simply put, if you have a leader that can think 4d in those ways, those are the kind of leaders that are exciting the base right now. howard, what do you think about the critique? i asked tom perez about it and i think it relates to what amy was just saying because look, the party is in the midst of a fascinating ideological moment both on these substantive issues about things like should we repeal criminalization of illegal entry into the u.s., which was one of the debates between julian castro and beto o rourke, there s this line of thinking that the party is moving too far left or even that the kind of way that the party is talking to itself, right, as it sort of puts stitches together an extremely diverse coalition, the most diverse coalition in american politics since reconstruction, that the way it s talking to itself will be alienating to voters who are not already in the big democratic tent. what do you think of that critique? i think that is an interesting critique, and i
ecosystem. this shouldn t be about right versus left. this is about right versus wrong. it s about election integrity, and it s about our democracy. well, i should say, i should slightly correct you, which he is doing something about it, which is joking with vladimir putin about it today. tom perez, thank you for being with me tonight. always a pleasure, chris. first major test of the campaign. how did the candidates fair? we ll talk about the many layers behind the most intense moment of last night, in two minutes. . my experience with usaa has been excellent. they really appreciate the military family
when julian mentions racial justice has to be part of the economic solution. the center of our politics and our party and what we re looking for is a leader who can deal with our complex issues. women of color call that intersectional politics, but simply put, if you have a leader that can think 4-d in those days, those are the kind of leaders that are exciting the base right now. howard, what do you think about the critique i asked tom perez about it, and i think it relates to what aimee was just saying. look, the party is in the midst of a fascinating ideological moment, beth on these substantive issues about things like should we repeal criminalization of illegal entry into the u.s., which was one of the debates between julian castro and beto o rourke. there is this line of thinking that the party is moving too far left, or even the way that the party is talking to itself, right, as it sort of stitches together an extremely diverse coalition, the most diverse coalition in americ
rights act and the civil rights act. that s why we need to pass the equality act. that s why we need to pass the era. i supported the era from the very beginning. i m the guy who extended the voting rights act for 25 years. we got to the place where we got 98 out of 98 votes in the united states senate doing it. i m joined now by the person who is most responsible more responsible than anyone for deciding what these debates would look like and what they ll look like going forward, democratic national committee chair tom perez. we didn t know how it would go. give yourself a grade in how you and the dnc managed this process. well, i m excite that so many people watched it. i was really excited to see those viewership numbers. my goal, chris, was to make sure that everybody got a fair shake to communicate their vision, and that we didn t talk about hand size. we talked about health care and climate change and how we build an economy that works for everyone, not just a few at the
to keep your health care. and what the other side believes is exactly the opposite. they re trying to undo the affordable care act, and that s a huge difference. i mean, it s night and day. democratic national committee chair tom perez for the halftime show in between the two debates. thanks for being with us this morning. i appreciate it. always a pleasure. now to this story. prosecutors say a princeton graduate killed his father over money. the defense says it s not that simple. the evidence now in the hands of the jury. that s next. cancer is the ugliest disease mankind has ever faced. we got the idea that if we took two dimensional patient imaging and put it in holographic displays, we could dissect around the tumor so we can safely remove it.