media ask about the dealings with russia and why the dmc wouldn t allow the fbi to check their server or investigate. the president, on his way to the white house will be arriving later tonight. it s a pertinent question because there were so many democrats who met with them as well. we saw him on video at certain events so that is a very valid question. let s bring in evan, republican strategist. democratic strategist and senior director of research at buckle.com. it s good to see you. let s start with healthcare and what we anticipate. i would think the american public would embrace this idea that just like what happened in the house senate republicans will go through something to make some changes. some changes is an understatement.
media ask about the dealings with russia and why the dmc wouldn t allow the fbi to check their server or investigate. the president, on his way to the white house will be arriving later tonight. it s a pertinent question because there were so many democrats who met with them as well. we saw him on video at certain events so that is a very valid question. let s bring in evan, republican strategist. democratic strategist and senior director of research at buckle.com. it s good to see you. let s start with healthcare and what we anticipate. i would think the american public would embrace this idea that just like what happened in the house senate republicans will go through something to make some changes. some changes is an understatement.
and is delivering on. that s probably the biggest thing. with respect to border security, got $1.25 billion. on the planned parenthood thing in particular but, again, remember, this is 2017 funding. this is something he wouldn t normally even have had a shot at. sandra: a democratic strategist and senior director at buckle.com, mercedes slap a spokes person for former president bush. what did you make of that exchange coming out of the white house? i was wondering what sean spicer s excuse was going to be about the funding bill. i hadn t thought of saying this is something he shouldn t have even been dealing with when he s been talking four months about how we re going to get the funding for that walsh it s going to happen, we re going to defund planned parenthood, sanctuary cities, they re out. guess what? none of that came true. i was marvelling at the spin of sean spicer there, but i don t think anyone s buying it. it s a big disappointment for conservatives.
melissa: health care repeal and replace a big topic at the briefing today. now the question, how will it all be paid for and how much will it cost? jessica is a democratic strategist and senior director of research at buckle.com. alex comet is a former communications director for the senator marco rubio and partner at firehouse strategies. so, everyone really waiting for this cbo report right now. jessica, that number comes out. it s not likely to look very good for this plan. no, it isn t. the question is, will it matter? republicans are on offense here saying we ve had cbo numbers before that didn t pan out. this will be the same thing. we all have to consider that there are numbers that are estimates at this.. i think that really from the
pollster and senior director of research at buckle.com. welcome all. good to have you here. henry mcmasters seems like a long time agonize moment on presidents day on the couch. chris, what do you think? well, that was a big, big deal and huge smashing success for the new administration. democrats, republican hawks, doug, everybody agreed this guy is a serious thinker, put a lot of anxieties to rest. trump moved decisively with a huge win. and i had him graded very strong this week but he gave a little back because we got stuck back on the media stuff at the end of the week. martha: did you think he spent too much time on that in the speech this morning, chris? it s so boring. i know his base loves it and they eat it up and it s great for them. it s imobl impossibly boring. time is running out they have to move the ball.