Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20161209:07:36:00
>> i don't think it was political. it was who he was. >> space typically has been very bipartisan. that's what he grew up with and stayed where he was. grounded. >> he was somebody who actually rejected this notion of identity politics. he was somebody who was an mensch icon, an american hero. one of the reasons he didn't do better in 1984 is because walter mondale understood identity politics better than he did and he was running a different kind of campaign. he was running as the america can, we can win guy. >> what was better? >> i think he's better. i used to go to mondale fund-raisers but...