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Notably all four of those countries alongside russia are facing soaring cases of coronavirus as many of our european alleys continue to see a well managed decline. Were joined by rick stengel former undersecretary of state for Public Diplomacy and public affairs. Hes the author of several books and was the managing editor of time magazine. I keep thinking about that concept, information and tainted streams of information. I wonder if you have diagnosed a universal problem in sort of the distrust of information flows that dont come from a politician or a partisan that shares your belief system and you can go back and look at some of the earliest coverage. It cost trish reagan her job. A lot of people were skeptical of the science about the pandemic at the beginning. Yes. What all of these populists have in common, and i would also call them authoritarian populists is a distrust of not only information but a distrust of science. A disdain for science. A belief in conspiracy theories. Part of this populist idea is that i alone can fix it. I seem to recall somebody saying that. And what that means is experts dont know what theyre doing. Scientists dont know what theyre doing. Epidemiologists dont know what theyre doing. I know how to fix it and deal with it. Thats what were seeing here. Its not just a disdain for information, its a disdain for democracy, its a disdain for expertise. Rick, lets not forget the radio commercial adage of the new york her cy simms, an educad consumer is our best customer. The other adage is you get what you pay for. In this country, leaving aside voters in the uk, voters in brazil and the lack of them in russia, people voted to burn the house down. People voted to say they couldnt imagine and didnt want Hillary Clinton president. So this in our and other countries is what happens. You get what you pay for. If you dont like the result, well, thats the kind of thing that powers the movement of that political pendulum. Yes. Im going to go from cy simms to Thomas Jefferson who said governments are formed by men deriving their just consent from the governed. And just consent is an educated consumer as cy simms would say. Democracy depends on people having information. Madison said that as well. If people do not get the information in democracy, they cant act in the highest office in a democracy, which is a citizen. One of the things that i have to say that is what you guys are doing very well, other people are doing very well is getting information out to people. Quoting dr. Fauci, having people wear a mask, whether to get on an airplane, whether to do these things. An educated consumer in this case is the best way to actually defeat the coronavirus and its the best way to overcome authoritarian populists as well and also to buy a suit, as you said. So while you two were talking the good folks at jeopardy called. Theyll be waiting for both of you if any of this doesnt work out for you. Rick, thank you so much for spending time with us. Talking to you makes me want to go read. Brian, its amazing, when you put up those four puictures of those four leaders, our sad trajectory, its amazing thats the company we keep these days. Think of the death tolls that we could super impose over those four leaders and think of all the human stories connected. As i said, sadly you get what you pay for. Sadly sometimes some big catastrophic tectonic movements are what it takes to make that political pendulum move. Ill leave you having quoted a new yorker with that weighty thought as i will now watch the remainder of the broadcast and wish you a good weekend. Thank you for having me. Well be watching you tonight at 11 00. Thank you. Believe it or not, we are fast approaching the 100day mark. 100 days until the november election. When we return, new polling that puts donald trump in an even deeper hole. Thats next. Apps are used everywhere. Except work. Why is that . Is it because people love filling out forms . Maybe they like checking with their supervisor to see how much Vacation Time they have. Or sending corporate their expense reports. Ill let you in on a little secret. They dont. By empowering employees to manage their own tasks, paycom frees you to focus on the business of business. To learn more, visit paycom. Com this sunday will mark 100 days until election day. The clock is running out on Donald Trumps time to turn around his current reelection prospects as his democratic opponent, joe biden, continues to surge in multiple battleground states. According to new polling out today from none other than fox news, biden is leading trump by nine points in michigan, a state the president carried in 16 by over 10,000 votes. Joe biden also leading by double digits in pennsylvania, another state trump won in 2016 and minnesota. Joining our conversation is Michael Steele former chairman of the rnc, also with us is mara gaye, a member of the New York Times editorial board. We are Still Standing after staring at polls four years ago, i wouldnt say theyre predictive but the trends are always undeniable. Only a losing Campaign Says stuff like i said these things, so i speak from experience, the only one that matters is the one on election day. Donald trump won by swinging pennsylvania, swinging michigan, swinging these states that had not gone republican in a long time. Its where, Michael Steele, hes most under water against a candidate like joe biden. Yeah. And the critical thing about what you just outlined is the fact that in any other normal environment for a president , an incumbent, you know, the strategies would be a little bit different. You would take all these crises that have enveloped the campaign and enveloped hiS Administration and use them as sort of an opportunity to sort of push the voters closer to you, rather bring them to you and push them away from your opponent. The reality for trump is how he won in 16 was taking three important bricks out of that democratic blue wall. That Electoral College blue wall that you know, i know, mara probably talked about and covered. Pennsylvania, michigan and wisconsin. So now hes under water in those states. So if any one of those states goes away from him, he has to get that back plus continue to build or hold what he has. Thats what makes this 100day remaining in the campaign that much more difficult because he cant afford to lose any place else. Remember, they wanted to take minnesota. That was a big play for them this year. Well, youre down by 12 in michigan. What the hell you think youre doing in minnesota . The reality becomes very stark for the campaign from here on out which is why you see the president reviving the coronavirus briefings after three months and stoking the kind of law and order crazy that hes putting out there in portland and elsewhere. Mara, all of these states have something in common. They all have lots of women who live in them, not betty draper housewives as donald trump tweeted about yesterday, but reallife women who may not agree with aoc but they may not be into Donald Trumps party calling her a bleeping bleep. Here is aoc responding. In front of reporters i was called a [ bleep ]. These are the words that were liv liviy e y yy levied against a congresswoman. He was not alone. He was walking shouldertoshoulder with representative roger williams. Thats when we start to see this issue is not about one incident. It is cultural. It is cultural. It is a culture of lack of impunity, of accepting, of violence and violent language against women. An entire structure of power that supports that. The entire Republican Party is congressman yahoo or yoyo or whatever his name is. This is who they are. Thats right. Part of the problem that the president has right now, is that in 2016 he was running against a far weaker not just candidate but also campaign. Donald Trump Supporters tend to deeply identify with him. They almost see themselves in the president. And i think the problem for donald trump right now, is that the democrats you know, as you see with aoc, theyre starting to embody that themselves. So when congresswoman ocasiocortez speaks, even if you dont like her politics, weve all been through so much you identify with that. You want to defend her. You want to come out and support her. I think that is going to be very motivating for women in this country. It will motivate republican women to stay home. It will motivate independent women and Democratic Women to come out. And given how narrow the president s wins were in 2016, he just, as Michael Steele said, he doesnt have room for error. Its hard to see how youre putting together a Winning Coalition at this point. I would also just add that states like michigan michigan has been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. There were only 10,000 votes that separated the candidate last time. So i actually already think that the president was going to have a hard time there, but the pandemic has just been the nail in the coffin. Michael steele, i want to ask you about normal times. In 100 days i think normalcy is on the ballot, too. Do we want to live in a country in normal times, a normal republican president would today have found a way out to the cameras to condemn a congressman who called a member of the other party a bleeping bleep. Starts with an f and starts with a b. Every woman in america has been calling a bleeping bleep. If youre tweeting at housewives you have some awareness that you need do better were called women you need to do better among women. Yet i heard nothing today maybe i missed it. Maybe someone responded or condemned this abusive, violent language towards a female member of congress and said it on the air but i have not heard it. They dont view the congresswoman that way. They dont see her as a member of congress. They dont see her as a female in this country, they see her as the opposition. They see her as someone they can, you know, create memes about. So youre not going to get that apology. She stood her ground. She stood her ground. She stood it correctly and there are a lot more americans that will stand with her than will stand with trump on this issue. Mara gay, last word. What advice do you think joe biden is listening to . He really has steadied his campaign. Hes adapted to this new normal. He hasnt made a lot of missteps. All campaigns make missteps, im not saying he wont. But theyve had a pretty good run the last four to six weeks. Hes definitely been talking to obamas advisers. Thats what they believe to be a winning strategy. Yeah. Thats right. Its certainly has that appearance. Since sunday night is 100 days, i hope to talk to you as many days as i can between now and the 100th. Thank you for spending some time with us. The realworld impact of Mitch Mcconnells inaction on a Coronavirus Relief bill. For my mother my father my grandmother my brothers and sisters my friends for going back to school the bbq the lake the beach my place for my neighbors my community my people my country my home for him for her for them for you. After days of infighting, Senate Republicans left washington without announcing a Coronavirus Relief bill. Its a failure for Mitch Mcconnell of kentucky. His home state is reeling as cases of coronavirus are on the rise there. Nbc news correspondent cal perry joins us now from paducah, kentucky. Cal, how is it going . Hey. Theres two discussions to be had here. The on the street, how does this affect folks who lost their jobs. How does it affect businesses . How does it affect the School System and local towns . Then theres the, where is the money going to go discussion . In the theme of we totally planned that, listen to amy mcgrath who was here today campaigning. What western kentucky needs is what a lot of kentucky needs which is more funding for state and local governments. The state right now has a 400 billion shortfall im sorry, 400 million shortfall, just for this year. A billiondollar shortfall for next year. And thats the thing. If you can just bail out big business right away, we should be able to bail out school, school districts, teachers, you know, your social workers, your police, your firefighters, that sort of thing. I think thats really important because this is not just stimulus. This is emergency package. Key to this in parts of the country like this is going to be remote learning. Its about giving those students what they need to remote learn. Highspeed internet. Digital devices. Keep an eye on this senate race. Im headed to louisville next. Tomorrow, demonstrations on behalf of breonna taylor. Everywhere i go are the register to vote booths by amy mcgrath. Cal perry, i always learn something from your reporting. Thank you for spending time with us on it today. Coming up for us, donald trump finds himself further out of step with the whole country. Deadline white house next. We aint stoppin believe me go straight till the morning look like we wont wait were taking everything we wanted we can do it all strength, no sweat with spray mopping to lock away debris and absorb wet messes, all in one disposable pad. Just vacuum, spray mop, and toss. The shark vacmop, a complete clean all in one pad. And tmobile doesnt just have a bigger network, but a better one than ever before, with scam protection built into its core. Introducing, scamshield, free from tmobile. Get fewer scam calls. Period. With tmobiles supercharged network, you can say goodbye to annoying scam calls, and feel free to answer your phone again. Hello hi, everyone. Its 4 00 in the east. Donald trump is increasingly out of step with the country and paying for it mightily in the polls as he cheers the tear gassing of portlands mayor in a tv interview last night, bullies parents and schools to rush back in ahead of the bending of any curve of infections in many parts of the country, and abandoned his plans for a Big Convention celebration in jacksonville, florida, after forcing the rnc to plan his political festivities there after the original convention site, charlotte, North Carolina, said that it would adhere to health guidelines. Such is the surreal state of american politics on this friday. But the reality of the price donald trump is paying for his incompetence and ablication of leadership in the face of the global pandemic, an economic suffering and has ushered in is today undeniable. These are the latest fox news polls. In pennsylvania, a state trump won in 2016, joe biden today leads by 11. In michigan, a state trump won in 2016, joe biden leads by 9. A different poll out this morning even shows a statistical tie in the red red state of texas. And in the critical battleground state of florida, joe biden leads by 13 points. Donald trumps political protege there, ron desantis, who badgered the press and boasted the pandemic wouldnt hit florida in the same way it hit new york is now under water politically himself. Only 41 of florida residents approve of his Job Performance while 52 disapprove. That is a dramatic 31point swing from april when a majority approved of his Job Performance as governor. And on trumps Republican Convention in jacksonville, parts of which he hastily moved there when North Carolina would not abide by his desire for crowded Mass Gatherings has been canceled. The New York Times writing, the surprise announcement threw one of the tentpole moments of mr. Trumps reelection effort into limbo with the president describing in vague terms how the republicans would hold his renomination in North Carolina and do, quote, other things with telerallies and online. Trump bowing to Health Concerns about his own convention as he rails against Public Schools and parents to open. Also places himself out of step with a vast majority of american parents. Maybe even the ones he tried to reach yesterday when he tweeted at suburban housewives with a message that would have made archie bunker blush. The fact is that the vast majority of parents are concerned about sending their children back to school, including most republicans. A new ap poll found most americans were very or extremely concerned that reopening k through 12 schools would contribute to the spreading of the virus. Altogether, 80 were at least somewhat concerned. That includes 3 in 5 republicans, according to that poll. The New York Times interviewed one veteran republican pollster who told them, quote, i have yet to see any data where there are appreciable numbers of people who say, yes, i want my kids back in school. They want their kids back in school, but not right now. I think safety is taking priority over education. It shows you how nervous