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As he shores up the top of the pile, who's at the bottom? is it fair to look at chris christie as one of the people scrapping for his life at this point? >> i think you have to look at christie. this is someone who is the establishment favorite and in 2011 was the establishment favorite a few years ago before bridge gate. so i checked in with ray washburn a couple hours ago, he's christie's national finance guy, keeping all the donors in line and he told me christie had fund-raisers over the week end in southampton and he put on a brave face, he said christie will continue to move forward and ...

People. joining us is robert doos from the "washington post." thanks for being here. >> my plesh injury? so the verdict seems to be in on the results of the first presidential debate. donald trump cementing his role as the fairly distant front-runner. as he shores up the top of the pile, who's at the bottom? is it fair to look at chris christie as one of the people scrapping for his life at this point? >> i think you have to look at christie. this is someone who is the establishment favorite and in 2011 was the establishment favorite a few years ago before bridge gate. so i checked in with ray...

Apologizing, a lawyer yelling and being wrong and none of the coverage, none of it was about what was that story in that deposition where donald trump's wife used the word "rape"? what was that story. that is buried thanks to michael cohen. >> you have to ask yourself what are these people that donald trump surrounds himself with? is that the type of person we brings to the white house with him. perhaps chris christie were not involved in bridge gate but maybe his advisers were. >> what michael cohen did worked. got them through the day and changed the subject. >> i they is too clever. people ...

I think he's trying to -- he wants the political -- he wants his political biography ending to change a little bit. he doesn't want it to end with bridge gate and unpopular new jersey governor gets kicked to the curb. he is hoping a surprising showing in the presidential race will improve that. but i'll tell you -- look this is not just christie's problem. trump standing up from him. lindsey graham wants to be the straight talker. ted cruz is a guy who wants to be the blunt talker about washington. and there's a chance that trump trumps them all to use a terrible pun here because he has no sha...

Benefit, vanity at play. i think christie is running to redeem himself. i think he's trying to -- he wants the political -- he wants his political biography ending to change a little bit. he doesn't want it to end with bridge gate and unpopular new jersey governor gets kicked to the curb. he is hoping a surprising showing in the presidential race will improve that. but i'll tell you -- look, this is not just christie's problem. trump standing up from him. lindsey graham wants to be the straight talker. ted cruz is a guy who wants to be the blunt talker about washington. and there's a chance th...