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Rejected. i think the politicians on both sides need to think about not just appealing to their bases but how to reach the voters in the middle who arent sure if brett kavanaugh should be on the court or not. >> one of the things that continues to strike me about the conversation that were having about brett kavanaugh in this country and over the weekend, i mean, it was all that anyone wanted to talk about when i saw them. it would seem as if folks pretty much had their mind made up before the h...

What is your view from the white house about how they are looking at this? i feel like there was a time when this first happened that they were potentially willing to say okay, if this is a real problem, well check this guy and go onto the next pick. the way this was elevated nationally has become so important to the bases. frankly in both parties but for the presidents base that they stick by him. >> the source is the president is now personally invested in brett kavanaugh because he basically ...

Were property with no rights, even if they fled to free states. finally, we are threatening to put on the supreme court someone whos made it clear that he is going to rubber stamp whatever executive power the president assumes undermining fundamental checks and balances. >> the stakes couldnt be any higher. shot out to american university in d.c. liz, im going to ask to you stick around for us a little bit longer. coming up, kavanaugh in the battle of the bases. rallying his voters at a west v...

There hanging in the balance. you have susan collins, lisa murkowski, and these two red-state democrats. politically speaking, people are saying theyre not really sure how this is going to play out. the right and the left both say theyre in agreement that this is good for their bases to energize the base, but remember, kavanaugh is the most unpopular supreme court nominee since nbc news started polling in 2005 and that was before these allegations came out, amon. >> interesting. liz, to that poi...

Is going to green light them. this is going to cover their bases so they can vote yes. for moderate democrats, in red states, like mccaskill and joe mansion, theyre in red states. if they vote no, to not firm judge brett kavanaugh -- not confirm judge brett kavanaugh, theyre going to answer for that in november. >> thats not true. the republicans, the white wing media and right wing pundits will scare voters, independent thinkers, whether how a senator votes will determine whether they win re-el...

He used swear words in a tone that was more sad than angry. that was what proceeded what then played out in the hearing room. they were in there for hours. it started at 9:30. we didnt have an outcome until after 1:30, this was about a personal relationship between two people who have served together in the senate. it was with the cameras off, and it was because they trusted each other that jeff flake could trust what senator coons was saying, and that kind of an interaction, that kind of trust,...

Straight to the senator. we owe them a lot, i think. i think we also saw someone, how sad is it that senator flake isnt necessarily a hero, but he did the right thing today. >> due diligence. >> due diligence. he did his job, you know? imagine if his colleagues could muster that kind of courage. well see where it goes from here, but i just -- i think hes been an example of what weve been hoping to see from senators, which is actual leadership, and you know. >> john, this cuts exactly two ways. t...

Straight to the senator. we owe them a lot i think. i think we also saw someone -- you know, how sad is it that senator flake isnt necessarily a hero, but he did the right thing today. >> due diligence. >> due diligence. he did his job. you know, imagine if his colleagues could muster that kind of courage, and well see where it goes from here. but i just -- i think hes been an example of what weve been hoping to see from senators, which is actual leadership and, you know, bully for him really. >...

We owe them a lot i think. i think we also saw someone -- you know, how sad is it that senator flake isnt necessarily a hero, but he did the right thing today. >> due diligence. >> due diligence. he did his job. you know, imagine if his colleagues could muster that kind of courage, and well see where it goes from here. but i just -- i think hes been an example of what weve been hoping to see from senators, which is actual leadership and, you know, bully for him really. >> john, this cuts exactly...

Tipping point for them to go vote for the democrats in the upcoming elections. and you are going to see the base harden for donald trump. now, we all know that the victory is not going to be won on the bases. it is going to be won in the middle. at the end of the day, to put this in political terms, the democrats would win the political victory. >> quick thought before we go. >> the problem that the republicans have now is that brett kavanaugh brought it back to a draw, but he has not dispelled ...