Have the progressive bring in and you have some people of color to original side of the Democratic Party and on a republican side as well especially where from trumka coming out in 2016 you seen the regional side of the Republican Party and now you see a new side a democrat a Republican Party who are all ok well i mean i mean look at that thats an interesting argument but even when he is in the 2 parties a lot of people feel disaffected ok ill give you im a perfect example ok i can see myself as a conservative but i am a noninterventionist so theres no place for me in the Republican Party if theres a john mccain. Lindsey graham or marco rubio i think no i have no ability with those people whatsoever so you know i mean thats why you know there will be chants of the to the in the to the g. O. P. I mean you see what im getting here ok i mean the parties are very monolithic they can what they claim to stand for which i dont think they do but thats that and that does a back seat will go ahe
Themselves as independent or not affiliated with a Political Party on top of this whole after poll revealed voters want more choices is the 2 party system limiting a more robust democracy. To discuss this and more im joined by my guest will piers in washington he is a democratic strategist and in Fort Lauderdale were joined by john karr dello he is a t. V. Host as well as a conservative political strategist are joining crossed up rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it ok lets go to well in washington. A recent gallup poll tells a lot of lot about disaffection many of potential voters have. Been looking at this election and part. Here 57 percent believe that there should be more choices that there should be a 3rd party now all 3 of us know 3rd party has been bandied about a lot and actually has made a difference in some campaigns in the past but there seems to be no movement in that direction as a matter of fact there are plenty of reports
System is as secure as its ever before. The Registration System as secure as its ever before. Four years ago the obama administration, a little later than this, said there is a big problem and were going to declare the election structure a structure of National Significance and were going 0 it play a different role than we ever played before. No anticipation this was going to happen. Not much discussion. Election officials all over the country immediately said, oh, no youre not. Youre not going to just decide in october of Election Year that youre going to take over the election system and declare it a national a system of National Significance, a system of critical significance to the future of the nation. Of course it is. But it didnt become that in october of 2016. But the message was clear that we needed to build those stronger ties with local and state election authorities. We needed to do everything we could as we saw the efforts by some foreign actors and some people in their ba
And the start of the Republican National convention, monday, only on cspan, your unfiltered view of politics. 1964, the Civil Rights Act was signed into law. Civil unrest over racial disco nation continued across the country. The beatles came to the u. S. And tensions between the u. S. And North Vietnam escalated. This was the backdrop for the Political Conventions that year and for speeches made by president ial nominees Linden Johnson and Barry Goldwater. At the time of the Democratic National convention, Lyndon Baines johnson had been president less than a year after the assassination of president john f. Kennedy. On before, Lyndon Johnson was a teacher at a small segregated mexicanamerican school where the poverty he saw influenced his policy throughout his political career. While a u. S. Congressman he was named Lieutenant Commander of the Naval Reserve and through this after pearl harbor called to active duty. Hisr, Lyndon Johnson won Senate Primary by 87 votes but went on to hol
About the campaign and the federal judiciary. And tony perkins looks at evangelical voters in the november election. We will also take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. 550 for president donald j. Trump. President trump and Vice President mike pence were officially renominated for the gop ticket this november. We will get your thoughts on the first day of the Republican Convention, from rollcall call to the speeches last night, and a preview of tonights lineup. Here are your lines. If you are supporting the president this november, dial in 202 7488000. If you are supporting joe biden, your line is 202 7488001. If you are undecided, please call us at 202 7488002. Your first name, city, and state at 202 7488003. Or facebook tor join the conversation. We will begin with one of the keynote speakers, the president s son, donald trump, jr. [video clip] after eight years of slow growth, trumps policies have been rocket fuel to th