democrats to pick it up.n 2006 at the exact same time we didn't have a ten point spread either in the no. polling. but you look at the number of open seats. we have more open seats now than we had in 2006. and if the you look we have 23 seats that republicans hole that hillary won. and if you look at the pattern now we are at a 15 point swing in these districts. that's problematic for republicans. >> give me a second to try the put this stat up. i believe david wasserman has a fantastic stat that he discovered. open house seats for the majority party when the president's opponent carried that district -- the majority party is 0-fer in those races. it's 0 for 23 is twhat the voic just told me. it has never happened. then again, the caps haven't won a stanley cup either. >> be on the one hand all the republicans who decided i don't want to run for congress anymore because the only thing that's less fun than being in the minority is abouting this the minority and losing your chairmanship. when paul ryan said he

democrats not to talk about impeachment? guy: i am agnostic about the debate in the sense of whether it is hurting or helping the party. the reality is partisans are already in the corners. independents-- are not paying attention to it television ads or arguments about impeachment going into the summer when the kids are out of school. my focus is less on that and more on issues around stormy daniels and michael cohe. -- cohen. we should elect investigations proceed. -- we should let investigations proceed. holding the trump administration the various pieces of it accountable. that is different than choosing it as the basis for which you are running for office. i think the more we focus on where people are and what they care about, the less we focus on washington, the better off we are going to be, not just in the states but frankly and a lot of house races around the country. elena: speaking of house races, i would be curious to get your thoughts. we are heading into primary season. we have a ton of crowded primaries, thinki

the democrats flipping the u.s. senate seat in alabama that had previously belonged to attorney general jeff sessions. democrat doug jones now holds jeff sessions' old seat in the senate, even though trump won the state of alabama by 28 points. even where democrats haven't actually been winning, they have been spooking republicans even in red states and red districts. kansas' fourth congressional district is a very red district. that district elected trump by 27. mike pompeo by 31 points, when he was still in the house. in the special election to replace mike pompeo when he got promoted into the trump cabinet, the democratic candidate came within six points of the republican. didn't win, but woo, that's close for a district that red. in arizona, republican congressman trent franks' old district, donald trump had won there by 20 points. but then there was a special election to replace trent franks. the democrat candidate came within five points of winning. so the math is stark, it's clear. it has been all year. the q

a mixed bag for democrats and fundraising. a ton ofre spending money against each other and democrats have avoided that on the statewide level. braces, like in west virginia, where it is $4 million they are throwing at each other. none of that money is used to attack the general election. there is a way in which democrats are enjoying the spectacle right now. sitting back and watching. >> party usa has a focus on digital. how are voters from your reporting feeling about political information coming to them via social media these days? >> there is an awareness those are ways to reach voters. i do not think we are going to move away from that. people may be more interested in where the ads are coming from and a facebook follows through with their promises to require people mightency, be more interested in doing research on their own. the digital labs are not going away. it is ach people and very specific universe of voters. digital is not going anywhere. priority, they can change what their creative its. a lot of times they will

democrats helped keep planned parenthood's doors open.are the party that will save medicare, medicaid, and social security from persistent republican attacks. that will keepy fighting every day to achieve universal health care and job opportunities. don't let anyone tell you differently. if you want and economy that works for you and your family, you have to vote for democrats. to be sure you have affordable quality health care, you have to vote for democrats. if you want to expand the rights toall americans, you have vote for democrats. if you believe a woman's right is to equip a and to make her own health care decisions, you have to vote for democrats. [laughter] if you believe -- well-fundedve public schools and colleges help teachers succeed, you have to vote for democrats. [applause] believe we need actual commonsense gun safety laws to save lives, you have to vote for democrats. [applause] if you understand the are facing a real crisis with climate change, you have to vote for democrats. upyou believe we can stand to our values and

what do democrats stand for? you see people that stand for an economy that works for everyone, who stand for universal health care. and even better, they actually have plans to get us there. you will also see defenders of rights,ghts and women's lgbt writes, the rights of people with disabilities. i do not believe these are minor issues. they matter to millions and millions of new yorkers and americans. so much of the progress we have seen in the united states has happened because we pushed open doors of opportunity to people who have been shut out. and we, my friends, are not going back. another question i hear is what are the democrats' bold ideas? i don't know about you, but i think it is a bold idea everyone in this country should have a decent standard of living and a good job that pays well. i think it is a bold idea that everyone deserves the best possible start in life, quality health care throughout life, and a safe and secure retirement. it's even bolder to have real plans to make those ideas into reali

democrats at doing? they often say in addition to raising money, they say digital strategy and digital targeting. now we have seen a whole host of democratic groups popping up trying to help campaigns focus on digital advertising in a unique way, especially in 2016, -- after 2016 but what is , different from past senate cycles. i thought that was curious. the answer about the field game seemed a little basic, if i am being honest. he said we have been getting better at our field strategy and engaging more with african-american small business owners. that is a step in the right direction but it is surprising that was considered a bad habit they needed to break still. steve: we talked about money and politics, florida in particular -- a race that could be upwards of $200 million. david: it was interesting he didn't rule out obama getting involved in raising more money, but i kept pushing for examples of democratic donors getting scared straight and putting them -- in with headlines like the rick scott spen

democrats here today said the democrats will take the house. the republicans saying that the republicans will hold the house. i will try to break down the math for everybody and do the best we can to take the partisan talks off of it and just -- not even analysis and not spend -- but we are going to talk about mathematics. because of the seat in pennsylvania, it is still technically 24. that one special election see they were talking about earlier today in pennsylvania that democrats picked up is coming back to republicans this week because connor lamb is not running in that see in the new redistricting. , it is 24.lly but there will be two seats that will flip almost assuredly. so the working numbers probably 22. >> because of a court decision in pennsylvania, their map was thrown out of whack and was redrawn this year so that new districts that members are running in this year in pennsylvania are different than the ones currently in place. >> correct. that changes the picture tremendously. so let's talk about the senate real quick here we wil

alexi: should democrats even talk about impeachment? mr. poersch: the focus has to be in seeing through this process. question on this memorial day weekend, what will the numbers look like after the election in november for senate democrats and senate republicans? veryoersch: i think we much have the opportunity for improvement. think our chances have improved in the last five months. democratichat enthusiasm you have seen and read about so much is real and we are optimistic. no numbers yet. steve: the president of the senate majority pac, thanks for joining us on newsmakers. our conversation with two political reporters, m e wigle and alexi mchammond. alexi: i am curious abou lessons they've learned from past cycles to adjust their strategy. it was interesting he mentioned digital and that is what i hear from democrats across the board when i asked, what are republicans better than democrats at doing? money,tion to raising they say digital strategy and digital targeting. now we have seen a whole host of democratic groups popping up trying

see i expect is, you will republican, democrats, and democratic voters across the board, looking for someone who will stand up to the president when it means we are putting the voters interests first rather than party. >> when the president gets involved in races like these, telling him to resign and not to -- and voters not to vote for fire of does that donors? how does that change your job? i think they're president has a very specific challenge. set of special elections across the country, -- that senate race in alabama, the virginia governor's race, several tests across the country. the republicans have struggled over and over again to be able to show that their base will turn out in a significant way. there remains a challenge going into the election. there are two things that are true. you are seeing a democratic base that is more motivated. that gets a lot of attention. it gets less attention that despite all those strategic rallies three days before an election, that the president has been able to show much impact. he is clearly not on the ballot and hasn't proven himself abl

if you notice the democrats here today said the democrats are take the house. and the republicans that were here saying the republicans are going to hold the house. i'm going to try to break down the math for everybody. and take -- do the best we can to take the partisan shades off it and just talk not even analysis and not spin, but we're going to talk about mathematics. actually, because of the seat in pennsylvania, it still is technically 24. because that one special election seat that they were talking about earlier today in pennsylvania, that the democrat connor lam -- lamb picked up, will come back to the republicans. connor lamb isn't running in that seat under the new redistricting. it has changed the picture. technically it's 24, but there's going to be two seats that flip almost for sure. the working number's probably 22. mike: because of a court decision in pennsylvania, their math was all thrown out of whack and redrawn this year. the new districts those members are running in this year in pennsylvania are different than the ones that are currently

the riff between the progressives and the moderate democrats you know stablish from democrats i think let it play out the problem that i saw in the twenty sixteen race was that the d.n.c. had its finger on the scale to have the lead and that kind of rigged a system against bernie sanders let let people run let's let the let the people decide and that's harder and that's hard to do but interestingly there is a woman in texas in a texas primary for congress laura moser who is literally running against the democratic congressional campaign committee so there is in both parties and this is what bernie sanders was about and trump to a certain extent a deep craving for change and running against the establishment. and i think the biggest fight in our country in our world today larry is between an ascendant right wing populism and a different kind of populism inclusive solidarity multi-racial populism and that's fighting out in our country and around the world always great talking to thank you or see you see you in person and person thank you katrina vanden heuvel great guests we thank her f

the democrats have to hold that. then they come down to protect a swing democrat seat in pennsylvania and a potential open seat that could become competitive in connecticut. now since the time i started in maine until the time i got back to connecticut, the democrats have to do everything i just said and if they do, they get a one seat majority. they have to do all of that for a one seat majority and that is what a net of 25 actually translates to. so is it possible for them to do that? yes, it is. is the climate such that they might? yes, it is. is it difficult? yes, it is. that is still a big order to take the majority and even under the most optimistic projections today that i've seen for the democrats it's really only about a five-seat majority and if you take that into context, the last time we had kind of what they want to believe is a democratic wave here and i'men sure it is yet, -- i'm not sure it is yet, but we go back to 2006 which was and the democrats gained31 seats that year. so if they gained something

this is all that the democrats have.started this process even before donald trump was apparently the nominee for president because he represents such an existential threat to the elite ruling class and in particular to the leftist movement. >> laura: i'm sorry, i think that when you repeat kushner, manna fort, colin, i think most people's eyes glaze over. okay, can i send my kids to college? is my 401(k) up. our wages rising? and in all cases, really good. that's why trump's numbers are going up. i think this mueller thing, michael. i'm honestly trying to analyze this not as a partisan but as an analyst. i don't think it's resonating with people. i get it on the left, i get out there all fired up about this but just saying kushner, manna fort, cohen, left like a law firm. that doesn't mean anything to end of nomadic anyone. >> i do agree on that. democrats cannot only talk about manafort and the investigation. we have to multitask and talk about one of the things i think democrats need to be pushing is the legalization o

chairman, youtic know what, speaking of democrats , speak up. democrats is donald trump. this is need to say, america. it are dealing with a pathological liar in the white house. we are americans. i'm very concerned about my social security. i am a retiree. working.re is the republicans are trying to take away everything. speak up, democrats. do not likbe like those republicans in congress. i hope you will visit this fall and help us campaign for sheriff brown. in ohio, the thing i say -- i can't take any election for granted. we have to make sure we are working for him until the last day. let me just say to her question, i think that she captured the spirit of a lot of activists in ohio and will assure that we have a very high turnout. people are very upset by what they are seeing in washington and are worried about some of the things that have been done with issues such as health care. we need to win back voters we lost a couple of years ago. in addition to working with our core democrats, who are obviously very energized and we need to continue to fire all of our folks

democrats are so bad about this. it's about democrats and our values. we've got to sit down and come up with a plan. talk about how you are going to fix things step by step. >> guest: that is right. we are moving in to a post trumped world in some sense even though he is still there. people will want what this gentleman said, to tell them how you are going t to do what you told them you are going to do. it's not going to be necessarily short term. we will open the coal mines ended just doesn't work that way. >> host: been sent, republican. go ahead. >> caller: yes, i'm from massachusetts and 100% behind donald trump. he is trying to undo the damage that has been done the last 50 years that democrat the democrat started with the kennedys back in the 60s. you know what's going on right now, russia and iran are planning an attack on israel to put all the focus on north korea while they plan an attack on israel. donald trump knows what's going on, the world knows what is going on. >> guest: i've never heard anybody with that accent talk about about the kenn

about democratic bad habits, why? alexi: i'm curious to know what lessons they've learned from past cycles to adjust their strategy. i thought it was interesting that he mentioned digital. that is what i hear from democrats across the board when i asked, what are republicans better than democrats at doing? they all say in always say in addition to raising money, digital strategy and digital advertising and targeting. now we have seen a whole host of democratic groups popping up , really try to help campaigns focus on digital advertising in a unique way. especially in 2016, but what is different from past senate cycles. i thought that was curious. the answer about the field game seemed a little basic, if i am being honest. he said we have been getting better at our field strategy and engaging more with african-american small business owners to that is a step in the right direction but it is surprising that was considered a bad habit they needed to break still. steve: we talked about money and politics, florida in parti

ert,: robw for democrats. caller: -- robert, line four democrats. caller: i recently developed cancer. the doctor informed me they were doing -- they were not doing surgeries. there are outsourcing it. i got a call from the va think i qualify for tri-care. they call the doctor and he said he does not excepted. this -- accept it. this privatization does not help it. why would you be a doctor in the va and then outsource it? issue.this is an you go to a doctor and the doctor may be does not take your doctornce -- drcot maybe does not take your insurance. on ane my leg, put hospital, taken to a done in x-ray, and was told it did not accept my insurance. host: do you think the media has treated resident from fairly? guest: we can have an hour-long conversation about the media and president trump. the media plays into his hands. he tweets and the media amplifies it for hours in -- hours and hours. media people are on twitter. the president has no problem. he put that on twitter. the media puts it on tv. president's tweet gets amplified. he is a master re

i'm a democrat. i am.'m not going to be very much longer. 10 years ago, i stopped watching you all because you went completely democrat. you wouldn't listen to nothing else and i didn't like that. yesterday withd that judge coming against mueller, if that had been hillary clinton, you would have had that on tv today. why don't you have it on tv today? because it affects trump and you all are against trump. you can cut me off and it probably won't be on. host: i believe the caller is referring to yesterday, we have the judge in the paul manafort case. to bring tax and bank fraud campaigngainst former chairman, paul manafort. the judge suggested the charges before the u.s. district court for the eastern district of virginia were just part of the designs tom's pressure mr. manafort into giving up information on president donald trump or others in the campaign. ken is on our republican line. sycamore, ohio. how much will the gun policy debate affect your vote in november? caller: entirely. i will vote pro-gun

lynn, as democrat, what is your message to democratic leaders? to do something about the immigration, live in randolph county and it is ridiculous in asheville, north carolina. host: alfonso, go ahead. yeah, i'm american and i mexican-american, which don't think i'm mexican, i'm an american, was born in chicago. i get mad at the border now.t they have people have come over then o have babies and they help their parents become americans. thing, too -- host: alfonso, are you a democrat? caller: yes, yes, i'm a democrat. that the people that come advantage of ake i feel sorry for by the law on't go and i see a lot of abuse on our system from these people that the border. host: got your point. illinois. morton, how would you grade your party's leadership heading into the elections? caller: my message to the on number oned be on illegal immigration, they are harm's way ldren in by having illegal immigrants ome into america just so they can have another vote. it's not right. on gun policy, i've been a gun guns locked up. they need to quit hammering on

the problem with the democrats -- and i've been a lifelong democrat. we never have a plan. the republicans are the best at politics because they have the five ways to fix this or that. if democrats could come up with some strategic plans on how to fix health care, improve obamacare, how to improve middle-class wages -- we are not good at politics. democrats are so that this, it is not about trump, not about republicans, it is about democrats and our values. you have to sit down and come up with plans and introduce them. do what paul ryan does and talk about how you are going to fix things step-by-step and stop talking about things that people cannot connect to. guest: i think that's exactly right. we are moving into a post trum world in some sense, even though he is still in, people are going to want you to tell them what you're going to do, you are going to come up with a plan. it will not be necessarily short term. going to openare the coal mines, steel mills, like waving a magic wand. it does not work that way. host: vincent is in massachusetts. my name is risen from bos

now, democrats. have the momentum going into this election what are the realities in terms of fundraising and tactical prowess for each party? >> democrats are in a candidate situation, and a great position. raised bynts were out their opponents. much higher than in traditional midterm years. from a candidate fundraising perspective, democrats are in good position. the party perspective is more mixed. the rnc has had more success with the president, the party in power able to raise money off getting things done in agenda. not had as robust of a fund-raising operation and that will be painful for them. as guy talked about, in a lot of ways there outmatched in outside funding. congressional leadership fund raised more than $60 million last year, which is not record-breaking. it is a mixed bag for democrats in fundraising. >> the other difference -- republicans are spending in the center level, a time of money against each other and democrats have avoided that on the statewide level. in the house races,

i am a democrat and the republican party made me change to a democrat.alking about draining the swamp, trump has not drained the swamp. wamped up with him. it is over his head. republicans need to let donald trump know he is not the boss he thinks he is. he is the swamp. host: you think democrats would do a better job? caller: you are mighty right i do. the democrats have more sense than donald trump. mitch mcconnell and paul ryan. everything donald trump has done, they do not do nothing. they give him credit. host: kathleen says, "the democrats are done and most in that relize." "you cannot change washington dc if you do not get people to vote for change." staten island, new york. independent line. caller: good morning. i do not think it will ever be done unless the american people demand it be changed. if people do not vote, we will never change the swamp. as far as donald trump goes, he went into the swamp to try to change it and they are all fighting him. republicans have gone against him. the democrats are only interested in their party, they are no

to elect better democrats.hat we saw in the last presidential election was we can't just give people something to vote against. we really have to actively give people something to vote for. and this is where in new york state certainly our voters, our constituents are ahead of their leaders. and they know the progressive leadership that has been missing here. and all the things that are being enacted in other parts of the country that aren't being enacted here. we have to really give our democratic base, our young people, our women of color, our working class, we have to start showing up for them. because if we start -- if we don't start showing up for them, they're going to stop showing up for us. and it's candidacies like mine that i think really get our base excited and give them faith again in the democratic party that it's not becoming more and more like the republican party, but that the democratic party actually stands for democratic party values. >> you know, there is a question about who do you think o

i hope is a do you expect democrats to regain a majority in the house. i am very confident larry that we can make that happen again we've seen the blue wave come in we've been winning elections left and right since mr trump became president i think we can do it but we've got to make sure that every single democrat does not stay at home they come out they mobilize their organize and they and they continue to represent and that we continue to represent the democratic values we move forward i'm very optimistic that we can make it happen but we've got to work for a media check the democrats to get back to gun control is an issue. you know i would be surprised if they did but within the democratic party there is you know this tug of war you have the progressive left that wants democrats to run as as the progressive left and as the hash tag resistance anti trump anti trump but then you've also seen other democrats where they have had success in the special elections running away from the progressive left you saw in the pennsylvania special election in alabama

what's her best use for the democrats? >> well, she's been active and she's got -- she has her organization to raise funds to help get out the vote. and i think that's a very -- that's an important effort. and i think she's going to continue to reach out to candidates and let them know that she is ready to help in anyway that she can. so, again, i mean, these are -- these are really conversations that go on, you know, between secretary clinton or president obama and a particular candidate. >> all right. al weaver from the washington examiner. >> senator, good to see you again today. >> thank you. >> i want to ask about one race in particular. the one in florida. that's oftbviously -- when you talk to republicans, that's a race they feel better about during the day. i think rick scott spent about a million so far and he put up numbers in the first three weeks. what's your level of concern right now there? i mean, you know, did that race slip under the radar screen for you guys? >> no. look, republicans should not be feeling

democrats have had success in that previous cnn poll was disturbing for democrats.hey show that republican intensity was often matching the level of democrats. if that is the case, it is not at all a sure bet that democrats wouldwo take back the house in november. >> tucker: it's all a little confusing. trump's personal approval numbers are confusing given that the stormy daniels a story, the single most and story ever covered by the american news media, we both agree on that, hs dominated the coverage for thege past three or four weeks, months, i don't know how long it has been. that has not had an effect. >> no, in fact, just the opposite, tucker. back in mid-december, trumps low point in the realclearpoliticsic job approval rating, average was 37. he is now at 44.3. he's gained six, 6.5 points over the course of that period, and as you mentioned, the entire time, it has been the stormy daniels onslaught. not only has it not hurt as numbers, they have been taking upwards the entire time. s that is something, you see democrats, they are now somewhat annoyed byo thi

in the democratic caucus. and each of our senators will be, you know, talking about the issues and solutions that they think are best for their state. that they think best fit their state. so you know, obviously when you get beyond the mid terms and get into a presidential cycle, you know, there's a whole different kind of discussion. but in the mid-term election, we have all the things that unite us, we think that's a very strong set of issues that i and a very good contrast with republicans who don't have a plan to cut prescription drugs or modernize our infrastructure and have got a budget that cuts medicare and medicaid. reporter: is medicare for all winning that message? senator van hollen: the idea of making sure we have universal coverage has broad support in the country. ow you get from is a matter of debate and discussion. there are a number of different proposals for how you get there. and so those are issues that i think will continue to be a matter of good and important discussion. but there's a ve

how far will trump bashing take the democrats this fall and how they underestimating the amount of support for him within the electorate that's where we'll begin on this edition of. the politicking on larry king it is generally assumed by political experts that the democratic party's going to make a lot of gains this fall in the house of representatives headlines and graphics trumpet a blue wave hitting capitol hill in the upcoming midterms but all those headlines a little premature and is the democratic party were lying too heavily on any trauma sonnabend among the voters and still lacking a message that goes beyond bashing trump my first guest says yes and he's warned his fellow democrats about that in a recent opinion piece in the san francisco chronicle. he's willing brown one of the great politicians ever in this country democrat of california he served as speaker of the california state assembly and was the forty first mayor of san francisco and he joins me from that beautiful city right. you said it's time for democrats to stop bashing donald trump why he seems so bashful well that

when you have not many democrats, the democrats whose voices are heard the loudest are liberal activists. that is what they did here, they threw over the moderate mayor and went for the insurgent mcgrath who republicans will have a field day with talking about energy policy. shannon: a retired marine corps officer and fighter pilots, things that would resonate with other good folks out there. >> when you go against the issue set on too many points your opponent is able to cross off too many things. biography matters but in a house race issues matter a lot. shannon: an opinion piece by jt young in the hill says he works through the numbers and where pres. obama was at this time, where donald trump is, polling, he comes to this, current indicators contradict conventional wisdom regarding trump and a republican midterm debacle because history shows that is what would happen. this is not mean the traditional midterm slump will disappear but it does mean republicans are ahead of their worst-case scenario and democrats are unlikely to see their best case scenario or their own history repeated.

most democrats are, of course, very anti-drum, that's why they are democrats.ge that moves people to the polls? >> based on the evidence we have, it seems not to be working very well, and the reason i say that is, look at the advantages that democrats enjoy going into this midterm election. first of all, the political gravity and any president's first midterm is always with the other party and the average loss is more than would be enough if they made their average again, the democrats would get control of the house. they had a huge gap in what's called a generic ballot. that's the one where you ask people if they would rather vote for a democrat or republican unnamed in the upcoming election. normally democrats do well on that ballot. they were up, plus 15 or 16 at one point not very long ago and now that number is down to single digits and samples down below single digits which suggest that whatever they are selling people are not buying with the enthusiasm that the party had hoped for. >> tucker: what will happen if they don't retake the house? >> well, i th

republicans are often times critical of democrats on the fec , saying the democrats are trying to enforce laws that do not exist, they are trained to use the fec not as a regulatory body but a lawmaking body, and that is not its role. you hear from the democrats, the republicans are ignoring the loss and not even paying attention to them -- laws and not even paying attention to them. robin is on our independent line from coleman, alabama. caller: good morning, c-span. i have a question for dave levinthal. i want to know if he believes that trump committed any , andign-finance regulation does he believe that the clintons and democrats violated any in the last election? host: go ahead, dave. what is your conclusion? guest: the jury very much is still out on whether donald trump violated a law or not. that is why we have a process and will go through a process. of goings on the hook through this process because an entity has filed a complaint. that there isled nothing to be done and they will dismiss the complaint, but it is possible they may take a different direction. the case may be resol

out in a democratic primary.if they win the primary and go against a moderate republican? >> a down side for a democrat who does that? >> yeah. may not get her support if he win the primary. could run a tight race and -- >> that kind of support. >> that's exactly right. republicans, i agree to some extent with jeremy. but they do have a message. the economy is strong right now. that is what they're going to have to go, run on as incumbents and, yes it will be challenging, again, in the swing districts that narrow margins were won or lost by donald trump, to really kind of distance themselves from donald trump while still motivating republicans to come out. >> susan and jeremy, you'll stay with me, because we're going to talk about first lady melania trump. a big announcement coming up this afternoon how she plans to move forward, shaping her own legacy. >>> a familiar face from the headlines, taking the set of "saturday night live," um, by storm? >> just tell me what do you need for this to all go away. >> a resi

a lot of democrats would admit that.on't know it will work in 2018, especially with an economy going the way it is and also with the democrats nominating bernie sanders in places like nebraska last night. >> dana: richard, i want to ask you two things. is the economic message what nancy pelosi has suggested to roll back the tax package that president trump was able to advance in december? secondly, do any of the people matter when they are going to one of the forums to test the waters for 2020 if bernie sanders is going to run again? >> to answer the first question to some extent nancy pelosi is right. part of it is rolling back the tax package. the other part is the democratic party better deal. that is what you heard conor lamb talk about when he ran for congress this past march. the ideal of how do we fix healthcare? not the affordable care act. but how do we fix healthcare on the employer-based side? people who are seeing the healthcare premiums go up. but to answer the second question it's too premature to think abo

democrats. , particularly looking at the president those that were asked that it is very important for the president of the united states to be civil. 68% of republicans think it is important, and 86% of democrats responding to that. when it comes to president trump , asked if he would be more effective if he would be more civil, only 43% responded to that, 50% of republicans -- democrats saying yes to that. there is a link to this on our website and twitter feed. if you want to give us your thoughts on this topic of civility and politics. it to white house, congressional, or local politics. (202) 748-8000 for democrats. (202) 748-8001 for republicans. .ndependents, (202) 748-8002 you solve this topic layout last week with the white house responding to comments by white house aide kelly sadler to john mccain. when it comes to advisors to the president, they offered no apology, saying it was in a prepared statement. pra john trump praised john mccain. still no formal response from the present or

not that that stopped our democratic friends from trying. i'm sure they will continue to try, but republicans will stay focused on taking steps like these and raising a glass to america's small businesses.

the democratic lead in mid december, would you vote for republican or democrat, democrats had a 13-point lead. as of today, it's down to 6. in our real clear politics average. the cnn poll went 16 points down to three. another poll showing it down to one point. so this is real. it is just as a point of reference, in 2006, when democrats won 30 states, they finished with a 7.9 percentage lead. so i think they're in that range where it's making them very nervous. >> tucker: so republicans in congress have been assuming for months -- i talked to them -- that they would lose big and nancy pelosi would be the speaker. now they have a shot but they're concerned about voter intensity on the left is strong. how meaningful is that intensity? >> it's meaningful, particularly in a mid-term election where it's about turning out the base. the becomes have had an advantage there. but back to the cnn poll. that was another finding that was disturbing for democrats. they showed the republican intensity is up now and matching the level of the democrats. if that's the case, it's not at all a sure bet that

all of a sudden it's 40% for republicans and 34% for democrats. >> the democrats should be very worriedre being haunted by this deep fracture you mentioned earlier. extreme left wingers like nancy pelosi and maxine waters hijacked the message for the democratic party. moderate democrats will be tide to that message. high taxes, open borders, late-term abortions and letting men into women's restrooms. the only people who can get excited about those ideas are clueless college kids and armchair academics. charles: they always anoint who is going to run next. they anointed hillary even though it was clear bernie probably had a better shot. even bernie sanders, his whole progressive movement has problems. they overrelied on this anti-trump message. >> for six months, a year, 18 months, all we have heard out of the democratic party is the wild narrative that the president of the united states collude with a foreign country to steal the election. when the evidence shows the investigators might be the ones who need investigating, another fraction of america turns off the volume, turns off the n

the democrats will not vote for it. the republicans got it voted in , but before that when kennedy took us to vietnam. that was a war i never did understand. but since we were in it, you have to support the united states, no matter what. that's about it. >> thank you ruth. let's turn to robert mary. >> she is right. as matthew was saying earlier. it took republican votes to get that civil rights act passed it was a democratic president that took us into vietnam. those reflected the ferment that was going on in america. it was a reflection of the state of american politics is in the statement that buckley made regarding the violence that took place at the democratic convention. as matthew noted. there was commission the noted up police riot. there were millions of americans who didn't believe it was a place right. they believe that it was perpetrated and encouraged and created by the demonstrators therein lay the split. you really have to understand any of this. you have to understand how dramatic that chasm was. >> char

labor didn't like him, southern democrats couldn't stand him. there was some serious, serious fault lines in the party, nothing like that today. you do see this debate obviously between the bernie sanders wing of the party and they're not, i don't want to -- there is differences but nothing on the scale of what we saw in '68. the differences were fundamental and i think there was a big wing of the party. i think mccarthy supported anti war activists who viewed the party and johnson in general and you have activists who regularly picketed, it's knowing like '68. as the politics have become in our country, the animosity, not just between the two parties but inside the two parties -- >> the box is called the politics of the division with michael cullen in fairfax, virginia. susan could ahead, please. >> i'm calling with a comment, i want to say hi to kathleen, i'm richard mackey's niece. so good to see you, kathleen, you and your family have been very much on my heart. my husband was a high school senior in maryland in 1968, and last night he was s

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