Hit kasich for being an absentee governor. Its hard for him, but that does play as we saw in new jersey. When he calls him little johnny kasich. He is going to do it like heidi said. You got the last word. I guess. Well be back monday with more mtp daily, but between then and monday, look what we have. Town hall moderated by willie geist, tomorrow at 8 00 p. M. Tomorrow at 8 00 p. M. Then meet the press coming up, trump, kasich, but with all due respect will start right now. Im mark halperin. Im john helemann. With all due respect to ohio, its pretty nice to be in florida right now. Sports fans, im here on the beautiful coast, west palm be h beach, florida, my friend is landlocked, attending a town ha hall, i wants rematch. Two of the five states voting on tuesday, in primaries that could win the difference with donald trump locking up the nomination or battle for delegates going to the convention. Florida and ohio are must wins for establishment candidates marco rubio and john kasich. Facing single elimination contests in their home states. This morning, just down the road from here, rubio talked about his chances and floated the idea of how voters in ohio should be thinking strategically about the best way to stop the donald. Clearly, john kasich is has a better chance of winning ohio than i do, and if a voter in ohio concludes that voting
for john kasich gives us the best chance to stop donald trump there, i anticipate thats what theyll do. Given the chance to return that favor, john kasichs campaign did not go for the hug this time. Rob nichols, one of kasichs top staffers told an ap reporter said we were going to win in ohio without his help, just as he is going to lose in florida without urs. Meanwhile, donald trump is going hard after john kasich in this new web video. After john kasich helped wall street predator Lehman Brothers to destroy wbr id wbr1575 the economy, he decided to run for the governor of ohio, spending his time everywhere but ohio, especially michigan, the latest disaster in his president ial bid, increased our budget more than any other governor in the u. S. We dont need him in ohio and we dont need him in washington. John kasich, just another all talk, no action politician. b mark, my friend, my question for you is whether one or both of these last establishment wbrid wbr1875 surviving candidates survive another superduper tuesday. John, this is clearly a tale of difference. This is a let me tell you where i am. Kasich Success Story according to his office. A gm plant that got shuttered, a Chinese Company called foo ya came in, theyre expected to add a couple of thousand next year and he will do a town hall, which on the economy is pretty good. If you talk to people in john kasichs land and you talk to john kasich, were winning ohio, we know the numbers, we know how to run in this state. Weve never lost in this state. Talk to the rubio people and hell say im going to win, but
it doesnt take much to the back ground conversation where they say well see if we win. Clearly, the public polling, the private polling matches the outlook of the campaigns. Rubio people are trying to win, but i think kasich has a better channels. Both sides agree buagree bi in. Ary. That explains the difference in their attitude, strategic voting thing, mark. Rubio has the attitude where he is basically saying youll have a chance in ohio, my strategy is to have a bunch of people stay alive in the race and thats how we stop trump from getting to the majority of delegates. Thats also kasichs strategy, but he wants rubio out of the race, because if rubio gets out of the race, he believes he inherits those votes and he can take out trump with a oneonone race. I this youre right about this. Rubio is in real trouble in this state. Not impossible, but in real
trouble. Kasich has a dogfight. He is a popular governor up there. He won reelection. He is a strong presence, but we have seen some polling lately that suggests that trump is in a statistical tie with him. And there is no doubt, ill just say, that team kasich will be delighted since theyve been on the shortened tilting toward rubio and not looking at kasich. Last nights Republican Debate in florida was unrecognizable to those of who may have been expecting another insult infested donald trump pile on. Instead, we saw a frontrunner doing his best to look like a confident frontrunner. Everybody else on the stage for various calculated reasons, did not try the assault. Rubio is now mostly backed off his tough talk, and Ted Cruz Super pac, says its not going
go on big in florida. It will lay low, where trump has a commanding poll. The only one is tim miller, the former bush spokes person, super pac, check out this video taken by a reporter, miller v trump on the spin room floor. Im all right. Keep your hands off, man. Did a great job with bush. You did a great job representing bush. You did a great job. Where was it again . So john, tim miller is up in trumps grill, but is anybody else involved in the stop trump
movement or otherwise trying to stop trump . Well, look, we should start calling tim miller don quidoe. There are a lot of groups spending money to trstop him. Real people in the party calling for trump to be defeated, that noise, which started a little bit last week, has suddenly gone quiet again. Yeah, i mean, look, its going to take a concerted effort. A lot of the people, tim miller told us yesterday, its going to take a candidate, its going to take marco rubio, john kasich, or ted cruz to stop him, echoing whatever stop trump arguments out there. None of the three of them are focused on that. Rubio and kasich are tying to
win their states and have a positive imagine and cruz is trying to get oneonone. I will say, where is paul ryan . Where is Mitch Mcconnell . Where are the leaders of the republican establishment in washington, d. C. Where are their voices if he is such a menace . I would like to hear from them. The aforementioned held a News Conference at his Maralago Club where he announced his campaign rival, dr. Ben carson, yes, the same ben carson that once mocked shamele shamelessly, and called pathological. Today, carson said that was all par for the course in a republican nomination fight, and urged the party to unite behind trump if he became their presumptive nominee. Ive come to know donald trump over the last few years. He is actually a very
intelligent man who cares deeply about america. We buried the hatchet that was political stuff. And you know, that happens in american politics. I have found in talking with him that, you know, there is a lot more alignment, philosophically and spiritually than i ever thought there was. One of the real factors for me is what will happen if we allow the political operatives to succeed in their endeavor to stop donald trump. I think it would fracture the party irrepairbly. What is the significance of the endorsement, mark . Four big things. First carson validates a man of faith. Carson still has a following, and his followers make listen to him. Three, you combine the two strongest social media forces in the party, carson has a huge facebook following. Thats big. Finally it, shows the Trump Campaign is under rated as a political force. Corey li co Corey Lewandowski, that means if you do well in the debate, as trump did last night, if you do badly, you have the endorsement to change the narrative. A smart group and they have more endorsements sitting in the big back pocket of donald trump. Mark, youre sophisticated analyst, and there is nothing that you said just now that i disagreed with. I am a simpleton, my attitude is trump now has a major governor in chris christie, a major senator, Jeff Sessions and
perhaps nations leading sleepwalker as his endorsers. I want to endorse them. The other thing ill say is that you got these other people in this middle group, the people who are like mitt romney, opposed to trump, the people who havent, i think carson, again, along with christie, is starting to build this notion that whatever problems you have with difficulties, whatever conflicts have occurred in the past, its okay to endorse him. If trump wins all five states or four or five, i expect next week will be filled with more endorsements for donald trump. When we come back, the latest on the incredible story on trump versus bright bar, the he said she said that the media is talking about after these words from our sponsor. Earned you miles to get to the places you really want to go. With the united mileageplus explorer card, youll get a free checked bag,
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apologize unless youre wrong. She posted a photo of bruises on her arm. I dont know. How did they get there . Do you know how they got there . Im just reporting on what is being reported. I have secret service, cameras, nobody complained, and i know this guy and he is a fantastic guy. If it comes to light that something did happen, are you going to do something about it . Supposing it comes to light, are you going to apologize to him what youre doing . Im not reporting what i saw personally. Im reporting what Michelle Fields. Are you going to apologize to him. I wont apologize, but ill report that nothing happened, certainly. All right, here to talk more about this story and try to sort out the two competing narratives, nbc katy tur, who is in palm beach. The press is fascinated by this. Issues, whatever the fact, is this a distraction for the Trump Campaign or they dont care . Its definitely a distraction for the Trump Campaign. They wanted to come out and talk about the endorsement of ben carson and instead, the violence at his rallies, continued violence, continued disruption at his rallies. The gentleman yesterday who sucker punched a guy in raleigh, North Carolina, and this breitbart reporter, and Corey Lewandowski, that does not seem to be going away. A lot of folks scouring the internet trying to find video of it, different angles of it. Each one showing something along the lines of corey reaching towards Michelle Fields, although there is no smoking gun definitely grabbing her. But instead of talking about ben carson, theyre defending corey. He is defending himself. Theyre talking about this
incident. Will it matter to Trump Supporters . I dont think so. I dont think Trump Supporters are wavered by any of the controversies that surround him or his campaign. I think the ones that like donald trump have liked donald trump for quite a while, and are unwavering in their support. Thats most of them. I will say that i was speaking with one of the Trump Supporters that ive been talking to for a long time now, since i think last october, november, South Carolina voter who said that he just really liked donald trump. Nothing has wavered him. But then he said this past week, between the Michelle Fields incident, between donald trump saying that islam hates us, he is saying he is regretting voting for him in South Carolinas primary. Katy, i want to ask you a more general question about your experience covering the Trump Campaign, youve been doing it for a long time, pretty much from the beginning. In the course of doing this, have you felt at any point threatened, intimidated, afraid at any trump rallies, in terms
of not just at the rallies themselves, but how youre treated by the Trump Campaign . Not necessarily how im treated by the Trump Campaign. I will say that the rallies have gotten tense at times, and theyve gotten a little unnerving at times. Thats been widely reported. The press generally says that. Ive had a lot of very pleasant experiences with Trump Supporters who have been lovely people and some negative experiences. It can be unnerving at times when donald trump whips up the crowd against the press. That doesnt happen at every single rally. Some are worst than others. There have been a number of occasions where it has felt a little uncomfortable. But you know, youre reassured essentially by the fact that there are secret service there. Its definitely not a comfortable working environment when thousands of people are yelling at you and youre stuck penned in the center of an
arena. Katy, this a tough story for us to report, because on the other hand, the Campaign Manager we cover everyday and a colleague. So trying to sort of get at the question of who is telling the truth and its difficult for us. If it wasnt corey, assuming someone did physically, you know, intervene here, who is the third man . Any idea who else was in that video who might have done this it if it wasnt Corey Lewandowski . The campaign is pointing to one of the secret service agents, and others who have pointed. Breitbarit pointed to them, Washington Post saw it all happen might have confused Corey Lewandowski with the secret service agent, who was a white male with short brown hair. That could be it. But you know, this is a room full of reporters, and ben terrace is a respected reporter. The idea he would mix the two up is, i think many find to be hard
to swallow. But i guess could it potentially be a secret service member, i dont know. I didnt see it. Until there is proof that corey put his hand on her or he did not or somebody else put his hand on her, i think you just need to wait and see before a decision can be made as to guilt. Wait and see at least what the police come up with when they are finished with their investigation. Katy, im going to ask you again another broad question and not about how the press is treated but another question about how the rallies are playing out. As you know, someone got cold clocked at a trump rally a couple of days ago, and a perception among some in the press that the rallies themselves in terms of how theyre treating protesters have gotten increasingly violent. Has the situation been getting worst for protesters in the rallies . Its gotten increasingly
tense over the past month or so. It has had moments throughout this entire campaign, but certainly over the past month or so, it has been getting much more tense. There are much more protesters, many more that are interrupting and trying to disrupt these rallies, and donald trump is saying get them out, get them out, over and over again. His voice is loud when he does it. He says in the old days, we could have taken care of them quicker, who knows what that means. He says he wishes he could punch a protester. So the tension in the room is more palpable now than it ever has been and times where you really feel youre on the verge of some sort of violent incident inside one of these rallies, new orleans in particular, just about a week ago, that was certainly a really tense one when there was a number of black lives matters protesters with their arms up trying to disrupt and a number of supporters around them, screaming at them, at the top of their lungs, and it took quite a while for the
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