and it should matter to the electorate at large, to the democratic base these days, this is a jeremiah wrightinked to this guy? let me see where he has to say. that's where i am. you could argue that he's already made the point, i'm hooked to this guy. i don't need to say anything else about it. base, you know where i stand. we know that is where the energy in the small donations are coming from, the pro-hamas wing of the democratic party. it does exist. decide at universities. that's why it's out there. that's why i don't think you will repudiate this very hard. >> kayleigh: i remember being at the rnc and there were these jeremiah wright scandals, that you're right, nobody cared to move the needle. >> harris: yeah, but it did for a little bit. it did put some oxygen and other democrats who were hoping to get through that primary, namely hillary clinton. it was right around the time -- remember when she waited until june to get out of the race? i mean, it was late. maybe i'm the only one who remembers that, but i thought the timing of obama's past pastor, the reverend jeremiah wright, the ti

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