talking about this week. how do you advise the most vulnerable senators when they are handling questions about calling witnesses? are there senators who put themselves at risk in november if they refuse, or they vote against calling for witnesses? i don t offer them personal advice, that is other people s job, but i would say that i think you ve got to pay close attention to your state, what the president s numbers are in your state, that will have an impact on how you handle the issue overall. i would also say i think impeachment in general is not likely to be wall-to-wall an issue next november as it is right now. you have to vote the way you think is the right way to vote and not worry about november consequences, because at the end of the day, a lot of this will be washed out. i think if anything, a lot of looking back and impeachment and think, what was that in the end? i think they need to look at their state and how it fits their situation. do you, would you say th
also with us in the studio we have jjacqueline alemany, political reporter with the washington post and leah askarinam with national journal. thanks for being here. let s start with impeachment, which is what everybody is talking about this week. how do you advise the most honorable senators when they are handling questions about calling witnesses? farther senators that put themselves at risk in november if they refuse if they vote against calling for witnesses? steven: first of all, i don t offer personal advice, that is other people s job but you ve got to pay close attention to what your state, that will have an impact on how you handle the issue overall and the other thing i would say, i think impeachment in general is probably not likely to be as wall-to-wall and a shoe next issue nextwall an november as it is right now, so you really have to vote the way you think is the right way to vote and not worry about the november consequences because at the end of the da
the mostu advise honorable senators when they are handling questions about calling witnesses? farther senators that put themselves at risk in november if they vote against calling for witnesses? i don tfirst of all, offer personal advice, that is other people s job but you ve got to pay close attention to what your state, that will have an impact on how you handle the issue overall and the other thing i would say, i think impeachment in general is probably not likely to be as wall-to-wall and a shoe next november as it is right now, so you really have to vote the way you think is the right way to vote and not worry about the november consequences because at the end of the day, a lot of this will be washed out. beanything, people will thinking about a lot of other things and if they look back at impeachment, they will think what was that all about in the end? i think people have to vote the andthat fits their state fits the way they view the situation. you mentioned senato