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Energetic, who are highly active and participatory in the process. i think the presidential site is much different. we are probably going to see a change election, and the political market like most markets will self-correct, and go see her nominee be between a 40-58. >> leland: charlie, conventional wisdom says the party in the white house always loses seats at the midterm. that is historical fact. is there a way for republicans to reverse that and number two, does the age found that they have ...

For him the deadline of the year is november, midterm elections. if some kind of deal is made and every kind of deal over the coming year will always have an eye toward that midterm and to just concede to democrats on daca will not play politically. he needs something -- >> really? >> yes. >> you have 83% of americans who want a deal on daca done. thats not just democrats. >> he doesnt care about the 83%. he cares about that base. he wants them to turn out in the midterms and he needs some kind ...

The agenda for 2018, infrastructure, immigration looming large but steve bannon has his own ideas of where the presidents head should be at. heres some of what he told axios the president should focus on in january. trade with china, building the wall, and daca. he said its a make or break moment for president trump. do you agree? >> well, its very important, obviously, if he wants to maintain his political capital at the same time still have allies left to help him with his agenda on capitol hi...

As far as republicans holding ground and gaining ground in the midterm, theres a couple positives. theres a lot of negative coverage around -- the democratic party is in shambles, debt, not raising money, and very low grassroots momentum financially. the democrats have to defend 12 house seats that donald trump won by five points or more. those are mostly in the midwest. its important to note, those are hypertargeted with a well-financed republic and party raising tens of millions of dollars for...

To that number of 24. it will be a lot of back-and-forth about the races in 2018. individual members, how strng of a campaign they can run, but the biggest factor in the midterm election, the presidents approval rating. thats where president trump is now, high 30s. look where president obama was, president bush into his second midterm election, president clinton in his first midterm election. heres why republicans are worried. if the presidents numbers are anywhere, anywhere like that next year,...

Number 24. there will be a lot of back and forth, individual members, how strong of a campaign they can run. the presidents approval rating, thats where president is now, high 30s. here is why republicans are worried. if the presidents numbers are any where like that next year look at what happened. this would be enough to lose both the house and the senate. if its like 2006 or 1994, if the dynamic stays his party gets wiped out, that is why republicans enter 2018 very worried. >> bill crystal, ...

At this point to see which donor will go first. and i think there really isnt a clearer source of funding at this point for some sort of large-scale steve bannon-led insurrection. >> its good that hes getting himself press, he was on the cover of "newsweek," but it is clear that he does have some power in terms of maybe pushing some republicans towards the retirement, you know, the exits here as charlie dent sort of talked about his decision to retire. >> i would say the president was a factor b...

Were in 2017 and nobody trusts them, even the people that helped build them. >> sarah, we have a midterm election next year. this conversation isnt making me more confident in controlling and stomping out hoaxes and misinformation. >> it shouldnt. i dont know if you saw the most recent announcement for awhile it was flagging stories that seemed to be false as disputed and its now said that its not going to do that and sited this academic research that doesnt at all seem conclusive to me and inst...

He could always turn this to his advantage. but every presidents who is in power has lost an average of 32 seats in the house and two seats in the senate and midterm election since the civil war. thats a lot of political gravity. >> what must the dems do to win big? or running anti- trump campaigns be enough? >> it might be if you can swing some of the people who voted for trump who were democrats. in an election this close it is really discontented democrats who made the difference. if you have...

Tweet generous in some ways but also taking a dig at fake news media. he could have let the year end without one final dig. chris, let me begin with you if i may. are we going to see a blue wave come the midterms? how do you see the midterm elections shaking out? the recent polls show the demes have the upper hand. not to mention the most recent one in alabama that key senate seat. >> well, i mean, historically incumbent parties who control the white house lose significant seats in their first m...