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Midterm for the gop, if we can do all those things. vet the candidates better, improve the economy and the president approval rating. i think that will be a win-win for the gop. >> so if thats the strategy, for republicans, basel, what is the strategy likely to be for democrats? can it be primarily anti-trump or does there have to be something else? >> i do think theyll be something else. i think a big part of the strategy will be going to trump voters and really asking them, did you -- is this ...

Credits through social security through medicare through medicaid and stuff like that. were talking about people that actually pay taxes, but the problem is its not taxes. you have this thing called social security that was not started out to be a persons sole income but slowly along the way weve allowed the government through default as john would say through being numskulls to be mother and papa bear and take care of everyone. that has to stop and if it doesnt in were happy with that then you ...

Political stunts by various companies that are engaging and helping donald trump to sell this plan because they benefit from the corporate reductions. but in addition, were seeing historically, wage increases dont follow tax cuts like this. we saw this in 1986 with the tax reform from 1986. wages actually fell during period after the tax cuts. so no guarantee were going to see an increase. >> there wasnt really a political whiff after you saw the tax cut in 1986, steven. >> there wasnt what? >> ...

Know, they are concerned about how an unpopular president just might impact midterm. there have been a number of missteps, you know, that could cost the house and senate gop seats. and it doesnt help that the president, you know, finally backed alabamas, you know, roy moore unsuccessfully. former white house strategy steve bannon has vowed to mount challenges to most incumbent republicans but suffered, you know, that big loss. he too was behind roy moore. here is senate majority leader mitch mcc...

Against him and also the intelligence agency. lisa: you have to think about it from their perspective as well. everything that they have done and known for, you know, decades in politics has been turned on its head. and president trump has completely changed the game. we saw that in the campaign and we saw that with this tax reform bill. i mean, he has literally done it against all odds with very little help and as i mentioned just a very slim majority in the senate with just 52. and soon to be ...

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 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 w...

Things that a lot of people are discussing right now. molly: and what could this all mean for the midterms? theyve got the big win at the end of the year, but now theres this effort to show they can accomplish something together, both democrats and republicans. its tough to do in the runup to a midterm to see compromise where sides want to see that victory, right? >> yeah, absolutely. that should tell you how the winds are blowing, you have people like mitch mcconnell talking about more bipartis...

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 the worst thing in the world. might it make things a little better or a little worse? im gla...

>> theres a possibility that the little worse is buried past the midterm? >> gosh, i think so. this is a highly political document. i think once again politics 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 people, it will be very bippin big, some people it wont. some people will get clobbered. but if this bill produces or can be traceable by people, if they get the impression that it contributes to econo...

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 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 presi...