there s no threat. yes, he will veto? aclu in at least five states including california promised lawsuits will be filed soon to try and stop the president. here s some of the issues we want to break down right now. does a divided congress have the will and the power to fight back against what is clearly an attempt top usurp their powers? if congress doesn t act, that leaves the courts and the legal issues so clear cut that declaring this action unconstitutional is a slam dunk for any court that takes it up. then there s the political aspect of all this. polling show the president s actions are wildly unpopular. but he clearly believes this is a winning issue with his base. to break this all down, bring in our panel, kaitlyn dickerson, paula butler, and betsy woodruff, and victoria difrancesco, professor of public affairs university of texas.
to be two people across the country are bringing home extra dollars, thanks to the g.o.p. tax law. the average american worker will see a $4,000 increase in their annual paychecks. guarantees of internal polling show that it has no been seen more favorably than not and several battleground states, as is spending money on roads, bridges, and highways. they are setting up their messaging strategy for the midterm election. something tells me this will be a big part of the republican platform. bill: yes, it will, and they have a shot of holding the majority. i don t think this election is about hispanics or african-americans. i think it is about women.
if you were advising the democrats now, what is the strategy to it deal with all these good heed hines coming out with the economy. you guys want to talk about the difference and importance trying to get democrats elected in the midterm? polling show that many americans still give president obama credit for the economic trend. these trends were occurring for the last five or six years. we ve seen wages go up. we ve seen job growth go up. we ve seen unemployment rate go down. certainly it s accelerated. not only with the numbers but i would say, even just the attention to it and the headlines, which is from a communications angle, it s hard to deal with. yeah, i think there s still a huge concern that a majority of americans have over this tax bill. they re saying corporations get these dramatic tax cuts when they re taxes gone up. they re saying that corporate tax cuts are permanent whereas tax cuts for middle class
columnist michelle goldberg joins us written this week on democrats coming to terms with wrongdoings by member of this own party and david french, senior fellow at the national review institute. thank you both. david, starred with you if i can. the president does not have the moral high ground on the issue of groping and allegations of misconduct. why go after senator franken? it s just partisan politics. he is very good at sending red meat to the partisan base. multiple polling show his partisan base doesn t believe the women who have accused president trump of sexual misconduct. just flat out don t believe it. for him, in his mind, there s no down side here. whereas, the reality, he s got every bit the same problem that many other of these powerful men have with multiple credible allegations, but, again when his base flat out doesn t believe it at all, he sees no down side. that s him fighting, standing up
before the break michael selden decide to recite a tweet from flynn junior. the son of the president trump s national former security adviser which falsely tied hillary clinton to a fictitious child sex ring supposely operating out of a pizza rea. sources tell cnn that his dad is concerned about his legal fate. i asked mike about tonight s breaking news just before air time. senator warner the that general flynn is concerned about the legal fate of his son.