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Mike pence isn't a name we've talked about too much. he's at the retreat. how much of a key role will he play in 2018 in the midterm elections? >> a lot of these lawmakers are worried, especially in the house. they're looking at this march 13 special election in western pennsylvania. they're trying to run against minority leader nancy pelosi, make her a figure head for the left but they know a political wave could be coming. they'll count on pence to rally traditional republicans to the polls. >> robert costa, thanks for being on this morning. coming up, house intel committee member jim hein...

So there's no winning situation there. >> romney would bring a star power to the senate that we don't have in the current senate. we've had it with someone like marco rubio but he's a diminished figure. >> and john mccain before he got ill. >> yes. and in some ways he would almost be the figure head of a parallel party, a parallel party standing for free trade and traditional reliances around the world and perhaps a more moderate view on things like climate change and some of these issues and he would become a tribune for that and a collision course with the president, just knowing romney, it'...

Be the figure head of a parallel party, a parallel party standing for free trade and traditional reliances around the world and perhaps a more moderate view on things like climate change and some of these issues and he would become a tribune for that and a collision course with the president, just knowing rahomne it's hard to see that. >> we've seen jeff flake play that role and it's worked to varying degrees. jeff flake is leaving the senate because of that but he's in a different situation. if romney were to win in utah, he could likely have that senate seat. >> it's a smart point made by jo...

Much on their mind. the second part of that, you just heard that, nikki haley, they are doing things a lot of these members have wanted to do for a long time. fulfilling mitch mcconnell's fan tasscy of a number of federal court judges being approved. he's a useful figure head, even if privately, a lot of these members have nothing but disdain and contempt for him. >> over the weekend you had an eye opening look at the president's schedule. >> the president's schedule has been secretly shrinking. i say secretly, there are two schedules, there's the public schedule, the sanitized schedule they s...

Be cited to say these protests, often young people angry at the lack of economic opportunity are somehow foreign agents. there is no purposeful street level evidence out of this point, but we had a statement for the most senior diplomat suggesting that that's what the u.s. is open to admit is happening. confusion here. the key point, there is no leader for the protests. it seems at this point they are pretty grass roots. the question is what happens next. there is no figure head that they can negotiate with even with more moderate elements. >> very dramatic elements unfolding. thanks very much...