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I mean -- >> always. >> well, heres a perfect example to me of the contrast. if you go back to 2010 and you look at harry reid, right? democrats were primarying harry reid, people would have lost their minds and i would probably have been among them. i would be like this guy is barely going to win, if he wins. it would be terrible for the broad agenda of the center left if you take out the sitting majority leader. mitch mcconnell is getting primary votes from the center conservatives now and the...

"is it more important for political leaders to compromise or stick to their beliefs"? democrats, 61% compromise. republicans, 38% compromise. like, the disposition of the two bases are different, and you think thats a good thing? >> well, i do think thats a good thing, but i also think that the democratic party, weve been a big-tent party a longer time, weve been a little bit more of a coalition party for a longer time, and obviously, when i was at the dnc under howard dean, there was dean and t...

Because yes, we dont have our own separate tea party, but i do think we have a much better, organized progressive left infrastructure that does put more pressure on members of congress than i think they get credit for. i personally have seen it happen, so i mean -- >> yeah, there are amazing people putting a lot of pressure -- >> in 1992, that didnt exist. >> i think that is true. that is true. youre absolutely right. when we talk about there is this whole elizabeth warren third way battle thats...

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Reid, people would have lost their minds and i would probably have been among them. i would be like this guy is barely going to win, if he wins. it would be terrible for the broad agenda of the center left if you take out the sitting majority leader. mitch mcconnell is getting primary votes from the center conservatives now and the base is like, oh, hell no. like, do it. >> the thing is, i think sam made the right point about the center. here now you have a situation -- your example in texas. jo...

Think we have a much better, organized progressive left infrastructure that does put more pressure on members of congress than i think they get credit for. i personally have seen it happen, so i mean -- >> yeah, there are amazing people putting a lot of pressure -- >> in 1992, that didnt exist. >> i think that is true. that is true. youre absolutely right. when we talk about there is this whole elizabeth warren third way battle thats shaping up -- >> right. >> and it felt like this throwback bat...

Are the left, and progressives are like gone, good-bye. >> socialists, which is what weve been hearing. but part of this has to do with the kind of what the base of each coalition wants, and theres some amazing, fascinating polling on this about how liberals see themselves and identify and how conservatives do, and part of that has to do with how we feel about compromise, right, as an actual end towards making the country a better place. both of those after this break in the nation, sometimes ba...

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