The central question for American politics right now is how did the country that elected Barack Obama elect Donald Trump. There's a lot to what Ta-Nehisi says about the racial reaction and backlash. And the power and the force and ultimately the success. The man who was selling this racist conspiracy theory about the first black President's birth: that's what launched him into a political career that ended up getting him elected the President of the United States. That is an absolutely remarkable fact.
Chris HayesBecause we [the USA] are so powerful, our failures resonate more. In some ways, the worst victims of our institutional and elite failures, through the ripple effect of financial crisis and war, aren't Americans.
Chris HayesWe were arguing about what was good to deal with making education fairer, diverse and more American. We were not arguing about where black scientists get a good education.
Chris HayesAs one [Jeb] Bush supporter told Politico, you might as well light all of this money [for election compaign] on fire.
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