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Progressive direction. but thats going to take some real rethinking, i think, of the whole platform in general. >> the republicans did that in 1964 after goldwaters huge w l walloping. they had think tanks, they rethought. it could be a challenging moment, but unless they honestly understand what happened -- >> in 2005 we went from think tanks to grassroots, and that was the difference. >> does anybody know who the leader of the democratic party is right now? >> maybe its a young person out ther...

They listen through their stomach. and to doriss point, i think that democrats have to find a way to connect to the gut concerns of a lot of these middle americans and then take them into a more progressive direction. thats going to take some real rethinking i think of the whole platform in general. >> and the republicans did that after goldwaters huge walloping. they had think tanks and rethought. that is one of those moments. and it could be a challenging moment. but unless they understand wha...

They lived together for three months. they came from entirely different backgrounds. they would lie awake at night and talk about what they wanted to do with their lives. they all went into public service. one became a republican senator. other two were democratic setors and they were bonded by their war experience but also by their commitment to make this country not have to go to that kind of a war again and to work together across party lines. i think if anything else, thats what the greatest...

Closed previously, but more importantly to push america in the kind of inclusive, progressive direction that ive been working towards most of my life. dont miss the legacy of barack obama wednesday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. next on "gps," hand over your drivers license and ill give you some ramen. thats what japan is saying to a certain part of their population. just who is getting this noodle deal? find out when we come back. if youre totally blind, you may also be strug...

In that more progressive direction and ultimately i think that the trump card here for sanders in terms of his appeal in the authenticity. heres this guy with a grumpy personality. he means what he says. i think theres a sense that could catch on. the goal is to emerge from the rest of the democratic pack and give hillary clinton the one on one race. >> where are the areas sanders said he would govern different ri. >> theres no doubt his economic

Reconciliation. all of which led to the good friday peace accords that finally ended the troubles. well be right back after this. were back, as a candidate for mayor committed to lead new york city in a new progressive direction, including de blasios promise, he aimed to slow the growth of charter schools in favor of more traditional neighborhood public schools. the mayor has now cancelled an agreement, negotiated by his predecessor which would have allowed three new charter schools to operate...

And so today we commit to a new progressive direction in new york. we will ask the very wealthy to pay a little more in taxes so that we can offer full day universal prek for every child in this city. we will require developers to build more affordable housing. so new yorkers see our city not as the exclusive domain as the 1%, social and economic justice will start here and start now. >> to each, just a small glimpse of new york city mayor, bill de blasio in his widely controversial address. he ...

Divide between the two parties idealogically, perhaps, in a couple generations. what does that mean? i think it means the gridlock we get in washington because its so hard to find compromise when youre so far apart. >> heres de blasio talking about some of the inequality he wants to address in the city. >> we are called to put an end to economic and social inequalities that threaten to unravel the city we love. and so today we commit to a new progressive direction in new york. >> judy, its inter...

We have not had this clear of a divide between the two parties idealogically, perhaps, in a couple generations. what does that mean? i think it means the gridlock we get in washington because its so hard to find compromise when youre so far apart. >> heres de blasio talking about some of the inequality he wants to address in the city. >> we are called to put an end to economic and social inequalities that threaten to unravel the city we love. and so today we commit to a new progressive direction...

Wants to address in the city. >> we are called to put an end to economic and social inequalities that threaten to unravel the city we love. and so today we commit to a new progressive direction in new york. >> judy, its interesting to me that part of the reaction to obama on the left is to say, hes let us down on some of these real progressive areas. >> and that explains why, i think, picking up on what chuck was saying, there is this kind of excitement in some democratic circles about de blasio...