now, he short-term benefits from this. that doesn t mean it strengthens him as a general election candidate. at the moment it keeps his base intense and in and keeps him in the high 30s which in a crowded field is good for trump. i want to ask you about some news that came in late yesterday which is that new hampshire governor chris sununu who is often out there talking about this race. he decided not to run for president but is a critic of trump s, says the party needs to mover on. he says he s not running for re-election. politico had a piece i thought put it well. does this spell the end of that the beginning of the end perhaps of that genre of republican governor who can thrive in a purple state, who s trying to chart a course in the middle. does it say anything he has decided not to run again? yes, but i think again that s a big tbd as to the impact. there are a number of anti-trump republicans. now chris sununu, liz cheney
know that they are going to be as people imagine them with their weapons on the border. what this is from what i understand, is supporting resources because, if they are going to be prosecuting every person that crosses and, you know, obviously that s a big tbd. they are going to need more resources. this should be seen as additional manpower to help out. trace: jonathan swan, national political reporter for axios. jonathan, thank you very much. thank you. trace: well, meantime take a look down at the board. the dow is down a little bit more, 692 a major dive today as investors react to all this talk of potential trade war with china. but the drop also comes on the heels of a new jobs report. the latest numbers from the labor department and more market reaction is coming up.
i think you should, especially if he has nothing to hide. i think you will but the way the interview is conducted is a big tbd. it s clear his lawyers are nervous. bret: we will follow all elements. thank you. when we come back, bald eagles on ice. aw, a girl lost her dog. oh! hey. wait a minute. you don t always use your smartphone to friend someone. hi. i think i found your dog. but when it matters most, you count on tracfone to keep you connected, for less. murphy! (dog barking) aww. smartphone plans with talk, text and data start at $15/month, no contract. all with unlimited carryover. .and nationwide 4g lte coverage. tracfone. for moments that matter.
being real, but, you know, there was a kind of focused effort that the tea party had that really ended up coalessing around a single issue, right? obama care. this seems much more at least in the early days, much more diffuse. a lot of different issues and a lot of different things and anxiety, but, you know, does that really end up in 201 in the elections becoming a powerful force that is focused in places that can really matter, or does it end up being in dave brat s district maybe a solid for him and not going to like you said, tbd. for democrats they have a party that is disparate. they have to figure out how to get all these people with all these different pet issues and backgrounds to coalesce around something and go into a midterm when democrats are usually disadvantaged and do do something for them. that s really hard. bottling it up and deploying it in the right places. going after marcia blackburn or dave brat, might have them come back for nerves. it s very hard to
republican events, no shortage of opposition to the new president and his team. some democrats are saying this is their seeds of a comeback, that this is similar to the tea party energy we saw in 2009 and 2010. most republicans are rolling their eyes at that, saying these are just it s labor unions or other progress si groups getting these people to pack republican events. this is a big tbd for me. i think some of the people are activists. that is true. we ve all seen the emails. remember, in 2010 when republicans when the tea party was going on, they were careful to not try to immediately coopt. they were very nice to them. they were pleasant to them. they were kind of like we ll carry your message for us. come on over here because some