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here tonight. and im proud to be -- for san diegos 49th congressional district. make no mistake, there are big differences between we, democrats, and our opponents. and to gather, with president clinton, we will protect medicare and social security, and a womans right to choose. we will bring hope and pride and immunity and opportunity and responsibility to our future. thank you very much. good luck. >> he was proud to be carrying the clinton gold banner. in fact, first lady hillary cl...

town. on that note, i wish you all are very good night. and a safe weekend. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with us all week long. ill see you on monday. ou on monday happy friday. so the year was 1996. president bill clinton was running for reelection. two years earlier, republicans have taken over the house of representatives for the first time in over 40 years. so democrats were focused on every single house seat they could poss...

Go ahead, i could keep going -- >> i know you could keep going. im not gonna push back against your statistics, because they are true. so when i ask you about the messaging, because thats what this week was about. this week was about the white house pivoting, doubling down whatever phrase you want to use on the economy. the media has too much going on and much to answer for. but the fact that the economy is broadly doing very well, and yet the american public disagrees with that view is surely a...

Whatever fees you want to use, on the economy. the media has too much going on -- the media coverage of the economy has not been great. but the fact that the economy is broadly doing very well, and yet the american public disagrees with that view is surely also the result of a major messaging failure -- hold on, let me finish the question. its surely that result of a major messaging failure by the white house or the democrats and congress. >> yeah, i think that probably could -- way too much emp...

Point i think is of concern. i would add to that, wolf, that the masks issue, you know, weve talked about this a lot, but the cdc is still saying, you know, three-ply cloth masks are okay. omicron spreads very easily from person to person, and being able to have these masks, n95 or kn95 masks, which are more plentifully available, is really important now. if you are going to wear a mask, you should wear a good mask. those are three areas the message could be more clear and effective. >> thats an...

Going off on their own to make those decisions. that again was a messaging failure in my judgment. they have had some of the same problems here. im a little mystified because he does have a good team around him, hes got some real pros around him in the white house. but i just -- i dont understand why they cant sort of corral people and get them on the same page. republicans turn out -- for all you may say bad things about republican policies, they turn out and can put things together pretty well...

Is a demand from consumers, that want the economy turned around. they are investing in homes, doing all this stuff. trying to buy stuff and its so much of a demand, that its backed up. am i wrong? >> yeah. >> this is a sign of the recovery, that were doing great, that -- >> yeah, its not a messaging failure. the economy is doing reasonably well. growth is slowing down. while the unemployment rate is going down, we are adding fewer jobs. that is a thing that people are worried about. but you can ...

Theyre waiting 11 days to unload. the supply chain thing is going to go on for a while and nobody should expect once we get through the holidays, its all going to be better. its going to be around for a while. >> its interesting because i always say that the democratic party bad at messaging. its interesting because there is demand from consumers that want the economy to turn around. theyre investing in their homes, all of this stuff, trying to buy stuff, and its just so much of a demand, right,...