Joining us now is David Ducker, senior writer at The Dispatch and an MSNBC contributor. Basil Michael is former executive director of the New York State Democratic Party and an MSNBC analyst. So, eight words, David.Cancel the cuts, lower the cost, save healthare. Is that the slogan that's going to give Democrats an advantage over Trump and the Republicans because this fight is looking to get messy. Yeah, that's doubtful.Uh, Americans don't like government shutdowns. They think they're an illegitimate form o ...

Political Landscape - Texas' redistricting plan has triggered a national partisan arms race [1] - The redistricting is reshaping the landscape for next year's midterm elections [1] - The redistricting is altering the parties' electoral calculations [1]

Let's go back to the breaking news out of Texas. House Republicans just passed their severely gerrymandered congressional map. The request of Donald Trump.The vote was 88 to 52. All 88 yes votes came from Republicans. All 52 no votes from Democrats.The map creates five new GOP leaning districts before next year's crucial midterm elections. Let's be clear, this is a ploy to retain power, nothing more, as Americans sour on Trump's MAGA agenda. I'm sorry.Democrats just need to find themselves 37 seats in the s ...

Today, House Democratic leaderh Jeff is in Austin, Texas, helping state Democrats make a plan to combat Republican-led redistricting efforts there. Republicans believe it could help the party pick up as many as five seats in next year's race for control of the House, leaving Democrats weighing their own protest options, including leaving the state altogether as a way to block the vote. This is what leader Jeff said just last hour.Republican politicians want to choose their voters. That is wrong. There is an ...