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When you see these numbers, democrats start making their own weather, they start breaking from the president. >> we're seeing that. >> which we will discuss when we come back. >> mask mandates. >> coming up next, we will get j. mart on the politics of covid and the changing politics for democrats racing to keep up with public opinion.
>> we're not declaring victory, but we are stating affirmatively that we can responsibly live with this thing. >> given the declining cases, given declining hospitalizations that is why we feel comfortable to lift this in effect. >> everyone wants to get back to their normal life. whatever normal s i mean, it's been two years. so i think the time has come and i'm service dent we have analyzed the appropriate data and have made the right decision. >> j. mart, as you said -- >> how much more data do they need? >> i love how you put it, making their own weather oon this. listen to joe biden who i...
>> in a midterm election year where republicans, knowing the wind is at their back, settle our family feuds quietly. but this is what j. mart writes. in conversations with would-be senators, mitch mcconnell is blunt about the knowledge he believes trump has done. he has said he won't unelectable goofballs win republican primaries. this is one of the reasons he wants governor deucy to run in arizona. in '22, it could be what missouri was in 2014 where you get a candidate in a 50/50 state. missouri is no longer 50/50. starting to trend away. but a candidate in a state where there are enough demo...
I mean, it's something -- that's something that's reserved for the speaker of the house, people who are carrying guns who are, you know, members of congress, rank and file members of the house, surrounded by three and four police officers when they're just walking around the capitol, which, by the way, nicole, this is a secure building. so, yeah, i mean, jonathan martin, j. mart for short, is right in that it's something that we are -- we've never seen before, at least in my lifetime of covering congress. >> let me just press you. i mean, congressman gonzalez is in kevin mccarthy's caucus. kev...
Let's take the state of virginia, which i know is near and dear to you, j. mart. they have a big gubernatorial election coming up and right down the street from here in loudoun county you have this massive knock down, dragout fight happening over critical race theory and transgender rights. it's being fueled by trump gops. take a look at one of the school board meetings. >> you're teaching children to hate others because of their skin color. and you're forcing them to lie about other kids' gender. i am disgusted by your bigotry. >> yeah, this is going to be the first test case, abby onto how t...