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Coming midterm, maybe he would have two or three of the ten that are at risk. >> jeanine: why isnt he doing that? >> i think he wants the system to remain as it is. and the american people -- >> i think it even more elemental. hes only got 52 boats. if he loses two or three members of his caucus, he could have the most calamitous outcome possible. losing his own job. >> jeanine: you are talking about -- >> mitch mcconnells job. >> jeanine: no brainard. lets talk about rand paul. he says he wants...

Leaning again today. she was against all the other repeal efforts. we could do a bipartisan deal. add more competition. as we did with the debt ceiling, american people are very happy with that and trumps numbers are going up. this is where it is heading. i think tammy is right. it will impact alabama but help judge avoid more and hurt luther strange. >> jeanine: as i said earlier, he got 9 million from mitch mcconnells pack. if you would think in order to get the votes in the senate, anyone who...

The first vote and remove their power, maybe they would have done something. if he had maneuvered some of those at risk senators for this coming midterm, maybe he would have two or three of the ten that are at risk. >> jeanine: why isnt he doing that? >> i think he wants the system to remain as it is. and the american people --th >> i think it even more elemental. hes only got 52 votes. if he loses two or three members of his caucus, he could have the most calamitous outcome possible. losing his...

Keeps 90% of obamacare in place. graham cassidy is not repeal or replace, it is more obamacare light." and this is just interesting right now, chuck schumer, because we mention his name, so -- im not saying he has an event because we mention him, but wild, he is having an event. later to push against this, but democrats, how do they win if they promise to be bipartisan? >> christopher: at no point will this bill be bipartisan. maybe if they persist through on a partisan level, maybe they can com...

Gop incumbents dont win, he can, you know, really see his support erode? >> the most important thing that we can do to help all of our candidates in the midterm is to get results. sometimes washington doesnt get results. america wants results. theyve been very clear. thats the reason why the president was elected. he talked as a businessman about getting results. he talked about draining the swamp. weve got differing points of view about what the swamp is in washington, d.c. but i can tell you w...

Accomplishments -- >> if he kicks the can down the road three months and they cant deliver, something that hurts them in the midterm, using your analogy about an arsonist, they better get out of the kitchen before it starts -- >> let me bring peter baker back in. let me ask you about steven miller. he is the presidents ideological soulmate on some of the more hard line things weve been talking about. not a dealmaker with democrats. and there are reports in multiple outlets hes very unhappy with ...

El gillespie who is a former counselor to george w. bush. people from both sides will take a lot of measure from that. but i think hes otherwise laying low. for the most part, hes trying not to be, again, a lightning rod himself. that can change next year when we start getting into these midterm or congressional elections and you get hot and heavy kind of campaigning. >> reggie, how closely is obama following all of this? >> look, you know, as you know, the president is very, very in tune and ve...

Couple days here, republicans are up to seven. what really makes them nervous, there are signs that number could get higher. that could signal in some cases here, that could signal republicans who think their partys in for bad news next year, could also mean theyre sick of washington. a lot of times when you have these kinds of retirements, what does it do? it creates opportunities on the map for the other party. take a look, we have seven republicans now, pure retirements. some of these distric...

Republicans who say they wont seek re-election is now rising. and this is important. michigan congressman dave trott became the third republican in the last week to announce his retirement. veteran pennsylvania republican congressman charlie dent and congressman dave reikert of washington state announced their decisions last week. this brings the number of open republican house seats to a total of seven so far. and as the democrats reassemble their party after 2016, some see an opening for 2018 ...

If you get a midterm environment that turns against donald trump, turns against republicans, an open seat, that becomes winnable. how about this? go out here to washington state. theres a district that clinton actually won last year. republican member of congress. he managed to get re-elected. republicans badly wanted him to run for re-election. hes not. huge opportunity there for democrats. see a bunch of them. mentioned dave trott there in gn michigan. texas, a good seat for republicans to hol...