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And folks look, we had the strongest economic growth in nearly 40 years. 5.7% increase in the gdp. unemployment rate dropped more than any time, any year in american history. child poverty dropped. but 40%, more than any year in american history. >> so eugene, is that what democrats need to do? or is it as long as it's inflation is where it is, that message is unlikely to breakthrough. >> well yes and maybe. look, yes. it's a lot of great economic numbers out there. and of course, democrats ought to be shouting them from the rooftops. and reminding people of this really incredible, very health...

Writes, democrats put themselves in a political straitjacket. writing quote, they regularly tell themselves they must be extraordinarily tentative about taking credit for their accomplishments, because this risks angering voters who are still struggling. still with us, eugene robinson, mark mckinnon. eugene, that brutal poll showed that voters were more supportive of democrats after being reminded of key economic indicators that frankly, the president just spoke about today. let me play that. >> my first year in office, more jobs were created than ever any time in american history. 6. 6 millio...

The law, lgbtq equality under the law. when these senators went after her in this regard, they were not only attacking her, they were attacking our rule of law altogether. and that's what made this so alarming. >> so eugene, was this performative politics just an audition for 2020, republican 2024? >> no, of course not. they never do that. gop would never do that. but that's exactly what it was. but these are folks who are hoping, want to use what they said indeed over the last week, and as going up until whatever next election they have. and also, so republican voters, especially trump voters...

I think they may end up in something like this, some could pass with 60 votes. some might end up in reconciliation anyway. it might end up as a better bill, slimmer bill, more focused on the key things that have to happen soon than would have been the case if this went through with 50 votes. >> so eugene, bill has the view get what you can get done. you have a view from your column that democrats need to talk more about the things they succeeded. you wrote democrats across the spectrum have to stop talking so much what they can and won't do and instead talk about what they have already done an...

Asked him what's going to happen? what's going to happen? and here's what he shared with me because i asked him do you have the votes, like is this going to happen tonight? and he said that if anyone can bridge the divide it's nancy pelosi. and if she's able to -- if she's able to do it, and he thinks she will, that she will go down as one of the greatest speakers of all-time. but the best part he said was she has said the vote will be tonight. it could be 9:00 p.m. or 4:00 a.m., but it will be tonight. >> okay. so -- >> he told me that around a couple hours ago. >> so eugene, the sun won't be...