we are now just 22 days off in the midterms. and it is far from clear, frankly, which side is gonna hold congress next year. the baits in close races tonight as candidates try to push themselves over the top. and, former president barack obama, is giving his party a bit of an furnished advised on what to stop doing. the life i am leading. they today. how does politics even relevant to the things that i care most deeply about? ? my family, my kids. work that gives me satisfaction. having fun. not being a buzzkill vin sometimes democrats are, right? it sometimes people just want to not feel as if they are walking on eggshells. and they want some acknowledgment that life is messy. that all of us, at any given moment can, you know, say things the wrong way. make mistakes. join us now to discuss. cnn political correspondent former white house official will john doe. cnn political analyst, jonathan barton. i m glad to see you all here. what do you make of that comment? th
i m glad to see you all here. what do you make of that comment? the idea of it almost is a newer way of talking about pc, and political correctness. the idea of not wanted to feel so uncomfortable about what is expected of you. in this america. obama s office hours are open. he does have a tendency to, sort of, lecture the party. at times, apparently when it needed. i think he s never been shy about it. he s particularly willing to do it. and to say things that frankly, other people in the party would never say. which is we can come up as cold sometimes, as democrats. and people really don t like that. it s part of this cultural rejection of the party. that isn t related to policy. he s trying to tell democrats that, look, you still as a democrat have to run a defensive style of politics. by that, i mean, you have to be