foundation of what he calls economic nationalism to donald trump s about orthodox brand. he is extremely consistent, that as you can imagine, there are many things hitting the president s ear and desk every day. different things that come to the president that want to move him off of his agenda. and steve very consistent and very loyal. reporter: bannon is a complex character. a virginia native and former naval officer from a democratic working class family. in many ways, it makes sense he d dedicate himself to giving his brethren a voice. but he is also an elite. a harvard business school graduate who worked at goldman sachs and produced television and movies in hollywood. despite that pedigree or perhaps because of it, he became editor-in-chief of the ultra right breitbart and began trying to reshape the media landscape by throwing flames at the establishment, even the gop. what we need to do is bitch
census. it s a microcosm of the ideological divide happening all over the country, proof again of why it s so difficult to get anything done in washington. joining me now, jonathan martin, a virginia native, and amy walter, also now a virginia resident. as are you. we will boost turnout from 5% to 6% if we all show up. jonathan, you ve been in this state a long time. this is a moderate state. it s always been, center left, center right, as far as its politics are concerned. historically, center right. in the modern era, probably now more center. but either way, that s how you get elected. and yet, we are and even its members of congress, over the years, had been, blithely, before we can go back and forth. but now that gerrymandering, right here even in virginia, a swing state, it s not producing moderates, it s producing employ polarizers. and you have eric cantor, and don beyer, a well-known figure