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Or they stand for officer -- crimes can be a major issue in this upcoming midterm. and republicans seem ready to demagogue the rise in crime that we are seeing. boy. this is really going to make it impossible for them to credibly make the case they back the blue when what they are doing is covering up a riot and an insurrection. >> scott, is it as simple as -- i mean, as, you know, jamie was saying? that just fear of donald trump, among republican senators and fear of, you know, the trump base o...

Crimes can be a major issue in this upcoming midterm and republicans seem ready to demagogue the rise in crime. this is going to make it impossible for them to credibly make the case they back the blue when what theyre doing is covering up a riot and an insurrection. >> scott, is it as simple as jamie was saying that just fear of donald trump among republican senators and fear of, you know, the trump base being primaried? >> i dont think its quite that simple. that is part of it certainly, that ...

Center of an election most recently caused republicans to lose and we lost the midterms in 2018 so the republicans see it as democrats wanting to keep trump in the middle of it, republicans want to put other issues front and center, hence the votes today to try to essentially make this go away in the short term so that it doesnt mess up the midterm strategy and by the way, republicans have a really good chance to take back the house and they dont want to interrupt that, what history would say is...

Elements of this that could have more bipartisan support and they could embrace some of it? >> typically republicans wouldnt embrace a democratic budget and vice versa. i think joe bidens aspirations are deficits and run away inflation. money is cheap, turn on the printers and print some more. if youve been to the grocery store lately, if youve filled up your car with gas you know that inflation is real because of all the money that weve printed over the last year and now joe biden wants to prin...

Midterm. he ran as the luncht bucket guy and on that note he also said that he was going to dump the trump tax cuts, he said it repeatedly. this claim that hes only going to do it for the upper echelon of taxpayers is absurd. austan, you are a trainer because the a trained economist.are you sugt the real money in america is not with the middle class and hes going to magically take all this money from rich people? you dont really believe that? come on, man. >>th what tax rates would go up? is the...

>> no, i think its still -- i think its still raging, to be perfectly candid, chris. i think it is raging and by the way, personal favors, you know, members would ask another member for a personal favor on an issue that would affect their district specifically. can you help me, my district really needs this, not on a matter of conscience, not on any consequential policy matter. i never had a leader ask me for a personal favor, just help me out. the issue is, yes, they dont want to engage donald ...

Misinformation, conspiracy theories, and the mid term. clockwise some democrats are saying bipartisanship is simply a losing proposition with this crowd. h this crowd. [ suspenseful music ] ♪♪ hey, you wanna get out of here? ah ha. weve got you. during expedia travel week, save 20% or more on thousands of hotels. just book between june 8th and 12th to plan your escape with expedia. expedia. it matters who you travel with. when you have nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea....

I mean, there is only one reason, right? senator mcconnell asking for personal favors for people to vote to block this. theres only one reason, which is its bad for trump, so stay away from it. i mean, hasnt the fight over your party already ended? >> no, i think its still -- i think its still raging, to be perfectly candid, chris. i think it is raging and by the way, personal favors, you know, members would ask another member for a personal favor on an issue that would affect their district spe...

Short of the ten republicans needed, and if two parties cant come together on something like this, it doesnt look good for the rest of the democrats agenda moving forward. >> a.b., can you explain the republicans calculation here? i get they want to put january 6th behind them, but arent they the one keeping it in focus? when brian sicknicks mother asked to meet with them, what are they going to say, no thanks, were all set? >> i know, i really think republicans if they wanted to be shrewd would...

Midterm messaging. im not speculating. that was reported in politico yesterday that the senate leader, republican leader, warned his conference that january 6th commission could hurt the republicans politically. well, too bad. this is too important. for the sake of americans faith in our democracy, there must be a full, thorough, and trusted account of what happened on january 6th. senate republicans must decide if theyre on the side of truth or on the side of donald trumps big lie. i yield the ...