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John Ralston

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132 total appearances

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The Rachel Maddow Show
For Trump's opponents, a model for finding their fight to stop him

Kiitos, ettÀ katsoitte.

The Rachel Maddow Show
For Trump's opponents, a model for finding their fight to stop him

Mutta hÀn ei haittanut, hÀn ei haittanut vain siksi, ettÀ haittaa. SiinÀ oli aina loppupuoli ja se oli sellaista, ettÀ hÀn olisi tullut sinne hurli-burliin ja onnistunut, mutta hÀn aina oli loppupuoli ajattelussa. Ja hÀn ei koskaan lopettaisi, vaikka hÀn, jos minÀ pystyn kÀsittelemÀÀn boxin metaforiaa, vaikka hÀn olisi pysÀhtynyt.

The Rachel Maddow Show
For Trump's opponents, a model for finding their fight to stop him

He knew he was going to get up to live to fight another day. And I believe he would be very, very frustrated now about the Democrats in Washington, D.C. And he would be saying things, as he liked to say that he did, that no one else would say and be doing things that no one else would do. Some people didn't like his tactics. Some people didn't like his rhetoric, Rachel. But he always fought for what he believed was

The Rachel Maddow Show
For Trump's opponents, a model for finding their fight to stop him

was a righteous cause, doesn't mean everyone would agree that it was a righteous cause, and he would have fought vociferously against Donald Trump. And I'm sorry to go on too long, but once you get me going about the book, what Harry Reid really despised as someone who really came from nothing,

The Rachel Maddow Show
For Trump's opponents, a model for finding their fight to stop him

This incredibly impoverished childhood was people he thought were born on third base and thought that they had hit a triple. And he would have put Donald Trump in that category along with Mitt Romney, along with the Koch brothers and others. And he would have no patience and he would have brook nothing from them. And he would go after them in the most uncertain way with the certitude that what he was doing was the right thing to do.

The Rachel Maddow Show
For Trump's opponents, a model for finding their fight to stop him

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The Rachel Maddow Show
For Trump's opponents, a model for finding their fight to stop him

George W. Bush had just been reelected, astonishingly, despite the Iraq war and torture and everything. And when George W. Bush got back in office for a second term, he decided he was going to kill Social Security. He was going to privatize Social Security. And

The Rachel Maddow Show
For Trump's opponents, a model for finding their fight to stop him

At that same time, Harry Reid is just becoming the leader of the Democrats in the Senate. And he decides he's going to save Social Security against a brand new just reelected second term president. And Harry Reid wins and George W. Bush loses and Social Security is saved. How did Reid save Social Security?

The Rachel Maddow Show
For Trump's opponents, a model for finding their fight to stop him

I think there's two components to it. One is, as you know, no senator or congressman can do what they do without hiring great people around them to execute their plan. And so what Reid did essentially is develop a war room, and they called it a war room, where they were not going to let anything that the administration did go unanswered. And they even did national tours to go and fight social security, even though

The Rachel Maddow Show
For Trump's opponents, a model for finding their fight to stop him

President obviously has the most resonant bully pulpit, and so they were at a disadvantage. That did not stop them. They were relentless with press releases, with press events, both in Washington and across the country. And of course, Harry Reid also had a great partner in doing this, someone that he considered the best speaker of the House in history, and that's Nancy Pelosi, who really...

The Rachel Maddow Show
For Trump's opponents, a model for finding their fight to stop him

HeillÀ oli samanlaisia kokemuksia kuin Reed, mutta usein he eivÀt olleet samanlaisia, kun sen jÀlkeen, kun sen jÀlkeen, kun sen jÀlkeen, kun sen jÀlkeen, kun sen jÀlkeen.

The Rachel Maddow Show
For Trump's opponents, a model for finding their fight to stop him

He went out and hired people to staff that as well. He would even have them go after what he considered some of his wobbly Senate colleagues and then say, oh boy, I got to stop that, which was just a classic Harry Reid move. But he would pull out the stops. And by the time he was done, there was the short-term game that you mentioned, which is he stopped Social Security privatization. But he also brought the Bush's numbers way down so that in the midterm –

The Rachel Maddow Show
For Trump's opponents, a model for finding their fight to stop him

And that's where the parallel might be for today, Rachel, that the Democrats had a smashing win in 2006.

The Rachel Maddow Show
For Trump's opponents, a model for finding their fight to stop him

Juontaja Erja HyytiÀinen TÀmÀ asia, ettÀ haluaisi kÀyttÀÀ uutta mediaa, esim. alkuperÀisestÀ blogosfereistÀ, vaikka hÀnen omasta puolestaan. MinÀ muistan niitÀ aikoja. Ja nÀhdÀ sinun raporttisi nyt. TÀssÀ on paljon enemmÀn moderatiivisia tai jopa konservatiivisia demokraattisia demokraattisia kuin tÀnÀÀn.

The Rachel Maddow Show
For Trump's opponents, a model for finding their fight to stop him

Harry Reid tÀytyy kÀÀntyÀ heitÀ kaikkiin poliittisiin asioihin ja kaikkiin taktiikkiin. Ja hÀn kÀyttÀÀ tÀtÀ kommunikaatio-strategiaa, joka on kuitenkin tÀrkeÀÀ, koska hÀn ei jÀtÀ mitÀÀn vastaanpÀin vastaanpÀin, vaan tekee liittyvÀÀ kommunikaatiota yleisölle. HÀn varmistaa, ettÀ demokraatit ovat aina voimassa mitÀ tahansa uudistuskysymyksessÀ. Ja muutamia uudistuskysymyksiÀ pÀivÀn aikana. HÀn saa myös progressiiviset bloggerit.

The Rachel Maddow Show
For Trump's opponents, a model for finding their fight to stop him

To rake conservative Democrats over the coals. He's setting them up to do that. And then going to these conservative Democrats who are in his own caucus and saying, you want me to call off those dogs? I can call off those dogs, but I'm going to need your help on.

The Rachel Maddow Show
For Trump's opponents, a model for finding their fight to stop him

TÀmÀ ei ole mobiilipÀÀstöjÀ, mutta he ovat todella... Ihmiset puhuvat siitÀ, ettÀ he ovat rauhoittajia. TÀmÀ on sellaista erityistÀ, jota puhuvat. Se ei ole kaunis. Se ei ole, mitÀ he sanovat, Robertin luokkaukset. Robertin luokkaukset. TÀmÀ on vahva poliitikki, ja hÀn oli valmis soittamaan sitÀ myös omasta puolestaan.

The Rachel Maddow Show
For Trump's opponents, a model for finding their fight to stop him

HÀn oli, ja minÀ todella uskon tÀtÀ Harryn Reidista. Kuten mainitsit, minÀ keskustelin Reidista pitkÀn aikaa, mutta oppin paljon enemmÀn hÀnestÀ, jotta hÀn kertoisi joitain tietoja hÀnen strategioistaan ja teemoistaan.

The Rachel Maddow Show
For Trump's opponents, a model for finding their fight to stop him

tutkimuksen kautta ja kirjoituksissa, joita hÀn antoi minulle tilannetta, jotka olivat niin jÀrkyttÀviÀ, Rachel, ja jotka antoivat tietoja siitÀ aikaa ja toisista. Mutta Harry Reid oli ihminen, joka kÀsitti todella paljon voimaa, ja hÀn kÀytti kaikkia osia siitÀ, jotta hÀn pÀÀsisi sinne.

The Rachel Maddow Show
For Trump's opponents, a model for finding their fight to stop him

Kiitos kun katsoit videon!