presidential run? i think ron desantis has, very much, concluded that the essence of trumpism, the fuel in it, is seen by the base, and it is enough liberal institutions. the fight, itself, more than the terrain in which you are fighting, is the essence of it. my colleague said the cruelty is the point. but, i think, this kind of fits in with his fight with disney, his fight trying to control not only schools, but private businesses. he wants to be seen as a culture warrior. the washington post got audio of him talking to republican donors, over the weekend, in which we previewed this. it is worth noting, very quickly, the history of what we re talking about. both in 2006, and 2013, the senate passed on a bipartisan filibuster proof majority, which included mitch mcconnell
state electing two democratic senators. there is a razor thin majority in the u.s. senate. now, trump is going full throttle to replace the two men who stood up to. him endorsing david perdue in the governor s race, and jody hice for secretary of state. both candidates are fully on board with trump s false claims that he actually won in 2020. and they were not quiet about it. as you may have heard, purdue s way down in the polls though. the guardian reports that even if trump s handpicked candidates lose, it is not like the other republican candidates or anti trump. quote, the victors will not be moderates promising a repudiation of trumpism. their policies are generally aligned with his america first vision, and far-right positions on abortion, trans rights, and the teaching of race in schools. remember, just days ago republicans in pennsylvania picks candidates for both the governor and senator, who participated in the january 6th insurrection.
setmayer, resident scholar at the university of virginia center for politics. she is a senior adviser to the lincoln project and eugene daniels, white house correspondent for political and and and msnbc political contributor. thank you both very much for coming. tara, i will start with you, what do you make of republicans censoring liz cheney and adam kinzinger for their involvement with the january 6th committee? i look at this and i say to myself, how far has the republican party fallen? every time i think that the floor can t get any lower, things like this happen. it s clear that the republican party has made a clear choice here. they have had plenty of opportunities to off ramp from the malignancy of trumpism, but no, they decided to double, triple, quadruple down. and today is another example. it is the epitome of this disgraceful path that the republican party is taking. and why i left it a year ago. it s a referee ball. the
i think it s part of the globalization of trumpism, frankly. we have seen the gofundme was the eighth largest gofundme in history. they raise $10 million in a little over two weeks. there s no way there s that much money in canada. so this is an expression of far-right populism and far-right organized that goes far beyond our borders. that said, it s really important for whatever any of us get on american tv to disabuse you of your very necessary but inflated liberal romanticism for canada. the country was shaken, a country which is normally known for its, let me get this right, shake in a country known globe globally as a model for humanism and serenity. now folks avi! that is how i think of you. thank you. personally, i ll take it. although, i don t demonstrated. canada has universal public health care. that s important. in the early days of the
california, thank you very much for coming to the last word. joining us now are resident scholar at the university of virginia center for politics. she is a senior adviser to the lincoln project and eugene daniels, white house correspondent for political and and and msnbc political contributor. thank you both very much for coming. tara, i will start with you, what do you make of republican censoring liz cheney and adam can singer for their involvement with the january 6th committee? i look at this and i say to myself, how far has the republican party fallen? every time i think that the floor can t get any lower, things like this happen. it s clear that the republican party has made a clear choice here. they have had plenty of opportunities to off ramp from the malignancy of trumpism, but no, they decided to double, triple, quadruple down. and today is another example. it is the epitome of this