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Donald trump supporters that didnt turn out in georgia because they thought the election was rigged. a certain amount of old line republican voters that didnt turn out because they werent so excited given how donald trump behaviored and some like me that switched sides to vote for the democrat. it could work to their advantage to draw this wedge between the maga base of the republican base who are trump supporters first and then republicans second. i want to put out one thing on what david said....

Things explains to you why hes a different kind of republican. and the fact they also paid for this or they voted for this tax cut shows you that these republicans are really about what makes them look good. and the idea is i think that donald trump as long as he wants it, he might get it from this republican party. >> tim, how much of this do you think is about -- we have heard whisperings at least -- not even whisperings. we heard paul ryan say we have to tackle entitlements in order to do thi...

Reckless spending, fiscal irresponsibility and what made the 2010 wave feel so unique for those of us who covered t those of us who remembered it were these folks running for office were not distancing themselves from the democratic party. they were distancing themselves from george w. bush and the old republican party. thats what made 2010 feel like a watershed. they said if you give us a chance we will be a different kind of republican party, conservatives first, republicans second. they have ...

And, yamiche, there is some discrepancy here about, you know, the presidents past history, yes, sams point is absolutely well taken. however, he also seems to say or has said in the past that men who are violent towards their wives will never change and they always will be, which makes this axios reporting interesting. >> its interesting, but its complex. but when i think about kellyanne going on tv saying this is all sides, it takes me back to charlottesville and the idea of both sides. this is...

That he was wondering if there were holes in the stories that these women were telling. sort of a skepticism that kind of bled into his remarks that he said publicly, which is maybe, you know, there wasnt something that was being revealed by the women who were -- who alleged they were abused emotionally and physically by rob porter. to be perfectly frank, this is not -- its shocking that its not all that shocking because trump has a history of essentially taking the side of the accused. it goes ...

What you tweeted, the list of the 2010 republicans? >> yes. thank you for the free promotion. many of these folks who voted for the bill were same folks who eight years ago were screaming from the high heavens about reckless spending, fiscal irresponsibility and what made the 2010 wave feel so unique for those of us who covered t those of us who remembered it were these folks running for office were not distancing themselves from the democratic party. they were distancing themselves from george ...

His colleague or president might know. i just think hes doing a great job and i know that a lot of people in republican campaigns want mike pence with them in campaigning for them. he helps with the base, he helps in fundraising. you know, we have a senate race in indiana whos very competitive. we hope to make very competitive and pence is going to be very involved there. >> one thing too, it does seem that hes been very close to the koch brothers for example, and kind of that committee of busin...

Brutal. and, yamiche, there is some discrepancy here about, you know, the presidents past history, yes, sams point is absolutely well taken. however, he also seems to say or has said in the past that men who are violent towards their wives will never change and they always will be, which makes this axios reporting interesting. >> its interesting, but its complex. but when i think about kellyanne going on tv saying this is all sides, it takes me back to charlottesville and the idea of both sides....

Wont happen now. weve got to stand firm on what weve learned in the past. that is that we must secure the border first and foremost before we start talking about any kind of permanent solution. >> how are you doing? >> pretty good. >> good to talk to you. you spent a lot of time talking to the bannon folks of the party. given whats happened to him recently and his lelectoral unsuccess over the past few years, is that the support you want? >> its unfortunate that steve chose the path that he did ...

Infrastructure, the idea that he wants to spend trillions of dollars on all these different things explains to you why hes a different kind of republican. and the fact they also paid for this or they voted for this tax cut shows you that these republicans are really about what makes them look good. and the idea is i think that donald trump as long as he wants it, he might get it from this republican party. >> tim, how much of this do you think is about -- we have heard whisperings at least -- no...