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Recent polls and historical precedent suggest the GOP is well positioned to make gains in Novembers elections.

Party more appealing to certain latino voters. the question remains, what does this aggressive rightward shift among latinos mean for democrats. what does this all mean for democracy itself? >> to put what we found in florida and perspective, and to understand why latinos are gravitating to the republicans in the midterm, im joined by an msnbc steve karnak, e and four and near florida congressman -- >> steve, thank you so much for joining us today. steve ill start with you. when you zoom into a ...

He or she who defines the debate wins the debate and if it is about a womens right to their body and the ability to have common sense gun reforms that help keep our kids safe and help keep our strooed streets from being a war zone, i think democrats have a chance to change history and i think they have to take that chance. look at george bush. he changed the dynamic of his race, going into his midterm, and look, the economy was tanking at that time, we forget the economy was tanking at that time...

Or poor, 85% of americans say the current economy, they view it as only fair or poor. thats the worst since 2011. the economic outlook getting worse. 77%, thats the worst since 2009. these are historic numbers. and you know what, jake, if we look back at white house losses when 75% of folks think the economy is just fair or poor at this point in a midterm cycle, the white house lost 13, 63 seats, 54 seats in the house of representatives. these are very, very bad numbers overall. people dont like...

That kind of rhetoric. that is what we see the numbers continue to climb, is that now because we are entering the midterm election season here in the us, there have been politicians who have been using china again as part of their campaign, to drum up support for their base, weather is about competitiveness —— whether it is about... things unrelated to covid. you are seeing that play out as well. is you are seeing that play out as well. , , . ,., you are seeing that play out as well. , , ., ...

Amen. if they lost a senate seat in the state of president biden had won by that margin. would that would point to for democrats would be a note of the support in the middle ground. people who arent particularly -- well maybe people who arent necessarily engaged with political news from day-to-day, but who turned to president biden after the trauma and tumult of president trump, hoping that there would be some return to normalcy. now democrats are running into the big headwind with inflation. th...

Republicans are able to take back both chambers. our democracy is done. i dont say that in a way that is hyperbolic. i say it to say pay attention to all of the moves that they are making at the state and local levels. they are going to institute with they are doing in tennessee, texas and florida. nationwide when they have the ability to do so. while we are holding on to the executive branch, we know when they did to former president obama and during his time. we cannot take anytime for granted...

But who turned to president biden after the trauma and tumult of president trump, hoping that there would be some return to normalcy. now democrats are running into the big headwind with inflation. theres just no question about that. whether theyre culpable for it is a much more difficult question, but the historical trend is that the presidents party struggles in the first midterm elections. going into those midterm elections with an inflation of a percent, that is a very tough climb, regardles...

Local levels. they are going to institute with they are doing in tennessee, texas and florida. nationwide when they have the ability to do so. while we are holding on to the executive branch, we know when they did to former president obama and during his time. we cannot take anytime for granted whether we have five months or five days. democrats need to fight like everything is dependent on this midterm election. >> now what will it mean for democrats of someone like colorado senator michael ben...

Facing this fall for the 2022 midterm. emphasizing coordinating misinformation campaigns as a problem that could affect confidence in american democracy. and in march, a bill was introduced in the house to educate against misinformation and disinformation. but it has yet to be advanced. does congress have any plans to act on the misinformation crisis online ahead of the midterm election this fall? >> well, i think senator schumer would bring it to vote this afternoon, and if he thought key get t...