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polling results, as you mentioned, he did not receive more than 50% of the votes at the presidential election. which is different from thai, where both in the 2016 and 2020 election, she received more than 50% of the votes. it's also important to note that not only did lai not receive 50% of the votes for the presidential election, when you look at the legislative u.n. elections, the dpp did not hold on to their majority. so one way to look at this and this is how china looks at it. is that lai does not have the popular vote in taiwan and nor does his party have control of congress. hopefully china has that perspective. it will put some moderation in terms of how china views lai as well as his ability to influence taiwan's policies. >> now for the chinese, as important as what taiwan does is what washington does.
most want to maintain the status quo and if you look at the polling results, as you mentioned, he did not receive more than 50% of the votes at the presidential election. which is different from thai, where both in the 2016 and 2020 election, she received more than 50% of the votes. it's also important to note that not only did lai not receive 50% of the votes for the presidential election, when you look at the legislative u.n. elections, the dpp did not hold on to their majority. so one way to look at this and this is how china looks at it. is that lai does not have the popular vote in taiwan and nor does his party have control of congress. hopefully china has that perspective. it will put some moderation in terms of how china views lai as well as his ability to influence taiwan's policies. >> now for the chinese, as
nikki haley moving into second place pushing ron desantis down to third. christie and vivek ramaswamy barely hanging on. bill melugin is live in waukee, iowa. you spoke to nikki haley, how does she feel about the rankings? >> john, she said she can feel the momentum, she thinks the opponents can feel the momentum, too, a bigger target on the back now. she well comes the target and telling everybody else bring it on. power rankings one more time unveiled this morning. donald trump still the front-runner, but nikki haley coming into that number two spot, she is enjoying some positive polling results in the state of new hampshire. she is confident she can beat donald trump on the ground and during a fox news town hall last night she said he should not be removed from state ballots. take a listen. >> no he shouldn't be taken off the ballot and the supreme court needs to rule quickly before other states start to do this. this is one of those don't open a door if you don't want to see what happens. this is a door we don't need to
also i think it was in political this week former president obama had lunch with president biden and warned him about not taking president trump seriously enough. elizabeth, are democrats going to be getting what they ask for their own risk? these polling results seem they want president trump he could actually put up a good fight with president biden progress i think certainly we are seeing that defiant speech he is using these indictments to his political advantage with his base. but i think the administration was in some ways in a tough place. athe facts lead to these indictments i'm very serious issues of trying to overturn democracy in the classifieds documents case potentially threatening the national security of the united states with these highly sensitive documents, these are really serious charges per think the administration, the department of justice which is insulated
also i think it was in political this week former president obama had lunch with president biden and warned him about not taking president trump seriously enough. elizabeth, are democrats going to be getting what they ask for their own risk? these polling results seem they want president trump he could actually put up a good fight with president biden progress i think certainly we are seeing that defiant speech he is using these indictments to his political advantage with his base. but i think the administration was in some ways in a tough place. athe facts lead to these indictments i'm very serious issues of trying to overturn democracy in the classifieds documents case potentially threatening the national security of the united states with these highly sensitive documents, these are really serious charges per think the administration, the department of justice which is insulated
the court prevent the public from seeing that. there was recently reporting about a christmas party that justice thomas hosted for his clerks and venmo payments from a number of prominent lawyers in d.c. as a former federal law clerk, i can tell you, that was inknock -- innocuous. there's all of this other suspicious activity and no guardrails around either disclosure, recusal or what gifts you can or cannot accept. that makes the public distrustful not only with the court but similar polling results with the department of justice and fbi as well. >> we have 30 seconds left, is there a very pointed way na that democrats can campaign on this or message on this, in ways that rnlt necessarily about abortion and student loans and gay rights. >> absolutely. it's the conversation of our institutions that are supposed
>> well, there's -- i think one of the great disconnects that you've pointed out is between people who talk about these things publicly, people who poll on them, and then, in a cycle, then talk about the polling results, and what people genuinely think. my own sense is that part of the wages of having such a radically polarized political class, which is to say those who have an economic, cultural and often idealogical stake in an unfolding political drama, because of that polarization, it's not anyone's interest to say what you just said. because what's interesting about, hey, everything's good? yeah, there are problems, we should work on it. you know, that's not going to get people outraged. it's not going to guarantee
remarks obtained by politico h declared that, quote, the ol republican party is gone and i is never coming back and a separate account of the, event in the washington post reports, quote, trump took extensive time to insult polling results, reading pol numbers state-by-state for about five minutes trump only re-read polls tha were favorable to him's, but i is not a sure bet that he will win the nomination again as he potentially faces stif competition from florida governor ron desantis. and of course there is the fac that trump is now the firs current and former president t be charged with a crime. he is the subject of a multitude of pending cases including about an upcomin trial that we will get back to in a little bit. but i believe we are going t go to a press around bitterly, if not now >> we are gonna go ahead and begin our press conference relative to a situation that occurred here in gainesville