Page 308 - Mid Terms News Today

But as i come back to jesse and tim to that central question, can we design a system where truth is valued over fake news. >> i think it is really challenging. but i think what everyones saying is right, that the companies have to do a lot more and they need the pain of something a little more than just a little bit of shame or little bit of -- they need some fear of law enforcement or some fear of heavy regulation if theyre going to do anything in this space. >> the people who are worried about...

They talked about identifying fake news, though finding it doesnt mean people will stop sharing it or believing it. so the dnc is testing out a series of ideas to help. including a morning report that would warn democratic candidates about fake news and suggest ways to respond. but with mid-terms looming and control of congress at stake, no one can yet answer the key question -- how do you design a social media system that values and promotes truth over lies. >> this goes to the heart of our dem...

This a bit, no the just that the fact there are already three cabinet posts requires senate confirmation. >> theres that. >> bogging down the senate. on top of that, this is just, a guy here who the president knows and the president has somewhat of a rapport with. more than that, doesnt have a replacement lined up yet. you saw when he fired rex tillerson. didnt announce it saying tillersons out. announced it rolling out with a tweet the person taking his place. they dont have another person set ...

Great series but had a script. in the white house you dont have a written script to prepare for. thats a big difference. as i had its opportunity to visit with some of the "west wing" cast meshes about a number of years ago. i dont think the drama has ever been good. its president trumps style that worked well in the campaign. im not sure this president really has made the transition from the campaign to governing. thats fundamentally whats in place here. i do not think that serving the country,...

Get this right, then donald trump will be a hero with the base. but as you said, if this goes forward and these things do happen, then it is going to hurt the base and this might affect the mid-terms. >> oh, well, i mean, i think that that is very interesting defense. he may be just saying it as a negotiating and may be bluffing but if hes not its going to hurt the base. i may be one that will be waging on that because at the same time weve got to remember here, that were talking about a preside...

Meaning one day he kind of wants a traditional chief of staff and one day he doesnt. >> jason johnson, last question to you. we had these town halls about gun violence yesterday. you and i have had occasion here over the last few weeks to talk about gun policy or heading into the mid-terms, you made a comment about the georgia governors race. i know you want to clarify something you said a couple weeks ago. >> it is interesting. we were talking about whether or not the parkland kids message abou...

He faces some potential challenges if republicans nominate one of the more mainstream candidates out of their primary. the president coming to west virginia to take shots at joe manchin. i dont think its likely to have much effect at this early juncture but it could if the president decides to weigh in more deeply as we get closer to the general election. >> leland: we zoom out, steve. you think about the other states like west virginia. a democratic incumbent in places like missouri, michigan. ...

Know, this is very interesting to me because the president and the white house yesterday, that event was supposed to be about tax reform and the president had someone get up there and cried even when she talked about the benefits of the presidents tax cut. what weve seen in recent races again going back to pennsylvania is that it hasnt moved the dial in terms of voter attitudes and if the president and white house think that message in terms of advertising is what will carry them over the finish...

Democrats being obstructionist. what is the message heading to mid-terms. what is the message coming from your party? will it be the economy? that worked last time. >> i will tell you this. what -- lets talk about what the message is for republicans. not tax cuts. the president went there to give a speech yesterday on tax cuts. he threw it into the crowd and he talked about immigration because -- tax cuts are not working broadly speaking. >> sandra, youve identified the biggest problem democrats...

Sector experience. >> republicans are fighting about resumes as democrats fight over a message in the mid-terms. >> my campaign is about shaking that up democratic party to make it respond to the people instead of just the interest groups. >> i asked him if he was tough taking on the democratic establishment. he laughed and said hes been doing it his entire life. now the 71-year-old sees an opening in a democratic party that is still trying to figure out how to win and who its national leaders a...