INTERVIEW WITH SEN. TED CRUZ (R-TEXAS), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Republican presidential candidate Texas Sen. Ted Cruz joins the show ahead of Super Tuesday to discuss how he’ll fare in his home state and his path to the nomination.
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INTERVIEW WITH SEN. BERNIE SANDERS (I-VT.), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders responds to his warning Friday from the Federal Election Commission on problems with his February campaign finance report, addresses his momentum into Super Tuesday and reacts to Saturday’s South Carolina primary results.
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INTERVIEW WITH GOV. JOHN KASICH (R-OHIO), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who said “nobody’s gonna win but Trump” on Super Tuesday after Thursday’s Republican debate, speaks with Chuck Todd about his strategy to win voters.
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INTERVIEW WITH GOV. CHRIS CHRISTIE (R-N.J.)
After endorsing Donald Trump on Friday, New Jersey Gov. Christie talks with Chuck Todd about what the future of the Republican Party looks like.
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NEW TEXAS, TENN. & GA. POLL NUMBERS FROM NBC NEWS/WSJ/MARIST
Ahead of Tuesday’s nominating contests, a new poll from NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist debuts on “Meet the Press” with the latest insight from the ground in Texas, Tennessee and Georgia.
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THE WEEK IN POLITICS
Will Clinton win big in Saturday’s South Carolina Democratic primary? What does Gov. Christie’s endorsement of Trump mean for the GOP field? Are Rubio’s attacks on Trump too late? What are the possible delegate outcomes from Super Tuesday? The political panel discusses all of this and more from the week in politics.
Charlie Cook
Editor, Publisher of The Cook Political Report; Political Analyst, National Journal
Erick Erickson
Founder, Resurgent; Host, WSB Radio’s “Atlanta Evening News”
Ben Ginsberg
Republican Lawyer, Strategist; Contributor, NBC News & MSNBC
Heather McGhee
President, Demos
Andrea Mitchell
NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent
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NBC News
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