now let me introduce catherine kelly, interim executive director and editor of books at the alejandro institute for early american history and culture and affiliate professor william and mary. prize-winning historian and editor interests focus on gender, culture and politics in the early american republic e. she's the author most recently of a taste t, art politics and everyday life in early america and i am happy that she could join us today to introduce robert parkinson. catherine, welcome. >> i'm delighted to be able to join you this afternoon representing the alejandro t institute for early learning and culture . for those of tyou don't know the oi is an independent research organization sponsored by william and mary with colonial williamsburg in and our mission aims at supporting the study of early american history and culture . logically enough. we sponsor fellowships and nf conferences, published a flagship journal william and mary quarterly and we also publish a book series which includes any number of important prize-winning books including this most recent book by robert par

and now let me introduce catherine e kelly the interim director executive director and editor of books at the omahundra institute for early american history and culture and affiliate professor of history at william & mary. a prize-winning historian an editor her interest focus broadly on gender culture and politics in the early american republic. she's the author most recently of republic of taste art politics and everyday life and early america published in 2016, and i am happy that she could join us today to introduce robert parkinson. catherine welcome thanks, eric. i'm delighted to be able to join you this afternoon representing the omahondro institute for early american history and culture for those of you who don't know the oi is an independent research organization sponsored by william and mary jointly with colonial williamsburg and our mission aims that supporting the study of early american history and culture. logically enough. we sponsor fellowships and conferences. we publish a flagship journal the william and mary quarterly and we also publish a book series which includes

know that when they get elected in those states, and we need to get more knocking, catherine cortez masto, and captain kelly down in arizona, when they win, we will be able to go in january and codify roe. make sure that the john lewis voting rights bill gets done. that's why it is so important. folks need to understand this, rev, fighting for democracy protecting democracy is not something static. it's not that something that you just do in one election. it's it took republicans 50 years to really chip away at roe. and we have to be just as relentless. we cannot give up. we cannot just say, because we voted in one election, that said, i want to take a break. because the other side is not taking a break. and we cannot either. >> they took some losses in those 50 years, but they never stopped and they never turned on what they wanted. mister chairman, voter advocates are in arizona. let's go there. they are locked on the supreme court ruled this week, and a 6 to 3 opinion to uphold at the pan state election laws that have some critics have called it discriminatory and in violation of the voting rights act. w

mark kelly told reporters he hasn't thought about it yet and catherine cortez masto told me this whensked why she hasn't invited the president to nevada yet. >> the president is always welcome in nevada but let me just say my focus is on as i run for reelection in my state it is the issue nevadans care about. >> reporter: you saw her pivoting to what she is focused on in this is serious calculus for democrats to consider, the most recent new york times siena poll reveals practically a dead heat for democrats and republicans trying to take control of congress. stuart: thank you very much. i have a headline for you. biden should know better, no more stimulus. that is in the washington post. sandra smith is with me. that piece says the american rescue plan was a failure, too much money pumped into the economy. my question, do we get any of the build back better program? >> reporter: manchin put out a statement that this is cause for great concern, no matter what spending aspirations congress may have anyone who visits grocery store or gas station, cannot have it add more fuel to the fire

in a lame-duck session that would essentially give two wavering democrats, mark kelly of arizona and catherineot be used against them in a contested race following the midterms and they can vote before or after the midterms are over, they have 6 more years. pretty controversial way of doing this and that is the way they are doing it. if they go this way, a tremendous -- tremendously controversial, rarely do we do lame-duck votes, when mitch mcconnell did one for supreme court, still talking about it. this is one of the ways from what i understand how this vote could go down. neil: i know you are big athlete. >> >> they are yesterday. iran yesterday and the day before, they are 89 °, try to get out there and 9:00, 10:00 at the latest, done before noon. that's my body. this is a public service announcement, make sure you hydrate. when you do this you are playing with fire, got to know your body. you don't know your body, don't do it. neil: i hope it doesn't affect your appetite. charles: like yesterday i was in such a great mood, i didn't even hate you when i came on. it brings in all seriousnes

good friends, people like maggie hassan in new hampshire, catherine in nevada, raphael warnock in georgia, how they have been, and among kellyizona, those are folks, many others of course, we they are doing incredibly well in their states. and that's because people know them and they loved them. you can go to states like wisconsin, pennsylvania, one of my favorites, north carolina with judge beasley. >> oh, judge beasley. always good to watch. >> doing so well there. ohio, with tim ryan, who's defying all expectations. and florida -- >> it sounds like you're saying there's possibilities all over the map. so, are you saying the senate holding it? >> we more than hope the senate, it will pick up at least two seats we need. i think more, and then, we are able to finally get voting rights legislation done, and all these things. and as you know, we need two seats to do that. >> many thanks again to senator amy klobuchar. okay, so, senate majority leader chuck schumer does plan to bring this climate deal that we talked about, to a vote next week. but it will require all 50 votes from democrats, and a tie breaking vote from vice pr

good friends, people like maggie hassan in new hampshire, catherine cortez masto nevada, raphael warnock in georgia, how they have been, and mark kelly in arizona, those are focused races. many others of course. there it man. they are doing incredibly well in their states, and that is because people know them and they love them. you then go to states like wisconsin, pennsylvania. one of my favorites, north carolina with judge beasley. >> oh, judge beasley. that's a race to. watch >> doing so. well ohio with tim ryan, who is defining all expectation, and florida. >> so it sounds like you are saying there are possibilities all of the map. >> there. are >> so your projections than, are you saying is the senate holding? it >> by reductions we more than hold the senate. we pick up at least the two seats we need. i think more. and then we are able to finally get voting rights legislation done and all these things. and as you know, we need two seats to do. that >> and what about the house? we are losing the? house >> no. symone! if my predictions are. right which by the, way one thing we don't mention is the extremism of the republicans whe