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On the left have become fond over this weekend, pointing out that the senators who voted yes represent 143 million people, senators who voted no represent 181 million people. memo to the framers. that cant be fixed right now. but is this just a strategy, sam, of kind of doubling down and taking that 40% out for another spin? >> yeah, i think so. i mean, its not just the senate and the disproportionate representation there. when you talk to people who are deeply hurt by this whole process, they w...

And see, buckle up, and ill see you at the polls? because republicans say theyre just as energize as democrats now? >> well have to see. at the beginning of the kavanaugh process, particularly when christine blasey ford came out with her allegations, you did feel the republican party, some fear about how this was going and how this would affect the midterms. further energizing particularly democratic and independent women. and there was a tide turn, as this continued to roll out where republican...

Has decided to point his twitter feed at you, which can put the spotlight on you, and perhaps lift you a couple poll points. this is such a -- such an i think open contest on the democratic side that there is no reason not to run. and ill say one nice thing about a democrat who his name has not been brought up, amy klobuchar. if there is anybody who came out of the whole kavanaugh process looking better, it might be amy klobuchar. he complimented her. he apologized and complimented her by saying...

Politics by another means, where does that leave the institution? this has been sliding down this hill for some time. now youre in a place, 50-49 for a lifetime appointment, and the american people look at it from two very different ends of the spectrum. >> you know, but it cant go unmentioned that democrats typically dont vote because of the court. that is not a motivating factor in the democratic base. they havent been able to make them care about. the same way republicans do. republicans go t...

That lost will be more motivated to vote in the mid terms than the side that -- in a months time, the news cycle is pretty fast in this environment. but in a months time, the democrats, because they feel they were wronged here, will be more motivated to come out and vote. >> yeah, and i think that part of it for us, for the progressives among us, i think the real question has to be, and then what? so there were a number of people who were urging people to call their senators, to make sure they v...

Americans say that is a major problem. 16% minor problem. only a quarter of americans say thats not a problem at all. and now we also asked about how the democrats and republicans handled themselves during the kavanaugh hearings. jim, this did not wear well for either party. the majority of americans disapproved. 55% disapproved for republicans. 56 disapproved of how the democrats handled themselves. this process did not wear well on anyone. not justice kavanaugh, not the democrats and republica...

Knew what mitch mcconnell stood for. i think he was very clear at the outset of of obamas tenure, and that was his primary focus, was to make barack obama a one-term president. so, of course, he wasnt going to be useful for helpful in moving anybody along. i would take it further than merrick garland, who it took more than 400-plus days to even get a hearing and still didnt get the hearing. theres no surprises here. i think the reality of it is thats exactly why the poll numbers are where they a...

They can use it depends on those crucial midterm elections in dirty days time. lets look at that red if we look at the effect of this kavanaugh process on those crucial senate races, and weve just seen how important control of the senate is. north dakota is a crucial battleground. this was just a while back where heidi had camped, and look at the turnaround where she is now a long way behind. thats a race that we really, weve already heard about and it was factored into this discussion about her...

Ohio and kentucky. now were going to see the president make brett kavanaugh front and center during all of those stops hes got planned this week. thats what hes been doing so far. clearly seeing this as a winning political issue for him. but first, hes going to take one more victory lap when he swears him in during a ceremony here at the white house tonight. >> kaitlan colins in the white house, thank you very much. you heard the president say today he has a very good relationship in these terms...

Senate panel where the senate republicans brought in someone to handle the questioning. followed by the circus that unfolded around when then judge kavanaugh himself came in. so it doesnt surprise me that you would see a lot of voters in the middle, kind of going a plague on both their houses. another number from a poll from quinnipiac last week, even though those numbers looked similar to what the cnn polls show, they believed dr. ford, more said they opposed kavanaughs confirmation than not. 4...