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Re-election in states donald trump won in 2016, five of those represent states trump carried by double digits. so theyre going to feel compelled to vote along with his president. i understand what youre saying. you can yell and scream. far as strategy and official rules, you have no leverage. >> again, i look at a lot of the seats people did not think were in play that are in play right now. don, i was in dallas, texas, on friday night. they had 2,000 people at his grass roots event running agai...

I think in arizona may have issues with a supreme court nominee who will row v wade. >> i had simone sanders on. she was talking about democrats and the strategy, and democrats were strategiesing about what to do about this and mid-terms as well. when it concerns this issue, how far are you willing to go in your push back, in your fight? are you willing to bring up the fact hes under investigation, maybe a nominee should not be confirmed until all this is over? how far are democrats willing to g...

Democrats that ruth bader ginsberg, she holds out until the next two years, theres concern about how this court could shift. three to four or even more supreme court picks for a u.s. president who is again by any means necessary trying to support the republican agenda, the american pillars and democrats in the senate are trying to figure out a strategy. theyre going to do something tomorrow to figure out a strategy to thwart this. >> you mentioned the mid-terms and talked about what the administ...

America, versus the fear of the browning of america and immigration in donald trumps mind. and we are running a campaign against those two fear questions and whos fear -- whos afraid the most and who is going to turn out is going to be who is going to win. >> andy, if democrats do put up a fight, do they risk rally be conservatives even more for the mid-terms? does the right -- >> i think donald trumps going to do everything he can. >> both progressives and hard conservatives are going to be ext...

Court in the land. the president has prepared a list of 25. not clear how she plans to stop them. as long as this is done before the mid-terms and the republicans maintain at least a 51 vote margin there in the senate, its going to be tricky for democrats have have anything to do with shutting this down, neil. >> neil: this i do know, youll have a long, long day. youve had one. i cant wait till your show tonight. thank you very much, shannon. great work. >> thank you. >> neil: john roberts is in...

Nominee. theres something else i want to focus on here. i asked mitch mcconnell yesterday after the lunch and after the ruling on the travel ban case. i said do you feel vindicated in the fact that you blocked merrick garland from sitting on the court, muscle neil gorsuch on and then could have been a 5-4 decision and could have been 5-4 the other direction. he said im glad we have a court tilting to the right. this will take the court another direction. democrats have always failed to energize ...

Nominating a conservative because it was replacing a conservative with a conservative. the stakes are higher for conservatives and liberals, republicans and democrats. what do you think about -- from a strategy standpoint for republicans, what would be the best way to get this through the chamber and do you favor getting it done before or after the mid-terms? >> justice kennedy was appointed in 1987. 31 years ago. for 31 years, justice kennedy has been at the crossroads at every decision for thr...

Said in the mid 90s we shouldnt do anything until after the next election. chris murphy from connecticut, he said wait a minute. the shoe is now on the other foot, senator. listen. >> were four months out from an election that controls the senate. its hypocrisy for the majority lead tore move forward on a vote now when he wasnt in the 2016 election. >> dont underestimate how big these justices will be in the mid-terms, confirming them right before the election and whether or not the democrats ca...

Unpolished candidates. here you are dealing with full-blo full-blown communists when you dont want that in your party. >> bret: back to the supreme court, the exit polls from the 2018 election, white born again christians. 80-16 this is post access hollywood. in deciding your vote. what about the supreme court in most important factor? 70% to 28. is this going to energize even though it might be done before the mid-terms, energize the republicans? >> there is also hugh polling showing an 8 point...

Smile. >> bret: in party face mode. >> yes, it was hilarious. then for democrats, this is very, very tough day. one senate democrat told me the retirement of kennedy is putting it off and putting it off and hoping to delay it was one of the last prayers at night when the head hit the pillow. this is very, very profound for them about not just what the vote will do and how it will turnout in mid-terms, but what it means about the impact of these decisions going forward. >> bret: the decision toda...