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Against this president and white house? >> yeah, i think the bipartisanship has to come from congress, primarily. there will be a republican senate and democratic house that builds a certain incentive to work together a bit. i think mitt romney is a major figure. there are plenty of other people that can step up that have been cowed a bit or haven't seen much point in sticking their head above the rim. alexander, plenty of people who have been around the senate who are serious and should, i think, liberate themselves from the president and liberate from the extreme of their party, same with th...

Just listen to the howl of anguish here from senator alan dixon, from al the pal, this back bench, low profile, go along to get along, everybody likes him senator. listen to his anguish when the time came for the senate to figure out what they were going to do with these allegations against that nominee. >> good evening. clarence thomas swears he's not guilty. his accuser is standing by her charge, and tonight the united states senate decided to delay a vote on his supreme court appointment to try to resolve what has become a super heated washington controversy. the specific issue is sexual ha...

Totenberg obtained the affidavit from anita hill in which hill laid out her allegations against thomas. that became public via nina totenberg's reporting. a big firestorm ensued. and those hearings were reopened and the consideration of thomas was delayed and the country honestly went nuts with the drama of all of it. here is a brief news clip from the time, from right when the thomas nomination was being stopped and reopened to consider these new allegations. just listen to the howl of anguish here from senator alan dixon, from al the pal, this back bench, low profile, go along to get along, ...

One if not two houses. >> but that's not going to happen. >> well, no, i think it could, jason. at least one. >> it could if republicans stay in control of house. you can sit on the back bench and be the minority leader. but if the democrats take the house, that's what they're planning today. >> what is the lesson republicans are planning to win in the midterms >> because of president trump, your life is better off. when you have 85% of blue-collar workers saying their life is better because of this president and his policies. the economy is soaring. president trump is winning for the american...

One if not two houses. >> but that's not going to happen. >> well, no, i think it could, jason. at least one. >> it could if republicans stay in control of house. you can sit on the back bench and be the minority leader. but if the democrats take the house, that's what they're planning today. >> what is the lesson republicans are planning to win in the midterms >> because of president trump, your life is better off. when you have 85% of blue-collar workers saying their life is better because of this president and his policies. the economy is soaring. president trump is winning for the american...