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Saying ill go on the campaign trail once a week, ill talk about a few of these grand macrothings. trump is a bad guy. you think that is enough to propel him to the white house? >> people vote for change. people voted for trump and obama. part of this is how people feel emotionally. this is something that they see with biden. >> a lot of this morality play against trump, this is not who we are. this is a morality play to voters is not working and something that they tried in 2016 and didnt work t...

>> we never use the word left. but the issues that we talk about, is it left to say that in this country we should have a minimum wage that is a living wage? is it left to say that everybody should have healthcare? is it left to say that we have to address the crisis of climate change. >> when you do this, youre really smart, be i the way. its all wrapped in this morality play, even though this economy is a broad-based recovery, especially blue-collar workers finally having more opportunities be...

Is it left to say that in this country, we should have a minimum wage thats a living wage? is it left to say that everybody should have healthcare as a right? is it left to say that we have to address the crisis of climate change? >> laura: when you do this youre really smart, by the way. again, its all wrapped in this morality play, is it not? victor, even though this economy is a broad-based recovery, especially blue collar workers finally getting their wages going up. le finally having more o...

What do you think? >> no question. by the way, note to self, dont follow elie mystal on something like this. this whole hearing was a morality play in washington how people were setting themselves on fire to serve trumpism. if you want to show youre not a racist, i have black friends is like the lamest, most awkward thing you could possibly do. simply to have someone stand behind you and not talk, i mean, which aide, which overpaid congressional aide came up with that? >> yeah. >> but yeah, ther...

>> you have a different take on it. but everybody is. to watch all this play out so publicly, like this morality play. tiffany, we have to reserve judgment on whether we convict him right now in the media. however, in order to file a false claim, if it turns out that he is guilty of this, i do think its worth a little bit of exploration as to what possesses somebody and why would somebody who is so successful do this? and i thought it was very interesting what columbia professor john mcwarder tw...

[inaudible] >> tucker: the american indian man with the drum you just saw is called nathan phillips. and he described the young men he encountered, the oneshe in the hats as aggressive and threatening. essentially shock troops for donald trump. watch. >> heard them saying build that wall. build that wall. this is indigenous lands. not supposed to have a wall here. never did. >> tucker: its hard to remember the last time the great american machine produced a clearer contrast between good and evil...

[chanting] ♪ >> tucker: the american indian man with the drum you just saw is called nathan phillips. and he described the young men he encountered, the ones in the hats as aggressive and threatening. essentially shock troops for donald trump. watch. >> heard them saying build that wall. build that wall. this is indigenous lands. not supposed to have a wall here. never did. >> tucker: its hard to remember the last time the great american people machine produced a clearer contrast between good ...

Not afraid of a primary challenge and warned possible opponents he will be a tough candidate as he seeks a third term in the senate. quote, dixon warned one issue challengers he will fight for renomination, telling a local radio station, quote, i would appreciate not having a primary battle, but its up to those in the womens groups who are expressing deep displeasure with this vote. my favorite part of this whole moment in this little morality play is this line right at the end of this local sto...

Moment in this little morality play is this line right at the end of this local story, from four days after his clarence thomas vote. after cook county recorder of deeds carol moseley-braun was mentioned as a challenger to dixon in the primary, quote, a dixon aide took carol moseley-braun to lunch. i dont exactly know what the lunch was for. i can imagine. im not sure the wisdom of letting local reporters know that youre doing that, youre having your staff try to talk this would-be primary chall...

Fortune. nobody even thought hed have to tap it. but you can tell, four days, less than a week after that yes vote on clarence thomas, you could tell he could sense something out there rumbling that was not going to be good for him. quote, dixon said friday he is not afraid of a primary challenge and warned possible opponents he will be a tough candidate as he seeks a third term in the senate. quote, dixon warned one issue challengers he will fight for renomination, telling a local radio station...