was within the party which sets up an interesting dynamic for 2016 where you have this, you know, progressiveness either catching hold and getting some real steam behind it and looking for that progressive candidate to carry their banner or is this just a one off because it s new york and de blasio is able to sell it here. to the point about governing, we saw with bloomberg when he tried something most folks would consider progressives on the side of your soda, there was push back from people. so how the people respond to this progressive agenda also matters. you know, one thing, as somebody who lived in new york city under giuliani, one of the things that sets the scene is police. so many felt alienated at different times under different mayors was the policing issue.
shape, assuming he runs. my bigger point is, obviously, progressives on the coast would, like max baucus to have been more liberal but a statement that mitt romney carried by 20 percentage points. right. it s sort of reverse of what we have been talking about as far as the republican party goes. interesting state, though. it s a very complex one. bill clinton won it. the unions are strong there. it s a western state. it s very libertarian, but it s also has a long history of progressiveness. don t forget, they had a campaign finance level which prevented corporations from giving money and they have had it for a hundred years, until the supreme court threw it out last year. so montana is a very complicated state, a very interesting state. and i do not think it is a deep red state like utah is. i think it s a state that could be won by either party. howard, why are so many democrats retiring? six democrats in the senate. why? most of of it is age. a lot have been there for
were in attendance, asking a question not drawing a conclusion whether they need to respond. jay carney was asked about it at the press conference today. i haven t talked to the president about it. this guy served democrats and republicans, but should he have come out and said, we were, the president was surprised by that and clearly i don t think so, this is not the president s spiritual advisor, it s certainly a church and a place where many presidents go and i don t think it s position of the president to dictate what the sermon ought to be about. a message of quality and tolerance and progressiveness, exactly what the religious institutions. how about tolerance and acceptance of the religious right? i think he s calling out what he perceives to be bigotry on the religious right. the religious right hates blacks. that s not what i said or what he said. megyn: he talks about wants blacks to go back to the back of bus. fossstering an attitude of
sometimes about his age. he s 76. the elector cardinals, the average age was only 72. you weren t going to get much younger than that. with the catholic church and christianity as a whole, the key question, as important as modernization, the key question is not now, but what s ancient and true. the church moves stl s slowly, about tradition and relies on the wisdom of the changes. doesn t mean change won t happen. i think it will happen. it happens very slowly, carefully. everything old is new again. these are ancient virtues, well tested throughout the christian tradition. do you think that, though, will trump, you know, his conservatism and win over younger, more progressive people that he, you know, appears he doesn t want the trappings of? i think it very well could. because the it has a kind of social progressiveness about it in many ways. all right. thank you. appreciate you joining us. my pleasure. good to see you. up next here on cnn, a cnn
can t overcome. that s pretty good. 42 past the hour graciousness. that was really great. two great race. welcome back to morning harold ford jr. and mike barnicle back at the table. joining usnow, the chairman of - yeah it end just the look on his us and off color is off that shirt and he s going to have the baby you i serious. here s the deal. elizabeth warren isuld you please be quiet? morning. chastised any guest? none. reverence, respect, abus deserved. boy, you didn t see her interviewing r you? so let s talk about the republican brand. you re all about branding. republican process, we weekend on meet the press, it hurt the republican anid not go at this party right is as been in years. i was talking to steve backstage. the brand is over as we know it if it ever wants to succeed. all you have to do is look at the demogragoing. it s them. people want progressiveness. people want compassion.y who i never like stablishment is now the