Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20190718:13:07:00
And respond to these issues. >> alex, devil's advocate here. set aside the base and the president's, you know, very high up in the president's re-election dam pain are telling people, listen he can't win, this is purely about rallying the base and it's a turn out strategy now to get folks who are already with you. is it true that this is politically smart for the president, or is it more true this is really the only strategy he has? >> i think it's clearly the only strategy he's ever truly been comfortable with. it's happened with a lot of people who run for office for the first time and win, ...