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Take a look at 2010. a year at the democrats led 47% to 42% by election day of 2010, it was 52% to 45%, 7 point advantage for the republicans. at this point, one year out from the election, the republicans were down 5 today they are up one and the average you know, we don't know what's going to happen a year from now. i do think that unlike your two previous guests that the affordable care act, obamacare is going to continue to be bad news for the democrats who are out next year. the economy is not particularly good. the president's ratings are low. all of these things combined to point toward...

Still have an eight point advantage of favorability over republicans. so the idea that president's numbers are slipping and he somehow has to bow down to republicans is missing the point. >> i will say, by the way -- >> they are slipping, right? >> the cnn poll and republican party has an unfavorable 54%. so it is a little worse. fair point that cornell brings up. what can the president do about it? if the numbers are going down, right, when you're trying to say i want to do something in congress, those two things don't seem to go together. >> 47% is not a disaster for the president. but i thi...

>> i think we need context here. look, americans are very frustrated with washington overall. you're going to see everyone's numbers take a hit here. however, i do think that media does a disservice when we try to set the false equivalents. yes, the president's number has taken a hit. "the washington post" poll showed republicans at a 72% disapproval. that is 72% disapproval of republicans. and even in polling, democrats still have an eight point advantage of favorability over republicans. so the idea that president's numbers are slipping and he somehow has to bow down to republicans is missin...

Up on wealthier americans. he's been going out and meeting with republicans. he's been on a charm offensive and talked to the american people. given that, i thought it might have gone higher. >> i think we need context here. look, americans are very frustrated with washington overall. you're going to see everyone's numbers take a hit here. however, i do think that media does a disservice when we try to set the false equivalents. yes, the president's number has taken a hit. "the washington post" poll showed republicans at a 72% disapproval. that is 72% disapproval of republicans. and even in po...

The popular vote once in 24 years by the time the election rolls around needs to have soul searching. chris christie is out there at least doing the things in some regard that defy orthodoxy. >> jonathan's point, when you look at "wall street journal" poll where democrats have an advantage over the republicans. when looking out for the middle class. they deal with medicare, 18 voint advantage. dealing with health care 16 points and 15 points for gun violence. social security 14 point advantage. energy 10-point and immigration 7. dealing with taxes three. dealing with the economy, 2. it would m...