paying at the polls. democrat ralph northam won the governors race last month. doug jones won a senate race in alabama, of all places, a stubbing rebuke of the republican party. republicans say if they pass the tax bill, voters will learn to like it. but will that gamble pay off? joan walsh and david cay johnson author of "it's even worse than you think, what the trump administration is doing to america." david, let me start with you. as someone who covered taxes and tax policy for decades, what do you think the politics of this bill look like? >> well, the bill should be wildly unpopular as the polls are showing at the moment but i think the republicans have actually done something very politically wise here. a lot of people who have seen their wages slipping over the last 15 years are going to now have $20 or $40 a week more after-tax income because of this bill. unless they connect that to in the future they're going to come