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The tax cut went into place 11 months ago. any economist that's doing the work and being honest, it takes about 18 months for that to filter through the system. if you're making the point there was an immediate impact for american large korncorporations wall street, 100% true. >> but you have been successful, you're a harvard guy, a wall street guy. if it is not getting out there, i am going to let you finish -- >> you're missing an element. >> "the washington post," tax cuts not leading to business investment, headline. trump tax cuts fail to spark investment boom. the wait goes on for busine...

Senate and house on the wall, and other stuff. >> the highest numbers in 7 years, favorability at 45%. >> when times are tough, we stick together and this is a tough moment for the republican party, hard times. historic size losses. a president who is under attack constantly. and administration that is deeply embattled. they have a judicial nominee who is may be in big trouble. this is what you are seeing a rally around the flag effect is republicans come together in the face of all these threats they are facing.

Why didn't they get on the wall, kavanaugh, the other stuff they want. in the meantime, good news in the new gallup poll. highest numbers in seven years for republicans, favorability at 45%, democrats are 44%. to what do you attribute that, chris? >> when times are stuck people stick together, or if you will survive, you stick together. this is a very tough moment for the republican party. very hard times they are facing. in the realm of possibility for republicans in november are historic size losses. they've got a president to his under attack constantly, and administration that is deeply em...

Korea. in a way this is for russia, too. with the economic sanctions, yes, those are a big deal, but there is a rally around the flag effect that happened over that. getting kicked "of tout of the there was no rally over the flag. >> and based on what does the president think russia deserves a sweetener right now. this is senator ben sasse, putin is not our friend and he is not the president's buddy. he is a thug. waging a shadow war against america and our leader should act like it. the top democrat chuck schumer, are we executing putin's diplomatic and national security strategy or america's...

Embrace a vladimir putin or talking him up with things we've seen other republicans say similar things. how does that help him at home in russia? >> so, again, they're kind of -- they kind of have their hands tied. they don't know what to do with this. they'd like to be the country we portray them to be, but then they'd have to take credit for what they did in the 2016 election. so they're kind of walking around it in this very strange way publicly. kind of half admitting to it and then backing off. but it does help them in the same way that basically pretty much everything we do here is it he...