my choice would be keith ellison. i have listened to him on numerousoccasions, talk shows, and he seems to be the choice for the democratic .arty at this figure time, we need someone with the stamina and the strength and the courage to speak up and speak out, and most of all we need someone to get out, boots on the ground, get the democrats to the polls and do not let the republican party discourage us from going to the polls, us meaning the democrats, going to the polls and vote these republicans out that are putting scare tactics into the y's voting system, and with what is going on in the system today, the country today, it has to be that we must vote these republicans out, and the person that can carry that message, that to the message, or get that particular message out, is i think in my opinion would be keith ellison. host: ok, let's hear from andy in kentucky. hi. go ahead. i am very concerned about the democratic party. to me, i am a conservative, conservative democrat, and i like the gentleman from indiana. i

keith ellison, the new deputy to tom perez., he mentioned at least in his remarks after he made it to the microphones and was voted the new chair, he mentioned unions and back to basics. are these the drumbeats that are needed for this unity that you are talking about? >> it's about going back and addressing the issues that people are dealing with on a day to bay basis. we to do that. that's the trust that we have to bring back with the voters and the political party and our political leaders. >> a lot of things happening there. jamie harrison, thank you so much. south carolina democrat. thank you for stopping by and talking to us. >> thank you so much. thank you guys for covering this today. >> you bet ya. jonathan, when you look at this, tom perez, first latino american to hold this position. speaks spanish fluently. he grew up in a working class environment that keith ellison did. he ran for local positions, kwout, unquote. is he the local guy that can build this infrastructure, that big question that has been asked across t

. >> tom perez and representative keith ellison spoke to reporters afterwards, where they were asked about the trump presidency and the dnc's direction moving forward. this is 25 minutes. mr. perez: good afternoon, everyone. voice over they last few days. we've been traveling around the in the closing days of this race and i am so excited to be here today with my friend and colleague, congressman keith ellison. the new deputy chair of the dnc. wenite are uas a party. we have so much work ahead of us because across america, people are fearful. people are fearful for our future. democrats united is a hope for the future. we will put our values into action. we have a special election today in delaware. we have boots on the ground and actions all over the country today. strength in numbers, the millions of people that have been coming out since the inauguration to say, donald trump, you do not stand for our values. we have been marshaling and will be harnessing that remarkable energy going forward. the value of diversity is employed. here today.to be we have a lot of things to do and we

and tom perez made keith ellison the deputy of the dnc.tely and turned over the microphone to him so he could give his first speech. all of this coming as you actually had some protests coming from folks on the left side of the party there in atlanta in the very room. and this sort of quelled some of that -- quelled some of that disagreement that we were hearing coming from the back of the room. right n

of the criticisms that bernie sanders supporters, because bernie sanders was very much behind keith ellison, one of the things ellison supporters said was -- tom perez doesn't have a lot of electoral experience. he's won one race from montgomery county council. that's it. is this really the guy that's going to help democrats in the mid terms as you mentioned, so important coming up for democrats. is this the guy with that experience when it comes to a 50-state strategy, an electoral strategy? what do youcy to that? >> i think that's going to be a challenge. remember we've had former dnc chairs with no electoral experience. we've had ron brown, terry mcauliffe, who later ran to be governor. so i don't think that's a bigger challenge. he's got to put the right people around him. he's got to have the right message and he's got to do a better job of bringing in the bernie sanders voters and supporters in the dnc. give them significant positions, give the progressives a voice, and talk about a progressive economy that brings back those trump voters, who normally would vote democrat, because of t

. >> tom perez and representative keith ellison spoke to reporters afterwards, where they were asked about the trump presidency and the dnc's direction moving forward. this is 25 minutes. mr. perez: good afternoon, everyone. voice over they last few days. we've been traveling around the in the closing days of this race and i am so excited to be here today with my friend and colleague, congressman keith ellison. the new deputy chair of the dnc. wenite are uas a party. we have so much work ahead of us because across america, people are fearful. people are fearful for our future.

while keith ellison, the congressman from minnesota, he started this race early as, is in the hunt but he needs people to change their minds and some of the supporters of the remaining candidates to come over. host: if it is, rest, what -- tom perez, what will he do with the decision? guest: what irony is that it is heated this fight a lack of disagreements between the candidate. like ellison has said the party was out of touch over the last eight years and critical of the way it was under barack obama. and debbie wasserman schultz who ran the party for five years. it did not do house calls, one-on-one campaigning locally. they did not invest in all 50 states and territories. a more localized party. a lot of talk about technology. more about investing locally and early to organize all the time. something the democratic congressional campaign committee has started to do. the lesson taken from the 2016 election, his not -- his ideas not much different than the one allison has come other disagreements are -- host: that is coming from the result of the 2016 presidential election and a new

that really brings us back to tom perez and keith ellison. perez kind of representing the establishment wing of the party, former labor secretary in the obama administration and keith ellison, the congressman from minnesota. who many bernie sander suppo supporters are backinging. listen tolt pitch he made earlier to this crowd. >> a united democratic party is not only our best hope, it is donald trump's worst nightmare. and we will be there. together. with hope. with hard work and with a hell of a lot of organizing, we will turn this party around and get democrats winning again. >> if you were to poll this room, there are probably more keith ellison supporters in the room, but only have the roof is eligible to vote, so there is certainly some passion by keith ellison supporters, but there are likely more tom perez voters standing behind me, and they're the ones who are going to decide who's the next chair, but the key here, is that next chair is going to have to unite both ends of this room if they have any hope of organizing the party and be

perez barely defeating congressman keith ellison. on the right-hand side of this picture. that vote even went to a second ballot. >> as i have said and as keith has said, we're at this moment in our nation's history. someday they're going to study this era in american history, and they're going to study it along are side the know nothing movement, and they're going to ask the question of all of us. where were you in 2017 when we had the worst president in the history of the united states, and we will all be able to say whether you are sitting here, outside, or looking out across america, we will all be able to say the united democratic party led the resistance insuring this president was a one-term president and elected democrats across this country from the school board to the senate to the state treasurers to the state attorneys general, to state secretaries of state and senators and governors. >> former president obama congratulated perez in a statement that reads in part, "what unionitis our party is a belief, an opportunity, the

and his name is keith ellison. and the motion i would like to make to the body is a motion suspending the rules, if i may, to appoint keith ellison deputy chair of the democratic national committe committee. [ cheers and applause ] now, i'm not -- i'm not -- i'm not sure -- [ cheers and applause ] >> tell me the phrase i'm supposed to utter. that was fine? okay. i'm not sure -- did i hear a second? all for? >> aye! >> opposed? wait a minute. wait a minute! the silence -- the silence is deafening! the motion passes. congressman. >> perez and ellison have a big job in front of them now, not only do democrats not own the white house or either the senate or the house in washington, they also have a serious deficiency with state legislators across the country. and they own far fewer governorships. perez promised to get the democratic house back in order, unify the party, and become a true check on donald trump. brianna? >> brian nobles, thank you for that report. now, tom perez, the new head of the democratic national c

this race is not about keith ellison. it's not about tom perez or any of the other candidates, and it's about making sure that we're helping the immigrant who is being potentially sent home. it's about making sure we're helping that worker who has lost his or her job and needs help? that's what this is about. we need that in order to move forward, it's imperative to be united. we have spoken about how to bring together unity, and if the tables had been turned, i would have been honored to serve under congressman ellison. we've spoken about this for some time. neither of us document the days, but we have spoken about it for some time because we think it's really important. i'm very honored that we're here together because we are the embodiment of good synergy. >> you still perceive that -- >> the deputy chair are all about -- certainly fundraising is one component, but we got to lead the fight. not only against donald trump, but the fight to make sure that people understand our affirmative vision of inclusion and opportuni

jewish groups and unions grow uneasy with keith ellison.e president of the jerusalem center for public affairs dore gold, and fox news contributor and former clinton poster, doug schoen. dore gold, at time of the prime minister, what he said publically is what he told me privately, there's never been a better supporter for israel than this president in his lifetime. that's how i see this relationship, he's been very clear, i think speaking out today is another example of it, what's your reaction. >> this is a very serious subject, anti-semitism. if we were in france or germany, we have another of possible suspects. we can have neo-nazis, we can have islamic radicals. we can have the far left. all three have been associated with hate crimes against the in europe.l one of the first things you havn to do is make sure you have enough manpower, to get to the bottom of these acts. and then act accordingly. >> sean: i agree with you, this weekend to detroit, louis farrakhan, in association with keith ellison, who may be the head of the dnc, i want

>> this is keith ellison at democratic national committee debate on cnn. listen. have it. >> ask my colleague a direct question. do you believe ellison when he said when he worked with farrakan all those years he had no idea he had any anti-semitic views. do you believe that? >> that's not for me to decide. i'm reporting on it. >> you're advocating, not reporting. >> i've interviewed all the candidates, talked to them. talk about conflicts of interest and follow the money. >> if what you said is not -- advocating for ellison and against perez and think you have an obligation to answer the question. down him when he said -- >> again not under inquisition. i'm asking a question. and reporting. i have interviewed all the candidates extensively. >> you haven't answered the question. >> i don't have to. i'm reporting on what i am doing. >> roll this please. >> dogged by own questions about potential anti-semitism. what do you say to critics? >> these are false allegations. that's why i have 300 rabbis and jewish community leaders who signed a letter supporting me. five

but what i have done is i talked to keith ellison. i have also sat down with tom perez and a couple other folks and talked about millennials, the plan for a pipeline program. i am encouraged. everybody needs a little work and we are going to have to hold folks accountable but i think the party is in good hands. >> it looks like tom perez has the vote advantage. what does that mean to that passionate base that the grass roots that supported bernie sanders who may now be supporting keith ellison who will be disappointed if perez is the head of the party. >> he's an interesting candidate because he was the most progressive liberal member of barack obama candidate. if that's the case that helps him a lot. the progressive democrats have got to figure out how to win something. they've got the energy. they're on the ground. they haven't won. they didn't win with sanders. they may not win with this. building that coalition will be important. whoever win system going to need them f. that's tom perez, fine. if that's keith ellison, fine. they'v

the energy was behind keith ellison. the progressives want keith ellison.ere they want the future of the party to go with bernie sanders. they might argue sufficiently rig the vote count washington type insiders to elect tom perez to be the chairman who hillary clinton wanted and barack obama wanted, the consultant class wants. clay delay conspiracy theory may not be as crazy as it sounds. ed klein said during the election cycle he was saying look, watch for the obamas to be in washington. they're going to be there. abby: he predicted all of this. clayton: shadow government. arm in things. we will have him later on the show. abby: so interesting to mention bernie sanders tweet. what gets people to the voting booth is not making sure it's rigged is enthusiasm. getting people excited includes the young people. that's what democrats did not do this go around. they have a real challenge on their hands. pete: talk about a double get punch. bernie sanders rigged against him. where do we go now in the split continues in the democratic party. no doubt. clayton: let

brazile: >> tom froze and representative keith ellison to reporters after worse. they were asked about the trump presidency and the dnc's direction moving forward. this is 25 minutes. >> the new deputy chair of the dnc. we are united as a party. we have so much work ahead of us. across america, people are fearful. people are fearful for our future. democrats united. they have a hope for that future. we had a special election today in delaware. we have actions all over the country today. strength in numbers, millions of people have been coming out since the donaldation to say -- trump, you do not stand for our values. thate marshaling remarkable energy moving forward to build a nation where our andes of inclusion optimism, the value of diversity are in place. it is great to be here today. we have a lot of work ahead, we have a lot of things to do and we will do it together. [speaking in spanish] >> thank you. let me take a moment to tom perez of the democratic national committee. heis a tremendous honor that has extended an invitation for me to join him in his lead

and his name is keith ellison.applause] and the motion i would like to make to the body is a motion suspending the rules, if i may. to appoint keith ellison deputy chair of the democratic national committee. [applause] tell me the -- phrase i'm supposed to utter? a second? all for? opposed? the silence is deafening. the motion passes. congressman, the floor is yours. and hism perez runner-up in that race getting about 200 votes congressman keith ellison named new deputy chair by the former labor secretary. this is a story inside the new york times written by jonathan martin. democrats have yet to heal the wounds from last year's presidential primary. the attention of democrats will now turn to a handful of special congressional elections and governors races in new jersey and virginia. the most significant task ahead for mr. perez will come in 2018 when democrats face a daunting senate map, a more favorable house landscape and 36 governors races which will determine which party is best positioned to redraw lines aft

keith ellison.ach candidate has 10 minutes for speeches, which may be divided between no more than four people, excluding the candidates. i will ask staff to go ahead and bring for the candidates. how are you doing? good to see you. >> wonderful. chair brazile: tom perez will go first. apple bomb will nominate him. mayor eric garcetti will follow. and then jamie harrison. chair brazile: ok. mr. perez, secretary perez has changed the order, which the chair approves. i will restart the clock. mayor garcetti will go first. [applause] mayor garcetti: good morning democrats. i guess i should say good afternoon. are we fired up? i we ready to win? are we ready to govern? are we ready to unite? i am here because i want to see a party that stands up for americans and we are the party. we are the party of opportunity. we are the party of success. and i'm here today as we are reminded of dr. king's dreams who supported a dreamer named tom perez. aetrium or his his entire life has stood up for the ideal that a

keith ellison collected 200 votes.e as you could possibly come to not winning on the first ballot somewhere tom perez has landed so speaking the lower tier and then some are electing to others and tom perez 200 votes. he's only 14 votes away from winning this democratic national committee chairmanship. there's going to be a lot of horse trading with the the end of this round of voting and t n then. before the next round of ballot casting takes place? >> reporter: in fact, the awe ff them had the opportunity to withdraw if they like. it's hard to tell because i'm talking to you. >> they can elect to drop out but they're not asked to drop out. >> reporter: exactly. so at least one of those candidates has just dropped out right now. so we have sam that he may also with candidates but it's interesting, frederica, pete did get one vote. that one vote would have been the difference between putting perez over the top or not putting him over the top. >> really? >> reporter: that's significant as well. it's that close and looks

i'm supporting keith ellison but people are all over the map on this.y united here. that hasn't always been the case. bluntly, the past four years under debbie wasserman schultz is a nightmare, but this is a dream come true. >> because particularly the favoritism that she showed for hillary clinton certainly meant that the party as a whole took a big hit in the credibility. but when you say that everyone seemed as though they are on board or there seems to be a real united front there, in what way? >> well, name me a political party where everyone agrees and certainly democrats have disagreed in the past, but the amazing thing is here people who are supporting different candidates in this race are universally seeing not only in public but over a beer or whatever that hey, we're all about moving in one direction. we know the threat that is out there with the current president and we need to hold the republican party accountable for going along with some of the incredibly outrageous things happening right now. >> so r.t., you say you are throwing your sup

how is keith ellison or tom p perez going to reach those folks? >> let me bring you in here, rich, because the way that jayne is answering the questions and what jamel just said, the schism between the party and the establishment wing and the progressives so-called bernie sanders' wing of the party had not necessarily been sort of smoothed over, but gr what i am hearing, can that rebuild the party with that schism there? >> well, rarely is the chairman of one of the two major parties without the presidency, the spokesperson for the party. i have been thinking here that the last time it happened was haley barbour and people were looking to newt gingrich and bob dole back in those days. and people will look to nancy pe low si and chuck schumer not necessarily to the chairman of the dnc. and jamel, i'm fascinated that the mtv guy is leaning towards the establishment. showing you how far the tv has gone. >> you have the wrong impression. it is not leaning towards the establishment, but the democratic party is larger than bernie sanders' wing of the pa

and his name is keith ellison. and the motion i would like to make to the body is a motion suspending the rules, if i may, to appoint keith ellison deputy chair of the democratic national committee. [cheering] [applause] mr. perez: now i'm not sure -- applause] nd mr. perez: tell me the phrase i'm supposed to utter. that was fine? ok. did i hear a second? second! mr. perez: all for? opposed to? [laughter] mr. perez: the silence is deafening, the motion passes. congressman, the floor is yours. [cheering and applause] mr. ellison: allow me to congratulate our chair. [applause] ellison: on successfully passing his first motion. [laughter] i just want to say to you that i'm very proud of chairman perez. in this race he conducted himself with tremendous class and grace. i want to say that everybody you see in front of you, it is so funny, there was a news report that our race was boring because we were not attacking each other. you remember that? we were all quite proud that we were not forming the circular firing squad

because the far left is saying we wanted keith ellison in charge.m going to have keith ellison as my deputy, people were mad as hell in that room, weren't they? >> bernie be supporters and elizabeth warren supporters and chuck schumer even endorsed keith ellison. this wasn't just a -- maria: but that's the difference. people don't want the far left, right? >> well, they don't. people who are actually showing up and voting don't x. this is what i don't understand, with all due respect to keith ellison. when the electoral map lit up bright red, i don't know why anyone thought the answer was to move further left. maria: that's what i'm saying, ed rollins. >> that's where they are. this is going to be the party of warren, sanders, perez, what have you, and it's not a mainstream party and, obviously, trump will have a field day with them. my sense, it's a good thing just as he said in his tweet -- >> i think that's a stretch, that it's a good thing. i think tom perez can be a voice of mode case, i -- moderation, i think he can be a prolific fund raiser f

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if he's an old white guy and young latino, an exciting direction for the party to move in and keith ellisoni will encourage everybody to listen to the words of bernie sanders and ellison and elizabeth warren when they say we are now uniting and sharing a platform and tom pÉrez is much of a progressive as keith ellison himself. i think it was a right move another i did support mayor of south indiana, you don't always get what you want. >> that's for sure in life, indeed. let's bring kevin, former senior adviser for the romney-ryan camp to presidential paul ryan. good to have you on both. let's get your reaction to what happened over the last 24 hours. the fact that he has named keith ellison his deputy, do you think that's going to be enough to try to bridge the divide and how hard do you feel it's going to bring both sides together to see a common purpose and a common goal in efforts to go after donald trump? >> well, to me i think both of these choices just represents the fact that the democratic party hasn't done soul searching that they need to do after eight years of barack obama and be

keith ellison is graceless? >> i think donald trump is praying that keith wins. but donna brazil?a page from meupon lania trump in praying. from my perspective we pray that keith ellison becomes the face of the dnc, and as the party goes more to the left more and more americans are embracing the republican party as a result. >> it seems that the democrats are trying to unite the republicans that are struggling of unity of late. thank you guess. thanks so much. mercedes, thank you. >> thank you. >> good night from new york. >>> tonight on "war stories," the breakout from normandy. >> the germans are not only attacking americans, but to show them. >> our orders were you are not to stop. you bypass the tanks. >> 700 men stranded on a hill top. >> no food, no medical supplies. >> fighting to free france from hitler. >> everybody was in shock. we were like a bunch of zombies. >> that's next on "war stories."

keith ellison's state. caller: good morning to both of you. i enjoy coming here and getting to listen and to learn. but i have called in many times, and before the election even started, i said that there is no chance hillary is going to make it. in another call after that, i said, you know, the democratic party is dying on the vine. they just keep doing the same thing and thinking that they will get different results. they are not. .t is really sad i want to see a vibrant, healthy democratic party. i do not call them progressives. they are regressives that are taking over the party. this is not the party of labor. it is not even close. you are going to take another shellacking in 2018. the senate is going to be even more divided. they will be more controlled by the republicans. they will probably get past the 60-vote threshold. the democrats controlled 40 straight years of the house. they basically did all of this to themselves. now the party has been hijacked and it is really sad. host: hijacked by who? are you going to keep doing the same t

has been elected to lead the democratic national committee -- beating out minnesota congressman keith ellison in a contentious second-round vote that is seen as determining the future of the democratic party. congressman ellison is the co-chair of the congressional progressive caucus and the first muslim elected to congress. he was widely backed by supporters of senator bernie sanders, the democratic party's more progressive wing, and labor unions, including afscme, afl-cio and aft, the american federation of teachers. also national nurses united. perez was backed by the party's establishment, including president obama. he becomes the first latino head of the democratic party. after saturday's contentious vote whihich marked the first te , in more than 30 years that the outcome was not known ahead of balloting, ellison's supporters erupted in protest, chanting "party for the people, not big , money." [chanting] inbound perez quickly appointed ellison deputy party chair and new position. they both urged party unity.. thisis is tom perez. >> right now, we are suffering from a crisis of confiden

candidates and what we're going to do for the american people. >> and simone, minnesota congressman keith ellisonleading contender. bernie sanders, who you have been working with for many months now leading up to the 2016 race, sanders has been backing ellison. why do you suppose that has? what is it about him that makes an appeal iing candidate for progressive, particularly? >> i think they have support behind him because they believe what he's talking about. he's good on the issues and they believe to be a fighter for the people. comparatively, people have thrown their support behind perez for the same reason. amy n i haven't thrown my suppo behind anybody, but i believe that i think weather got good candidates in both these folks and i think keith is a great pick, for perez. >> so, michael, tom perez is a leading candidate as well. he had the backing from the vice president. but he's also considered representative of the establishment and if the democrat party is saying the presidented to do something different, be energized in a new direction, how or why would tom perez be appealing to a grea

keith ellison is graceless? >> i think donald trump is praying that keith wins. but donna brazil? bor's a page from meupon lania trump in praying. from my perspective we pray that keith ellison becomes the face of the dnc, and as the party goes more to the left more and more americans are embracing the republican party as a result. >> it seems that the democrats are trying to unite the republicans that are struggling of unity of late. a paid advertisement for time life's music collection. ♪ chances are 'cause i wear a silly grin ♪ there are artists we'll always remember... ♪ mona lisa, mona lisa ♪ men have named you there are beautiful songs, words and memories that will always touch our hearts... ♪ it's impossible ♪ to tell the sun to leave the sky ♪ ♪ it's just impossible this is the music of your life.

keith ellison is graceless? >> i think donald trump is praying that keith wins. but donna brazil? bor's a page from meupon lania trump in praying. from my perspective we pray that keith ellison becomes the face of the dnc, and as the party goes more to the left more and more americans are embracing the republican party as a result. >> it seems that the democrats are trying to unite the republicans that are struggling of unity of late. thank you >>> tonight on "war stories" -- >> new kind of war and never will be another one like it. >> in the b-17s and 24s they flew the treacherous skies over europe. >> if i made a mistake it wasn't just me that paid the price. it was nine other young guys. >> their mission, destroy the nazi war machine. >> they said this is such an important mission if you don't come back, the sacrifice is worth the destruction of the oil wells. >> they wer the bomber bombs. that's next on "war stories." >>> good eveningful i'm oliver

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keith ellison is graceless? >> i think donald trump is praying that keith wins. but donna brazil? trump in praying. from my perspective we pray that keith ellison becomes the face of the dnc, and as the party goes more to the left more and more americans are embracing the republican party as a result. >> it seems that the democrats are trying to unite the republicans that are struggling of unity of late. thank you ♪ >> a deadly shark attack off the coast of maui. >> the sharks are coming. are your kids vaccinated. >> there are now 70 cases of measles tied to an outbreak at disneyland. >> this is a medical crisis as well as a national security crisis. >> it all sounds so scary. what should we do about it? >> some things need requirement of big brother. >> life or death. that's our show tonight. ♪ >> and now, john stossel. stossel: i don't want to die. but i'm not sure what to worry about. because when i watch the ne

keith ellison, in his fight to lead the dnc, is that he was the one who predicted early that i wouldan has got some momentum. he better be ready for the fact that he might be leading the republican ticket. >> laughter, watch senator bernie sanders, designs are going around the dnc. "the wall street journal" reports that sanders allies have been quietly taking control of state democratic parties all around the country to make the more liberal and populist. former dnc chair said, is this party going to push us too far to the left? only if they start going after incumbent moderate democrats and primaries like the tea party dead. it turns out last week sanders advisors opened the super pac to yes, begin taking on democratic incumbents and primaries. that raises questions about whether they will eat their own or focus on taking on president trump. >> martha: very interesting. ed, thank you. joining us now as brit hume, fox news channel senior political analyst. it is fascinating to watch this emerging, as we look for new leadership, nobody thought they were going to have to deal with this

keith ellison said early on in the primary that democrats should be taking trump much more seriously.nd now ellison is one of the front runners of this race could have to follow his own advice if he does go on to take the hill many at the dnc, going into saturday's votes, there are huge implications for the democrats. this is the party badly in need of a reboot and the big question this race will answer, who will hit the reset button. >> we've got to organize, organize, organize. >> reporter: democrats are a party in search of direction and a new leader to help guide them. >> we've got a fight ahead of us. we've got to come dogt and we will. >> reporter: enter these eight candidates battling it out to be the next chair of the democratic national committee. >> we need a dnc chairman who can inspire, who can make sure we talk to the entire big tent of our party, who can bring us together, who can invest in all of you. >> reporter: the out come could offer a huge signal on where the democratic party goes from here. >> we win elections and that is how we get the majority back. >> reporter

but it actually sounded like donald trump had been rooting for keith ellison and to peg the more liberalof the democratic party as its leadership. really as its face, right? >> i thing there's an argument to be made there, brianna. certainly if ellison had won here, it would signal a bit more disarray, with at least the democratic establishment that they lost control of the party. and may in a position where they need to start from square one a bit more than they do with the election of someone like tom perez. but you know, perez and ellison came right out of the gate firing, you know, you remember that during this campaign for dnc chair, keith ellison actually called for the house to begin impeachment proceedings on donald trump. he felt there was enough evidence there to begin that process. now perez was asked if he felt the same way. he stopped short of going that far. but he did say that he's going to be keeping a watchful eye on these investigations that are starting to pop up in the congress. take a listen. >> you can't have the attorney general who was out on the stump for the pre

keith ellison is graceless? >> i think donald trump is praying that keith wins. but donna brazil? i will bor's a page from meupon lania trump in praying. from my perspective we pray that keith ellison becomes the face of the dnc, and as the party goes more to the left more and more americans are embracing the republican party as a result. >> it seems that the democrats are trying to unite the republicans that are struggling of unity of late. thank you you for being with us. thank you for being with us tonight, and good night from new york. >>> >>> lemonade for sale. stossel lemonade for sale. is everything illegal in america >> >> wait, wait, wait, wait. i can't give it to you. i could get in trouble. >> we were just selling le >> i >> i go to the front door. there's about six or seven black vans, all with guns. enough to scare the crap out of >> the >> the police came after this grocery store. >> it seemed like they thought we had cocaine in the papayas or so >> how >> how are you going to tell me what i should and shouldn't eat? >> most americans support laws against prostitutio

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one of the top contenders is minnesota congressman keith ellison."the new york times" makes the case picking ellison over other candidates saying he has a track record of engaging his party's core voters. one thing i will say about representative keith ellison, and his fight to lead the dnc, he was the one who predicted early that i would win. the congressman responded by making another prediction in this tweet. "my latest call, america is coming together like never before. we will your drive to divide us." fighting words. bob, we'll go to you first. there's a big debate happening tonight or tomorrow to see who will be the next dnc chair. do you like the idea of ellison? >> bob: i don't and i don't think it matters. democratic chairman are only good for raising money. nobody runs that party. it runs itself. i never joined an organized party. the grassroots is running out in front of it. you are all assuming that trump has got support out there. he's got people lining the walls to get him down and i include myself among them. i think perez will win.

let's turn to keith ellison, trump saying about keith ellison and leading in the race for the head ofnot sure that is a good thing to aspire to. one thing i will say about kooglkeith ellison said president, he was one who predicted early that i would win. ellison responded, my latest call? >> there you go he took a compliment and ran with it. >> i think that donald trump is praying that keith ellison wins this weekend. this donna brazile, i would keep her, she gets you the questions, what more could you want. >> i'll borrow a page from melania trump, in praying, i echo your sentiments from my perspective, let's pray that keith ellison on face of the dnc . as party goes more to left, more and more americans are embracing the republican party as a result. >> it seems that democrats doing best to unite republicans who have been struggling a bit with unity. >> thank you for that. lou: mike and mark thank you. >> if you. lou: that is it for us, we thank you for being with us, and be sure to join us tomorrow night, things just keep getting better. one of my favorite people, governor greg ab

what's wrong with keith ellison, why don't you -- why choose perez?> you don't necessarily pick somebody because somebody else is wrong. in this tiparticular case i lik both. tom perez has the edge. he has the experience, he's run a large bureaucracies. he has spoupport across the spectrum from the clintons the obama's to sanders supporters. >> martha, it em sseems to me t choices between tom perez, his experiences verse the far left, i wonder if the democratic party should move to the left than to the modern position? >> i think keith ellison is about grass roots organizing, he about getting neighbor to neighbor to talk to each other. in the state of minnesota when they were threaten voter id laws and prevent people from voting, he got people on the ground to talk to each other. if we had that in november we would have won. >> vice president biden says there's a big clung that did not show up. do you think perez would be able to bring them back into the fold so they have more success at the polls? >> i think donald trump will bring them back. regardl

keith ellison / -dnc deputy chair: "unity is essential.t of here in unity. not just between the candidate but between the groups that support all the candidates.butt sot tom perez / dnc chairman: "no matter who wins i know we'll cross the finish line together because a united democratic party is not only our best hope, it's a donald trump nightmare." i'm erin ade reporting. some changes are coming to california restrooms... starting on march first bathrooms will be gender neutral cal state monterey bay already has gender-sensitive bathrooms all across campus. the new law means single use bathrooms in the state will be illegal. csu monterey bay has taken an extra step... the university's student center has gender- neutral multi-stall restrooms. students are being very supportive of the new law off-campus though many áwereá in favor of single-use gender-neutral restrooms. a weak storm system will bring a clouds and a chance of a few showers tonight.another cold storm will move into the bay area on sunday to bring partly cloudy skies and a ch

keith ellison, in his fight to lead the dnc, is that he was the one who predicted early that i would> this man has got some momentum. he better be ready for the fact that he might be leading the republican ticket. >> laughter, watch senator bernie sanders, designs are going around the dnc. "the wall street journal" reports that sanders allies have been quietly taking control of state democratic parties all around the country to make the more liberal and populist. former dnc chair said, is this party going to push us too far to the left? only if they start going after incumbent moderate democrats and primaries like the tea party dead. it turns out last week sanders advisors opened the super pac to yes, begin taking on democratic incumbents and primaries. that raises questions about whether they will eat their own or focus on taking on president trump. >> martha: very interesting. ed, thank you. joining us now as brit hume, fox news channel senior political analyst. it is fascinating to watch this emerging, as we look for new leadership, nobody thought they were going to have to deal w