extremist groups on the ragged edge of american politics, right? anti-abortion extremists who turn to bombs and snipers to kill people to try to get their way, to kill doctors. left wing groups in the 70s who carried out bombings of their own, hijackings, even prison breaks. puerto rican groups shot up the capitol in 1950s. more modern iterations of the klan persist to this day. and violent kults and sovereign citizens. violent extremism, people who celebrate violence for its political effect, they have always been with news this country. or they ve always been off to the side. they re here, but usually way off the number line in terms of what counts as american politics. right now, though, we are experiencing something a little bit different, which is that we are now seeing the formation of new groups, aggressive groups that recruit aggressively, and that openly celebrate violence as their m.o. but in their case, whatever else
t the hill to die on. the battle for congress. it feels like we re going back down the number line when it comes to donald trump. he s going out there and paying on behalf of senators and congressmen. he s making it all about himself. he is going back to these basic themes that we heard in 2016. the themes that worked for gop voters. are they working right now for republican voters in these congressional races? it doesn t look like it. the 2016 election was a very different election than this one. this is based on information we have right now. this is what republicans are telling me. it s become increasingly difficult to talk about the economy and talk about good news for republicans because of things, what you just played. the constant noise coming from the white house.
true, he hasn t specifically ruled on roe v. wade, but he has ruled on other stuff, they concede that he will be able to carry the water. and there are five very conservative members of the court if he s confirmed. the terms of his expected role, what have we learned about him over the course of his 12 years in terms of his not just his temperament and ideological place on the number line, but his skill as a jurist and the way he works with other judges? he is, as i said, enormously skilled and very conservative jurist. who as far as i can tell gets along with his colleagues very
ruled on roe v. wade, but he has ruled on other stuff, they concede that he will be able to carry the water. and there are five very conservative members of the court if he s confirmed. the terms of his expected role, what have we learned about him over the course of his 12 years in terms of his not just his temperament and ideological place on the number line, but his skill as a jurist and the way he works with other judges? he is, as i said, enormously skilled and very conservative jurist. who as far as i can tell gets along with his colleagues very well, can slice the salami thin when he needs to.
rowe v. wade, but she hhe has r on other stuff, they conceive he will be able to carry the water. the terms of his expected role, what have we learned about him over the course of his 12 years in terms of his not just his temperament and ideological place on the number line, but his skill as a jurist and the way he works with other judges? he is, as i said, enormously skilled who as far as i can tell gets along with his colleagues very well, can slice the salemi very well and is something of a