executive producer casey dolan, and not to be left out here with me in our d.c. studio is none other than jason neil, jason, the camera over here, son of our executive producer jasper, jasper i used your daddy s name and i am so sorry. this is jasper neil, son of michelle perry neil and jason neil jasper is bilingual in english and spanish, an ace math student, and he s going to be taking over the show one way or another in about 20 years. so thanks to all of you, jasper, eleanor, and daphne, and that does it for this edition of andrea mitchell reports. follow the show online, on facebook, and on twitter @mitchellreports chris jansing reports starts right now. good day, i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. ron desantis is halfway around the world but still feeling the heat back home, from donors, supporters, and of course donald trump. is it enough to get him to finally commit to launching a presidential campaign? our new reporting that he s r
Fuzzy rules applied unevenly like decorum, to try to silence the communities that rise up zephyr now joins the tennessee three, a club of first term legislators getting a lot of o attention for their commitment to progressive issues and adding to the growing realization by a lot of voters of just how much power state and local officials have over our everyday lives joining me now is amanda litman, cofounder and executive director of run for something, an organization that has helped more than 100,000 progressives run for state and local office since 2017 it s good to see you again, aym amanda i ve been thinking about this a lot lately i m wondering what s happened with these lawmakers in tennessee and montana is emboldening potential candidates because they see the potential stakes and they re burning up your phones, or do these events have a chilling effect making, frankly, possible candidates wonder if it s worth the risk to them, to their families to get into politics right now?