tonight on all in. it should be the entire nation who determines who they want for president, whether they re guilty of insurrection or not. donald trump asked the supreme court to save him from getting kicked off the ballot. plus are you better off than you were four years ago? the republican front runner convicted of fraud has a new sleight of hand. were you better off five years ago? where you better off five years ago? where you better off five years ago, are you better off today? tonight, speaker emerita nancy pelosi on america s choice in 2024, former obama campaign manager david plouffe on whether or not liberals an open primary should vote nikki haley to stop donald trump. and the new all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes, and happy new year. it s good to be back here with all of you. thanks to the folks who filled in, i really appreciate it. we are now, officially, at the beginning of an election year, the promise is to be
donald trump asked the supreme court to save him from getting kicked off the ballot. plus are you better off than you were four years ago? the republican front runner convicted of fraud has a new sleight of hand. were you better off five years ago? where you better off five years ago? where you better off five years ago, are you better off today? tonight, speaker emerita nancy pelosi on america s choice in 2024, former obama campaign manager david plouffe on whether or not liberals an open primary should vote nikki haley to stop donald trump. and the new all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes, and happy new year. it s good to be back here with all of you. thanks to the folks who filled in, i really appreciate it. we are now, officially, at the beginning of an election year, the promise is to be a very wild ride. first iowa republican congress as political reports, donald trump s campaign for capital endorsements is accelerating, l
we begin in france, where unions will be staging strike action today against the government s pension reform plans. the government is aiming to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years. today marks the sixth day of strikes and protests since mid january, and unions say it will be the biggest yet with workers across a range of sectors expected to mobilise. teachers, gas and electricity workers, train drivers, and industrial workers are all expected to join. part of the french government plan is also to raise the minimum pension to 1,200 euro a month, which is over 550 euro higher than the current minimum figure. but unions want more due to rising inflation. let s go live to paris now and talk to tomasz michalski associate professor of economics at the hec business school in paris. we spoke about these injanuary but they are still continuing into march. but they are still continuing into march. , , . , , into march. the public support is there for into march. the public
i think trump would like to wrap this up by the end of really january or really february, and can move completely on the general election. but it would be very advantageous for joe biden if trump has to fend off nikki haley, you know, into march, into april, having then been through a reelection campaign, you know, that gift of time, you know, we used it well, i think george bush used it well against kari. clinton used it well against but basically biden and trump starting their elections at the exact same time, which is what will happen if trump sailed through this season. it doesn t mean biden will win, but it s certainly this advantageous. why? why does that matter? well, because trump has to still be going to primary states, not a battleground states. you know, he may be losing from time to time, makes him look weak. but the biden campaign can stand all of their time on the center stage, and that will determine the presidency. that s really, i think, and all the messaging, al
they got a lot to work with and they have just utterly squandered. absolutely. but the way to think about this thing, back to your question, so, this may not happen. i think trump would like to wrap this up by the end of really january or really february, and can move completely on the general election. but it would be very advantageous for joe biden if trump has to fend off nikki haley, you know, into march, into april, having then been through a reelection campaign, you know, that gift of time, you know, we used it well, i think george bush used it well against kari. clinton used it well against but basically biden and trump starting their elections at the exact same time, which is what will happen if trump sailed through this season. it doesn t mean biden will win, but it s certainly this advantageous. why? why does that matter? well, because trump has to