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Doubling down on the base strategy that had been a hallmark of his entire presidency. those ominous poll numbers for donald trump are also likely due to the steady stream of career public servants, diplomats, and military officials who have appeared as witnesses in the impeachment investigation to provide damning testimony on the events leading up to today's vote. today two big developments we are watching. one taking place in courting when a ruling could determine whether congress will have access to testimony from two figures at the center of the scandal. john bolton and his deputy charles k...

Election and this week it was the republican dan bishop who is now a congressman. to triple down on the base strategy, the campaign is rolling out a social network app reportedly some time this fall complete with prizes to mobilize the, quote, army of trump. with me now republican strategist ella stewart and brazil smikle. i was so intrigued by this trip to new mexico. >> right. >> -- this week. it's a blue state. he didn't win it. republicans are concerned he won't keep some of the states he did win last time. is this actually, maybe an example of him trying to expand the base? >> he thinks h...

The white house is excited about. there's no way they can be quited about thquite excited about this. you look at this poll, and trump has done absolutely nothing to change the opinion of people in a positive direction from the day he came into office. the trajectory is not good. and, you know, he has obviously doubled down on this base strategy, but independents matter, and you look at this poll, and you can see that he's not moving them into his camp. >> yeah. i mean, david, i'm wondering if on the democratic side, if they look at this poll and if that has any message for the democratic part...

Said, these are not numbers that the white house is excited about. there's no way they can be excited about this. you look at this poll, and trump has done absolutely nothing to change the opinion of people in a positive direction from the day he came into office. the trajectory is not good. and, you know, he has obviously doubled down on this base strategy, but independents matter, and you look at this poll, and you can see that he's not moving them into his camp. >> yeah. i mean, david, i'm wondering if on the democratic side, if they look at this poll and if that has any message for the dem...

Indicate what might be happening in 2020. explain. >> i think what this election could potentially show us for 2020 is if the president's campaign strategy of doubling down on a base strategy only seeking to bring in the true believers within the republican party, if that strategy does not play well in suburban north carolina, then i think that there are some real questions that republicans are going to have to ask if they're going to seek to try and regain the house majority come 2020. along with the president's chances here in a very competitive battleground north carolina. >> so if this rac...