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The tax cut went into place 11 months ago. any economist thats doing the work and being honest, it takes about 18 months for that to filter through the system. if youre making the point there was an immediate impact for american large korncorporations wall street, 100% true. >> but you have been successful, youre a harvard guy, a wall street guy. if it is not getting out there, i am going to let you finish -- >> youre missing an element. >> "the washington post," tax cuts not leading to business...

Senate and house on the wall, and other stuff. >> the highest numbers in 7 years, favorability at 45%. >> when times are tough, we stick together and this is a tough moment for the republican party, hard times. historic size losses. a president who is under attack constantly. and administration that is deeply embattled. they have a judicial nominee who is may be in big trouble. this is what you are seeing a rally around the flag effect is republicans come together in the face of all these threat...

Why didnt they get on the wall, kavanaugh, the other stuff they want. in the meantime, good news in the new gallup poll. highest numbers in seven years for republicans, favorability at 45%, democrats are 44%. to what do you attribute that, chris? >> when times are stuck people stick together, or if you will survive, you stick together. this is a very tough moment for the republican party. very hard times they are facing. in the realm of possibility for republicans in november are historic size l...

Korea. in a way this is for russia, too. with the economic sanctions, yes, those are a big deal, but there is a rally around the flag effect that happened over that. getting kicked "of tout of the there was no rally over the flag. >> and based on what does the president think russia deserves a sweetener right now. this is senator ben sasse, putin is not our friend and he is not the presidents buddy. he is a thug. waging a shadow war against america and our leader should act like it. the top demo...

Embrace a vladimir putin or talking him up with things weve seen other republicans say similar things. how does that help him at home in russia? >> so, again, theyre kind of -- they kind of have their hands tied. they dont know what to do with this. theyd like to be the country we portray them to be, but then theyd have to take credit for what they did in the 2016 election. so theyre kind of walking around it in this very strange way publicly. kind of half admitting to it and then backing off. b...

Around the flag effect where, you know, presidents sometimes do see bumps in approval when we face international conflicts. president trump faced a spike in his approval rating after the missile strike in syria. i dont know that maybe that is the appropriate take away to approach this conflict with, but it is a phenomenon that pollsters often see. >> bruce, before i let you go, i want to get your take on who this message was aimed at. was it aimed at china? we talk about who the audience is. cle...

She was the home secretary which is the most important law enforcement officer in the y united kingdom and a rally around the flag effect or does it hurt her because, after all, in the incident in manchester the terrorist was known to law enforcement authorities. we dont know who is behind the attacks. will that produce a backlash which is to say why isnt this government protecting us enough? a very natural reaction and another natural reaction to say, well, theres a rallying around the flag eff...

Opposing the military action. pro-trump host eric bolding tried to thread the need this will way. >> i disagree with the attack on syria, but definitive, decisive, and got the american people behind him with that launch. so i actually applaud what he did there. even though i disagree with the tactic. >> political scientists have been studying this rally around the flag effect for decades. journalists and opinionists are not immune from it. the media love the trump show of military might. thats w...

>> coming within hours of nikki haley warning of imminent unilateral action, drew praise from some of the most reliable critics across the political spectrum paid >> quite intelligent and effective. it does send a signal. >> he acted decisively, one of the most important things a president has to be able to do. >> beyond the rally around the flag effect, hoping it will produce a spillover effect. such that the gravitas that has now been achieved will translate in terms of public perception into ...

President donald trumps approval rating is hovering around 40%. 21 points lower than president obamas in 2009, but after thursdays air strikes in syria, which have been generally well received on both sides of the aisle, could those numbers turn around? lets bring in larry sabato, author of "trump, the 2016 election that broke all the rules." good afternoon to you. >> thank you, sheinelle. >> in the past presidents have enjoyed a spike in popularity after taking military action. why is that, in ...