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But we need to reach persuadable voters today. that's what the trump campaign is doing. democrats have been silent in front of the voters. >> and you're not saying the current democratic candidates need to do that. it's a party or outside group thing. you have a warning about the idea of a purity test. you say the democratic candidates shouldn't get caught up in a debate that rewards purity over a plan to win the broadest set of voters to halt president trump's assault on democratic -- big d -- and democratic -- small d -- values. >> a number of candidates made commitments that macon stray cs ...

Of d-day on wednesday in normandy it is an important time to talk about alliances. our nato alliance is incredibly important. donald trump certainly has supported breaking that up. i think as we remember how strong we are in numbers when we join together for common good, common values, common democratic values, democracy, small d, that's where we have our biggest strength and achievements, when we work with the western democracies together. it is concerning that we are at a time that not only is great britain in flux right now politically and otherwise, but so do the other alliances and instit...

The incoming democratic governor and you see similar power grabs in places like north carolina and michigan and you have the complete indifference of the republican party to the fact that donald trump is essentially been charged with being involved in two felonies, by his own justice department and you have orrin hatch saying i zoo care, now to his credit senator hatch i think yesterday, that he spoke maybe too hastily, but i think that line about i don't care, that reflects what the republican party is and if the republican party does not care about reported law breaking on behalf of the pres...

From west virginia, small d democrat, votes yes to proceed. do we think that he may change that vote, or is that a pretty good idea of where senator mansion is going to fall come the final vote on kavanaugh? >> reporter: i think it's entirely possible he does change that vote. he's the most conservative democrat in the senate. he's been that way for a while. he's up for re-election this year in a state that donald trump carried with a huge margin, and he's in a tight re-election fight. he said early on in this process that he was going to be going home, talking to west virginia voters, listeni...

Else. but whoever they quoted know who they said to. so it is curious. and i think the problem with this, and again, it is not the parlor game that is important, it is the fact that the suspicion on the republican side, increasing signs that the idea of small d democracy is not in play. merrick garland can't being seated because barack obama is president. if hillary clinton win, we'll hold a supreme court seat open for four years if we have to. we control this. you can't do points of order that are normal in the process. you can't do them because you are democrats, you don't get to. and in thi...