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Doing away with the filibuster? that to me sounds far out. im just putting that out there. but, anything is possible. so weigh in for me first maria. >> heres what i think. were making some generalizations, right but the people really would like to see much more, i dont know if susan will agree with this, im sure robert, well but much more progressive action on the part of this administration. radically more progressive. so the kind of chipping away makes it difficult. on the other hand, voting ...

Think they can do it? that to me sounds far out. im just putting that out there. >> look. >> listen. anything is possible. maria, weigh in for me first. >> heres what i think. okay. were making some generalizations. the people really would like to see much more -- i dont know. susan is going to agree with this, but robert will. radically more progressive. so the kind of chipping away makes it difficult. on the other hand voting rights is essential. otherwise this democracy will fall apart. i thi...

Heres the reality. members of congress looking to take back the majority in the house, majorities will race $100 million, probably more to take back the majority. they dont want this. they recognize that even -- in states like pennsylvania, wisconsin, they have a lot of first-generation immigrants who are their voters. its not as if this is a political benefit for the president across the board. the republican party has done a good job attracting immigrant vote es so again, as you said, the pres...

Continue to wedge this issue in the middle of america and theyre being conspicuously silent on this. i ask them to come out. they should come out with a full immigration plan. they should push back against this trump rhetoric. if they want the immigrant vote or the latino vote. the asian vote. the african vote. they have to come out to a substantive program. think theyre being con speckously silent. >> fundamentally. this a very difficult issue. its not difficult to say you shouldnt put children...

Election? >> it will be a huge issue. it is a core value on both sides of the aisle. they just view the issue very differently. and it will be very interesting to see which parties can put forward candidates that will be able to win swing voters and people who are not as hard liners on the issue considering that the basis of both parties actually are hard liners. theres -- whats really interesting about the immigration conversation is how much attention is focused on daca and d.r.e.a.m.ers, cons...

Last decade following his comments about immigrants and those who come from mexico. if youre a democrat and you see this come out, youre saying this is exactly what i want because this may be the dominant theme on the right? >> yeah. this makes the party look terrible. this is exactly what they were trying to avoid when they said we would be more inclusive to minorities, we would be more welcoming, and we need less cast on our debates. donald trump will be on that debate stage and this gets his ...

To get, to get through that process. >> so, then, the latino vote, the immigrant vote, is that lost to the gop for a generation? >> no, i dont think so. because you have to remember also, you have a lot of very conservative members of the latino. a lot of catholics. a lot of people feel very strongly about the birth control and social issues and republicans are more in tune there. you havent permanently alienated that group. >> you were the first and only female governor in the history of the st...