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can you drop one by my office! >> i will, its on the way. >> ill see you in d.c. in a few days! see >> you soon. >> well, it is officially election eve here in manchester, new hampshire. just hours from now voters will cast their ballots for the first-in-the-nation primary. even though new hampshire is just the second contest of the 2024 election cycle. it could very well be the end of the republican race. yes, the primary race could be wrapped up tomorrow night. before january even co...

special coverage on the new hampshire primary is starting right now. -- just, no forceable cast ballots in the first-in-the-nation primary. you know that new hampshire is just the second contests of the 2024 election cycle, it can very well be the end of the republican race. yes, the primary base could be wrapped up tomorrow night before january even comes to a close. of course, its naturally over. until its over. as of last night, the florida governor ron desantis dropping, out this i...

starts right now. >> martha: thank you both very much. im martha maccallum and this is the story. former president trump about to hold a rally in virginia, a tight race right now. hes trying to become the first republican presidential candidate to win the state in 20 years. biden won by ten points last time around. we will see what he has to say. we expect in any moment and will take you there. clearly he will reflect on last nights debate, which was very consequential in many ways, no...

Chance for unity for the election. if it bleeds all the way to the convention, thats a lot harder to get everybody on the same page at that point. >> really quickly, in 15 seconds, areha we headed towarda contested convention, or is somebody going to have it wrapped up by the time they get toen that point? >> i would lead against a contested convention. you have to clear 15% to get any delegates at all. its hard to keep a campaign going if youre not in the front at that point. but you cant rule ...

Wrap it up, the more time to get over any bitter feelings and a chance for unity for the election. if it bleeds all the way to the convention, thats a lot harder to get everybody on the same page at that point. >> really quickly, in 15 seconds, are we headed towards a contested convention, or is somebody going to have it wrapped up by the time they get to that point? >> i would lead against a contested convention. you have to clear 15% to get any delegates at all. its hard to keep a campaign goi...

Happiness about that. not just on the part of the non-white candidates like julian castro and cory booker but also on part of the other candidates, too. these candidates recognize that a big, broad obama coalition built on the backs of non-white voters is how democrats are going to win. and having a -- a debate stage that looks essentially like a republican debate stage is not what democrats want to be showing voters at the -- at the very end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020. >> karine. >> yeah...

Or what happens post that, i think is for the most part inkwungsal. >> lets move on to 2020 as we know, including this letter, from cory booker, where he makes the case that the current rules to qualify for a debate, that there has to be a certain threshold of donors in addition to as we know polling numbers, hes saying it needs to be one or the other. signed by eight of his fellow candidates including front runners, the dnc says the rules are fair and this is what they are, you didnt object thi...

One. >> you mention the diversity and that is central to his argument. and that he says there needs to be more diversity and blames the dnc rules for this saying he knows it was an unintended consequence of the dncs actions but the unintended result doesnt live up to the values of the democratic party. as you say youre conflicted and brought that up, how much of a focus should that be for the dnc? >> i think its an important issue and its one that we ought to look at and obviously diversity is a...

Strike. now every major candidate and then some say they will not cross the picket line even if it means missing the debate. senator elizabeth warren calling on the dnc to "find a solution that lives up to our partys commitments to fight for working people." former new york city mayor michael bloomberg doesnt have to pick a side but he wont be at the l.a. debate and based on dnc rules, bloomberg is unlikely to qualify for any future primary debate because he does not have individual donors, his ...

Country would be about $97,000. that would be equal to a family going out spending $55 out. maybe a movie. >> for years, ive been using my resources for the things that matter to me. i was lucky enough to build a successful company. it has been very successful and ive used all of it to give back to help america. >> commercials and campaign stops may be bloombergs only means of reaching most americans because hes not accepting campaign contributions, he will fail to qualify for any debate under t...