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And as eli was talking about with the healthcare bill where the president suddenly says the house verks is mean. so there is this sort of sense of walking on eggshells and not knowing when president trump might turn on his own party. but the president isnt necessarily loyal to republicans just because we have an a. after their name. >> charlie, youre kind of after action assessment of ed gillespie in virginia as a candidate. >> with the, theres a tragic element because ed gillespie used to be on...

South korea and basically said dont worry about the house bill. the senator will be better. when republicans in the house hear that, they think to themselves why am i going to stick my neck out there and vote for something that could blow up in my face, especially with a president who is likely to sell us all out just as he did during the health care debate. >> on that same point, this is a president who dropped ed gillespie by twitter from the other side of the world before he came out to give ...

Upset at the treatment of -- what does winning do to party fracturing? >> winning helps. >> is it a band-aid? >> breaking news! we need help. >> obviously does it make it go away? do you still have to deal with it or make it easier? >> the story of virginia i think is the story of the democratic party on the rebound. because tom paperriello. two candidates, agree on just about everything, run a spirited campaign, record turn out. on the republican side, disunity. gillespie wins by one point. tha...

Than gillespie did. she didnt go as trumpian in her issuess is that a lesson? >> some republicans would say she was herself. as opposed to ed gillespie, who -- who changed. >> seemed to run as somebody -- look, in an interview with us in the spring with mark murray had e said he plan and running on his tax plan and running the economy. >> but look. what happened, democrats spent $40 million and woke up the republican base. didnt see a turnout on the republican side anywhere near georgia 6. >> a ...

Around the country into something that galvanizes people to want to get out and vote. not just democrats. in a bigger election statewide, for senate races, youll need some independents and maybe some republicans and a better deal is not necessarily going to get you that. >> you said you were nervous ralph northam about the gillespie attacks. >> i think he should have fought harder against ms-13, against the race baiting. i think they need to fight back harder. what will galvanize democrats to tu...

Peace. >> we wont forget this peace. >> and a look at how the longest running television show has covered the news. >> this is "mtp daily," and it starts right now. good evening. im chuck todd here in washington. welcome to "mtp daily." folks, theres one word to explain what happened last night -- trump. no debating. except they are debating that inside the republican party right now. president trump says he wasnt the reason republicans across the board were swept away in what was a mini democ...

Because if you look back and think about what then president-elect trump had to say on election night, it sounded like it might have been a different trump. he talked about bringing the country together and healing. i think people might have been more willing to give him a chance. i think he helped build -- you and i agree on the energy. we only disagree on the day it got started. certain some people were energized on the night, but he built up, built up, and built up this rezirchsistance and fi...

Day after the election, get ready. nobodys had a good mid-term since 2002. so we have to be ready, and our job would be up here legislatively to produce and politically to prepare. >> talked to one smart republican strategist who said to me, the fear he has is that steve bannons going to tell the president, you know, ed gillespie didnt go nationalist enough. you need a trade war, to rip up nafta. what you need to do. that will galvanize the base. that will send a message. and this person said th...

55% say hes doing a poor job of keeping his promises. and when asked about trump as a u niert, not a divider, 30% said that characterization applies to trump. notably, 65% say it does not. across this country from virginia on west to washington state, voters rejected the gop in many with a i see and in many places last night. many of them with the president on their mind as they cast their ballot. in fact, a full third of the electric tort in virginia told exit pollsters they were voting to send...

Gillespie shows is you cant fake the trump agenda. >> no. >> you have to go all in. and this agenda is a winning agenda. do not believe the opposition party. >> thats the sales pitch, but the gop is now left with a question, is embracing trump and trumpism truly a winning strategy? "the new york times" quotes a republican congressman who is not running for re-election saying this, quote, voters are taking their anger out at the president and the only way they can do that is by going after republ...