karoun?e ways it does play -- the fake news mantra has picked up and gone global in a way. you're right, this is the same podium from which we've heard things about crowd size misrepresentation from the beginning of the presidency on through various other topics they've tried to present alternative facts. they also came out in this administration we're well used to this right now. the press definitely admits to errors. i don't know a single journalist that doesn't have some correction in some form. you fear a really big one. you apologize for it, too. that's not been the standard to which this administration has necessarily held itself. >> john? >> not even a little bit. this is the hypocrisy that chris pointed to. there are honest mistakes. we're all human. you try to admit the mistake forthrightly and move on. fake news is fundamentally false news. it overwhelmingly exists on the extremes of the media and political spectrum, too often enabled and empowered by this administration which also,

karoun is correct in pointing out roy moore is not a guaranteed vote.ast in car a nation to repeal and replace obamacare. luther strange, the man defeated in the primary in september, supported it. so these are not as easy as the president is saying. it's not surprising that democrats oppose the tax bill en masse. it is not policy that tends to fit in the democratic world view. and number two, this is political but works for both sides, when you help the majority govern, voters tend to reward the majority not the minority. we are in a majority project. nothing of what we saw the last few days is surprising. >> but he is fighting his own on this. he is not fighting the democrats. they don't have the power and wherewithal. this is all divisions within the republican party. so mitch mcconnell had been uncharacteristically strong in saying roy moore, i think he should step aside. now he is saying to the people to alabama should decide. the irony of course is roy moore allegations are very troubling to people. they're not as bad as those against the presiden

karoun?g for executive office has always been a different challenge for female candidates. and this year, we are seeing that there are 79 women in the mix running for governor. it's going to test this proposition that social scientists have seen where voters are more comfortable with women in a legislative setting. but they are, you know, it's pushing against the barriers to see women running, this many of them, to be the decider. >> a lot of talk about whether or not this is really going to be the year of the woman, like 1992 was. we'll see what happens in the gubernatorial level. julie? >> you know, i'm really watching to see how republicans and president trump market the tax law. just signed into law right before the end of the year, we'll see if the president travels to different factories and states to sell this law, because it really remains deeply unpopular. you're already hearing about some groups that did a lot of advertising during the tax debate, say that they're going to continue

round brownstein and karoun demurjian. this new in from structure plan will be $200 billion for a decade. so basically $20 billion a year, not $1 trillion. is this something both sides can get on board with? >> it is fertile ground for bipartisanship and cooperation. you will have a little bit of fighting over the money. democrats are already saying where is the money going to come from. they will point to the $1.5 trillion shortfall after the tax reform went through and say, okay, you can spend money there, but you can't put the money towards infrastructure. if you're balancing $200 billion from the federal investment without the answer of where that money will come from, it has to come from states, localities and the private sector, possibly taxation, this might have repercussions on the kpeupb trail. remember, we're in an election year. there is going to be a money fight here that's frankly under started. the democrats commenting on this are asking, where is the money coming from? not saying we won't work with you but t

back with john avilan and karoun deper general.is hard to see how he doesn't resign with this tidal wave of colleagues calling for resignation. if the punishment fits the crime and he does have to lose his job in this me too movement, he said he's embarrassed, contrite. they don't seem to rise to the level of harvey weinstein like crimes. but in this climate, you guess al franken is going to leave his job. >> it is very hard to fight off that many of your colleagues, dozens at this point, especially your closest friends like chuck schumer who is saying it is is time for you to go. this about the accusations of al franken and democrats proving they can do some house cleaning when they have to do it. it becomes difficult for them to speak with moral clarity when it comes to people like roy moore. it becomes difficult to point a finger at other people as well if they're not willing to look themselves. this is clearly a sign that is happening. it becomes, look, it is is interesting this week is when senator franken started more forcefu

we don't care. >> karoun, that is really interesting.vengeance level. i know from talking to so many of the die hard trump supporters, they will really love that move. can the president unilaterally do that? >> this whole stick it to the u.n. line has worked for a lot of people, especially a lot of people that support the president, who is not the biggest champion of multilateralism when he was on the campaign trail. nikki haley has to bring her pencil sharpener. there is a long list of names. issues where there is more of a debate about who is right or wrong to the united nations. this is not a move that the security council like the naming of skwraoupl as the capital. it is one of those final stage negotiation topics when you talk about the israeli-palestinian deal. having done this by the united states, recognizing jerusalem, opens the flood gates for other people to do things that the palestinians wanted but the united states always said leave that to the end. that's one of the last thing we will resolve in this peace negotiation. th

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