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The he got 20%. two things to keep in mind. one, he has since endorsed roy moore. so roy moore got the most votes. the candidate who was eliminated endorsed roy moore. and no coincidence, that is probably going to be the area in alabama that decides this race. but luther strange is running from behind. mo is the anti-establishment candidate. trump is trying to make a case to the grassroots that it is okay to go with an establishment candidate. if there is something that can pull that off, it is probably donald trump. the approval rating is nothing to write home about. in alabama, it is stronge...

If they actually want to try to get something done on tax reform, which seems to be the idea. i don't know why he keeps pushing on health care when they're clearly not going to be able to get this over the finish line. it just doesn't make any sense. >> what do you think about this? what's your take? >> the whole problem with health care is they tried to do it quickly instead of, you know, during the past seven years when at rally after rally, every republican presidential candidate, whether an establishment candidate or libertarian or whoever, everyone is saying we need to repeal and replace ...

And you're going to say this one statistical tie is the one that's going to be the bellwether. >> kat: karen handel is not really a trump type populist candidate. she's an establishment candidate. i don't think it has anything to do with trump's agenda. >> eboni: even if she does win win, i don't think any of these races tell us anything about trump, his popularity, and i think it is much ado about nothing quite frankly i think everyone -- >> eric: the interesting thing that happened in georgia in this race right now, it's not going to who is going to win or lose. $50 million is being spent fo...

>> well, i think -- >> men. >> it's a tough time to be part of the establishment on either side of the aisle. i think you see an enormous sort of push for change that's not only coming from republicans, but also from democrats. and i think any establishment candidate -- i mean, look at the races that happened this past year, where you had incumbents arguably with fairly good records, who struggle to win re-election in a lot of cities. there is a -- there's an anxiousness that's sweeping across america, and it's not just on the right, although i will say, it is uniquely different on the right. ...

Enough noise and question that people will say if it's a close call issue like cruz but i'll vote for someone else just in case they're some lawsuits penning there. >> well, of course. we had for so long a cloud with regard to the president himself, partially from donald trump stop trump is going back to the well again and it's working for him a bit. i would say this. talking iowa politics for a second. if we trump i'd be more on ethanol as an issue in iowa than the birther issue. the birther issue may have legs. it don't think it will be a determining factor. may by a cloud that stays on top ...