Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Jaime Harrison talked with MSNBC’s Tiffany Cross on Saturday about the 2022 election prospects for Democrats, and agreed with a take from Roland S. Martin that this is no time for the party to “play fair.”

Cross had a one-on-one discussion with Harrison for her show The Cross Connection during which they covered the midterms and how Democrats can overcome what looks like a wave for Republicans in November. They covered a variety of angles, including their shared belief that the “mainstream media” isn’t doing enough to get the party’s message out there.

After saying she agreed about the media covering Democrats unfairly, Cross shifted to Republicans, saying, “let’s talk about the fascists on the other side.”

She brought up remarks from Roland Martin earlier in the show, who said that Democrats have to go to “war” to change their fortunes ahead of the election. “You cannot play fair with people who don’t play fair. There are no rules,” he said.

After playing the clip, Cross asked the DNC chair for his thoughts, adding, “I felt like that was a good road map.”

“It is a good road map,” agreed Harrison.

TIFFANY CROSS: Let’s talk about the fascists on the other side. So I hear that, but I do think there are a lot of people – because you know, like we were just talking about, you and I, we consume, you know, eight papers in the morning. We look at the minutia of politics and most Americans are not doing that. And there are still a lot of people who feel disconnected from the party or maybe even disappointed in the party. Fair enough. I want you to take a listen. We had Roland Martin on at the beginning of the show–

JAIME HARRISON: Brother Rolo.

TIFFANY CROSS: Brother Rolo Is never shy about giving his opinion.

JAIME HARRISON: No I know, I do.

TIFFANY CROSS: So he had a lot to say about what he thinks Democrats should be doing. I want you to take a listen to get your thoughts.

JAIME HARRISON: Sounds good.

ROLAND S. MARTIN: You’ve got to have President Joe Biden stop being scared of Senate Joe Manchin and go make the argument in West Virginia and go to the rand parts of Mississippi and Alabama and say, this is what we have done and these folks voted against it and this is how we have delivered. They’ve got to be willing to engage in war. You cannot play fair with people who don’t play fair. There are no rules. The other side has shown that they will do whatever is necessary in order to win. So you’ve got to say, America, when they didn’t care about you, we did.

TIFFANY CROSS: What are your thoughts? I felt like that was a good road map.

JAIME HARRISON: It is a good road map.

Watch the clip above, via MSNBC’s The Cross Connection.

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