president answer several questions about the tax law and its effect on west virginians. leanne, you can understand knowing joe manchin why president trump would say that about him. but this reality, manchin, if there was ever a democrat that he was going to get on his side, this is something the president needs. >> and that is one that trump has been trying to get on his side throughout for the past year. joe manchin talks a big game as well as being bipartisan and someone who can support republicans and support trump. he has voted for a lot of trump's nominees in the past. >> right. >> but when it comes down to the big issue, manchin has not sided with the president on tax reform, on repealing obamacare where it matters. so there is going to be a very political race happening. >> difficult dance. so you're just back from north dakota. what did you learn on the ground than race between heidi heitkamp, and now she has a pretty night challenger. north dakota is a fascinating state. it's rural, mostly white. and these are the voters democrats have been trying to get back, especially since the