can you drop one by my office! i will, it s on the way. i ll 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 comes to a close. of course it s not truly over until it is over. as of last night, with florida governor desantis dropping out, this is now finally the one-on-one race that nikki haley has, won is the one that she has been asking for and right now on the eve of this new hampshire primary, she is the only one still standing between donald trump and her republican nomination, she is also currently 19 points behind him in the latest new hampshire tracking poll, out just this morning. so what does nikk
people as the central players shush, don t tell them. well, cats out of the bag. it s happening. i think it happened today. thank you for the book plug, as well. thank you my friend. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. the year was 1990. republican incumbent north carolina senator jesse helms was pulling behind his black democratic challenger, a man named harvey gantt. it was a surprisingly competitive election. so helms cold in the political consultants, who helped the helms campaign figure out a way to fight back. and this is what they came up with. this ad. you needed that job. you are the best qualified. but they had to give it to a minority tick is of a racial quota. is that really fair? harvey gantt says he supports ted kennedy s racial quota law but makes the color of your skin more important than your qualifications. you ll vote on this issue next tuesday. for racial quotas, i began. it against racial quotas, jesse helms. that added, with
decision. just a few days ago cbs news ran a pole asking americans about this very issue. 70% responded that colleges should not be allowed to use race in college admissions. a new york times poll recently found 60% of democrats also oppose race as a factor in admissions. americans across the country have rejected affirmative action at the ballot box too, even in blue state california. in the 2020 election democratic leaders in the state put affirmative action on the ballot. the pro- affirmative action activist, the governor, u.s. senators and the golden state warriors pushed voters to support the initiative. they out bid opponents of affirmative action by 19-1. in the end, nearly 60% of californians voted to kill affirmative action. it didn t work. no matter how hard the democratic party tries, no matter how much money they spend, the american people have rejected the view that we should be judged on our skin color. so if anyone is trying to hold on to the past like the demo
minute. tonight s last word is maeve. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. tonight, the current president versus the former president. joe biden on the road promoting his billion dollar infrastructure projects, while donald trump spent a day in court on the stand. then, mitch mcconnell casts doubt on the bipartisan motor package as the de facto leader of his party pushes for chaos. while politicians in washington continue to play politics with immigration, what is actually happening at our southern border. we will get into it as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle live from msnbc headquarters here in new york city. well today, we saw an incredible split screen of the current and former presidents who are right now likely headed for a rematch in november. presidential biden was on the campaign trail in wisconsin, touting the latest numbers showing the economy grew 3.3% in the last three months of 2023, an
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, it s naturally over. until it s over. as of last night, the florida governor ron desantis dropping, out this is now finally the one-on-one race that nikki haley has wanted, the one she s been asking for. right now, on the eve of this new hampshire primary, she s the only one is still standing between donald trump and the republican nomination. she is also currently 19 points behind him in the latest new hampshire tracking poll, just out this morning. what does nikki haley have to justify sticking in the race after tomorrow? that seems to be the million dollar question. 4 million dollar question. can sh