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Columnist, a.j. delgado, senior adviser to the trump campaign. thank you for your patience there. im glad everybody is okay. at laguardia. rick, what do you think of this quote, "we own the future of the republican party"? >> look, the republican party sold itself lock, stock and barrel to donald trump so they do in a way. if youre talking about the trump demographic owning the future, its not a very long future since theyre about 65 years old median. so im not convinced that they completely con...

>> it does happen. >> i guess my point is, like, you guys feel you are prepared, how would you characterize the race? tied, close, donald trump is winning? >> were winning in the key that i care about, florida. so i would say -- i wouldnt say its a dead heat. i would say were slightly ahead. >> theres one poll out today -- >> if you said it was a dead heat, id say thats fair. its anybodys race right now. >> rick, do you think -- how much does what happens on election day matter to the validity o...

There. the represented the worst of liberal excess, et cetera. democrats are going to have donald trump to hang around the necks of republicans because the republican leadership in this country has failed again and again and again to hold donald trump to account, to make him conform to the values that the party claims it represents, and to show some spine and backbone when this guy continues to do things that are profoundly offensive to women, to minorities, to muslims. this is a guy whos -- hes...

>> thought he might say something about the plane there, but big crowd there in ohio which we should note is a state he is sort of one of the states hes outperforming right now, looks like hes outperforming mitt romney in 2012. its very tight there. a.j., your response to what rick said. >> i have to say as a latina, the mention of there being an element of white supremacy in the trump campaign is ridiculous and offensive. somebody in her 30s -- >> i can show them to you. >> i find the age you m...

This is no 3,000. this is 20,000 if we get them in. so well try getting them in, but lets start, right? thank you, everybody, for being here. in 12 days, we are going to win ohio and we are going to win back the white house. believe me. about time. >> thought he might say something about the plane there, but big crowd there in ohio which we should note is a state he is sort of wone of the state hes outperforming right now, looks like hes outperforming mitt romney in 2012. its very tight there. a...

Michelle obama. she didnt do it in 2008 for a lot of other reaches. but what michelle obama did in 2008 was to take her magic wand and tap barack obama for black people. i was doing radio back then. a lot of african-americans didnt think he was authentic. name is barack obama. black people see people with unusual names but he had everything against him. not really chicago, really hawaii and an exotic figure and i know i was doing a show that had a mostly black audience who were more for hillary ...

Followers, rather than whos going to help he and his family? can we talk about the real issues? >> the fact that david duke and the alt right have flocked to donald trump and that republican leaders -- >> and this makes a difference in the average voters lives how? cant say. >> failed to step up and consistently denounced the fact that donald trump, this is -- >> he has denounced david duke dozens of times. >> he appeals to these people. the dog whistling never stops from donald trump to these p...

Discourse has become, rick. >> this is a guy who is feeding these people with a nod and a wink every single day, a guy who constantly denigrates women, muslims, minor toy ities in a hf different ways. im not saying every person who supports donald trump is a racist, thats absurd. every racist you turn over -- every time you turn over a rock and find a racist, they have a red maga hat on. there is not a -- theres not a coincidence here. >> let me ask you this about how folks are feeling inside th...

Its anybodys race right now. >> rick, do you think -- how much does what happens on election day matter to the validity of that statement about we own the future of the republican party? which is to say if donald trump wins, obviously, thats one scenario, if he outperformed mitt romney or underperforms john mccain, does that -- does the range of options here matter in terms of what ends up happening to the republican party? >> you know, i dont think it does, chris, because donald trumps brand is...

Look at paul ryans favorability numbers across the country. that conservatism is dead. its now the trumpian style of conservative. thank the lord. >> rick, ill let you respond. two little things, one, the tax cut plan put forward by donald trump is actually more skewed to the rich than -- >> no, it isnt. >> -- george w. bush. >> it is. but, and the second thing is -- >> yes, it is. >> i just want to distinguish between two claim, right, which is if youre a trump supporter youre there for a racis...