democrat ivanka kushner pollster, who is going to happen? at this point the democrats have a clear advantage. the reason is it s not so much that this investigation or these issues we ve been talking about are impacting voters, i don t think they are. it s that there has been a side show for the republicans that s taken emphasis off the economy, off the tax cuts, and off the benefits. and if i could offer my republican friends some free advice, talk about the economy, talk about the progress. in 1982 the republicans slogan under ronald reagan was stay the course. the republicans need something like that. otherwise the democrats will take the house, which is where things stand now. jeanine: david avilla you are the head of go pack. you have your tentacles all across the country in terms of state legislatures. what do you think of what doug just said? the idea of stepping on our own good news story by going after this russia collusion. does he have a point?
go pack. chris stirewalt fox news politics editor and editor of halftime report. great to have you on this holiday monday morning. jessica, start with you first on this one. this is the message that your party seems to be spreading right now. some of the party. not really those at the top. i think it s an important discussion to be having how we can reform ice. we should all keep in mind ice is only 15 years old. it isn t saying i want to abolish the police department or get rid of the military. it is 15 years old so it is reasonable to say there could be tweaks to it we need to reform the system. i don t think going into the mid-terms it is a good idea for it to be a campaign slogan with immigration such an important issue for president trump winning in 2016. sandra: the president seems it is an advantage to him and his party. let s keep in mind there are some democrats who getting rid of ice is only the beginning. they would like to get rid of
david devona is chairman of go pack. give me your thoughts. the fox news poll shows this really is a two-person race between the attorney general, patrick morrisey and congressman evan jenkins. the key to this, melissa, is the fact that republicans should gain seats in the senate this year and the path goes through west virginia. we win the seat in west virginia, republicans are going to pick up three to four seats in the u.s. senate. so that is the prediction that is well outside the norm. where do you see the three seats coming from and why the pickup as opposed to the conventional wisdom, which we think of, nonetheless, has been that the democrats are going to do very well in these mid-terms? you have incumbents in indiana, montana, here in west virginia, in missouri who are all in political cross currents.
unauthorized disclosure of any information or material to from or related to fbi files or any information acquired by vitter true of my official employment by prior written permission of the fbi. did you have prior written permission. no i didn t consider it part of the fbi file. bret: you wrote it as fbi director. it was work product. no. it was not. bret: you were talking to the president? sure. i carried two copies of it. one to keep in my personal safe at home and i left another one at the fbi so the bureau could always have access to it, but i always thought of it as mine like a diary. bret: you said in the memos, i don t do sneaky things i don t leak, i don t do weasel moves. but, we can argue what a leak is but that s a leak, isn t it? it s not. bret: okay. judge: joining us now is fox news contributor sara carter, cpac chairman matt schlapp and go pack chairman david gotella. i will start with you, sara. to me, jim comey looked like he didn t know what to say
prohibits, quote the unauthorized disclosure of any information or material to from or related to fbi files or any information acquired by vitter true of my official employment by prior written permission of the fbi. did you have prior written permission. no i didn t consider it part of the fbi file. bret: you wrote it as fbi director. it was work product. no. it was not. bret: you were talking to the president? sure. i carried two copies of it. one to keep in my personal safe at home and i left another one at the fbi so the bureau could always have access to it, but i always thought of it as mine like a diary. bret: you said in the memos, i don t do sneaky things i don t leak, i don t do weasel moves. but, we can argue what a leak is but that s a leak, isn t it? it s not. bret: okay. judge: joining us now is fox news contributor sara carter, cpac chairman matt schlapp and go pack chairman david gotella. i will start with you, sara. to me, jim comey looked like