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here tonight. and i'm proud to be -- for san diego's 49th congressional district. make no mistake, there are big differences between we, democrats, and our opponents. and to gather, with president clinton, we will protect medicare and social security, and a woman's right to choose. we will bring hope and pride and immunity and opportunity and responsibility to our future. thank you very much. good luck. >> he was proud to be carrying the clinton gold banner. in fact, first lady hillary clinton personally came to san diego to campaign for him. still not recognizing him? well, he was y...

town. on that note, i wish you all are very good night. and a safe weekend. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with us all week long. i'll see you on monday. ou on monday happy friday. so the year was 1996. president bill clinton was running for reelection. two years earlier, republicans have taken over the house of representatives for the first time in over 40 years. so democrats were focused on every single house seat they could possibly win back. one seat they had their eye on was in southern california. it was their candidate fo...

Go ahead, i could keep going -- >> i know you could keep going. i'm not gonna push back against your statistics, because they are true. so when i ask you about the messaging, because that's what this week was about. this week was about the white house pivoting, doubling down whatever phrase you want to use on the economy. the media has too much going on and much to answer for. but the fact that the economy is broadly doing very well, and yet the american public disagrees with that view is surely also the result of a major messaging failure -- hold on, let me finish the question. it's surely th...

Whatever fees you want to use, on the economy. the media has too much going on -- the media coverage of the economy has not been great. but the fact that the economy is broadly doing very well, and yet the american public disagrees with that view is surely also the result of a major messaging failure -- hold on, let me finish the question. it's surely that result of a major messaging failure by the white house or the democrats and congress. >> yeah, i think that probably could -- way too much emphasis on messaging, versus what people see when they zhao drive down to work up twice a block, when...

Point i think is of concern. i would add to that, wolf, that the masks issue, you know, we've talked about this a lot, but the cdc is still saying, you know, three-ply cloth masks are okay. omicron spreads very easily from person to person, and being able to have these masks, n95 or kn95 masks, which are more plentifully available, is really important now. if you are going to wear a mask, you should wear a good mask. those are three areas the message could be more clear and effective. >> that's an excellent point. dr. harmon, you say the cdc's ambiguous guidance could allow this virus to sprea...