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Have more of a hold on the gop than ever. did it have to be this way, john? absolutely not. look, we know 147 republicans voted with trump to overturn the election after the attack but republican leaders as you said stood up and denounced him in the days and weeks after the fact but then they pulled a punch at a critical moment particularly the senate trial of his second impeachment. that could have taken him out of politics forever. that combined with the right wing media echo chamber has allowed the big lie to spread in a way that is incredibly disfiguring to our republic and is primarily the problem in the republican party. trump is powerful because people knuckled under. they remained fearful of a disgraced would be des pot living in florida. john harwood, john h., biden is going to be giving an address tomorrow. i should say the president is going to be giving an address ....
We ll have to see if he can make that case. maybe it can rally his base but the truth is right now republicans have enough political strength to win without cheating, without violence, without things that threaten democracy, and joe biden and democrats are going to have to make that threat as vivid as possible. before you jump through the screen, john? look. aside from the historic nature of a former president warning that democracy is in danger in america, you know, this isn t about popularity. it s not about all the things that drive people to distraction in their daily lives. this is fundamental. there does need to be a broader movement to defend our democracy. folks should be single issue voters if they re not part of the trumpist right. this should be something that can unite us. there is nothing more important than defending our democracy at the end of the day. it does require people realizing that that is the issue and ....
Ideological views. but they are permeating so many parts of our national life that they risk becoming normalized and routine if we do not stop them. listen, you know, john, this all started with the rise of trump, right? yes. this sort of anger. but it really came to a head over the last year since the insurrection. it seems a year after the insurrection americans are angrier than ever at people they disagree with. where is this going? well, look. there is no question the tone comes from the top and we have defined deviancy down and are in danger of normalizing threats and violence. whatever political frustrations folks may be feeling, frustrations around covid, we need to reawaken to the basic idea of common ground and common decency. that is what in part garland, a.g. garland was discussing today. this downstream effect from the ....
Also tonight, the new manhattan district attorney announcing a list of crimes his office will prosecute, and will not prosecute i should say, drawing both positive and negative reactions. is his move the right way to go? and a major upset in the world of tennis but this time off the court tennis champ novak djokovic ordered to leave australia after applying for a visa that does not permit medical exemptions for being unvaccinated for covid-19. a lot to discuss. let s bring in cnn s senior political analyst and white house correspondent. good evening. good evening. john a., meaning avlon, one year out, look. it s almost easy to forget that right after the insurrection there was a moment where republican leaders could have broken with trump for good, right? i had a guest on earlier that said the party could have pivoted away from trump. instead trump and his big lie ....
Prosecute i should say, drawing both positive and negative reactions. is his move the right way to go? and a major upset in the world of tennis but this time off the court tennis champ novak djokovic ordered to leave australia after applying for a visa that does not permit medical exemptions for being unvaccinated for covid-19. a lot to discuss. let s bring in cnn s senior political analyst and white house correspondent. good evening. good evening. john a., meaning avlon, one year out, look. it s almost easy to forget that right after the insurrection there was a moment where republican leaders could have broken with trump for good, right? i had a guest on earlier that said the party could have pivoted away from trump. instead trump and his big lie have more of a hold on the gop than ever. did it have to be this way, john? absolutely not. ....