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nation is facing the most serious internal attacks on the frontal -- and institutional structures that define a democracy. since the pulitzers were introduced a century ago. precisely to counteract problematic, authoritarian tendencies throughout the society. >> that warning was followed by the announcement of that years pulitzer prize for national reporting which went to the washington post in new york times for quote, relentlessly reporting coverage in the public interest on russian ...

for the most outstanding journalism of the year, and they delivered this warning. >> on the political fronts, i think, it is clear that the nation is facing the most serious internal attacks on the fundamental values and institutional structures that define a democracy. since the pulitzers were introduced a century ago. then precisely, to counteract problematic authoritarian tendencies, throughout the society. >> now that warning was followed by the announcement of that years pulitzer ...

problematic authoritarian tendencies throughout the society. >> now, that warning was followed by the announcement of that years pulitzer prize for national reporting which went to "the new york times"or and the "washington post," for quote relentlessly reported coverage in the public interest on russian interference in the 2016 election,ru and its connectionso the trump campaign, the president-elect transition team, and his eventual administration. now that choice naturally drew the i...

Tamron hall in the house. Craig, thank you so much for not dancing. J. T. Is a national treasure. Thank you for not dance. Are you ready . A new round of new polls, including a new National Poll out and one from the Battleground State of florida. This is a bloomberg poll. A lot of people talking about it this morning. Kellyanne conway forced to defend Donald Trumps schedule this morning which includes promoting his new hotel before hitting the Campaign Trail. Claiming hillarys plans in syria cou...

This election, because democrats run the state, or they like the republican candidate, and they are fine with that person winning. wet dan cox represents is an opportunity for those candidates to come out, which might hurt down ballot republicans for counting executive and other races, who would otherwise stand a good chance of winning. similarly, in pennsylvania with mastriano, the problem that you have there is that republicans and democrats are much closer, and independents play a bigger role...

Mastriano, the problem you have there is because the margins between democrats and republicans are a lot closer, and independents play a bigger role, if they like mastriano, suddenly now as the polls reflect, the race becomes a bit more competitive, because the margins dont allow you the wiggle room that you have in the state like maryland. >> weve got about 30 seconds left. i want to ask you big picture, speaking of down ballots, trump keeps teasing that he will announce a bid for president in ...

Have there is that because the margin of republicans and democrats are a lot closer, and independents play a bigger role, if they like mastriano, as the polls reflect, the race becomes more competitive because the margins do not allow you the wiggle room that you have in a state like maryland. >> weve got about 30 seconds left, i want to ask you big picture. speaking of down ballots, trump keeps teasing that he will announce a bid for president in 2024, perhaps to avoid criminal prosecution. who...

Or are we headed for democratic way? >> weve also had a lot of down ballots. the advantages with the democrats that the normal rules and politics on the presidents first four years. when you have the negatives that it trump is imposed you have to say the wind is at the democrats back. anyway its with the 2010 election that obama face. he one with a coalition attached to him. when he was not at the top of the ticket democrats didnt do so well. were gonna see the same phenomenon plays out. donald ...

But the downside is this is kind of marginal and were talking two or three percentage points and if, you know, hillary clinton ends up winning, say, a new hampshire or a nevada, chances are the democrats are going to probably end up winning those senate contests as well as other down ballots. because turnout ends up mattering so much. im just not sure there are a lot of ticket splitters. >> thank you so much, greatly appreciate it. coming up, justin timberlakes selfie taken inside a polling plac...

There. we have seen john kasich. he hasnt voted for donald trump. the gop there lashing out. even letters going back and forth were the two sides criticizing the other. jim murphy would be the one to help smooth it over. they just dont have a reason to make it work. >> exactly. >> a way to make that work better. its not good news for the campaign. >> let me go to kristen. one thing we have talked about in the team meetings is trump doesnt have a surrogate to help him. hillary clinton does. one i...