade, blue voters, purple voters and red voters across the country have turned up to protest it. Not through rallies or marches, though some have done that, too, but for voting. Both for candidates and for policies that promise to protect access to health care. It is the single issue that democrats close to President Biden tell me they are banking on most in 2024 in november. Just watch, theyve said. As we get into this year, there will be Court Decision after Court Decision, further restricting access and further alienating voters from the gop. And lo and be hold, here we are, the Alabama State Supreme Court ruled embryos are c