Owners. And doug jones is a doctor in liberal which is why he is not saying anything and why the media are trying to boost him. So vote roy moore . Im telling you, we want the votes in the senate to get this tax bill through. But the rnc has withdrawn support for roy moore. Mitch mcconnell has withdrawn support. So has the Young Republicans vote withdrawn support for roy moore. And a lot of women. Right. And you know what . I just want everybody to know, doug jones. Nobody ever says his name. Okay. Message here is not ambiguous. It is unmistakable. Kellyanne conway, counselor to the president says December 12th Alabamians should vote for a man who currently stands accused of molesting a 12yearold girl, sexually assaulting a 16yearold and dating or attempting to date five more teenagers including calling one while she was in trig nomt class. So republicans can pass a
massive tax cut that overwhelmingly benefits corporations and the wealthy. Its a very different message than Kellyanne Conway herself was pushing just last week. Whatever the facts end up being, the premise is of course the principle, the incontrovertible principle is there is no senate seat that is worth more than a child. No senate seat worth more than a child. Its profound. What happ changed . According to new reporting, ohs the past week the white house and president trumps top allies have gone from laying the ground to ditch moore to laying the groundwork to celebrate his possible win next month. Multiple sources saying trump is told not the criticize moore by many of his closest advisering including Kellyanne Conway and steve bannon, trumps former strategist who of course aggressively championed the now accused Child Molester Moore in the primary. President trump has been accused on the record of course we should note of unwanted physical contact by at least 15 women. He denies all their accounts,
called them liars. Said they were not attractive enough for him to assault. On friday, the president criticized al franken over Sexual Misconduct allegations. And then over the weekend, he found time to attack a black Football Player and the father of a black College Basketball player. But for some reason, for some reason, the president , who has opinions about nearly everything under the sun, continues to simply have nothing to say about roy moore. To the media, to the press, thank you very much. We appreciate it. Thank you. Your thoughts on roy moore, mr. President . Do you believe his accusers . Thank you. Do you believe roy moores accusers, mr. President . Thank you very much. The White House Press briefing today Sarah Huckabee sanders was asked about conaways comments. Good afternoon. Is that the position of this white house that voters are better off voting for someone accused of assaulting teenaged girls than a democrat . Look, as ive answered, i think even for the third or fourth time today, as well as 10 or 15 times on thursday and
living room and proceeded to seduce me i guess you would say. And during the course of that, he remove mid clothing. He left the room and came back in wearing his white underwear, and he touched me over my clothing, what was left of it. And he tried to get me to touch him as well. And at that point i pulled back and said that i was not comfortable. And i got dressed, and he took me home. But i was a 14yearold child trying to play in an adults world. And he was 32 years old. Roy moore denies these allegations and further says he does not even know you. I wonder how many mes he doesnt know. Congressman lance of new
touching them i have no reason to disbelieve them. I think in both the Bill Clinton Case and the donald trump case, it was a behavior before they were president and president clinton got into trouble based on trouble while he was president. And i hope this president conducts himself in office in a higher standard. So your idea is it was before election day, thats just bracketed it away. With regarding president s, i think weve elected these men as president , recognizing their faults. And let me say that try to lead by example. And i certainly have tried to conduct myself in an honorable manner, and certainly as well regretting the offi inting r office i run. There are republicans who thought that roy moore was unfit to be a United States senator before these allegations. This is a man who has been kicked off the Supreme Court twice. This is a man who said one of your colleagues, Keith Ellison should not be allowed to serve in congress because he is muslim, in direct contradiction of a ban on religious for
office. Do you share that belief, that this is a man who is unfit before these accusations . Yet. And i think there should be no religious test in Holding Office in this country. And Keith Ellison and have i different political views, but he is a colleague and a friend, and he has a right to serve in the congress of the United States. What do you think about when you think about roy moore possibly winning this election, you and he serving in the same party in congress . Hell be over in the senate if that were to be the case. And i hope he is not elected. Let me tell you something. Youre running in new jersey seventh district. Its going to be a very competitive district. You know that. Obviously, and we can talk about your vote on the tax bill in a moment. Theyre going to run ads about roy moore in your district. If i was a democratic consultant and roy moore was a sitting u. S. Senator, i would say this is what the Republican Party stands for. Donald trump in the white house and roy moore in the u. S. Senate who is credibly accused of molesting a 14yearold girl. Is this the girl you want the give power to . I represent a very sophisticated district, and im
sure the voters in the district i serve will reelect me based on my views and any such campaign would be demagogic. You voted against the tax bill . I did. You were one of 13 no votes. They say this wont raise taxes on anyone in the middle class. That true when they say that . I dont think its completely true. Ive been fight for what is known is the continuation of the deductibility of state and local taxes. Thats very important for new jersey because we have the highest Property Taxes in the nation. You just zero in on this, theyre say nothing one in the middle class is going to see a tax hike. What youre saying and i think is borne out by the analysis is that is not true. Thing will be some who see a tax hike. There will be some who will not. Of course. There will be more who will. So thats why i have been fighting on this issue. Leonard lance from, have a great thanksgiving if i dont see you. Thank you. Joining us joan walsh and former democratic congresswoman Donna Edwards of maryland,
senior fellow at the Brennan Center for justice. This morning when i saw Kellyanne Conway, i thought to myself, wait a second, is she freelancing or theyre now turning the ship towards an endorsement. And the Daily Beast Reporting Trump world wanted distance and then key allies lobby the president to reconsider. In the span of a single week, they have gone from laying the groundwork to ditch roy moore to possibly celebrating his victory. Yeah, thats what she did this morning. I have to say even steve bannon was saying that, you know, hed kill him himself. Hannity was going after roy moore. And then something changed over the weekend. And i dont know what it is. But kellyanne, having said what she did last thursday, this morning i think even the fox folks were kind of like what . You could see that they were not anticipating and they were confused as to what the actual line was. Is this what were supposed to be saying for the rest of the day . Okay. Donna i was just talking
to the congressman here. And you served in congress. One of the things that happens to democrats and im not comparing the two situations. Theyll run against nancy pelosi when youre running against a democrat in kentucky. I do wonder this figure of roy moore, this is i dont think you can unring this bell. But maybe im wrong. Youve been on the front lines of politics. What do you think . Well, i have. I can see for myself traveling around the country that the Republican Party ran against nancy pelosi in a very effective way to take control of the house of representatives. And i have to tell you, i mean, i think that this is really an albatross around the republicans necks. You look at the defense of donald trump, which was indefensible, and now you add to that roy moore. And they become the party that is, you know, a party that is about pedophiles and sexual predators. And i dont think its defensible anymore. And i think you can see the tightrope that my friend leonard
lance was walking both on the tax issue but also on this question of sexual assault, sexual harassment. You know, its a very bad look for the party, the supposed party of family values. I should note this is a broader issue than roy moore, and i dont want to make apples i dont want to aggregate everything together as all incidents are the same. I want to be clear that what he stands accused of is incredibly serious, and the other things im about to introduce are different grades of that. But as to no party having a monopoly on this, today there is a second allegation against al franken there is reporting about glenn thrush, a times reporter. Full disclosure also an msnbc contributor. And charlie rose. This is the Washington Post, our friend bylined on. This saying he made unwanted sexual advances towards them including lewd phone calls, Walking Around naked in their presence. Moore in a separate category, it is astounding to me the white house would flirt with continued support. I just cant imagine going back in any moment ive covered politics, someone being really credibly accused. Weve got say credibly accused because this is something she shared with people contemporaneously throughout her life. Credibly accused of molesting a 14yearold girl that he picked up outside a custody case when her mama went inside for that custody case that would be a careerender in any universe i think ive lived in, right . Well, and, you know, i think that is true. But lets really be clear here. I dont want to reach back 20, 30 years ago with people who were in office. I want to talk about people who want to hold off, about people who were in every single workplace. Sometimes for women who really dont have anywhere to turn. And i have to tell you, whether or not Leigh Corfman had shared her story or it had been corroborated, i listened to her
and i know her words to be truthful. And we have to start trusting women. We have to start believing women. And they shouldnt have to stand in groups and blocks of women making accusations in order to be believed. And i feel like thats the kind of environment that were in right now. And thats not acceptable. As to the what we should do, we should do Different Things with different people because theyre accused of Different Things. Yep. And youre right. Where roy moore is in a completely separate category than some of the other things that weve discussed. But frankly, i have to tell you, starting with the president of the United States that we knew all along, this has got to stop. Joan walsh and Donna Edwards, thank you both for your time tonight. Thanks. Ahead, Michael Moore joins me to talk about the state of the Republican Party and why the gop is jamg through a tax hike on low and middle income americans. Others are preparing for a long winter. Amazing reporting on the west wing in two minutes after that report. When you have a cold stuff happens. Shut down cold symptoms fast with maximum strength Alka Seltzer Plus liquid gels. I mwell, what are youe to take care odoing tomorrow 10am . Staff meeting. Noon . Eating. 3 45 . Uh, compliance training. 6 30 . Sams baseball practice. 8 30 . Tai chi. Yeah, so sounds relaxing. Alright, 9 53 . I usually make their lunches then, and i have a little vegan so wow, you are busy. Wouldnt it be great if you had investments that worked as hard as you do . Yeah. Introducing essential portfolios. The Automated Investing Solution that lets you focus on your life. Regardless of recommendation, i was going to fire comey, knowing there was no good time to do it. And, in fact, when i decided to just do it, i said to myself, i said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a madeup story. Its an excuse. The president s decision to fire former fbi director james comey in the midst of the russia investigation is now widely regarded, include Big Trump Allies including steve bannon as a catastrophic error which triggered the appointment of a special counsel and a probe into probl possible Obstruction Of Justice. So for the president s lawyer, how do you keep him from lashing out again and creating another potentially disastrous selfinflicted wound. The answer, according to a new report from the Washington Post is you convince him it will all be over soon. The post reporting that ty cobb, really his name, the outside lawyer handling the Mueller Probe for the white house had
initially said he hoped the probe would conclude by thanksgiving, but saying he remains optimistic it will wrap up by end of the year, if not shortly thereafter. The president had warmed to cobbs optimistic message, according to the post there is just one problem. Witnesses, legal expert, even republican allies consult beside the post say mueller is a long way from wrapping up his investigation, which is expected to continue well into 2018. On top of that, quote, witnesses questioned by muellers team warn that investigators are asking about other foreign contacts and meetings that have not yet become public and to expect a series of new revelations. As one operative told the Washington Post, its going to be a long winter. Joined by Pulitzer Prize journalist carol leanig. What is the pitch from ty cobb to the president to try to keep him cooling his heels . The white house lawyer ty cobb who has been on the job since this summer basically has said to the president and
everyone in the white house we are turning over records. We are providing in a cooperative manner all of the needs of the special counsel bob mueller. We are providing him with interviews with former and current staff. And all of that will be completed by thanksgiving or december or the end of the year. And in truth, that stage of the process could very well end by the end of this year. But probe is going to go on for some time and remember every prosecutor is looking at a big wide circle of people on the outside to get closer and closer to the inside. And we just dont know what we dont know. We dont know whats going to happen as a result of lower level aides and even Paul Manafort, former Campaign Chairman who has been indicted, rick gates, another campaign aide, george papadopoulos, another Foreign Policy adviser to the campaign being charged. We just dont know all of the things those people are going share with prosecutors, and that
their information is going to lead and point to others. There. Is a great quote in here i wanted to get your response to. A person close to the Trump Administration to the Washington Post. This investigation is a Classic Gambino style rollup. You to anticipate this rollup will reach everyone in this administration. Thats going to be a terrifying thought for people in the white house. Well, it is kind of scary because, i mean, a lot of them have not had any upclose and personal experience with a white collar criminal investigation. This is a bit of a rieb brid in hybrid because bob muellers original charge was investigating interference in the 2016 election. Almost everyone accepts as a fact that the russian government tried in multiple ways to both tilt this election and to sow discontent in our country and lack of confidence in our institutions. And also tried to infiltrate the Trump Campaign in many ways,
multiple soft touches to various aides there is a serious criminal probe into the hacking, the stealing, the crime thats there. But this is a White Collar Probe too. What kinds of crimes, conspiracies were Campaign Advisers and friends and others involved in that might have helped the russians . Does everyone have their own legal representation . A lot of people have lawyered up. And its actually a source of the grim discontent inside the white house because some people really do face legal bills that would be three and four times their annual salary at the white house. All right, carol leannig, thanks for joining me. You bet. Greg gianforte. Remember him . He assaulted a reporter for asking a question at a campaign. That after a quick break. Unites supported by innovative packaging
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scene. But audio record big jacobs painted a much different picture. The cbo score. Because you know, you were waiting to make your decision about health care until you saw the bill and it just came out. Well talk to you about that later. But theres not going to be time. Im just curious. Speak with shane, please. Just im sick and tired of you guys. Jesus the last guy who came in here did the same thing. Get the hell out of here get the hell out of here lets not do the same thing. Youre the guardian . Yes. And you just broke my glasses. The last guy did the exact same thing. You just body slammed me and broke my glasses. Get the hell out of here. Youd like me to get the hell out of here. Id also like to call the police. Can i get you guys names . The Gianforte Campaign through Shane Scanlon who attached his name to the statement lied and they slandered reporter ben jacobs. The next day montana voters, many who had already voted early
elected gianforte to congress. He later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault. And in his june 7th apology to jacobs wrote notwithstanding anyones statements to contrary, you did not initiate any physical contact with me and i had no right to assault you. He also, the congressman promised to give an on the record interview to ben jacobs which he has yet to do. And now nearly six months later, we find out that gianforte lied to the cops. According to the newly released police report, gianforte told the sergeant, quote, i probably shouldnt do it, but i reached out for the phone. He grabbed my wrist. He spun. Well ended up on the floor so he pulled me down on top of him. Gianforte said the liberal media is trying to make a story. His current spokesman travis hall told the ap no one was misled, which is of course an obvious and demonstrable falsehood, which also means that travis halls word is worth what Shane Scanlons was before him, which is nothing. And gianfortes lie to the police mirrors the lie his
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natasha bertrand is a Political Correspondent for Business Insider who has covered the russia investigation extensively. Just heard about this latest pure by muellers team. Natasha, what do you make of this development . Well, legal experts that i have spoken to have said that it is a very strong sign that trump himself is under investigation, is under federal investigation. No matter how much the white house wants to convince us otherwise, the fact of the matter is that all signs point to mueller is really homing in on whether or not donald trump had corrupt intent when he fired fbi director james comey in may. Because, of course, comey was leading the investigation into russias interference in the election. And importantly, whether or not Trumps Campaign colluded with moscow. So by obtaining all of these documents from the justice department, what is happening is he is really trying to get at trumps state of mind. That is the biggest hurdle that mueller is going to have to clear if he is going to make a Obstruction Of Justice case. I thought a lot in terms of what that case would look like. In the case of george papadopoulos, who has already
pleaded guilty or Paul Manafort who has been charged, you know, they open up the federal criminal books and they charge people with chargeable crimes. They indict them. They go through the normal process. In the case of president of the United States who you believe is guilty of Obstruction Of Justice, presumably theyre not going indict them in the courthouse. It would have to be a public finding, right . Right. This is why ultimately the result of muellers investigation is going to be a little matter. He is going to have to present his findings to congress because its very murky still whether or not you can indict a sitting president. Some people say yes. Some people say. No but ultimately, mueller is going to have to go to congress and say we have evidence that trump acted improperly, that he acted corruptly. And these are the reasons why he should be impeach order removed, if it comes to that so ultimately, if he finds that trump did try to obstruct justice in this investigation, it is very unlikely that unless trump resign order is out of office that he would be indicted with a crime. But until then we lyle have to see what mueller digs up. It speaks to the scope of this. Mueller has the team that is going through these very complicated and baroque Financial Transactions that Paul Manaforts people are rung. But also making what it appears a pretty he would have to make a pretty sophisticated constitutional argument were he actually to come against the president. Right. He would have to i mean, the rules would have to be rewritten. I dont know about the constitution, but there is a lot of legal theory throughout that argues against the idea that a sitting president can be indicted. When it comes to whether or not there was actual wrongdoing by people like Paul Manafort and michael flynn, of course thats much easier. And thats why he is going after them. They are very vulnerable targets as alleged moneylaundering, violations of the faro, the Foreign Agent reg ration act. Legal experts tell me you take on when youre trying to make a case about the entire
organization. He is essentially right now shooting fish in a barrel. Whether or not it reaches trump himself, that remains to be seen. Quickly, new revelations that carter page had high level meetings in hungary, which are being looked into. It appears he did not tell the truth under questioning adam schiff. What is the significance of those meetings. It just solidifies carter page as someone who was clearly some kind of high level player. We dont really know what he was doing throughout the election. But ever time he makes a statement, it seems he has to walk it back. Every time he says this didnt happen, as you know from doing many interviews, if you push him hard enough, hell say well, i may have spoken to this person. The fact that he was meeting with high level hungarian officials, its very questionable, especially given hungarys connection was the russian government there is a lot of Organized Crime there. There are arguments that have been made that the kremlin has its entire intelligence apparatus in hungry right now. So the fact that he was meeting with the officials before the
election raise mess more questions. Natasha bertrand, thank you very much. Thanks, chris. Still could come, while the Trump Administration claims their tax reform wont hurt the middle class, Michael Moore joins me on why it does that plus a Stadium Demolition and a bus that stole the nights show in thing 1, thing 2 next. avo if youve been struggling with belly pain and constipation, and youre overwhelmed by everything youve tried all those laxatives, daily probiotics, endless fiber it could be wearing on you. Tell your doctor what youve tried, and how long youve been at it. Linzess works differently from laxatives. Linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation or chronic constipation. It can help relieve your belly pain and lets you have more frequent and complete Bowel Movements that are easier to pass. Do not give linzess to children less than six and it should not be given to children six to less than eighteen. It may harm them. Dont take linzess if you have a bowel blockage. Get immediate help if you develop unusual or severe stomach pain, especially with bloody or black stools. The most common side effect is diarrhea, sometimes severe. If its severe, stop taking linzess and call your doctor right away. Other side effects include gas, stomacharea pain and swelling. Ask your doctor if 90 days of linzess may be right for you. Search over 200 booking sites. To find you the lowest price. On the hotel you want. Dont sweat your booking. Tripadvisor. The latest reviews. The lowest prices. Thing 1 tonight. The thousands of pounds of explosives the massive clouds of dust, there is just something oddly satisfying about watching a building implode. These events are catnip for local news stations. But like the implosions themselves, covering them requires careful planning to avoid mistakes. A bridge is about to be imploded this morning to make room for a new bridge. I think were going to stay with this. I think its supposed to happen right at 7 00 here. Hey, while were stalling, good ahead and show the picture. But today as we get going, we have temperatures into the 30s around here. You kidding me who did that wow are you kidding . Today hundreds of people turned out in atlanta to watch the implosion of the georgia dome. In fact, it was such a big deal this morning, even the Weather Channel was there with a camera crew staked thought the perfect spot. What they didnt account for was the local bus schedule. Thats thing 2 in 60 seconds. Five, four, three, two, one. Bus [ bleep ], get out of the way, bus you, agggh what the [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. Damn, lady [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. Stuff happens. Shut down cold symptoms fast with maximum strength Alka Seltzer Plus liquid gels. Their holiday favourites. We need to be ready for my names Scott Strenfel and r im a meteorologist at pg e. We make sure that our crews as well as our customers are prepared to how weather may impact their energy. So every single day were monitoring the weather, and when storm events arise our forecast get crews out ahead of the storm to minimize any outages. During storm season we want our customers to be ready and stay safe. Learn how you can be prepared at pge. Com beprepared. Together, were building a better california. Tonight with the fate of the trump tax cuts hanging in the balance, the president and his white house are pulling out all the stops to get a bill that will raise taxes on middle class americans through congress. So i guess the big question
is how can republicans and the white house propose a bill that would simultaneously cut taxes for the wealthiest americans while effectively creating more of a financial burden for americans earning less than 30,000 a year . Yeah. The bottom line is that the white house, the president is not going to sign a bill that raises taxes on the middle class, period. Okay. But here is the Nonpartisan Tax Policy Center saying something very different. Some taxpayers would pay more in taxes under the proposal in 2019 and 2025. About 9 of taxpayers in 2019, 12 in 2025. In 2027, however, taxes would increase for 50 , thats half, of taxpayers. And who would get their taxes hiked . The middle income quintile, folks right in the middle, 28 would receive a tax cut and 66 would face a tax increase. In other words, 2 3 of people in the middle of earners would see a higher tax bill. Taxes up. Raising your taxes. In contrast, the Tax Policy Center notes that 98 of the top
0. 1 which would be the richest of the rich would of course get a tax cut. And democrats in progressive groups are using republicans own tax plan in an effort to win back White Working Class voters. Here is part of an ad from one group named not one penny. For middle class mainers, their plan raises taxes on people paying for student loans, medical expense and mortgages. It raises taxes on 124,000 maine families. Coming up, filmmaker and activist Michael Moore on what the trump tax plan means for the middle class, and what people can do about it, next. So in ocho order to save these poor people 43 billion, youre cutting 364 billion. Senator hill, if you would yield for a second. There are no cuts to medicaid in this bill. I beg your pardon. This is the cbo score. 179 billion in reduced medicaid subsidies. Thats where the money is coming from. Is there a fairy dropping it . Educating one of the ways tax proposal would hurt americans. Michael moore, Oscar Winning film maker and activist just got done with the broadway show. She was educating hill abom the fairy that drops the scores. That was such a great moment to me because well, here is what
i want to ask you. Yes. We saw this incredible mogulization, people sitting in offices shutting down switchboards. I think a lot of people who fought hard feel the same way about this tax bill. Is is it harder to mobilize. How do you assess where folks are . Its been clear the public is opposed to it. From what ive heard members of congress, the switchboards continue to be melting down every day. People are calling. They should continue to call 2022253121, by the way. Put it in your phone. Please, put that its your number. You pay for it. Citizens of this country. So, so, you know, im not pessimistic about this. I think that, you know, the senate enough people worrying about reelection will do the right thing. It wont happen on its own and
people have to speak it. It strikes me, remarkable this bill. It hoses people. Its weird for Republicans Party to come up with a 1. 5 trillion dollar tax hike. There is a switch thing thats happened time and time again and i got to think if this were passed, people know how much taxes they will pay. Do you think there this is the thing that would break a spell. Well, i hope so. Look, this should be called what it is. Its the trump tax increase. And its not a tax cut, its a tax increase. Its the trump tax increase, and its in a way, im finding some pleasure in the fact that so many republicans think that this is going to help them when this is going to be the death of them next year at the ballot box. So have at it. [ laughter ] for now. You can see a lot of them are actually pretty scared of it. Yeah. What do you make of we
havent gotten a chance to talk since the election night, which is a big night for the Democratic Party for a lot of people that felt disspirited. I dont know if it was a big night for the Democratic Party. The party, the dnc didnt get behind some of the people that won. Right. In fact, it was a victory for the people, for average everyday citizens that decided to run, whether it was an african refugee in month montana or transgender. All in these states and cities, people that didnt have the backing of the local establishment Democratic Party. This is is critical for us to win next year. If people are sitting around waiting for the dnc waiting for the right candidates to run, im worried we cant Flip Congress or the state houses, but if every day average americans will decide to run, and this is one
of the things, i spoke to your producer before coming on here that i really wanted to say tonight is that weve got its new years day is six weeks from today. Okay. We got six weeks. By the end of this year, people have got to be running or at least decide to run. What i want to have happen is for people watching this show right now sitting there thinking about why dont i run, you should run. You should run. I really [ laughter ] why not . I mean, what tuesday two weeks ago taught us is that people could just decide to run and get elected, especially right now because so many people are upset with what is going on. Particularly, we should say, i think people think about flipping congress and, you know, there are State House Races decided but with this special election in oklahoma in which yes. 20 something out lesbian won a District Trump by 30 points,
she won by 34 votes. There is below the congressional level, there is state, local offices which are critical. Right. Raising 1 million no, no, in fact, there was Debra Gonzalez in georgia won a seat there, state seat. She spent 55,000. The republican spent 250,000. That was a republican seat that, i believe, republican decided not to run and she won by spending onefifth of what the republicans spent. I want to say to people, think about running. You dont need a lot of money to do this. That was proven, and you dont need you would be surprised to run for a state house or state senate in many states in maine and alaska and iowa and iowa you need 100 signatures to run for state senate and i think 25 for the state house. Thats it. You dont need a lot. You dont some of these filing fees in states are 10. Right. Im serious. 100 signatures and 10. Youre on the ballot. I think over thanksgiving, what i would like people to do, youre sitting around the table. Last year you had to deal with the right wing and hes happy and trump got elected. Put in at the kids table on thursday. Dont bother him. Let him have his turkey. Everybody else will say who do we know that can run on this town . You got to run locally. If we dont flip the state houses this year and 2020 when they take the 2020 census, were going to get jergerrymandered an and well be stuck until 2032 so next year in 2020, weve got to get these state houses and State Senates in the hands of democrats or well get screwed with the jergerrymandering in 2. What stops people one of the things they cant do it. Who am i . Im not smart enough. Youre a citizen of this
country. By the way, if youre watching this show now, youre a good person already. I mean, just i wouldnt go that far. I would generalize ill make this general if youre watching chris hayes and msnbc, automatically tells me your heart, if not is in the right place, youre curious for the truth and thats what has brought you to this channel. If you wanted something else, you would be watching Dancing With The Stars now or taking source of a running bid in your broadway show. Yes. Right now youre watching this show. So why not run . Why not say to your partner, say to your spouse and friends, dang, i was watching chris hayes last night and i got this idea, why dont i run for state senate . Because the person we have there now is not doing us good. Look at the people defeated two weeks ago. One of the things that strikes me to vote is a, how
many uncontested position there is are. Yes. That goes for both parties. There are a lot of unchallenged, if you happen to live in a democratic stronghold, there is people who probably use a challenger, you know what i mean . To make the system work. The nationwide average is 4141 of all of those offices you go to vote are not contested. There is one name, a soviet style election. The candidate chris. Right here. Just vote for that one candidate. No, thats 41 we live in a democracy. Thats why first of all, think about running because you dont have any opposition in your party, you can at least get through the primary. There is 6,000 state, house and senate seats up for election. 6,000 nationwide. All right . 1400 of them because of term limits dont have an uncome wic