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Chair of the democratic national committee, congressman keith ellison of minnesota. one of those democrats leading the charge, theyre trying to take back the house this year. congressman, thanks for joining us. lets talk about that effort. democrats havent been there in 18 years. the new report we have on nbcnews.com, they think hillary clinton is going to be a weapon for them because of those comments in part, at least, she made a few weeks ago about trump areas of the country being backward lo...

Goes through some places donald trump won and some some cases won them big. those comments from hillary clinton, are they going to hurt you at all? >> hey, look, were going to be focusing on working class kitchen table issues. i was in trenton, michigan, yesterday and in detroit, too. people want to talk about pensions, wages. they want to know, if i can get a job, can i get one thats going to pay me a livable wage? right now theyre fighting in michigan to get fair wages for servers and stuff li...

Everything i believe. im not asking them to agree with everything that democrats believe. but what we understand, and were at our best when we understand that what we agree on far exceeds what our differences are. and when were focused on issues that are the most meaningful to our constituents, thats when we do well. thats how doug jones won, he was talking about kitchen table issues, he was talking about health care. conor lamb was talking about health care. conor lamb was talking about pension...

Campaigns on kitchen table issues. traditionally it is the economy and health care. you know, if it starts to feel like america is demanding their lawmakers tell them what they want to do on gun violence and shootings, then perhaps lawmakers will respond. at this point, i dont see a lot of democratic lawmakers making this a signature campaign issue outside of the ones that have had such a tragedy in their districts. that is why chris murphy has become an outspoken advocate on this issue after it...

Picture of a president who just accomplished tax reform that hadnt been done in three decades and now is sitting at a bargaining towed with an offer on the table to fix what appears to be the most difficult concern for democrats which is getting legal status for 800,000 children. lisa: its not just frustrating from president trump, its also frustrating for viewers at home, its frustrating for american voters who care about the kitchen table issues. they care about how tax reform law is going to ...

Remember, its the economy, stupid. when people feel good. remember, nancy pelosi just said that this tax reform quote unquote was armageddon. when the tax reforms produced the results, they are going to look like false prophets and, again, there is so much outrage fatigue. i dont think anyone is believing them. they are talking about impeachment. they are talking about russia. they are not trying to win back the people they lost. and they are leaving a huge opening for the republicans who are fo...

Else istss. >> david: rachel, let me go to the middle of the country where you are. >> sure. >> david: and that charlie just said. the folks out there are not on the wing. they are not listening to the elite media. a lot of people in the 65% chunk of this country. they are looking at their kitchen table issues. you do it and the risk averse republican congressman and senators up there, do they need a little bit more trump? let trumpen trump to borrow the title of the book but also do the republi...

Feel like it matters if people feel like their lives are bette better. few on the bottom line is a much better metric for most voters, than whether or not you want to go to a cocktail party with donald trump. >> katie: he was not well-liked, if you look at the polls and a 2016. as charlie pointed out, he focused on the economic issues through the issues that americans care about. those kitchen table issues. that is what he focused on. that is what republicans are going to run on. and katie, i th...

In particular, 2017 overall. charlie cook was on the show yesterday and said hogwash. democrats dont need a message in 2018. you can run simply as a referendum on the party and power. do you concur? do you think democrats dont actually need a message in 2018 to win? >> chuck, in the mid-term election it will primarily be a referendum on the party in power. president trump, republicans in control in the house and senate. that will be the dominant theme. it was in 2010 and in 2006 and theres a lot...

Is metropolitan birmingham, but across the state. they know doug has been a fighter for alabamians. hes about kitchen table issues. about economic development, about preserving access to health care, and thats why i think its really important, the key for tonight is for doug to do well in places like birmingham, huntsville, the black belt, and then hes got, because hes had a 67-county strategy, you know, places where hillary clinton got shellacked, doug, i think, can hold his own because we have...