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They know they need to do this. yet theyre in a box. >> youre right about the leadership. they know whats happening with the party on the national level and in the years and decades to come. i think we make a mistake if we continue to look at the republican party as a whole through sort of the lens of a rational logical behavior. this is a party that has been hostile to minorities for, you know, i cant imagine how long. its a party that is, in my view, built on the whole idea of obstructing prog...

Weve seen joe wilson be a darling and go from being a third stringer to being on the front of every newspaper for a few weeks. this is what happens in the political season. right now republicans are about obstructing progress. theyll do anything to make that happen. >> larry: is this damaging, ben, to democrats? >> i think its damaging to everyone. a guest on your show that youve had a number of times, the very famous author linda fairstein who has a fabulous book out, "the hell gate, she says -...

They have interests, so theyre going to use this very opportune stickily. we see them become the front of the newspaper for a few weeks. this is what happens in the political season. right now republicans are about obstructing progress. theyll do anything to make that happen. >> ben, is this damaging to democrats? >> i think its damaging to everyone. a guest on your show that youve had a number of times, the very famous author linda fairstein who has a fabulous book out, "the hell gate," she say...