Exploring issues that affect leaders in the U. S. And around the globe. Win and sort of a good win is sometimes 10,000 votes. I want to put something up here. In 2006, 14 seats that democrats picked up were decided by 10,000 votes or less. In 2010, 16 seats that the republicans picked up were decided by 10,000 votes or less. So you only need a slice of those republican voters, suburban voters that they need to get chicken there when it comes to pelosi. Nancy pelosi is an easy target and its easy when youre campaigning as a nominee or candidate to say you would vote against nancy pelosi. When you get to d. C. And talk to nancy pelosi and talk to the people around the congress and realize that shes usually one of the only women in these highlevel meetings, you realize that as the Democratic Party talks about wanting diversity, she is part of that diversity. Of course shes in a tough place because there are so many democratic sources who say theyre eager for fresh blood. Youre looking at
A recap of the days headlines and a look at whats in store for tomorrow. Judge kavanaugh is confirmed to be a justice in the spring court, he doesnt have a recusal obligation just because he was nominated by the president at issue. The law doesnt support that. Look, this is a constant fight between Special Counsels and president s. President clinton. They fought back hard and ultimately got a very constrained interview. That interview did blow up in the president s face. Its a cautionary tale for any president going before a Special Counsel. The Supreme Court has weighed in on these issues a number of times. They have not come down on the side of the president. In two nixon cases, one case they determine the president was immune from civil litigation. Prior to that, they decided the president was subject to a criminal subpoena which Richard Nixon the tapes. Its not clear the president is going to enact the battle. This is going to be an interesting battle if it comes down to it and i t
Rachel Maddow takes a look at the days top political news stories. Magazine which typically showcases male celebrities. The males chief ref new officer and Content Officer have told some employees that they unsuccessfully appealed to david pecker, the ceo of america magazine, who reportedly ordered the cover. They asked him to consider replacing her on the cover. The executives said they argued that would it hurt the reputation making it tougher to attract top talent for future covers and potentially alienating hardwon advertisers. Nevertheless, there she is. Get her workout. Guys. It says it right there in the fine print. Four days before the president ial election in 2016 the Wall Street Journal published the first report that this company, American Media, most famous for owning the national enquirer, reported
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A roundtable ensemble discusses and debates the days news. Work. One of the reasons is because the messaging by the democrats and the unions was really good. They had one of these ads that showed workers get paid an average of 8 an hour compared to this is what ceos get. It was effective messaging. Some of the things we talk about up here in new york, big picture we are not releasing whats happening on the ground and some of these places. Jesse that is right. Also talking about branding. Ben jealous, very upset. Hes running for governor in maryland. Former naacp director. He was asked about being branded a socialist for his republican opponent, and this is how he responded. Not to put too fine a point on it, but do you identify with the term socialist . Are you [bleep] kidding . Jesse while. Greg i think i would vote for him just for that response. It was so natural. I would say to your point,
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Martha thats our story for this tuesday night, we will you back here tomorrow. Tucker carlson is up next in washington. Good night, everybody,. Tucker a good evening and welcome to the Tucker Carlson tonight. Midterm elections are just months away and no matter what you hear, the truth is democrats do have a strong chance of taking over the house of representatives if history is any guide. Short term that means that nancy pelosi will get unfettered subpoena power and maxing water is likely to be chairman of the Financial Services committee. But more broadly it means an ascendant Democratic Party, not the party you grew up with but a new and more radical and far more tolerant version of that party. How radical . Let me show you the violence. Tucker might as well give them real socialism, the crowd cheers. Just ten years ago democrats and nodded to the idea of border security. They said there were for it. Now the idea of immigration and enforcement of any kind, of borders themselves, is