correlation between maga candidates and big losses. we have a tremendous opportunity going forward. donald trump should not be a part of that. i just wish he would ride off into the sunset. we have seen republicans try and failed to distance themselves from trump before. the access hollywood tape, the muslim ban, family separation at the border. january 6th. the list goes on. but the spectacular failure of trump backed election denier candidates in tuesday s midterms, and the resounding victory of quote unquote more palatable republicans in florida governor ron desantis, they can dramatically reshape the gop s candidate field for 2024. and as we wait for donald trump to potentially announce his 2024 bid for president, reportedly on tuesday, some republicans are terrified it will backfire. joining me now, tim o brien,
does it say, that trump still cast this very large shadow? his endorsement really that impactful? i wonder sometimes you for giving him too much credit, we talk about it. i know the eric thing is funny, but is it oversized? i think it s most impactful in multi candidate primary. if you look where he has the biggest amount of movement in canada seize, take ohio, for example, where j.d. vance was his third place, and he came in light, deliver the nomination in ohio to j.d. vance. in missouri, he is indoors one eric, or the other, or maybe both. up and we think it s likely he will win. we have a lot of votes to count, we don t want to speculate over counting it. he will obviously want to claim credit for this. same in arizona, a multi candidate field. he came in for blake masters. he does cast a big shadow. it is most helpful in bigger primaries, we have lots of candidates, and people try to because a lot of these candidates, as rondo s, you have run, in these big primaries and you
to trump and so he is not on the rise. i have talked to some of my former republican colleagues and of late, they have been saying that there is a fading effect with support of trump. now, if there is a multi candidate field, maybe he does what he did and in the 16 and he gets the nomination. but, i think that the hearings have hurt him. i want to play a part of a clip of kevin mccarthy on fox news earlier tonight. and share what he said, watch this. once they polled jim jordan and jim banks, why didn t you replace him with other people? in retrospect, should you have? no, not at all. because nothing would be different. think of this, it is only the majority who has subpoena power. they would never allow
former republican colleagues and of late, they have been saying that there is a fading effect with support of trump. now, if there is a multi candidate field, maybe he does what he did and in the 16 and he gets the nomination. but, i think that the hearings have hurt him. i want to play a part of a clip of kevin mccarthy on fox news earlier tonight. and share what he said, watch this. once they polled jim jordan and jim banks, why didn t you replace him with other people? in retrospect, should you have? no, not at all. because nothing would be different. think of this, it is only the majority who has subpoena power. they would never allow republicans into those meetings when they interviewed the individuals. all they would be is the american people, they would sit up there, thinking that this is a fair process.
kind of candidates that those pennsylvanians seem to go for. how much do you think the popularity or lack thereof of the president plays in pennsylvania. you know, sure. this is a state for republicans, where the former president s name still carries a lot of sway. he has not yet weighed in on this candidate field in the prm primary. democrats are running against him in their fund-raising. republicans are running towards him. at least some of the candidates are. so he will loom large in this race. dasha burns, thanks to both of you. we ll be back in pennsylvania many times over the next coming months. i m chris jansing for stephanie ruhle. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage on the other side of this break. picks up our coverage on the other side of coverage on the other side of this break sure would help a lot wouldn t you like to get away? sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name