by less than half a percentage point. it was a ss t landslide. it was a l mandate. w itas was also 40 years ago. and in some ways seems even longer than that. since reagan the positivistre puregu tonight, we will examine today . republican party on the eve of yet anotheblicr presidential election. what does the party believe, what is the republican position on foreign policy, cultural issues. how if the party has changed, where is it going? california and new york, will be popular vote be in play againag for a nominee or does winninaig require running the electoral college gauntlets. we are joined tonight by four people who have worked in or around politics for decades. they are very likely to have different views on some issues and may prioritize issuesiz differently. they maye sues represent peopley differensentt orthodoxies withie party but they have come together to discuss policy and politics in the upcoming race for president. as we begin tonight we start with a quoten
have told you in past, he had two major defeats with public corrupt sh corruption cases. over at department of justice. he flew tblew the cases, supreme court identify turns bob mcdonald corruption decision, from politico in 2016, i it it says: so he takes a bribe s bribery statutes and expand its that supreme court says you cannot do, that. they set fo forth a straight forward rule, setting up a meeting, du does not qualify as an official act in return for a favor like a trip. so they destroyed mcdonald s career. bankrupted the man. ruined his marriage. then oops, 8 to 0 supreme court says this outrage out, who is behind it? jack the ripper smith, another one abc news, 2012. saying: a case in which john edwards or his people asked donors to contribute money to put up his pregnant girlfriend at a apartment. to try to cover it up during the course of his election. and what did jock t jack the ri ripper conclude, that is a crime under federal election code, how? it contribu
stay united and keep fighting this stuff. we have no choice. our ancestors the greatest country in the face of the earth and if we don t fight this our children are not going to receive it. that s what this is all about. i ll see you next time on life, liberty and belo good evening and thank you for joining us. i m trey gowdy and this isec special editionia sunday nightn america. in 1984 the republicanes presidential candidateid won 49 out of 50 states.es it was an overwhelming victorymi inng both the electoral college and the popular vote.ge he won california and new york. the one state he lost was his opponent s home state of minnesota. and even then he only lost that