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And how they think that they can influence the court. it is this kind of porous nurse, and here we have another example of the role of dark money in politics. between elections and i mean, if you are somebody that wants to wreck democracy, one of the things that you want to do is ruined citizens trust in institutions. the dobbs decision has sparked a huge thing across the nation of people and we saw the effect in the midterm elections. the court, it has backfired as well. ruth, basil, thank you to the both of you for joining us this evening. very appreciated, your since insights, as always. coming up at the top of the hour, a documentary that could not be more timely. msnbc films presents split screen, a look at how we got to this political point, in an extremely divided america. ....
Like to have a congressman networks just for them. in d.c., only voting for the issues that they care about, and then immediately returning home every week to work on the issues that matter most to folks here. we haven t had that, and especially in the minority, that s going to be a big priority. congressman elect landsman, thank you for your time. we look forward to speaking with you regularly on this program, whatever you d want to join us on a sunday night, you ve got the right spot. all right, thank you. thank you for having me. let s bring back my panel, you heard it there. ruth, i will start with you. you have the new york times dragging down, saying that trump is dragging down republicans that he endorsed in the midterm cycle. we heard the congressman elect that if you re running on the big lie or abortion, it s not going to work for you. do you think that this is going to be an issue going forward in 2024, that the big lie and the motivating factors ....
That. we cannot be clear about that anymore. the concern has been, and all of us did talk about elections, and say that elections matter, it s because of situations like this. the court has changed now for a generation. i cannot imagine that this is the last time we will be hearing about the dobbs decision being leaked, scales perhaps being tipped in one way or another, or justices not refusing themselves of situations where they absolutely should. this is going to be troubling for america, for at least a generation. ruth, this reverend spoke on a podcast after the dobbs decision, overturning roe v. wade. he said, quote, i don t think that we would ve gotten a decision as is worded from justice alito without the work that we did. what does that say about about how ....
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Work that was being done. they were on this mission to change not only the court, but to really change national policy. they were on this height mission, using donations as a means of developing infrastructure to implement all of that. my takeaway from this is that yes, i assumed that this happens all the time, quite frankly. for alito to have been at the center of this now, and he was such a leading voice when the dobbs decision was leaked, it s part of the hypocrisy of the court. what we are seeing now, you can add that to justice thomas s behavior. not recusing himself of so many things that he should ve. it leads to questions about how much we can take this seriously. ruth, what does this do to the public s trust in the supreme court? the polls consistently show ....