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So i think that's because right there is the tension between john bolton's long held principle that the president has the authority to do whatand his looked like a potentially illegal operation. that was being run out of the white house. so that is the tension you see. my hunch is when he will do what he needs to do and say what he has to say but won't go beyond that or undermine the presidency itself. >> this is the quote in case people don't remember. not only did he call rudy giuliani a hand grenade he called out sondland and mulvaney saying he was not part of whatever drug deal and sondlan...

Suggesting some in the party are concerned if you nominate a presidential candidate who doesn't excite the base you could wind up losing control of the senate, maybe the house. >> there's a fortuitous thing for the republican party, the same issues that motivate the base also motivate swing votes and if republicans can motivate their base and swing voters in states like iowa and ohio at the same time, if they turned them both off they are going to lose like they did alaska few times. jon: the editor in chief of cnn news, thank you very much. lea: the u.s. secretly communicated with bashar al-a...

Does romney want that kind of campaign? >> i think he does. >> a very clear campaign? >> a very clear campaign. i think he's going to have to carve a very clear contrast between the president's record, what the president's said and what the president's done. you get that with a portman. you get it with a ryan. i just think all this chatter on the right that we need paul ryan is -- >> let's forget ideology for a second. the knock on portman, i don't know the guy, he doesn't come on this program, but i know pawlenty. he seems like a regular guy, a nice guy. but portman everybody says is boring. ...

>> i saw on colorado yet, known as a guy that doesn't excite. he confused the conservatives on the trail. he's not as bad as people are on the trail. >> no not a hail mary but a pass. >> for the guy has known rob portman for 30 years. >> tell me about this. what is the thing we're missing. >> he's not this bland, boring guy. >> where would you put him on the excitement level? you or him? you don't want to talk about that. >> i'm not going to go there. he's very exciting. he's very intelligent. people like spending a lot of time. >> he's hiding under a bushel basket. thank you. thank you for co...