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These issues. we should be focused on these national security threats and technology threats that our country is going to be facing over the next decade. and depending on how we handle that is going to determine our place in the world. and when you have these kinds of conversations and this distraction, it hurts not only the party, but it hurts the country. >> former congressman will hurd, thank you. an october surprise in august. that's how some republicans are characterizing the mar-a-lago search. even some who aren't exactly donald trump's biggest defenders. they think the timing is just ...

The -- what the tactics, techniques and procedures should be used on in a situation like this. >> will heard, thank you, sir, i appreciate it. >> always a pleasure, don. president obama calling out the gop and the gun lobby tonight citing my next guest's article about why gun control never goes anywhere in this country. ron brownstein tells us why that is after this.

It's the crisis of majority rule we're having as the quirks in our constitutional system give more influence -- >> you mean minority rule. >> yeah, minority rule to give those states in effect a veto over national policy. if you look at polling, don, it's pretty clear americans are in the same places as will heard. yes, they don't think gun control alone is going to solve the problem of mass shooting. they think it's a multifaceted problem. but they do believe gun control is part of the solution. and if you look at polling there is clear majority support for a lot of the key ideas that are out...

See what looks fair and what looks like it was created with partisan purposes. this is our historic house chamber. >> reporter: cnn reached out to maryland state democrats in leadership and on the redistricting committee. none of them agreed to an interview. >> when you let politicians draw their own maps, be they republican or democrat, they're going to hold on to their power, creating partisan representation isn't good for citizens. you know, most people are not on the far left or the far right. most people reside somewhere in the middle on most issues. >> reporter: in his upcoming book, "am...

Country are guilty of trying to seize whatever vang they can. >> we're in downtown austin. >> yes. >> this is an area that right now is represented by a republican. it's going to change with the new lines. >> it is. it is. >> reporter: austin, the capital of texas, is a pretty liberal town. it's a key reason republicans drew new congressional maps that took city blocks like this and progressives who live here out of their gop districts. >> here in austin, what the republicans did was pack as many democrats into as few districts as possible. the republican districts are not only republican, but...