senate, canceled out the gains of the previous four years. president obama called it a shellacking. well, now we re on the same kind of spot on the political timeline. there s another brand new president but this time president trump is far less popular than president obama was at this time he s also facing an unprecedented level of serious scandal early in his administration and he s also facing a grass-roots protest movement against him just like president obama did with the tea party folks but already the on-the-ground movement against trump is larger than the tea party ever was, even at its height. anti-trump protests started the day of his inauguration, they got huge one day after the inauguration, possibly the biggest protest day in u.s. history. and now almost four weeks into his time in office the protests are not just continuing, they are spreading. hello providence rhode island town hall meeting with members of congress this week. 800 people in rhode island yelling just say
of the previous four years. president obama called it a shellacking. well, now we re on the same kind of spot on the political timeline. there s another brand new president but this time president trump is far less popular than president obama was at this time he s also facing an unprecedented level of serious scandal early in his administration and he s also facing a grass-roots protest movement against him just like president obama did with the tea party folks but already the on-the-ground movement against trump is larger than the tea party ever was, even at its height. anti-trump protests started the day of his inauguration, they got huge one day after the inauguration, possibly the biggest protest day in u.s. history. and now almost four weeks into his time in office the protests are not just continuing, they are spreading. hello providence rhode island town hall meeting with members of congress this week. 800 people in rhode island yelling just say no.
party energy and scott brown of all people won in massachusetts and that shock upset victory was the first indicator of what was on the way for republicans and democrats. scott brown was first, he won that forever blue senate seat in january, 2010 and later that year in november, 2010, that was the wipeout for democrats. democrats lost 63 seats in the house. they lost six seats in the senate, canceled out the gains of the previous four years. president obama called it a shellacking. well, now we re on the same kind of spot on the political timeline. there s another brand new president but this time president trump is far less popular than president obama was at this time he s also facing an unprecedented level of serious scandal early in his administration and he s also facing a grass-roots protest movement against him just like president obama did with the tea party folks but already the on-the-ground movement against trump is larger than the tea party ever was, even at its height.
point. democrats remain a well organized force in the state. and like the rest of the country, north carolina is struggling with a polarized political climate. much of the outrage right now surrounds the issue of voting rights, particularly prevalent with the state s primary coming up in less than a month. before last year, 40 north carolina counties had been subject to a provision of the voting rights act that required federal approval to make any changes in voting laws. after the supreme court struck that provision down last summer, the republican legislature quickly passed a number of new laws that go in effect this year, including eliminating same-day registration, shortening the early voting period. striking down straight ticket voting and requiring voter i.d.s beginning in 2016. critics say these new laws unfairly disenfranchise minorities and have become a focus for a grass roots protest movement known as moral mondays. the group is also focused on social issues, protesting, amo
take a look. hundreds of thousands of israelis protesting in the streets. 250,000 demonstrators gathering in israel s three largest cities, angry over the rising cost of living. the rallies mark, the end of a summer long grass roots protest movement. is targeted howing costs but quickly evolve inside rage against a wide range of economic issues including the cost of food, gasoline and education. iranian state radio is reporting that the country s nuclear plant has been hooked up to the electric grid and has begun generating electricity and energy. it was supposed to be up and running back in 2009 but disputes over iran s nuclear ambitions and technical problems delayed its opening. after months of intense fighting, libya s rebel leaders may finally be on the verge of declaring victory. poised to seize one of