jennifer palmieri, i want to start with you on the politics of this. the poll that i was just citing was taken over this past weekend, incorporating the after effects of the kavanaugh nomination fight and that poll looks very good for democrats. >> yes, nevertheless she voted, right? that can be the repercussions that republicans face. you know, i think women are probably more determined to show up now than ever before when it comes to voting next month. but i also see something different even in my own life experience from women who are not that involved in politics getting in touch with me to express their confusion even, let alone dismay, at how the republicans handled the nomination. i think that there's two prices the republicans pay. there is what trump says and does and then there's the republicans backing him up. and i think a lot of women who aren't that involved in politics don't pay as much attention as those of us who do this for a living thought that the republicans would not allow the way christine blasey ford was treated to go forward, w

. >> joining our discussion jennifer palmieri, former communications director for president obama and hillary clinton's campaign. jennifer, i want to give an open floor to simply react to what you saw today. >> it is very distressing, on the one hand, we see someone that proves himself unworthy to be on the united states supreme court in many ways is likely to get confirmed tomorrow. but i think what we have seen watching happening in the country today is history. the segment that you just did sort of set up this question that we are wrestling with, which we are coming to the terms that power has been held in this country by men, by white men. while we had a great idea about the country being created of all people being equal, we enfranchise a small number of people and disenfranchise a large number. because that only applied if you were white, a man and owned land and that bill is due and as distressing as it is to know that brett kavanaugh is likely to be on the court, i look at the progress that we've made in just the last 30 years. you look at the anita hill hearing and what she u