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Director ken cuccinelli suggesting how he would maybe alter the poem on the statue of liberty. >> would you also agree that emma lazarus words etched on the statue of liberty, give me your tired, your poor, are also part of the american ethos? >> they certainly are. give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge. >> and speaking of national symbols, how about the bald eagle? the administration is also introducing a new plan to signifi...

The neo nazis and those protesting them were, you know, fine people on both sides and tried to draw that eequivalency. what do you make of that? what do you make of the president trying to always draw that line and now trying to spin that what he was saying was not, in fact, about the neo nazis? >> well, i think first and foremost, unite the right was an event organized by white nationalists. theres no argument to be had. jason kessler among the organizers, avowed white nationalists who said the...

China do? they lowered the tariffs for the rest of the world. so the way to do it isnt to do it alone. its actually to bring in the global community and get tough on them. the only folks that will be suffering as a result of these actions are us in this country. us not only just the farmers and the ranchers and folks no rural areas, but in urban areas as well, when its effectively a tax on everything that americans buy. >> i want to change the subject. right now were in the middle of an importan...

Surrounding him, think that the talk around racism is going to drive his base to the polls, do you think that race can galvanize the democratic base and drive them to the polls for greater voter turnout come 2020 as well? >> without a doubt. when you talk about the voting base of the democratic party, its people of color. whether youre latinos or african americans, those are the two driving and major voting blocks for this party. so a rejection or inability to speak eloquently around this issue ...

Impeachment even if her argument remains, theres an election year, lets do it that way. >> you mentioned the weight of muellers voice. from pew, in terms of the view of mueller among republicans, theres been a significant change. right now 60% of republicans, thats what youre seeing here, republicans think he conduct add fair probe. that 60% is a huge jump. those numbers were basically flipped around in january. heather, i guess theres two ways to look at that. number one, mueller comes out and ...

Somebody who takes their concerns first and foremost and puts them. >> interesting. as opposed to elites who are ramming proposals down the throats of middle america. they feel like he reflects the guttural instincts of what they have of whats been left behind or they feel truly forgotten. >> thats absolutely right. more than forgotten, they feel i ignored. when you look at the trajectory of where trump does his rallies, where he com campaigns, this is where his voting base is, hes in a lot of p...

Even the democratic voting base on this issue of medicare for all but also the affordable care act. a recent poll found the aca, as its known, is viewed favorably by 46% of the country, unfavorable by 40%. this is even more telling. among democrats, the law seven more popular. 79% view it favorably. only 12% regard it unfavorably. so what does that tell you about senator sanders plan. does he have the people behind him? >> what the same poll showed, jim, is medicare for all is quite popular with...

Immigration. >> joining me now kelly odonnell. the list of -- yesterday, 24 hours ago, i think it was four members of the republican party, four or five that had condemned what the president said. the number of people now is ten senators and 26 members of congress. its growing. they are varying degrees of condemnation. theres stuff where people have said thats terrible. i wouldnt say it to thats not how i would have said it. what do you make of the response? >> reporter: theres been a range of r...

From people with money, and elizabeth warren has gained. >> to a large extent, theyre sharing the same lane, and she had, you know, not the worlds greatest launch but in the second quarter, we saw her stock pick up, and you know, among that part of the democratic voting base, and with that, the fundraising, and the ability to compete to get close to joe bidens numbers without the private fundraisers, really does show the contours of the that sort of a contest lining up. it makes it difficult not...

The census would benefit republicans and white votes. do you agree? >> i think that certainly his story was accurate in asking that since question, that it would benefit the g.o.p. because it would allow them to draw the districts a certain way. and to calculate federal funding a certain way. i think the problem with his study was that while he was still alive he contacted the administration and told them they needed to add this question. any contact of the census bureau. when that evidence came...