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Absolutely laws like what we saw in alabama are blatantly unconstitutional and we stand ready to challenge whenever states and act these harmful laws we've already succeeded this year in striking down similar bans in mississippi in north carolina and the fight continues today yet those bands are being struck down state levels appellate court levels but then of course will be appealed and you'll go to the supreme court what do you do though if this conservative majority u.s. supreme court decides that roe v wade needs to be overturned you know obviously if the u.s. supreme court decides that wo...

Congress at a standstill, it is democrats at the local and state levels who appear to be lurching left. in california, newly sworn in governor promises to extend government-sponsored health care to 1:30 8,000 young immigrants living in the state illegally. >> we will never waver in our pursuit in guaranteeing health care for all californians. >> and a washington state, the governor proposed a public insurance bill that is a step towards medicare for all. democrats are also targeting climate change and tax increases to raise $1.1 billion to save critically endangered killer orca's and in colora...

First stepback for a reason, because it's not everything that a lot of people have been working on for a long time, including you and others have wanted. explain to me what you wish could have been part of this, if you have your dream version, what is missing? >> the critics who say there should be more are correct. much more needs to be done. you know, cash bail reform needs to be dealt with. there's still abuses at the state levels that we have not gotten to. asset forfeiture, where the police can take your property even if you have not been convicted of a crime. there are so many things wro...

>> they didn't again. mika, if you're a republican and you hear that older voters are going to actually be on the rise, you're thinking we got this covered. structurally this could not get any better. >> the group voting was slightly whiter in 2018 than in 2016. up two points. a look at the results in mid-term elections show how badly the house is stacked against democrats who had a seven-point victory in the popular vote and will likely gain 38 or 39 seats in the end. while republicans who won by a slightly smaller margin in 2010 picked up 63 seats. and still democrats managed to make major g...

Of seats in their state legislature, so -- >> well, one other casualty i just note with the loss of governorship and changes in the states, you finally have republicans at state levels, give waivers and help innovate in difficult problems, that's likely to drive as well. paul: let me ask you allysia, two other states you follow connecticut, california, pretty much democratic controlled again and yet at least in illinois, connecticut, big financial problems. >> california may have in a few more years but connecticut, won governorship, large majority in state senate that had been split. question...