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New congress where democrats will no longer be in control of the house and republicans are eager to exert their power whenever and wherever possible. what can even get done with a divided congress? joining us now is former missouri democratic senator claire mccaskill and mark, staff writer at the atlantic and author of thank you for your servitude. donald trump's washington and the price of submission. claire, mark, it is great to close out the year with you. and claire, i just want to start with you first since you are a creature of the senate and know it's contours well. you are someone who ...

This was supposed to be a very favorable democratic map. they won one seat. on a whole, it is been a great cycle, surprisingly good cycle for democrats. but no, this is not a won race. i don't know -- i think republicans know how to learn a lesson here. this is not a rational party right now, donald trump is still driving it. if he falls in love with candidate x in montana and decides to go all in with him or her, that is potentially great news for john or whoever the vulnerable democrat is. >> do you think that trump will hold that sway over the nominating process in terms of the senate in 20...

Proponents this of antisorority stuff. you understand in a visceral way the passion ignited when you talk about this stuff. >> i've had people on my front lawn protesting. i've had people send me death threats. i've had people try to recall me none of that has anything to do with crt none of that has anything to do with lgbtq they just use those as tools to target and attack me truthfully the reason i feel like i even had to deal with any of that animosity is because i'm a loud, proud, dominant democrat on this school board >> i guess what you're saying is this is basically for a political mov...

To make it unstable in order t privatize education. right? you've got over 9500 instructional vacancies in the state of florida, and we'r starting school tomorrow the fact that we are makin them feel like they ca literally be brought to cour for teaching actual facts abou history, or about real familie that are in their classroom, a the same exact time we have governor that's taking ove what power the school boards have, putting in place essentially school board candidates that he chooses t be on the school board, i mean it's scary >> i also have the opportunity to speak to a florida high scho...

I don't know -- the problem is i don't think republicans know how to learn a lesson here i mean, this is not a rational party right now because donald trump is still ostensibly driving it if he falls in love with candidate x in montana and decides to go all in with him or her that's potentially great news for jon tester or whoever the vulnerable democrat is >> do you, claire, think that trump will hold that sway over the nominating process in terms of the senate in 2024? his record is so abysmal from 2022 and yet, you know, he's done plenty of things to cause departures from his, in terms of h...