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Democrats Notice They Have A Base

Democrats Notice They Have A Base

FromSo That Happened


Democrats Notice They Have A Base

FromSo That Happened

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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Feb 2, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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So, that happened. This week, something interesting started to occur. The Democrats...started listening to their base. After a weekend in which demonstrated erupted at major airports in protest of President Donald Trump's Muslim travel ban, Democrats in Washington have suddenly found some steel, standing with their supporters in the street and withdrawing a more readily offered rubber stamp in the Senate confirmation hearings. Can they possibly keep this up?

Meanwhile, we need to talk about that executive order itself. Talk about a Friday news dump -- the Trump White House's directives, which initially barred refugees, travelers, and legal permanent residents alike from entering -- or re-entering -- the country caused disorder and chaos across the country, all of which the Trump administration is pretending to have not noticed. We will break down what we know, and what might come next.

Finally, the new president had the opportunity to dip his toe in a fetid pond left behind by his predecessor -- the... For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Feb 2, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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An inside-the-beltway show that's truly for beltway outsiders. Each week the HuffPost Politics team offers an entertaining alternative to the Sunday shows you've stopped watching. Along with their outside the beltway guests, join Arthur Delaney and Elise Foley as they analyze the news of the week and explain why it should matter to you.