and now, the man charged under that anti-klan law, is taking his campaign to alabama. alabama, the state where the ku klux klan was headquartered up until 1987, and where klan the s legacy of racist attacks on democracy is very much alive today. tonight, trump wasn t alabama to accept the endorsement of alabama s entire republican congressional delegation. just sit with that for a second. after being indicted for trying to overthrow democracy, every single republican house member from alabama still endorsed donald trump tonight. but that is not the only controversy that those members of congress are dealing with. right now, that same congressional delegation is at the center of a national fight over the disenfranchisement of black voters. now, one in four people in the state of alabama is black. but only one of the seven congressional districts in alabama has a majority of black voters. that imbalance was so plainly
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It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
so, you know, at the end of the day, it s very hard for an individual member to escape the undertow. of their party. i think particularly in a house where, you know, a senator, governor has a better chance to do that because they are well-known, they dominate the media or certain governors do. but if you re a house member, particularly in california or new york, these massive media market states, you re really not that well known. and, so it s going to be very easy, i think, for those democratic candidates to paint those republican candidates and members, no matter what they say, as part and parcel of the trump, mccarthy campaign. define them, rubberstamp them, as we used to say. i want to ask you a little bit about the republican primary, given, you obviously, ran obama s campaign in 2008. i remember well, as i m sure you do, when obama was down by more than 20 points back in 2007. there s some new polling that suggests tim scott is moving up a bit, particularly in iowa. there are
because they re well-known, they dominate the media, certainly governors do. but if you are a house member, particularly in california and new york, these massive media market states, you are really not that well known. it s gonna be very easy, i think, for those democratic candidates to paint those republican candidates and members no matter what they say as part and parcel of the mccarthy thing. to find them, rubberstamp them as we used to say. i want to ask you a bit about the primary, given you ran obama s campaign in 2008. i remember, as you do, when obama was down by 22 points back in 2007. there is new polling that suggests tim scott is moving up at the, particularly in iowa. there s obviously some change is happening in the desantis campaign, complicated front electorate and a race. but do you see any chances or opportunities for any of these candidates to really challenge trump in the primary at this point? i do because we are so early in this. yeah. we haven t had any