I'vebeentalkingto a lotofTrump's campaignadvisorsthismorningandtheysayitistimetomoveontothegeneralelection, regardlessofwhetherornotNikkiHaleyisstillintherace.
Now, inadditiontoallofthat, wedidseeintheelectionlastnight, thereweresomewarningsignsforDonaldTrumpin a 2024 generalelectionrematchwithPresidentBiden, particularlyamongindependentvoters.
Histeamknowsthat. Histeamknowsthatheis a verypolarizingfigure, andthatispartofthereasonwhytheybelieveitisimportantforthemtostartshiftingtowardsthatgeneralelection.
Tostartgoingthroughthatdata, tostartcomingupwith a gameplantotakeonJoeBidenbeforeNovember.
Popquiz, hotshot. WhoistheonlypresidenttoleavetheWhiteHouseandreturnfor a secondturnfouryearslater? ThomasJefferson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, GroverCleveland, orGeorge H.W. Bush?
IfyousaidGroverCleveland, putyourhandsup. Heservedasthe 22ndand 24thpresidentoftheUnitedStatesafterlosinghisfirstreelectioncampaigntoBenjaminHarrison, hereturnedtodefeathimin a rematchfouryearslater.
Nextup, SaturdaymarktwoyearssinceRussialaunched a full-scaleinvasionofUkraineservingastheimpetustothisongoingwar.
Natalia, theradiohost, tellsusit's alsobecome a soundingboardfortheterrifiedanddepressedKharkivlisteners.
"Feedbackcanbevaried," shetellsus. "Sometimestheyjustthankmefortheshow, andforthefactthattheygotoutofbedthankstotheprogram. And I considerthis a victory, becauseitcouldbesomeonein a stateofabsolutedespair."
"I'm proudofmyhusbandbecausehissacrificeisworth a lot," saysNataliya.
Onthistwo-yearanniversary, familiesareaskingwhetherUkrainecancontinueleavingituptotheirvolunteersorwhetherthereneedstobe a call-uptomobilizefortheFront.