MSNBC stars break down the 2024 election ending — and the threats ahead
“Honestly, at my core, I feel like I’m in a 50-50 situation,” the MSNBC host said. Chris Hayes, “and just at the most basic psychological and emotional level, that’s the best way to go into it.”
Historically close race between Kamala Harris And Donald Trump there are leaders who, like Hayes, accept the uncertainty of election night and the possibility that the election, as in 2020, may not be held for several days while results continue to be tallied . That’s a guiding philosophy I’ve heard from CNN’s competitoranchor at sister company NBCand from fellow MSNBC hosts Stephanie Ruhle, Ari Melber, And Alex Wagner, who emphasized the need for “patience” and “being mindful of how we think about this special moment we are experiencing.”
In addition to discussing MSNBC’s prime-time coverage, which begins Tuesday at 6 p.m., I spoke more extensively with the four hosts about this pivotal period in American politics, the combination of exhaustion and motivation among voters and the threat of Trump disrupting the election. democratic process. Trump “tried to steal an election,” Melber noted, “and public talking about stealing this.”
This interview has been lightly edited for style and clarity.
Vanity Fair: Where is the race in general? There has clearly been an intense news cycle over the past few weeks regarding the media blitz of both campaigns. I’m wondering if you want to clarify whether you think anything that has happened or might happen will change direction at this point.
Chris Hayes: I think MSG rallyand I actually think that particular “Puerto Rico is a floating island of garbage” joke stuck throughout. No one knows what can be overcome and what cannot. We’re all operating in this very strange universe in which competition for attention is so fierce that it’s difficult to know what people are getting and what they’re not getting. But clearly it worked.
Stephanie Ruhle: I really think the needle moved this week. Even if you’ve seen Kamala Harris, her closing remarks at the Ellipse were incredibly powerful from a technical standpoint in policy but also an overarching sense of unity. I really think it touched a lot of people in that [business] space, people who don’t necessarily raise their hands to say, you know, “I support her,” but they know the threat of tariffs and that it’s going to happen [Donald] Trump picks winners and losers This has definitely been a positive week for her…. It is disappointing that more and more business leaders are not coming forward to say anything about Trump and making inappropriate comments. compared to fascism. If Kamala Harris wins this election and Trump doesn’t accept the results, I think we’ll see a lot of famous people quietly step up and say, “Enough is enough, we need to respect the outcome of this.” elector.”
