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And i think the train has left the station as far as democratic party is concerned. the old template no longer applies. we can tell that from diversity of the candidate pool, more women, more people of color. i just think it's going to be very, very different. and because the democratic party is thinking more idealistically or some would say moving more to the left, you're going get a nominee that's going to be about that. a nominee that supports a green new deal. a nominee that supports no longer giving welfare to the rich and corporations. a nominee that supports voting rights and -- >> but ...

Only five democratic-held seats are rated competitive while 65 republican-held districts are rated the same. these are the places that the incumbent party is in jeopardy of losing in november. obviously two months, a lifetime in washington in most years and several life times in our current political environment. but we can say this for certain about 2018. voters are engaged. the candidate pool is diverse. democrats hold the edge. we just don't know how big that edge is. when we come back, a great american institution in dangerous times. an institution dangerous times. and packages. and it's a...

Battle field is tilted towards the democrats, particularly in the house. only five democratic held seats are rated competitive. 65 republican held districts are rated the same. these are the places that the incumbent party is in jeopardy of losing in november. obviously, two months, a lifetime in washington in most years and several lifetimes in our political environment. but we can say this for certain about 2018. voters are engaged, the candidate pool is diverse and democrats hold the edge. we don't know how big that edge is. when we come back a great american institution in dangerous time...

Shot and nothing changed. part of that because there are many factors driving our discourse, institutional factors or nothing will change. sure, it begins with the politics. the way we select those individuals limits the candidate pool, the role of dark money, closed primaries, gerrymandering, self-sorting and the outsized role of media personalities who are rewarded for bombast, not substance. their livelihoods depend on fomenting division, not diplomacy. don't go looking to them to lead. while we seek to rein in extremist we have to be careful not to stymie legitimate debate. the shooting ca...

And the easiest thing is remote work and if more employers would open their doors to that and look to america's career force for that candidate pool, it would be incredible. >> the first family seems to be noticing what she's up to. ivanka trump posted about the organization on her personal websites. >> james: allison barber. thank you. memorial day commemorates those who died in service to our country, there is great concern on this holiday, indeed every day, for the veterans who live among us, especially those with serious health issues. bret baier sat down with the man whose job it is to se...