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there was no buy-in to start progressive party frustrated early frustrated with the way things are going. i can't stand this this guy's not going to be speaker for their sickness as they negotiate to go forward. they were not really invested in that process. that is part of it. we are sort of an unknown right now we've never had to move this sort of power and influence is closelywe linked with government itself. we will see. i am kind of the opinion that congress can and will do think that it wants to dond it's mosty in the this is the doing popular things for the most part. having couple tweaks here and there is not going to derail that if it really does depend on the type of negotiation has been the political context that has beenli made there is no buy-in, even a small change for curve ball from social media will be able to derail them. it doesn't matter how these leaders negotiate this and how they socialize within the parties. >> the question is a fascinating one. part of me wants go back to the early 20th century see how the legislators and presidents dealt with william randolph he

i never would have guessed that the progressive party would be for the death of israel and extermination of jews either wittingly or unwittingly. so a lot of people sat home and that is why trump one. -- won. and very upset over the fact that when people vote with hatred, it makes everybody poor. we should have been concentrating on the middle class. looking at housing. why there is a shortage of housing. looking at economic issues. but now, people are driven by hate and now look what we've got. we've got trump and his corruption. guest: one way to think about the point this color is making is that a library election and leanne fundamentally negative. voters have been voting on the basis of welfare against and have not been offered enough way of a positive agenda to vote for what they are for. it is actually connected to the fact that we have 50-50 elections over and over. what happens when you have two minority parties rather than a majority that is holding the coalition together in a minority that is trying to broaden its own coalition, both of those are engaged in coalition voting, tr

i never would have guessed that the progressive party would be for the death of israel and extermination of jews either wittingly or unwittingly. so a lot of people sat home and that is why trump one. -- won. and very upset over the fact that when people vote with hatred, it makes everybody poor. we should have been concentrating on the middle class. looking at housing. why there is a shortage of housing. looking at economic issues. but now, people are driven by hate and now look what we've got. we've got trump and his corruption. guest: one way to think about the point this color is making is that a library election and leanne fundamentally negative. voters have been voting on the basis of welfare against and have not been offered enough way of a positive agenda to vote for what they are for. it is actually connected to the fact that we have 50-50 elections over and over. what happens when you have two minority parties rather than a majority that is holding the coalition together in a minority that is trying to broaden its own coalition, both of those are engaged in coalition voting, tr

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if the candidate takes a stand against the shadow party using progressive activists as a foil, he ore might be able to allay concerns about democrats' cultural radicalism and keep the focus on their program. other democrats agree. >> i am not a democrat in the form of what the democratic party has turned itself into. a national brand, absolutely not. the brand got so bad, the d-brad has been so maligned from the standpoint of it's toxic. >> within the democratic caucus we are really stuck in our old ways of doing things. i think that america is looking at us and saying wait a minute, we lost the election and we know that the senate lost seats. the house we picked up seats rick right? but i think they're saying we're looking towards y'all to show us that you are willing to shake it up if it means we can move this country forward. >> harris: power panel now, fred hicks, founder and president of hicks evaluation group. cassie smedley. fred, i'll start with you. what is the democratic national brand that manchin and others are saying is damaged? >> happy new year's. joe manchin is not a

parties, uh, some members. well, really and lots of checks and they, they, they took them uh and then they were like, likely like, spice of the progress. you select the party so uh they will need to drive to, you know, the question. and uh, they seem to me that they like kind of uh, lights on their feet. so you know what, i mean? yeah. in date and date. yeah, so i have an offense. uh also said his country is interested in restoring relations with russia to pre war levels. off the twice this concludes my question to use is, is that going to be easy to do? i tell you will be easy for the rest. let us to do what. what do we want about the i don't think they they will all of us to do and it was so so great to, to make business to be the rest is because they're a reliable hospice and the they always have have been. so at least this way about the rest that we started is do we don't to the, the 3 under a 100 there. as of a, it seems like we are, i mean, i mean the union, we are the shooting, voted our feeds, and the lucky i and the, and 100 to, to, to back to, to go away from, from the, the feet. 2 issues like to receive a real good so i don

the so-called progressive one-party deep blue state. they have been pursuing their own version of the green new deal for many years now. they spent $31 billion a year only on social welfare programs. the states 322 billion-dollar budget also funded some fire prevention and water projects, none of them have been completed because of permitting. environmental reviews. 11 years ago california broke ground on a $100 billion high-speed rail system, it's nowhere near completion. the first section of tracks has not even been finished. in l.a. throughout the state, billions and billions are also spent on dei programs. more on green energy projects like l.a.'s 800 electric street sweepers. they cost 800 grand a piece. the city can find enough money for its fire department to fund them. recently the mayor cut 17 and a half million dollars from the departments budget. the fire chief wrote a letter warning the budget cuts would severely limit their disaster response capabilities like this. keep in mind wildfires are common in southern california. t

. >> reporter: we weren't able to reach anyone from the democratic party for comment today, but as progressives, they like to think of themselves as the party of change, but this is one change they may not have seen coming. >> the san francisco democratic party gave us a statement saying, "the party always welcomes democrats from across the political spectrum to form a chartered club. the rose pak club will always have that opportunity if they change their minds." >>> also want to mention, we talked about having a leader of the local republican party here on the broadcast to talk about some of president trump's recent orders. unfortunately, he's having technical difficulties. so we won't be able to bring that to you today. >>> more to come, though. we'll be right back. >>> now to some other stories around the bay, classes are canceled at solano weederman leadership in vallejo. a copper theft caused substantial damage to the electrical systems. the closure is expected to be about a week. if the closure will go beyond that, the district will move students to another locations. >>> the plan to shu

. >> reporter: we weren't able to reach anyone from the democratic party for comment today, but as progressives, they like to think of themselves as the party of change, but this is one change they may not have seen coming. >> the san francisco democratic party gave us a statement saying, "the party always welcomes democrats from across the political spectrum to form a charter club. the rose pak club will always have that opportunity if they change their minds." >>> turning back to the concerns over deepseek, the chinesea.i. start-up. joining us now is dr. olaf groth. what exactly is deepseek and that chatbot and is truly better than an american-made a.i.? >> yeah. good to see you. look, the model deepseek has developed is, in fact, on par or very, very close to it with the western models. on something like ten out of 12 standard metrics that will measure the success and performance of these models, it seems that deepseek is, in fact, on par, but the kicker here is that the model was much cheaper to develop and is much cheaper to run because it does not rely on very large amounts of parameters

democratic party and they are not aligned with the wokeness which the democratic party has really stuck into. and the progressivesty in a very troubling position. to this particular point donald trump understands the pulse of the american people and the polity stance and no tax on social security or over time is where the american people are. and democrats don't have any standing at this particular point. i hear jose when he says the american people want folks in the middle. i would agree with that but his party has not been in the middle in many years. they unfortunately have left the majority of americans and that's why many democrats whether union workers or working class have decided to vote for donald trump and stick with republicans on this one. >> jacqui: iou first answer next time clay. we are out of time. >> have a good weekend jacqui. i appreciate it. >> jacqui: you all. >>> the move from president trump to shake up the fbi hours after the confirmation hearing coming up next. >> don't go over there and burn that place down. go over there and make it better. you commit to us today that you will do that.

. >> reporter: we weren't able to reach anyone from the democratic party for comment today, but as progressives, they like to think of themselves as the party of change, but this is one change they may not have seen coming. >>> lunar new year celebrations kicking off at the san francisco zoo as well, giving people an opportunity to celebrate the year of the snake with some real snakes. in addition to the usual festivities like live music, dancing, and some of the arts and crafts for the kids. >>> in the south bay thousands of people were out at san jose's grand century mall to celebrate the vietnamese tet lunar new year. mary lee was in little saigon today and spoke to vietnamese americans about the importance of coming together to celebrate the year of the snake. >> we're prepping the lion to bring up to the pole so we can strap it on like a backpack. >> reporter: born and raised in san jose, branden mach has been performing with the golden turtle lion association the last four years. >> i'm so proud of my vietnamese culture. >> reporter: branden just learned this high pole lion dance yesterda

i never would have guessed that the progressive party would be for the death of israel and exterminationjews either wittingly or unwittingly. so a lot of people sat home and that is why trump one. -- won. and very upset over the fact that when people vote with hatred, it makes everybody poor. we should have been concentrating on the middle class. looking at housing. why there is a shortage of housing. looking at economic issues. but now, people are driven by hate and now look what we've got. we've got trump and his corruption. guest: one way to think about the point this color is making is that a library election and leanne fundamentally negative. voters have been voting on the basis of welfare against and have not been offered enough way of a positive agenda to vote for what they are for. it is actually connected to the fact that we have 50-50 elections over and over. what happens when you have two minority parties rather than a majority that is holding the coalition together in a minority that is trying to broaden its own coalition, both of those are engaged in coalition voting, trying

. >> they progressive democratic, one party system that had developed over time starting in the 1990sas very, very obvious that things were turning against us all the way across the board in the state. >> now, political experts stress this latest cal exit proposal basically has no chance of being approved because it would need support from congress, as well as two thirds of u.s. states. well, some current and former students want the governing board of cal state university to reverse planned cuts at sonoma state. the board did not specifically address those budget cuts facing the university in rohnert park, but dozens of speakers addressed the board as it was listening to public comment at its meeting this morning in los angeles county, students, faculty members and alumni said they're angry the university plans to shut down six academic departments, along with the entire athletics department at sonoma state, is dealing with a $24 million deficit. >> this opportunity changed the course of my life, and that's why i'm here today to fight for sonoma state athletic department athletes, st

party? do progressives agree with him? i don't know about that. don't know who represents the democratic party anymore. they have a leadership vacuum which has been very clear for months to the roast . rest of us.let's get a look at t across america, fox weather meteorologist marissa torres joining us with an update. good morning, marisa. >> we've got a lot to talk bouts. we'll talk about the here answered now. we have lake effect snow continuing off the great lakes of michigan through ohio, pennsylvania, western new york, that will continue through tomorrow. an area of low pressure cutting across the ohio valley, expected to bring snow through west virginia, pennsylvania, exiting out of the delmarva, pittsburgh, philly, you could get maybe an inch or maybe two. not quite bringing snow to new york, nothing to talk about. the mid section of the countries starting to get cold. wind chills in north dakota are 30 below zero. the pacific northwest, the west coast, this is that front that's coming onshore, rain for northern california through washington

progress. the republican party is the answer to the challenges of today, but only if we made true -- remain true to our principles and follow through on our promises to the people. and we must convey our acid j&a -- our message in a way that brings hope. our world is desperate for optimism and republicans, what we believe works. it creates opportunity, success, and freedom for all. if we can convey that optimism, drop we will draw people to us, we will bring hope all americans. to close, i want to borrow some words from one last cowboy, teddy roosevelt. it is not in the still, of life or the repose of a specific station that great characters are formed. we have seen great character at work before in our history. i come from the plains, the wide open places of purpose and possibility, but at the other end of our state lies the granite faces of some of the greatest. washington, jefferson, roosevelt, lincoln. they remind us to have grit, tenacity and values to preserve a more perfect union. yes, we believe in great character, but i don't think it can be found in great leaders. america is bigger tha

. >> a progressive, democratic, one party system that had developed over time starting in the 90s., very obvious that things were turning against us all the way across the board in the state. >> political. political experts stress this latest cal exit proposal has virtually no chance of ever being approved. that's because it would need support from congress, as well as two thirds of u.s. states. >> some current and former students want the governing board of cal state university to reverse planned cuts at sonoma state. while the board did not specifically address the cuts facing that university in rohnert park. dozens of speakers addressed the board as it took public comment at its meeting in los angeles county. students, faculty and alumni said they are angry the university is planning to shut down six academic departments and the entire athletics department. sonoma state is facing a $24 million deficit. >> this opportunity changed the course of my life, and that's why i'm here today to fight for sonoma state athletic department athletes, staff and alumni. i implore you to conside

that is the natural progression for the republican party. the third reason for coming out from behind my desk is to make sure that constituency gets bigger and bigger. reihan: you painted a pretty bleak picture of biden's economic agenda. i think that he would say my agenda has been a historic success. labor markets are tight, the inflation reduction act and chip act are spurring investment. while the president acknowledges inflation has been a challenge he would argue that the worst is behind us. let's drill in a bit about where you think that a second bite intern will take the country economically. again, what the president is saying is that this course is delivering, ultimately, wage growth. it will help us compete with china and what have you. when you are looking ahead to another four years of president biden, where do you see the u.s. economy at the end of that? scott: back to what we said in one of the earlier panels, he is giving away so much money. why are the programs so unpopular? imelda marcos was on a bus throwing out dollar bil

achieving some really progressive agenda items, what was wanted from, in particular, the progressive part of the democrat party platform that would serve everyday americans, as he had promised. and yet he's leaving office with such low popularity levels. and, you know, both democrats and republicans, perhaps looking back, wishing things had been different. and if you speak to democrats, they are, many of them who i've spoken to anyway, are kind of angry with him that he didn't step aside earlier or, you know, i mean, he spoke when he came into office about being the bridge, you know, ie to the next generation, and he wasn't and, you know, trying to seek that second term until he stepped aside, a lot of democrats feel that he's actually left the party in quite a weak position. they're kind of listing a bit. they don't have an obvious leader. they don't quite know how are they supposed to come up against president elect donald trump and the republicans on capitol hill? are they supposed to have a hard resistance and say everything they do is terrible and awful and bad, or are they supposed to try and coexist wit

it opens a new party show the progress shack and you, these initiatives we did with the restaurant. you think that's it. what would be the role of it for the b e? but it is, it's our new government b, m. on the 1st ones to follow these lines, these new line of that towards the russian. thank you very much. just as good idea to new move. actually i have no idea which they roll away to me. might the only charlie for like say it in the catalog prompt until solver and governments want to do and how to access gym voters. those interested in the parties actually also because those so many governments demand that we just have is they want to present the behaviors. we're showing your question the really uses, we had the deeply engrained them for so that when trump it takes office everyone who will have to take sides as well as a sideways trying to trump the business or against him. so when one from finally arrives, this is an office, it's eliza ro, probably will, will be clear. as of right, ask calling so much and by john, good, often the screen for my hands, the location. if i to, to start

yet this consensus must not stifle progress and what the party opposite did make some progress over they failures. one in four children leaving primary school without meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. tens of thousands of children not securing good maths or english gcses. one in five children regularly absent from school, unable to learn if they aren't there, holding back their classmates when they return. hundreds of thousands of children in schools that perform poorly year after year. schools that perform poorly year afteryear. protecting schools that perform poorly year after year. protecting the foundations should not mean that we don't build on them. and after a decade, and i say a decade because i know members opposite will remember a time when they too had an education secretary determined to deliver reform, a decade of stagnation, now is the time to press on and once again deliver for our children. that is what members will see in this bill, respect for the fundamentals twinned with the drive to go further to deliver high and rising standards for each

however, what's outlined in the deal in phase $2.00 and $3.00 does progress towards a permanent and so the war with these parties are threatening to be benjamin netanyahu, whose coalition they're threatening to both the government entirely. if this vote goes through on friday morning, i'm the center with the 0. i'm the, it says it rejects accusations as bank tracking on any part of the deal with that aspect of the video regarding the claims of his ready prime minister benjamin to, to know his office. i confirmed that how much is committed to what was agreed upon and to the seats fight agreements that was announced by the mediators and no amendments. why did i hope that such statements from the to know his office, an alternate attempt to evade that commitment to the ceasefire agreement? is there any bombing of gauze, or continues, despite the deal with how mouse intensive strikes are still being carried out across the street? at least 87 process demands have been killed since the announcement was made on wednesday. that he had headed with many women to have the delay of this truth till sunday means we have new ca

his handling of the pandemic divided the party, just like we saw with other progressive incumbent governmentse world, the u.k., france, think of what happened here in the united states. it is a tough time to be an incumbent. but trudeau's brand also started wearing thin. i covered his election in 2015. he was this young progressive guy, the champion of the environment. he wore cool socks. she was a feminist. and he captured the mood of canadians after nine years of a previous conservative prime minister who was fairly boring with a steady hand. she rocketed up from third-place to winning this majority election, he was the toast of the liberal world, he was on the cover of rolling stone, and his brand of politics captured the liberal order. but like every political leader, there is a best before date, and he managed to hang in there. there was a scandal during the 2019 election of him wearing black face, and that really went against his progressive values. his family went to india. he was criticized by the leadership of india of pretending it was a costume party. there were other domestic scan

progress. he independent or the democratic party, and the chance for a realignment will have gone away. host: some of the concerns you could be referring to here vs. the things you ran on? guest: there's no interest in the sorts of things that chip roy wants to do. that is not what donald trump ran on, that is not what the american people want. if donald trump is going to pursue a chip roy stte

the more it takes away her voice because she is out there, you were saying, she is the progressive wing of the partyrmalized, it really takes away from her ability to use a name or a description of him that immediately makes toxic and everybody wants to walk away from him. we were told during the campaign he was the end of democracy, the dictator, a tyrant, yet when it came time to do the electoral votes, the democrats didn't object, they did their thing, they did their duty, they got it done and then you see him at present carter's funeral, president obama is joking with him and laughing with him. it completely disarms the other side's argument that he is an existential threat, and i think for her it feels like she is losing power when that happens. >> harold: prime time, what are your thoughts on this? >> jesse: i think greg sums it up perfectly. it is like middle school mean girls. you all agree you are going to not talk to this one guy, and then a little while later in the semester, some of your friends start talking to him. no, no, no, you are not allowed to talk to him. all of them start talki

party. and the next chair must understand their role and build upon the progress and foundation that's been laid over the years, while continuing to bring us all together. now i'm excited to begin this next chapter of our party and hear from these amazing candidates as they consider our future and the important role we will play holding donald trump and republicans accountable but protecting our democracy and freedoms. i would like to pass it along to our moderator, the great reporter, greg bloomstein from the atlanta constitution. thanks for doing this and the ball is in your court. greg: thanks chairman harrison. hello and welcome to the southern regional d.n.c. officer forum. i'm the senior political reporter for the atlanta constitution in georgia and the moderator for today's events. this is the first of four forums in the run-up to the d.n.c.'s winter meeting from january 30 to february 1 when the officers will be elected by a majority vote of the d.n.c.'s 448 committee members. before we begin, let me go over some of the basics and give you the ground rules. in order to participate in

. >> reporter: we weren't able to reach anyone from the democratic party for comment today, but as progressives of themselves as the party of change. but this is one change they may not have seen coming. >>> lunar new year celebrations condition for the next few weeks, culminating in the parade on saturday. the parade route starts on market street before snaking through chinatown and ending on jackson and karen streets. >>> time right now, 6:41. a bay area company making a proposal for the future of tiktok. how it involves the u.s. government in our "moneywatch. " >>> the super bowl is set. the philadelphia eagles and kansas city chiefs preparing for a face-off. we'll look at the rematch two years in the making. here's a live look outside before we head to break. - man, i need some serious help with this health insurance stuff. - check out covered california. it's a free service from the state that helps you get health insurance. millions of people have used it. - wait, for real? - mmm hmm, they even offer financial help to lower the cost. - nooo... how you know about all this? - that's how i g

so we came into offices determined to build on the progress of our predecessors from both parties andnlock necessary changes. we did sod with a sober minded approach that neither overinflated nor -- we did so with a sober minded approach that neither overinflated snow or -- nor underestimates the power of the competition. we have proceeded with an equal measure of confidence and urgency. with urgency to sustain deterrence and our military edge even as the pla modernizes. and with confidence, but never blind confidence that america has the capacity to do what is required to meet the moment today, tomorrow, and for the foreseeable future. even as a global power, trade-offs are inevitable. in europe, the middle east, and indo pacific, everybody wants more patriot boundaries. those don't grow on trees or get built overnight. you have to stick to your strategy and use that as your guide. competition for finite resources will always be fierce and should be. unlimited budgets don't help the taxpayer and do not automatically translate into military strength. senior decision-makers must rigoro

but judah who we should really think is a progressive wing of the democratic party.is going down the list knocking off everything they put up the last four years starting with withdrawing from the earth's climate agreement. climate, gender, diversity, equity and inclusion, open borders. those are all things the left cherished and he is knocking them down. once he gets a pass that is going to have to start executing positive policies. the big issue is the economy. that is what got him elected he needs to get the economy going and prices down. paul: he needs to get things through congress as well. kim, briefly has nominees i think most are going to get through print nearly all will get through thereto in particular who may have some trouble. the director of national intelligence rfk junior. what's the status on those denominations? >> and murky. versatile as you know a lot of his nominees are getting bipartisan support out of committee and on the floor. which is notable. those who have not convinced republicans yet. especially rfk junior has got trouble with folks from

this coming as fetterman has all but abandoned the progressive label of his party and criticized some policies on the left. fetterman has recently met with several of trump's cabinet picks, and he co-sponsored the gop led laken riley act to crack down on crimes by undocumented migrants. as democrats prepare for trump 2.0, fetterman has encouraged his party not to reflexively oppose the president elect. that might remind you of one pennsylvania senator passed in some quarters. >> compromise has become a dirty word. senators insist on ideological purity as a precondition. politics is no longer the art of the possible. when senators are intransigent in their positions, polarization of the political parties has followed. >> all right, it's friday, which means it's time for michael smerconish, cnn political commentator, and, of course, the host of cnn's smerconish. and, sir, always great to see you. that clip was for you because we know that you, of course, were close with that former pennsylvania senator. and i'm honestly dying to know what you think about how john fetterman is positionin

is it going to be members of the squad and the progressive left of the party, or do you need someone that's more in a bill clinton jimmy carter mold to lead? you going forward? >> you're talking to the presidential race. you're talking to all these other races that connect primarily the primarily the presidential race. >> yes. but there's going to be an argument over who gets to define the democratic party's brand. right? who is. and and i'm curious who you think that should be. >> i think it should be the democratic governors of the united states of america. i think it should be the men and women running for courthouse seats and city hall seats. i believe it should be the democratic mayors of the united states of america. it's interesting, casey, you know, i was chair of the democratic governors association and for three years, and it was during president obama's reelect, for a brief, shining moment, we were all communicating, you know, on the same page. but our national party tends to run itself like an exclusive club, rather than being cognizant of the fact that the very people th

his invitation comes as fetterman has abandoned the progressive label from his party and criticized someicies on the left. fetterman recently meeting with several of trump's cabinet picks and co-sponsoring the republican led laken riley act, which cracks down on undocumented migrants who've committed crimes. trump and fetterman, though not necessarily always. let's see. let's just be straight about it. they have not always been on great terms. watch. >> john fetterman is the most dangerous democrat. i've never seen him wear a suit. a dirty, dirty, dirty sweat suit. it's really disgusting. you know, i'm a clean freak. i'm a clean freak. i don't like those dirty sweat suits. they're disgusting fetterman may dress like a teenager getting high in his parents basement, but he's a raging lunatic hell bent on springing hardened criminals out of jail. and by the way, he wants to get rid of your police. fetterman is a defund the police marxist. >> that, of course, was when john fetterman was running for his seat. so trump was campaigning against him there. joining us now, cnn political analyst, w

progress. it is not the party of change to give giant tax cuts to billionaires.e old-school, you know, that's the old medicine. but there is cultural difference. you have people living in areas. >> and again i spoke to them, i talked to some of them at the time, who are really quite well off, but live in rural areas, and feel culturally disconnected. i am not sure that there is a lot you can do about that except to again speak that language, be a little more fluent in that language in the way that i think republicans have given up on speaking to urban voters or suburban voters. that's the big rift is that the republicans have figured out that this is kind of the electorate they want to corner and the democrats talk to people who are already democrats. but this is not always about economics because you really do have people, you know, people that i knew personally making six figures, very well established in life, and yet nonetheless voting for trump because they had a lot of cultural grievances that were really not amenable to policy solutions. they were things t

progress. of the one does the party realize if they don't go with trump's agenda and they might not because youny little majority in the house. if you don't go with it trump's agenda sinks. does everyone realize the seriousness of this? >> i believe they do. i believe that is why this conversation is important way to start the debate, start the discussion as we move forward through congress. the american people voted for action. they said we want to advance a common sense agenda. that is why they overwhelmingly voted for donald trump, that is why they put in a republican house and a republican senate and so i think everybody is keenly aware of the fact that this is going to be done for americans, all americans. stuart: former biden transportation secretary pete buttigieg is considering a run for the senate, taking, quote, a serious look at the seat left over by gary peters who won't be running for reelection in michigan. trump won michigan in november, mike rogers lost the other open seats. what is your plan to get a republican in that seat? >> we will go back to the fundamentals that allowed d