dana bash and natasha alford. good to have you both. dana, why was something that is so hard to vote against giving the wants of your constituency, voted against anyway? >> you know, it's actually part of a pattern that we saw during the trump era that is bleeding into what we're seeing right now, which is the party is at times, and this is exhibit "a" voting against the needs of many of their constituents. and you just have to look at cnn's poll this morning, and every other poll about this bill, chris, which i know you have seen. it's not just democrats who support the specifics of what is in here, the relief that is in this bill. it's republicans who do, which is why when you listen to republicans on the house floor today in their press releases, in their tweets, they're just using kind of the -- the cookie cutter republican language, which is it's a socialist agenda, it's a liberal agenda. and it is a big, big, big bill. there's no question. but it is, if you look into the bill, into what is in there, the core of it is addressing th

van jones and natasha alford, thank you both. you are new to the show. i'll give you a chance to say i'm wrong first. what do you make of the suggestion i don't get why political actors on the right in america care so much about markle's story. even after the royals decided not to question it. in substance. >> i think doubting racism is almost an american past time. it makes people feel better about the sins of the country. and it allows them to continue to do nothing. and in this case, we see that steven miller a former trump adviser was very quick to dismiss and deflect from what she said in the interview. i think that reflects a general approach of the gop. when it comes to racism. we saw this with donald trump and charlottesville. playing both sides. the proud boys telling them to stand back and standby. the reality is that that struggle of racism and the empathy required too truly understand it. that doesn't play nicely to their base. they want to play to people who feel victimized by actually having to hear margin alized people they never had to li

a lot too talk about with jemele hill and cnn political analyst natasha alford, vice president of digitalontent and senior correspondent for the grillo. h hello to both of you. i don't often talk about something that would happen on "the bachelor," but this show has such cultural significance. so many people watch it. it's the first black bachelor, and then you have the first black bachelorette who was actually bpart of story here. what did you think about chris harrison saying he's working closely with a race educator, being educated on race? it shouldn't be something you do when you're in hot water, right? >> right. and i think that's the issue. look, i have a deep respect for dr. dyson. i think if anybody can break down the nuances of race in america, he would be the one. but the thing is we're not asking for perfect people, right? the bar is so low, we're literally saying just don't glorify slavery. you know, don't host plantation-themed balls. and it's really shocking that in 2021, someone with such a huge platform, who is on a show that says that they're promoting diversity and they