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Activists believe they caved and that's a risk for democrats because what they want into 2018 is a sense that from their base they are going to stand up to trump and when they are voting for democrats will make a difference in the way the country is run. for a lot of people today particularly those on the immigration issue. they won't be feeling that way. >> do you think that we'll have any clarity on daca by february 8? that's a deadline. it there anything the dreamers can hang their hats on? >> i don't think there's anything to hang their hat on. the deal mcconnell gave democrats doesn't sta...

Rational to the point of zen phobia. which is how he got who are. they were working towards something. the stephen miller's of the world got a hold of trump. and the base will be upset with me. we'll get something. you'll get daca. but after that, i'm not so as confident. >> don't you think the base would be upset? the base doesn't like daca. they don't want dreamers to be legal. >> overwhelming majority of the american people see this needs to get done. and trump can look like a hero. where he does something the other two presidents couldn't achieve. he can push for the border security side. ...

To do something? why would he cave like that? i don't understand it. >> yeah, i mean -- he caved because the politics writing was on the wall. when those red state democrats on friday night went with the donald trump/mitch mcconnell position, you knew where this was headed. when he couldn't hold those five red state democrats, you knew schumer really lost all his leverage. and his ability to hold on to this thing was rendered null and void. that's what happened monday. the reason the congress hasn't acted on this yet is because they tend to govern best when there is an actual deadline. we're n...

Tonight. you knew he would. surprise, surprise. about the end of the government shutdown. i want to talk about this. basically tweeting saying see you at the negotiating table. and what did he say, big win for the republicans. democrats caved on the shut down. he wants a big win for republicans and democrats and daca. especially the military and on and on. so, terra, let me ask symone. i teld told you. that your party was cave. >> you did. but you know what i was hopeful. i was hopeful. but first of all, change never come through the institution. real change comes from outside folks pushing ...

To help you make your point, simone. in january of 2017, this is not just the past four months, in january. president trump said, we're going to take care of those kids, daca kids. september 5th, he officially ended the daca program. the 13th, he agreed to a deal with chuck schumer and nancy pelosi to legalize daca in exchange for border security, that didn't happen. december 7th, democrats agreed to a two-week spending measure giving congress time to compromi compromise. december 20th, agreed to another stopgap spending measure without daca. january 9th, televised meeting, the president said ...