by lisa nelson, the ceo of the american legislative exchange council. and weeporter from cnbc keep trying to get more cnbc involvement. our member bob walker. from then -- there, i will you take it away. thank you. >> thank you. here to talkare about the nitty-gritty of the new political landscape. this is usually a great event and part of -- because of at the end we toss it to you everybody has great questions. sure indig down i am specific areas as this progresses. i want to start with the banquet -- a picture question for you. you have been around town a decade or three. >> or four or five. >> what has struck you about the political climate in the early trump era in terms of, what about it looks like the same old same old if anything, what about it is particularly unusual? >> i use my state of pennsylvania as the example. when pennsylvania was not expected to go for donald trump, this is the first time in my 50 year history of politics in pennsylvania where the rural areas.eat their urban not because the urban areas did not turn out their vote. they

by lisa nelson, ceo of the american legislative exchange council. the reporter from cnbc, and we keep trying to get more cnbc involvement since we are heavily involved. our member, bob walker, the executive chairman of wexler and walker. michelle, i will let you take it away. michelle: thank you so much. as noted, we are down and dirty havingand we will not be high-minded policy discussions. we are here to talk about the nitty-gritty of the new political landscape. this is a great event because we talk to you and usually everybody has great questions. not to put pressure on, but be thinking of them as we go on. we will dig down i am sure into specific areas as this progresses, but i want to start with the kind of picture question for you. bob, i think you have been around town a decade or three. five.r four or [laughter] michelle: what has struck you about the political climate in the early trump era in terms of like -- what about it looks like , and whatld, same old about it is particularly unusual? bob: i use my state of pennsylvania as the exampl