horrible word that people in washington used. he talked about scheduling. and he just soundly sounded like he could be harry reid, like he has done 40 years in the capitol. this is a guy who has been celebrated for his military service, very much a fellow arkansan. mostly a plainspoken guy. but this went against him today. you have to wonder whether there are people who get elected for office and live off public acclaim would rather have harry reid in the old days or now mitch mcconnell or chuck scher as their best friend, or the support of that last guy talking at the last town meeting they went to. because when you have to stand out there and you have to play establishment politics to people who are not in the establishment, regular people, and you challenge them, everybody in that room is on that person s side. and that woman was not an outside agitator that was not a new york accent. right. that woman from arkansas. what do you think is happening here? thing is a lot of t
ninth? the senate has to approve somebody. that means 60 votes. unless somebody goes nuclear. one of the things that drove down congressional approval rating was the idea that it was gridlock, that things couldn t get done. republicans used this to their advantage. a lot of their supporters don t even like washington, but it does work. it s going to be hard for democrats to block supreme court nominees, to block appointees and then somehow turn to voters and say trust us and bring us back to power. really? afraid to filibuster, you think? they will try, but at some point there is going to have to be some movement on there. i don t know how long they can hold out and say in a midterm election say see what they did? if the argument is going to be interesting. let s take a look. in a statement today, by the way senator bernie sanders of vermont said donald trump tapped into the anger of a declining middle class that is sick and tired of establishment economics, establishment p
political ad in my life. in fact, when sander does criticize mrs. clinton, he doesn t even mention her name. listen to what he told npr. if you think establishment politics and establishment economics is the answer to our problems, fine, there are good candidates out there. reporter: meanwhile clinton told nbc that having sanders in the race is a good thing. i really believe this is great for the democratic party and for this election, because we want to turn out as many people as possible. reporter: she even declined to go after him. let me talk about myself. i ll let senator sanders talk about himself. reporter: sanders strategy seems to be pointing out what he has done, a subtle way of saying his opponent did something different. you are looking at a former member of congress who voted against the war in iraq. reporter: remember, mrs. clinton voted to authorize the iraq war, which cost her dearly in the 2008 election. any vote that might lead to
nominee? can he be the most electable candidate? let me ask you, why are you more electable than hillary clinton? i think the issues, chuck, that we are talking about, the collapse of the american middle class, massive income and wealth inequality. why we are the only country on earth that doesn t guarantee health care or family or medical leave, why millions of families are finding it so hard to send their kids to college or have decent health care, these are issues resonating with the american people. and the american people in my strong view are sick and tired of establishment politics, of establishment economics. and they want a candidate who is prepared to stand up to the big money interests, wall street, corporate america, that exert so much power over our legislation legislative life in washington. i think we are generating a lot of excitement not just in iowa and new hampshire, but all across this country.
nominee? can he be the most electable candidate? let me ask you, why are you more electable than hillary clinton? i think the issues, chuck, that we are talking about, the collapse of the american middle class, massive income and wealth inequality. why we are the only country on earth that doesn t guarantee health care or family or medical leave, why millions of families are finding it so hard to send their kids to college or have decent health care, these are issues resonating with the american people. and the american people in my strong view are sick and tired of establishment politics, of establishment economics. and they want a candidate who is prepared to stand up to the big money interests, wall street, corporate america, that exert so much power over our legislation legislative life in washington. i think we are generating a lot of excitement not just in iowa and new hampshire, but all