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Played eight dimensional chess. i think he has an instinct for destruction, an instinct for division, an instinct for the con. i think evans right on that point, trump will do more and more and more of this to try to divide the country. he does it from this weird reflexive position that its almost like a defiant child. its almost like a toddler whos going to keep hitting the spoon on the table because he knows it irritates you. >> thats what a child -- that child needs an adult in the room. im w...

Election is a sense of growing confidence about the economy. that is not translated in to increased approval ratings or for that matter even a sense that the country is on the right track. that is rooted in personal judgments about the president. gallup for example came out with ratings year long summary of their polling and all 50 states. he was at 42% or below approval in eight states that he won. that is a -- that is a ominous number for republicans but its a very personal judgment and i thin...

>> i think that may be a piece of it, reverend. more of whats going on here is this is just sort of a reflexive position. whatever is happening bad in the world is obamas fault. whatever this president has done, its wrong. so basically theres been criticism of what president obama has done here. but there is no suggestion of what he should be doing instead. even viceroy jbreme are r isnt calling for boots on the ground. there is an argument over the policy which we are hamstrung on. its a questi...

What will likely happen in shut down is that barack obama will look presidential, will try to bring two sides together, tell them to stop squabbling, and members of congress will look back and have a harder time telling voters why they should be reelected. this is congressional versus mo before the possible government shut down. ezra, thanks very much for joining us tonight. >> thank you. still to come, the presidents speech on libya did little to slow criticism from the right or left, and joh...

Legislator. what will likely happen in shut down is that barack obama will look presidential, will try to bring two sides together, tell them to stop squabbling, and members of congress will look back and have a harder time telling voters why they should be reelected. this is congressional versus presidential. if i were john boehner or harry reid, i would not want this to happen. >> ezra klein staying with us for the ten more days of drama before the possible government shut down. ezra, thanks v...