control of congress. then, playing with fire. the democrats potentially risky strategy of boosting trump-backed extremist in the primaries. could it blow up in their faces come november? later, we all remember the midterms shellacking the democrats stuck in 2021. can the party defy history this time around? all of that and more is coming up. good morning and a happy sunday to you, i am katie fang. with just weeks to, go every issue could be the one that tips the midterms in one party s favor. inflation is a dominating the conversation right now, as well as they won six hearings. we start our special coverage with msnbc correspondent allie raffa, live in washington, d.c., with a look at the big picture in some key primary races happening on tuesday. good morning, katie. things are really heating. of this 100-day stretch before the november midterm elections. on tuesday you have five states holding primaries. arizona, washington, kansas missouri and with michigan can. kelly i
keep the house in the senate. because i believe in going to governance. but one wrong, change you are going to have this guy, as a member of congress. to me that is too dangerous of a risk for our country. jonathan, what message does the send to the country that they don t think we have to boost a extreme candidate as a winning strategy, versus just boosting their own internal party candidate? they will do the ladder, katie, but i agree with susan. i think this is not only a potentially dangerous strategy, it is just a bad look for the democratic party. democrats are supposed to be about protecting democracy from these far-right extremists. who, you know, basically they are authoritarians. they re a war on, and they re having the dictator of hungry speak at their convention. these people do not believe in our system.
carson gibbs promises to push the same conservative agenda in congress, a hard line against immigrants at the border, and so-called patriotic education in our schools. so that i had from the democratic congressional campaign committee is made to look like the ad attacking house president jon gibbs in michigan. when you actually listen to what the ad is saying, it is clearly trying to attract right-wing voters in the state. people believe that the dccc is trying to boost gibbs and the primary, believing that he would be easier to beat than peter meijer. who voted to impeach donald trump for his role in the january 6th attack. you could make the argument that if the trump win in the party is going to elevate these extreme candidates, that this is the best way for democrats to respond. but is this a wise strategy or an unnecessary risk? let s bring back my panel, jonathan, and it must be silly political candidates del percio, political strategist and msnbc political analyst as well. sus
ballot once again. that is where you see these numbers and republican focus groups, because they are afraid that trump is going to bring them down. and guess what, if it weren t for donald trump warnock and would not be at the senate in georgia. once you get really to really get senators like, that then georgia starts considering other democrats. that is what is so dangerous for the republicans right. now there is nothing we can do about it. as long as donald trump is on the scene. governor, then, do you think it is more important for people to really be reminded and understand that the 2020 2022 primaries are completely different, and should not be considered in the bigger picture of the 2024 potential republican presidential nominee and that there is more of a fight that needs to be made on these state specific races coming up in a november? absolutely. it is one of the big weaknesses the america thick party, has been for a long time. we do not focus on local elections. even he
energy, and efforts. great. and so you fought thank you for joining us this morning. we look at georgia carefully, obviously. a quick programming, note to more stu kornacki returns to the big board to break down the senate and governors races this election season. watch decision 2020 to count down to the midterms, tomorrow at 10 pm eastern only on msnbc. and coming up here, the president s party almost always sustains a brutal defeat in the midterm elections. but could democrats defy the odds in 2022? we will talk to presidential historian alan look went on how history could change, or. not this time around. that is next on our special midterms hour. you are watching the katie phang show. we will be right back. we will be right back. s a miro to brainstorm. “shoot it?” suggests the scientists. so they shoot it. hmm. back to the miro board. dave says “feed it?” and dave feeds it. just then our hero has a breakthrough.