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That you are there to not only protect their interest, but to embody in save american democracy, and really take it to the next level. as you know, lawrence, presidencies are not on white paper. they're not one on ten-point plans, if so elizabeth warren would've been president ten times over. they are built on this emotional connection, in which voters see in that leaders, someone who cares about them, someone who embodies their values. and someone who makes them feel like america is a place for them. if democrats cannot do, that we are in deep deep trouble. >> jennifer reuben, professor, than...

Putting forward is really popular. including the ac a, which now is above water. and people really want to keep aca. but the time that the messaging was off. politics one one, if you are explaining the process, you are losing. and to a certain extent, democrats have been really bad at explaining the process. even the ideal right now, if you look at the headlines, all the headlines are talking about democrats cannot figure out how to avoid the debt ceiling crisis. none of the stories are quite frankly about mitch mcconnell filibustering the process story. my criticism would be simply this, it w...

The edge. if you're betting for mitch mcconnell to blink, you'll probably lose that bet. where does it stand? do democrats have to go it alone? >> jim, i think your read is correct. if you're betting on mitch mcconnell to blink you're probably on the losing side of this argument. republicans continue to say they're not going to, and are going to reject t including mitt romney, somebody who sometimes does vote with democrats on big eye ems, whether that was impeachment or the bipartisan in infrastructure bill. democrats cannot count on some republican colleagues to cross the aisle which leaves ...

$3.5 trillion reconciliation bill. on top of that lawmakers have just ten days to fund the government or face a devastating shutdown. as senator mark warner puts it democrats says a, quote, rubik's cube on steroids. the senate parliamentarian, the person who decides what should be allowed in each one of these bills has ruled that democrats cannot include a path to citizenship for an estimated 8 million immigrants in that $3.5 trillion spending bill. can you explain why and how big of a deal is this set back? >> reporter: it's a significant setback but it's not the end of the road for democrats...

High gear over the spending approval key to president biden's agenda. republicans say they want no part of it. but can the democrats bridge their own very stark differences? here's maryalice parks. >> reporter: tonight, leading democrats in a standoff. president biden's agenda hanging in the balance. >> i can't understand why we can't take time. >> is it appropriate for one person to destroy two pieces of? >> reporter: defiant in the face of democratic leadership, senator joe manchin saying he won't back a budget bill as large or as quickly as his colleagues want. with a 50/50 senate, democrat...