understand is because the political ramifications for not getting this done according to the republican strategists i talked to are huge. there are fears over president trump's tweets, the chaotic leadership style. what do they fear most? that they'll head into the midterm elections a year from now, and with control of all levers of government have nothing big to show for it. so the gambit was we have to try and do something about health care, and we have to try and fulfill the promise no matter what people think of it today. if we show up emptyhanded in 2018, our base is going to say, what's the point? i got better things to do on election day. >> unless they gave middle-class tax cuts. that would be something to show for it. should they have done tax reform first? >> no, i don't think so. i think tax reform will be difficult. the idea that tax reform would