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Catch up. 61% of republicans surveyed said they are very interested in the midterm elections compared to 65% of democrats. given that, vaughn headed to a swing district in omaha nebraska february to see how it is cresting and what republicans are trying to do to stop it. >> dont be complacent. you got to get out for the midterms. >> reporter: democrats across the country galvanized a potential blue wave in novembers midterm elections. what is different in 2019? >> i turn 90. >> reporter: it took...

So first and foremost, youll see a lot of pointed questions on not only what happened in helsinki, but what happened in singapore. to your question of what kind of a position is he in? i think well see just how capable he is of actually answering those questions considering, as we all know, he wasnt actually in the meeting. >> well, yeah, thats my question. how much information does he have to offer, at least on the vladimir putin side? >> first of all, on the vladimir putin side, wasnt in the m...

President, has a democratic governor. the more that the supreme court is an issue, closer and closer to november, the more difficult it will be for him to swim in these waters, whereas his republican opponent will be standing side by side to president trump and velcroed himself to the president to his advantage. >> the flip side of this, we talk about these democrats in red states, also the republican wild cards and really the big republican wild card right now is susan collins, the signal shes ...

Putins eyes and he could see in his soul. i see kgb. what do you think? what are the deliverables here for the united states and north korea? >> one word. denuclearization. a different understanding with that term between north korea and united states. what will trump deliver in will north korea give up nuclear weapons? there has never been agreement. it is about withdrawing u.s. forces from south korea for the north koreans. they committed to denuclearization in the past, but not abided by the ...

If any expectations at all, for what kim does here in singapore. in fact, i think the one thing they covered is him visiting a fish restaurant in north korea yesterday. >> yeah, its interesting. hes got a domestic political audience as much as president trump does, right? its an interesting tactic on his part because he may want to be minimizing the chances of failure here, right? if nothing comes out of it, they dont want to be advertising in singapore, here i am meeting with the american presi...

Going to hear a lot over the next 48 hours are cvid, complete verifiable irreversible denuclearization, right? is that an achievable goal here, jim, given that, look, north korea has sacrificed so much of its treasure over the last 20 years to build this arsenal. is it reasonable to think they would want to give it up after one day of meetings here in singapore? >> well, thats a good point, john, and certainly many of my colleagues in security studies are deeply skeptical that theyll giveupthei...

Presidents orbit. our political commentator paul begala, scott jennings are here. nice to have you here. i would say it is fair to say you both know a thing or two about leaks coming from the world of washington. given that, paul, to you, why? it is very clear this is coming from someone in the presidents orbit, so why? who does it benefit and how? >> i think it benefits the president enormously. im surprised, i think it may be feigned outrage. who wouldnt want to know the answers to the questio...

Specifically when it comes to what he wants to see in a tax plan. >> given that, rob, how awkward does this stand to get when the senate comes back next week. >> the tensions have always been there, the senate gop and their gop in general has never really embraced the outsider president but they believe they are in this relationship where they can get tax cuts and a few other priorities enacted. but if this agenda continues to be stalled those tensions could flare each more. >> are they confiden...

That will take time and security. but we can help provide fighters, help provide money and weapons and be shaking the tin cup at the international community to do the same. >> you have what is happening in iraq and syria where there are reports that isis is just days away from losing control of raqqah. how significant is that coupled with what we are talking about now? >> its huge. raqqah is the other former capital of the islamic state. with mosul gone and iraq gone, they have a few little citi...

Whats going to restrict. graham/cassidy will enmedicaid as we know it, eliminate all the consumer protections in the aca by giving states the opportunity to repeal them. it will lead to a less healthy america. thats what i think we ought to be focusing on. i think pointing at the sanders bill is another attempt at distracting us from the very high stakes right before us in a vote that will be taken next week. >> given that, dont you wish senator sanders may have waited a few weeks so that that s...