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When he stays on message its amazing. >> kat: i love what he has done for the economy and it would be great thinking about that if he wouldnt do such a good sometimes distracting from it. >> from terrys point this is either massive incompetence on republican leadership or intentional. neither of which are good. >> brian: i dont believe it was intentional. he was three people short of getting his job done with obamacare. i think its mccain, murkowski and collins. if he had 90% approval rating you...

Effect on americas culture around the operations off democracy. there is now another transition under way toward internet-based media and social media. this year for the first time, aggregate advertising revenue on the internet surpassed advertising revenue on television in the broadcast satellite cable forms. big advertisers still prefer television, but that, too, is beginning to change. >> so you think social media might provide a way out of this bind? >> i do. i do. one of the reasons why the...

Media and social media. this year, for the first time, the big advertisers still prefer television, but that too is beginning to change. >> so you think social media might provide a way out of this bind? >> i do. i do. one of the reasons why the republican health care legislation failed and of course we credit john mccain and senator collins and senator murkowski, fine, but i think the real reason that failed was bad legislation by my likes. but the real reason it failed was that there was a pop...

Legal team are cooperative and understand, yes, few voices in congress saying bob mueller should go or overreached the line. the most part, even republicans say leave bob mueller a alone. dana bash sat down with people not afraid to stand up and get in the presidents face at times. susan collins. >> i believe the special counsel has a very broad mandate and should follow the leads wherever they may be, and thus i do not think his investigation should be constrained beyond the mandate that he was...

The base with him and turns on them. so he is proving a point that the base is still with him. >> it was first question. how does he leverage this kind of raucous rallying, screaming, i love this guy. how does he turn that against heller or someone who is not agreeing with him? mccain, not mccain, a collins, a murkowski. >> guess at finding villains. >> it is mueller. should you see the right wi twitter, it is about firing mueller. that his base will follow him there. >> why does everything back...

On a lot with the change to chief of staff kelly, how he will tell trump to do things. but thats not his strength. ? it isnt stopping leaks. thats for sure. >> but trump as many former aides have learned, does not like to be told no. so general kelly is very skilled at giving trump options. okay. this might be a better course of action. choose from this. instead of saying, no, you cant do this. had if theres one thing that will make trump react in a negative way, threaten to fire the attorney ge...

Democratic leaders of the senate health committee announced a new approach. senators lamar, alexander and murray say they will hold bipartisan hearings on health reform starting the first week in september. alexander and murray are hoping to work fast. the contract for insurance providers come up at the end of the month and senators want to have a bipartisan proposal if place before that. the capitol pressure from activist have continued. joining us is senior adviser and national spokesperson fo...

Bob kerry here with us. notably a recipient of the medal of honor for his combat actions as a navy s.e.a.l. and a member of the 9/11 commission. senator, here is why i was thinking about you most recently. it came down to your vote in 1993 for the entire clinton financial ball of wax, the budget plan, tax policy, and i want to show you whats going to -- its going to feel like youre looking at your high school picture. but i want to show you you from the senate floor in announcing how you were go...

By your office and you were spun hard. what must it feel like having -- you had the -- the deciding vote. what must it feel like to be collins and murkowski inside the republican party right now. >> its harder. its much harder because of the social media. its easier to you know to focus your ire through facebook and other sorts of devices like that. it gets pretty you go ugly on the receiving end of national tweets. you shl owe probably have never got anything like that. >> im in the clear all t...

Health care looks like it has failed. where are they going to focus their energies? >> well, i think first and foremost, i think that general kellys first job is going to be working with mick mulvaney and others who have stated the white house position that the senate is not to take up any other legislation before taking up health care again this week. and i think that is what we are going to see, and i hope that mitch mcconnell will be able to get one more vote out of thoseha three. senators co...