gamble on this? well, it depends on how much of a risk they think they re taking. there are some things here so overwhelmingly supported that there isn t that much risk associated with it and if you have, you know, one of the reasons mitch mcconnell assigned john cornyn to lead these negotiations is that he has impeccable credentials with the gun-owning community, with the gun activist and so if he blesses a deal, that will give coverer to other senators to come along on a deal but anderson, i have to respond to one thing dave said, he s absolutely right. we have a terrible gun violence problem in chicago. we also have a problem, 60% of the guns recovered there come across the border from indiana and other states with lax gun laws so it is a national problem. it is not just a state problem and we have to address it as a national problem. gloria, two davids, appreciate it refer to you guys as two davids from now on.
can t find those ten republicans in the senate to sign on to anything, no matter how mediocre it is, it s not going to be what joe biden wants, but whatever the compromise is, the question out there is can there be ten people from the other side of the aisle who would sign on to it? yeah. david, the lesson is, for the senator, for voters, who would senators risk there, you know, risk themselves by taking a gamble on this? well, it depends on how much of a risk they think they re taking. there are some things here so overwhelmingly supported that there isn t that much risk associated with it and if you have, you know, one of the reasons mitch mcconnell assigned john cornyn to lead these negotiations is that he has impeccable credentials with the gun-owning community, with the gun activist and so if he blesses a deal, that will give coverer to other senators to come along on a deal but anderson, i have to respond to one thing dave said, he s absolutely right. we have a terrible gun v
into custody and they have asked for access. it s not clear yet whether that access has been granted. but it was just a few hours ago that the fsb, which is the federal security services, the lead agency in russia responsible for counter espionage, announced that it had taken into custody this u.s. citizen, paul whelan. that s the only statement they made. there s been no further reaction to it. it is interesting that a relationship that has been dogged by allegations of espuknowledge and spying over the past couple years should end 2018 in this way. it was just a couple weeks ago that maria butina, who is a russian gun activist in the united states, pleaded guilty to being an agent of the russian government and attempting to infiltrate and influence conservative groups like national rifle association in the u.s. she faces a six-month prison sentence.
mother gun activist going right at those issues. i mean, look, when we see like across the country, we saw even with the antonio delgado situation, which is him being maligned as a rapper, we saw the comments that andrew gillum just pointed to, we see what s happening in georgia where it seems like it s 1956 all over again. it is impossible for the democratic party to say they want to keep the base, which is overwhelmingly african-american women, committed to the party and to continue along the lines of saying we have to try to appeal to the kind of fabled white working class voter that was never really trump s base of support any way. sabrina, i want to play this clip. i found the way andrew gillum handled his race fascinating. the president s approval rating in florida is higher than other places. he would be the first black
this is a woman who you profile, her son was murdered at a gas station by a white man. she became an activist. she s running in georgia s sixth, right? she s running in what was the most milquetoast district, the most oh, it s educate, white, and here s lucy mcbeth, grieving mother gun activist going right at those issues. i mean, look, when we see like across the country, we saw even with the antonio delgado situation, which is him being maligned as a rapper, we saw the comments that andrew gillum just pointed to, we see what s happening in georgia where it seems like it s 1956 all over again. it is impossible for the democratic party to say they want to keep the base, which is overwhelmingly african-american women, committed to the party