advantage of being true. as you were discussing with avlon a minute ago, it didn t have to be this way but it is. the democratic party is not a threat to democracy. the republican party is. if joe biden can make that case forcefully, that might have the ability to rally his base and bring some people to his side. john avlon the attorney general merrick garland warning that acts of violence and threats have become frighteningly common over the last year. here is part of it. flight crews have been assaulted, journalists have been targeted, school personnel and their families have been threatened. a member of congress was threatened in a gruesome voice mail that asked if she had ever seen what a 50 caliber shell does to a human head. these acts and threats of violence are not associated with any one set of partisan or
also tonight, the new manhattan district attorney announcing a list of crimes his office will prosecute, and will not prosecute i should say, drawing both positive and negative reactions. is his move the right way to go? and a major upset in the world of tennis but this time off the court tennis champ novak djokovic ordered to leave australia after applying for a visa that does not permit medical exemptions for being unvaccinated for covid-19. a lot to discuss. let s bring in cnn s senior political analyst and white house correspondent. good evening. good evening. john a., meaning avlon, one year out, look. it s almost easy to forget that right after the insurrection there was a moment where republican leaders could have broken with trump for good, right? i had a guest on earlier that said the party could have pivoted away from trump. instead trump and his big lie
prosecute i should say, drawing both positive and negative reactions. is his move the right way to go? and a major upset in the world of tennis but this time off the court tennis champ novak djokovic ordered to leave australia after applying for a visa that does not permit medical exemptions for being unvaccinated for covid-19. a lot to discuss. let s bring in cnn s senior political analyst and white house correspondent. good evening. good evening. john a., meaning avlon, one year out, look. it s almost easy to forget that right after the insurrection there was a moment where republican leaders could have broken with trump for good, right? i had a guest on earlier that said the party could have pivoted away from trump. instead trump and his big lie have more of a hold on the gop than ever. did it have to be this way, john? absolutely not.
drive home on this first anniversary? well, don, i think it is an important pivot moment for the joe biden white house. throughout 2021 he talked about threats to democracy and the need for democracy to show it could work. that was mainly about democracy delivering. that meant his government and his party, which is in control of the congress delivering. they ve struggled to do that. they ve been fighting internally and trying to get his agenda through. for that and some other reasons his ratings have suffered. in 2022 if he is going to come back politically he is going to have to take it hard to republicans, draw sharp contrast with republicans, and talk about the difference between the two parties. one of the differences is this question of democracy. it s an argument that has the advantage of being true. as you were discussing with avlon a minute ago, it didn t have to be this way but it is. the democratic party is not a