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On here! the world is demonstrably worse than when i started! have i caused this? have -- have -- have my efforts all been for naught? >> reporter: hes always been very good about being self-effacing and self-deprecating but a lot of critics and television writers and commentators would say stewart actually has had a big impact in some ways a positive impact by showing people the power of video clips, by showing people the power of tough interview questions in otherwise comfortable settings and ...

Setons antons and tons of commentators tearing their hair out. a writer followed him around for a while and he really went out looking to take what donald trump is saying and doing seriously. and he couldnt find really any evidence of a political platform there. theres not a tax plan, not an economic plan. trumps run is a run of ego, but also a run of channelling the things people are most frustrated and angry about. thats really how you tip into demagoguery very quickly. its going to be very ba...

Commentators tearing their hair out. a writer followed him around for a while and he really went out looking to take what donald trump is saying and doing seriously. and he couldnt find really any evidence of a political platform there. theres not a tax plan, not an economic plan. trumps run is a run of ego, but also a run of channelling the things people are most frustrated and angry about. thats really how you tip into demagoguery very quickly. its going to be very bad for the republican party...

War on women. just ask hillary clinton. >> the decline of liberalism began with a real war vietnam. the left voiced major objections and they were right. the war was fought in a dishonest way and hundreds of thousands of american working men and women primarily were killed or wounded. that radicalized the left and many liberals turned sole alinsky mean, damming anyone who did not agree with them. today we have the most liberal president in americas history, barack obama, elected twice. but his e...

War on women. just ask hillary clinton. >> the decline of liberalism began with a real war vietnam. the left voiced major objections and they were right. the war was fought in a dishonest way and hundreds of thousands of american working men and women primarily were killed or wounded. that radicalized the left and many liberals turned sole alinsky mean, damming anyone who did not agree with them. today we have the most liberal president in americas history, barack obama, elected twice. but his e...

Advantage of. >> james, democrats have been winning the cultural issue debates for quite a while now, marijuana legalization gay marriage and so on. could this been an exception in >> i think it will be an exception. you have to consider this is big setback for the cultural left for democrats. theres a lot of conservative commentators pointing out here you have planned parenthood the abortion company basically acknowledging these are human body parts. these videos are stomach turning. but i thin...

If its about fatigue and not wanting to see names from the past recycled and so forth, jeb bush is going to have that same problem. not only with this republican base or his republican constituents but also with general election voters. if this comes down to clinton versus bush weve already heard from a number of commentators and the polls that suggest a lot of people are going to stay home. theyll say weve seep this movie before. >> all right, well leave it there. thank you both. >> thank you. ...

They knew it was a good relationship to have. >> jon stewart has done a lot to change tv news. he had a big impact. he always retreats to the "im just a comedian" when he has used "the daily show" to influence the political debate. the white house knows this which is why he got the invitations. for him to say, oh they werent secret meetings because they were buried in tens of thousands of pages of visitor logs is a joke. >> i dont remember hearing about it. a lot of times there is a famous guest...

They knew it was a good relationship to have. >> jon stewart has done a lot to change tv news. he had a big impact. he always retreats to the "im just a comedian" when he has used "the daily show" to influence the political debate. the white house knows this which is why he got the invitations. for him to say, oh they werent secret meetings because they were buried in tens of thousands of pages of visitor logs is a joke. >> i dont remember hearing about it. a lot of times there is a famous guest...

And to law enforcement. thank you. thank you. lets bring in cnn political commentators dan pfeiffer and s.e. cupp. we want to talk about donald trumps trip to the border his making immigration a focus in the campaign. s.e. first of all, before we start, let me say congratulations on your new web series that you have with scott walker -- we can bring in dan if thats okay. were having some issues here with guests. i want you guys to take a listen to something that rick perry, the governor of tex...