hawaii will become the 15th state. illinois passed it's marriage equality law last week and the governor there is going to make illinois the 16th state to okay same-sx marriage. to characterize it's direct town right now, i think it would be fair to say that same-sex marriage rights are advancing, and rapidly, and they are not just legally advancing, they are advancing in broad terms. after of this summer, a clear majority of americans favored marriage equality for the whole country. among moderates it was 63%. among independent voters it's 63%. among women it's 53%. that's where the country is at right now on this issue, and it's getting more so all the tile. since the supreme court's decision on the defense of marriage act this summer, more and more states have moved toward equalizing their marriage laws. and when that happens inside a state, the sky tends not to fall. and therefore the arguments about how terrible same-sex marriage would be for that state, tend to hold even les sway than they might have held. this i

hawaii's same-sex marriage bill being passed, 19 votes to 4 by the hawaii state senate. that bill will now go to the democratic governor of hawaii and he will sign it tomorrow and then it will be legal in hawaii for same-sex couples to marry each other if they want to. some of the same-sex opponents, some of whom you heard booing there, it was not their day in hawaii, they did not prevail. but for same-sex couples and also for hawaii's caters and florists, they were rejoicing. hawaii will become the 15th state. illinois passed it's marriage equality law last week and the governor there is going to make illinois the 16th state to okay same-sx marriage. to characterize it's direct town right now, i think it would be fair to say that same-sex marriage rights are advancing, and rapidly, and they are not just legally advancing, they are advancing in broad terms. as of this summer, a clear majority of americans favored marriage equality for the whole country. among moderates it was 63%. among independent voters it's 53%. among women it's 56%. that's where the country is at rig

he's going off for 17 days in hawaii. he'll be playing a lot of golf. >> hawaii. can you believe that guy? why would anybody go there? republicans have been incredulo incredulous, outraged every time president obama and his family have gone on vacation. from the very, very beginning of his presidency. in the second year of his presidency. being mad again at the time, about him going to martha's vineyard. what was never really noted in all of that fume and outrage was that, this -- is how much time president obama had taken at that point in his presidency. compared to his predecessor, george w. va ska vacation time. doesn't matter. obama is lazy. that guy never works. you know what president obama does he puts his feet up on the desk at work. earlier, the conservative website, the drudge report, posted this photo of the president on the phone in the oval office with his foot on the desk. the right lost its collective mind. it was disgraceful. offensive. it was -- it was, exactly what lots of presidents before him had done without upsetting anyone. this is called ob

he's going off for 17 days in hawaii. he'll be playing a lot of golf. >> hawaii. can you believe that guy? why would anybody go there? republicans have been incredulous, outraged every time president obama and his family have gone on vacation. from the very, very beginning of his presidency. in the second year of his presidency. being mad again at the time, about him going to martha's vineyard. what was never really noted in all of that fume and outrage was that, this -- is how much time president obama had taken at that point in his presidency. compared to his predecessor, george w. bush. vacation time. doesn't matter. obama is lazy. that guy never works. you know what president obama does he puts his feet up on the desk at work. earlier, the conservative website, the drudge report, posted this photo of the president on the phone in the oval office with his foot on the desk. the right lost its collective mind. it was disgraceful. offensive. it was -- it was, exactly what lots of presidents before him had done without upsetting anyone. this is called obama derange

he's going off for 17 days in hawaii. he'll be playing a lot of golf. >> hawaii. can you believe that guy? why would anybody go there? republicans have been incredulous, outraged every time president obama and his family have gone on vacation. from the very, very beginning of his presidency. in the second year of his presidency. being mad again at the time, about him going to martha's vineyard. what was never really noted in all of that fume and outrage was that, this is how much time president obama had taken at that point in his presidency. compared to his predecessor, george w. bush. vacation time. doesn't matter. obama is lazy. that guy never works. you know what president obama does he puts his feet up on the desk at work. earlier, the conservative website, the drudge report, posted this photo of the president on the phone in the oval office with his foot on the desk. the right lost its collective mind. it was disgraceful. offensive. it was -- it was, exactly what lots of presidents before him had done without upsetting anyone. this is called obama derangemen

the debate is on right now on this issue in the legislature in the state of hawaii. the vote there could really come at any minute. and in new mexico, the matter is in court right now, rulings expected sometime in the next few weeks. so hawaii, keep an eye on. new mexico keep an eye on. they may be next. illinois went today. before today, before this big vote in illinois today, the last state to move forward on marriage equality was, of course, new jersey, just a couple of weeks ago. the state legislature in new jersey had passed a bill to recognize marriage equality in the garden state, but republican governor chris christie vetoed it. when the courts of new jersey said marriages could go ahead in the state, governor christie appealed their ruling, and vowed to fight. bu but then after the state supreme court ruled against him again, he did eventually cave and let marriages go ahead in new jersey over his objections. well, tonight, of course, governor chris christie was re-elected in new jersey by the large margin that was expected in more than 20-point margin. new

after wandering which states will be next, watch hawaii and new mexico. the debate is on right now in the legislature in hawaii. the vote could really come at any minute. in new mexico, the matter is in court right now. the ruling is expected in the next few weeks. hawai before this big vote in illinois, the last vote on marriage equality was in new jersey. the state less lat legislature add bill, but governor chris christi vetoed it. he vowed to fight. but then after the state supreme court weighed in against governor christi again he did cave. and he let marriages go in new jersey over his objections. tonight chris christie was reelected. new jersey by large disagreed with their governor on the veto. new jersey also did not agree with their governor on the minimum wage. just like marriage, the legislature had passed a bill on the minimum wage but the governor vetoed it. they voted to raise the minimum wage. despite his state against him on his veto, new jersey voted overwhelmingly to reelect him anything. that kind of alchemy, makes this a great night f

so 15 states it's a done or basically a done deal, hawaii and new mexico may be next. before today, the big vote in illinois, the last state to okay marriage equality was new jersey just a couple of weeks ago. the state legislature in new jersey had okayed marriage equality but governor chris christie vetoed the law. when the courts overruled governor cristie and said marriages can go ahead in that state, governor christie appealed that ruling. then after the state supreme court weighed in against the governor again, governor christie eventually gave in and let same-sex marriages go ahead. governor crihris christie was re-elected as governor. new jersey voters also did not by and large agree with him on his veto on raising the minute muj wage either. the state right now in terms of -- about with 22% of the vote in, this is the vote right now on new jersey's question two on whether or not the state should rage the minimum wage to $8.25. chris christie had vetoed that measure. this essentially, question two is essentially the state taking the opportunity to overrule the

. >>> hawaii may soon become a wedding destination for same-sex couples. the senate there has just passed a bill legalizing gay marriage. >>> and first lady michelle obama is taking on a new education initiative that women have the vote and republican party doesn't seem to be aware of that. >> that's said well. welcome back to "hardball." that's david brooks mocking the republican party for continuing to ignore issues important to women especially. and nominating hardline anti-abortion zealots like ken cuccinelli in virginia where unmarried women in particular bolted from the gop actually for the democratic candidate. last tuesday was the first electoral test since 2012. they largely ignored their post-romney autopsy report which conceded that the party's inability to take the women was costing them elections. republicans neglected their own advice. that including nominating candidates who have a forward leaning vision to vote republican in the wake of defeats in 2012 and 2013, a group of republican women political operatives have joined forces and establi

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byrne says he was born in hawaii. he has produced a birth certificate. dean young says, "that's what i call the $64,000 question. i have no idea!" when pushed for an answer, he said kenya. in this republican versus republican race in alabama, guess who's leading into the polls heading into tomorrow's voting? if you guessed the kenya guy, the who's eric cantor guy, the who's the treasury secretary guy, you would be correct. he is ahead in the most recent poll in this congressional race by three pois. republican-on-republican fights are always amazing, but tomorrow is going to be really amazing. i hope you plan to stay up late with us tomorrow to watch these results come in. >>> there are some late developments to bring you tonight on, you guessed it, another previously unreported example of what appears to be plagiarism by republican senator rand paul of kentucky. it was a week ago tonight that we first reported this story, but now every single day, the story seems to get worse. tonight, andrew kaczynski at buzzfeed is reporting for the first time that a

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