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Time attracts certain kinds of people. that happened to the new left. todd gitlin the great scholar of the new left, said as the new left became more radical it attracted more radical people. i think the republican party has been much more negative, much more down on the country's future, and therefore has attracted angrier people than the people who might have been republicans back, say, in 2000 or even 2008 when john mccain got nominated. and this change within the composition of the party may be part of why the first top three people in that poll were trump, carson, and then ted cruz. and t...
And i think one of the things that we probably should pay more attention to is that we kind of pretend the parties are static and that they stay the same, but the message a party sends over time attracts certain kinds of people. that happened to the new left. todd gitlin, the great scholar of the new left, said as the new left became more radical it attracted more radical people. i think the republican party has been much more negative, much more down on the country's future, and therefore has attracted angrier people than the people who might have been republicans back, say, in 2000 or even 2...
Todd gitlin the great scholar of the new left, said as the new left became more radical it attracted more radical people. i think the republican party has been much more negative, much more down on the country's future, and therefore has attracted angrier people than the people who might have been republicans back, say, in 2000 or even 2008 when john mccain got nominated. and this change within the composition of the party may be part of why the first top three people in that poll were trump, carson, and then ted cruz. and that's the kind of party it is now. >> the carson thing to me is really...
planning their debate approach and why no one should be surprised a socialist is doing so well. >> are you a capitalist? >> no. i'm a democratic socialist. >> when "all in" starts right now. >> . good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. we're now a little more than 24 mourz from the first presidential democratic debate. while that would seem to be huge for someone in politics or following politics the republican presidential flurn says he isn't clearing his schedule. >> i think it's not going to be very well rated because trump isn't in the debate. i'm only kidding. i think it'...