this so significant? it s interesting, no one has really done this as it relates to presidents who are running for re-election, and trump is doing something really new. what he s doing is he s take advantage of his control he has over the republican party, and he s essentially merging his campaign operation with the rnc, and he s going to give himself sort of a big head start as it relates to getting himself organized and ready to go for 2020. and it s not just that move, right? you talk about, alex, the control over the republican party. that extends down to south carolina where there s new reporting out today they re considering whether to cancel their primary altogether as a way to kind of protect the president? there are real concerns in the republican party about president trump s strength and organization headed into an election cycle when he is going to be besieged more than he is now by congressional investigations. let s not forget, in 2016 he won
is this why there s talk of you running for president? are you thinking about running for president? i m thinking about it. me, you, him, my mom, to sta in iowa and was mentioned a few years ago by former president obama as a young democrat who could become a national star. meanwhile, the guy on the other side of the ticket, donald trump seems to be gearing up for a fight. politico s got new reporting that the president is launching an unprecedented re-election machine streamlining his campaign into a single entity with the republican national committee. according to politico, under the plan, which has been in the works for several weeks, the trump re-election campaign and the rnc will merge their field and fund-raising programs into a joint outfit dubbed trump victory. the two teams will also share office space rather than operate out of separate buildings as has been custom. joining me now the reporter behind that story, al exci, why