guest: i don't think bernie sanders is involved at all. but your points about ted devine and tax returns are fine. i have no idea what ted devine did or did not do. i understand paul manafort was not convicted for lobbying for the ukraine, he was convicted for hiding the money that he got from you rain and is convicted for fraud that he did afterwards to try and get more loans. so ted devine did not do those lee -- illegal activities, he just lobby. if you don't like that he did the lobbying, i hear you. senator vitter should release those tax returns. host: he was one of the witnesses that the mueller team brought in to the case against paul manafort. guest: that is right. his testimony was mixed. he said we did legitimate obviously would manafort did afterwards with the money was the real crime. host: tom in dayton, ohio, republican. caller: good morning. i've been a republican since donald trump ran for president. this is so one-sided. himavid g trump telling gave a letter to trump telling him comey knew to be fired. your hillary clinto

sanders then gudrun how do you explain bernie sanders and i mean peter you even said yourself bernie sanders is the biggest story here yeah how do you guys if you think that it can't win and i mean we don't disagree on the corruption of the democratic establishment that's one thing where all of us will be in agreement but how do you explain bernie sanders a guy who was an open socialist who came out of nowhere and almost pretty much caused a grassroots revolution probably would of had the establishment not cheated him is applauded in the heartland with a true populist message how do you explain bernie sanders if you entertain the the democratic socialism can't win steve if you want to play. because bernie sanders yeah because bernie sanders is a polished socialist he doesn't talk about any of the other issues all it talks about is income inequality it's unfair unfair unfair he doesn't get into specifics it is talk about the jail's he doesn't talk about the the groups that you talk about transgender etc the focus is on one message and one message only which resonates with a certain pe

sanders then gudrun how do you explain bernie sanders and i mean peter you even said yourself bernie sanders is the biggest story here yeah do you guys if you think that it can't win and i mean we don't disagree on the corruption of the democratic establishment that's one thing where all of us will be in agreement but how do you explain bernie sanders a guy who is an open socialist who came out of nowhere and almost pretty much constant grassroots revolution probably would of had the establishment not cheated him is applauded in the heartland with a true populist message how do you explain bernie sanders if you entertain the the democratic socialism can't win steve if you want to play. because bernie sanders yeah because bernie sanders is a polished socialist he doesn't talk about any of the other issues all it talks about is income inequality it's unfair unfair unfair he doesn't get into specifics it is talk about the jail's he doesn't talk about the the groups that you talk about transgender etc he focuses on one message and one message only which resonates with a certain percentag

he draped his arm around bernie sanders, and he talked about free tuition. he has been trying to put himself out there as a more progressive candidate, because he kind of has a rep for being more establishment, not playing well with the 2016 democratic primary process. and out of nowhere, from his left, comes cynthia nixon. she is showing not only -- she is showcasing the fact that his positions are not as progressive as people would like them to be, i think, in the democratic merry she is base, but i think also showing what thin skin he has. he has a real issue talking to the press. he frequently gets angry in the face of tough questions. i am not sure how well that attitude would play out in iowa, come 2019 and 2020. it has been interesting to see how different people have advanced and how in some ways, retreated. al: i want to get into that, alex. how thankful are you guys for cynthia nixon? alex: [laughs] she has been a source of great joy and great fun in america rising, particularly during that new york democratic convention, a couple of months ago. ou

he will explain why democratic socialists like bernie sanders and alexandria ocasio-cortez are completely wrong to think that socialism can ever work in america. >>> plus we're following markets. the dow off 26 points. we're following tesla throughout the hour. new questions whether elon musk may have violated sec rules when tweeting he is thinking about taking the company private. we'll get to that straight ahead. joining me on the phone for his first interview since opposing the scripps cigna deal. legendary investor carl icahn. carl, foot to have you. >> good to talk to you, trish. trish: you don't like this deal. you don't like it one bit. i have excerpts from the letter you say basically this could be one of the worst things since time warner-aol. walk me through your thinking. why is this a bad idea, sir? >> it just doesn't make any sense be trish. it, i happen to think, you know, we don't see the forest for the trees here. this company, scripps, is first of all, they're overpaying, i believe, at least 40 points. i think the company today would sell in the 50s if it weren't for this

this is what the bernie sander's people said, if you run to the left. if you provide a true contrast with donald trump and have a personal back story. you can beat donald trump. florida and georgia will test that theory. >> he is trying to type cast gillum, describing him as the biggest dream for the desantis campaign he's calling it. he calls him a failed socialist mayor. the last time the democrats won state wide in florida, there was a liberal african-american at the top of the tick by the name of barack obama. is gillum more like bernie sanders or barack obama in. >> i think he's both. if you need in that state. you need heavy african-american turnout. bernie sanders suffered from that. hillary clinton was drawing huge african-american voters. yes, gillum goes after the democratic base the progressive base. he is someone that appeals to arkin american voters and young voters. someone that can do all three can with inin florida. >> florida may be different from georgia is a microcomes of the country. a decidedly purple state, goes back and forth. con

the context is gillam does have backing of socialist democrats like bernie sanders and ocasio-cortez but discussed controversy because gillam would be the first black governor of the sunshine state if he wins, the chair of the florida democratic party charging this comment from the congressman was a, quote, racist dog whistle. >> lasting we need to do is monkey this up by trying to embrace a socialist agenda with huge tax increases and bankrupting the state. that is not going to work. that is not going to be good for florida. >> he is rejecting the criticism and worth noting he made a similar point about socialism and tuesday night interview on fox in which he said florida did not want to become venezuela and after today's interview, that clarifies he was referring to socialist policies and any effort to characterize otherwise is absurd. and shortly before that controversy broke out the president again tweeted his support declaring not only does ron desantis easily when the republican primary but his opponent in november is his biggest dream, a failed socialist mayor named andrew gil

cory booker, elizabeth warren, bernie sanders, joe biden. it would be interesting to see who they are. after the on anything last couple of years, the list will change. some people who seem hot right now, who seem like front runners will not be a year from now. people that are not on our radar, members of the senate, will probably on the radar. it is interesting because they are sitting there, sometimes i find as i talked to oprah -- operatives in both parties, republicans don't understand democrats and democrats don't understand republicans. you have a bunch of republicans trying to guess how the democratic party is going to pick their nominee. they might not be the best situated to decide that. right now, it sounds like they have a vacuum cleaner and they are trying to download as much information as they can and they are trying, unsuccessfully, to get democrats to attack each other by highlighting some of the areas of this grievance. it does aid to pick up those scabs. frankly, she is talking about finance -- campaign finance. pushing dem

host: bernie sanders if he should run again? guest: bernie sanders would be an interesting contest. two ways of making you better off, you choose. frank host: buckley, thank you for the conversation this morning. coming up after the short break, jeff weaver will be at the table . we will be right back. ♪ >> join us for booktv's live coverage of the 18th annual library of congress national book festival saturday starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. coverage includes viewer call-in's from our set at the washington convention center with jon meacham and his book "the soul of america." doris kearns goodwin with leadership in turbulent times. ron chernobyl with his book grant and brian kill meet with his book, andrew jackson and the miracle of new orleans did the battle that shaped america's destiny. saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. this weekend c-span cities tour takes use to flagstaff arizona. we will explore the literary life and history of flagstaff located 80 miles south of the grand canyon saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern on booktv. authored on lego discusses grand canyon the history of a

he is endorsed by bernie sanders and liberal billionaire tom steyer. he will face off against republican ron desantis. >> set most liberal candidate the democrat party nominated in state of florida by a country mile in a governor's race. he wants to abolish i.c.e. he want as billion dollar tax increase. he wants a single payer health care system in florida which would bankrupt the state. i'm trying to make florida even better. he wants to make florida venezuela. liz: president trump also slamming gillum tweeting not only did congressman ron desantis easily win the republican primary, but his opponent in november is his biggest dream, a failed socialist mayor named andrew gillum, who let crime and many other problems flourish in his city. this is not what florida wants or needs. let's bring in former trump campaign advisor michael caputo. great to see you, michael. your reaction to gillum's surprise win? >> i will tell you, he only won by 3% but certainly outperformed his polls by a long shot. he was supposed to be third at the best. and really surged f

arm around bernie sanders, he talked about free tuition. he has been trying to put himself out there is a more progressive candidate because he has a rap for being more established and to not play well the 2016 democratic primary process. out of nowhere, from his left come cynthia nixon. only --howing not showcasing the fact that his positions are not as progressive as people would like them to be, but i think he is also showing what thin skin he has. that is something people at the new york area did not realize. he has a real issue talking to the press. he frequently gets angry in the face of tough questions. i'm not sure how well that attitude would play out in iowa, come 2019 and 2020. it has been interesting to see how different people have advanced and in some ways are treated. >> how fickle are you guys for cynthia nixon -- thankful are you guys for something that some? particularly during the new york democratic convention. that was just a couple of months ago. team, and i mean this genuinely, has so much fun watching this. what we s

one is backed by president trump, the other is backed by bernie sanders and yet they have one thing in common. neither of them are affected by their parties establishment. >> we are going to make florida blue asked mike >> tallahassee mayor andrew gillum shocked the democratic establishment in florida by just barely beating former congressman 1 gram, the daughter of a former governor in the state. he did it by writing a surge of liberal support that he became the first african-american nominee for governor in the state's history. just because these were not the primary, don't expect him to run to the center and the general. >> i will stay true. i will stay consistent with my values and i will offer voters something to go out and vote for and not just against. >> gillum is for abolishing i.c.e., the immigration and customs enforcement agency. he's for universal health care, raising the minimum wage command salaries for teachers. he plans to pay for it by raising the states corporate tax rate from 5.5 percent to 7%. his republican opponent, congressman ron desantis, causing the most libe

a proxy battle between donald trump and bernie sanders which has implications for 2020. shannon: thank you very much. for now we head to arizona where results have started coming in. peter doocy is live covering results in arizona. >> reporter: officials of the mc sally campaign expect to see her the results any minute. they are confident in the fighter pilot turned congresswoman's chances of advancing to the general election. mc sally told me she believes arizona is a firewall, republicans need it if they want to keep control of the senate but it is not a sure thing that a republican will succeed jeff flake. a few hours ago some polling places didn't open up on time because the company hired to set up the machines did not send workers every polling place. there were hundreds of complaints about that and talk about extending voting hours but it didn't happen. they do expect 1 million to vote in this primary and officials have only been counting for an hour. others on the republican ticket are doctor kelly word and county sheriff joe arpaio. even though mc sally won the e

bernie sanders' supporters and hillary clinton supporters in 2016. this criticism of the super delegates has been going on for decades and culminated in 2016 with the bitter, bitter fight between bernie and hillary. this reform today changes that and effectively removes the power of the superdelegates so the problems won't come up again in 2020. >> so what are some of the other changes to the superdelegates? >> right. so some of the changes they may say is that superdelegates won't be able to vote on the first ballot for president. and what that means is, there's no way that superdelegates can affect the outcome of who the pledged delegates vote for at the convention. the pledged delegates are chosen by proportions with how the states vote. so whoever the voters select in 2020, and whoever the delegates are that represent that vote, those are the people who will be able to vote on the first ballot. if a candidate has enough pledged delegates to make up a majority of the convention so that there's no way that superdelegates can affect the outcome, the

worth noting what bernie sanders said in 2011 about socialism. the american dream is more apt to be realized in south america in places like ecuador, venezuela and argentina. as you see the video showing venezuelans looting and eating out of garbage cans just trying to survive. not only that millions of starving venezuelans fleeing by the millions to other countries in south america. venezuelans a common sight in those countries around dumpsters like braces like brazil. parents send their children to scavage for food. here is what he said. >> funny, sometimes american journalists talk about how bad a country people lining up for food. that is a good thing. in other countries people don't line up for food. the rich get the food and the poor starve to death. liz: food lines are a good thing. during a television interview while sanders was campaigning for the presidency, senator bernie sanders refused to answer questions about the implosion of socialism in venezuela. watch. >> i'm sure you know about this topic. the left is imploding in much of lati

bernie sanders had a good 2016ign this last cycle in and i am not a bernie sanders independent. i am a member of the constitution party. darrell castle could not get money. thanks to seize that we get to see them but they never get on the national stage. -- thanks to c-span we get to see them but we never see them on the national stage. they need so much money and the taste of victory is so sweet that the supporters of the candidate will yield to temptation and take excessive contributions. guest: i am pushing resistance is futile, a fun book, you have we trustnd -- in trump , you are completely wrong. that money buys elections. campaign consultants have persuaded politicians that they do need money. spent less money than probably anyone since the lbj era. knows to win who the white house. if a politician pushes popular ideas, that works. no one watches campaign ads. it funds the campaign consultants. i will not go into much of this but let me cite one example of shyster campaign consultant, in annecticut, why do we have semi-retarded senator. we had a good guy who could've run

we're talking here with senator bernie sanders of vermont. now, okay, senator sanders, let me ask you this. if things are as bad as you say in terms of income inequality, and the nonresponsiveness of our elected leaders -- and i believe that you're right-- where's the revolution? and how, if it ever comes, will it come? because, you know, as-- i quote, you know, maybe too much that kennedy saying about those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable. what is our chance at avoiding cha will eventually become a clash of monied interest against the forgotten? >> well, i think we are seeing, if you just look at what's been going on over the last couple of years. number one, as i mentioned, more and more people, i think, are adopting a progressive ideology. number two -- >> stephen: but that's not reflected in the number of people who are controlling state houses, the number of governors that are elected. that-- that-- that conversation is being had on a national level-- and i understand the democrats actually get

. >> host: you mentioned bernie sanders and the presidency. do you think he will run? >> guest: i hope he does. i don't know where the members will be for the democratic organizations. it is recognized after the financial crash an uprising the country was ready for a change and articulated that in a language that was accessible to millions of people and he totally changed american politics so poor that we want to continue building on that and building the institutions so they can help other people go through the experience where i saw an an event about the social feminism or we could talk about what is happening in the rest of the world of these decisions and thenci i realized there were decisions being made by the very wealthy. so we want to create an organization around the country so that we can start political change but also supports change in election in the political system and communities working on issues like rent control, affordable housing, healthcare, pushing for medicare for all and other issues working people care about. >> host: we want to hear what the

and i think this resembles the bernie sanders versus hillary clinton proxy battle in a way, because that was a genuine difference of opinion in what direction to go, how to campaign, how to think about issues inside the democratic party. you have the center-left candidate in hillary clinton, who gretchen whitmore sounded very much in the mold of, you know, kind of, remember hillary clinton's phrase, i'm a progressive who likes to get things done? >> yes, indeed. >> that's almost exactly how she's campaigning, where you have abdul sayyed who's running a as a progressive candidate on medicare for all, a much bolder, loftier vision, even if it may not be achievable in the near future, some progressives believe that's the way to galvanize the base. the big "x" factor is women. the democratic base have decided to turn a corner and they want more women in power. >> that's totally understand and agree with that particular point. and you know, one thing that our first read team has looked at, they've -- they rate, under this headline, in democratic primaries, it's often bernie sanders versus emi

bernie sanders is smart. he promises free stuff that we cannot afford a generation that does not know any better. but you have seen in the ballot box socialism has not been doing very well in the last couple primary votes. steve: charlie, i have actually been to some bernie sanders rallies, and they love him for that very purpose there are lot of people in the audience don't have anything. so the fact that there is a guy up on the stage and he is telling me i'm going to get a free college. i'm going to get a free you name it, i love that guy. >> right. marxism and socialism is always built on the best intentions of the public to be able to enrich the elites. it's the politicians that are actually going to benefit from socialism. this is the most important thing. when i talk to young socialists, they think that bernie sanders and those on the left are on the side of freedom. they are not. they are on the side of making government bigger and making our lives smaller. the bigger the government, the smaller the c

this dates back to bernie sanders' campaign. supporters suspected suspected the dnc worked against the campaign and may have stolen the election from him. more now from washington. >> reporter: democratic superdelegates are hundreds of insiders who make up 15% of the vote. starting in 2020 they may have to sit out for the first vote. under new rules passed by the democratic national committee if the first ballot is contested, meaning no one candidate has enough delegates to win out right then superdelegates cannot need for ballot then they can vote. this move is in response to bernie sanders' campaign in 2016. his supporters accused leaders to drive up the number for hillary clinton as bernie sanders was trying to challenge her. >> interesting is before any of the -- hillad 400 super delegates that going to vote for her. bernie sanders press secretary, that was one of the issues -- >> reporter: not everyone believes they have held that much power or they unfairly put hillary clinton over the top during the primary. >> we always

bernie sanders, the majority of his support came millennials. as i said, the democrats have seized on this, whether it's corey beerk, kamala harris, elizabeth warren and clearly bernie sanders or this new young lady that won the prime air for congress in new york, they are admitting that they are socialists, it's no longer something they are trying to hide, socialism, democrat, progressive, they become very much synonymous terms. that's a problem, that's a problem for our country. it's a direction that i don't think we want to go. it's not in our interesting to. and you wonder how did they end up insinuating, how do they socialist progressives insinuating themselves into our life in it's not hard to see, they insinuating themselves into the education system. as a matter of fact, ap history courses at high schools are taught out of a book by a man named howard zen, admitted communist, he writes the history of america as history of oppression, as opposed to history of economic freedom and personal liberty. you can see it in our entertainment indus

you mentioned bernie sanders, do you think you will run in 2020? guest: i hope he does. i do not know where our members will be in 2020, but i think he has completely transformed the political system in this country. he recognized after the financial crash and occupy wall , the country was ready and articulated that in a language that was accessible to people and changed olitics. p we wanted to and building that and chapters everywhere help everyone go to the experience that i went through where eyes saw an event about andalis feminism then i realized, there were decisions being made by the very wealthy. we want to create an organization in communities across the country so we can create political change but also, support change in between elections. in the labore work movement and the political system and in communities working on issues like tenants rights, affordable housing, health care, medicare for all, and other issues that working people care about. host: we want to hear what the viewers care about in his conversation with the democratic socialist of america, the

host: you mentioned bernie sanders. do you think he will run in 2020? guest: i hope he does. i don't know where our members will be in 2020 in the organization where we make decisions about how we spend resources. i think he has transformed the political system in the country. he recognized after the that the country was ready for a change and he articulated that in the language that was excessively to millions of people and he totally changed american politics. we thank him and continue building on that and building an institution with chapters everywhere so that people go help other through the experience i went through when i was a student where i found an event about socialist feminism in my case and i entered into a community where i could talk about what was happening to us in the world. all these decisions that affected me that i had no voice in. they were decisions being made by the very wealthy. we want to create an organization in communities across the country so we can create political change but also support change in between elections. that's why we work most of

bernie sanders isn't talking about socialism. he is talking about more just a traditional left-wing agenda in the most cheerful attitude, it is sweden. in reality greece or venezuela. as an economist it is important to make sure we understand the definition. melissa: kristin, is there a taint to socialism? do the majority of americans think it's a great thing like bernie thinks? >> i think some naive, economically ignorant voters on the far left will like this socialism message and sadly these types of voters make up a significant portion of the democratic party today. a new gallop poll found 57% of democrats view socialism postively. i have to tell you, melissa, the vast majority of americans, including independents and pod rat democrats are terrified of socialism. they see what is going on in venezuela and parts of europe. socialism doesn't work and these left-wing socialists are due for a wake-up call in november. melissa: dan, bernie sanders thinks everything is free. get free stuff. >> he has a warm and fuzzy version of redi

joining us now, the former campaign manager for bernie sanders and author of "how bernie won." how are you? >> i'm well, how are you? >> i'm well, i'm assuming you are happy because gillum is a bernie backed candidate. >> let's be clear, the credit goes to and rye gillum and his team who worked hard and had a message that resonated with people in florida. he was a person of humble origins with a tremendous career helping people through his government service in florida. i think the voters responded accordingly. it is a great night for progressives, the -- >> sometimes the night blaeds in -- bleeds into the morning, to his raet his credit he was outspend, and he was tested, he did not expect this upset, maybe he has not been put through the ringer as much as someone else and that could come back to haunt him. >> well he is a yourng man, but he has a long career in public service. as you noted he ran against opponents that spent it wills of millions more than he did. his success here i think bodes well for the general election. people here are hurting. unemployment is low, and he

we saw the bernie sanders-backed candidate lose there. in terms of what it sets up for the general election, we get a test for what the bernie sanders people wanted, a matchup of a progressive bernie sanders-back typed candidate medicare for all versus the trump-backed candidate hard right wing. it will be interesting to see because if gillum pulls it off it will be interesting to see for the primary in 2020 whether the candidates that look like bill gum and bernie sanders will say hey, we can win a general election in a state that hillary clinton couldn't. >> as much as we're focussed on 2018, i know that focus is further on into 2020. we know this is the trump effect across the country in different primaries. you embrace the president. but steve as we look at even in terms of embracing the president. that ad, right from desantis where he's reading "the art of the deal" as a bedtime story, working on building a wall with the kids, how much did that resonate? yes we have poll numbers but anecdotally how much was that resonating with flori

winner take all, republican rules, every time, she beat bernie sanders. now because of these changes, frankly, you disenfranchised a lot of women and people of color that are super delegates. they've been elected to office by tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of people and they're accountable to them. many women have -- candidates of color have made their way up the ledder. they're poised to be super delegates and now they won't be. >> first, this is not disenfranchisement. the super delegates -- it's a strong argument. super delegates are less than pledged delegates. 63% of super delegates are white. when you talk about women and people of color, it's the pledged delegates that are more diverse. number 3, let's be clear, the super delegates can still endorse, campaign publicly, still counted on official tallies. if a campaign has 50% of the pledged delegates, they will vote anyway. lastly, it's not a three-year battle. it occurred in 2008 and for years as well. someone a part of that campaign, this is about moving forward for 2020. >> th

bernie sandered backed tallahassee mayor andrew gillum. steve kornacki is standing by with all the details. he's going to join us in just a few minutes. the upcoming general election will be a big test for donald trump who is reportedly now warning his supporters that there will be violence if his party loses the midterms. we'll have much more on all of that just ahead, but first we have brand new reporting tonight from the "washington post" on the president's latest attempt to get rid of attorney general jeff sessions. you'll remember sessions recused himself from overseeing the russia investigation. the post is reporting that president trump, who levied extraordinary public attacks on attorney general jeff sessions in recent weeks, has privately revived the idea of firing him in conversations with his aides and personal lawyers this month. according to three people familiar with the discussions. at least twice this month, trump vented to white house advisers and his lawyers about the, quote, endless investigation, end quote, of his campa

in 2011 bernie sanders made the statement it was the richest country south america. so what are the socialists afraid of? what are progressives afraid of? the democrats afraid of? i used to go on tv a lot during the obama administration as elizabeth mentioned and i would never criticize president obama i think he was a duly elected president of the united states and that entitled him to my respect as a person but policies were fair game and i went after those policies viciously because i thought they were hurting my company, they were hutting my employees, hurting american workers and hurting the american economy. i wanted him to succeed. but i thought the policies he was pursuing would cause him to fail. that's not the case with the criticism of president trump today. the left isn't afraid president trump is going to fail. they're afraid president trump is going succeed. and god bless him if he isn't succeeding in spades. we have actually gone -- those interviews i did that elizabeth mentioned, i'd go on and the interview would inevitably -- somebody would say, andy

even bernie sanders use that phrase. yet even mccain himself probably would recognize -- he was a well-known, cranky and rude and abusive figure. he called antiwar protesters lowlife scum post of he mocked chelsea clinton as ugly. he made jokes about rape and spousal abuse. he famously called his enemies the"c" gooks and use word against his wife in public. yes along history of not thing civilized in public. mccain shouted "terrorists" and "traitor" in reference to barack obama. today we condemn rallies were they say "lock her up. where were the condemnations that john mccain presided over? amy: in 2008, i want to turn to what you're describing, but this was in new hampshire at a town hall meeting when he defended his presidential opponent barack obama, his rival, in the face of constituents spouting racist conspiracy theories. this is a clip. >> own to ask a question. trust obama. i have read about him and he is -- he is an arab. >> no, ma'am. no, ma'am. he is a decent family man, citizen that i just happen have disagre

a bernie sanders backed democrat. steve: the choice is stark and clear there ellison barber is live in washington with a post game show, kind of, for the primaries yesterday. >> good morning to all of you guys. it was a big night last night. tallahassee marianne drew guilliams a progressive democrat endorsed by bernie sanders pulled off a major upset in the florida gubernatorial race. he wasn't at the top of the reelection polls. he did not have the most money but he did mooing to beat out the more establishment frontrunner gives the left bernie sanders treason celebrate. president trump can celebrate as well because the candidate he endorsed, congressman reron desantis secured the republican nomination in part thanks to president trump. the desantis got a big bump in the polls after president trump endorsed him. the sunshine state is a well known swing state and now they are poised for another major showdown come november. >> we had the president come at the end of july with a huge event for us. and we really just ha

he's now supported by bernie sanders. look, i don't think gillum or many democratic candidates are going to run around, you know, waving a socialist flag with the word "socialism" written on it. they're going to support policies that others may describe as socialist. they're going to talk about universal health care. they're going to talk about the student loan crisis in ways that some people will brand socialism, but the key, as you mentioned, is going to be intensity among democratic voters and bringing them out to the polls. democrats don't vote in midterms, and that's the big problem, and that's why, you know, i think it's right that gillum kind of starts in a hole here. but he can win this if he can sufficiently motivate democrats tad something they don't usually do, which is really care about a midterm election and really come out and vote. >> the margin in 2016, trump won florida a little less than 2 points. eugene, michelle, david, sahil, thank you so much for joining us. >>> president trump tweeted today that whi

also in vermont, voters nominated bernie sanders for a third term in the u.s. senate. he is 76 years old and one the democratic nomination, but is expected to turn it down and run as an independent bernie sanders is also believed to be considering other runs for the democratic nomination for president in 2020. in wisconsin a union ironworker known by that nick name iron stash one the democratic -- primary for paul ryan's congressional seat. randy bryce is an army veteran who won the endorsements of progressives including bernie sanders when he -- but he has been criticized for his criminal record that includes nine arrests. republican voters form attorney >>> british media are now identifying the suspect in the car attack in london as a 29- year-old british citizen originally from sudan. surveillance video captured the moment he drove a ford fiesta into a group of pedestrians and cyclists near the parliament building yesterday. no one was killed, but three people are injured. police say the suspect is not cooperating. counterterror teams are conducting searches in cent

abdul el-sayed, who had been endorsed by bernie sanders, placed second. he was attempting to become the nation's first muslim governor. shri thanedar placed third in the race. meanwhile in missouri, labor unions scored a big victory as voters rejected a republican-backed right-to-work law that would havave banned compulsory union fees. and in another missouri race, ferguson city council member wesley bell unseated st. louis county prosecuting attorney robert mcculloch who was widely criticized for his handling of the police shooting of michael brown in 2014. to talk more about tuesday's results and what they mean for the midterms in november, we are joined by two guests. in washington, d d.c., zaid lali is a staff reporter at the intetercept. anand in madison, wisconsin, is john nichols, political writer for the nation. we welcome you both to democracy now! begin with, let's you. talk about the significance of these races. which were you watching most closely? >> we had also reported from kansas and we reported from a number of these locations. michigan i

bernie sanders still doesn't have a complete cost analysis of his own. let's take it up with the author of that study, just heard the foghorn, mercatus center senior research separate jiu-jitsu, charles, thank you so much -- strategist, charles, thank you so much. how can -- how come your number isn't being accepted by the democrats? >> i don't know who is or who isn't, actually, my number is closely in line with the urban institute that did a study, center for health and economy did a study. we're all generally in the same ballpark, and the $32.6 trillion number that i came up with, as you say, a very daunting number. we would not be able to fully finance the cost of the plan even if we doubled all individual income and corporate income tax says going -- taxation going forward. elizabeth: you know it always happens with these plans, obamacare's medicaid expansion, almost 50% higher than expected, medicare's costs exploded nearly ten times in its first 25 years. we looked into it, there is no government in the world that has 100% government-covered healt

bernie sanders is not a smart human. when he stands up and says, it is completely unfair that 1% of the people, and 99 -- have 99% of the wealth, and then the solution is the pie in the sky evolution of everything on earth, you think, it is not fair that people have three houses and some people have no house at all. wouldn't it be better if everybody had 1.5 houses? we look at that third house down the middle, there will not be a wall that protects us, but at least it will be fair. socialism is not fair, it is deeply unfair, because fairness actually rests on the premise that there are consequences for actions. this is how we feel, how every human being feels, including on the left. everybody in newly feels if somebody get something they do not deserve, then that is unfair. if you did not earn it, it feels unfair. the reason it feels unfair, because basically it is unfair, yearning must be connected with what you get out of it. socialism seeks to destroy this system of action and consequences. people make up charity in s

for trump candidates and bernie sanders candidates. tallahassee mayor andrew gillum prevailing in florida over former congresswoman glenn graham. endorsed by socialist bernie sanders. he'll face trump backed candidate ron desantis. the republican congressmen defeating agriculture secretary adam putnam and just a short while ago, the fox news decision desk projector that martha mcsally got the nod to run for jeff flake succeed. she'll face off against democrat congresswoman kyrtsen sinema. in response, puerto rico's governor is raising the death toll for hurricane maria 22,979 people. researchers say that poor and elderly writer especially hard by the peerless conditions in the wake of the devastating storm. guns are turning out to be a key issue in battleground states like florida. democrats hope to capitalize on anti-gun activism come november. a department of education report on school shootings over one year has turned into a key part of that debate but there are major new questions about that report. i'd be very surprised. correspo

. >> neil: bernie sanders has a message for companies that don't pay their employees enough. they actually have to go to the government for the food stamps and a host of other things. we're going to tax you a lot. is that too taxing? after this. >> neil: all right, president carter, you might have heard earlier, was not excited about the comments on john mccain's passing, but says that he has made good. not everybody is moving on. former speaker of the house, newt gingrich on all that. it speaks to the times in which we live. a lot of democrats are not heating the former presidents advised that it is time to just say bygones be bygones, the president made good on statements that was complement repute and that is that. apparently, it is not that. what you think? >> well, first of all, i think it is very generous of president carter to take that position. i think essentially, most americans would agree with him. but look, you have a partisanship today where, whatever trump does, there will be a group of left-wing democrats that hate it. if trump came out in the morning eating v

sanders, lost. progressive democrat liberals furious they may lose ohio, democrat outrage, including from hollywood celebrities, and to hate speech and fake news finest social media, twitter ceo now backing jones. but after pressure from conservatives, facebook taking down a video from the nation of islam. louis farrakhan, we have details and detail. >> a group of far left protesters allegedly connected to antifa, costing charlie cook and candice owens outside of a restaurant. >> and reports of civil war brewing in iran. white house officials they that president trump's sanctions target a corrupt regime, thank you for joining us and watching, money, politics, we have the debate be-- behind tomorrow's headlines, the "evening edit" starts right now. i am elizabeth macdonald. liz: checking your money, dow finished down 45, ending 25583. but first we are 89 days until mid terms, it a blue wave coming? how pivotal is president trump's support, trump backed candidates did well, socialist backed candidates

c, bernie sanders has endorsed him this election. d, tonight he tweeted his thanks to bernie sanders. what is andrew gillum in terms of the democratic party? >> it is fascinating and i think we'll take a close look at where exactly this coalition came from. one thought out there had and then i want to look more closely at the returns here. i think there's a possibility here young voters might have turned out in larger numbers. >> which may be a done thing. >> for gillum in this primary here. one trend we have seen all these primary nights we've been here and democratic primaries one democratic primary in one drake primary after another, if you have a female candidate and multiple male opponents in democratic parties, the female candidate is continually winning and it seems democratic voters have been eager to promote women in these races. that trend is defied her by gillum. he won in south florida. he won in a lot of the panhandle which was supposed to be guaren graham country. it's 34%. that's a broad coalition within that democrati