overturn roe v. wade. brett kavanaugh, a judge here in washington, might be perceived as a little more moderate and may make it a little bit easier for some of the senators who might be on the fence to vote for him. how much does academic pedigree matter? this is a president who often talks about his tenure at the wharton school of finance, as he calls it, using the old term for the school at the university of pennsylvania. he cares about who has what degrees. you mentioned judge kethledge, he s a wolverine through and through. some of the others on the short list did not go to ivy league schools. how much does that matter to the republican establishment and to this president, as you look at a supreme court who is composed entirely of folks who went to harvard or yale law schools? i m told judge kavanaugh has the inside track. that doesn t mean he s going to get it. he went to yale undergrad and
them. to make sure you have all the pieces that you need to have a usable weapon. that said, he was really increasing the narrative he has with his people. that he has now gotten them in a powerful and strong place, where the u.s. cannot assail them, the u.s. cannot do themin. so now he is ready to open his country a bit to yes, get economic advantage. he s already started some free market enterprises. it was the only way they could move forward, he understands that now. he s gone to china, which has for a long time tried to get north korean to engage in the economic reforms done in china. so he is saying to us, to the world, we ve seen how he s had this diplomatic entree all over the world now. and i think putin will be next on the agenda to say we re at a different point in our history i m going to make a difference. but that doesn t mean he s ready
rating you d lose 40 seats. doesn t mean he s going to, but remember democrats only need 23 to take over control of the house. it s important to point out, too, that same poll found 48% of respondents are more likely to support a candidate that promises to provide a check on the president. so americans should remember that, and he should as well. thank you, david axelrod. always good to see you. when we come back rudy giuliani gets slammed by the first lady spokesperson. first wait i will you hear the latest thing epa chief scott pruitt wanted his staff to do for him. with a protective shield and target weeds more precisely, right down to the root. roundup. trusted for over 40 years.
year, he was going to go back to the trump that got elected. basically not taking the advice of experts, not taking the advice of wise people in washington but going on his own. so he initiated this north korea thing on his own, the tariffs on his own. he is basically doing what he wants to do because he thinks his instincts are what got him here. and it may be that his supporters like that, that they appreciate that. and it may have strengthened his base a little. i don t think it s substantially changed the equation in the follow-up to the election. but the ratings in the low 40s, that s still pretty low going into a mid-term election, on the average if you had that kind of rating you d lose 40 seats. doesn t mean he s going to, but remember democrats only need 23 to take over control of the house. it s important to point out, too, that same poll found 48% of respondents are more likely to
the new york times, and in the new york times article it references that he learned this almost two weeks ago. he s certainly been doing a lot of media interviews over the past two weeks. why is he dropping this now, do you think, on a sunday afternoon? you know, it s hard to know. i can tell you though that taking a look at the president s tweets and knowing now that he and rudy giuliani have spoken all weekend about this, about the issue of the informant, seeing the tweets, seeing this come out in the media interviews he s given, it would appear to be a coordinated strategy. i can tell you having talked to rudy giuliani for stories in the past, oftentimes he doesn t give you information until you ask a specific question. doesn t mean he s trying to obfuscate or hold anything back. just the way he works. we want to get into the tweets in a little bit but i want to go to paul butler for a second and ask you about the timing of this. does it make sense to you that somebody like