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And he is trying to split the difference. >> governor casic has really navigated an interesting vantage point in the republican party when it comes to opposing donald trump. now i think hes speaking honestly about the concerns that he has for his constituents who will be very angry if their health care is ripped out from under them abruptly without a reasonable replacement. thats what all these governors are dealing with, and senators and congressmen and women who have to ultimately answer to th...

Customers, president trumps visits are good for business, this woman says. >> theres a lot more people interested in coming to the avenue. >> reporter: the white house calls them working weekends. >> not rest at the southern white house. its all work. >> reporter: but theyre leaving some here without much work to do. gabe gutierrez, palm beach, florida. >> thanks for that. up next, republican governors in blue states and the tough calls theyre going to have to make on obamacare. can i give it ...

Looking for a scapegoat. republicans have the goods on donald trump, in my opinion, and can turn on him at any moment. they have the gavels in congress. if it turns out that obamacare becomes a political liability they will turn on donald trump. i believe thats going to happen. >> sort of the last straw that broke the camels back theory? >> i honestly think for these governors in these blue states, the best thing they can do is govern and focus on their constituents. tired of the political disco...

Because right now theyre standing in line when it considers russia. >> it remains to be seen where the republican party breaks. im interested to see what they do with obamacare. it seems to be an issue with them. some say its obamacare light. im seeing the republican party having trouble standing behind trump and having trouble kind of coming together and creating a unified front on some of these issues. well see a fractured party. >> you and shannon have a lot to watch in the coming week, as yo...

My constituents. >> i agreeith the comment that governor hogan has doneell and walked the line. he happens to be, perhaps, the most popular governor in america right now. you cant argue with that. on the other hand, the democrats are going to lash trump to hogan in any way they can. are you for it or against it? you can only be one or the other. whats it going to be? that will put governor hogan and a lot of moderate republicans in democratic states in a tough position. there is a connection bet...

They have the majority of governorships. and we are seeing differences of opinion that are leading to some paralysis in how to address obamacare. some people like senator rand paul, who i believe my colleague used to work for or with. he believes we ought to do repeal right away out of congress and then address how to replace it. of course, you have other republicans like governor casic, who want a solution in place before the repeal happens. meantime, nothing happens and the republican base get...

In january, massachusetts governor, for instance here, charlie baker, wrote a nine-page letter to house majority leader kevin mccarthy, defending parts of obamacare, calling for more flexibility for states. another gop governor in the hot seat is governor john casic, who also wrote a letter in january, recommending medicaid expansion in obamacare not to be repealed. repealing obama care would end the medicaid expansion for about 660,000 in john casics state of ohio. in total 964,000 ohioans coul...