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Doing a better job. >> shepard: do you actually feel that way? >> well as a veteran, as an american, i do want her to succeed. we fail, we all fail. but this doesnt translate to the congressional candidates. i will say that democrats right now are winning and special elections all across the country and bright red areas. donald trump should be concerned about that come the midterm. >> shepard: you know lawrence, there is sort of this disconnect as well about how the media reports on things, and ...

Midterm. >> and edhenry, joining us now. fox news strategist. and vice-president daniel hoffman. and gina haspel, we dont get bin laden without it. she would be a great cia director? >> i couldnt agree more. i think highly of her. she has a high level of integrity and dedication in the mission. shes had all of the experience and deputy director for the past 15 months. they upon what they are getting. shes the right choice and i hope congress confirms her. >> sean: i know ed henry that said maybe...

Tell me i might not do anymore until the end of the week. well have to see if that holds. but, look, he clearly sees himself as someone who not only has legal strategy, but you heard him kind of talk about the fact theres a political strategy. i said do you see yourself as the presidents spokesperson? he said absolutely not thats sara sanders job and shes doing a very good job. one more thing ill say, giuliani says that mueller rejected their proposal to have the president respond to questions i...

Not in the dull drums but its six months out. theyre not right now. they have -- ted budd whos running in north carolina first term is focusing on opioid policies, bipartisanship, things hes done with other things. its not terribly compelling. the thing you have to remember about any midterm, its not 100% of the country youre voting on. sometimes they just dont believe that democrats are engaged as they are or if they are theyre going to crash against this trump wave. theres a lot of confidence ...

What happens in the midterm but to your question, how long should this take, look, as long as theres evidence, robert mueller needs to ask questions to the president, hopefully that happens, hopefully they dont try to resist. i did see rudy giuliani that they would deny any subpoena from the special counsel, we have to see what happens. democrats just as much as republicans want this to end as soon as possible but we need to get to the bottom of it. >> i like josé, just like audiotape democrat ...

He is saying about the mid-term elections you have to make it up or down vote november 6. you want trump on the ticket in every district. you have to put trump on the ticket. you are not voting for congress. you are voting for donald trump. this is something that presidents in first midterm try to distance themselves to say this is not a referendum on the president. this is a referendum on congress. but bannon is suggesting the exact opposite. good strategy or no? >> i assume comments like that ...

>> dana: it can go the other way. i read the article about several sheriffs across the country ignoring local and state laws and saying they only are responsible to enact the constitution. so we will find out. will republicans benefit out from the democrats hard left tun and head the midterm? amandas moms appointment just got rescheduled - for today. amanda needs right at home. our customized care plans provide as much - or as little help - as her mom requires. whether its a ride to the doctor o...

Apocalyptic and negative that the party is under the grip of president trump politically, emotionally that they wont be able to move on from this moment and i think the midterms if anything will be a time -- it is a juncture in the road where the party will have to choose, is this how we go forward or not? as they barrel towards the midterm, they dont feel in control of the partys future. >> speaking of, the president just tweeted about west virginia. >> he has weighed into the race in west virg...

Built. in a midterm in which it is crucial to bring out your most ardent supporters, your base, nothing will work as well as immigration. last week a new study in the national academy of sciences found trump voters in the 2016 election were motivated less by economic anxiety and more by status anxiety. fears of waning power and stat us in a changing america and an earlier prri analysis came to a similar conclusion highlighting the fears about cultural displacement were the key to understanding t...

Was if we do not make a change will shut down this country. you can take that a number of different ways. i think that was a direct line specifically at democrats that he is the power ultimately -- >> he is and im not going to keep it open in september when the next big funding bill, and government funding runs out. >> and it is right before the midterm. >> absolutely. >> that for the next competition. and by the way, we will have more coming in. >> we have a lot of other news to get to. now a f...