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We had last week, and in the words of "the wedding singer" perhaps that could have been brought to my attention on friday. >> this is high stakes stuff. in this news cycle, yes, people may forget faster. you have to convince your base, look, it was really important that we stood up and fought, but also nobody else should blame us and we didn't really get anything but it was righteous. that's what ted cruz tried to do in 2013 and it didn't work. >> the reason democrats are folding their cards as quickly as they are, if they do go ahead and vote to reopen the government, the strength across the ...

Was involved in the day to day, and i don't know how many news cycles this story lasts, anyway, but i think democrats got a sense of where they are, and the republicans found they can have leadership. you had democrats and the likes of louie gutierrez talking openly about, we'll do the wall to get the d.r.e.a.m.ers. that was not the message on tuesday when he was tuesday trump. he got them to move on something, and by the way, i'm not sure republican voters are fine with daca. it's a very loud part of the base that's not. they have to consider that. >> in an odd way, you're making the point wh...

This was worth it? >> he's got to deliver a deal that would essentially give legal status to d.r.e.a.m.ers. the challenge for him is he's got all these moderate democrats up for reelection. he has to balance the moderates and the conservative. they're up for reelection. >> which is going to bring us back to the question. this has been a bit of a curveball in the control room. i've tried to ask them to get ready for me, that you interviewed senator lindsey graham this morning. i give them a moment to pull this up for me. you're correct in the sense that the president has been very consistent th...

Process that is fair to all sides. >> that last part, level playing field, an amendment process open to all sides. democrats in the senate can make the case, okay, we will get to put our proposals forward. again, let's assume we're waiting for this vote that, they vote here to reopen the government. we're talking in 24 hours not about a shutdown but back to the immigration debate. is there any guarantee that something that passes the senate would even be taken up by the republican house? >> i don't think the progressives who are lodging complaints against reopening the government or against th...