difficult issues. everything needs 60 votes today. this is supposed to be a majority body. show some guts. a majority of senators found the guts to vote for a very mild-mannered expansion of background checks on purchases of guns in this country. but this w one of those days when a majority is not enough in the united states senate and democracy was, once again, denied. the vote the aye are 54, nays are 60. the amendment is not agreed to. mr. president shame on you! the order in the senate. the gallery will refrain from any comment. that voice from the speaking
are are. if three republicans actually get beaten by democrats in these recall elections, the senate in wisconsin will become a democratic majority body. it only got as red as it is six months ago. but scott walker and the republican s union stripping thing seems to have fixed all that, and fast. joining us now is dontae chinney, he s director of patchwork nation which is affiliated with pbs. the surprising truth about the real america. thanks for being here. we appreciate it. thank you for having me. i know that you are immersed in that date that i just tried to present. i m a bystander. let me ask you if the way i explained that makes sense to you? i d say for the most part. republicans will say this is a special election, and turnout was lower than it would normally be, obviously, much lower than
democratic or way more democratic than they did before. than they did just this past november. that s what scott walker did, they made the state vote this much more blue than they did even six months ago in november. and the four republican senators who it looks like will be facing recall elections? look at where their districts are. if three republicans actually get beaten by democrats in these recall elections, the senate in wisconsin will become a democratic majority body. it only got as red as it is six months ago. but scott walker and the republican s union stripping thing seems to have fixed all that, and fast. joining us now is dante chinni, he s director of patchwork nation which is affiliated with pbs. the surprising truth about the real america.
if three republicans actually get beaten by democrats in these recall elections, the senate in wisconsin will become a democratic majority body. it only got as red as it is six months ago.รง but scott walker and the republican s union stripping thing seems to have fixed all that, and fast. joining us now is dante chinni, he s director of patchwork nation which is affiliated with pbs. the surprising truth about the real america. thanks for being here. we appreciate it. thank you for having me. i know that you are immersed in that date that i just tried to present. i m a bystander. let me ask you if the way i explained that makes sense to you? i d say for the most part. republicans will say this is a special election, and turnout was lower than it would normally be, obviously, much lower than it was last november. you can apply that to those