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It really speaks to where we are as a country and that's also troubling. >> he did get a supreme court justice, which is a very important thing. it's what his base, the base vote and the republican party voted for donald trump because of the supreme court. and the fact he was able to get that done is an incredible win and a very energizing one. he had a great economic deal. 35% of african-americans now strew president in a favorable way. this is a very, very important week for this president to pivot with a message on election day that could be very positive. >> if he can stay on the pivot, th...

Play for them and that base vote we're talking about really gets amped up and the turnout model changes. >> interesting. jon memeacham, what does histor tell us about this poll we're seeing where women are abandoning the gop in large numbers? back in 1991, we saw the first year of the woman, dianne feinstein, there was old clips this morning on the sunday shows giving a victory speech back then. is this the kind of thing that has a potentially permanent impact? what are the lessons from history in your head not in mine tell us? >> well, john tyler, tyler midterms were huge. michael is good on ...

What's going on here? >> i don't think it would have mattered who it was, who lost the security. they're going to stick with the president. you have seen that over and over again. they may say a little bit here, a little bit there. they oppose him. they go for the floor and vote for his policies and approve his nominations and defend him on television. they're afraid of him, i guess, or what he can do to them in a primary, though most of the primaries are over or what kind of influence he'll have in the general election. >> you think it's ruling by fear or influence by fear of this president? ...

Certain places where he will be helpful, others where he should stay away. but this election is about donald trump. he's already in there. he's proven when he goes and does these rallies he can juice the republican turnout, the base vote. the question is what happens in those districts that are closer, how does he also animate those voters who are already predisposed to vote against him, does he bring more of those out? especially on the house side, that's something the republicans are worried about. >> i like to talk about the '90s with brian, because we both remember the clinton administrati...

Which count, and so we have to wait for the senate. i think that discussion of impeachment is premature. it makes the democrats salivate and voters that can't stand trump. this is a process, we have to uphold the process. i think it is too early to talk impeachment until we know what the facts are. >> to that end, susan, is it risky for republicans to use threat of impeachment to rally voters? do you think people will think there's not a lot there there yet because of what howard is saying? >> the governor is right. there's nothing to talk about impeachment right now because there is no report...