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In the 90s who had strong approval ratings with respect to the economy. >> and we all know the answer. >> thats right. >> bill clinton. lets talk also about your analysis of the electoral college. president trump could lose the popular vote by as much as 5 million voters when you look at california and new york and still win the electoral vote if you look at what could happen in north carolina, florida, new mexico, arizona. what states are you looking at? >> the big problem for democrats is that...

Or even covering up, when contacted by the white house to knock down some of the earlier stories, this is going to be broadly speaking, not specifically about congress, but broadly speaking, i think thats the best argument democrats have in 2018. >> ron, lets look ahead. what is happening with the travel ban? a month ago we heard it was a vital national security importance, it had to happen urgent urgently. >> from the white house. >> from the white house. >> then we heard it would be announced,...

39/56 approve/disapprove. a job approval rating below the number he got. the partisan split is obvious. i put up the independent numbers because as independents go, so goes this trump presidency if you believe the numbers. >> this is true. although, we know that the democrats still have a geography problem. and where they are the most difficult senate seats for them to hold are in places they need to win. democrats need to win republicans, not just independents. where some of these key house rac...

Things were called southern democrats, midwestern democrats, blue dog democrats. they are gone. >> isnt that the problem? given the electoral college? >> that is the problem. so democrats have a geography problem and republicans still have a demography problem. but the geography problem means theyre not back in control in the house. >> i look at this election and its always funny, democrats have a white working class problems and it look at the popular vote thing and look at texas, and the repub...

When we started in the business, there were southern democrats. there were midwestern democrats. there were blue dog democrats. they are gone. >> isnt that the problem, given the electoral problem? >> the geography problem is that they will not be in control in the house. >> i look at this election and -- republicans want to say, see, democrats have a white working class problem. i look at the popular vote thing and texas, and republicans have a latino problem. both things are correct. >> i thin...

Accelerated his church going, and i think thats a good thing. >> do you think the kind of meeting you had with your constituent help clarify for them the presidents religion, or helps confuse them to the point that 40%, 40% of a republican focus group in your state is completely wrong about the president being a muslim? >> well, i saw a poll in the examiner today that showed 46% of republicans believe that. so i was submit its not a republican problem, this is the presidents problem. i mean, he ...

Professed to be a christian. if he will stand in front of the muslim world and make that statement, i take him at his word. i dont question his religion. i will say that the criticism of his religion seems to have accelerated his church going, and i think thats a good thing. >> do you think the kind of meeting you had with your constituents help clarify for them the presidents religion, or helps confuse them to the point that 40%, 40% of a republican focus group in your state is completely wrong...

I will say that the criticism of his religion seems to have accelerated his church going, and i think thats a good thing. >> do you think the kind of meeting you had with your constituent help clarify for them the presidents religion, or helps confuse them to the point that 40%, 40% of a republican focus group in your state is completely wrong about the president being a muslim? >> well, i saw a poll in the examiner today that showed 46% of republicans believe that. so i was submit its not a rep...