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And if it doesn't pass, is there a plan "b"? >> there is no plan -- there's plan "a" and plan "a," we're going to get this done. we have plan "a," it's going to pass. >> you said there is only plan "a." >> right. >> at this point, is there an acknowledgement that perhaps there does need to be a plan "b" if the vote doesn't happen tonight? >> no, the president's plan is to pass the bill tonight, get it on to the senate and sign a bill once it goes through conference. is that the president's plan. >> there any sort of plan if the bill does not pass tonight? >> no. it's going to pass. so that's i...

Foundation is and you just can't build a building unless you agree on what the base is. and so this probably doesn't pass, as people seem to think. in a way, it's better for trump that it doesn't so he can move on. >> right. >> because this could be a giant mess. as they say, obamacare is. >> bob costa, your reporting last night was that the white house and paul ryan's office assume that if this bill went to the floor last night, they would feel the political pressure and want to help this new president have a legislative victory and ultimately vote to pass the bill but when they checked who w...

Back with the panel. chris, those numbers are -- >> [laughs] those numbers are substantially worse than obamacare was at this point in its development. look, i think that with the white house is doing tonight is smart. i don't want to do it. they obviously don't care that much. can't cut the core principles of obamacare. so why bother? why bother suffering the political consequences. so you have a vote. i think the action they took made it more likely the vote will pass, ultimately more likely it will pass, but if it doesn't pass, even better. if it fails, we tried, you've got to sluice a litt...

Done. >> he's been saying for so many years that the republican party needs to evolve into not an opposition party. the part of the problem is you have a quarter of the house republicans right now, not just the freedom caucus, who have never been in a republican majority at the congress when there is a republican president. you have people who don't have governing experience. that's a long-term problem. >> john until today, this afternoon, the officials of the white house sean spicer, they were upbeat about the chances of success. listen to this exchange sean spicer had. >> how confident are y...

Group. house moderates. i don't want to go home, i want to get to yes. sending signal to not the press or american people but white house. they were listening. make me a deal. i have constituency to answer to but help me get to your side. >> talk about the issue of blame. empirical evidence on your point. his point. and on the question of -- focus groups. sorry. i know. never get invited back again. but on the question of if repeal and replace doesn't pass, who do you blame? trump supporters don't blame democrats because know they're not in charge and not blame president, but house republicans...