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Mercers and breitbart was steve bannon, youre probably in trouble. >> look, i talk to a lot of republican strategists who are very, very happy this week because they had been fretting about the prospect of steve bannon backing folks like roy moore and the vain of that, people who were not vetted very well and were called cooks and stuff like that. that would make it hard in a midterm election where the map and everything else is in republicans favor even if there is this sort of wave of support ...

Means the white house is serious. jake, there is a bipartisan meeting at the white house tomorrow. its now moved into a large group of lawmakers that were going to be there. members on both sides said they dont necessarily think that that meeting is going to reach any kind of deal. the question is now given the timetable theyre working on, is there any type of resolution that can happen in a week and a half? right now, things dont look good. i ask is this is the darkest before the dawn moment? r...

Branch because they do not know what he will say next. >> not have to figure out what to tackle next. and how do they get bipartisan support? because republican leaders have to see what to take on. such as infrastructure. how do they decide which to push when considering the midterm? >> exactly. what theyll consider the most is the midterms and what voters in general are looking for. entitlement reform is very popular among all voters. especially on an election year. in another challenge is that...

Branch because they do not know what he will say next. >> not have to figure out what to tackle next. and how do they get bipartisan support? because republican leaders have to see what to take on. such as infrastructure. how do they decide which to push when considering the midterm? >> exactly. what theyll consider the most is the midterms and what voters in general are looking for. entitlement reform is very popular among all voters. especially on an election year. in another challenge is that...

Were doing the tax cut and that we need fiscal discipline. i was skeptical saying the presidents appetite for the seems limited. he came out on the campaign trail hard against reform. will he really follow-up a tax bill with welfare reform. hes backing off of that with mitch mcconnell being his conduit talking about infrastructure spending. >> chris: the first midterm election for the party with the president in office is always tough with the exception of you in 2002 with george w. bush, how mu...

Presidents obsession with his poll numbers is playing with gop candidates as to whether they want him or not on their campaign trail? >> well, the presidents polling numbers are obviously not very good. and if his numbers remain as bad as they are. that will certainly have an impact on the midterm. now, with respect to members seeking to have the president come into their congressional district, republican candidates, i would suggest this. if youre a republican representing a district or running...

D.r.e.a.m.ers. he also talked about working with democrats on infrastructure. so while hes pledging to try to help republicans win more seats, which would be unusual in a first midterm of a presidency, hes also saying he wants to work with democrats. now, the author, michael wolff, also says he stands by his reporting in the book. the president did acknowledge he had met wolfe for one interview, he said, unrelated to the book. alex? >> kelly odonnell at the white house, thank you for all of that...

One is this woman. the first openly gay latina sheriff is focusing on winning the texas governors race. she joins me now. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> since the election weve seen a ground swell of women mobilizing for change. #metoo movement, women speaking out against xsexual harassment n capitol hill. >> thank you for having me on the show. yes, i do believe that its going to go into the midterm. i think that just your previous segment talked about the disruption and a lot of th...

Issue with, you know, they seem to be sort of gobsmacked by the portrait in total of how chaotic it is and the blame laid directly at the presidents feet for that chaos. >> bill crystal, this is a bombshell in the middle of an already divided republican party post alabama. the steve bannon effect, breitbart, the way the base could potentially be affected by this heading into a midterm. >> hard to know. i think most people -- if youre already a trump supporter, youre probably going to stick with ...

President statement last night. >> dana: we are in an election year right now, 2018, the midterm, what happens to the candidates who have been endorsed by steve bannon? do they try to shed that? do they encourage it, what will happen? >> depends on whether their opponents make it an issue. we have seen that in the last 48 hours, 24 hours, we have seen the issue being made in arizona, kelly ward for whom steve bannon appeared is walking back from him in west virginia, congressman kevin jane comes...