hank sheinkopf >> it's a pretty profound thing to say . hank sheinkopf really to say.f really appreciate your time, your expertise. this evening . thank expertise. this evening. thank you very much for joining us here on state of the nation. now, coming up, britain's kafkaesque planning system keeps me up at night. but will sir keir starmer and rachel reeves their pledge reshape the ? will it make next? welcome back to state of the nation. it's 8:37. and my name is tom harwood. now, some of you may be aware that one thing that keeps me up at night is the uk's planning system. it's one of the worst in the world, lacking in clear rules or predictable outcomes. and where there are rules such as building regulations, they forbid the best buildings. did you know it would be to illegal build this building today? why? large georgian style sash windows ? georgian style sash windows? have they've been effectively banned under building regulations 2021? part 0, which placed restrictions on openable windows being too large for fear of people falling out of them? yes really? well,

we're joined now by the democratic strategist hank sheinkopf. hank welcome to the show.yan gets his time right. so welcome to the show. ryan gets his time right . so the big his time right. so the big question is, can anybody beat donald trump? kamala harris has been polling significantly behind joe biden. even donald trump , very rambunctious, as trump, very rambunctious, as you'd imagine today, saying harris will be easier to beat than donald trump. what's your take? >> my take is that nobody can beat him today. but who knows what the future holds. you know, five minutes in politics, as you certainly know in the uk is five years and anything else and anything can happen here. it's a long time until election day. >> and what do you think we can expect from kamala harris? we're a bit disappointed today. she gave a speech on the steps at the white house. we were expecting the big ticket sales sales device. we didn't get it, but we did have a little whiff earlier of the direction she might go in. she's painting herself, the former california attorney general, as the good g

well, i'm now joined by democratic strategist hank sheinkopf, live from new york.ou for joining us on the show. so a call for unity from president joe biden saying we cannot allow this violence to be normalised . this violence to be normalised. politics must never be a literal battlefield. and yet, last week, hank, the same joe biden was saying it's time to put trump in a bull's eye. >> well, you know , look, >> well, you know, look, americans engage in crazy behaviour. if you look at the assassinations over the years or assassinations over the years or assassination attempts, there's always a call for people to calm down. and then you wait a few weeks and people go back to being americans, which they want to kind of politics here is kind of, a good way to say it. it's a slam. it's a slam in tennis every moment. and it doesn't change. >> but we've seen a variety of reactions from people on social media, from jack black, and it has to be said that there's very, very little sympathy or the milk of human kindness from the milk of human kindness from the democratic sid

okay, so joining me now is hank sheinkopf, democratic political strategist. crats to this news? >> most of them aren't shocked. they expected it to happen . they expected it to happen. there's nothing new here for some of us. well, you know, it is kind of a shock, especially the timing of it. >> and you personally, how do you feel about this? did you anticipate that this was inevitable? i mean, a lot of people, a lot of analysts have said it had to happen sooner or later , later, >> the fact that it's happening later is what's shocking. not that it was happening. it should have happened a while back. it would have been easier for democrats who have tremendous numbers of problems anyway. >> okay, well, let's move forward. as a political strategist yourself , do you have strategist yourself, do you have anyidea strategist yourself, do you have any idea what would be the best tactics for the party to take at this moment, given that they are behind in the polls, given that kamala harris isn't a particularly popular candidate and doesn't poll particularly well ? an

the democratic strategist mary anne marsh, dr hank sheinkopf, who has worked on dozens of election campaigns, david lytton, former speechwriter for barack obama, and dr christina greer, associate professor of political science at fordham university in new york. first, the latest headlines... speaking at an event at the white house, kamala harris paid tribute to president biden, following his withdrawal from the election process. she said his record in a single term had surpassed that of presidents who had served two terms in office. the director of the us secret service has told a congressional committee that the attempt to assassinate donald trump was the most serious operational failure at the agency in decades. kimberly cheatle took full responsibility for any security lapse at the election rally in pennsylvania, where the attack took place. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says that at least 49 palestinians have been killed and more than 180 wounded by israeli shelling and airstrikes on areas to the east of khan younis. it comes after the israeli military issued new evacuation order

democratic strategist hank sheinkopf and spokesperson for republicans abroad, jennifer ewing.our messages coming. gbnews.com/yoursay because in the next section, i'm going to be asking you, is it ever to okay cheat on your partner if it's with a celebrity? a new has found some eyebrow raising results. don't go anywhere this is dewbs& co. tonight with me. bev turner. now. why is michelle not here? was. she is with patrick christie and loads of you at home in essex. the results will come rolling in this evening from the general election from 955 onwards. you do not want to miss the reaction here. i have to say i am desperate to know what the results are going to be. i'm going to be back on britain's newsroom with andrew pierce from 930 tomorrow morning. eamonn and isabel will be doing breakfast as normal from six. just keep it on. gb news because it's going to be informative and also entertaining . now is it ever entertaining. now is it ever okay to cheat on your significant other? what if it's a celebrity? well, a new survey has found that over half 57% of women would let their

the democratic strategist mary anne marsh, dr hank sheinkopf, who has worked on dozens of election campaigns