as we parsed through what the numbers were, it was very clear that people didn t turn out the vote. the 10,000 plus votes was a very low turnout. this is the state s new democratic governor, winning office as the party roared back in the mid tern elections. he s closely watching the primary saying the outcome will play a critical role in determining whether michigan is still donald trump country. between 2016 and 2018 we had a massive change in who showed up at the polls and the results show themselves. when the candidate shows up and listens to people and stays focused on the dinner table issues, that s how you persuade people that you re worthy of their vote. do you think any trump voters from 2016 can be persuaded to vote democratic in 2020, or are things so entrenched that it s more about turning out the democratic base? i think people can definitely be persuaded. that is one of the essential questions framing the democratic fight. should the party choose a
candidates will be emerging. if 2007, obama made over appearances during the mid tern elections. he was out there pounding the pavement on the ground. he was one of the most requested to come out. i think we have to look and see who s going o out the campaign trails. those are the individuals that have their momentums. i want to make one point of the independence and t independents and the republicans. yes, we need those groups. we have done extensive polling surveys around these people. i just want to be clear that alabama would not have happened if just independence and the republicans made a turn or for the democrats or even a few of them. but, also mobilization of based
but it does show his support at an all-time low. among his base, very strong. the base could come out in both of these states in virginia where it could turn the tide. new jersey seems to be a more uphill climb. but do races telegraph, how add they are, how the mid tern could go? eight years ago you could have argued that those gubernatorial ballots that brought in chris christie telegraphed something that was going to half in the following years mid-terms. what do you think? it s an interesting point. you think about it, what will happen right now based on what we know, we know that the presidential approval rating is at an all-time low. but the races are really close. that s not usually what we re seeing. so what i think all of this
war room designed to quickly rebut the attacks that pour out as a result of the ongoing russian investigation. and the president s children are getting involved as well. donald jr. and eric and his wife laura meeting with groups in and outside of the white house, including the teams of the rnc and the pac american priorities, which supports the trump administration. the goal of these meetings was to get all of these teams on the same page ahead of the 2018 mid tern elections and the president s own reelection bid in 2020. ryan nobles, cnn, washington. setting up the so-called war room is in its early stages. possible members? white house chief of staff reince priebus and chief strategist, steve bannon, corey lewandowski and david bossie are also mentioned. neither of those two are currently in the trump administration but they are long-time trump loyalists.
get around to the tax cuts? and then it happens in a mid tern year. donald trump was saying we could lose our majority in the house? which is what will happen if we don t do what we said we would do. i say let s pass every aspect of obamacare repeal. throw whatever else you want in there. at least let s repeal obamacare. that s what we promised and what is necessary to do to bring down the cost of healthcare. put the american people back in charge of their own healthcare decisions rather than made by bureaucrats in washington. neil: real quick on the gorsuch hearings. many blacked out by the news media because of what happened in london today. how she that go something what is the likelihood this will be an up our down vote?