I think this made a lot harder and if Jay Carney were back there, he'd be very frustrated and say, 'Hey guys let's get this straight', because they have had a series of muddled messages.
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Absolutely, absolutely. I -- Because the Republicans have gone at this in such a different way than the Democrats, the Democrats have been arguing the facts and the evidence, and the Republicans aren't contesting them on the facts.
Yes, absolutely, Anderson. And in fact, Democrats on the House side are starting on this and of course, Nancy Pelosi is pushing it within the confines of the badly run negotiations.
I think a lot of Americans are relieved to have a politician who's not in your face and not yelling at you and not lying to you.
I think it's something that's spontaneous. It's happening in the country where just tons and tons of people are coming out because they feel that democracy is at stake that we're in real trouble here.





