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Welcome back. another house republican is joining the wave of gop lawmakers that are jumping ship. congressman bill flores of texas is now one of more than a dozen house republicans to announce he's stepping down rather than run for re-election. five of them so far of texas republicans. there have been so many that it's now got a catchy nickname, texodus. his seat is a relatively safe one for the party but this us about more than just one seat. what began as a trickle of republican retirements is threatening to turn into a flood. joining me now, abby livingston and back is the panel of beth, z...

For almost four decades and then it was just ripped off. i think people should be very skeptical of this particular narrative. >> the fact of the matter is, though, there have been a lot of changes within the nra organization. a lot of people point to its top lobbyist being gone, somebody who has had connections, who has -- and the top law firm by a lot of people who say they have within working effectively for the nra for not just years, for decades, but ultimately to your point when you have an organization that's spent $30 million to help get president trump elected that stuck with him when...

Was essentially dancing on the political graves of the moderate republicans that lost out. carlos cobelo. mike kaufman, a white guy but a moderate. the president was essentially saying they lost because they were not in line with me enough. that couldn't have been further from the truth when you look at the political dynamics in their districts. the head of recruitment for the nrcc, susan brooks, she is jumping ship too. what does that say when they are looking at whether to jump in and help back republicans take majority in the house when the head of the party is jumping ship. >> david jolly,...

Do think there is a really good case for it on the merits. that's one of the trade-offs that this debate and future debates are going to be about. christina career, elie mystal, steve kornacki, thank you all for being with me. ahead, the growing list of house republicans who are jumping ship, running for the hills, choose your metaphor ahead of the 2020 election. what it signals about the state of trump's party, in two minutes. tes. let's get down to business. the business of family time... ...and downtime.

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