of this is aimed at white suburban voters there's been a lot of talk about the suburbs and the mccluskey's of course are the incarnation of those white suburban dwellers not coincidentally because it is precisely white suburban residents who have been discerning the republicans for the democrats particularly in the midterm elections in 2018 do you think that this kind of talk that we're seeing would win them back to the republican party i don't think so and i don't think i'm a clock mccluskey's really represent white suburban voters or at least the white suburban vote. associated with i mean i honestly do think that people are you know they want to tone down i don't think that this. i don't think it helps when you have downtowns on fire and you know if for the people who are violently protesting i think it unfortunately gates you know to a large extent the peaceful protests that you see and that is the danger but i just i don't see that message or those sorts of people. somehow swaying the those suburban voters in last and there's if we can last if the fear factor somehow takes hold togeth

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seeing would win them back to the republican party i don't think so and i don't think i'm a clock mccluskey's really represent white suburban voters or at least the white suburban vote going to. associate with i mean i honestly do think that people are you know they want to tone down i don't think that this. i don't think it helps when you have downtowns on fire and you know if for the people who are violently protesting i think that unfortunately negates you know all to a large extent the peaceful protests that you see and that is a danger but i just i don't see that message or those sorts of people. somehow swaying the suburban voters unless and there's if we can last if the fear factor somehow takes hold together if the discuss and the frustration and it's time for something new is replaced by that fear factor again let's just give a quick listen to donald trump space all of you have pointed out that he seems to be playing to his base and they seem prepared to stick by him. i think he's doing his best i know he knows it's going to be my. biggest best investment because i've been so happy w

evening that donald trump jr spoke we heard a very striking appearance by a couple named mccloskey mccluskey's have been charged with a felony for pointing their weapons at black protesters who were going through their streets. are the republicans with a statement like that with statements like we just heard from donald trump jr are they indirectly if not directly exploiting racism well i think it's become sort of a party of grievance and you know there are of course in 2016 i think donald trump was very smart to see that there were parts of the u.s. electorate that were still suffering and people feeling left behind the question now is where does the lines cross as we've often talked about how dollar trump breaks norms and crosses certain lines where it becomes taking advantage of people with fear and also actually harming them because you're stoking division and what. you're. describing in a world according to biden is actually happening now under donald trump's watch so i hope getting back to your question also about the results of the election i hope that there is a resoundingly win for ei

seeing would win them back to the republican party i don't think so and i don't think i'm a clock mccluskey's really represent white suburban voters or at least the white suburban vote. that i would have with i mean i honestly do think that people are you know they want to tone down i don't think that this this i don't think it helps when you have downtowns on fire and you know if for the people who are violently protesting i think that unfortunately gates you know to a large extent the peaceful protests that you see and that is a danger but i just i don't see that message or those sorts of people. somehow swaying the suburban voters unless and there's have become less if the fear factor is somehow takes hold again if the discuss and the frustration and that it's time for something new is replaced by that fear factor again let's just give a quick listen to donald trump space all of you have pointed out that he seems to be playing to his base and they seem prepared to stick by him. i think he's doing his best i know he loves this country and i think it's best yes and yes i've been so happy wit

seeing would win them back to the republican party i don't think so and i don't think i'm a clock mccluskey's really represent white suburban voters or at least the white suburban vote. sociate with i mean i honestly do think that people are you know they want to tone down i don't think that this is i mean i don't think it helps when you have downtowns on fire and you know if for the people who are violently protesting i think that unfortunately negates you know to a large extent the peaceful protests that you see and that is a danger but i just i don't see that message or those sorts of people. somehow swaying the suburban voters in last and there's have become less if the fear factor somehow takes hold again if if the discuss and the frustration and it's time for something new is replaced by that fear factor again let's just give a quick listen to donald trump space all of you have pointed out that he seems to be playing to his base and they seem prepared to stick by him. i think he's doing his best i know he loves this country and i began to spend the best i've been so happy with him from

seeing would win them back to the republican party i don't think so and i don't think i'm a clock mccluskey's really represent white suburban voters or at least the white suburban vote going to. associate with i mean i honestly do think that people are you know they want to tone down i don't think that this. i don't think it helps when you have downtowns on fire and you know if for the people who are violently protesting i think it unfortunately negates you know to a large extent the peaceful protests that you see and that is the danger but i just i don't see that message or those sorts of people. somehow swaying the those suburban voters unless and there's a big on last if the fear factor somehow takes hold again if if the discuss and the frustration and it's time for something new is replaced by that fear factor again let's just give a quick listen to donald trump space all of you have pointed out that he seems to be playing to his base and they seem prepared to stick by him. i think he's doing his best i know he loves this country and i began to spend this news i've been so happy with him

take this from mark and patricia mccluskey who were filmed brandishing guns to defend their home as racialyour family will not be safe in the radical democrats' america. and the culture wars were front and centre as kimberly guilfoyle, girlfriend of the president's oldest son, argued that a victory by biden would actually threaten americans' way of life. they want to destroy this country and everything that we have fought for and hold dear. they want to steal your liberty, your freedom, they want to control what you see and think and believe so they can control how you live. republican strategists hope that will motivate the president's base of white supporters to turn out, and even pull in some people who didn't vote for him last time. trump for four more years! here's how donald trumer framed the choice facing voters. people of faith are under attack. you are not allowed to go to church, but mass chaos in the streets gets a pass. it's almost like this election is shaping up to be church, work, and school vs rioting, looting and vandalism. as the week progressed, republicans tried to soft

evening that donald trump jr spoke we heard a very striking appearance by a couple named mccloskey mccluskey'shave been charged with a felony for pointing their weapons at black protesters who were going through their streets. are the republicans with a statement like that with statements like you just heard from donald trump jr are they indirectly if not directly exploiting racism well i think it's become sort of a party of grievance and you know there are of course in 2016 i think donald trump was very smart to see that there were parts of the u.s. electorate that were still suffering and people feeling left behind the question now is where does the lines cross as we've often talked about how dollar breaks norms and crosses certain lines where it becomes taking advantage of people with fear and also actually harming them because you're stoking division and what. you're. describing in a world according to biden is actually happening now under a dollar watch so i hope getting back to your question also about the results of the election i hope that there is a resoundingly win for either side be

going to try to look at those culture wars they've had, which the president has focused on, the mccluskey'sremember that st. louis couple who had the guns in front of their house when protesters were coming through, they are expected to be speaking at this, you're going to see them as well as several other white house officials and some figures that you may recognize from some of the president's tweets in the past. >> do we know how much time the president and the party plan to focus on discussing the pandemic? i mean it seems like we obviously know what the president's line on it is, came from china. we've done a great job, amazing testing, you know, vaccines just around the corner. >> he may mention some of those lines in his speech, but what i've heard from several of the people i've spoken with, it doesn't seem to be like it's going to be a big focus. vice president is expected to speak about it on wednesday night at ft. henry, but other than that, that has not been something that has revolved around the discussions. it will be notable, because that's what democrats hammered away these

really quick, i want to play the mccluskeys from tonight, the folks who were put down by the man, soatch. >> what you saw happen to us could just as easily happen to any of you watching from quiet neighborhoods from around our country. >> these radicals are not content with marching in the streets. they want to walk the halls of congress. they want to take power. this is joe biden's party. these are the people who will be in charge of your future in the future of your children. >> laura: again, they were trying to paint that. did it work? >> i think it resonates with a lot of people. i heard dana bash criticized the other people that the president was not socially distant from some people he was congratulating, first responders. this whole convention it seems to me is socially in touch. it's a stark contrast to what we saw last week. this is the antisocial distancing convention. it may just be what america needs to see. >> laura: raymond, you felt more connected to the content and to the speakers and you saw the president, they all took instant covid tests, they take tests. we have t

we're also going to hear from the mccluskey's tonight. the missouri couple, that gun wielding couple at those black lives matter protesters. their defense is, they felt as though they were defending themselves and their home from those protesters and president trump has been quite defensive of them as well. we will hear from them, we will hear from nikki haley and tim scott. why is this significant? if you look at what the democrats did last week, we heard from a range of different speakers, republicans john kasich, colon yin powell, range speakers from the democratic party, progressive speakers like senator bernie sanders and aoc. it's significant that this convention is going to focus so largely on the base. and based on my conversations over the weekend, this is an embattled president, this is a strategy that worked for him in 2016, so he's repeating it. will it work this time around? we also know that based on our polling, some voters who voted for him in 2016 feel alienated, are not sure they're going to be voting for him this time a