is going to ultimately look good that s a different question. one more quick point. given the state of the economy that you described, given the fact that we are not yet at war with anybody, the president s approval ratings and the climate of the midterms it s historically unique. if it hurts the republicans it s not because of any issue. it is because of the conduct and the character and the temperament of this president. just as people say every week, this is not normal. this is not normal. but it s what we re living through. steve, we may as well get used to it is what i m trying to say. we re more than a year in. correct. unless unless robert mueller does something to throw him off course, this is the way it will be for either an entire four years or an entire eight years. well, by the way, get used to it. i hope so. you know, you mentioned in your intro that we re surviving the presidency, i think we re thriving under this presidency. you know far away from the acela
decided by voters or maybe robert mueller. in the meantime, the continued reports of the president s political demise seem greatly exaggerated to me. and that s today s poll question at smerconish.com. go answer this question do you think reports of the president s political demise are greatly exaggerated? i ll give you the results at the end of this show. joining me, salena zito, writer for the new york post. by the way she lives in pennsylvania s 18th congressional district. steve