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The Gist

The Dems Have a Bad Hand

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

News, Daily News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2018

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

On The Gist, what just happened? And are Democrats sniveling losers or Machiavellian savants?  McClatchy reporter Alex Roarty explains why the animating force driving both Democrats and Republicans right now is a loud conservative minority.  In the Spiel, Greece has beef regarding which part of world gets to be called "Macedonia." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The following podcast contains explicit materials.

0:07.8

Monday, January 22, 2018, from slated to the gist I might pass,

0:12.7

the Democrats caved.

0:14.4

And from Ezra Levin, co-director of the anti-Trump progressive group,

0:18.7

indivisible.

0:19.9

Also, the exact words Democrats caved from Stephanie Taylor,

0:24.0

co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee.

0:27.5

Republicans are unlikely to give the Democrats what they wanted on.

0:30.9

DACA, no deal, plus the withering criticism.

0:35.7

It's something of a DACA blocker flame.

0:39.8

And the Dems are no better off than when they started.

0:42.6

Are they, but are they worse off?

0:44.6

I kind of doubt it.

0:46.2

There weren't any good position.

0:47.7

They had to do something to satisfy their liberal, very pro immigrant wing.

0:52.3

But then the Democrats up for re-election in moderate states,

0:55.6

the senators, I mean, trying to appeal to moderate voters.

0:58.8

I don't care that much about re-election.

1:00.9

Go all crazy kuku on Chuck Schumer.

1:03.6

And that makes the difference.

1:05.2

Well, at least during this shutdown, we got to see some sites

1:08.8

like Casual Saturday and Sunday where Bob Corcor sported the fleece.

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