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Already there, exacerbated by the kavanaugh confirmation fight. now republicans think they have got something to push back on and say, hey, the democrats want to storm the gate, you should be afraid, and keep us in power. >> abbey, listening to the president call these accusations against brett kavanaugh not one, but certainly two credible ones, there was also a third one a hoax, it was like the real president trump was back from hiding. i mean what was so stunning was that other person who mate...

Pretty good about his instincts right now. i think a lot of republicans actually who once doubted them, who were quick to condemn them, criticizing christine blasey ford now believe they helped change the dynamic in kavanaughs favor. >> there is a needle that needs to be threaded that he is not exactly threating. most republicans are happy about criticizing the process. saying the democrats threw this up and were on a witch-hunt. that polls well. what doesnt poll well is going after christine bl...

Being sworn in in a ceremonial fashion after his official swearing in over the weekend. it was attended by all the members of the supreme court who were seated in that audience as well as several republican senators. now, just to underscore the political nature of this event. republicans gave mitch mcconnell the senate majority leader a standing ovation at that event and president trump used it as an opportunity to sharply criticize democrats for this confirmation battle -- and he used them of u...

Fear equals republican strategy for the midterm. >> in 2002. i was thinking of an example of an incumbent party that actually did well this the midterm. that was well after 9/11, and the republicans did well. but a lot of that was about fear. i was talking to joe lockhart who was on the program yesterday who was in the middle of that fight. the economy was beginning a downturn in 2002 but republicans were able to stave that off because of the need among voters for continuity to stay unified in t...

Prove that khashoggi left the consulate. but of course this latest news that you are reporting, this we are hearing from state media here, the news agency saying that saudi officials have now agreed to allow turk irk investigators into consulate behind me. but it is a week after khashoggis disappearance. it is not clear what they are going to find what the conditions of access might be. we have heard from president trump on this saying he is concerned about khashoggis disappearance. he says nobo...

Strong if you look at history the only president who had as low of an approval just before midterm was bill clinton in 1994. and bill clinton, as you remember, the democrats lost control of the congress at that time. i know the times are different and president trump never enjoyed that high of an approval rating but his numbersr improving. >> look at this poll. it is a five-point bump but its particularly strong among independent voters. thats the switch that drives this between september and oc...

Political events if you are doing it for the cameras to try to shore up your base. but what obama said about elena kagan, this was not a controversial nomination, he made a point of thing both majority leader reed, and mitch mcconnell who was the minority leader at that time. you didnt hear any of that last night. it was a political event, the president going out of his way to apologize to justice kavanaugh saying that he has been found innocent, really going over the top with this. and this inc...

Yesterday when he said that it was a hoax -- and at the ceremony thats his true sechl its very genuine for him. he said it before, he believes kavanaugh is being treated unfairly. he thinks he has been similarly treated unfairly. for president trump, it is personal and not just political. i think aides have actually now come around to president trumps strategy on this. there was a time at the beginning this process when they were advising him to really keep calm here to take the temperature down...

First day on the bench as a supreme court justice. president trump is using this for political gain. he called the allegations of sexual assault against brett kavanaugh a hoax. listen. >> a man that did nothing wrong, a man that was caught up in a hoax, that was set up by the democrats, using the democrats lawyers, and now they want to impeach him. i have heard this from many people. i think it is an insult to the american public. and i think you are going the see a lot of things happen on novem...

Years ago. overnight he took part in a swearing in ceremony that felt one part swearing in and many parts political. president trump apologized to kavanaugh and claimed he was found innocent of the allegations of sexual assault. there were no such findings. earlier he called the investigation into kavanaugh a hoax. it just shows how the president intends to use the kavanaugh confirmation as a political weapon heading into the mid terms. he is stoking these flames on purpose. we will get to that ...