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Approve, 47% disapprove in his handling of the economy, don. that used to be a big advantage for him. that advantage has been wiped away. its still his best issue, but it isnt the big advantage it used to be. and i think that has something to do with where his overall numbers are. >> the economy, dana, has been one of the presidents biggest assets. >> yeah. >> better hope it hangs on. but for the first time in serve months in our polling, his approval has dropped below 50% to 48%. is he losing h...

To 48%. is he losing his best argument for -- or at least on the verge or the possibility of losing his best argument for re-election? >> look, thats exactly what david was just referring to, and that is what frankly im told his biggest concern is right now when he looks to his re-election. understanding very well that a humming economy was keeping him at least above sea level in general polling-wise -- >> but even having a humming economy, his approval rating still wasnt high for a humming econ...

Beginning of the year, trace. >> trace: when they get the results and the reaction from these debates, does it change strategy to where they go and when they go? >> it does. a big part of that, they dont pick the spots that theyre going to go until just a few days before. most of the field has decided in just the last day or two and the coordination that they tried to do to get press coverage, theyre going to go to iowa. so expect in the next couple days to see a lot of fourth of july parades al...

Strategist at the table. polling wise, mitch mcconnell cited a cnn poll which he did cite accurately when asked which is more important, 56% said avoiding a shutdown. 34% said continuing daca. when you ask whether or not people favor daca, itself, allowing children who immigrated to the u.s. to remain if the u.s., it is overwhelming 87% say yes, do it. here is the challenge for republicans. when asked whose responsible for the government shutdown, and michael steel made a heroic effort to say it...