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York times" describe as one of the most republican bastions in the country. that district went to a democrat in a special election for the first time since 1910. and that wasnt a forever change. doesnt mean that was a bellwether for what that district was going to be like forever, but it did signal the political temperature in the country at that moment. and that can happen in off-year elections. particularly when the country is going through a real upheaval in terms of public opinion. in 2005, ...

Even the fact they couldnt just call it at poll closing for the republican, that itself is news in this kind of a race. and this is just one race. well see how it turns out. but sometimes these individual races have a national message. 1974 was a famous one. six months before the watergate scandal forced president nixon to resign, the congressional district in michigan that had been gerald fords congressional district wharks, what "the new york times" describe as one of the most republican basti...

Something you were just talking about. the idea that the progressive base is going to be more excited than weve seen and this is something thats starting to show up on the radar in washington, this special election down in georgia. suburban atlanta to replace -- >> neutral district. >> -- tom price. yeah. there are reports now that republicans are scrambling a little bit to try to get in there and help it, if the democrat, young guy, kind of in the model of jason kandor, handful of democrats in ...

But as he was taking the stage in nashville last night, outside the arena more than 2,500 people were out there protesting against him. this is tennessee. donald trump won tennessee by 26 points. but here were more than 2,000 people out on the street chanting, singing, waving signs in opposition to him last night. the trump presidency, of course, has been a huge change in our country. its a new thing. but it has created an equal and opposite reaction that is making itself manifest in all sorts o...

Were out there protesting against him. this is tennessee. donald trump won tennessee by 26 points. but here were more than 2,000 people out on the street chanting, singing, waving signs in opposition to him last night. the trump presidency, of course, has been a huge change in our country. its a new thing. but it has created an equal and opposite reaction that is making itself manifest in all sorts of unexpected places and all sorts of unexpected ways. consider virginia, for example. kind of a n...

Last night in nashville, tennessee, in one of these campaign rallies. were now told to expect one of these every couple of weeks, apparently, for four years. but as he was taking the stage in nashville last night, outside the arena more than 2,500 people were out there protesting against him. this is tennessee. donald trump won tennessee by 26 points. but here were more than 2,000 people out on the street chanting, singing, waving signs in opposition to him last night. the trump presidency, of c...

Harder for people to retire and first time home buyers to buy a home. to me, my north star is not what is the dow at at the end of the day? thats useful and important, but not nearly the bellwether the average american wants to look at. they want to see are people fighting for me for better wages, for better job conditions, health care, retirement security. on all of those measures, we have a president who is doing nothing more than helping the bill nars get richer. thats not what we are about a...

Absolutely phony in the last few months. but, when you speak to people in the financial industry, they are calling this the trump rally. we have seen a significant increase in the value of stocks since president trump was elected. is there some argument to be made that the policies he wants to put in place could be a positive for the economy? not just for traders, but sma business sentiment is up? >> id again remind your viewers, where was the stock market when barack obama took office and where...

Going to prevail. right now what were hearing from the president i find it very constructive. i am not ready at this point, i dont think we have evidence to reach any, you know, conclusion of armageddon or a police state going after undocumented immigrants. and i think its unfair to even mention that because it scares people in the community. >> definitely a lot of fear right now. you see it. you feel it. >> more than necessary. >> well, youre my bellwether here, alfonso, thats why we invite you...

Ukraine and also the annexation of crimea. and so if -- lets say -- donald trump decided not to uphold the sanctions, weaken them or even get rid of them, that would get free rein to any other country, especially some of the europeans who wouldnt mind doing that, to simply go along. his relationship with russia could be a bellwether for other nations. this is not something traditional american foreign policy would necessarily accept. but this is the way it looks with mr. trump. >> really awesome...