like georgia. that is what put democrats in power, so that, up until now, that has not been front and center at the democrats agenda, it s really baffling to me. they should have been pushing voting rights. they should have been pushing election protections. this is what is not only the right thing to do but it was the politically savvy thing to do for democrats and in the time that they have left, that s precisely what they need to focus on and show exactly what the threat is to democracy that is increasing with every passing day. jake, i know democrats and republicans that you have covered view the midterms and their conclusions in some ways as structurally unsuspenseful but i m haunted by this line in american president where annette benning says, on election day, people care about what i tell them to care about. do democrats believe that on election day, people might still care about what they tell them to care about? it s a really good question. i think that democrats are g
establishment moderate victories in these primaries across the country. we saw it in the new york mayor s race. we saw it in the virginia governor s race. so certainly this will take the wind out sails of the progressive movement that is trying to be more ascendant here. but president biden still the leader of his party, and i can tell you he was front and center in this race because his agenda was. james clyburn was there over the weekend saying elect shontel brown to get the president s agenda moving. don, also just a little bit south of here in columbus a big win actually for president trump in ohio s 15th congressional district. his candidate, the one he backed, actually won that republican primary. this comes a week after his candidate lost a texas special election. so certainly just a snapshot in time here in this off election year. but a big win for the establishment. this will certainly be discussed in the days to come here what is really to be made of the progressive movement
really to be made of the progressive movement here in washington, don. here we are in august with election protections. thank you, jeff. i appreciate it. four officers have now died of suicide after responding to the attack on the capitol. officer michael fanone is here. he s going to weigh in right after this. wright brothers? more like, yeah right, brothers! get outta here! it s not crazy. it s a scramble. just crack an egg. i ve been telling everyone. the secret to great teeth is having healthy gums. keep yours healthy with crest advanced gum restore. it s clinically proven to detoxify below the gumline. and, it restores by helping heal gums in as little as 7 days. because you cant have a healthy smile, without healthy gums. advanced gum restore, from crest. the #1 toothpaste brand in america.
protections. we haven t seen any of that. that s something that all it takes is the word from mitch mcconnell or paul ryan to send bills like that to the floor, that could pass with an overwhelming veto-proof majority if they want to do that, as well as protect the mueller investigation. i think what s protecting the president right now and his ability to despite the fact republicans are sometimes uncomfortable with what he does and says, like the hell sink h summit, are polls. republicans know overwhelmingly are on his side and that means mcconnell, paul ryan and other republican leaders in congress are not going to act in ways that are against him. they re not going to put in place policies that he doesn t want, such as a bill to protect the mueller investigation or to boost election protections. yeah, they passed a condemnation. the senate passed a condemnation of his behavior in helsinki or of this proposal that vladimir putin had to hand over americans and also have
hearing on capitol hill this week. and number two, election protections in place for the virginia elections next week. and number three, bringing you back to the conversation with tom, aaron and anna, the plea agreement by george papadopoulos and what that means for the congressional investigations. because remember, those are happening also. you have all these things happening at the same time. and i thought it was interesting, tom, we had a conversation here at the table as garrett interviewed senator burr there, he said, yeah, we re not really impeded in our investigation, but dot, dot, dot. well, look, the answer is they are impeded in the investigation. the fact is, at least if you look at manafort and gates, if you are under federal criminal indictment, that is going to make you renosant to go into congress and tell what you know. the first thing you don t want to do is clam up and we ll present this in a court of law, not with congressional investigators. the special counsel