On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle considers the latest polls in the 2016 presidential race and potential Republican matchups against Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT). Take a look at the latest numbers from the NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls out of Iowa and New Hampshire here, which show Sanders outperforming Clinton. Listen to Mike’s take on why Republican candidate Carly Fiorina is gaining popularity despite her business record.
U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe and talks with Mike Barnicle about his surprise run for House Speaker in the wake of current Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) resignation and replacement favorite Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) perceived gaffes. “What fights, that you just articulated, would you be better at than would Kevin McCarthy—on an ideological basis? Would you be willing to shut down the government over the debt fight?,” asks Mike. Watch the conversation and listen to Congressman Chaffetz’s answers and his approach here.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, continuing the conversation on gun control and what can be done to stop mass shootings, Mike Barnicle sums up the need to take action: “What’s your gut reaction when you hear that there are more than 300 million guns in this country? Mine is ‘that’s crazy.’” Watch the conversation between Mike and Joe Scarborough on the politics of guns laws in the U.S. and the often ignored day-by-day violence in minority neighborhoods.
Following the recent mass shooting in Roseburg, Oregon, Joe Scarborough and Mike Barnicle discuss the search for methods of preventing similar tragedies. “There are no easy answers [on unlocking] whatever poison was in this guy’s mind. We are going to be able to address, or we ought to be able to address at some level, the fact that he had a 14-gun collection in his apartment, including the AR-15,” says Mike. Listen to the conversation and watch the father of an Oregon shooting survivor describe the horrific event. Only on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
As presidential polls continue to shift on the Republican side, Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle shares feedback from New Hampshire voters. “People in New Hampshire are talking about the fact that five, six or seven [Republican presidential candidates] could potentially win the primary right now,” says Mike. Watch the discussion on the Republican field here. Only on MSNBC.
“You’d have to see him in person to realize how powerful and consistent his message is. He is on message 100% of time…resonating throughout the country, and not just among young people,” says Mike Barnicle of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders after more than 20,000 people turned out for his rally in Boston over the weekend. Watch images from Sen. Sanders’ record-setting event and listen to the Morning Joe discussion on the “year of the Bern.” Only on MSNBC.
