"For generations, the O'Reilly family, based in Brooklyn, were mostly Democrats. My ancestors were working people and back then the Democrats fought to get working people more money. But now we have a different situation. While the Democrats still promote themselves as friendly to working folks, they often pander to big labor and extremists on the social front. Enter Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, who debated last night in Brooklyn. Mrs. Clinton came off as more presidential because she knows more about the world, but she did have a few rough moments. If she is going to portray herself as a warrior against Wall Street excess, then she has to tell us what she said to Goldman Sachs. The other issues were predictable. Both candidates want few limits on abortion; they say 'white privilege' is a major problem; and they want income redistribution. It's a litany of the liberal playbook. The most raucous moment involved the minimum wage. Yes, the minimum wage should be raised, as no one can live on seven bucks an hour. If the minimum wage were $11 nationwide, that would give folks an incentive to work, which is what we want. But Bernie Sanders should know that the higher the minimum wage, the fewer jobs there will be. Also, prices will go up in places like Costco and Wal-Mart, where working Americans shop. Sanders and the Democrat Party seem to forget that. You raise wages across the board, some businesses will cut back and prices will rise. There is nothing Bernie Sanders can do about that. In the end, the Democrats are hoping to hold together a coalition of liberal Americans, African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans and voters below the age of 30, who may not be as well informed as they should be. No political party is perfect, but right now Secretary Clinton and Senator Sanders are running very far-left campaigns. No question about it."

The Factor asked longtime Democrat Kirsten Powers to analyze the state of her party. "You say that the Democrats are running a campaign that is far to the left of the country," she began. "I would say it is slightly left, but I would not say it is radically left. It's true that Hillary has been pulled to the left because of Bernie, and it's also true that the Democratic Party has become much more liberal. But while Bernie Sanders' ideas are out of the mainstream, Hillary's are in line pretty much with the Democratic Party. She's a moderate." The Factor pointed out that many of the Democratic Party's leading lights are radically left-wing: "Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, these are real bomb-throwers on the left."

857 Chicagoans were shot in the first 100 days of the year, which equates to a shooting every three hours. The Factor spoke about the carnage with columnist Jason Riley. "We are seeing political pandering," Riley said. "Both Clinton and Sanders need black support and so they are pandering to black activists. But everyone knows the truth - they know that cops are not the biggest threat to young black men, other black men are the biggest threat. The left wants to pretend that our morgues and cemeteries are full of young black men because cops are shooting them." The Factor excoriated activists who are ignoring the real problems: "Describing gang members who murder as 'super-predators' is accurate, it is not a racist statement. I think it's racist that Chicago, run by Democrat Rahm Emanuel, is allowing this kind of violence."

Ted Cruz, who has been slipping farther behind Donald Trump in recent polls, is a favorite of hard-right conservatives. But can he garner support from more moderate Americans? Eric Bolling and Geraldo Rivera opined on that. "Ted Cruz floors the needle on the 'creepy' meter," Rivera declared, "and I don't think it's remotely possible that he can win in California. And even as he gloms delegates in private processes like Colorado, his national popularity is plummeting." Bolling commented on a recent poll that shows Ted Cruz losing to socialist Bernie Sanders in a hypothetical one-on-one matchup. "People don't know Bernie Sanders," Bolling said, "and they don't know his policies. If people knew him and if he got the scrutiny of the others, he wouldn't be polling that high. He won't win."

The Factor welcomed Pastor Robert Jeffress, who analyzed Donald Trump's appeal to many conservative evangelical Christians. "No one is accusing Donald Trump of being a Bible scholar," Jeffress said, "and no Christian I know of is voting for him because he'll lead Bible studies in the Oval Office. People may doubt Trump's pro-life conversion, but Hillary Clinton doesn't even claim a conversion. I like Donald Trump, I think he would be a great president, and if it's a choice between them, Christians need to go to the polls. Evangelical Christians have to all come together after the convention or Hillary Clinton will be the next president. The greatest threat to a Republican victory is this 'Never Trump' movement."

Former Speaker and presidential candidate Newt Gingrich looked ahead to July and the Republican National Convention, which threatens to be a chaotic free-for-all. "If Trump is within 100 delegates of a majority going into the convention," Gingrich said, "I think he'll get the nomination. But if he's short by 200 or so, then he will have a very hard time getting there. There will not be enough delegates unless he can cut a deal with Rubio or Kasich. The problem for the establishment is that they don't want Trump, but they don't want Cruz either, so I don't know how you get past the two of them. It will be one of those two guys, and the reality is that Trump has a bigger upside and a bigger downside." The Factor added, "No matter what happens, there will be charges of dirty dealing behind the scenes."

Jesse Watters spent part of his Thursday evening mixing it up with Donald Trump supporters at the Republican gala in Manhattan. Here is what a few of the Trumpians had to say. "Trump's speech was excellent, he's a New Yorker and got right to the point" ... "We wouldn't be standing in this ballroom without Donald Trump, he built this hotel" .... "He's been a proven leader and a successful businessman." Watters also gave an eyewitness account of a near-brawl that took place when a pro-Trump guy mixed it up with an anti-Trump protester outside the hotel. "There was a guy with a 'Make America Great Again' hat. Someone got in his face and he threw a punch. I was just trying to make sure my tuxedo didn't get rumpled."

Elaine Wolfson, Brewster, NY: "Mr. O'Reilly, your analysis of the presidential election is spot on. The Republican Party will fracture and Hillary will win. That's exactly why Trump got into the race. Wise up."

Dick Mansfield, Grantham, NH: "Bill, your upcoming book 'Killing the Rising Sun' will be an emotional one for me. I was set to be deployed to the invasion of Japan when the atom bombs were dropped."

Melissa Esposito, Green Oaks, IL: "My son is the president of his fraternity at High Point University in North Carolina. On April 23, they are having an event to raise enough money to buy a wounded vet a track chair."

We all make mistakes and should always admit to error, even when it is painful to do so. To avoid taking responsibility is to exhibit a prime trait of the narcissistic personality.