The Young Turks

May 12, 2016 Hour 1 (12x252)

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Cenk hosting. Electile Dysfunction intro. After a poll showed that Hillary Clinton is in a virtual tie with Donald Trump in the general election, especially in 3 key swing states, Democratic influencers in the Establishment told everyone to ignore it. A new poll out from Reuters shows again that the race is a tie between Clinton and Trump. Cenk wonders if the same talkers and poll watchers will pay attention to this one. Cenk has Trump at a 51 percent chance of winning the presidency. As the FBI continues to investigate Hillary Clinton and her emails, she and her surrogates keep calling it a simple inquiry. James Comey responded by saying he’s not familiar with the term 'security inquiry' because they’re conducting an investigation. Now that there appears to be daggers headed toward Hillary Clinton from multiple angles, Cenk sees others, like Joe Biden, preparing to fly in to take her place. Video of Sidney Blumenthal blowing off the possibility that the FBI is conducting a serious investigation on Clinton. Video of Joe Biden from yesterday telling Robin Roberts that he thinks he would’ve been the best president. Today, the story of Biden’s plan to have Elizabeth Warren be his running mate broke, illustrating that he’s looking to be in the news as a viable candidate. An article quoting multiple Secret Service personnel claimed that Hillary Clinton is the worst SS assignment since she is angry, hateful, and treats everyone like garbage. Cenk points out that the article used thinly veiled sexist attacks. Donald Trump has shifted his position on the Muslim ban he proposed back in December. Video of his original statement, his calling the ban a suggestion, and finally telling Greta Van Susteren that he’s willing to go away from it. The leader of Brazil, although corrupt, has been wrongfully ousted by the even more corrupt government. The president of Turkey is dealing with his issues over a German comedian’s jokes about him. He’s so worried, that he sued