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A shutdown. its very likely that this is not going to be the last short-term spending bill. if nothings done on immigration by then, then the stakes are definitely raised. so i think the prospects for the next two weeks for a shutdown anyway are not very likely. looking ahead, all bets are off the table, especially if mcconnell doesnt follow through. >> the progressive base will be, no doubt about that. the president, though, not really having much of a hard line. saying he would talk about a pe...

Gains in november. theres very little incentive for them to work with donald trump. if they do so, the progressive base would go nuts. on the other hand, conservatives dont have an appetite to spend any more money, especially after they just did massive deficit spending to advance tax reform. hell have problems from his own base. >> $1.4 trillion over a decade. even paul ryan saying hes not exactly sure whether those numbers are going to add up. at the end of the interview, the president spent s...

Modern presidencies go, 42% approval, but 96% of his supporters, 96% of the people who voted for him would do it again. this kind of polling, these kind of numbers got this president into the white house. why should he care about these numbers now? >> look, im not surprised that his base is still very much with him. you know, they were with him through mexicans are rapists, they were with him through women are pigs, they were with him through mccains not a war hero. they were even with him when ...

His cabinet. even though the reality is this wasnt a filibuster, there wasnt anything they could change about what happened overnight. but they really do want to make a show of it. and i think youll see the show continue through the week as they try to delay the future cabinet nominee. jeff sessions for attorney general, for example. tom price at hhs. as far along as they can, at the end of the day, theres really not that much that democrats can do. thats the bind they are in. chuck schumer, the...

Many analysts are now pointing to democrats as the party at war with itself. lets bring in kevin surilly, a reporter for "the hill." >> hi, arthel. >> let me get your take on why k cassidy beat landrieu. >> its not surprising senator landrieu lost. we all expected her to lose, but what is surprising is the margin of victory that he was defeated. she lost by ten points. that was a little bit surprising, but we always talk about the gop interfighting with the tea party left centerist republicans a...

Sort of differentness of obama. they say, hey, wait, hillary is like the girl next door. they see her that way. >> there is no doubt, hillary clinton is popular, i think shes the most popular politician in the united states. the thing is you all find it a restive, progressive base that is not going to want to have somebodykind kind of voice it on them, that will want a credible challenger even if she ends up being the nominee, in order for them to reconcile themselves to the process. >> michelle...

Clear-cut goals. does that imply the president still moves over move-ons, cccs of the world. >> outline a goal, say why this is the only option on the table. so far all weve heard is repeating the problem not playing out why this is a solution. >> your progressive base stands firmly against military action in syria, which is the statement you put out seems to not leave room for the president to make the case for military action in syria. >> we oppose it and the rational is theres no stated goal ...

Bring democrats around on this issue. bill: what portman said is the president need to give them political cover to do this. what kind of cover could he offer? >> well, showing the leadership that hes willing to make those bold choices ahead of them so they dont suffer any electoral consequence tpres the democratic more progressive base. the president has gone on the record and said hed consider or at least be open-minded to means testing entitlements, which basically means the wealth year you a...

Obama be? >> yeah, its a tale of two leaders here, you have the president where weve seen 23 consecutive months of job growth in our country, compared to a governor who has seen six consecutive months of job losses. youve seen a president who is willing to work with the working man, willing to work with unions and you have a governor who is striking him down and trying to work against him and not willing to collaborate. its a huge contrast. what is really interesting, though, ed, i think the thi...

Passed and you have lost jobs every month since that budget has passed. how aggressive should president obama be? >> yeah, its a tale of two leaders here, you have the president where weve seen 23 consecutive months of job growth in our country, compared to a governor who has seen six consecutive months of job losses. youve seen a president who is willing to work with the working man, willing to work with unions and you have a governor who is striking him down and trying to work against him and ...