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Analysis and discussion of the days top stories and compelling issues from Lawrence ODonnell. Manafort. That is a fact. That is news. That is legally concerning for donald trump and politically concerning as confessions are not a great message heading into the midterms. But donald trump has his own plan. While he didnt know this trial of this Campaign Trial would be on track for a verdict heading into labor day, which is of course a key time for the midterms, he has long known he has his own pla...

Midterms because trump believes its return to the headlines will help republicans win votes. There it is. Today donald trump reupping his attacks on nfl players over the kneeling. This is on a friday heading into the anniversary of course of that Charlottesville White power rally. Were not going to read the tweet tonight from the president attacking the players in last nights game because it is not particularly newsworthy and were not going to show you all the headlines it sparked. You can imagi...

There. i do hope though that a handful of moderate republicans will survive this. why? because i dont think its right for us in this two-party system which it is for now, i dont think its right for us to give up on either party but i do think that regardless of whether the republicans stay in control of the house or lose the house, we are looking at a republican party that will over time now shrink and become more extreme and more loyal to donald trump as long as hes in power. once he goes, i st...

Racist obviously. but the republican party wanted to win over the votes of the remaining racists in the south as the democrats embraced the civil rights movement. and the republicans wanted to do it in a way that would not turn off moderate republicans, traditional republicans, lincolnian republicans. so thats what they did, they pursued the strategy and brought in all these racists and the party has not been the same ever since. and we, the republican party ill say, has been on a paufth since t...

Originated in teach-ins in the 1960s against the vietnam war. they are trying to organize kneeling ins. they want fans at college football games, young people, to kneel in solidarity with the players when they are in the stands. well see whether that kind of thing happens. but i think trump is assuming there will not be push back. im not so sure it will work. >> i think its sad the smallness of his game back for this possible blue wave thats coming, that the only play he has left is more racism,...

Come to his aid. and it doesnt have to be that way. other presidents havent done it this way. but this guy is going for the darker path, for the uglier path. it is just a waste of presidential power. if he were killing it as president, i would get a tweet about the nfl all day every day. but there is real work to do and you were hired by us, the people. you are paid by us, the people. this is a big job and hes flaunting and flittering away the real opportunity he has to actually lead. when he is...

Century to pursue what was called the southern strategy which by its own explicit definition was a strategy to win over remaining southern races and i say remaining because not everyone in the south is a race is obviously. the republican party wanted to win over the votes of the remaining races in the south as the democrats embrace the civil rights movement. the republicans want it to do it in a way that would not turn off moderate republicans and traditional republicans and so thats what they d...

Remaining races in the south as the democrats embrace the civil rights movement. the republicans want it to do it in a way that would not turn off moderate republicans and traditional republicans and so thats what they did. they pursue the strategy and they brought in all these races and the party has not been the same ever since. we the republican party all say has been on a path since then that has led to where we are now. so where it differs of the way jonathan explained that it was not a hij...

Very distinguished anthropologists. theyre older guys that originated in teach-ins in the 1960s against the vietnam war. they are trying to organize kneeling-ins. they want fans at college football games, young people, to kneel in solidarity with the players when they are in the stands. well see whether that kind of thing happens. but i think trump is assuming there will not be push back. im not so sure it will work. >> i think its sad the smallness of his game plan for this possible blue wave t...