you want to take away the will of the people? you don t do that if you re a big, strong guy. joe walsh is not right about a lot of things but he s kind of got a point there. while statistically none of the challengers is really threatening trump s renomination right now, consider this statistic. since 1976 no incumbent president who faced a serious primary challenge has gone on to win re-election. not one. here s ow vanity fair s peter hanby put it. if trump s fitness for office becomes a viable conversation piece among republicans and republican leaning independents for even just a few weeks next january or during the primaries in february they will have accomplished something that nobody in politics has even bothered to attempt this campaign year talking to center-right swing voters who are uncomfortable with the man in the white house. a primary might be the only chance to open up space between trump and the republicans looking for permission to vote against him next year.
i think they re afraid. that s not a sign of strength. you want to eliminate elections? you want to take away the will of the people? you don t do that if you re a big, strong guy. joe walsh is not right about a lot of things but he s kind of got a point there. while statistically none of the challengers is really threatening trump s renomination right now, consider this statistic. since 1976 no incumbent president who faced a serious primary challenge has gone on to win re-election. not one. here s ow vanity fair s peter hanby put it. if trump s fitness for office becomes a viable conversation piece among republicans and republican leaning independents for even just a few weeks next january or during the primaries in february they will have accomplished something that nobody in politics has even bothered to attempt this campaign year talking to certainty right swing voters who are uncomfortable with the man in the white house.
i think they re scared to death of this president having any other name on a primary ballot against him because he is imploding day by day. i think they re afraid. that s not a sign of strength. you want to eliminate elections? you want to take away the will of the people? you don t do that if you re a big, strong guy. joe walsh is not right about a lot of things but he s kind of got a point there. while statistically none of the challengers is really threatening trump s renomination right now, consider this statistic. since 1976 no incumbent president who faced a serious primary challenge has gone on to win re-election. not one. here s ow vanity fair s peter hanby put it. if trump s fitness for office becomes a viable conversation piece among republicans and republican leaning independents for even just a few weeks next january or during the primaries in february they will have accomplished something that nobody in politics has even bothered to attempt this
this is part of the launch of a sort of o rourke 2.0 as the candidate aims to regain his footing. here now to discuss jess mcintosh cnn political commentator, the director of communications outreach for hillary clinton s 2016 campaign and kirsten powers cnn mris cal analyst and columnist for usa today. i wanted you both on, a, because you are terrific political analysts, but, b, because you are quoted inside a terrific vanity fair piece about beto o rourke which i want to quote from. peter wrote the press commentary swirling around o rourke has been like this first, it s a media mess of o rourke s own doing, not just because he entered the campaign without a clear reason why, but also because he assumed that his seat of the pants do it yourself style campaigning in texas would translate neatly into the hot house of a national campaign against a different set of opponents and an always open, always on press corps that s as responsive to the demands of progressives on twitter as they
yesterday he made us aware of the fact he s doing debate prep. thank you so much for coming on and putting to life the peter hanby piece. beto o rourke joins dana bash for a live town hall from des moines to talk with iowa voters about his run for the 2020 nomination. that s tonight at 10:00 eastern only on cnn. house speaker nancy pelosi is facing a growing push within her caucus to allow impeachment proceedings against the president to begin. we will get congresswoman jackie spears take on all of this next. with bipolar i disorder, it can feel like there s too much to do, and you need to do it all. but mania, such as unusual changes in your mood, activity or energy levels, can leave you on shaky ground. help take control by asking your healthcare provider about vraylar. vraylar treats acute mania of bipolar i disorder. vraylar significantly reduces overall manic symptoms, and was proven in adults with mixed episodes