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We're no longer the united states. people are afraid to talk to each other. maria: do you think president trump gets reelected given the field we're looking at? >> i don't know. i don't think it was slam-dunk. when i was asked three months ago i would have said yes. we'll see what happens with the impeachment hearings. we'll see what happens with the democratic primaries but today i don't know. maria: the economy has done well. you have got wages up. growth up. unemployment at 50-year low. >> yep. maria: do you think that is going to drive voters? what would you say about the economy right now...

You watched the way the trump campaign -- i was on the show with you. >> every night on fox news they're doing it. >> you saw what they put out as their press release. they know that these are positions of vulnerability. and you know, more importantly i would say not just those issues but issues like decriminalizing the border, taking away private health insurance. these are things that are not broadly popular in america, brian. and i think you know if that is what -- if they want to serve up that platter to the president they won't necessarily lose the election but they will reduce their chan...

Light bulbs, you're going to lose. >> yeah. i think those are all issues that create a target-rich environment for the trump campaign. and you can see it after this climate event the other night. you watched the way the trump campaign -- i was on the show with you. >> every night on fox news they're doing it. >> you saw what they put out as their press release. they know that these are positions of vulnerability. and you know, more importantly i would say not just those issues but issues like decriminalizing the border, taking away private health insurance. these are things that are not broadl...

Positions of vulnerability. and you know, more importantly i would say not just those issues but issues like decriminalizing the border, taking away private health insurance. these are things that are not broadly popular in america, brian. and i think you know if that is what -- if they want to serve up that platter to the president they won't necessarily lose the election but they will reduce their chances of winning the election. >> so bob strauss, who used to run the democratic party and ran the democratic party, used to talk about dinner table issues. he did not mean someone reaching in an...

As we parsed through what the numbers were, it was very clear that people didn't turn out the vote. the 10,000 plus votes was a very low turnout. >> this is the state's new democratic governor, winning office as the party roared back in the mid tern elections. he's closely watching the primary saying the outcome will play a critical role in determining whether michigan is still donald trump country. >> between 2016 and 2018 we had a massive change in who showed up at the polls and the results show themselves. when the candidate shows up and listens to people and stays focused on the dinner tab...