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Then we also have some more breaking news we need to tell you about. there is brand-new audio, another top republican speaking his mind on january 6th. this time, it's lindsey graham speaking to "new york times" reporter jonathan martin right after the attack on the capitol. he says, the country will say that we're better than this. listen to what he says at the end about joe biden. >> he'll actually come out of this thing stronger. moments like this reset. people will calm down. people will say, i don't want to be associated with that. this is a group within a group. what this does, there wil...

Certainly about trump's influence in pennsylvania, but i think john's right. trump still has a huge hold over the party. and as we're looking ahead to midterms, i think you're going to see how much of a hold he truly has. i don't think any one state is truly indicative, and even two states are truly indicative of how influential he will be this midterm >> let's listen to something that lindsey graham said. this is out from jonathan martin and alex burns, who are out with a new book. and they were talking to him about joe biden and senator graham said this. >> we'll actually come out of h thing...

I think president trump may have helped force that meeting and may have created a rallying effect. but here's where president trump i don't think is going to be a factor. the left wing allies of aoc want to effectively run purge campaigns in democratic primaries next year against democratic incumbents who they view as insufficiently progressive. that's how aoc came to office against joe crowley last year and they have a list of democrats in the house they're going to go after. that's going to create problems with pelosi and the democratic leadership no matter what tweets president trump sends ...

Ploy to fire up his base by midterms? >> reporter: seen as a political move to get more out of the polls. it seems to be rallying everyone round this idea of birthright citizenship. so look what trump is going to do. he's going to try to prevent people from being citizens just be being born here. a real rallying effect, especially with kelly ann's husband, a pretty conservative lawyer. he's speaking out and saying this move would violate executive power. you don't want to have a president of the kings. i don't twubt run for a third term. is trump going to say that next? >> we've seen him put a...

>> yeah, other people are going to goal. there are some people i'm not happy with. there are some people i'm thrilled with and i have people i'm beyond thrilled with. >> joining me now. good to have you both. let's start with the polls here and first of all your reaction on that 12 percentage increase. is it likely it's going to help one party over the other? >> i think it's clear momentum is on democrat's side here, and that has been the case for a long time. we have certainly seen a bit of an increase since august. that could owe of course to the kavanaugh hearings, which republicans used as...