— general election year? yes, it is almost certainly _ general election year?, it is almost certainly going _ general election year? yes, it is almost certainly going to - general election year? yes, it is almost certainly going to be - general election year? yes, it is almost certainly going to be a l almost certainly going to be a general election year. we do know the date of the local elections, may the date of the local elections, may the 2nd, will not be the date of the general election. rishi sunak seems to have ruled that out. so it is possible that these elections could be the last opportunity for people to cast their vote ahead of the general election. turnout could be low, but it would give an indication of the result. ed davey is in hertfordshire because he says his party are best placed to beat the conservatives in the so—called blue wall seats which were traditionally conservative, but then the liberal democrats made inroads in by—elections. for example, in west hertfordshire, the liberal democrats won that last year at the expense of the conservat

in a general election, it was 60% back in 2019. a lower turnout. we're going to stay on these pictures, but i want to bring joe back in. joe, a sort of 39.7% turnout — that's about average, maybe a little higher — for a by—election? maybe a little higher - for a bit-election?— maybe a little higher - for a by-election? maybe a little higher - for a b -election? 3 , , . by-election? it's pretty much bang on average — by-election? it's pretty much bang on average for _ by-election? it's pretty much bang on average for the _ by-election? it's pretty much bang on average for the recent - by-election? it's pretty much bang on average for the recent set - by-election? it's pretty much bang on average for the recent set of. on average for the recent set of by—elections, a little lower than we saw in kingswood and wellingborough — sorry, a little higher than we've seenin — sorry, a little higher than we've seen in those but a little lower than we saw towards the end of last year. but, as i say, around about average. so no indication that th

these general election conducted ? these are general election conducted? the ground here rochdale. how can you run a proper campaign like that? this is the worst i express my political life. some on my team have been imported so that he is a never seen anything like this. to suggest to the sour grapes is nonsense. that is richard tice, _ to the sour grapes is nonsense. that is richard tice, from _ to the sour grapes is nonsense. that is richard tice, from reform uk. the breaking news is george galloway has won the rochdale by—election by almost 6000 votes. our political correspondent as this report. you could hear the strong message he was earning the degree to kevin starmer, leader of the labour party. he said the muslim population was fed up with their position on that, that they wanted a stronger stance on what is happening in gaza right now. going to some of the other candidates, too, an extraordinary result for the independent candidates, david tulley, who wasn't involved in politics until a few weeks ago coming back and in the by—election. it was the

we mentioned a general election. for him to have a general election.th the coalition in power at the moment? his work with the coalition in power at the moment?— work with the coalition in power at the moment? his coalition has been in hower the moment? his coalition has been in power for — the moment? his coalition has been in power for four _ the moment? his coalition has been in power for four years, _ the moment? his coalition has been in power for four years, it _ the moment? his coalition has been in power for four years, it has - in powerforfour years, it has another year to go, so if it runs full term, you are going to have a general election in ireland in march next year. there are three parties in the coalition and the other two party leaders say they want to run full term as well, so it is seen ireland will be —— so it would seem ireland will be —— so it would seem ireland is 12 months away from the general election. i5 ireland is 12 months away from the general election.— general election. is he likely to chance general election. is he like

elections conducted? is that how we want our general— conducted? is that how we want our general election conducted?ons for people. i'm are serious questions for people. i'm putting — are serious questions for people. i'm putting out there what we've experienced. others may disagree. but this— experienced. others may disagree. but this is— experienced. others may disagree. but this is what's happened on the ground _ but this is what's happened on the ground here in rochdale. how can you run a _ ground here in rochdale. how can you run a proper— ground here in rochdale. how can you run a proper campaign like that? this is— run a proper campaign like that? this is the — run a proper campaign like that? this is the worst i've experienced in my— this is the worst i've experienced in my political life. some of my team _ in my political life. some of my team have _ in my political life. some of my team have been in politics for 30 years _ team have been in politics for 30 years and — team have been in politics for 30 years and they've never seen anything _ years and they've never seen anything like t to s

they're right along in sync primarily with where the general election is.he most interesting thing is how the republican party and we'll see it tonight, we'll see if we see it tonight, continues to be even though they're going to vote for donald trump and all of that, how way out of sync they are with the average swing or independent voter, majority, in the general election. >> how do you use that? i'm thinking particularly, because let's not kid ourselves, not only is control of the house at stake. so is control of the senate. they're both so incredibly tight right now. how do you message if you're republican in a swing state a swing district? >> well, if you're a non donald trump candidate, it's going to be very hard because he uses up all the oxygen in the room. you have to try to, and even though they don't do this, which i can never understand, they refuse to separate themselves from donald trump and keep going along, going along. i guess because they're afraid of his primary voters in a primary. what we learn frd the michigan vote in 2022 is all three

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but turnout in by—elections are traditionally a lot lower than in a general election. which we are waiting for the result of. as i said, george galloway from the workers party of britain declared an early victory as that counting was continuing. the former labour mp chris williamson, who is now deputy leader of the workers' party of britain, told our political correspondent he is confident of a george galloway victory.— correspondent he is confident of a george galloway victory. we're very confident that _ george galloway victory. we're very confident that it's _ george galloway victory. we're very confident that it's a _ george galloway victory. we're very confident that it's a comfortable - confident that it's a comfortable win for george, and this will send shock waves, i think, through the corridors of power in westminster. more important than that, i think it will give confidence to resurgent campaigns all over the country who are looking for a genuine alternative to the mainstream political parties. because our democracy�*s been stolen from us in this country by b

the liberal democrats are very excited about these local elections and the general election. artlands. may's elections are local ones, but it's notjust local issues. the lib dems want to highlight the nhs social care, pensions, sewage. ed davey�*s choice of this as the location to launch this campaign tells you a lot about his thinking because the council here is not one that the liberal democrats are in danger of losing. so really this is all about the general election, the seats they're targeting, ones they used to hold or conservative ones that they think they have a chance of winning. this is harpenden, genteel london commuter land and there's certainly discontent in the air fuelling lib dem hopes. i've been a conservative voterfor many, many, many years and i don't know what to do because i'm not happy with the way it's going. i think i'm so disillusioned with the government at the moment and politics in general that i haven't really decided who i would vote for. so votes up for grabs, but weighing against that old loyalties and time, which in politics can change things.

also has one eye on the general election and when it might come later in the year.at it might be in october after the chancellor suggested that looks like the most likely date for it, but you never quite know. were they to take a complete hammering on they to take a complete hammering on the local elections, the prime minister might be bounced into calling an election earlier than he had hoped. a student from a uk university owes more than £230,000 in student loan debts, more than five times the average. a freedom of information request by the bbc has revealed that another student has accrued nearly £55,000 in interest alone. is the cost of going to university too much? are students leaving burdened with unmanageable debt? new figures acquired by the bbc from a freedom of information request show one person who had done multiple degrees, had a student debt of £230,000. another has accumulated interest alone of £55,000. on average, a student in england will leave university with a debt of around £45,000. the figures are lower in wales and northern ireland. in scotlan

is this the big one before a general election? probably. the | general election? probably. general election? probably. the government is running - general election? probably. the government is running out - general election? probably. the government is running out of. general election? probably. the government is running out of a l general election? probably. the i government is running out of a set piece _ government is running out of a set piece moments, we can say, where they can _ piece moments, we can say, where they can use — piece moments, we can say, where they can use the lever is on the stage _ they can use the lever is on the stage of— they can use the lever is on the stage of government to try and change — stage of government to try and change the political weather, and there _ change the political weather, and there are — change the political weather, and there are tory mps who worry that a nationat— there are tory mps who worry that a national insurance cut, another one atter— national insurance cut, another one after the _ national insurance cut, another one

to elevate the republican steve garvey, a former los angeles dodger and padre to get to that general election one thing i want to say about the election here in california, lester, buckle your seat belts it could take 30 days -- >> jacob, we're going to interrupt you. because viewers can see donald trump has entered the rum at mar-a- room at mar-a-lago it will not give him the nomination tonight but brings him far closer based on what we've we've seen so far. ♪ the usa ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ from the lakes of minnesota ♪ >> mr. trump anxious to put this night behind him and begin to focus on president biden ♪ from sea to shining sea ♪ ♪ from detroit down to houston ♪ ♪ and new york to l.a. ♪ ♪ where there's pride in every american heart ♪ ♪ and it's time we stand and say ♪ ♪ >> this moment -- wanted this primary race to be over for some time, and functionally, lester, it is tonight with diseasecisiv victories. the delegate map makes it prohibitively difficult for nikki haley to come back we'll continue to watch her headquarters in south carolina we don't expect to hear from her today. but donald trump enjoy

now, that compares to a turnout of 60% at the last general election in 2019, but of course turnout at by election is always lower than it is at a general election, so the turnout in rochdale, 39.7%. that, as i said, compared to a turnout of 60% in the general election in 2019. we know that the officials there are counting at the moment, we are expecting a result may be in the next couple of hours, but this has certainly not been a normal by election campaign. by—elections are often colourful and chaotic, but there has never been anything quite like the contest in rochdale just north of manchester. the vote in the town was caused by the death of the town's widely respected labour mp, sir tony lloyd. on paper, it should have been relatively straightforward for labour to win. labour has won there for the past 1a years. azhar ali won the contest to be labour's candidate and appeared as their candidate on the ballot paper. but labour disowned and suspended him over remarks widely alleged to be anti—semitic. he said sorry for what he said. george galloway won the bradford west by—election i

we are in a general election.stake. >> president biden has been more forceful and direct in his attacks on donald trump recently, calling him a loser several times. will he dial this up more between now and election day? >> donald trump certainly is a loser. he lost in 2020 by over 7 million votes to joe biden. he is a loser on the campaign trail, because his agenda is incredibly unpopular. it's dangerous. when you are talking about the role that you played in overturning roe, you root for the economy to crash. when you pledge to serve as a dictator, that's a losing agenda the american people have rejected. they did so in 2020 and in 2022. they have done so as recently as the fall elections in 2023. that's the contrast the president is prepared to carry forth. absolutely, we will call out donald trump and his losing agenda every single day. >> any plans to reach out to liz cheney, who just posted on x this morning, there are eight months to stop donald trump? is there room in the biden campaign tent for liz cheney

.- towards a general election. _ towards a general election. peter, thank you very much. _ towards a general election. peter, thank you very much. peter- towards a general election. peter, thank you very much. peter with l towards a general election. peter, i thank you very much. peter with that analysis of sir keir starmer�*s speech, launching his party's local election campaign. one of the biggest water companies in the uk, thames water, has announced that its investors will not give the struggling utility giant extra cash unless customer bills rise. shareholders were due to inject half a billion pounds of funding, needed by thames water, which has debts of around £18 billion. the bbc understands that the shareholders are insisting that the regulator, 0fwat, agrees to a substantial increase in bills before they make the investment. have a listen to what the chief executive of thames water chris weston told the bbc. irate executive of thames water chris weston told the bbc.— executive of thames water chris weston

in may.— the government to call a general election in may. ready to _ election in may. britain deserves a government ready to take - election in may. britain deserves a government ready to take tough . government ready to take tough decisions, give up public services and immediate cash injection, stick to for— and immediate cash injection, stick to for school rules, fight for the living _ to for school rules, fight for the living standards of working people and deliver a sustainable plan for growth _ so we say to the chancellor and prime minister, it's time to break the habit of 14 years. stop the dithering, stop the delay, stop the uncertainty. and confirm may the 2nd as the date of the next general election because britain deserves better and labour are ready. mps shout joining me now is katy balls and ava evans. welcome to bbc news. we will persevere despite the noise in the background. sir keir starmer saying he wants the election on may the 2nd. not surprising given where labour are in 2nd. not surprising given where labourare in the 2nd.

mr general election period ? mr galloway, general election period? aying this election about muslims. . ., about muslims. there were particular uniuue about muslims. there were particular unique circumstances _ about muslims. there were particular unique circumstances to _ about muslims. there were particular unique circumstances to rochdale, i unique circumstances to rochdale, not least the fact that the labour party pulled its support for the person who was their candidate after he made various remarks that were eventually disowned by the labour party, so there wasn't an official labour candidate. george galloway is a very fierce advocate for the palestinian cause i made that the centre of his campaign in a constituency with about a 30% muslim vote. the circumstances were pretty unique, but it certainly asks questions again of the labour leadership about its position on the org—mac— —— the hamas israel conflict. there is tension bubbling away in the party about where sir keir starmer should be on that question. george galloway�*s election sharpens t

, what it could mean for a general election. for a general election ? so mean for a general election? so i think it was quite a surprising result . surprising result. >> i mean, i think it probably was a shocking result because there was a point a few weeks ago where people thought that reform uk could take the seat. they the they thought that maybe the former candidate could former labour candidate could possibly still seat and possibly still take the seat and so george galloway to get so for george galloway to get 12,000 you know, he got 12,000 votes, you know, he got more than several of the major parties in that seat. parties combined in that seat. i think it was hugely surprised. but i'm going to say i don't really think there's a major read to the general read across to the general election. and the reason for that there were that is because there were specific circumstances in this race. course, labour party race. of course, labour party didn't stand in the end . george didn't stand in the end. george galloway is a partic

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he said that the upcoming general election will again be at once in a generation election.ber ten said that rishi sunak was squatting in numberten and said that rishi sunak was squatting in number ten and urge the prime minister to call a general election, evenjoking the date minister to call a general election, even joking the date was the one thing that the prime minister can control. he said it was time for rishi sunak to go to the palace. he argued that his was the only party to offer what he called transforming change, he said tinkering around the edges and steady as she goes isn't going to cut it. so ed davey said that once was labour and conservatives offering, he said that the system needed change pointing to the system needed change pointing to the first past the post system committing proportional representation would be fairer. he got a round of applause when he said first past the post has to go. he got put the nhs at the heart of this speech, setting out what he called big, bold reforms to make sure people can see a gp, dentist community pharmacist when they ne

when he was asked about a general election he said "there won't be an election on that day."reviously indicated his working assumption would be for the second half of the year. we had a previous hint it would more likely be later this year. this is the first time that date of local elections now won't be holding a general election. the latest on the israel-gaza war. the leader in the u.s. senate made the strongest criticism yet by a senior american official of benjamin netanyahu's handling of the war. he suggested he risked making his country a pariah. chuck schumer is one of america's highest ranking jewish politicians and a close ally of president biden. >> the fourth major obstacle to peace is benjamin netanyahu, who has all too frequently bowed to the demands of extremists and the settlers in the west bank. host: the state department responded, stressing they are not a reflection of president biden's position. >> congress is independent. the government of israel understands how well the government works. they interact frequently with the executive and congress, including

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the general election matchup.eal ideas and what really are their records. >> i was with president biden michigan. i pulled him aside for a conversation and he said "come on, man. i'm trying to take on corporate america. i'm trying to win over the unions. close but he doesn't feel like he's breaking through because he's frustrated that the press in his view, his own democratic allies are not doing enough to forward his record. >> that's why we signed to a focus on the issue of junk fees at the white house believing if they can get credit card fees down, keep pushing the airlines to change the rules, they can turn around to voters and say look at all the little things i've done to help save you money. >> norah: i want to talk about one of the issues because president biden is having trouble consolidating his base, his most fervent supporters. reproductive rights may be a big issue since the supreme court overturned roe vs. wade two years ago. we've seen a number of states vote on abortion access and each time aborti

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the seat for labour and we will take the seat for labour and we will have a labour mp at the general electionproud of. that�*s stephen kinnock of labour. well, let�*s head to the rochdale by—election centre and our political correspondent is there. i mentioned an independent candidate looks to be doing well and he�*s with you. yes. i�*m with david tully, a name you�*ve probably never come across in politics before. david, tell me your story, first and foremost. why did you first decide to stand in this by—election? you first decide to stand in this bit-election?— you first decide to stand in this b -election? ~ , ., ~ ., by-election? well, 'ust a week to the da i by-election? well, 'ust a week to the day i thought — by-election? well, just a week to the day i thought i'd _ by-election? well, just a week to the day i thought i'd just - by-election? well, just a week to the day i thought i'd just stand i by-election? well, just a week to the day i thought i'd just stand in| the day i thought i�*d just stand in the day i thought i�*d just stand in the by—election and give rochdale a voice and i

there are local and european elections in june and a general election to come at some point in the nextl: i think it is important for the party to get a leader in very quickly. the european and local elections are important, and they come down the tracks in a couple of weeks. we could have a general election by autumn. this is a big move. one of the factors we believe varadkar took into account when he decided to resign was a new leader was going to need time to try to have an impact on those local and european elections, and get in before the general election. that seems to be one of the factors. at the same time, he felt he didn't have the fiery ability to go out for another campaign. caitriona: what do you think his legacy will be? >> one of his biggest legacies will be the matter that he fought for ireland during th brexit negotiations with the united kingdom leaving the european union, trying to ensure there was not a hard border in ireland. many irish politicians went to the u.s. to seek assistance as well as fanning out across the european union to bolster the iris position. i th

general elections are binary— this reason. general elections are binary choices.alev _ republicans who voted for nikki haley are going to come home and vote for— haley are going to come home and vote for donald trump. all the democrats michigan who voted unallocated or unassigned in the primary— unallocated or unassigned in the primary in— unallocated or unassigned in the primary in a protest vote against joe biden— primary in a protest vote against joe biden lastly, they are going to come _ joe biden lastly, they are going to come home and vote forjoe biden. the general— come home and vote forjoe biden. the general election is going to look very. — the general election is going to look very, very close just like it was _ look very, very close just like it was a _ look very, very close just like it was a 1ti— look very, very close just like it was a 16 and 20. look very, very close 'ust like it was a 16 and 20._ look very, very close 'ust like it was a 16 and 20. let's look at those court cases and the upcoming dates, because it is difficult to pull anna hypotheti

the general election in 2019, the three main parties picked upjust shy in 2019, the three main partiesto make even 27% of the vote. so an extraordinary turnaround. come the general election, we would expect things to be different, but there's no doubt that this result represents a very bad day for keir starmer. and he can, and i'm sure he will and bad day for keir starmer. and he can, and i'm sure he willand his representatives will talk about — oh, well, the unusual circumstances meant that george galloway was able to get it in. but what are those circumstances? the fact that a labour candidate was not sufficiently vetted, was found to be making remarks that were seen as anti—semitic, and so had to be disavowed by the party. that's not a good argument for the labour party to make, even though it's really the only one they have. we to make, even though it's really the only one they have.— only one they have. we must talk about the independent _ only one they have. we must talk| about the independent candidate, dave tully, coming second. that is quite remarkable even in by—election term

adam schiff, democrat to advance to the general election. this is great news for adam schiff because if you know anything about california, it's a very blue state. he did not want katie porter to advance the general election, and he didn't want barbara lee to advance a democrat to advance a general election either back there were some ads that were spent on steve garvey on behalf of adam schiff, that kind of pump garvey up because you want on it to eliminate porter. and if you just look here, you can see, you know, you go down to los angeles, that's where adam schiff this from easily winning their 42% of the vote. you go down to orange county. katie porter from their, even their adam schiff leading adam schiff leading katie porter. so the fact is a very good night for adam schiff, very significant. let's go to carolina. my mom's home state time it was going on there. yeah. let's go out to let's go to the tar heel state. we're going to all the way across the country. all right. governor's race there. the incumbent governor is democratic. gove

senate adam schiff and steve garvey will be headed to the general election in november. >> of shifts coming away with about 36% of the vote tonight, steve garvey with 30%. that's with 42% of precincts reporting this evening. they both spoke earlier this evening. adam schiff, however, having a bit of an issue at his campaign speech. >> all right. we're waiting some for some videotape, during his speech, his victory speech was interrupted by some protesters he tried to carry on and get through this speech. here we go. let's take a listen. >> it's been my privilege to work with her when she was the head of the intelligence committee. and when i was working on the senate side you can make money the hard way as a bullfighter or a human cannonball... or save money the easy way, with xfinity mobile. existing customers can get a free line of our most popular unlimited plan for a year! not only will you save hundreds but you'll also be joining millions who have connected to america's most reliable 5g network. sure is a lot safer than becoming a stuntman for money. get a free line of unlimited

do you think there should be a general election ? in fact, general election?t me go to the glorious people of whitehaven, hands you think hands up, guys, do you think there be a general there should be a general election he put his hand up election now? he put his hand up before he'd even heard the question. lad. he's hands. question. that lad. he's hands. he's he's i appreciate. he's he's keen i appreciate. right. me start again. so right. so let me start again. so who thinks there should be a general now that's my general election now that's my question. i would that's question. so i would say that's surprisingly low. aaron bastani, if you're listening on the radio, he's got his hands up, who thinks then that means we basically have to wait till november. who wants see that ? november. who wants to see that? see, i mean, there's a lot of people that didn't put their hands up, so i don't really think. i think there must be really happy with the tories as they are and not want an election. that got a groan. i don't think that's happy. right? someone me someone

making it a general election speech. he said that this is the time for the republican party and the country to unite. >> we have a great republican party with tremendous talent, and we want to have unity and we're going to have unity. and it's going to happen very quickly, and i've been saying lately success will bring unity to our country. >> trump won 14 out of 15 states on super tuesday last night. he now has 995 delegates compared to haley's 89. the former president could reach the 1,215 delegates needed to officially secure the republican nomination as early as march 19th. now, polls have shown haley fares well with suburban and moderate voters. trump's comments last night about unity echo the kind of message some republicans have said trump needs to hit home to bring these voters over to him in a general election. the latest fox news poll, though, has trump two points ahead of president biden in a rematch. "the new york times" is also now reporting that trump met with billionaire elon musk and other wealthy donors

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he was next general election. he was first elected in 2015. to not stand in the next general election is painful . he said it's time to step away from politics, prioritise my family and pursue a different career . he family and pursue a different career. he has become the 62nd conservative mp to confirm they will not be standing at the next general election, and there are reports , quotes in the at the reports, quotes in the at the times that james heappey had been on what they call resignation watch after telling colleagues privately that he was unhappy about the level of defence spending. >> now that has been an ongoing issue. we're joined by former special adviser to michael gove, charlie rowley and political commentator emma webb. charlie, let's just get your reaction to james heappey standing down, unhappy about the level of defence spending, maybe unhappy about other things as well. they just keep on coming. we have brandon lewis, former northern ireland secretary, announcing he wouldn't stand yesterday. >> i'm sorry to hear >> yeah, and

it will be interesting to see how it plays out at a general election if labour and at a general election the independent _ a proper candidate. you mentioned the independent candidate - a proper candidate. you mentioned the independent candidate david i the independent candidate david tully, coming in second. the main parties didn't do well at all. how much do you think george galloway�*s success was driven by his and the labour party's on gaza, and how much was driven by voters wanting to protest at or reject mainstream political parties? the protest at or reject mainstream political parties?— political parties? the reality is, both of those _ political parties? the reality is, both of those factors _ political parties? the reality is, both of those factors played . political parties? the reality is, both of those factors played in | political parties? the reality is, i both of those factors played in the selection. george galloway clearly made gaza a central plank of his campaign, and you heard him speaking there, he talked about entering parliament and shaking the walls for gaza. but h

remember, the top two candidates here move onúto the general election in november. a look at the latest results, former san jose mayor sam liccardo, with 22% of the vote and santa claraúcounty supervisor joe simitian with 18% of the vote, 50% of the precincts reporting here. california state senate inet- district seven, which covers much of alameda county, as well as part of contra costa county. incumbent state senator nancy skinner is termed out. here's a look at the results right now. berkeley mayor jesse arreguin, with 32% of the vote in oakland. councilman dan kalb again right now with 17% of the vote. the top two again heading off to the general election in november. >> two seats are up for different alameda county districts. jennifer esteen is up for against longtime county supervisor nate miley. this seat represents castro valley, most of pleasanton and large parts of oakland. on the board of supervisors, you can see nate, miley winning big here with 63% of the vote. so far. the other supervisor seat is district five. here's ac look. now at where those votes

— said today if they win the next general election?i find incredibly exciting, _ general election? one of the things i find incredibly exciting, what - general election? one of the things i find incredibly exciting, what the i i find incredibly exciting, what the labour party going to do is their commitment to the climate emergency, to green financing and to energy and here in the north we are the home of manufacturing and we will be part of the solution to that challenge and we will be creating jobs whether thatis we will be creating jobs whether that is from steve rotherham's titan in liverpool and right across the humber. we will be bringing private finance and working with labour, who understand that this challenge is an opportunity and working with local authorities to support them to deliver for the people. authorities to support them to deliverfor the people. mac tracy babin from west yorkshire, thank you very much forjoining us. pleasure. we'll be hearing from the local government association shortly. there wasn't a lot of ment

so could be rather important in t counties and states in the general election. it's always important to note that especially in the last several presidential elections and united states, the big victory is on the margin. so it really isn't so important about the 10s of millions of people who vote for you. it really matters about the few 1000 or the 10s of thousands that don't vote for you. and that's but both job title and donald trump are going to be struggling with and campaigning for november or towards november. okay. and just briefly, william, i mean, you know, poses showing that a majority of americans actually don't want either trump or bite and, but that's basically what we're going to get now. isn't it? that does seem we're having a rematch of 2020. i'm in a lot of ways kind of feelings from 2016 that work. i mean, i said we're kind of stuck in this feedback loop. the can't seem to get out of us if occasion is what some political scientists call it, where the political system is just stuck and can't find new ideas or new people. and we've been hearing t

but these are too weak general election candidates, right? the reason donald trump is in the race is because he believes he can be joe biden the reason joe biden is in this race is because he believes he can beat donald trump. they are mutually agreed. partner sip around beating each other and both of their parties, respectively know that there are stronger candidates elsewhere. and so i think that thing though it said both parties did not put up other candidates really kind of talking in the broad reality, how folks are feeling right now. but it doesn't actually matter for november because these are going to be the candidates were there. so in that in that real, i think that you see biden and trump like we're dealing with their respective weaknesses. and for biden, you haven't among the base, you haven't among young people, you have folks are upset about the administration's policy about the war in gaza. and among trump, you have a more independent slides. the folks who are voting for nikki haley, the reasons we see vermont going in a differ

this happens before general elections.n a sign that some of them look at the opinions right now and are thinking they might lose their seats. perhaps a factor in robert helfand and james peavy's thinking. >> thank you very announcer: funding for presentation of th program is provided by... financial services firm, raymond james. bdo. accountants and advisors. cunard is a proud supporter of public television. announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ announcer: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... woman: a law partner rediscovers her grandmother's artistry and creates a trust to keep the craft alive.

the liberal democrats are very excited about these local elections, and the general election, whenever highlight — the nhs, social care, pensions, sewage. ed davey�*s choice of this as the location to launch this campaign tells you a lot about his thinking, because the council here is not one that the liberal democrats are in danger of losing. so really this is all about the general election, the seats they�*re targeting — ones they used to hold or conservative ones that they think they have a chance of winning. this is harpenden, genteel london commuter land. and there�*s certainly discontent in the air, fuelling lib dem hopes. i�*ve been a conservative voterfor many, many, many years and i don�*t know what to do because i�*m not happy with the way it�*s going. i think i'm so disillusioned with the government at the moment and politics in general that i haven't really decided who i would vote for. so, votes up for grabs. but, weighing against that, old loyalties and time — which, in politics, can change things. damian grammaticas, bbc news, harpenden. this is the latest mural by banks

and so that is something to look for as we head into this general election matchup.er there are any overtures to some of those voters that we saw spell some trouble for donald trump perhaps in the general election. >> all right. caitlin huey-burns, thank you. >>> the biggest primary night of the year and some fascinating results. let's take a look at vermont because it looks like nikki haley squeaking ahead of donald trump in that state. let's also take a look at minnesota because there's something interesting happening in the democratic race there. 20% uncommitted against joe biden, a protest vote in terms of his position on the israel and hamas war. we also talked to voters after they cast their ballots. we also found that many of them feel angry about how things are going in this country. so let's bring in our cbs news elections and surveys executive director anthony salvanto. anthony, good to see you. i know you have been poring through all of the numbers, and trump has remade the republican party in his image. what do the numbers show tonight? >> indeed. good to

just going to quote, play the hits and use past statements against the lieutenant governor in general election. now, on the democratic side, the current attorney general, josh stein, is the overwhelming favorite, but he does have some competition including the endorsement from the progressive caucus, from a retired supreme court justice in mike morgan. we will see what happens there. but the belief, of course, brianna and boris is that that we will see both lieutenant governor mark robinson, who has been endorsed by former president trump, as well as josh stein proceed on the general election there for a very competitive i think of race. >> dianne gallagher live for us from cornelius north carolina. thanks so much. >> let's get >> to virginia now and cnn's alayna treene, alayna, donald trump lost the general election. they're both times that he's run in 2,016.20, 20 with voters that you've talked to, does that mean that there's an opening for nikki haley there? >> you know, it's really interesting. boris and brianna because south carolina is one of few states participating in super tuesday tha

news is projecting congressman adam schiff and former dodger star steve garvey heading to the general election in november. >> and happy to welcome you to inside of our virtual election studio. we're watching the races around california and the bay area, but first let's get an update on the national picture. >> all right, nominating contest in 16 state, and for the most part, this one is going according to script. a big night for both joe biden and donald trump. >> but we begin here at home. cbs news projecting donald trump will cruise to an easy victory in california. trump walking away with about three quarters of the vote, 75%. nikki haley managing only on 20%. >> and a look at the map, trump with wins from coast to coast, but take a close look at the northeast. nikki haley did manage to eke out a win in vermont that. means she has won the state and -- that state and the district of columbia. >> okay, joe biden winning even bigger in california. this was really never in doubt, so let's take a look at the numbers that are coming in. you can see right here, our most important issues on the bo

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general election, i election.t anyway, on this one off point, yes, there's only one galloway and there's only this by—election in rochdale. i understand not that understand why not in that sense, but comes in context sense, but it comes in a context where our politics, many people are saying, have been transformed. ed, yes, what's transformed. ed, yes, by what's happened with the attack on israel and the attack on gaza to root out hamas. now that's what makes it not unique . the issues makes it not unique. the issues that resonated in this by—election, we suppose, by the way, tom harwood was saying earlier that the turnout was very high in those wards where there was a big muslim population. the issues and the divisions that have manifest themselves in this by—election they surely do apply more widely , don't they? >> well, i think the truth is we quite possibly we don't know. and that's that is a sort of really interesting question going into the general election . going into the general election. that will be th

lords committee here in parliament that he does want to have another fiscal event before the general electionh blah blah, which people speculate the general election will be in october, bear in mind the prime ministers without a 2nd of may general election to coincide with the local elections. if you look then at his other... it will be the second of the parliament, september is probably going to be too early because that will mean campaigning over the summer. october is always felt like the most logical time for a general election, but the fact of the matter is what we do not know, and nor do labour, which i suppose is why teresa is being quite cagey. it's been a long one, an hour long, but there wasn't a great deal there in terms of new announcements or a radical change in approach. her political calculation is that it is better to be steady as she goes so that voters trust the labour government with the nation's finances. ., . , , , finances. you have 'ust put my october have _ finances. you have 'ust put my october have term _ finances. you have just put my october have term plans - finan