started to recognize that institution was moving much more toward his position. democrats meanwhile locked out of power in washington looking ahead to special elections. the 28 midterms. trying to plot a political comeback. joining us now to talk about the lay of the land, matt sh lap, chairman of the american conservative union and here is a very familiar face to me, and to many of you, krystal ball, democratic strategist, senior fellow at the new leaders council, author of the upcoming e-book reversing the apocalypse. also my former co-host on a show called the cycle, memory, we h. f let me ask you about the changes of position from trump. let me ask you from this standpoint, this is a president who campaigned on a very different platform. we ve not seen many americans run for the presiy talking the way he did on trade, on china, about nato, about intervention in foreign affairs. that sort of thing.