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Step aside. step down. >> and former utah governor jon huntsman, who is also a former ambassador to china for president obama and a former presidential candidate, retracted his endorsement of donald trump and he told the salt lake tribune in a campaign cycle that has been nothing but a race to the bottom at such a critical motel for our nation and with so many who have tried to be respectful of a record primary vote, the time has come for governor pence to lead the ticket. jason chaffetz got ove...

At such a critical moment for our nation and with so many who have tried to be respectful of a record primary vote, the time has come for governor pence to lead the ticket. okay. with that all as a backdrop, i want to start with you, julie. you are over at the white house. is this a surprise pick to you? >> it is a surprise pick because youve heard through the transition and start of this administration when names have been floated for jobs and the president finds out that that person was critic...

Cycle that has been nothing but a race to the bottom, at such a critical moment for our nation and with so many who have tried to be respectful of a record primary vote, the time has come for governor pence to lead the ticket. jason chaffetz got over that whole thing pretty quickly and reendorsed trump. we invited him back on this program to tell us how he explained that to his daughter, and were still waiting. tonight there is news that president trump will nominate jon huntsman as ambassador t...

Hes been doing for religious freedom and the military.so he reception. >> how big is it? how big is this? how important is this in the gop election? >> well, the reason you saw most of them here today is because 50% of primary vote comes from social conservative voters. >> is it that much? 50%? >> yes. when you look akroz tcross the country, its even higher in some places. when you look at the general election, its still about a third of the vote. >> why then -- why -- you know, e were going to ...

Hes been doing for religious freedom and the military. so he received a very warm reception. >> how big is it? how big is this? how important is this in the gop election? >> well, the reason you saw most of them here today is because 50% of primary vote comes from social conservative voters. >> is it that much? 50%? >> yes. when you look akroz tcross the country, its even higher in some places. when you look at the general election, its still about a third of the vote. >> why then -- why -- you ...

Thing to come back. >> meanwhile, we had jim gilmore on top of the show former governor of virginia. any take aways. >> he pulled 1% the last time. in it for a very short time. the last cycle of presidential elections. he announced by sending out a press release. he didnt have flags waiving or going down escalators like other people were doing. >> right. >> it was almost like an asterisk. im not clear what his strategy is. >> why would he be running? >> there are people that tell you you should ...

The first shot but donald trump loves the attention. why would he not want to capital size of the states most poplar newspaper? >> because he is getting it from everywhere. he is getting it from all media sources. whether its state news parps or national. were talking about it right now. he is getting ufl the attention that he wants. he is willing to do any other interview. nobody else is willing to do one with the drop of a hat. >> the newspaper is saying that his run threatens to derail the ca...

13. something like that. there are a lot of candidates. but the reason there are a lot of candidates is because the republican party is having a hard time coalescing around leaders. theres such a stark division between what the people -- the professionals in the republican party want, the big donors want, and what most people are going to vote in a republican primary vote. the story for republicans is the same for all americans. a few people have done very well over the past five years. most peo...

Iowa is first. looking back at 2012 exit polls, evangelicals made up over a majority of republican voters, 57%. well, two states later, you get to south carolina, third up overall in 2012 evangelicals made up 65% of the gop primary vote. this year success in iowa and south carolina could mean more momentum and more money heading into this election cycles game changer. what were calling the s.e.c. primary. here whats happening. for you noncollege football fans out there s.e.c. stands for the sout...

Iowa is first. looking back at 2012 exit polls, evangelicals made up over a majority of republican voters, 57%. well, two states later, you get to south carolina, third up overall in 2012 evangelicals made up 65% of the gop primary vote. this year success in iowa and south carolina could mean more momentum and more money heading into this election cycles game changer. what were calling the s.e.c. primary. here whats happening. for you noncollege football fans out there s.e.c. stands for the sout...