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john nichols on the line with us the do washington reporter for the nation the
nation dot com
and one of the most of the students
political observers tonight
break the durham at my life john welcome back to the back to the program
after that introduction and i will just let you know the check is in the yeah
and both of our dreams a uh...
this the thought it was that easy all around
and john
they we had uh... really eleanor and i were just talking about this a few
minutes ago the uh... actually before i get to that uh... i'm i'm pop it on a
plane uh... tomorrow to come out to uh... medicine which is where you live
we're gonna be at the flame bob first and uh... you're gonna be there
jim i'll turn it back
battle
already interest
uh...
according to lapd
making one of the
first appearances a maps rally talking about
it is concerned about
the obama administration not doing enough
good run poverty
uh... in this country uh... uh...
quite properly prepare so after that
a new report showing our poverty level of power
as seventeen year high
so right
quite a remarkable thing and then
literally thousand of grassroots activists a precedent now drop
uh... in the range of eight
and that i think that were made in the original route
twelve thousand folks from all over wisconsin the lecture as it was like ten
thousand
yesterday a high-tech it at that time
it's watermarked heartening thing that at without
and a lot of people around the country pagani you know a lot whitehead
wisconsin turnout in such amazing numbers back in february and march wise
this movement against scott walker remain so energetic in viable at with
everything that's been thrown at in the insert has some room imbibe that you
know and and then the great work there kirby is doing an old people associated
with it
but if it
isn't that a repairman
back there in people
develop a competent they develop a stray the tell them you have a look
it become prov
we noticed people around the state that are on our side we're gonna push
bacteriol now uh...
speeded up
people around the state around the country around the world in then one
night here we have
uh... last night yesterday there were elections special elections in nevada
which
matter the cleve
it was assumed was going to go republican
and in new york for anthony wiener zl seat in the area brooklyn
that has uh...
demographically become somewhat more conservative
uh... in in that there has been an increase in the orthodox
jewish population they're going to resist
informing me about that uh... ashes better friends who live in that area
by the guy the democrat was running was there that i ship uh... so you would
think that that would provide him with some insulation apparently not so much
uh... etc
edging up front about this is the best way to do it
immediacy periodic doctorate might be active the he's actually what i'd what
i'd like to hear he is the trees and the spin each identified as because we know
there's only one social system just came out and said
he have neither of these are dar indicators of anything these for both
the result of unique local factors
and of course
there's some truth to that but on the other hand uh... it seems to me that
uh... particularly the anything we received
the the fact that the democrats and when wasn't just that his republican opponent
was running ads
linking him to osama bin laden and and president obama at what you know because
it uh... of the world trade center style you know the uh... excuse me that the
clowns are a mosque
and and it wasn't because of these twenty rabbis in the community signing a
letter saying he would be uh... violation jewish law vote for him
because he supports same-sex marriage
by that
the president's approval ratings are so low that there's no coattails effect
well you get you get into the heart of it here at work
expanded that this is just local leaders local races in
a local factors are always definition or that even goes into collided at district
like the uh... tonight the new york
entity we are district local religious and uh... even geopolitical factors they
happen to be a big deal about
you put all that i just don't care
the reality is
yesterday with a really bad day for the democrat
i really
because
they got uh... very strong signal
in two very different kinds of history
it is possible
or eight pretty generic
republican
to run against it pretty clear
democrat
it if the republicans messages
um... i'm not
that outside with barackobama i'm not gonna work
with the president
that that message has resonant now for whatever reason whatever dynamic
accidents settling reality yeah both of these districts
killing it
have then
doable
for the democrats tank with the nevada district
and add to that a district has then traditionally republican there's no
doubt of that
but the fact that there is a time period beary
large elderly population
a lot of people who are in mortgage crisis
and a pretty serious unemployment geological and envelop democratic
economic populist epicure frankly very similar to the one that look for the
poor and put out the this warning issued a ticket because summit
and should have been highly viable metadata district
and should have been definitional
in the new york district did either of those democrats who run on that kind of
a i'm bernie sanders platform
now they did not pay rent
g_m_ he ended
odd kind of
in my opinion relatively fumbling campaign it's shifted
message
uh... now one thing that the republicans get
uh... you loved him think what you want to go
they start with a message dated intrepid right and
the democrats hindu that they were work but around
different messaging different approaches also honor
take something
you know institute it's got the nicest think say
but it is a fundamental reality
the democratic party can dot hits
nominating candidate on the basis of seniority
or who knows somebody they need to start nominating
who are able to who want fight
anywhere people despite right and i will say that you have to stop nominating him
on the basis of some consultants definition of electability
you know i i go practice something from two thousand two i remember i was
covering the four dollars right
uh... the former attorney general of the united states janet reno was running
and then there was an no-name lawyers somebody nobody ever heard of
and this is the primary dealer business out broderick democrat right
known and worked better fortune
the janet reno all the democratic consultant we like
although this is great we don't have janet reno if the candidate she had
negative she whether popular with everybody right
but this knowing where the denominated
he had no base
incarnate energized janet reno at least we're all along the sink the clinton
base
but what i had been rehearsed family had b_ type in miami yes american community
got a group of people
that record
that you might not have the perfect candidate or not they are not even the
biggest anchor on everything
what i think it's the democrats have got to get over this fantasy
that they are benefited by having boring
i had known in canada
right and then sands cn campaigns that are not fundamentally populist and stand
and ground and this
now this is this a larger problem the democrats have to reject the last thirty
years of tom friedman economics basically of reaganomics of of uh... to
some extent clintonomics all you know of insane free trade agreements and just
turn everything over to big corporations and stop talking about the or a big
government is over and start talking about what government can and has done
for you recently and should be ok epic battle group committee period
yet whatever offices personal state new york apply for republican district since
you heard the
with a pure for the defense but thirty medicare medicaid not right u_s_a_
deliver that effectively immediately any of our her masters writers nichols the
nation dot com thank you john