I am katie feng and for alex. The 2020 presidential election was one of the closest races we ve ever experienced in this country although george w. Bush won the election, it was al gore who won the popular vote that your. When you start to slice and dice the electorate into different voting groups, that race starts to look weightless tight. Check this out. In 2000, george w bush dramatically outperformed his opponent among white evangelical voters, winning 68% among that group. In 2024 he increased that support by 10 points. Evangelical support for the republican presidential candidate remained relatively steady for the next two elections and then look what happened in 2016. Donald trump won the support of 81% of white evangelical voters. Trumps ability to supercharge the evangelical vote has largely been attributed to the reason he was able to win the presidency the first time he ran. Without a strong evangelical turnout, it becomes much more difficult for donald trump to chart a repe
In mind. Thank you for doing that, we will pick up exactly where you left off. Have a good weekend. Have a good show. Good show. Russia without putin, that was one of the chants shouted by the people who Alexei Navalny, thousands of people who knew that they were risking their freedom, possibly their lives to say that. Alexei navalny who was harassed, poisoned imprisoned, and ultimately killed is proof of what happens to those Who Defy Putin and russia. Navalnys widow yulia and their two children did not attend the funeral because of fears of their own safety, Russian Police patrol the funeral, they stopped mourners from entering the church, unable to view, as you saw the open casket where navalnys body was covered with Red And White roses. The New York Times reports that Cell Phone Service in the area had been reduced to the lower band with 3g standard and described it as a mobile shutdown. Thats what it means to live in russia with putin. Despite this, a quarter of 1 Million People s
Lesson about democracy. We thought it was an Important Note to end the week on. Sometimes we think the system isnt working, but its important to keep that struggle in mind. Thank you for doing that, we will pick up exactly where you left off. Have a good weekend. Have a good show. Rachel without putin. That was one of the chants shouted by the people who Alexei Navalny, thousands of people who knew that they were risking their freedom, possibly their lives to say that. Alexei navalny who was harassed, poisoned imprisoned, and ultimately killed is proof of what happens to those Who Defy Putin and russia. Navalnys widow yulia and their two children did not attend the funeral because of fears of their own safety, Russian Police patrol the funeral, they stopped mourners from entering the church, unable to view, as you saw the open casket where navalnys body was covered with Red And White roses. The New York Times reports that Cell Phone Service in the area had been reduced to the lower ban
the u.s. capitol, field by donald trump s lie. but there is a new are bigger test for democracy that is in the hands of the court. also this hour, you will hear from a capitol police officer who defended the capitol that day. harry dunn is with us live with why he is running for congress. and also tonight, look here the man who led the nra four years into the ground is out. thanks in part to the legal process of new york s attorney general. i am paola ramos, in for a minute look at dean, let s do this. today, january 6th, marks three years since rioters violently stormed the halls of our nation s capital. three years since supporters of donald trump attempted to overturn the will of the, people and three years since americas nearly 250-year-long democratic experiment almost made its end. yesterday, president joe biden kicked off the 2024 election year by marking this anniversary with a grim warning, the threat to our democracy is still ongoing. trump is trying to stea
providing that the united states reserves and retains complete ownership, possession and control of presidential records. for more than a year, and despite multiple opportunities to remedied situation and return materials that rightly belong to the federal government, donald trump refused to cooperate time and time again. as we know now from the indictment unsealed by the department of justice yesterday, the former president and his personal valet, and now codefendants, walt nauta have both been indicted. trump along faces 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information, and one count of false statements. both men are also charged with one count each of his conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding a document, corruptly concealing a document, concealing and documents in a federal investigation, and a scheme to conceal. not to has also in charge for making false statements. the government alleges in his indictment that it s not only a passive bystander that go