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People made the mistake of underestimating his political abilities. >> well, he learned the crucial skill set. look, he took on the establishment. the home of the american elite. he came in there, this brash guy who probably belonged more on miami beach than palm peach when he wanted to start this club. they didnt like those. it will be a club which would be taupe jews and blacks and anybody and these people on the ier island didnt like that and he had to fight them. he took on what he considere...

Really doubles back to the deeper point youre making about if someone is watching at home and going being on, this loud brash guy who left the white house, who cares, the point is as you were arguing earlieron, brash guy who left the white house, who cares, the point is as you were arguing earlier who is in charge and is there is a method within trumpism or the republican party to give voice to the people that they aspire to represent, the coalminer, middle class, the working americans around th...

Thank you so much. all right. lets discuss this, where does this head, is it going to look any different after turkey day, jack is here, cnn political commentator former republican congressman from georgia, and former senior adviser to the trump campaign emily sesman here campaign director for the senate for american progress action fund and alice stewart the cnn political commentator former communications director for ted cruzs presidential campaign. congressman, first to you, a big step forw...

Who looks like a better cable news warrior and i think the same could be said of scaramucci. in scaramucci he has someone who looks like a smoother, more affable messenger -- whether he sees it as under siege or not, but slayed cnn over a report over scaramucci. talk about how scaramucci checks all of the boxes that are important to the president regardless of the fact that he has scant sort of traditional communications skills. >> yeah, no, hes never been a communications guy before but hes cle...

>> what are his chances of winning that race? he is trying to differentiate himself and not be with the other candidates who say donald trump is wrong on this. >> it is really interesting. chris christie has a reputation as a straight shooter. keep in mind, he also just picked up a really big endorsement in new hampshire. thats really important. you know even know he is far down in the polls. it seems like he might be out of it when he was a frontrunner two or three years ago. the fact he is bui...

Bridgegate. the first problem with bridgegate is none of the people who know testified. they took the fifth. the only connection was the deputy chief of staff"ñó and th port authority. its chris christie. hes got his office by being this brash guy who tells it the way it is and all this business and i think you probably saw the time he shut down the guy who was actually i think a republican turned independent who was an activist for people who didnt get their money after sandy, to sit down and...

>> christine, stop. you have to get the facts right if youre going to ask me a question. i dont know if you cant take notes or youre not listening. >> and it went on and on like that. at least half a dozen. kim, can christie go back to that old combative style? are voters still going to find that appealing? where do you weigh in on the rehabilitation scale? we have about a six from karl and zero from ron. >> look, i think he can. its part of his schtick, right? this is why people like chris chri...

>> christine, stop. you have to get the facts right if youre going to ask me a question. i dont know if you cant take notes or youre not listening. >> and it went on and on like that. at least half a dozen. kim, can christie go back to that old combative style? are voters still going to find that appealing? where do you weigh in on the rehabilitation scale? we have about a six from karl and zero from ron. >> look, i think he can. its part of his schtick, right? this is why people like chris chri...

They showed it on tv, 10, 12, 14 hours they should have pulled back from the interview. its a matter of controversy which of course doesnt hurt nbcs ratings at all. >> it was strange to see bode miller showing that emotion. hes a brash guy. its unyush to see him crying. >> reporter: absolutely. hes pretty stoic. thats why it took three or four questions for her to get that emotion out of him. but his brothers death affected him. his younger brother was a snowboarder and had talked about trying t...

America who want a tough, brash guy who wont back down. now, listen, im not particularly a donald trump fan. i dont think id prefer him as my first choice, but i really -- you talk about cringing, martha, i cringe at the attacks that conservatives come up with over somebody who wants to take this country in a different direction or so he says. im aware of the criticism that donald trump has leveled against a good and decent man like george w. bush. i dont like it. i know he was pro-choice before...