Supporters of president lincolns cottage. I wanted to take a moment to recognize two members who have been dedicated supporters since before we were open to the public. Eric reese has been a member for 12 years. Can you wager and please . [applause]and wayne for 13 years. [applause] and thank you to the other members for them. I didnt want to name everyone but i thought since you two have been been giving since before 2008 has been special. At the conclusion of tonights q a, we invite you to the book signing which will be downstairs in the library. We welcome Sidney Blumenthal, all the powers of earth the political life of Abraham Lincoln vol. Iii 18501860. He is the author of the selfmade mad and. Is the former assistant and cedar advisor to president bill clinton and Senior Advisor to former secretary of state, hillary clinton. Hes been a National Staff reporter for the Washington Post and editor and writer for the new yorker. His books include the rise of the clinton wars and a perm
Found themselves on the defensive. But with six months until the iowa caucuses, its unclear whether the debates changed the dynamic in the crowded field. Joininme now to discuss this are the president of democracin color and founder of she the people, aimee allison, and joinngg us via phone from loses, la times Staff Reporter tyrone beason. Thanks t of you. Beason youre welcome. Lagos so, tyrone, i want to start with you. Youve been in michigan. Weve now seen two rounds of debates, 20 candidates. Where do you thinkgs stand w after this most recent round . Beason i think more uncertainty. The democrats spent a lot of time onstag both tuesday and wednesday nights tryidefine the Democratic Party and, obviously, trying to chip away a little bit at joe bidens frontrunner status. But a lot of the discussion focused on of those core issues healthcare, immigration, how to restore the middle class but im not so sure that it settled anything. Think joe biden comes out of it still in the lead, mo
Now welcome to the stage. Congressman Adam Kinzinger with hugo lowell. Hi, guys. Hey. What a good looking crowd. You guys look. Oh. Adam. So, hello. So, adam, just way of introduction as one was one of two republicans on the House Select Committee investigated the capitol attack. Thank you. That was a crazy time. And as a result, it has become, i think, of the most famous politicos around and also one of the most vilified by our own party. Thats true. You know, thank. Is also Lieutenant Colonel in the national. So hes a man of many talents. And we were joking today that maybe he could fly, but it was not quite as dramatic to. Go save the dramatics for the for the book. There you um, id like to start with trump you are one of yes please start with donald trump again one of his most prominent critics but you write in renegade your memoir that you felt responsible for january six in many ways because of your time in congress and how you had been part of the Republican Party talk a little
Now welcome to the stage. Congressman Adam Kinzinger with hugo lowell. Hi, guys. Hey. What a good looking crowd. You guys look. Oh. Adam. So, hello. So, adam, just way of introduction as one was one of two republicans on the House Select Committee investigated the capitol attack. Thank you. That was a crazy time. And as a result, it has become, i think, of the most famous politicos around and also one of the most vilified by our own party. Thats true. You know, thank. Is also Lieutenant Colonel in the national. So hes a man of many talents. And we were joking today that maybe he could fly, but it was not quite as dramatic to. Go save the dramatics for the for the book. There you um, id like to start with trump you are one of yes please start with donald trump again one of his most prominent critics but you write in renegade your memoir that you felt responsible for january six in many ways because of your time in congress and how you had been part of the Republican Party talk a little
Now welcome to the stage. Congressman Adam Kinzinger with hugo lowell. Hi, guys. Hey. What a good looking crowd. You guys look. Oh. Adam. So, hello. So, adam, just way of introduction as one was one of two republicans on the House Select Committee investigated the capitol attack. Thank you. That was a crazy time. And as a result, it has become, i think, of the most famous politicos around and also one of the most vilified by our own party. Thats true. You know, thank. Is also Lieutenant Colonel in the national. So hes a man of many talents. And we were joking today that maybe he could fly, but it was not quite as dramatic to. Go save the dramatics for the for the book. There you um, id like to start with trump you are one of yes please start with donald trump again one of his most prominent critics but you write in renegade your memoir that you felt responsible for january six in many ways because of your time in congress and how you had been part of the Republican Party talk a little