into place. the problem is, and ike think s is something democrats bear in mind when they think about the candidates they helped, doug mastriano, for example, his opponents spent many fold more money on his campaign to boost mastriano to get a kook through the primary than he spent on his own campaign. right now it s a better year for democrats than before. it s still not a good year for democrats, but the tide has turned a little bit. if that were to shift, you could see these really, really extreme people taking over key positions in swing states which would put them there in 2024. cnn and a lot of other organizations have been polling on the issue, as you know, since the 2020 presidential election poll. poll after poll you see anywhere from 50% to 70% of republicans who believe the election was stolen from the former president. the main reason seems to be simply because he tells them it was stolen despite no evidence and despite all the evidence to the contrary. do you think there
the problem is, and i think this is something that democrats should bear in mind, as they think about the candidates who they helped. doug mastriano in pennsylvania, for example. his opponents spent many fold more money on his campaign to boost mastriano, to get a kook through the primary, then mastriano spent on his own campaign. in a good year for republicans, right now, it s a better year for democrats than before. it s still not a good year for democrats, but the tide has turned a little bit. if that were to shift, you could see these really, really extreme people taking over key positions in swing states, which would put them there in 2024. cnn and a lot of other organizations have been pulling on the issue, as you know, since the 2020 presidential election, poll after poll, you see anywhere between 50% to 70% of republicans who believe the election was stolen from the former president. the main reason seems to be simply because he tells them that it was stolen, despite no evide
and it s a pattern that i think is straight out of a psychology textbook. his response is to accuse everybody else of lying. you know how you make america great again? tell donald trump to go to hill. he s a race baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot. he doesn t represent my party. i m not gonna try and get into the mind of donald trump, because i don t think there s a whole lot of space there. i think he s a kook. i think he s crazy. i think he s unfit for office. it s like they don t remember there on tape. let s remember what lindsey graham tweeted back in 2016 when you voted tell the truth and i quote here, if we nominate trump, we will get destroyed and we will deserve it. let s bring in georgia s lieutenant governor, jeff duncan who is republican. and senior cnn political
everyone else of lying. you know how you make america great again? tell donald trump to go to he s a race baiting, xenophobic religious bigot. he doesn t represent my party. i m not gonna try and get into the mind of donald trump, because i don t think there s a whole lot of space there. i think he s a kook. i think he s crazy. i think he s unfit for office. it s like they don t even remember that there on tape. let s not forget, what lindsey graham tweeted back in 2016 when he was willing to tell the truth and i quote here, if we nominate trump, we will get destroyed, and we will deserve it. let s bring in georgia s lieutenant governor, jeff duncan, who is a republican. and senior cnn political analyst, ron brownstein. wow. i ve seen all those soundbites, but just, you know i am reminded. good evening to both of you.