j.d. vanceurged to take the lead in the polls there. critics say he is now the embodiment of the kind of fact and value-free republican party which sells out its own self-professed principles in an embarrassing sycophantcy to trump. republican primary is tuesday, and right now we have a special look at maga, at this guy vance, and where the republican party may be headed. ohio is a key state, and j.d. vance has made a key evolution. he was concerned about donald trump getting power in america. he went so far in his private rebuke of trump that what i'm about to show you is something to start this -- come back to me for a second. i'm going set this up for a second. that headline is something else so i want to make sure we have some context. he made a private rebuke of trump that managed to offend all at once, victims of the holocaust, any honest historian, and of course donald trump. this person now running for the republican primary outlandishly likened donald trump's leadership to the genocial

going. >> seals the deal for you. >> yes. >> reporter: others aren't as forgiving. >> we don't like j.d. vance it. have to think for myself on this. >> reporter: vance is a venture capitalist best known for his book, "hillbilly elegy" now betting on trump's support to push him over the edge. is this your race to lose and how much momentum do you think trump's endorsement will give your campaign? >> the endorsement has already given us a ton of momentum, yes, i think it's my race to lose. if the election were held tomorrow, we would win. >> reporter: throwing the crowded gop field a curveball. how much of a blow is that endorsement to your campaign? >> i'm confident we'll win on may 3rd. i look forward to working with president trump to beat the democrats in november. >> reporter: for months nearly every republican candidate has been on a mission to out-trump one another. at time the race turning nasty. without the backing of trump, the field is clamoring for the support of his allies. former ohio state treasurer josh of mandel has held a slight edge calling in trump's embattled security advise

j.d. vancean dell. can a group like the club for growth which is spending a ton of money in ohio, beat donald trump? >> i might have to vote for hillary clinton. >> people who voted for trump for racist reasons. >> where does he get off saying that? >> we've got our own eyes own our own ears. j.d. vance is a fraud. >> club for clothe action is responsible for the content of this ad. >> cnn's jeff zeleny is on the ground in columbus, ohio. gabby is with us in studio. this is a huge test. the club for growth which has been a -- let me call it a thorn in the side of many recumbent republicans is now taking on donald trump. >> they are. and it's not going necessarily well for them. i mean, without question, this is the most competitive senate primary we're seeing on the republican side. and nowhere else have we seen donald trump pit himself against allies like we have in ohio. his endorsement of j.d. vance in this race effectively destroyed the relationship that he had with the club for growth as we

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in the case of j.d. vance, though, it is interesting. because j.d. pummeled for months by the cult of whoa, which is spending a lot of money to remind people what trump vance has said about trump. and that has really hurt j.d. vance's favor ability. they are having to do some last-ditch campaigning to try to tell people, no, trump is okay with j.d. vance. he has changed. he is a different guy from the person you have been seeing in ads. >> it's amazing how it is about this individual psycho drama in the end. thank you very, much natalie allison. >> up next, why is the brand-new treatment the vice president is taking for covid being adore by most of the country? it's out there, you can get, it that is head. you can get, i that is head can you imagine 24 hours without heartburn? hi! need new glasses? get 50% off a complete pair at visionworks! how can you see me squinting? i can't! i'm just telling everyone!... hey! for a limited time, get 50% off a complete pair. visionworks. see the difference. time. it's life's most precious commodity, especially whe

j.d. vance's new ad does a lot to clear it up. >> i'm j.d. vance.nts who support trump called him an idiot for endorsing me after i called trump an idiot. but donald trump knows i then called myself an idiot for calling him an idiot. and only an idiot would call someone an idiot for calling someone who called themselves an idiot an idiot. don't be an idiot, like i was/am for calling donald trump an idiot. >> bing bing bong bong. >> support the idiot the other idiots say trump is an idiot for supporting, me. i'm j.d. vance. you can't smell "patriot" without most of the letters of the word "idiot." that's me, j.d., the idiot who approved this message. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: all right. so that's happening in ohio. meanwhile, things are temporarily looking up for donald trump's social media platform. "truth social" is getting a boost from the news that elon musk is buying twitter. their app is now number one on the apple store free app chart. we know this because trump released a statement, "truth social is number one in the apple app store."

want to ask you about the ohio senate race for a moment because this week donald trump endorsed j.d. vanceprimary. not only did vance once actually compare trumpism to opoid addiction, but josh mendell basically did everything to court trump's affection. i mean, he was trying to appeal to trump in every sense of the word. he was repeating qanon conspiracy theories or talking points. how embarrassing is it for mendell, for a die that kissed up to trump so much not getting trump's endorsement here? >> he's josh mendell, so he does a lot of stuff on the election cycle on a daily basis that are embarrassing. it is hilarious that j.d. vance is scoring elites. it's really hilarious. peter thiel who has a lot of money to donate, should he choose to run in 2024, tapped j.d. vance. at the end of the day, that's what got him the coveted trump endorsement and these primaries, pennsylvania first and then ohio and pennsylvania both coming up in early may are really the test in these really tight gop races. is it going to matter? does the trump effect still matter in the primaries? because it is not tha

here it is. >> donald trump has enforced endorsed j.d. vance. j.d. ed the first conservative. i am j.d. vance, i approve this message. >> a whole lot of trump in their. let's take a listen to the ad of club for growth. it is a conservative anti tax group. they just put this out in support of vance's opponent josh mandel. >> j.d. vance, in his own words, i am a never trump guy. i never liked him. as someone who does not like trump, i might have to hold my nose and vote for hillary clinton. i did not vote for trump because i cannot stomach trump. i think that he is noxious. >> so trump clearly at the center of these gop campaigns. how important are these primaries to give us an indication about trump's hold over the gop? >> i mean, the hold is reflected in the ads. he is everywhere, obviously. both candidates are falling over themselves to appear more trump or insufficiently trump than the other guy. it is pathetic. it is also how the republican party has chosen to define itself right now. it is being expressed by these primary battles. it remains to be

trump endorsed in ohio j.d. vance, dr. oz is running against david mccormick whose wife was in his administration. and his own former ambassador to denmark. what is your take on whether or not he is, as one source said to me this morning, a paper tiger, or these are going to matter? >> it's really interesting. they are going to matter. they may matter for trump as much as the outcome of the races. but i think it looks like there are really three patterns that we're watching play out. and one is that donald trump really believes in the power of celebrity. he wants to win these races in the general election and it's always going to be his instinct that fame and the ability to draw eyeballs will propel voters to the polls. there's a fair amount of him wanting to get revenge on the people who weren't with him. whether that's like directly not with him or whether it's like soft not with him. and vance is sort of an exception. i think trump's forgiveness of the past. the third is that we're seeing some of trump's own intern

j.d. vance's way in the primary? guest: because it is such a big primary field, something like former president trump jumping in is a huge boost. just as sure as the sun is going to come up in the east tomorrow, you will see ads of vance back in 2016 attacking donald trump. trying to say he is not trumpian enough, you will see other republicans running ads like that. it is trying to tap down the trump people on his behalf. it is such a big primary. he was not doing well before. i think it will probably be a pretty big boost. host: senator mitch mcconnell of kentucky has recently warned the gop takeover of the senate is at risk if the party nominates what he calls unacceptable candidates. what is mitch mcconnell worried about? guest: back in 2010, the obama midterm election, and the tea party movement was really coming-of-age, and you had this fabulous year for republicans, and yet, they lost two key u.s. senate races in delaware and nevada because republican primary voters nominated exotic and potentially problematic

j.d. vance, so, i think an easy way to understand a very difficult to understand world would be to say that people on this kind of new right epitomized a little bit by people like j.d. vance tend to view the institutions of this establishment as being, sort of, having core interests that are opposed to regular people. you know, that j.d. vance is the middletown ohio kind of, real economy factory worker type people. they view the institutions in america is controlled by a media political academic lost that has a great interest in globalization. an open borders. the sort of storms that get thrown around. and they view this media and culture as sort of attacking them for the reasons of preserving the interests of that economic establishment. >> right, but i think, there's a weird and version of a loves argument there jeff under that gusting. and you see that in the terminology journals. you see rhonda santas really on the program media, and you're like, bro, you're their governor of florida. you're

j.d. vance's way in the primary?uest: because it is such a big primary field, something like former president trump jumping in is a huge boost. just as sure as the sun is going to come up in the east tomorrow, you will see ads of vance back in 2016 attacking donald trump. trying to say he is not trumpian enough, you will see other republicans running ads like that. it is trying to tap down the trump people on his behalf. it is such a big primary. he was not doing well before. i think it will probably be a pretty big boost. host: senator mitch mcconnell of kentucky has recently warned the gop takeover of the senate is at risk if the party nominates what he calls unacceptable candidates. what is mitch mcconnell worried about? guest: back in 2010, the obama midterm election, and the tea party movement was really coming-of-age, and you had this fabulous year for republicans, and yet, they lost two key u.s. senate races in delaware and nevada because republican primary voters nominated exotic and potentially problematic c

if j.d. vance wins, it could be a major sign that trump still holds considerable sway in this republican party today. jose >> vaughn hillyard in ohio thank you. >>> coming up, the growing calls to stop the execution of this texas mom on death row. the interrogation video that could exonerate her. >>> also, the new rules on social media to battle disinformation >>> we're back with the growing bipartisan calls to halt the execution of a texas mom on death row, now just days away she's accused of killing her toddler more than a decade ago. but as morgan chesky reports, new evidence casts doubt on her conviction >> reporter: she's the texas mother convicted of murdering her own daughter, now four days from being put to death. but tonight, new evidence is fuelling nationwide calls to halt the execution of melissa lucio and grant a new trial to the woman who spent the last 14 years on death row. >> we constantly said that there are of course many questions about the verdict and why this was reached the w

j.d. vance find mark never meredith -- meredith live from the buckeye state. >> reporter: we are seeing a very competitive senate race here in ohio, and right now businessman and author j.d. vance appears to be the man to beat. he is seeing a surge in the polls after he was endorsed by former president donald trump. he just wrapped up an event behind me campaigning with congressman matt gaetz. this has been a change for j.d. vance who was trailing for the last several months, but as we have been seeing, this endorsement seems to have really made a difference. some republicans were even shocked by the trump pick because vance was once a very outspoken critic of trump as well as the maag georgia agenda. -- maga agenda. still voters saying they're unsure if they're going to support him, we asked him about it earlier today. >> a loot of -- a lot of people changed their minds on donald trump, and i'm one of them. a lot of voters don't mind as long as you're just honest with them. >> reporter: the lat

. >> if j.d. vance is not successful annexed request does that say about the cloud of donald trump?on't want a circumstance where the establishment can claim they defeated trump. so trump's brand is on the line, the mug up brand is on the line, and we could not be prouder that j.d. vance is the standard for our movement. >> so that is how this is being framed by those who are standing by j.d. vance. and we have multiple candidates, still trying to pose as the trump candidate. voters are having to decide, we have people undecided at this point, at least one woman who says she's a trump supporter, who said it's not about fealty to the former president, she wants to hear about what the candidates are saying on the issues. and we've heard that from both vance and mandel. >> that's great, thank you for the report. new report about a text message that is casting doubt on marjorie taylor greene. and her claims that she did not recall discussing martial law with donald trump's chief of staff mark meadows. in the text obtained by cnn, green appears to be telling meadows that some gop lawmake

we know j.d. vance president trump, and, again, he, along with representative green, representative gates, representative factions, and they're enjoying election information, but this would not guarantee that it would be enough to get voters to support the candidate from the primary. >> tÉa, thank you, maya, you are staying with us, we'll talk to you soon. let's move to this now. tonight, a twofold return of a deede tradition. the white house correspondents dinner, is back. while it was sidelined by covid, tonight is the return of a sitting president to the dais. donald trump, breaking with presidents before him, did join the annual dinner, but that changes tonight. president biden will be there, not just a tossed friendly to exert reporters, but to reinforce an american value, the freedom of the press. and we see julia just, our washington d.c. force, with the latest on this busy, d.c. night. and, it is busy already. what are you seeing? >> i am here, at the red carpet, we have quite a fun guest here.

j.d. vance, one time self-described never trumper here. the question is over the next week and a half, is his endorsement of j.d. vance enough to put his preferred president over the top and win the race here? a question to republican voters about the extent of how potent his influence remains for the republican party. as he flirts with the 2024 presidential ruling himself. there are several major primaries coming up. pennsylvania, alabama, missouri, arizona. but this one here in ohio will be a major indicator for him. about whether j.d. vance is able to ascend. >> nbc's ivan hillyard, thank. you trump has railed against the january six committee, but he did not mention kevin mccarthy at all. the minority leaders on tape are raising questions about whether he believes trump committed crimes. my panel is going to weigh in on that and more ahead. all eyes on france today as, well or voters have been heading to the polls in the presidential election. incumbent president emmanuel macron is once again facing off against far right leader marine

you know, i mentioned j.d. vance here, j.d. vance was one of those individuals in 2016 who didn't vote for the former president. and yet, you know, fast forward, he is now one of his biggest champions signaling that he was wrong to ever suggest that he was a cultural heroine at the time to the republican party and the country. he called them reprehensible, an idiot. fast forward to today, those two are going to be joining each other on stage here ahead of that may 3rd primary as donald trump tries to signal to the rest of the country that he is still the most influential member of this republican party and ultimately the candidates he picks and that may include the likes of kevin mccarthy who is looking to be speaker next year. his head nod is where the power lies in the republican party. >> okay, thank you so much for that report from ohio. we appreciate that. >>> let's turn now to the breaking news in the war on ukraine. right now you're looking live at ukrainian president zelenskyy. he is holding a press conference with repor

j.d. vance is polling second or third.ened go into 2024. he wants to be sitting on his thrown in mar-a-lago, and his presence and the party would diminish, so i think he's taking a calculated risk and he would rather be in the game and take the gamble rather than be out of the game. >> trump already won. the ohio race was not a battle between somebody pro trump and somebody less pro trump, and it was the king of the hill mud wrestling match to find the person most trumpy, and here we are. >> former president trump is already at the top of the gop ticket. these candidates are bending over backwards to be as trumpy. and vance, he was pretty against former president trump. now you watch his commercials and he's saying i am going against joe biden and take back the borders, and when you think of north carolina, he won't even show up to debates because trump didn't show up to debates, and guess what? he was able to win. all of these candidates show that this long, long shadow of donald trump is just going to get longer. there's

his latest choice is j.d. vance in ohio's senate primary.016. thumb said, like some others, j.d. vaccine hesitancy may have said some not so great things about me in the past, but he gets it now. molly, vance is a fascination of washington because he was a completely different person four years ago. trump is making this endorsement against the will of a lot of maga supporters inside ohio and out of it. is he setting himself up for failure? >> when i spoke to j.d. vaccine hesitancy a couple months ago, his gamble was essentially what trump had just said, that trump would recognize that he does get it now and he has come around to embrace not what he sees as a consistent set of issues that trump supports, but also trump himself. if there were a sort of maga consensus in this race, the primary would not be so unsettled. it's clear from the fact that it is such a fractured primary field, candidates trying to project to republican voters that they are the maga candidate, that there was no consensus. trump is doing a service by saying here is the

trump and earn his support, like over the weekend when trump rallied with ohio senate candidate j.d. vanceelentlessly criticized trump in public and even suggested trump could potentially be america's hitler in a recently unearthed message but has now come crawling back to win trump's endorsement by mindlessly parroting his various lies and conspiracy theories >> ladies and gentlemen, the thing that trump revealed more than any policy achievement is that we are living in an incredibly corrupt country [ cheers and applause who would have believed that the federal bureau of investigation, our fbi, would have got an illegal wiretap on a u.s president? >> seth: i mean, no one, because it didn't happen well, not no one, because there are people in the crowd who believe it, i guess. the same way there are at least a few people at wwe shows who think the moves are real "holy [bleep that dude just got hit on the head with a plastic folding chair and didn't even flinch also, why do they keep those chairs so close to the ring? and now the rock is cooking something? i didn't know he was a chef! [ lau

one of them being j.d. vance, who used to be a never trumper. trump gave his endorsement to j.d. e. the guy got a 12-point boost. you look at -- he got an endorsement as well. he got a boost as well, after that endorsement. you take a look at these controversial candidates that are getting endorsements from the former president. if they could pull out these races, what would that mean overall? >> just a handful makes him -- he's obviously a, an important player, it makes him more so like a king maker. there are a lot of people who self select out of the political process because of a lot of stuff in their past. the problem is now they're feeling more emboldened to run because trump has proceeded to normalize that kind of behavior. when you're trying to make, trying to counter that with other candidates, it takes us deeper into this rabbit hole that most americans want to go down. the fact of the matter is the kinds of candidates that he's choosing, the way in which he's engaging, the fact that there's still so many that want to show fealty to him, is what is concerning. this panel

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done reporting on this front. >> trump has shown unwillingness to forgive and i was talking to j.d. vanceorsement as a testament to his willingness to open his arms to anybody that ultimately acquiesces to his power, as the leader of the republican party and that is what you see here in kevin mccarthy, too. it was 15 months ago, saying i've had enough of this guy, referring to donald trump. at the same time donald trump is able to ensure his own power over house republicans if he continues to have a strong, close relationship with kevin mccarthy who is unlikely to be removed as the leader of the gop house here and that's why some of key races as the primary ahead, if as some of those individuals who didn't have kind things to say about him are able to win with his endorsement and it's a testament to his power going forward in 2023 and potentially and beyond. >> vaughn hilliard, thank you very much. >> not the race 2024, and one of the most closely watched race% governor, with today georgia incumbent governor brian kemp picking up an endorsement from the national rifle association followin

this weekend, donald trump endorsed j.d. vance in that senate primary.m to opioid addiction, but josh mandel, one of vance's opponents, basically did everything to court trump's affection. i mean, he was trying to appeal to trump in every sense of the word. he was repeating qanon conspiracy theories, spreading this stuff with this conspiracy theories. how embarrassing is it for menzel, for a guy who kissed up to trump so much, not getting trump's endorsement here? >> he is josh mandel. he does a lot of stuff. on a daily basis that are really embarrassing. it's hilarious to me that vance is now, you know, going for this man of the people, mr. ohio. you know, scoring the leads. it's really hilarious. the bottom line is, he has a lot of money. donald trump also has a lot of money to donate to him if he chooses to run in 2024. at the end of the day, that is what got him the coveted trump endorsement and these primaries in pennsylvania, first and then for ohio and pennsylvania in early may, are really the test in these early tight gop races. are they going to

. >>> over in ohio, republican senate candidate j.d. vancesement from donald trump that he'd been basically begging for. just ahead of the former president's rally this coming saturday. that trip comes ten days before the start of a series of key primary elections that start with ohio followed by pennsylvania, north carolina and georgia. there will be a major test of former president trump's staying power, with the political world keeping an eye not just on ohio and j.d. vance but on dr. oz, who he backed for pennsylvania senate. on congressman ted bug who he endorsed for north carolina senate as well as former senator david perdue who he backs for georgia governor. with me mark murray and carlos curbello of florida, an msnbc political analyst. congressman, the former congressman has been essentially rolling out endorsement but the particular attention is going to people like vance and oz and purdue. how much is on the line for donald trump? and what's your assessment right now of the impact a trump endorsement can have in a gop primary? >> w

j.d. vance.of course, his numbers surge with trump's endorsement, but republican challenger matt dolan is keeping the race competitive. and there's still a lot of undecideds. how do you read that race now? and maybe more to the point of this conversation, what will the outcome of that primary tell us about the power of trump and the state of the republican party? >> i don't know that the outcome is going to tell a truth that much. because we know right now that trump has a plurality support within the party. what's happening in ohio is that dolan who is running as maybe your traditional gym bush kind of republican, is one of five candidates. and then there are four candidates that are like maga light, my gut premium, maga extra, extra premium. and then you have j.d. vance, who sucking up to donald trump's kids and campaigning with marjorie taylor greene. he's the one that is the in the league right now. i think it's possible that dolan could sneak through, because it's a five re-race. i think if

i'm not saying trump was trying to be america's hitler, or aspire to be, that's what j.d. vance said. this guy really might be americas hitler. oh look, i've got it and for dortmund, let's put out ads bragging about it. in what world is this real politics? we learned that today about mr. runs just as the new york times posted the story about how the trump folks, including at least one trump lawyer, john eastman, are continuing, even now, their efforts to try to get various states to retroactively decertify the results of the 2020 presidential election in order to get trump declared the winner of that election instead in order to get him reinstated into the white house now. this is not old news, this is not a rerun, apparently they're still working on the snow. still, and wisconsin, in arizona, in georgia, in michigan. they're trying to get the electoral college tally in each of those states decertified. trump himself is reportedly encouraging it. well, of course, insisting that everybody in the republican politics anything to repeat his claims of election is invalid, and that he

oz is as conservative as the real mega candidate, he just endorsed j.d. vancehio senate race and that's what mitch mcconnell is talking about. he knows full well that the political environment is very strong for republicans, but he also remembers that when republicans don't nominate strong candidates, when they have divisions within the party, it can cost them otherwise-winnable races and that's what's keeping mitch mcconnell up before these midterm elections buried >> mike: he made reference to battleground ohio, former president trump made an endorsement of j.d. vance while republicans ask him to stay out of it. is he trying to play kingmaker? >> he definitely is trying to play kingmaker and there is some risk associated with that. josh mentioned dr. oz but i think one of the other situations that you have here, just kind of this question of in competitive situations such as ohio, where you have a variety of candidates who can go with, picking vance, especially someone in the past has been very critical of donald trump, which he made reference to any endorsem

the ones that we're seeing from j.d. vance from josh mandel, but even from my opponent, congressman ryan, who put out an ad that says china 20 times. what they have in common is adopting the trump playbook, but lacking any ideas and substance for solving the problems that everyday ohioans are facing. and that's been a challenge of this entire campaign. we need to get out there with substance, with debates. my opponent has not been willing to talk about that. he has not been willing -- because of his record, flip-flopping on gun rights, abortion, but we as democrats are going to win by focusing on the ideas and substance, not out republican. >> i want to find out that critics of the ad by congressman ryan have called it -- have called him for to take the ad down. i don't think he has, but people did find it offensive. we would love to have congressman ryan on to talk about it whenever he's available. thank you so much for being here. we really appreciate it. we'll have to have you back. this is a conversation that extends well

. >>> in ohio author j.d. vance and has the coveted endorsement many republicans crave. vance calls it an honor which is quite the change in tone from a few years ago. >> i'm a never trump guy. never liked him. >> in fact, back in 2016 vance wrote a facebook message to a friend. josh mcclaren in georgia shared the message last week saying i think most people are not very ideological and trump touches a legitimate nerve saying this but i'm not surprised by the rise and the party has itself to blame. we are the party of lower income white people and i have been saying for a long time to offer them something and, maybe expand appeal to works class black people or a demagogue would. trump is the fruit of the party's neglect. trump was ready to forgive and forget on stage with vance last night. >> you know what? he's guy that said some bad [ bleep ] about me. he did. he did. but you know what? every one of the others did, also. if i went by that standard i don't think i would have ever endorsed anybody in the country. >>

j.d. vance, mr. mandel. he's in the race as well. you're at about 8% in the polls. i like to have a lot of different people on the show. i'm fascinated. how will you break through this clogged field on the republican side? why should they elect you? >> well, look, i'm the only candidate that president trump supported to be the ohio republican party chair. i've been fighting for the america first policies. we're seeing a loot of show horses. i'm the workhorse. ohioants want somebody fighting for them. that's what i'm doing. for the polling, we're doing well. i like where we are. this is a jump ball race and it's about who can you trust to fight for the america first agenda. that's me. >> laura: jane, great to see you. thank you so much. stay there president because t.j. pro fred funk is here next on the difference between joe biden and tiger woods. what? stay there. i'm greg, i'm 68 years old. i do motivational speaking in addition to the substitute teaching. i honestly feel that that's my calling-- to give back to younger people. i think most adults will start reali

is fox news contributor "washington times" opinion editor charlie hurt and ohio senate candidate j.d. vancehio after being endorsed by president trump as these broadsides are going to intensify against people like you, are you scared? >> i'm shaking in my boots that joe biden who doesn't know where he is is going to come after me. it's extraordinary what is happening in the biden administration, it's weird too, i can't tell whether to be angry at it or sad, the guy clearly doesn't seem to be totally with it but his administration is filled with radicals. >> laura: we have this segment called positively boosted, we always want everyone to be healthy but it's a checklist of who has been boosted, fully faxed but keep getting covid. the white house communications director case bedingfield is another positively boosted person, the latest in a long line of white house officials who test positive, like others apparently she is not to be considered someone who ever had a close contact with the president. this gets to the point, it's impossible to believe joe biden is running strategy meetings when

the ohio race has gotten really heated between j.d. vanceor republicans do some of the candidates that end up winning the primaries get support from swing voters and can they unite the party and be acceptable to moderates. the last big test for republicans to get electable candidates across the finish line. >> bill: nice to get your analysis today. talk next week. the u.s. marine veteran killed by fighting alongside ukrainian forces. he lost his life in ukraine. >> dana: you might think a suspect arrested in a brutal carjacking would be behind bars. the slap on the wrist he is getting. >> bill: drugs, crimes and homelessness in san francisco sparking a max exodus from the democratic-left city. >> we are fighting for this city and why we're here and not going to move. we're fighting. ran homeowners- a smart move when you bought your home. now make another one and turn your equity into cash. with the newday 100 va loan you can take out up to $60,000 or more. veteran homeowners- you deserve more. more cash, more savings, and more financial peac

j.d. vance of yale is out there pretending he represents the little guy and trump, he hates donald trump and said he was maybe hitler. and none of that matters. they're all reflecting toward this man with no power currently and i wonder if you feel there is a missed opportunity to message the danger of these people taking over who will be trump's little hand puppets but the danger that poses that they actually don't care that he tried to over throw democracy. >> i think that is absolutely a big opportunity in messaging for the midterms, joy, because what we saw even the president said today, this isn't the party that we grew up with. this is party of maga and making that theme and outlining and replaying what republicans will do if they flip the house and retake power is critical. removing democrats from committees for no reason like false investigations and impeachment trials and hearings. like all of that needs to be replayed so that the public fully knows what they're up against because all t

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j.d. vance's way in the primary?because it is such a big primary field, something like former president trump jumping in is a huge boost. just as sure as the sun is going to come up in the east tomorrow, you will see ads of vance back in 2016 attacking donald trump. trying to say he is not trumpian enough, you will see other republicans running ads like that. it is trying to tap down the trump people on his behalf. it is such a big primary. he was not doing well before. i think it will probably be a pretty big boost. host: senator mitch mcconnell of kentucky has recently warned the gop takeover of the senate is at risk if the party nominates what he calls unacceptable candidates. what is mitch mcconnell worried about? guest: back in 2010, the obama midterm election, and the tea party movement was really coming-of-age, and you had this fabulous year for republicans, and yet, they lost two key u.s. senate races in delaware and nevada because republican primary voters nominated exotic and potentially problematic candida

it seems like j.d. vance is peaking at the right time. a good time for his camp. >> dana: so do you anticipate a larger than usual turnout in this primary? >> i do, dana. i think we've seen republican primaries now begin to take hold and you can see some of that red wave building that you are likely to see in the general election show up in primaries across the country. ohio senate race has been a ton of attention and ton of money spent. i expect the turnout to be up. texas last month the same thing happened. republicans coming out of the woodwork. people newly republicans coming out of the woodwork. i expect it to be a high turnout race. >> dana: i am interested in seeing the exit polls next week. i thought this was quite stunning news. after holding fairly firm on not forgiving student loan debt in the way the progressive left wants to it looks like president biden will break a campaign promise and do what warren and sanders and the squad want him to do. forgive debt. how do you think it will go over? can he do that by executive order?

j.d. vance's way in the primary?because it is such a big primary field, something like former president trump jumping in is a huge boost. just as sure as the sun is going to come up in the east tomorrow, you will see ads of vance back in 2016 attacking donald trump. trying to say he is not trumpian enough, you will see other republicans running ads like that. it is trying to tap down the trump people on his behalf. it is such a big primary. he was not doing well before. i think it will probably be a pretty big boost. host: senator mitch mcconnell of kentucky has recently warned the gop takeover of the senate is at risk if the party nominates what he calls unacceptable candidates. what is mitch mcconnell worried about? guest: back in 2010, the obama midterm election, and the tea party movement was really coming-of-age, and you had this fabulous year for republicans, and yet, they lost two key u.s. senate races in delaware and nevada because republican primary voters nominated exotic and potentially problematic candida

he's going to be at a rally here in ohio alongside j.d. vanced him reprehensible, called him an idiot and said he was a never trumper. but this is still the republican party's structure here. as long as you become subservient to donald trump, you are kol wm and paul, rick perry. this is more than feisty words that these republicans used against dropped. these were direct effort like kevin still in 2022, this is donald trump's party. he still has the influence and the power apparatus around him. mccartsee not naive to the fact that there would be other republicans po who. he was at a county event just also a night. and they think that's where it gets to the heart of the question. will donald trump knowing these word happened a year ago allow mccarthy to continue within his power structure. as long as he's subservient now, is that okay with him? >> "the washington post" reporting is that trump was not upset about mccarthy's remarks and was glad the republican leader didn't follow through. that's according to two people who spoke on the condition o

you know, the j.d. vanceetown, ohio kind of, real economy factory worker type of people. they've easiest two shuns of america as controlled by the media, political, academic class that has a great interest globalization, in open mortars, the sort of terms to get thrown around. and they view this media and culture as sort of attacking them for the reasons of preserving the interest of that economic establishment. >> right, but i think, there's a weird inversion of a left argument there. you see it in the terminology, charles. you see rhonda santos rally against the media -- you're pursuing the chamber of commerce's interest in everything you're doing. there's a certain kind of anti corporate cosplay that's a big part of this. but also, you get this weird position where you think the pentagon in the nfl are out to get you as well. >> i think, chris, we're in the middle of a massive backlash against things like the protest after george floyd, which i think shocked conservative america, because it was a lot of wh

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it's a competitive race between donald trump's pick j.d. vancelate surge, matt dolan. dolan's ascension poses an interesting possibility that republicans, beholden to mega, or the establishment wings of the gop, can have to step success in statewide elections. we saw in virginia gubernatorial race of -- how likely are republicans willing to break away from trump if they see a path to victory without a support? >> i think until somebody can really come out and show that they can beat donald trump in terms of controlling the party, donald trump will still be the most influential in the party. what's interesting is the meekness to challenge donald trump on a national stage. you mention ron desantis, he's doing all the things that trump would do, but he's unwilling to take on trump, head on. when you see glimpses of this more moderate path, in virginia, we're seeing with a candidate in a hawaiian. perhaps it provides some encouragement and comfort to those who never went along with donald trump. but it still donald trump's party. i would say this, in

and j.d. vance is an example.ki in alaska i think is dangerous and risks the senate majority. i think, thinking even further than 2022 to 2024, what republicans are going to be looking at is who was actually helpful getting us the senate. if donald trump ends up wasting it with the endorsements -- >> and also, he endorsed dr. oz in pennsylvania which is rather surprising, given dr. oz has a history of not saying anything nasty about trump but saying a lot of very liberal things. >> yeah. what is interesting about these endorsements, yes, they may not end up being the person that is favored right now in the primary. as she said, could it very well end up hurting them. a lot of the candidates like mcc mccormick are still very much lined up with trump and his lies. >> the gop primaries, that is another opportunity the democrats need to take advantage of. >> we'll see. >>> 45 million reasons for netflix. we have to be able to repair the enamel on a daily basis. with pronamel repair toothpaste, we can help actively rep

. >> carlos, donald trump held a rally on saturday with j.d. vancein the ohio gop senate primary. political reports that before trump's endorsement, vance was lagging in the polls, short on cash, and seen as an almost assured loser, now vance has more than $5 million a new donations and has now for the first time pulling a number one moment republican in a crowded primary. not all republicans are happy with the endorsement, not even all right-wing republicans. a major gop political group called for people to boycott last night's rally in support of vance rival but former president trump it is staking a lot of political capital of his ability to be a kingmaker in the midterms. what do you think it's working? >> well, reverend, that's the thing that's gonna be put to the test in these primaries. we're going to see if this is donald trump's party if the republican party is still a fully owned subsidiary of the trump organization. or if at some polling indicates republicans are moving away from trump gradually and identifying more as republicans unless a

the latest fox news poll trailing author and businessman j.d. vancewill i didn't. >> that this man is going to win. >> late surge in support after earning former president trump's endorsement. 37-year-old who criticized trump in the past is now fully embracing the president's political machine. >> we have got a ridiculous leadership even on the republican side that tries to undue some of the best things that donald trump did over the past four years. >> trump and his america first agenda are dom nation the primary and g.o.p. strategists believe tuesday's results could impact primaries far beyond ohio. >> loot of people around the country are waiting to see what ohio does in the republican senate race. a lot of people want to know whether or not donald trump's endorsement means something. >> state senator matt dolan who is not seeking trump's support is also seeing a late surge in the polls. but it's unclear if it's going to be enough to help him overcome vance's lead. fox found in its poll a quarter of ohio primary voters were still undecided. bret? >

take a look at the new polling that shows mandel trading j.d. vance.her or not it's going to change between now and election day. but vance who recently won the endorsement of former president trump has siege a surge in the poles. we asked mandel what is it going to take to win. >> this is not a game of shirt-first skins. it's about standing up for our rights in the u.s. constitution and sending fighters to washington. >> rob portman whose retirement last led to this is backing chair woman jane timken. we're starting to see d.c. star power come in. we saw former president trump hold a rally not long ago. the president's son making a visit. we'll see these people trying to get out the vote. we've been speaking to voters and how many were undecided even this late. a lot of money being spent on this race. the ads, they're nasty and all over the airwaves. a long way to go before november. but democrats also trying to do all they can to make sure this seat goes in their control. looking more and more likely that tim ryan will get the democratic nomination.

former president donald trump is endorsing businessman and author j.d. vance in the senate primary.mer president saying there is not easy decision there are other good candidates in ohio. vance is the most likely republican to, quote, take out the weak but dangerous democrat opponent because they will have so much money to spend that is a reference to tim rain to running for senate. tonight police in los angeles are warning about gangs, targeting people wearing fancy clothes, jewelry, driving expensive cars. more than a dozen gangs are said to be involved in more than 200 robberies during the past year and a half this woman was followed after she left a jewelry store in los angeles on monday. she tried get away. suspects hit her with a car and stole her watch. there have been 200 of these attacks in the city since january of 2021? we have never seen numbers like this at least in my 30 years of this many violent follow-home robberies. it's getting worse and worse by the day because nobody is being held accountable right now. >> lapd says criminals are targeting people leaving high en