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morning nashville tennessee is the epicenter of an explosive intersection gun violence, racial tension, and seemingly insurmountable political division two black former tennessee lawmakers are now expelled from the state house for taking part in a gun reform protest last week deemed disorderly by the republican super majority. shouts of shame ringing out from protesters crowding in the halls of the capital during those closely watched votes. both men speaking out on the house floor emotional and defiant. >> we are still here and we will never quit >> we called for you all to ban assa...

Consider political malpractice, and i mean that quite seriously. cantor was in even in the district. that tells you how poorly that was managed. it also says that this is -- and you were talking about this earlier -- that the gerrymandering of this district, this is what happens. it enabled brat to run a 0-issue campaign against eric cantor, to which he was very vulnerable, as we have just seen. to that i say, that is what elections matter. that is what activism matters. you don't want to vote in a midterm election, but this is a great cautionary tale. >> it also points to the fact that there ...

And pent -- point and your point, that is their message coming home to roost. they went out too hard on immigration messaging, not maybe looking at a little something i like to call the census to see the way the country was changing and similarly had to do that in a number of negotiations you point out, ari, with the tea partiers to say "we didn't mean this, here's what we meant." to get them back on board. at a minimum they need to rethink their messaging strategy. they painted themselves into the corner. >> that is well put. as we look over the incredible night in american politics such a re...

Poorly that was managed. it also says, though, that this is, and i think you were talking about this a little earlier, congressman moran made this point that the gerrymandering of these districts, this is what happens. because it enabled brat to run a single issue campaign against eric cantor to which he was very vulnerable, as we have just seen. and, you know, to that i also say to people, that's why elections matter. that's why activism matters. a lot of times you don't want to go out and vote in a midterm election. but this is a great cautionary tale. >> that's a great point. there has been...

Immigration messaging, not maybe looking at a little something i like to call the census to see the way the country was changing and similarly had to do that in a number of negotiations you point out, ari, with the tea partiers to say "we didn't mean this, here's what we meant." to get them back on board. at a minimum they need to rethink their messaging strategy. they painted themselves into the corner. >> that is well put. as we look over the incredible night in american politics such a reminder, people say "elections matter" which is true. activism matters, volunteering matters, turnout mat...