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Power and raw politics? i think unfortunately, the supreme court is more and more besieged to be just the function of raw politics and raw power. thats a sad thing. >> there is a new piece in the new york times magazine about the decline of moderate >> there is a new piece in the new york times magazine about the decline of moderate democrats, quote, unquote suggesting the democratic party is too beholden to the left. it basically makes the argument that when the democrats are moderate, pushing ...

So there is a lot of discussion about whether the summit should just have been postponed, but it wasnt. and it is something that biden has to navigate while he is dealing with the gun issue and of course the start of the january 6 hearings this week. >> so as the president is out on the west coast, he was on jimmy kimmel last night. and he is also facing polls that look like this, look at this, new cnn ratings showing approval rating showing that he is just at 39%. now, youve noted that that is ...

Months? womens health protection act. we just had a vote on that in the senate this weekend its important, we dont have the votes to break the filibuster to pass it right now. we will have to contain in these midterm elections to expand the senate majority and keep the house in hopes that we have the chance to end the filibuster and pass that law. if were going to have to go -- the cycle before we have the votes to do that why not be honest and have a dialogue about a solution that squarely addr...

Our democracy with their fearmongering, their spread of hate, quite frankly encouraging division in this country. which is really endangering our democracy. we, the war in ukraine, is a fight for democracy everywhere. we have to talk about that, and what is at stake. how there are people around the world trying to destroy democracy. we also have to understand and remember that its the kitchen table issues. youll remember, i told you in 2016 i told you donald trump could be elected because the de...

Adjustments. he communicated much more clearly, he won back faith that may have been lost, i think its time to do that, and then some. because in fact he is pointing us in the right direction, but i actually think the message does not meet the vision, for example he put forward a very bold plan to tax corporations of the wealthy. its still one of things that animates people across the political corruption, they want to see that fairness, he talks about it in bits and pieces, he doesnt make it ce...

I wanted to avoid that because i recognize how awful i felt when that fundraising e-mail went out about me and attacks each and every day. we have to put an end so it. it has gone way too far. >> look. its something many of us in this side of the line as well in thein fourth estate here. we are dealing with this a lot from one media empire. i guess the question is democrats say, you know what, we will ignore those attacks and talk about kitchen table issues. but the people that up listening to y...

End of the day everything is to distract, republicans have no plan to make your life better. if anything, all they want to do is distract you so they can get taxes where the big corporate buddies, and at the end of the day regulations that do not protect you. that is what they are going to end up giving if they get elected. >> so congressman, you and i agree they dont have any common plan, this is why the scream about culture war issues. the problem is when they say democrats are pro peter files...

Macron, so what is it that marine le pen has done to bring in new voters? has she brought in new demographics as well? shes, first of all, tamed down some of the nastier, if you will, aspects of what her party used to be, especially under her father. she has really revamped her party as moving away a little bit from the outright xenophobia, the outright racism. she still talks, of course, about being very strict on immigration, but she has sort of moved away from this and became more of an econo...

If you will, aspects of what her party used to be, especially under her father. she has really revamped her party as moving away a little bit from the outright xenophobia, the outright racism. she still talks, of course, about being very strict on immigration, but she has sort of moved away from this and became more of an economic populist, if you will, focusing really more on kitchen table issues, on the economy, rather than focusing on security and france and immigration, things like that that...

Really more on kitchen table issues, on the economy, rather than focusing on security and france and immigration, things like that that alienate some people, some working—class people, some working—class people, who may be agree with her on the economy, but didnt really like this sort of xenophobic aspect of the party. so she worked really hard on that to try to change the vision that people have of her party. she is also trying to team down the question of leaving the european union. she di...