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Republican state. i thought senators were supposed to be the voice for the people who elected them. i thought senators were supposed to vote the way their constituents wanted them to vote i thought that was the whole purpose of having a representative democracy. it may well be that joe manchin doesnt believe what is being advocated for on the left these days. it is most true that the people he represents do not believe in it. joe manchin is the last democrat standing in an otherwise ruby red sta...

I mean, whats your take on his calculus, especially as he wields so much power? >> yeah. well, look, joe manchin is until a ruby red state, its kind of a minor miracle, right, that he wins re-election. the state has moved far to the right. he believes in the institution and the politics of his own re-election. he is not somebody who is going to budge. hes run out of air. possibly even in a democratic primary, if he were to move too far in the direction of where the rest of the party has gone. on...

Mcconnell how she sees the process that makes her a player and how someone who leverages her position without in step with the majority leader will be something to watch stew do you get a sense it might be a blueprint for other key moderate voices in the senate? >> not only other key moderates on the republican side like senator murkowski or susan collins of maine or senator romney of utah, you have to have them on your radar as you approach the senate trial as a reporter, at the same time, keep...

People, 70,000 got him to more than 270 college electoral vote. why? we had this information campaign led by russia, james comey put out a letter days before hillary clinton and that hurt hillary clinton. there is no magic. republicans lost in many key races in 2018 and 2017. democrats got back the house which thank goodness because they are holding this president accountable. if there is no mystical believe on donald trump, this is not the case, i think just like eric pointed out, we have two e...

Fixation on the debunked theory that ukraine had interfered in the 2016 election for some time from the president and what is really noticeable now and is that a lot of the republican allies in congress are deflecting attention toward that debunked theory. youve seen an increasing number of senate republicans talk about this. house republicans. youve had chairmans in the senate launch investigations and demand documents into ukraines again debunked theory. and i think as the senate trial heats u...

Breaking news. montana governor steve bullock says he is ending his run for president. he doesnt think he will break through to the top tier of the base. that brings the field to just 16. joining us now we have cnn political contributor aiesha moody mills and frank bruni. frank, i spent some time in august following the governor around. i went out to montana. i reported on him. heres what the race loses today. a governor -- okay? so they used to win the presidency. a governor with executive expe...

Telling you don, a first week law student could pass this test. >> yeah. >> its about the consequences. thats the debate to have. >> i grew up in a very ruby red state who has re-elected a democratic governor. >> john bel edwards. >> the president had been down there three times. the vice president was down there once. my mom said the women -- especially african-americans, but especially black women work their butts off, and she says actually trump was on the ballot. they are sick of the divisio...

So im just praying for a lot of trip tow fan for those families so they can go to sleep and not start fighting with each other about this because we got bigger problems. but what happened and why, im telling you don, a first week law student could pass this test. >> yeah. >> its about the consequences. thats the debate to have. >> i grew up in a very ruby red state who has re-elected a democratic governor. >> john bel edwards. >> the president had been down there three times. the vice president ...

When i spoke to voters even though the president and republicans across the country have been attempting to nationalize the race here in louisiana, most of them, those who wanted to vote for the republican candidate and those who wanted to vote for john bel edwards said for them the president didnt really factor too much nah their decision. >> i voted for him just because i personally have thoughts about john bel edwards as a person. >> i am a democrat. number one. number two on the republican a...

Were also involved in the shooting and are facing weapons charges. witnesses describe the scene of mayhem when gunshots broke out during the third quarter of the state playoff game between kansas high school. >> we have saw was a way people coming away from the scene and parents holding children to make sure that they werent injured. part of the fence was busted out from bodies of people going through the fence and a lot of people were afraid and they were kids separated from their parents runni...