credit for the compassion that he has shown because many people within his white house argue the other way. i was able to thankfully make a case directly to the president on why it s important to try to make this permanent but i also told him we need to get things in return. we need the wall need an end to sanctuary cities and we need it into chain migration. jessica: i think this is a great opportunity for democrats to speak to an issue that i think is integral to why we lost in 2016 which is border securit security. i won t go with donald trump is compassion on this issue perspective. he is more nuanced i think that a lot of republicans on it. the border wall thing and deporting everyone is not compassionate but if democrats came to the table and feels like what we had in the gang of eight bills thing were going to send thousands more troops, born security guards to the border, let s talk about chain migration, will talk about more deportations, certainly of criminals. spend it.
think this is a starter. there is also something with that mnunchin rule, making sure that this is not seen and is not ultimately just a stop to get the wealthy to get wealthier, that is important in terms of the public relations of this issue up your but the reality is we have to do better than we have done. jon: the president s supporters say if you cut corporate taxes, the corporations are not just going to hide that money in the hole. they are going to do something with it, spend it, hire people, buy cars and trucks, that s going to fuel economic growth. we have heard this myth about tax cuts for decades. there is no actual proof that tax cuts drive economic growth. the evidence shows that in fact, it drives economic inequality. back in the 80s, george bush senior referred to this type of economic policy as voodoo economics, and the same holds true today. there is example after example. look at kansas, they tried this recently and illuminated the state income tax.
thing to do. to make sure that you have the money. spend it. don t leave anything on the table. all right. a quick yes or no. answer this question. will there be another big october, even november surprise? do wave november surprise between now and next tuesday? you know, i want to say no. but this has been so unprecedented. i wouldn t be surprised if there was another surprise, a november surprise at this point. michael steele? yes or no? i think yes. i think there will be more to come. absolutely. yeah. thanks a lot for that, guys. i m tired of these surprises. i was hoping you would both say. no since you both said yes, i guess i have to put on my seatbelt now and get ready. all right. thank you. we have a republican roundtable coming up next. if you re watching us in washington, d.c., you can join
last week everybody was mocking and ridiculing trump. he was going to lose texas. he was going to lose georgia. one week later because as we ve said around here and everybody said, a week is a lifetime in politics. put those states up again. hillary clinton is having to go back in with ad buys in michigan, in colorado, in new mexico and wisconsin and most surprising to me, where the race is now a six point race according to latest poll we have, virginia. they are tracking polls that are showing same thing that tracking polls we ve used here. the race is tightening. they don t want to have what happened to them what happened to john kerry in 2004 when his campaign end and they about $20 million left in the bank. spend it. get it out there. reinforce what strengths you have in those states. because it is shrinking.
to come to this country, and that is a good place to start, and let the world bank and the world organization step in to do what they are supposed to with be doing. and president obama and president biden are meeting with the presidents of honduras and guatemala at the white house, and maybe this is going to come up. do you think it makes sense, tracy, to send the money there instead of spending it here on a fence? i love that everyone is like, here s an idea, let us take more of your money out of your country from the hardworking people, and we will go spend it for you. i mean, i feel like this is my kids in the wallet every morning. we will take care of your money for you sh, and no, it does not make sense and it cracks me up that the countries have audacity to present a plan like this to the president. and a marshall-type plan? well, i m with gary b. it is horrible in practicality and everybody had said the same thing since president reagan,