ready to put together policies that will, in fact b focused on makingng america work for workin america. we know how mitch mcconnell and john boehner played their role in the early days of barack obama s presidency. they made s strategic political decision to offer no help to the president, not say let s find common grounds of things we can do together because that would validate that president. that was a very effective political strategy even if it was terrible for the cocountry. you now find yourself in the senate democratic caucus. what is your strategy? yeah, i completely reject the strategy mitch mcconnell has had essentially inflicting pain on america in an effort to dismantle the credibility of an american presidenen that strategy doesn t belong in anyone in elected office. it s unpatriotic. it s destructive. it damages people. and we ve seen it implemented over the last eight yea andnd
association would not, will not ever back down on making sure we re getting as much access as possssible. but you re right, that s an indication there may be some thorny discussions moving forward. it speaks to this issu though, this is someone whooes not have experience in washington rving inin government, and so there are going to be potentially some of these moments where the traditions that exist here may not be the obvious choices that are made. all right, kristen welker, thanks for your update. appreciate it. > joining me, morn s state university professor, jason johnson. mckay coppin, senior political writer at buzzfeed news. i got to start, well, let me ststart here, jason. i to play this bit of president obama talking to reverend al sharpton, the inauguration, the possibility of this moment. take a listen. i mean, can you imagine how you would feel standing on the steps of t t capitol having to hand over the power andnd watch him put his hand on that bible and become you