Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20181222:08:14:00
Base and not concerned about expanding it, wants to keep 80% to 90% of that base on his side. if they're there, republicans in congress will be much more reluctant to join in when the other shoes begin to drop as the noose is tightened. it's why i was pretty confident we would see a shutdown because there's a lot of news out there that suggests they're getting closer and closer to a big problem for him. whenever that happens, he wants one, distraction, and two, get that base excited. so he's not as concerned about expanding right now. 2020 is still not on radar screen, wants to survive 2019. >...
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