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While stacy evans has the endorsements of establishment figures like former georgia governor roy barnes and former georgia senator max cleland. joining us to talk about this is atlanta journal constitution political reporter greg blue stein, former colleague of mine at the associated press. he has written extensively on the race to be georgia's next governor. greg, let's talk a little bit about the dynamics here in particular between these two stacys. it seems in some ways they're representing opposite sides of a democratic party fighting it out with itself. >> they are in terms of strategy. y...

We were calling it the tea party a few years ago. establishment figures got knocked off in these republican primaries by candidates who couldn't win races the party's never supposed to lose. democrats looking ahead to 2018, looking ahead to the difficult senate map. is that a big part of the strategy strategically thinking? >> absolutely. they've been on a pathway to self-destruction, i believe, and that's what we're seeing playing out. i think the big thing for the democrats to take away from this is they need to trust black women. black women won this election. there was a knee-jerk reaction...

Justice department officials quickly insisted he's not interested in his old senate seat. republicans like john mccain say they want senate leaders to use article one of the constitution or any other lever they can find to stop moore from taking his seat. >> first of all, we got to find out whether the people of alabama and or not. then you explore the various options. there are a number of options that are being considered, but he should not be a united states senator. >> again, establishment figures like mccain coming out even harder again moore, that may only help him with his base, guarant...

During my first visit to vietnam. we've had a great relationship. this has been very successful. stick with a different kind of relationship that's become the talk of washington. mr. trump has been away. roy moore's alleged sexual misconduct with underaged girls is pitting establishment figures against former white house strategist steve bannon and many in mr. trump's base. now that he's back, he will likely be asked the same question his attorney general was asked today. >> do you believe these young women? >> i have no reason to doubt these young women. >> with that in mind, if you believe t...

Widespread the other way. republicans never wanted roy moore or the national establishment republicans in washington, d.c. they're saying he should step aside which they wanted even before this scandal broke. now the problem is roy moore is an extremely stubborn person, a person twice removed from the alabama supreme court for violating court orders. he is not somebody bossed around easily, won despite not being endorsed by establishment figures, so i don't think they will get what they want there. there will be an election with roy moore on the ballot and republicans have to decide what they ...