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He's sitting there at 44% now. you don't put presidents on mount rushmore being at 44% in the polls. but if you're at 44% heading into a midterm and you were at 37% before, that could make a big difference for your party. so what could be behind this? one possibility, simple. it's the economy. it's the economy, stupid. remember when the democrats said that in '92. seems to be in pretty good shape right now and trump's approval on the economy up over 50% right now. that's up from a few months ago. we just talked about north korea. a lot of suspense there. but until the developments in the last ...

Democrats. that might not happen. i did not happen in george w. bush's first midterm, largely because of the post 9/11 atmosphere, which is leadership was generally well received. it helped him and his party. i don't know we have a cause here that would replicate that. i think it is uphill for the republicans all the way, no doubt about it. they would be well advised, if you suggest, tucker, more powerful than running against the out of office out of luck, beaten candidate, hillary clinton. >> tucker: if the election were today, it would be confused. it's april. i agree with you completely. it...

Six senate seats of the house, nancy pelosi would go on to become speaker. 2010 is many year for president trump. 46% obama. lost 6 senate seats and 63 seats in the house. republican capture the house. hold it to this day. so look at the 46 for president clinton and obama, those were first midterm. president trump will step in the clal about 46% approval rating well below president obama and a little above george bush in second midterm. easy for the democrats to get it back? no. but republicans what they hope is speech can be part of a building block for the president to move up from 40 to 41 ...

Box -- although they feel like i've got more money in the bank, more foot on the table, i can buy more christmas presents. things are feeling. good. >> confident and normal would be good. if republicans look competent and governance is normal, it will be good. they can expect to lose some seats. the end party loses seats in the president's first midterm. that's just how it rolls. let's say republicans are lying to lose 10, teen seats. they can handle it. what they have to be worried about is does it seem chaotic, crazy, does it seem like we are in a real dipsy doodle and things aren't working?...

Republicans love him? >> well, the republicans have to come to grips with the fact that in the president's first midterm, historically speaking, the party that's out of party gets really mad that they just lost the election and they all get together and try to win. when you're in that position, as the democrats are in now, they don't have to be for anything. they just have to be against something. what they're against today is the presidency of donald trump. he's got a low approval rating. they're against the policies that are being put forward by the republican party. but they're not really a...