argument. have a great rest of your night. thank you so much. appreciate it. tonight on the mehdi hasan show, my warning for democrats. improve your messaging to voters, or risk a stinging defeat in 2024. congressman eric swalwell, who communicates better than most democrats, joins me live. plus, new reporting on the behind the scenes chaos at fox in the weeks up to the 2020 election. their fealty to trump on full display. and, should we be doing more to rein in israel s far-right government? i ll speak with you just hand delivered to president biden on this issue. good evening. this weekend, some of the most conservative republicans from across the country gathered in maryland for the annual conservative political action conference, once a staple of the season, this year s cpac conference was a gust of years past. many republican simply refused to attend, and those that did show up, while, they didn t quite get the rousing reception you may have hoped for. 2024 hop
on social media. conservative critics said it was a gross miscalculation of their views. no one wanted to lock women up for having an abortion however, this week, we saw exactly that plant in south carolina, where 33-year-old woman was arrested and charged with performing or soliciting on abortion after allegedly taking abortion pills to end her pregnancy back in 2021. well abortion is legal in south carolina up until 20 weeks, it s one of only three states that explicitly criminalizes self managed abortion. republicans in the state house want to take things even farther. dozens of state lawmakers have now sponsored a bill that can make abortion a death penalty ideological offense. yes, a death penalty eligible offense. that ad you just saw? doesn t seem so far off now, does it? congressman eric swalwell of california joins me now. congressman, thanks for coming back on the show. let s start by talking messaging. do you believe your party, the democratic party has a mesh surging pr