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The acrimony and disorder of contemporary American politics, according to a host of conservative commentators, stem in significant measure from progressive elites' incendiary words and antagonistic conduct. Progressive elites, the conservatives say, shower contempt on the United States as it is and on the ordinary middle-class and working-class Americans who are devoted to their local communities, love their country, embraced the Tea Party movement a decade ago, and voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020. Many Americans who live outside of major cities and beyond the wealthy, bright-blue...

Parker, democratic pollster cornell belcher, republican strategist brad todd and pbs "newshour" correspondent amna nawaz. brad todd, no relation on that front. ashley, when you read the tea leaves of sanders and portman, it looks close. this seems close. you're the white house bureau chief. it's all about president biden at this point. i think he wants this deal. is he going to get it? >> he does want this deal. especially when you talk to republicans on the hill, they think he wants this deal even more than some of his staff: that's why in these moments where it starts to fall apart, you see ...

Will, quite frankly, politically be good for both sides. infrastructure is something that republicans, democrats and independents all want. >> brad, i had a republican staffer admit that the fact that the republican base is more worried about critical race theory gives them room to do this deal. if you think about what happened during obamacare -- >> republicans can support an infrastructure deal if it's concrete, water, and fiber, broadband road. but you can't be a trojan horse for bernie sanders' wildest fantasies. you have to have a deal that bernie sanders will vote against to get a signif...

Accountable. >> it's coordinated and intentional. the critical race theory is yet another tool in the racial tribal boogeyman's toolbox, which republicans think helps them in elections. this is trump 2.0. in is a continuation of this. critical race theory is an arcane ideal. why is it front and center right now? the same reason mitch mcconnell attacked stacey abrams when she came out for the voting bill. it is racial. it is tribalism. we've seen it grow under trump. this is part and parcel of it. they think this helps ignite their base. there's no way. this is not grassroots. brad, you know th...

Health care and they won the midterms. certainly some rural states on the senate side, you could argue, responded to the immigration message. is there a risk here that republicans are too focused on their culture war, that they may turn off swing voters? >> that's definitely possible, but the problem is you have republicans right now, as they were for the past four years, who are just terrified of donald trump and him coming out against them. it's unclear how much donald trump can affirmatively help, say, a house member get elected, but can he absolutely torpedo them in a republican primary by...