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As a matter of principle because the heightened threshold will ensure the level of scrutiny you think necessary for the stakes of a seat like this. >> when we change the rules or had to change the rules in order to make sure the president actually got his cabinet because of all of the obstruction going on we purposefully did not change the threshold for the highest court in the land, the supreme court, because this is the place where people need to come together, you need to have a mainstream pi...

Michigan so i want to see a 60-vote threshold because i think thats what it deserves. >> i want to be clear. a 60-vote threshold, youre saying it should be filibustered as a matter of principle because the heightened threshold will ensure the level of scrutiny you think necessary for the stakes of a seat like this. >> when we change the rules or had to change the rules in order to make sure the president actually got his cabinet because of all of the obstruction going on we purposefully did not ...

Really challenge this president who even his own party has questioned whether or not he truly meets their bar of a conservative. many still say hes a liberal democrat who ran as a conservative republican. >> right. and this is the big difference between what we just saw as you were pointing out, chairman, plem, giving us a sense of his policy priority. those are order that can only go so far. the pick for the sport is one of the most important things. and as you see it will battle both what cons...

He has to get democratic votes or well have endless nominations and hearings and no justice. >> this is likely the first full fledged for fight. >> absolutely. this is the biggest decision a president makes t has permanent or long-term consequences unlike anything else. as greta was mentioning there say view, chuck schumer told rachel maddow this is not a "mainstream pick" he is open to leaving the seat i have cant, coming off a period of time where democrats are frustrated with whats happened b...

Panelists, but it has been quite a year on that front, but what about whats happening in the democratic party. what is their headline? >> they will go with more of a mainstream pick and maybe tom perez and we will see an ongoing civil war. is this going to be the party of bernie sanders or progressives and tim ryan and rust belt issues. >> who is the democratic party and they have to find someone to rally behind. is it bernie sanders or a new face we havent yet seen? >> i dont think it can be be...

On that front. but what about what is happening in the democratic party? where do they go? >> i think they are going to go with a mainstream pick for party chairman. maybe labor secretary tom perez. and i think we are going to see an ongoing civil war. is this going to be the party of bernie sanders and elizabeth warren and progressives or tim ryan and focus on rust belt issues? >> who is the democratic party? they have to find an identity and somebody to rally behind. is it bernie sanders or a ...

But what about whats happening in the democratic party? where do they go? what is their headline in the first 100 days? mr. costa? >> i think theyll go with more of a mainstream pick for party chairman, maybe labor secretary tom perez. i think well see an ongoing civil war. is this going to be the party of bernie sanders and elizabeth warren and progressives, or is it going to try to be the party of tim ryan and focus on rust belt issues? >> who is the democratic party? they have to find an iden...

In trump for us. this was quite -- its been quite a year on that front. but what about whats happening in the democratic party? where do they go? what is their headline in the first 100 days? mr. costa? >> i think theyll go with more of a mainstream pick for party chairman, maybe labor secretary tom perez. i think well see an ongoing civil war. is this going to be the party of bernie sanders and elizabeth warren and progressives, or is it going to try to be the party of tim ryan and focus on rus...

For this year in review of trump for us. its been quite a year on that front. but what about whats happening in the democratic party? >> i think they go with more of a mainstream pick for party chairman, maybe labor secretary tom perez. i think were going to see an ongoing civil war. is this going to be the party of bernie sanders and elizabeth warren and progressives or is it going to try to be the party of tim ryan and focus on rust belt issues? >> who is the democratic party? they have to fin...

Navy. was an investment banker for goldman sachs and he made it his mission to take down the republican party stamt. alabama senator jeff session gicis is nominated as u.s. attorney general. sessions has been accused of calling civil rights groups unamerican. and criticizing the voting rights act. >> thank you. >> and finally, the chairman of the republican national committee, reince priebus who will be the president elects chief of staff. hes a mainstream pick many republicans find encouraging,...