>> everything the president is doing is sending a message and setting a tone for 2018. he will be involved in the campaign, backing a candidate in the primary a little bit like luther strange, and establishment candidate and trump supporters and how much donald trump held back. heather: that was for governor of south carolina. when nikki haley was appointed to the un. another key race in virginia. >> you have the governor's race coming up in a few weeks and the question the same thing, can donald trump push republicans trailing in the polls across the finish line? people will be looking at this, does trump still have it? like we were last november -- the biggest story here is politics is no longer all about