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Left wing of the party. we re already seeing that start to unfold? absolutely. the last week has been so interesting. you have to ask this question. kennedy in 80, was trying to push the democrats left. he wanted national healthcare. as you enter 2020, you have the same debate going on between democrats over national healthcare or just a more moderate plan. carter put it on the back burner then and kennedy, that was part of why he ran against him. at the time of 80, the country was in a conservative mood, wasn t ready for the kind of liberalism kennedy wanted. i don t know where the country is now, i think we re so divided on many issues. a growing chorus saying the democrats are already moving too far left, even somebody like sherrod brown saying we can t go this hard on pie in the sky type of proposals. it will be fascinating to watch that debate play out. you mentioned how carter and kennedy really hated each other. how does that personal dynamic ....
Example of moderates versus the left wing of the party. we re already seeing that start to unfold? absolutely. the last week has been so interesting. you have to ask this question. kennedy in 80, was trying to push the democrats left. he wanted national healthcare. as you enter 2020, you have the same debate going on between democrats over national healthcare or just a more moderate plan. carter put it on the back burner then and kennedy, that was part of why he ran against him. at the time of 80, the country was in a conservative mood, wasn t ready for the kind of liberalism kennedy wanted. i don t know where the country is now, i think we re so divided on many issues. a growing chorus saying the democrats are already moving too far left, even somebody like sherrod brown saying we can t go this hard on pie in the sky type of proposals. it will be fascinating to watch that debate play out. you mentioned how carter and kennedy really hated each other. ....
Lawlessness but is love and wisdom and compassion toward one another and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country. he wasn t just running against a president or a war but trying to heal a country s racial and economic wounds, as well. bobby went on to win in indiana and then in nebraska. we want bobby! but he lost the oregon primary to mccarthy, a first for a kennedy in presidential politics. to have any chance, bobby needed to best mccarthy in california. on june 4, 1968, he did just that and won in south dakota, too. we want bobby! for a brief moment, bobby was atop a wave of excitement that might, just might, have secured him the nomination. my thanks to all of you, and now it s on to chicago, and ....
everyone here will ultimately be judged, will ultimately judge himself on the efforts he has contributed to building a new world society. it is the glory and the greatness of our traditions to speak for those who have no voice, to remember those who are forgotten. three of the four kennedy brothers died in the service of our country joe in world war ii, jack as president, and bobby fighting to end a war. we ll remember them by how they made politics, government, and our national life so much grander, so much more exciting, more vital. yes, they were tough, and yes, they made a difference. and for the longest time, they took our breath away. ask not what your country can do for you. ask what you can do for your country. for msnbc, i m chris mathews. thanks for watching. ....