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Basically tied with the voters. so after watching the democrats get shipwrecked in 1994 by a wave that no one saw coming, when you look at this polling that already looks like a shipwreck for republicans, one thing to keep in mind is that the polling could be wrong. and it could be wrong meaning the republicans might not do so badly. but the other thing -- the other thing to keep in mind is that the polling could easily be wrong in another way. it could be underestimating just how shipwrecked th...

Disturbing troubling and painful for me to read. that said, i think we have to make this matter to women, the women that have spoken up, the women who have not spoken up because theyre afraid. im hoping now they will take the step to speak out too, that this becomes a moment of truth. you know, ive enjoyed a friendship and partnership with charlie for the past five years. ive held him in such high regard. and im really struggling because, how do you -- what do you say when someone that you deepl...

The white house is saying, that despite a recent c.b.o. report, obamacare will not stunt job growth but instead will end what people term job lock, meaning people will have freedom to change careers. so is the "new york times" now doing p.r. work for the obama administration? joining us is jim pinkerton, contributor writer for the american conservative may go zone and alan colmes, host of the alan colmes show. im sure your answer to that question is now. "new york times" is not doing the p.r. jo...

Carried barricades to the white house and camped out with a huge confederate flag outside of the residence of the first black family to live in it. also, apparently, just after senator ted cruz told the crowd the president was using military veterans as "pawns," he and his colleague, mike lee, left the protest. and the original organizers of the event may have felt like the protest had been co-opted by the tea party. on their website, the group states "we feel disheartened that some would seek t...

Carried ba barricades to the white house and camped out with a huge confederate flag outside of the residence of the first black family to live in it. also, apparently, just after senator ted cruz told the crowd the president was using military veterans as "pawns," he and his colleague, mike lee, left the protest. and the original organizers of the event may have felt like the protest had been co-yopted by the tea party. on their website, the group states "we feel disheartened that some would se...

Election, 47% of ohioans cast ballots during nonbusiness hours. voters cast almost 200,000 ballots in the exact days and hours the republicans are eliminating this year. thats more than 3% in a state where elections get decided by 2% margin of victory. well, two democrats who voted for early hours, they have been suspended from the election board, supporters held a rally today for tom richie and senior dennis lieberman. well, secretary of state john husted ordered them to rescind their support f...

And also ari berman, contributor writer for the nation magazine and author of the book "herding donkeys." great to have both of you with us. ari, you have been on the story from the start but i want to start with nina tonight. nina, is there a racial component here? i have to ask that question. they did cut the hours in all 88 counties, but when you look at the hours that they are shortening, it goes right to working families and right to people who are of low income, maybe working two jobs. you...

And also ari berman, contributor writer for the nation magazine and author of the book "herding donkeys." great to have both of you with us. ari, you have been on the story from the start but i want to start with nina tonight. nina, is there a racial component here? i have to ask that question. they did cut the hours in all 88 counties, but when you look at the hours that they are shortening, it goes right to working families and right to people who are of low income, maybe working two jobs. you...

Lawyer and principle provocateur glenn greenwald argues the american public was right the first time when we reacted to the pardoning of richard nixon with revulsion and anger. the precedent of that pardon, of important people getting away with crimes because it is disruptive and upsetting to our institutions, if they dont get away with it, glenn argued that set us up for four straight decades lousy with important people being able to commit crimes simply because theyre important people. that ha...

Glenn greenwald argues the american public was right the first time when we reacted to the pardoning of richard nixon with revulsion and anger. the precedent of that pardon, of important people getting away with crimes because it is disruptive and upsetting to our institutions, if they dont get away with it, glenn argued that set us up for four straight decades lousy with important people being able to commit crimes simply because theyre important people. that has led us to this moment. an ameri...