the party of trump is choosing to stay in power versus throw themselves on the mercy of any kind of higher democratic appeal. look, we're all past being surprised by just about anything in our politics, right? obama sees the problem, but he didn't articulate a solid solution, not that that's his job. i don't know that there is one. is there a solution for his party or for our country in this moment? let's bring in a better mind. long-time democratic strategist james carville. i hope you had a good vacation. thank you for join me on the rebound. >> i had a nice vacation. i was in great las vegas and probably a little slow today, but that's okay. >> you'll still be two steps faster than me. but we need the raging cajun. do you think that obama gets what needs to be done? do you think any democrat gets what needs to be done to counter what it's against? >> i think that president obama obviously has a sense of the