Chris Hayes: What You Said Sound Like Good Politics — But It’s the Kinds of Things You’d Be Doing if Mitt Romney Were President

Schumer He will not ░░░░░░░░ be less popular but ░░░░░░░░ effective Second we will ░░░░░░░░ the moments where we ░░░░░░░░ t give them votes ░░░░░░░░ re Hakeem and I ░░░░░░░░ yesterday We re exploring ░░░░░░░░ right now And there ░░░░░░░░ be times just like ░░░░░░░░ instance where people will ░░░░░░░░ Don t give them ░░░░░░░░ votes because you have ░░░░░░░░ leverage It will be ░░░░░░░░ will be instances not ░░░░░░░░ this where a shutdown ░░░░░░░░ ensue but we will ░░░░░░░░ the higher ground And ░░░░░░░░ re going to do ░░░░░░░░ Watch us HAYES Okay ░░░░░░░░ here s what I ░░░░░░░░ say in response to ░░░░░░░░ And again I m ░░░░░░░░ people as much as ░░░░░░░░ Hey this is a ░░░░░░░░ still Let s hope ░░░░░░░░ stays HAYES Well here ░░░░░░░░ what I m saying ░░░░░░░░ that all of those ░░░░░░░░ you enumerated which all ░░░░░░░░ like good politics to ░░░░░░░░ are the kinds of ░░░░░░░░ that you d be ░░░░░░░░ if Mitt Romney were ░░░░░░░░ Like there s this ░░░░░░░░ asymmetry right now which ░░░░░░░░ that they are acting ░░░░░░░░ this totally new way ░░░░░░░░ which they are ambitiously ░░░░░░░░ to seize all power ░░░░░░░░ create a presidential dictatorship ░░░░░░░░ the United States of ░░░░░░░░ And the Democratic opposition ░░░░░░░░ acting like Well if ░░░░░░░░ can get their approval ░░░░░░░░ down a few points ░░░░░░░░ what Then what happens ░░░░░░░░ Well what happens is ░░░░░░░░ first we get it ░░░░░░░░ down he s going ░░░░░░░░ have much less this ░░░░░░░░ in 2017 You say ░░░░░░░░ didn t Now it ░░░░░░░░ a different government HAYES ░░░░░░░░ s different though Schumer ░░░░░░░░ it is different But ░░░░░░░░ care we beat him ░░░░░░░░ we beat him And ░░░░░░░░ what we did Guess ░░░░░░░░ we did Chris We ░░░░░░░░ back the House and ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate and ░░░░░░░░ we were allowed to ░░░░░░░░ all those good things ░░░░░░░░ is not the only ░░░░░░░░ We have to stand ░░░░░░░░ in certain instances and ░░░░░░░░ give them the votes ░░░░░░░░ all But there are ░░░░░░░░ where this the two ░░░░░░░░ together HAYES Okay again ░░░░░░░░ don t disagree with ░░░░░░░░ of that but the ░░░░░░░░ to me between 2017 ░░░░░░░░ now and I ve ░░░░░░░░ at this desk for ░░░░░░░░ of us Schumer It ░░░░░░░░ different HAYES It is ░░░░░░░░ full fledged assault on ░░░░░░░░ constitutional order that has ░░░░░░░░ been seen again certainly ░░░░░░░░ my life Schumer That ░░░░░░░░ true.”