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Year in office doubling down on that trump base, and that may be in 2020 what he needs. but for people like costello, its the opposite, right, those are sort of the suburban, college educated, in many cases, voters who are just not interested in the nonsense. one interesting thing, and im curious kind of your take on this, i had not heard republicans talk about impeachment, really, until i started asking about the midterm elections. and i think thats part of the warning to the president, that he...

Thought they were trying to overturn the election. bill clintons democrats actually gained five seats in the 1998 mid-terms, its one of those breaks with history. theres that message there intended for the republican base, hey, if you dont get off your seats here and get out and vote, they could impeach your president. >> yamiche, do you think democrats are going too far on the impeachment question? youve seen democrats on the left urge this, elected democrats are more reluctant, because they se...

Between china and another country this year. there is good news for at least one dictator. they say there is an 88% chance thattal assad will stay in power. here at home they predict the democrats will gain control in the mid-terms and about a 20% chance that republicans will retain power in both house that is good news for the democrat who is you believe have an 80% chance of taking back at least one chamber. there will be most questions open throughout the year and we will check back to see ho...

To sell this boring book. he used sloppy steve bannon who cried when he got fired, now steve has been dumped by almost everyone. too bad. do you think bannon has lost favor with the president for good? do you think hes going to hold any sway still for this years mid-term elections? >> i think that steve bannon is going to try as hard as he can to get back into the presidents grace, because his political power really has only come from one his line to the white house and directly to the president...

The 1998 mid-terms. its one of those breaks with history. theres that message there intended for the republican base, hey, if you dont get off your seats here and get out and vote, they could impeach your president. >> yamiche, do you think democrats are potentially going too far on the impeachment question? youve seen democrats on the left urge this, elected democrats are more reluctant, do you think its because they sense something along the lines of what steve was talking about? >> i think so...

That trump base, and that may be in 2020 what he needs. but for people like costello, its the opposite, right, those are sort of the suburban, college educated, in many cases, voters who are just not interested in the nonsense. one interesting thing, and im curious kind of your take on this, i had not heard republicans talk about impeachment, really, until i started asking about the midterm elections. and i think thats part of the warning to the president, that, hey, if you let democrats take ba...

Those very rare mid-terms where history didnt hold up, it was because republicans were pursuing impeachment against president clinton in 1998, and public opinion polls were against it, the democratic base thought they were trying to overturn the election. bill clintons democrats actually gained five seats in the 1998 mid-terms, its one of those breaks with history. theres that message there intended for the republican base, hey, if you dont get off your seats here and get out and vote, they coul...

Thats saying its our way or the highway. when you do that, you know who suffers at the end of the day? 850,000 children and the rest of us in america with an unsecured border. we should identify the common ground and-- >> its nice to hear folks like you speaking like this. its rare that we hear lawmakers from either side of the aisle express that striking bipartisan deals is a priority. so we appreciate that. >> it has to be done, gillian. gillian: i just want to hear from you, so the president ...

You know. the first words out of the presidents mouth were, weve been bonding. weve spent this retreat so far, weve spent the time bonding. that was the first thing he took care to say and i think that underscores, really, the agenda behind the summit which was, as you said, to sort of highlight the accomplishments of 2017 and straegize about the tough uphill climb in 2018 with the mid-terms and show the nation in spite of the hullabaloo, theyre standing on this. and a couple of interesting comm...

Keys for your party. 2018 mid-terms will feel like they are quickly approaching. how is your party positioned right now heading into mid-terms? >> coming on the heels of a historic tax bill. i think people will begin to see more take home pay in february and the confidence people now have in our economy as evidenced by not only the stock market but consumer confidence generally, i think the regulatory rollback of the trump administration after the overreach of the previous eight years, together ...