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6-point positive movement for mueller's approval rating. democrats and republicans have stayed about the same. this is what happens when you pursue a base strategy. so if giuliani goes on fox news and donald trump tweets out fox news segments bashing mueller, they're talking to the base. but what is happening is that independents are trending away from trump on everything in this poll including on this issue. >> mueller's not talking, he's only speaking through indictments and court actions. there's only one person or one team that's kind of pushing a strong narrative out there. you're seeing ...

Independents have moved six points to his favor in just the last month. this is coming from -- this is sort of the backlash, if you will, to the base strategy that rudy guiliani and donald trump have been employing here, going on fox news, talking about this, appealing to the base. you see independents fleeing from the president in everything in our poll, including in the russia investigation. >> very significant. and gloria borger, the president nonstop in recent weeks and months, going after mueller, but his arguments seem to be falling flat. >> well, his arguments are following flat -- numb...

And we are going to find out whether it is useful in election. in a box with trump's endorsement because she is tied with him like on tariffs which are unpopular in tennessee. and make it is difficult for her to do the straddle and win over the soft trump voters. >> that is a conservative state. a lobbyist said it is just as conservative as texas. and do you want to nationalize a race like that if you are her, blackburn? >> it depends on the candidate. if it is a base strategy, and trying to super charge the trump voter and run a turnout campaign, then his endorsement helps.

Election. in a box with trump's endorsement because she is tied with him like on tariffs which are unpopular in tennessee. and make it is difficult for her to do the straddle and win over the soft trump voters. >> that is a conservative state. a lobbyist said it is just as conservative as texas. and do you want to nationalize a race like that if you are her, blackburn? >> it depends on the candidate. if it is a base strategy, and trying to super charge the trump voter and run a turnout campaign, then his endorsement helps. talk about local issues. now it may work for someone like ron desantis....

A lot of republicans we talked to yesterday said we interpret this as a message. they're sending a message to republicans saying, its fine if you want to align yourself with president trump and his trade policies but they're trying to remind republicans there's a cost and the cost is their support in this case. >> the tennessee primaries tomorrow, you're writing about how marsha black burn who is wrapped herself in the trump flag could be in for a bigger fight than expected. >> she is facing a two term ex-governor. he's popular in the state. he's a pragmatist and he's not afraid to take shots ...