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>> so i think this is a breakthrough moment possibly, and rev makes this great point that democrats need to do a good job of messaging. its hard to message here because some of these concepts are complicated. as you point out, this is maybe not as simple that the ukrainian matter as it was initially presented as being. but one thing that everybody can understand is letting witnesses testify. if the witnesses dont testify, democrats need to hammer home the point that the proceeding is fundamental...

Complexity of this system because thats something im sure you hear a lot about affordability, thats the other thing we hear so much when it comes to health care. you are a proponent of a medicare for all system? >> yeah, absolutely. hey, lets just be out with it. i absolutely think, especially after seeing folks in three different states all across this country and seeing the ways that the aca is being attacked from the right, the aca has done a great job, lets move beyond that. and you come to ...

Duty, we are taught that, as important as it is to obey a lawful order, its even more important to disobey an unlawful order. seven of the 12 team members under gallagher testified against him. a few didnt testify, and one its reported, lied. and they had gallagher according to daves reporting in "new york times" do so much that they called him evil, toxic and said he would shoot any man, woman, or child who moves, civilians. and they did the extremely hard thing of telling the truth about the c...

In new hampshire that hasnt gotten as much attention as iowa has. and she is spending a lot of time there trying to boost her chances for that primary when that happens. where were really seeing democrats focus on this electability argument, which we have talked about forever and ever, but we are hearing them talk about it in a way that they are uniquely qualified to beat donald trump. because at the end of the day they are fighting against each other, but they know that the general election arg...

Similar districts. there is this concerted effort spearheaded by conservative groups as well as at the white house level basically trying to paint these moderate democrats, including yourself, as being a part of this witch hunt. my question to you is, first off, how vulnerable do you feel, especially with 2020 around the corner, and what has the reaction been from your constituents? >> well, lets be clear, this wasnt a witch hunt, this was a matter of upholding our constitution. and when i took ...

Mcconnell is, lets be clear, mr. mcconnell doesnt want a senate trial, he wants a senate coverup. ive been been in a courtroom where the accused can block witnesses from testifying and prohibit prosecutors from asking questions. you and your colleagues on the editorial board have argued that mcconnell is really doing a disservice to the constitution. this is not going to be some normal courtroom trial anyway. we know this. we know what the mood is on the hill. mcconnell has said very clearly hes...

Graphical speeches, and the republican strategy was interesting too. aside from a couple of members what you heard by and large was not a debate about the specific facts of the ukraine case but rather them trying to make a case that this was ineast vitab the minute democrats regained control of the house in the 2018 mef midterms. but this was not a lot of the procedural high jinks. this was not as nasty as we will probably see tomorrow when they resume the markup and get into this process of exc...

Also, joe biden really just doesnt have enough money in the campaign coffers. that is a cause for concern, so there are plenty of reasons to be concerned right now. lets be clear, julie. >> julie: robin biro, thank you very much. we appreciate you coming on. happy thanksgiving. >> you, too. >> julie: you know the saying, theres no place like home for the holidays. could a major storm disrupt travel for you? lines of americans, in fact. a live report on what you need to know. stay tuned, next. >>...

Though theyve been asked by democrats for a long time to kind of swallow their own needs and their own self-respect to just for the sake of, as harriot said, party unity. thats whats at stake. dont take black voters for granted. >> how much does representation matter? by that i mean, obviously when barack obama ran in 2008, the historic campaign, a lot of black voters said to me, hes a black man, obviously im going to vote for him because hes black. does that matter as much as it did ten years a...

Approvingly. >> lets be clear, i subscribe to nobody wins when the family feuds. be clear of that, criticizing my mayor. but there are things about the bloomberg candidacy we have to deep in mind. number one, i know theres this notion out there that somehow or another you can rewrite the playbook as relates to the coalition to win the democratic nomination. you cannot be the democratic nominee without strong deep wide support among african-american voters. and number two, a candidate who skips o...