Basil Smikle: ‘Upsetting that Democrats Are Losing the Argument on the Economy and Crime’

JANSING Steve Kornacki as ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ to see you there ░░░░░░░░ D C I want ░░░░░░░░ bring back Basil Smikle ░░░░░░░░ Reed Galen So Basil ░░░░░░░░ just broke it down ░░░░░░░░ us I mean it ░░░░░░░░ exactly why The New ░░░░░░░░ Times says that control ░░░░░░░░ the Senate rests on ░░░░░░░░ knife s edge So ░░░░░░░░ me what are you ░░░░░░░░ for in this final ░░░░░░░░ week SMIKLE Well there ░░░░░░░░ there are a couple ░░░░░░░░ things If you look ░░░░░░░░ some of those races ░░░░░░░░ you talked about North ░░░░░░░░ Wisconsin Florida there are ░░░░░░░░ American candidates on statewide ░░░░░░░░ And I m hoping ░░░░░░░░ if there is some ░░░░░░░░ about those votes if ░░░░░░░░ is some hesitation among ░░░░░░░░ American voters especially in ░░░░░░░░ we you know those ░░░░░░░░ which are really the ░░░░░░░░ of our party will ░░░░░░░░ bring out a lot ░░░░░░░░ those voters and really ░░░░░░░░ a difference The other ░░░░░░░░ related to Steve s ░░░░░░░░ is that it s ░░░░░░░░ s upsetting that Democrats ░░░░░░░░ losing the argument on ░░░░░░░░ economy and crime The ░░░░░░░░ that Joe Biden had ░░░░░░░░ flurry of bills over ░░░░░░░░ last year and change ░░░░░░░░ have addressed this We ░░░░░░░░ seen the increase in ░░░░░░░░ Security You have Democratic ░░░░░░░░ on the ground like ░░░░░░░░ Mayor of the City ░░░░░░░░ New York and African ░░░░░░░░ Democrat that got elected ░░░░░░░░ being tougher on crime ░░░░░░░░ can talk about these ░░░░░░░░ and I m sad ░░░░░░░░ say that we may ░░░░░░░░ have the strength and ░░░░░░░░ that we should have ░░░░░░░░ there s still a ░░░░░░░░ of time.”