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Analysis by Ronald Brownstein Donald Trump ends his tumultuous presidency with the nation confronting the greatest strain to its fundamental cohesion since the Civil War.

Time attracts certain kinds of people. that happened to the new left. todd gitlin the great scholar of the new left, said as the new left became more radical it attracted more radical people. i think the republican party has been much more negative, much more down on the countrys future, and therefore has attracted angrier people than the people who might have been republicans back, say, in 2000 or even 2008 when john mccain got nominated. and this change within the composition of the party may ...

And i think one of the things that we probably should pay more attention to is that we kind of pretend the parties are static and that they stay the same, but the message a party sends over time attracts certain kinds of people. that happened to the new left. todd gitlin, the great scholar of the new left, said as the new left became more radical it attracted more radical people. i think the republican party has been much more negative, much more down on the countrys future, and therefore has at...

Todd gitlin the great scholar of the new left, said as the new left became more radical it attracted more radical people. i think the republican party has been much more negative, much more down on the countrys future, and therefore has attracted angrier people than the people who might have been republicans back, say, in 2000 or even 2008 when john mccain got nominated. and this change within the composition of the party may be part of why the first top three people in that poll were trump, car...

planning their debate approach and why no one should be surprised a socialist is doing so well. >> are you a capitalist? >> no. im a democratic socialist. >> when "all in" starts right now. >> . good evening from new york. im chris hayes. were now a little more than 24 mourz from the first presidential democratic debate. while that would seem to be huge for someone in politics or following politics the republican presidential flurn says he isnt clearing his schedule. >> i think its n...

benghazi committee. and with a break in case of biden podium at the ready, the democrats get loose. >> you guys are the first to realize that im really not even a human being. >> tonight, how democrats are planning their debate approach and why no one should be surprised a socialist is doing so well. >> are you a capitalist? >> no. im a democratic socialist. >> when "all in" starts right now. good evening from new york. im chris hayes. we are now a little more than 24 hours from th...

>> you guys are the first to realize that im really not even a human being. >> tonight, how democrats are planning their debate approach and why no one should be surprised a socialist is doing so well. >> are you a capitalist? >> no. im a democratic socialist. >> when "all in" starts right now. good evening from new york. im chris hayes. were now a little more than 24 hours from the first presidential democratic debate. while that would seem to be huge for someone in politics or foll...

>> thats todd gitlin. he was not a member of the underground. that quote to me is nuts. you want to talk of who is in the grand tradition of destroying thousands of people? its the war of vietnam where john mccain was dropping bombs on civilians. >> and when the weather underground went into a townhouse and put together a bomb with nails in it and allegedly killed a police officer and bombed a nudge with a 9-year-old boy in his bed -- >> if there was evidence, why isnt anyone on trial? >> it doe...

>> thats todd gitlin. he was not a member of the underground. that quote to me is nuts. you want to talk of who is in the grand tradition of destroying thousands of people? its the war of vietnam where john mccain was dropping bombs on civilians. >> and when the weather underground went into a townhouse and put together a bomb with nails in it and allegedly killed a police officer and bombed a nudge with a 9-year-old boy in his bed -- >> if there was evidence, why isnt anyone on trial? >> it doe...

who even helped a president launch his political career. over the years mr. ayers managed to redefine himself, not as a terrorist but as a revolutionary, a kid who merely vandalized, not one who inspired murder. he is a man who took chances with other peoples lives and took every chance to dodge the tough questions until tonight. >> barack obama and domestic terrorist bill ayers, friends. theyve worked to the for years but obama tries to hide it. why? he was one of the most controversi...