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President, okay, fine, ill give 20 billion towards the wall if you do this. there was confusion over appropriation and the language there. but that is a big gift for democrats. >> there is a huge misconception by schumer and by congressman gutierrez on the wall in order to save the d.r.e.a.m.ers, so to speak. that is a huge concession for democrats against their base. devil obviously being in the details. questions about chain migration, visa lottery, things a lot of hard liners take seriously. ...

Into tough issues very quick. >> i think there are two facts here that work on immigration, but i think trumps broadcast to paul ryan, that their position really wasnt the position of the republican base and theyve hardened on the issue. the second factor is the president did campaign, railing against the republican establishment, and he now finds himself really trapped inside a system that he hates. so he isnt the deal maker, but he is really a hostage of washington, and i think thats why youve...

President obama did not have good relationships on the hill when it comes to picking up a phone or sitting down and having cheeseburgers is sitting down with chuck schumer who is a democrat. they were talking things out and the deal was later walked back depending on how you characterize it. it is not deeper than that. it is the surface level stuff. he can get into the weeds with particular individuals. schumer the prominent one of them. this is going back to the deal of liking certainly people....

The republican position on immigration. >> and jeff flake is retiring. it is not as if the white house has ignored graham and flake. and i would argue over the top in doing so. but theyre right. the republicans want the shutdown. ignoring flake and schumer. >> i guess the big question is, where is the path to something to fast senate? even republican voters. more so than lindsey graham or flake or me. how do you get legislation passed if youre out there calling them dishonest and disingenuous an...

You heard graham talking about the people around the president not helpful. the president has different views on daca in his heart. what do you make about presidential leadership here? >> it seems o me, christine, the president likes to negotiate with certain people. few people on capitol hill whom he has relationships and i guess some semblance of trust. im not sure that is a word you can bandy about washington these days. regardless of parties in democrats and republicans. one to highlight is ...

As well who wants to have the d.r.e.a.m.ers kept in the country. so he looks like someone who cant lead, cant control his own staff, who may not know the issues well enough, which then creates an opportunity to build on this meeting with schumer and try to get something done. i think these issues are close enough in terms of how the republicans view it that they push now to get this through rather than defer it. you heard luis gutierrez, from the chicago area, say if we have to pay money for thi...

Well as some commitment. people came to the country, illegal status expiring in march. how do deal with that and when to deal with that. democrats are pushing to get this resolved immediately. resolved before the next monday deadline would be enacted if that were to pass before february 8 to be precise. republican esz s republicans say that is too soon. we dont want to tie it to a must-pass government funding bill. there in lies a key sticking point. this is all what mcconnell and schumer discus...

Succeeded because he was extremely motivated and he was doing something in private. the other trump negotiating style is more what senator schumer describes as phantom negotiation where you think youve seen something or grasped something and it disappears. that is something he does when he is playing one side off of other. so in this instance, he will play chuck schumer and then listen to his advisors and then play to his base by turning his back on what he may have agreed to do with the senator...

Cornyn, who also is expressing some optimism. he said u schumer wants to give people a chance to chew on it. thats why he didnt want to have a vote tonight. its better to have a successful vote tomorrow at noon than a failed vote tonight. ron? >> cornyn was one of the most pessimi pessimist, so the shift in tone is noteworthy. you have to be realistic about what you can achieve through it. it is i dont think -- i think the evidence is clear. a shutdown cannot make a president do something he doe...

Clean budget bill and an agreement on daca. i do agree with tim, that democrats risk getting out over their skis, yes, at some point they have to climb down from this position, but just two days into a shutdown with very little being offered by republicans, it seems to me that democrats have to play this out a little bit more. not taking sides on the issues, but just to see how much leverage they actually have. >> guys, let me read you what were getting now from a top democratic aid who says, th...