CARL BERNSTEIN: I think this is the darkest, most dangerous moment in our history, in at least 60, 70 years. We've never had a nominee for the presidency the likes of Donald Trump. The kind of demagoguery, racism, xenophobia, and really, a kind of sociopathy on the part of the candidate such as we've seen here, and with a huge following, who is now trying to delegitimize the very democratic system under which we operate, including the election itself. It is a fraught moment that requires courage.

CUOMO: He puts it on you. He puts it on us. He says “none of that's true,” what you just said. You just want it to be true, because he's going after Clinton. He's going after the establishment. And that's where you live in the media, and he represents the rest of the country.

BERNSTEIN: Let me start by saying Hillary Clinton has been a terrible candidate. And under other circumstances she would probably lose and you could have a real contest of ideas. This is something different. This is danger, demagoguery from someone who is antithetical to what we believe as a democracy. It is a time of requiring courage, courage from Republicans, from the right wing, we've seen it with people like Charles Krauthammer. He has got a fabulous piece in The Washington Post and I've watched Charles on Fox saying what he says about this candidate and the need to reject him in our culture. The same with George Will. It is a time for courageous Republican voices to get up and say “you know, let's elect our senators, let’s elect our congressmen, we must reject Trump-ism as un-American.”