not every republican is a maga republican. maga republicans, the extreme right and trumpys. if this is how they have to motivate their base, we are in for dark, dark days. [cheers] it s my time. why not me for the breakthrough at the u.s. open. i m back back in the n new new york nek groove. we hope you had a wonderful weekend. thanks for waking up with us. a little rainy out there. 57 degrees today. summer is not officially over until september 21st. brian: no, today. ainsley: everyone goes back to school up here in the northeast today usually. steve: they do. if you are sending your kids off to school today, good morning, we will start you for the new school season. it feels like back to school here on the set though because do you know who is back? ed is back. ed has been gone for a little while. carley: ed, i haven t seen him this morning he is back? where is ed back there, brian? steve: he is downstairs. carley: ever so glad you are back. he had hea
fox news contributor lisa booth is here to break it all down for us, hey, his sancht hi, ainsley, how are you? ainsley: doing well. only 62 days. only two more months until the midterms. what can we expect and what did you think of the president s speeches over the weekend battleground states, or yesterday, labor day. it s a dogfight it really feels like this never winds down. but, you know, look, i think the fundamentals are still there for republicans. you have a deeply unpopular president. you have the vast majority of americans thinking the country is on the wrong track. and then, you know, joe biden is going to try to tout these legislative, you know, achievements that he has had but ultimately what it comes down to is how does it impact americans lives? you have americans paying twice as much for gas. you have got inflation at the highest it s been since the 180s, many americans feel unsafe in their own neighborhood. and you have got fentanyl and illegal immigration pourin