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Democrats and republicans, the democrats are half people of color. 25% black. the experience that people have, it's not just trump mouthing a racist attacks on black congress people, it's a whole system that affects housing and it affects health care and education. that's the experience that's defined people of color in this country. racism is a tool. it's no doubt it will consolidate and may even increase turn out on the part of the gop using racism and it will also increase turn out on the part of the democrats. i think the challenge is for leaders who want to help us see through this area i...

Talk to his base about race. we see that based on his campaigns embrace of race and white identity politics. it may not be what a will the of people want to hear but it seems his base is responding in the way he's talking about race. democratic candidates are criticized for the fact they don't necessarily know how to talk about race and that the president is really stoking this racial divide in this country. the new york times is writing this. an increasingly vocal group of democratic organizers and pollsters believe that mr. trump's words and legislative actions amount to a cohesive play book...

And i saw that and i said, wait a minute, this guy is -- he's been extreme in so many ways but that goes beyond anything that is acceptable in america. we've got to start the impeachment process. the evidence has to come out. the american people have to be convinced during that process. and i also say as a democrat, democrats should not only talk about impeachment, i fear sometimes they do too much, talk about the issues of working people to show we're doing the work that americans sent us to do. not just talk. >> because a lot of the democratic leadership fears exactly what you are saying, fo...

Change. and it deeply affects as you just pointed out food. food growth, food production. what do we do about the inertia in terms of people not realizing the perils that we are facing right now? >> that's a great question, and that was really one of the things that motivated me in this story. i think food -- it was coming at the food issue sort of from the side. i'm not a foodie or a food activist, but it is such an intimate frame for a story that's becoming, you know, more and more real for people. climate change is becoming something you can taste. it is, you know, quite literally a kitchen...

To the left. that happens in the primary. the internet is pretty big right now. television is on all the time, these moments where you make to different people, you say this to the guy and i will end this to the guy in massachusetts , that's now captured on camera and it helps candidates more when they get to the general. >> leslie: i think the free stuff will resonate with some. there are 207 districts that voted for barack obama twice and flipped for trump who are struggling economically right now. specifically in iowa and wisconsin and in minnesota. so i think the free stuff appeals -- >> m...