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Run for the u.s. senate maybe they say in virginia, maybe in wyoming. its tough to see where exactly she could fit into the mix in either state. i look at virginia and there is something about sort of disgraced figures of former republican administrations turning to virginia to try to launch political careers. you know, virginia for oliver north in 1994. you remember oliver north. i mean, in the best year ever for republicans, against the worst possible, the worst democrat, you know, that the pa...

Exactly where she could fit into the mix in either state. i look at virginia and say there is something here about sort of disgraced, you know, figures of former republican administrations turning to virginia to try to you know, launch political careers. wasnt -- virginia was oliver north came in 1994 you remember oliver north. in the best year ever for republicans against the worst possible -- the worst democrat that the party could have fielded, chuck robb. all the scandals he had. north still...

Herald was not going to run because he was taking so long. >> he says the cruel twist is that the party bosses that tried to intimidate me so i wouldnt run by governor paterson are the same people of putting democratic control in the senate at risk. >> how powerful are party bosses? >> i dont think that they are so powerful. in fact, i really was surprised that harold ford, who had been the congressman, thought of them as his major enemies or opponents. i think he made a decision that he couldnt...

So wasnt in any real trouble here but decided he didnt want to do it again. >> when dan cotes decided not to run thats when evan bayh took the seat. what made him think he couldnt win with that much money and the good numbers? is it the anti-incumbent sentiment? >> i think he thinks he could have worn very handily. hes popular in the state. hes always been able to buck this anti-incumbent sentiment. he won the state when george bush won the state as a democrat. so hes always been somebody -- don...

[ talking over each other ] >> it applies to people in both parties. the entitlement mentality is im so special i can act like a hollywood celebrity even though im trying to appeal to middle class people. hollywood people, obviously are not running for office nor in most cases could they win. people trying to be trusted with tax dollars, trusted with local power they have every expectation people are going to whole them to a high moral standard. but they want to live the life of a hollywood cele...

[ talking over each other ] >> it applies to people in both parties. the entitlement mentality is im so special i can act like a hollywood celebrity even though im trying to appeal to middle class people. hollywood people, obviously are not running for office nor in most cases could they win. people trying to be trusted with tax dollars, trusted with local power they have every expectation people are going to whole them to a high moral standard. but they want to live the life of a hollywood cele...

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Mcconnell owes a part of this, too. he can point at steve bannon, steve bannon can point at him. you know, if theyd gone with mo brooks, a guy who is a hard right conservative, that thats guy, though that would have won this state easily for republicans. we wouldnt be talking about a democrat winning in the state of alabama. >> so i think, willie, and joe, that, definitely elise, that president trump helped doug jones win. i believe his tweet for anybody that was on the fend about president trum...