The local level. What does that mean practically speaking . According to former congressman and onetime boehner ally steve latourette, it means you may wake up wednesday morning and find Central Committee of the Ohio Republican party populated with a lot more members of the tea party. And the Buckeye State is not alone. When texas held its primary in march, National Outlets focused on the fact that senator john cornyn crushed his Tea Party Challenger steve stockman. But downballot in the lone star sate it was an entirely different story. Among the host of lesser rices, rice Political Science professor mark jones says the state level results show the tea party is alive and well in the state of texas. So while john boehner can kick back tonight with a glass of merlot and watch his direct results roll in, he should remember change often comes with the bottom up and reports of the tea partys demise are greatly exaggerated. Joining me now former democratic governor of ohio and president of
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diversity. now, if past is precedent, expect in trend to continue for republicans. if you are not fully onboard the trump train it might be your time to get off. and there is one very big problem with that. according to former bush speechwriter michael gearsen. he writes in the washington post trufr s adviciveness is getting worse not port. makes racist comments appeals to racist sentiments a iminflames racist passions the raelsization he is not a racist is meaningless. it means a large portion of his political base is energized by racist tropes and the language of white grievance. and it means whatever their intent that those who play down or excuse or try to walk past these offenses are enablers. leading off the discussion tonight bob ingli. s is republican congressman from south carolina and daniela gibbs lejay former special assist to president obama and works for center for american progress opinion. and dave korn and msnbc
lejay former special assist to president obama and works for center for american progress opinion. and dave korn and msnbc political analyst. welcome to all three. thank you for helping me kick-off the show on friday night. daniela let me begin with you. the departure of will hurd is a big deal for a lot of republicans. who felt that there were still people in the party who could sort of help carry it forward in an era after donald trump. yeah, this is a very big loss for them. honestly it s a little unfair to congressman hurd to expect him to carry the weight of all the republicans who don t abide by donald trump s racism. and honestly i feel like it s almost too late for the party now. if you are going to remain a republican like you said it is donald trump s republican party. if you remain a part of the