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I think, and its not about sources, and its about the naivete of trump. the fact that he thinks that since russia and america doesnt like i said us we can talk about this and maybe he thought that way and then he said something but as far as i can tell they are saying what he said was -- go speak of the world of intel is about nuance and complexity and you do have to tread carefully. they said he didnt know. why didnt he know, thats a problem too. if i could comment on nancy pelosi i dont think ...

Sources. i think, and its not about sources, and its about the naivete of trump. the fact that he thinks that since russia and america doesnt like i said us we can talk about this and maybe he thought that way and then he said something but as far as i can tell they are saying what he said was -- go speak of the world of intel is about nuance and complexity and you do have to tread carefully. they said he didnt know. why didnt he know, thats a problem too. if i could comment on nancy pelosi i do...

I think, and its not about sources, and its about the naivete of trump. the fact that he thinks that since russia and america doesnt like isis we can talk about this and maybe he thought that way and then he said something but as far as i can tell they are saying what he said was -- >> the world of intel is about nuance and complexity and you do have to tread carefully. they said he didnt know. why didnt he know, thats a problem too. if i could comment on nancy pelosi i dont think that the democ...

Over this last recess. so because of that, that i think is going to have a more lasting effect on the republican party as a whole, as you go into midterm. based on what we have now, you know, the facts that we have now. >> a lot can change. >> a lot can change. but it seems like their agenda doesnt become executed, thats going to hold a lot more weight with voters, why they sent them to washington. >> my favorite game is insert hillary clinton into this scenario. >> fun game. >> if its president...

Historically your numbers are going to go down the longer youre office particularly the first two years. the first midterm and the new presidents tenure tends to be pretty difficult for his party. so what does that mean for his agenda going forward? hes going to have to ask some of these members to take tough votes for him and if hes not able to give them political cover because his numbers are anemic, its going to be very difficult for these members to decide im going to do this because a presi...

Former president obamas chief economist, a week. if you look at the anger in that room, what weve seen coming in and out of the white house this week, its been quite a week. whats your take. >> i think of folks on both sides of the aisle are really fired up now but especially democratic base. this issue of russia, the issue of jim comey, its really fascinating. if you asked voters a week ago to support or oppose jim comey, it was democrats by a three to one margin that said they didnt like jim c...

>> until after the 2018 midterm. who does that help and who does that hurt then politically? because yes, health cares real and health care reform is a real conversation that impacts everybody, but it has real political implications -- >> it absolutely does. it helps a couple of dozen -- if that timetable were to play out, it would help the couple dozen or so republican members of congress who are in districts that hillary clinton won, who maybe didnt want to be associated with some of the harsh...

Bill a second time. so they took a vote that is good for their base. youre exactly right that when it comes to 2018 and when it comes to defending a bill that looks like it could cost tens of millions of people their insurance, thats a whole different thing to try to sell to a general election or midterm election group of voters. and so they have a lot to do on their hands in terms of convincing people that what they did was right. i think youll see arguments like obamacare was failing. we had t...

What weve seen with a very bad vote here. >> its so painful for the democrats but the only lesson that republicans learned is not to make it take long. democrats dragged this through the summer and people saw the sausage making and hated it. republicans went the express route to this health care repeal, at least in the house. but it still has resulted in essentially the same thing. the cook political report came out and they have put 20 gop health seats more favorable for democrats after the hea...

Nancy pelosi led the charge. she remembers these numbers. she was speaker heading into this midterm election. in the next election the democrat didnt just get beat. they lost 63 house seats in the first midterm election after passing obamacare. so among the most passionate during the final hours of debate yesterday, nancy pelosi, the former speaker, now the marrijoy leader, she thinks theres a chance shell get the gavel back. >> you vote for this bill, you have walked the plank from moderate to ...