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>> how rattles are republicans that -- oh, well if democrats really work hard -- it would decide they don't want to be -- that attack doesn't work. >> i don't think we're worried about because there is no sense that pelosi and hoyer and clyburn are moving on. they are clinging to their positions -- what we're seeing is the flip side of what democrats dealt with under president obama, where popularity doesn't translate but unpopularity does. >> and will we start to see more democrats in the reddish districts brag about not supporting nancy pelosi? >> absolutely. and at the same time, i think na...

Difference. >> but how nervous are you. >> they've seen this coming. most of the members got elukted running against obama and now they have to defend -- >> they've run in a year like this before. >> they've never seen this before and i said this at the republican conference, they would weather the storm and some there are nothing they can do but they have to run good campaigns and open seats are vulnerable in this environment as we saw yesterday. >> so what i think has to be a problem is that this is -- this is the type of district that you thought, well trump could help. >> i think he did he...

On the ticket? >> well, you're right. there are a hundred districts that republicans hold that are less republican than this one. and yet not all of them are going to be k-- competitive in the fall. conor lamb was a uniquely strong candidate. his life story resonated with the district and a young marine and prosecutor. republicans aren't going to have that problem of running against basically a perfect candidate everywhere. so their only strategy or hope for winning and holding on to the house majority is to disqualify their democratic opponent with opposition research and make them unacceptab...

Interview was him saying nancy pelosi needs to go. >> i will say and continue to say, that i think we need new leadership at the top of both parties in the house and so i would like to see someone besides nancy pelosi run and that is who i would support so i think we need to sweep new people in there. >> that is nothing new for lamb. and a notable part of the campaign was opposing pelosi and he won. what signal does that send to other democrat running in the now swing-ish red districts. what signal does that send before pelosi's future if democrats want their blue wave to wash through trump co...