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And the white house has been telling us to focus very much on getting out the base. the way they explain it, migration, ms-13, media and mueller. sort of four things to definitely get republicans to the poll. mueller is falling off the radar screen now lately but immigration, ms-13, crime, the border, a key issue for donald trump and most motivated republican voters and hope to hit that over and over and over again in the days leading up to the midterm and a big issue for him. it was in 2016. it...

Discussions and it is like even though he told the associated press he is not on the ballot he is a shadow over the ballot and republicans are driven by the support and the president is a boogieman that drives democrats to the polls. >> but people say they want all the time is a reasonable, pragmatic washington that is not gridlocked. they want bipartisanship. if what youre saying true, stev nick, i turn to steve, well end up with a hollowed out center. >> i talked about it in my book but theres...

Progressive, anti-capitalistic force which isnt the case. right? you got guys like bob casey. there are loads of people running who are democrat who is are running on centrist platforms and while we might be hard wired for tribalism, the tribes that the president is describing arent reality. >> well, but, this is -- nothing new in a certain way and emphasize the most extreme examples from your opponents camp and use the examples to try to motivate your side saying, see, you need to come out and ...

Earlier today when chuck schumer was speaking to steve and mika he said america is tired of political correctness. theres a difference between political correctness and being straightforward and decent at the same time. the president gets to now say im the one whos straight talking to you and not forcing you to call an easter egg a spring sphere but theres a difference with saying, you know what? stop being so hyper sensitive and get real. >> i think that strong political rhetoric works. paint i...

Approval rating from say 45 back down to 41 or 40? and in terms of the implications for november, theres a very, very big difference between donald trump being at a 45% approval rating and donald trump being at a 40% approval rating. >> all right, nick. while the things the president could be saying are absurd, its flat-out lies and he creates a swell of enthusiasm. does the democratic party have a person that they should be putting out there right now across the country in a media blitz in the ...

That have the democrats up high single dig single digits and double digits. so that democratic energy against trump is alive there. the question, though, is it alive like that outside of the districts? is it matched outside of the districts by the republican intensity we have started to see and are we looking at situation of not democrats lose seats on election day but are there losses, gains contained in the suburban areas? >> nick, are we getting an accurate picture? the outrage or -- that ste...

Joining me now axios editor and steve kornacki. okay-doke. nick, i remember president obama in office and did a bit of campaigning and trump used to say why arent you doing your job in washington? trump is in that seat and working overtime on the campaign trail. it is stunning how much he is pushing. are democrats doing the same? because its clear. the head of the republican party is donald trump. and you might think his message is nonsense or not. but im hearing and im seeing mobiles versus job...