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peers, is here to discuss the most famous role in american theater. would it -- were a black salesman trying to navigate in a white capitalist world? ♪ ♪ ♪ welcome to the show. i'm mehdi hassan. we start with that big news from the january six committee. they have finally issued subpoenas to their house republican colleagues, including the top house republican, kevin mccarthy. you know, the one who said he would urge donald trump to step down because of his role in inciting the riot, but then fell in line and has worked to undermine the 16 investigation, ever since. he's being ...

-- is that what you are hearing in activist circles? people demoralized, delusion? or energized for midterms? >> they are demoralized but angry. so i would say both. frustrated but angry and really ready to fight back. to take two examples of what is going on right now, here in oregon and where i live, jamie lee costing her is challenging her antichoice democrat. he claims to be pro-choice. he is not. he votes against paid leave, paid sick days, minimum wage. you can actually have a choice about forming your family if you are stuck on a starvation wage without any of these benefits. so now, ch...

Versus republican primary. chris mcdaniel running against senator thad cochran a long-time incumbent. and still this deep-seeded belief among conservatives in mississippi and activists across the country, frankly, that that race was stolen because you had the republican establishment doing things that were legal, but unconventional, certainly. like encouraging democrats and african-americans to vote in a republican primary to defeat chris mcdaniel. so, this slogan remember mississippi has kind of been percolating in activist circles for years and they see this as their chance to topple a repub...

>> i disagree. they want to stay in the news. the only thing he's going to do is choose is vice president -- >> before the convention. >> before the convention. that's a big story. this keeps him in the news -- >> in a semi positive way. >> he's making his case. >> he's seen as somebody who's wanted -- >> most of the people we're talking about are very respected in republican activist circles, among the grassroots. they'd love to serve with romney. >> and i want to emphasize the romney campaign said, our representative today for television is bobby jindal. that was an active thing they said. t...