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Like he self-impeached. you saw today at that rally. what is it going to be like leading up to 2020? there is no bottom. its going to get bottomer. >> why do you believe that what hes doing now is perceptible of his weakness and not his strength? this is what galvanizes people the way he was talking to them today. dont underestimate the power of a demagogue. you know, they exist for a reason. there is no opposite word for them. >> it galvanizes his base, right? however, i will say this. this is ...

Counterpoint to that, and i totally agree with you about his supporters. i think one of the things that can vote donald trump out of office is his own behavior. the problem with this impeachment is its about his conduct. so the more he does things that reinforce the pects of his conduct that voters are tired of or never liked in the first place and arent willing to tolerate any more for whatever reason, im not sure that -- >> i guess my response would be i dont understand why this, even though i...

The idea that given the grievous nature of this presidents offenses, and what hes been accused of. even if there are republican whos believe in fact hes innocent. the willingness of the republicans to fall in line without any serious questioning, without any presentation of evidence of their own that would contradict what he would do, we are in a very, very dangerous place. and also, what comes to mind watching trump is, he is a demagogue like joe mccarthy but far more dangerous because he is th...

Senators who knew dingell over a long period of time what donald trump is about. this goes to the very core of him. his disdain, his contempt for process, for decency. they get it. a lot of republican senators. there are a good number of reporters who have talked to republican senators through this whole presidency. and they, a good number of them, are the first to say, we are really scared of this presidents stability. we believe that hes a demagogue in the mold of joe mccarthy. maybe somebody,...

Emanates from trump and has infected the republican party. the best gift for democrats is trump. hes going to self destruct. and why do you believe what hes doing is perceptable of his weakness and not strengths? this galvanizes people. dont underestimate the power of a demagogue. >> it galvanizes his basis. however, if im wrong i will eat crow. hollow crow. women, people in the country have underestimated women. the republican party have undermined women. we78 women will be the force,

Were. burke said that there were two kinds of representation. there was the representation where you offer you the reflection of your constituents will, and then theres a representation where you offer your constituents your best judgment. and i think what the senate has to do is get to a point where theyre not simply reflecting what they think their constituents want in this moment but to have offer a judgment thats informed by the long-term health of a republic that has proven to be the best h...

In sight, and the president is clearly trying to, as demagogues do, what does demagogue mean, it means people, hes trying to say theyre not just attacking me, theyre attacking you. you heard that all day yesterday about the 63 million, and they think were deplorables, and i think that were going to hear that throughout. it is a fairly sound political strategy, it seems to me. i guess thats what i would say if i had been caught trying to undermine my national election. you, in a fire you grab wha...

Which was to say, you know what? donald trump has gone that far, but we dont think he should go any further and that is what the framers wanted the house to do and they wanted the senate to be the last line of defense to stop a demagogue. and now theyre on trial. >> glenn, lets talk lindsey cram, lindsey gram aham and oth republicans say her refusing to send the articles violates the constitution. what is the answer? >> there is nothing in the constitution that lindsey graham can cite in his hys...

Shock and appall. he does it with such frequency that its impacted not negated, but reduced. the tail end of that is its also normalized. might heavy a problem where this oath is concerned having just predicted the result in advance? >> well, its not what the framers or his senate predecessors wanted to happen. as you say, theres an entire reconstitution of the senate. the senate was supposed to do two things among others. one was washington said it was like the saucer in which you put your coff...

Will be available on tuesday. jon, thank you for common ground. the majority leader likes to shock and appall. he does it with such frequency that its impacted not negated, but reduced. the tail end of that is its also normalized. might heavy a problem where this oath is concerned having just predicted the result in advance? >> well, its not what the framers or his senate predecessors wanted to happen. as you say, theres an entire reconstitution of the senate. the senate was supposed to do two t...