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Coordinated thing thats happening. >> how about you, rita, choosing to accept the accusations against kavanaugh. are you worried about the potentially worried female voters? >> im not so much worried about that because of what im hearing from republican friends and women in the party. number one, i just want to say, alex, on this very show with you, i called kavanaugh a fine pick. and since his appearance before the senate judiciary committee, i changed my mind. i think he lacked the temperament...

Kavanaugh being a fine pick and then you changed your mind based on what you said. youre echoing in many ways the sentiments expressed by lisa murkowski. you said she couldnt vote for him for the same reason. she didnt think he was a fair inju jurist and that sort of thing and said he was not the man for this time. if thats the case, do you think that is not necessarily reflecting how people voted, but that that may be something that lingers, that sort of thought in the minds of these senators a...

To look like? who is going to be the sec state, sec di achieve, theyre going to play a role in determining the national security -- >> who would have the most most influence here? >> flynn sets the agenda for the primaries committees, and the s n nscs, so he teas up the discussion, and hes probably going to be the youngest guy in the room. he may have a lot of experience fighting al-qaeda and tracking isis, but hes not going to have a whole lot of experience in some of other areas that contribut...

Right now, and hes got to expand his portfolio quite a bit. >> general francona, you have a different view of general flynn. tell me what you think. >> i think he is probably a fine pick as long as the president trusts him. i think thats the key here. i think that general hurtling hit the nail on the head here. it is because hurtling is not going to have the authority to do anything. hurtling is going to be the gate keeper. he sets the agenda, he calls the meetings, he chairs the meetings, he de...

I got a lot of family. mark halperin and jon meacham still with us, joining us from washington, david gregory, chief correspondent of the "washington post" dan balz. good to have you both on board this morning. >> good morning. >> hes back in wisconsin. first of all, does this do anything at all, mark halperin? does it do anything to put wisconsin on the table? >> bush got close there. they have a republican governor there. ento use yachl on the right. theyll see if they can put it in play. the ...