i want to get his thoughts after. also with us, republican consultant debate coach and communications strategist, bret o donnell, and our chief political analyst, gloria borger. gloria, with paul ryan saying what he has said, is this just a sign he thinks it s impossible for donald trump to become president? i think it is. i think he s taking a look at the polls and you don t have to be a rocket scientist or speaker of the house to understand that this is all heading in a really bad direction for donald trump. and what he is doing and has been doing, quite frankly, is giving members permission to go their own way. because he doesn t want to lose control of the house, nor does he want republicans to lose control of the entire congress. and he got a little bit of push back on that from congressman in ruby red states, who feel like it s really in their benefit to be on the trump train, but i think it was very clear from what he was saying, it was like, each man for himself, here. you ve
i don t think that s a spoiler alert. but the democrats who are running, in georgia and kansas, they ve flipped defeats and house races last november by 20 to 30% to coming within 6 or 7 in kansas, and maybe even win anything georgia. tucker: can i say, but neither of them have won. one of them j tucker: i didn t want to go there, but the democratic lost in kansas. we re giving is trend trophies. if you look in the ruby red states, and you went from being down 30 to down 7, that shows progress. especially in an off year election, where democrats don t turn out in big numbers typically. tucker: given the president s poll numbers, you expect a series of victories, and haven t seen them. the core question, is the strategy of defining trump as a puppet of the kremlin and his voters as racist, is that bearing fruit for you? is that working out for you?
alert. but the democrats who are running, in georgia and kansas, they ve flipped defeats and house races last november by 20 to 30% to coming within 6 or 7 in kansas, and maybe even win anything georgia. tucker: can i say, but neither of them have won. one of them j tucker: i didn t want to go there, but the democratic lost in kansas. we re giving is trend trophies. if you look in the ruby red states, and you went from being down 30 to down 7, that shows progress. especially in an off year election, where democrats don t turn out in big numbers typically. tucker: given the president s poll numbers, you expect a series of victories, and haven t seen them. the core question, is the strategy of defining trump as a puppet of the kremlin and his voters as racist, is that bearing fruit for you? is that working out for you? first of all, put the racist