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And you know, just -- i went up to him after it was over and i talked to him about it. and he was just sort of laughing about it. i guess he wasnt serious about it. but to me thats the trump effect on america. it has normalized and sanitized nastiness and cruelty. >> do you agree with jim, susan? is this the trump effect? and could it get worse? >> well, yes and yes in a short answer. i recently watched six straight trump rallies from the beginning of october, and what i was struck by was that t...

Their midterm message, is generally clocking in somewhere around 51 minutes into the rally, whereas the press bashing, the attack on independent media is something that is literally the foundation of the president of the united states appeal. he taunted and praised a republican candidate the other day, as you know, who attacked a reporter in the midst of basically walking away from americas traditional role at least to pretend to be a beacon of human rights and freedom of speech when faced with ...

Bashing and the attacks on the independent media are not just a sort of quirky throwaway line. they generally come within minutes of the beginning of the trump rally. theyre integral to the message he is offering people whereas something like the republican tax cut, which is what at one point leaders on capitol hill wanted to be the foundation of their midterm message, is generally clocking in somewhere around 51 minutes into the rally, whereas the press bashing, the attack on independent media ...

City. i just want everyone to hear jim describe what happened to him at a rally in montana. watch this. >> i remember looking over to the supporters in the crowd, and there was one guy, one young man, who was doing these body slam moves. you know. and he and his buddies were all getting a laugh out of it. and then looked at me and he goes like this. like im going to cut your throat. and you know, just -- i went up to him after it was over and i talked to him about it. and he was just sort of lau...

Brian, let me come to you. one of the old favorites the president hit at this rally was bashing the media going after some specific reporters and anchors. >> and saying nbc chuck todd is a sleepy-eyed son of a bitch. i know it was inappropriate language and i think we will talk about it before and in the future but the press bashing is something the president apologize doing and goes to show how low he gets sometimes rather than going high and going very low. but i do think the rally, it was a r...

His fair share of that type of press bashing. when you get into threatening to use the leefrs of power that you have because the american people elected you to that position to shut down this constitutionally protected notion of the freedom of the press, that becomes the stuff of dictatorships. that is no longer just political rhetoric. that becomes the stuff of, youre threatening to use the power given to you by the american people to actually try and shut down something that is constitutionall...

Together a message that brings you michigan, pennsylvania, and wisconsin, for the first time in 28 and 34 years, you know, is clearly saying something different. and is reaching new groups. and in that process, you do see some shifts of emphasis. you know, tpp was one he mentioned in his speech today. >> yeah. >> most republicans traditionally would vote for free shade deals. hes made the case, and i think hes probably won the argument that yeah, im for free trade, but i want to negotiate these,...

>> will his ego carry him, mark? the sheer strength of his will power to fight this crap storm? >> its attractive to people. its attractive to donors. ill say again. ive said this on the program before there is one qualification republican nominators across the spectrum want, who can beat hillary clinton, as long as it looks like she is the democrat. ill give you one quick example. he took on our colleagues today. often when he had some merit in what he was saying about their questions. you say ...

Bed. now santorum might help himself with a republican base which loves press bashing. hes learning that from newt but that just wasnt true. but on this issue as i say, i think its about attacking the affordable care act. and i think president obama, by making an accommodation to the religious institutions, i dont think wed be here if he hadnt made that accommodation. now that he has, i think he has sort of grabbed the high ground. the last quick point, republicans should be sued for political m...