by 10 points. schwarzenegger became governor. at least from the standpoint of polling, this looks dramatically different than 2003. this looks favorable for newsom. we know polls haven t always been right lately. yeah, certainly. it certainly is the case in the cases where donald trump is running. steve, everybody at the table wants to ask you a question, but before we get there, got a chance to ask you a general question. for a little context. it s such a democratic state. when i was growing up, it was a state where richard nixon came from. it was a state where ronald reagan, of course, was governor. republicans at least had a 50/50 chance of winning. we remember pete wilson being blamed for turning the state blue permanently. what are the demographics of that state that make california a plus 20, plus 25, plus 30 state for the democratic party?
start in the coming weeks. republicans have signaled they wouldn t likely seek to subpoena any witnesses, but biden struggling with the question of whether or not he would honor a subpoena if issued, geoff. stay safe out in the ice storm. it s 63 degrees here in washington, man. nice weather awaits when you get back. thanks, geoff. joining me is republican strategist and former aide to 2012 presidential nominee mitt romney, and joel payne is back with us. we talked earlier about joe biden needing to backtrack over his comments with the senate subpoena. this isn t the first time he s struggled to answer questions about his son s involvement in the whole ukraine issue. but his polls haven t moved much at all. so democratic voters care or is joe biden much like donald trump in the sense that the way people feel about the both of them is fairly baked in? i think it s baked in, but i m not sure i think he is struggling with this. i think this is a natural thing that you have to deal
good. that s i m glad it s different than some of the tweets that just say show trial, everything is perfect, et cetera. let s see. let s hope. i expect any fair-minded person, by the way, i think the american people, democrat or republican, when they hear about this, we have another obligation. you know, people have to believe this government s on the level. we have an obligation to the american people that they believe that this has been done in a fair way, not in a rushed way, not in a circus style way, and not in a dilatory way, but a fair way. the polls have been interesting. the polls haven t moved. granted the most recent poll from fox news, 50% in favor of impeaching and removing the president, historically high number. can i be honest with you, john? polls should have nothing to do with this. i know polls are out there and this is reality. this is a solemn responsibility and i didn t write this letter because of polls. i wrote this letter because mitch mcconnell seem
as we stand here this morning, where do the american people stand on impeaching and removing the president from office. this after weeks of hearings. let s get the forecast with cnn s senior politics writer and analyst harry enten. we keep being told the polls haven t moved here but i think there s much more going on behind the scenes. let s sort of lay the groundwork. you re correct. impeach/remove trump from office. a fairly steady jigamaju here. the oppose side, same thing. hovering right in the mid-40s. a slight plurality support impeach/removing trump from office. which is interesting in itself but not what we re talking about today. why are these numbers so steady? i think this gives you an inclination as to why, an indication as to why. we asked you strongly feel should impeach and remove the president from office or is your
someone who s leading in the polls in november who ever went on to be president. it s always the underdog, jimmy carter at 1% now, barack obama was 21 points behind hillary clinton, and so it s these artificial new rules about a debate stage that put a really difficult reality, but you know, we are surging. we have now more endorsements of any other campaign in iowa and new hampshire from local leaders, you know, elected mayors and others. you just start seeing all these ingredients necessary for an upset in iowa. so we re really excited. we just now have this challenge of getting on the debate stage. you see a surge in fund-raising support. you may be seeing a surge in endorsements. the polls haven t really moved, and they have moved for some other candidates. amy clob sh amy klobuchar, they like her performance and yours, she has creeped up in the polls. pete buttigieg s numbers in iowa, have creeped up in the polls. again, why is there movement with some candidates and not others?