the president has a lot of vulnerability for a democrat to exploit, they will have to do it in way that reaches right voters in the right battleground. >> harris: look, voters said a fifth or sixth of the u.s. economy, healthcare, those two are tied together. what did this president do a few weeks ago? tried to get republicans to come up with what they have been promising for nine years and that is alternate to affordable care act. center mitch mcconnell said, no, we're not doing that. the president sought, he sees it a part of the same message, the economy and healthcare. healthcare is a big part of the economy. >> that is true. i think the president should take more on his shoulders here. he can get republicans -- >> harris: he can't force them to do it. >> he is the leader of the party and forces them do a lot of things. part of what republicans are facing in terms of healthcare, after 10 years and prove approximateitting politically on obamacare, the law is pretty