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Anymore. the litmus test has changed. the issue is loyalty to the man, to the president. and for some, loyalty is not enough. you have to be angry and aggrieved. >> lets talk about that litmus test. how dangerous is it for the republican party to have a loyalty test on a man whose favorability ratings are in the mid to low 30s. >> a lot of those bernie sanders supporters didnt jump behind hillary clinton because she was not progressive enough so eventually didnt vote or voted for donald trump. t...

Probably dont jump ship in the midterm. that turnout factor. >> and you have to look at the fact democrats are more invigorated right now to oppose the republican party given the fact they hate donald trump so much. >> lets bring out the crystal ball and look at the agenda for 2018. youve got the spending bill averting a shutdown in january. dreamers, childrens health issues on the table. what do you see happening in 2018? >> well, obviously theyre not going to shut down the government because t...

Order for mcconnell to control the party and lead it in 2018 and beyond. >> theres a report in politico backed up by folks in the orbit of mcconnell, that hes worried about losing both houses in 2018. talk about the nervousness, the multi-level nervousness within the gop. >> theres a lot of nervousness, brian, and it goes beyond normally what you would see in the first midterm of a presidents tenure, which typically, theyre going to lose seats in congress. youve got a president whose approval ra...

>> i say three things. i understand your enthusiasm for 2018. usually the president loses seats and his party loses seats in the midterm. they have that going for them. president trump is a polarizing figure. just how president obama with a lot of democratic losses, there was enthusiasm with the democrats enjoy the coming in people preferred democrats. sooner or later, they will have to have flesh and blood candidates, real positions, and it will just become a well behaved donald trump? i do do ...

Bannon will still be behind some challenges to republican incumbents in 2018. hes not going to walk away from the playing field. but mcconnell needs to say this sort of thing because he needs to hobble bannons political capital. he doesnt want bannon parading around the republican party as a power player. he needs to be diminished in the eyes of mcconnells allies, in order for mcconnell to control the party and lead the party in 2018 and perhaps beyond. >> jonathan, theres a report in politico b...

Week away from a new year full of legislative opportunities. but the midterm elections looming in november and a string of policy differences within both parties interests could derail a number of plans in 2018. betty woodruff and msnbc contributor jonathan capehart and independent writer at the "washington post." great to have you guys with us this afternoon. jonathan, let me start with you, if i can. the big picture here, usually presidents, as weve seen over the last two presidents, they see ...

Rally in which the president was surrounded by people whose attitude towards him seemed not collegial, and not even "were happy we did a good thing for the country," but more a little cringe-inducing, a little obsequious. i thought that was unfortunate. my view on the tax bill itself is, the way to judge it, is this going to make things in america right now a little bit better or a little bit worse? you dont have to do all this, this is the greatest thing since calvin coolidges cuts and this is ...

Calvin coolidges cuts and this is the worst thing in the world. might it make things a little better or a little worse? im glad they gambled on the idea that it might make things a little better. >> theres a possibility that the little worse is buried past the midterm? >> oh, god, i think so. this is a highly political document. i think politics once again has broken out in washington. heres a funny thing. if this bill yields rewards for a lot of people -- and i dont mean huge rewards. for some ...

Where until he got what he wanted from the president. >> lea: jim, you mentioned tax reform and people say could have been done better, republicans really are relying on those tax cuts to help them in the midterm. lets take a look at what could happen midterm if the republicans were to lose one or both houses. how that could be a game changer for president trump in 2020. >> means he will have to work in a bipartisan fashion on everything. the way he should have, because he had that opportunity. ...

15 seats in the house. ken starrs report came out, you had the blue dress and monica lewinsky, democratic workers stayed away, volunteers stayed away and suddenly republicans started using the "i" word, talking about impeachment. it woke up the democratic base. we ended up losing five or six seats in the midterm instead of picking up ten or 15. democrats overplayed their hand, could overplay their hand this time, republicans overplayed their hand in 1998. it will awaken the republican base and t...