Rep. Jim Clyburn asked his colleagues in the Senate who are set to vote on voting rights legislation Tuesday: 'Which side are you on?' referencing the iconic union organizing song often sung during the civil rights era.
, Raddatz pressed Clyburn, a close confidant to Biden, on how the president can turn the current political tide ahead of the midterms this year.
"Now, if Joe Biden had quit after he lost those first two races -- three races, he would not be where he is today. I tell people all the time, 'three strikes and you're out' is a baseball rule and he -- he should not live by baseball rules. He didn't live by baseball rules then, he's now the president," Clyburn responded."Keep pressing, and we'll get to where we need to be.
Clyburn responded,"Absolutely not. I disagree with both of those statements. I know Dick; I like Dick a whole lot. But let me tell you something, that was what Jim Crow was all about." Raddatz also pressed Clyburn on the future of the Democratic Party ahead of the looming midterm election cycle.The New York Times as we head into the midterms: 'I think millions of Americans have become very demoralized. They're asking what do the Democrats stand for? … Clearly, the current strategy is failing. And we need a major course correction.' Do you disagree with that?" Raddatz asked.
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