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joining me now, don callaway, susan del percio, republican strategist and msnbc political analyst, andolitical contributor. hello, my sunday family. let's get right into this. don, do you agree, if mcauliffe doesn't win, what does that mean for democrats and the biden agenda? are we hearing him? i'm not hearing him. there we go. start it over again. >> i think -- no excuse for that. the standard in america is it's bad for democratic politically in 2022 because it shows we're energized, it shows republicans have a good shot, and that's true, although i don't think it really hurts the biden agenda in washington, d.c. the much bigger picture here is that republicans are attempting to subvert democracy on the state legislative and state legislative and state executive level. we see what's happening in germany with joe raffensperger attempting to steal the election. we see what they're doing with these individualized state audits. so what we can be prepared for if the virginia governor's mansion is red in 2024, is a state-based attempt for republicans to throw that election, the presidentia

joining me now, my sunday family, don callaway, democratic strategist and founder of the national voterusan del percio, republican strategist and msnbc political analyst, and david jolly, former congressman from florida and msnbc political contributor. i don't know about you guys but as we listen to former president obama right there, didn't he make so much sense, don? he didn't hold back. what did you make of the speech? >> he's still the best surrogate we got. and he traveled to i think new jersey as well as -- excuse me, virginia yesterday. he did a good job. it shows democrats are concerned thus far this is kind of a sleepy election. and the stuff with terry mcauliffe not really being on board with parents being able to dictate school curriculum, it was reasonable and we understood, but it's a sound bite youngkin was able to catch ahold of and it made a dent. it's time for democrats in the last week and a half to start waking up, paying attention, figuring out where they're going to vote and get out there because the big picture here is that glenn youngkin is very much within range

. >> joining me now, don callaway, susan del percio, republican strategist, and msnbc political analystongressman david jolly, msnbc political contributor. hello. glad to have you back on this sunday, as always. don, why break up these houston districts that are so symbolic when it comes to representation of black texans in congress? >> to dilute minority representation, to dilute student representation. representation from groups that are more likely to vote democratic. this is absolutely a partisan effort to break up districts that would be likely to vote democratic, thus making them more competitive, especially in suburban areas for the republican vote. not only that, you're taking out at least one of two really dynamic, really vocal, really experienced good legislators in sheila jackson lee and al green, both of whom have substantial power. you're eliminating substantial power for those districts in the state of texas, but it's a partisan play to continue to tip texas more in favor of republicans. >> i hate having the both of them pitted against each other because they're both outst

don callaway, bill crystal are still with us. our friends in the red states. >> yeah, have a sip of water there, brian. the vaccine thing is really extraordinary, you know, if you had told me 10, 20 years ago, the republican party was going to go in a populist, authoritarian direction, i would have said it's going to be wildly anti-immigration, and use terrible scare tactics on immigrants, it's going to play the race card, and get upset about toni morrison being assigned in an ap english class a hyper, the one thing i wouldn't have predicted, is vaccines. where does that come from. people have been taking vaccines for a long time. there hasn't been a political break down on it. trump, of course, demagogue on covid and the masks, even he wasn't a real leader in the effort against vaccines. he obviously toyed with taking credit, and did it for the vaccines, for their swift development and did so at times. for me it shows a level of conspiracy thinking, a level of hostilities, just any part of the establishment, anything the authori

joining me now, my sunday family, don callaway, democratic strategist and founder of the national votersusan del percio, republican strategist and msnbc political analyst. and our birthday boy, david jolly, former congressman from florida and msnbc political contributor. i will spare you the indignity of singing "happy birthday." a spin of wheel of sorts, each of you gets to pick your topic of those i presented and give me your expert opinions. birthday boy, you first. >> all right, i'll take the g20, specifically as it relates to climate, alex, because i think this is an interesting moment for joe biden and the four years ahead of him, which is this. we have approached climate as this existential crisis where we have these inflection points, where we've moved a dramatic amount of resources towards climate. that's a good thing. the greatest legacy joe biden might leave after his administration is done is to have moved climate to equal parity with defense, transportation, energy, whatever it my be. let the voter mindset as we approach this climate science issue pivot so we realize these

. >> joining me, don callaway, democratic strategist and founder of the national voter protection action del percio, msnbc political analyst, and david jolly, former congressman from florida and msnbc political contributor. good to have the family back together. here we go, don. sinema calling this a stunt. what's your reaction? >> gaslighting. it's the worst trumpian tactic, which is to do something repeatedly and regularly, and claim that the opposition is doing just that. kyrsten sinema will be wise to remember her actual past. as john -- as the other congressman -- >> gerry connolly. >> -- yeah, he points out she is a product of childhood poverty. we're trying to pass an extension of the childhood tax credit and paid family leave, which changes that. she's a product of a nongender binary lgbtqia personal history. she's openly a member of that community. we're trying to pass broad social protections which protects kids and educates in elementary schools about those issues. and so we really have gotten to a place with her where it's not even clear what she wants. because the human infr

back with us tonight, don callaway, democratic strategist, founder of the national voter protection actiond. and mark mckinnon, former adviser to both jornl w. bush and john mccain. he is among the co-hosts of "the circus" on showtime. gentlemen, good evening to you both. mr. mckinnon, just to show you that i am never above a shameless plug, we're going to preview sunday night's episode of "the circus" by running a snippet of a conversation mr. heilemann had with mr. schiff of california. we'll discuss on the other side. >> we need to get answers to how this attack on the capitol took place, why it took place, what we need to do to protect the country going forward. and frankly, what was the president's role? before, during, and after that insurrection. do we need to use every tool to get answers? and i think the answer is yes. >> of course because it's "the circus," the interview had to be shot in a restaurant or bar. but i digress. mark, what do you make of what schiff just said there? and where are we going to see consequences? >> well, i think it's pretty clear now that the committee i