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After newtown. i mean, 2012, you had a democratic president, you had a democratic senate, and nothing happened. and, you know, president obama threw everything he had into it. and you had absolutely nothing happen at the federal level. >> but there comes a tipping point. >> yes, there does. yes, there is, perhaps. but the resilience of the pro-gun lobby in this country and the power of the nra, which is now completely aligned with the republican party win am very prepared to be proven wrong. but...

The resolve and will among us, among voters, to make this a voting issue on the side of reason. on the side of safety, on the side of the children the way its a voting issue on the other side for the nra crowd and their tod toadies in congress. authorities are providing new details about what happened on the day of the shooting. 19-year-old nikolas cruz appeared in court for the first time yesterday after reportedly confessing to the deadly shooting at marjory stoneman douglas high school. aut...

Office. and you saw, in footage earlier in the broadcast, how frustrated he was with the inaction of congress. the question is, when will the country make this a voting issue? when will people say, i will not support you unless you do some things to address this issue. so we dont have to go through this again and again and again. it is -- right now, when the president speaks, when the speaker of the house speaks, and they offer their prayers and they offer their sympathies, it doesnt mean anythi...

>> thats an interesting point. i am not sure of a voting issue of that magnitude. it is something to pay attention to. i do think here in kentucky, we know something about when it is cold, what heats our homes are coal. i think what hes doing in his tweet is poking a little fun. i think the president is trying to get a ride out of the left wing. if you go back to the democratic primary, it hurt hillary clinton and cold country. >> i got a push back and he was trying to get a ride. i dont mean to...

Nothing before they go home for break. >> thats clearly the bet theyre making, that they need to do something, anything, because this administration has not had a single legislative accomplishment despite having a unified government. thats not good for them going into its not good for trump who likes to declare himself, you know, a winner. he looks like the biggest loser. when you look at the politics of what theyre actually pushing, its actually a curious political calculus. the bill is wildly ...

Podcast saying if bill clinton were having his problems now, he should resign from office. you saw her leading the way on al franken, a beloved liberal in her own party to get him out of office and get his resignation. this is part of becoming her 2020 brand as she is clearly going to be looking at a possible presidential contest as well. >> i wonder about the issue of womens rights and going after them. how strong of a brand or case that is going to be in 2020. i know there is a lot that can ha...

Position on whether or not it is policy or what we want the moral fiber of our country to be. thats a problem for me. >> amanda, youre a republican struggling with this trump era, especially when it comes to standards of personal behavior. what is your take on the idea that the republican party is so set on achieving its policy goals and looking away and ignoring the serious charges as the party has said, do you agree with this take? >> i dont agree with all of it, but i agree with some of it. t...

Ability to make progress. but attitudes are changing and it -- and it is a voting issue on our side. >> dont you have to win in a rural district on a gun issue to change the -- >> to, it doesnt have to be a rural decision. and it is changing now. the nra -- it is appalling, i have not left my capacity to be appalled at them. but to say we -- the atf could do regulation so long as you pass cob concealed carry. but they failed -- felt the pressure to say something. that is new and progress. >> let...

Gun control and the second amendment. 47% of americans in swing states said the issue to the supreme court was extremely important. and the issue of the supreme court was the proxy. >> you think supreme court is a proksy. more about guns than abortion. >> it was in 2016. president trump, those people who said it was extremely important, that half of the country, he won them by 14 points. we had a gun debate in the election and the public came out clearly on it. >> if you ask the public about spe...

Has said and namely what the epa chief scott pruitt has said. how does that factor in with this trust gap and this credibility gap? >> you know, its one of these climbed changes is one of the issues thats not necessarily a seen every day as a crisis for this admanages, but it goes to the heart of the credibility battle, and the battle by this president to sort of impose his view of the world on a resistant federal government, that when you have all these scientists reaching conclusion, and their...