political discourse in this country. we just had a president, who lowered the discord discourse to a level unimaginable. we cannot have legislating by sound bytes. and i am a big believer that we should be working on trying to make headway for the american people. but there seem to be people who are more interested in what the headline is. more interested in got-ya politics. and so, i ve been supporting chantel because chantel asked me to support her. chantel is the kind of person that i think will help elevate the political discourse in this country. she is a big supporter of joe biden, and i worked with her for about ten years on marcia fudge s various events. and i think she would make an outstanding congressperson. and i do believe that, as my dad used to tell me all the time, the first line of a good
defund the police in what he calls sloganing as the reason he was endorsing chantel brown and not nina turner. nina is a progressive icon to folks on the left, one of bernie sanders senior most advisers, she said to me, look, i don t run on defund the police. i have family members who served in law enforcement throughout my life. i have a more nuanced take on police reform and yet folks like clyburn are taking the range out on the progressive movement against those trying to get a seat in congress. so we re seeing the dynamics unfold for the folks that are progressive icons and vocal progressives but having to walk this weird tight rope, balance as democrats are trying, and some say failing, to figure out their message on police reform.
for congress. chantel brown over nina turner, you also spoke out against the progressive wing of your party saying logans like defund police are quote, cutting the throats of the party. was your endorsement trying to make a statement where the h party should have headed? she asks me for high-hope for congresswoman joy s husband, i saw her there and she asked me would i support her candidate? i said yes, i will support them. quite frankly, i like her a lot, she was champ. she demonstrated that she knows how to work with people and i just think she will make a great
to give conservatively, he asked them to give liberally. this idea of balancing this, we have to know that sometimes you are conservative, sometimes you are liberal, it all depends on what the issues are. so we ve got to get candidates that can really appeal to the american people on a broad basis and i support people that i worked with, and i do believe that the young lady there, chantel brown, in ohio, i think that she s an outstanding candidate. she asked for my support and i gave it. gene robinson is with us and has a question for you, jim. gene? jim, let s talk a bit about the slim majority in the house that democrats have right now. you know, historically, democrats stand to lose seats in the midterm election.