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Of occupy the big middle? unfortunately right now we see the leaders that do okay pay that is usually when theyre not up for re-election or they announce their retirement. thats problematic right now. >> youve seen a little bit of the backlash, susan collins is someone who democrats have sort of rallied around because of her stand against what the republicans are trying to do with health care -- >> she left us hanging on the tax bill. >> case in point. >> shes a republican. why would you expect ...

Process but again he has been someone who negotiated with leadership and has been able to get things that he wanted out of this bill. the other republican senators who have been able to buck the party at various stages have gotten what they wanted. rubio got the expanded child tax credit. murkowski got the opening of the national wildlife refuge for oil drilling. they got increased deductions for medical expensing. everybody who has been the kind of person who has been willing to drag their feet...

Over into senate races. >> laura: dana, on the issue of substance that juan williams brought up, saying this is kind of a referendum on trump -ism. i would take issue with that as bret said. going forward with the immigration, trade deal, deregulatory efforts, judges, where does this leave the republican party when you have flay, murkowski, collins and mccain more obviously on many issues really on the opposite side of donald trump? >> i think in many ways the president is in pretty good shape o...

Hes thin-skinned, we know that. he sees information that he doesnt like or somebody is trashing him and he reacts we see every day on twitter. and so it was a very short-sighted decision on the presidents part. whether the president deny himself his own agency and says its not my fault, we can all see what that is, but thats just how this president operates. >> im just saying one guy gets to sit in the oval office and that guy has got to own it. >> youre right. >> robert, what does this mean for...

Home. if he does win, though, those republicans including shelby and mitch mcconnell and including john corn inayn and alabama republican, hell have won despite the allegations out there and then what do you do? thats a huge problem for the republican party. >> did you want to say something? >> this is a nightmare for the republican party either way. they only -- theyre working with two votes here. if this seat goes to the democrat, theyre in big trouble with all of the votes because, look, weve...

Murkowski, when roy moore is elected, and i believe he will be, you can do the same thing, you can do the same thing that these women democrat senators did to their own guy and you can say i dont want to serve with this guy. i dont like the allegations. and they are just allegations just like frankens corroborated, i dont want to serve. you have the same opportunity. and men too by the way. ill be interested to see if they can rise up, whether for politics or not, its still the right thing to do...

Losing in the primary to roy moore. the contrast here of straing who is by all accounts well liked here, a gentleman, someone who is respected on both sides losing to someone who is accused of essentially child molestation and having his own good-bye speech overshadowed by someone who is accused of sexual harassment is such a striking picture of this moment were in right now. >> luther strange is going to make a drive by to ohio to visit john boehner on his way home and theyre just going to thro...

Bill when the senate does vote. he means they have the math. correspondent garek haake is our man on the hill. a couple potential profiles in courage on the republican side, lets speak english here. got what they wanted and theyre now yes votes. murkowski of alaska got what she wanted. they lost corker of tennessee, with the math, think can afford to lose him? >> it does sound like bob corker will be the one no vote here, he knew it this morning, i talked to him 9:30 this morning, he knew this w...

Thick and indeed includes handwritten editions. this is the nations business, folks. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says they have the support to pass the bill when they call a vote. it means they have the math. this bill is going to affect every man, woman and child in the u.s. and, garrett, a couple of potential profiles in courage on the republican side. lets speak english here, got what they wanted and theyre now yes votes like murkowski of alaska got what she wanted, collins of main...

Look, i do, however, think that both corker and flake have been longtime, particularly in the case of flake, this goes all the way pack to the house, long-time deficit hawks, concerned about growing the deficit, what it will do. that was the core of the republican party, up until donald trump won the nomination, then won the presidency. youve seen a lot of shifting of that, but the truth of the matter, that sort of watching the deficit, making sure it doesnt balloon out of control, government sp...