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Democrats were caught flat-footed. is he right? >> so i don't want to speak to what happened then. i think there's some similarities and there's a ton of energy and enthusiasm. and today and these are things that have happened throughout our country's history and town halls have been a staple of american democracy since the founding of our country. so i think republicans are being a little surprised by some of the crowds at their districts but it's also happening in democratic town halls as well. >> it certainly is. let me get your sense on how far you and fellow democrats are willing to go be...

Legitimize this president. they are getting ready for battle. >> when barack obama was president republicans called it obstructionism. now it's resistance. how bias works. the democrats will do that. 8 to 10 senate democrats who will vote for trump on a lot of issues because they are from states he won. we're hearing the coverage of the anti-trumps. there is a small amount of democrats that will work with him. >> shannon: there are vulnerable democrats with a much tougher time in the cycle coming up. you think it translates to votes? >> we'll have to find the line and walk it more than the lib...

Charm, he can be very charming. but there's -- there's just this sense in washington that he needs to use that charm more effectively. >> in the book you say he talks, he was worried during the election, if he lost his presidency would be a footnote to history. now that he's got the second term and the new problems and you call it obstructionism, new problems on the hill, will he be able to build out his legacy? you know this man, will he be able to build out his legacy? >> i think what's going on right now is critical on immigration reform. it's much bigger than the various controversies that...

>> recent memory, the president was at a white house correspondent's dinner and known knew who he was. >> he actually came up to me at that dinner in 2003, he came up to my table at that dinner and he said to me, just remembering this for the first time in years, you're one of the only people i know here. obvious obviously, he has gotten to know an awful lot of other people in that room. when he wants to turn on the charm he can be very charming. but there's just this sense in washington that he needs to use that charm more effectively. >> in the book, he was worried during the election that i...

That's become standard operating procedure for mitch mcconnell and other republicanes. to call it obstructionism is too generous. what is happening in congress is unprecedented. president obama hasn't been allowed to place a single judge on the court of appeals where there are four vacancies. 21 states including california, texas, new york, florida and arizona have what is being called judicial emergencies. but it is not just judges. nod an editorial entitled malicious obstruction in the senate, the new york times points out there is no historical precedent for the number of nominees the repub...