i would love to hear that in a voice i recognize as maeve's. >> hi, maeve. i am lindsey. maeve, you have had your new voice for about a week now, i think. tell me what you think of it. >>ty like my new special voice. i can talk to everyone. everyone is excited to hear my voice today. >> i heard your dad say that he was really looking forward to hearing you tell him that you loved him using your new voice. so have you done that yet? >> kind of. >> kind of? why is having a unique voice so important? >> it makes us human. we make judgments about people. i feel like it's very important for people who don't need devices to talk to have that same ability to project who they are and to be known as people and not just robots that is. >> i hope i helped you out. >> that was an incredible piece. it shows you the value of donating what you have. you don't think about voice donations? >> i don't think we think about how important a voice is. one of the most moving moments for me was watching sarah debut her voice for her classmates and having them discuss how important it was for eac

josh rogin, byers, maeve. say, look, this guy has a following and he's going to move forward and get the nomination, but when you talk about electability -- first talk about how solid his lead was and then talk about the solidness of the exit polls. >> it was really interesting to follow those trends tonight. this really is a dominant win across the board for donald trump. but you did see some of the late deciders in this race going toward marco rubio in some states and then going toward ted cruz in other states and that's maybe a sign of weakness for donald trump going forward that perhaps he is not wearing as well on some of these undecided voters over time. we know that the people who have been with him since the beginning are really loyal supporters. one republican strategist was saying to me yesterday that you can't peel him off with a crowbar. but there are these other republicans who are not sure about him and what it showed tonight is he also has some high unfavorables even in states that he won that r

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let's listen to that, maeve. >> it's not going to be me. it should be somebody running for president. people are out there campaigning. they're canvassing there is caucuses and primaries. that's who we should select from among for our next president. >> didn't he kind of say something similar about being speaker of the house? do you thank you he could be persuade. >> right. but this is a whole different ball game, right. you have to think about. you've been to these trump rallies as well. you've felt the electricity in those crowds, how much passion and support there is for donald trump among the people that are supporting him. and the fact that we're even talking about paul ryan being drafted, you know, as the republican nominee, or any other number of people is just, you know, another crazy mind-blowing moment in this cycle. but the question is how much of a backlash would there be toward the party as all of these republican party elders continue talking about other alternatives. >> right. as trump says. >> what happens to his support, ri

what else have they said, maeve? >> john kasich's campaign also came out and said something similar, that this was not the kind of response or the kind of action that any presidential campaign should be taking. that it reflects the culture at the top. and that is why this is really such a big story. as jeff just said, you know, this say misdemeanor. it's very unusual that you would have a campaign manager involved in this kind of alleged altercation with a reporter. but this is a big deal because it builds into this larger narrative around trump. that there is violence at his rallies. that he's encouraged it with certain statements saying that he'd pay for legal bills. and it's so interesting because trump's instincts have been to defend lewandowski over and over again, to question the reporter's story, and standing by lewandowski in this when most crisis managers would just tell you fire your campaign manager and move on. it shows us a lot about trump's leadership style and the way he would govern and i think voters

ed an adrianna cohen, maev. he said he will self-fund when it comes to general election time so round robin, shall we, on what we thought. david gregory first. >> i wasn't particularly surprised. he was vulgar. he was insulting. he he was belittling. he wasn't substantive about what it is mitt romney brought up against him. i think that's true to form for trump when he takes on people who challenge him and he'll get more of that in the debate tonight. but i think in essence this was a good day for trump. he takes romney's critique, turns it back on him by saying he was a failed nominee, he rep ree represents rank and fail republican voter ps. he gets wall to wall coverage all day long why someone attack him who is not in the race and will not be in the debate stage and in the process i think probably makes cruz and rubio look smaller. i think romney makes them look smaller by taking trump on. all in all, i think it's right in stride for donald trump. >>ed an rihanna, how did he do? >> he was charming, he made us

dave and maeve are right. there's a very narrow packet for marco rubio to move forward and i think the narrative over the next 24 hours if not the next two or three days is going to be whether it should be ted cruz or marco rubio to get behind. the establishment here in washington does not like ted cruz and we've heard that over and over and over again but he's a known quantity. what there's a great fear in the republican establishment is that trump is unpredictable, he's not a known quantity and he's certainly not willing to work with the republican establishment at least with what we've seen. at least with ted cruz, they feel like they know a little bit about him. expect rubio to fight for the consolidation of any kind of establishment to try to take down trump. >> but the problem is they know cruz and they really don't want cruz, what's left of the political establishment. >> the problem is their party has completely changed right before their eyes. trump has done more for the party than he has for the peop

maeve, what jumped out? >> there was very striking policy contrast on entitlement reform. he has taken an interesting position. last night in florida he said he doesn't want to touch social security. and you had some of his opponents saying we have to do something to change the system. i think that is such an interesting position for him to have taken going forward. it has helped him. a lot of moderate blue collar voters. and i think it will be fascinating to see how that debate plays out the next couple of days here. >> also, you have older voters when they they're not going to mess with the check. we know where he was going with that. where was he going, matt, with all islam has a hatred problem? and he was given many, many chances to qualify that statement. rubio qualified. kasich qualified. cruz qualified it. where is he going with it? >> first, we talk about the civility of last night. as you noted earlier, let's not give trump too much for humanity. but his tone has a change in the positions. my book is called dumb to fail." marco rubio points out you can't fix socia

but as maeve said and as you well know the upcoming super tuesday states are deep in the heart of rust belt union country so it is going to be a real test for how they can connect with that element of the democratic base while still keeping a core of their convictions of the past. particularly on hillary clinton's side. she flipped on tpp but has to show she's going to continue that commitment to the union community in the white house and it is a tough line to walk for her. >> john and maeve, thanks both of you. let's go to washington d.c. where bipg things are going on right now. the president and first lady are now welcoming the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau. this is the first official visit of a canadian prime minister in 19 years. he has captured the imagination of many here in this country because of his climate policies and also i must say because of -- oh i'll just say it because of the way he looks. we'll keep you posted. still to come in the "newsroom," donald trump says this race is over if he takes florida and ohio. and with hours to go until the cnn debate, did th

let's bring back david gregory, matt lewis and maeve reston. working together, respect, love, kindness. her words make no sense to me in this election. she has really shifted her tone to draw a contrast. >> are you cynical. >> yes. we haven't heard these words. >> she has very high negatives. she is talking about love, compassion in the public square, talking core values of public life. what a contrast to what we are hearing from donald trump. she wants to show that and project that. but she makes it clear she will drop a hammer on him, much harder than any of his republican opponents. if she can do both at the same time, maybe she can drop her negatives and bring up his negatives. but she has to show her party faithful. and people who might be wavering about her. even if people in the republican party don't love her, don't totally trust her, they have to be worried about the nominee. >> let's show how people feel about her. clinton and sanders favorable and unfavorable. here you have it right here. now, maeve reston, what you look at these num

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how do we see that happening, maeve reston?i don't -- i think that's going to be a very difficult task for him, going forward. and it's exactly right. what you said. i mean, you have donald trump, who's been building a brand for decades. and these anti-trump forces came in, there was kind of a siren call to donors a couple of weeks ago, and they had a window of just a couple of weeks to try to change all of that branding that he's been working on for so long. i think, you know, the fact that we saw a closer contest in missouri than some people were expecting was, you know, a little bit of a win for them there. but it does tell you how difficult that is going forward. and donald trump as a unity candidate, i have a really hard time wrapping my mind around that. i think we all do. his rhetoric has been so divisive. he has such high unfavorables, even within his own party, which is why, when you look at this general election matchups with hillary clinton, other candidates like ted cruz and marco rubio were actually looking stronge

and in los angeles, maeve reston, political reporter. and ron brownstein, cnn editor for "the atlantic." m.j. with us, as well. if you look at the events of today, it shows the focus where this race moves next. john kasich, he is in michigan. marco rubio, he's going to be in michigan. ted cruz, he's going to be in kansas. and bernie sanders, he is going to be in michigan, as well. so quickly, with every one of the primaries, super tuesday is over. >> you have 28 states voting. more than half of the states will be registering here. and it becomes a powerful force. to disrupt donald trump, one thing that can change the dynamic of the race would be the party leadership, on the brink here of we are sensing as m.j. said, the hours are dwindling. unifying in an overwhelming effort. that doesn't seem like it's going to happen. on the other side, bernie sanders, faces the reality of the democratic coalition. consolida consolidating, in a way, that makes it difficult for him, unless he can change the dynamic among african-american voters. what yo

joining me is maeve reston and phillip bump. donald trump can get to that number of 1,237 delegates. california is key. can he win california? >> he can but if you win california, you only get 13 delegates. it's going to be fought up and down the state in each of three congressional districts. he has to win seven more congress an districts, could be any more in the state, could be a late night watching returns. >> so he can but it going to be tough? >> it's going to be tough no matter what. >> religious leaders and conservatives gathered to plot a strategy to stop donald trump. what's the most realistic path in your mind? >> i think the question here is whether or not donald trump can win this outright, as we all were just saying, whether ted cruz still can. he's got a very tough path to did that. it is looking increasingly more and more like we are going to so a contested convention because you have all of this anti-trump money consolidating with the ads that we saw before super tuesday earlier this week and now the conservativ

. >> maeve reston, appreciate that. >> hugh hewitt. >> good to see you. >> is it too little too late? >> donald said he's the great uni unifier. he has brought ted cruz and lindsay graham together so i think he's right. i think what you're going to see is it's not going to be speaking donald trump, ted cruz or her - governor kasich. and of those three, as i step back, i haven't endorsed anyone, i'm not in favor or against anyone, i think ted cruz is likely to be the nominee because all of the forces coming to bare on donald trump are constitutional. strange things have happened. when you have lindsay graham step out and wins an a-2 basketball game it's just a matter of time until the cling-ons hit the earth. it's such a we're set of circumstances. the institutional best interests of the republican party seem to point towards a ted cruz nomination. ted cruz is making a quick trip to arizona to go down to the border next week. that means that his people might think he has a chance to pull it out. a rubio endorsement would help. that might come as early as tomorrow, according to mark cap

let me pivot and bring in maeve and the fact we also know trump went to capitol hill today and met with a number of rank and file republicans, trump supporters, including senator sessions who we know will chair this council. to you first, phil what do we know about the meeting, who we met with, and one important point no members of the leadership. >> i think it's important to note rank and file. you weren't seeing mitch mcconnell. weren't seeing paul ryan. the elder statesmen of the capitol hill crowd. rank and file members, members who were kind of approaching it in two separate ways. one, they wanted to hear what he said. two, they're either already behind him. he dnt have a long list of congressional endorsements. but he does have a handful, particularly in the house, of republicans who are willing to go with him, that are following him that are willing to work with him in november. perhaps to help their electoral chances here. i think a lot of people are just trying to feel this out. one of the most interesting developments was former members that were coming in. a former member of

let's bring back david gregory and senior analyst and editor of the atlantic, ron brownstein and maeve. let's look at a couple of moments. let's start with social security and show the contrasts. watch this. >> i will do everything within my power not to touch social security. to leave it the way it is and make this country rich again. bring back our jobs. get rid of deficits and get rid of waste, fraud and abuse. >> the numbers don't add up. the bottom line is we can't continue to tip toe around this and though out things i'll get rid of fraud and abuse. let's get rid of fraud and abuse. >> okay, ron. they went on from there. >> donald trump has brought to the surface that is just under the surface for years. there are some that don't want to end entitlement programs. if you asked about paul ryan's program, they would oppose that, too. it is edgy and opposition al about immigration and trade, but it is defending the entitlement. republican voters make a distinction between the programs for the elderly which they view as earned and transfer which is unearned. donald trump brought that

let's bring in josh brogan and dylan byers, our senior reporter and national political reporter, maeve reston, and ron brownstein, senior editor for "the atlantic." ron, where did you see the support for donald trump? what surprised you about the big win for donald trump? how big was it? >> if anyone else had won alabama and vermont, arkansas and massachusetts, not to mention georgia and virginia, we would be saying this race is over. that was something that mitt romney could not do in 2012 when he was the nominee. something that john mccain could not do. no one else in recent times has been able to bridge the geographic divide because donald trump's support does not fall along the usual lines we have seen in republican politics, which have divided the party along lines of ideology and whether you're an evangelical. it's whether you are white-collar, college-educated or not. in every state, donald trump is running well among blue collar republicans. he was 47% to 50%, which is striking in a field this large. he does not run as well among the college republicans. but no one has been abl

maeve reston here as well., david, when we look at this you had the preference poll show hillary clinton 12 to 14 points up. the turnout was low. you saw independents and middleclass people fall into that disaffected group of voters. do we see that as a tale of the tape? >> it is enthusiasm. it is an open primary that allows not just democrats to come out but independents and others. that's fueling sanders. you know, we talk in elections about the desire for change. change elections. this is something that's much more convulsive. there is more ferment out there. there is a brokenness to our politics and to government. so many want to see all of that turned on its head. here talking about the democrats, you have voters in michigan who really responded well to his message about how trade takes away jobs from people in the country, particularly in this part of the country. this is government not delivering for the people it is supposed to serve. so people are saying no. we are not going to take that anymore. we wa

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joining me now is cnn's national reporter maeve reston and philip bump. first to you, philip. everybody is talking about whether donald trump can get to that magic number of 1,237 delegates in a contested convention, or it will be contested. california is key here. can he win california? >> he can but if you win california, you only get 13 delegates. all the rest of the delegates in california, which is the last state to vote on the west coast in june, it's going to be fought up and down the state in each of three congressional districts. if he is 21 shy, he has to win seven more congress an districts, could be any more in the state, could be rate night watching returns on june 7. because we have to see what happens in all 53 districts. >> so he can but it's going to be tough? >> it's going to be tough no matter what. >> religious leaders and conservatives gathered to plot a strategy to stop donald trump. what's the most realistic path in your mind? >> i think the question here is whether or not donald trump can win this outright, as we all were just saying, whether ted cruz s