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You know the senator well. what are you hearing about how he's doing? >> he's a fighter and he's fighting. he's mentally in good shape and people i've talked to visited him say he's very -- he has opinions as he always has had. he's curious about the inside of washington and elsewhere. very much on top of things. that's great that he's able to do that. i was thinking about it before the show and talking to jonathan martin, i've been in washington 30 plus years. i think the three senators bob doyle, who is alive and well at age 94. very impressive leader of the senate. john mccain. a real maver...
Of salt. >> he is hardly the only concern. he is in charge of his defeating democratic party. >> a sharp edged economic message that talks about helping the middle class and people that want to get to the middle class. we didn't have that in this election. >> just the task for the man that put himself on the map in the 1980s by being media savvy. >> the famous line the most dangerous place in washington is between a camera and chuck schumer. >> said by bob doyle after he was mad i passed the brady law which i'm proud i did. >> now when we try to talk to you in the hallway you pretend you're on...
>> so basically cross the country, where you said they may be in trouble, they're saying vote republican, not vote for donald trump, and the resources from the rnc are going to the candidates and not necessarily donald trump. >> that's why paul ryan did. he said i want to keep the resources where we can keep the important members in the house and the senate and kelly ayiotte is the answer to that. >> republican voters may stay home for this? >> it's a really difficult situation for republicans. it's breaking my heart. historically -- >> it's breaking mine. >> -- thinking back to 1996 when it b...
Sure, bob dole's find, but now there's this extra twist of saying what do you think of donald trump and his comments on women? what do you think about us saying he's not going to accept the results of the election, what do you think about xy and z. so there's the additional drag of being forced to answer about donald trump, in all of these appearances. >> has the top of the ticket, james, ever mattered so much in a positive way or negative way than with donald trump this time around? >> i think that you know there are such things as waive elections in 1964, lyndon johnson, he swept barry go go...