and they responded in grand fashion, defeating that actual initiative by a 14-point margin. now if you think of this, the law seems even more significant, because had they just waited until november and lost then, it wouldn t be so bad. but to break it, and try and win now, and then lose so badly, it almost just feels way worse. washington post columnist, ej dion put it this way. quote, when you do everything you can to rig an election and still lose, you have a problem. voters in ohio told the states republican party on tuesday that it has a big problem. and they sent that message to the gop nationwide. joining me to unpack all of this is jennifer reuben, opinion writer for the washington post and an msnbc political analyst, as well as michelle goldberg, a new york times columnist and msnbc political analyst as well. michelle, i want to get right into this with you. what is your reaction to the
quote i just read from ej dion in terms of the gop s big problem. is this loss for republicans and ohio bigger than just ohio? well, it s bigger for a couple of reasons. i mean partly because as he said, this was an attempt, a very underhanded scheme to thwart the popular will in ohio. what we see in ohio, which is a conservative state, is a legislature and governor that are far more conservative than even the right-leaning populist. because of gerrymandering. and so you have a near total abortion ban in ohio. although it s been held up in court. ohio, you ll remember, the state where a ten year old had, a ten-year-old rape victim had to flee to indiana to have an abortion. and so, the people of ohio, it s been clear for a long time, they don t want this draconian anti abortion regime. there s very little they can do about it through electoral
the wealthy hoping that it will trickle down, versus his vision of the economy, which is building it out from the middle class and from the bottom up. this idea of having to invest in workers and bring back manufacturing, bring broadband, and empower working americans, not tax cuts. i think it is a really smart thing to do and a really important way for democrats to begin each way at that inexplicable, at least in my mind, the inexplicable advantage that republicans have consistently had on the economy, despite the number of that showed democrats are better on the economy. i wish we had more time so i can get aj s response, but we do. you re on the show all the time, , so you have an opportunity to answer that question in the future. cornell belcher, ej dion, thank you both very much for joining the last word tonight. when we come back, the subpoenas are not over. new reporting indicates that grand jury is still issuing subpoenas into the classified documents investigation weeks af
republicans have consistently on the economy, despite the numbers that they showed that. i wish we had more time so i can get aj s response, but we do. you re on the show all the time, , so you have an opportunity to answer that question in the future. cornell belcher, ej dion, thank you both very much for joining the last word tonight. when we come back, the subpoenas are not over. new reporting indicates that grand jury is still issuing subpoenas into the classified documents investigation weeks after donald trump s indictment. ask barbara about this next. next. unlike some others, neuriva plus is a multitasker supporting 6 key indicators of brain health. to help keep me sharp. neuriva: think bigger. ever since i retired, i ve had trouble falling asleep and staying asleep - you know, insomnia. which was making my days feel like an uphill battle. that is, until i discovered something different,
i knew refused to talk about how we can do so much more. you didn t even show up for votes in washington when a bipartisan group of enlighten legislators voted for an assault weapons ban. we lost another child and teacher yesterday in st. louis because people will not support what i was able to get done here in new york and that is a ban on assault weapons for teenagers. you can t even do that. kathy hochul believes that the only crimes being committed are these crimes with guns. you have people who are afraid of being pushed in front of subway cars. they are being, step now to death on the street with hammers. we need to talk about all these other crimes but instead kathy hochul is too busy putting yourself on the back, job well done. right now there should be a special session. the state legislature should come back and overhaul there you have. and that perfectly encapsulates the debate between democrats and republicans. it has kind of gone out of fashion but it reminded me