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Like the republican party and establishment isnt going the way that it likes. with the midterm that should not be the headline with the agenda and i dont think it will get people out it will give the president and republicans some fire to counter with. but if you stick to what the democrats were highlighting earlier with separation of families and the need for reformationhe for i.c.e. and returned to the way it was. shannon: a number of democratic senators saying they should abolish that very ca...

Are facing reelection. we are not getting anything of substance they might need to work on it a little bit more but also this is a pick who is a very mainstream justice. he has served as a judge for 12 years, he has 300 opinions. you see a consistency to how hes rolling. he cares a lot about the constitution and the limits it places on different branches of government. he applies principal, so he will rule in favor of groups that are on the left or groups that are on the right depending on his p...

Which is the way he likes to do business. >> given that, how is vladimir putin ahead of this one on one? what is he looking for when he wants to find that in? >> reporter: there are so many different issues on the table when it it can comes to russia and the united states. of course because of the 2016 election and midterm eelections and yet there are so many other issues on the table. u.s. relations over afghanistan, syria, so many other things to talk about. and right now any sort of break in ...

Elena kagan should be confirmed 100-0. if you have a well-qualified judge in the broad mainstream of the american movement, doesnt have any moral disqualifiers, you should go back to the tradition we had as recently as sandra day oconnor. look, a, democrats are going to lose on this issue, and its going to make them seem extreme and petty. theres a lot of issues -- theres a lot. immigration is one of them. foreign policy is another. economic policy is a third. a lot of issues where democrats can...

Himself to where she now. i think the president looks at all of that and he wants to gel with somebody. he understands this is a decision that does play for a legacy here, but she also thinking about how he can argue this case and try to impact the midterm vote. he has a lot of different calculations, but i think what has been interesting if you look at the gorsuch nomination, its how by the book he treated this decision with input from the conservative sintellectuals. >> a lot more than input. ...

The war room i am told is preparing for at least three options. the president perhaps has not made up his mind, perhaps. but im also told by people close to this process hes very much open to the possibility of taking every last phone call, having every last meeting with someone, but the reality here is there would have to be a persuasive argument for this not to be one of the final contenders there. you see them on the screen and they are listed in alphabetical order. i do not, based on talking...

Into tv campaign ads to make sure whoever he picks gets through. and theres going to be a lot of focus on those red state democrats. those like heidi heitkamp, joe donny, joe manchin who voted for gorsuch the 50 tifirst time aro but the calculations a little different heading into the midterm. >> it strikes many people that the selection of gorsuch and the process in selecting a supreme court nominee has been the best run operation of any of the operations in this white house with all the chaos ...

Are finding themselves between a rock and a hard place here, kasie. >> yeah, some reporters have been looking at anecdotal impacts in key midterm races. they interviewed a hog farmer. they said tosh, a third generation farmer who always votes republican said hes voting for black burns democratic republican in part because trumps trade wars are hurting his family business. a sizeable one with some 400 employees and 30,000 pigs. the cost of steel needed for new barnes is up, he said, and the expan...

Man, a friend of mine, a man that i said why dont you run the va, youd be great. navy admiral ronny jackson. a vote for the democrats in november is a vote to let ms-13 run wild in our communities, to let drugs pour into our cities, and to take jobs and benefits away from our hard-working americans, and were not letting it happen. julie: president trump firing up supporters in montana this week in what many are calling a preview of his midterm election strategy. lets bring in jamie weinstein hos...

Taken into account. the mcconnell knows his people. >> talking about the new york times piece but according to "the new york times," mcconnell expressed concern about judge rett kavanaughs long paper trail. is that trump might like the fire. >> president trump likes a good fight. i have had sources point out to me that the paper trail this sheer volume of it because democrats can say look, we need more time to review it. theres multiple years basically that they can review and delay and that is ...