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Martin luther king said its not the words of our enemies that we will remember but the silence of our friends. and what concerns me are the people who are remaining silent, particularly evangelical leaders in this country who have chosen to stand very close to him. and i think it creates a challenge where we kind of believe -- begin to believe and showcase that christianity and racism can co-exist and thats dangerous. thats territory that i dont think that the evangelical leadership realizes the...

Showcase that christianity and racism can co-exist and thats dangerous. thats territory that i dont think that the evangelical leadership realizes theyre crossing into territory that may take us decades to get back from. >> also i think youre seeing what matters most in politicians to certain members of that voting group, which is the ultimate positions, who do they get on the court, what kind of leader do they have in there in terms of reproductive rights or what they just see as abortion. i th...

Decades, will become the most politically relevant voting group by 2020. our awakening is finally happening. author of that tweet joins me now. shes also the communications director for turning point usa, its a conservative nonprofit organization. explain the tweet. how can you say that black voters have been politically irrelevant for decades? >> right, so politically irrelevant because if you consistently vote for just one party, then youre not going to see people competing for your votes, and...

Were nothing short of disturbing. they are hostile to the idea of representative democracy. and im telling you, theyre pretty overt about this, pretty clear. you remember well the chris kovach commission that was going to study the false voting group that according to him fraudulently switched the popular vote to hillary clinton. i mean, and thats just the begin. we all know were living under a gutted voting rights act. we still have not been able to pass the restoration of that. so thats what w...

They are hostile to the idea of representative democracy. and im telling you, theyre pretty overt about this, pretty clear. you remember well the chris kovach commission that was going to study the false voting group that according to him fraudulently switched the popular vote to hillary clinton. i mean, and thats just the begin. we all know were living under a gutted voting rights act. we still have not been able to pass the restoration of that. so thats what were looking at, a minority that is...

>> and governor dean, this idea of privatizing the va, like privatizing medicare, medicaid, social security, has been hanging around the gop for quite some time. how alarmed are you that now theyre firing people to try to make it happen? >> well, im alarmed because trump is so corrupt. as zorina was saying, theres speculation now that he fired shulkin from the va because contractors want to get contracts. this will probably be the most corrupt administration in the history of the country. hes go...

In america and nra doesnt make the top ten. they are not in the top 20 of the large donations that marco rubio has received. he has gotten at love heat for being supported strongly by the nra. need to make sure our facts are right with all of that. >> i think its fair to point out. in ra contributions. because the power of the group goes beyond handing out cash to, for example, running barrages of tv ads against proponents of gun control. even more important than the nra is the fact that gun own...

When george wallace was running for president in 1968. it works in 1972 for nixon, but were 46 years removed from 72. 50 years removed from 68. and its just not working anymore. as john heilemann said, we have a coalition, and adding real fuel to that coalition, are young millennials who will soon be the largest voting group in america, and theyre offended by donald trumps racist statements, and are put off by a republican party that is so morally compromised by donald trump that they cant even ...

Republican group and see people wear the red make america great again hats. theyre not realizing that everybody else has left. the reason why it seems like young republicans are so enthusiastic for the president is everybody is gone. >> and youre seeing that in polling where donald trump is still doing pretty well with republicans, but 5% to 10% of republicans have left the party according to some of the polls. quickly, when i campaigned, whenever i campaigned at colleges, theyd say why dont you...

Dropped 17 points with that voting group who supported him since february. theres a lot of talk about why did trump name jerusalem as the new home for the u.s. embassy? the white prod substantiates want to see it as much as those who live there. >> the tax bill is unpopular. >> unpopular. they havent had a great messaging on it. i think the democrats have beaten them on that. i think the president is also losing support from independent voters who supported him during the presidential campaign. ...