on these that,xt opposition research and the upcoming midterm elections with alexandra smith, director at a risingative pac america in our guest on "newsmakers." that is followed by a discussionexploration. later on "q&a," historians . >> joining us from new york on c-span's "newsmakers" program is alexandra smith, the executive director of the conservative pac, "america rising." and here in washington with the questions, james homan, national political reporter for the "washington post," and al weaver, he covers politics for the "washington examiner." at the outset, let us talk about the organization. what is your mission and what role do you plan to play in the midterm elections? alex: our sole purpose is to fight and defeat the democrats. we are the gop's premier opposition research organization. we spend countless hours reviewing videotape, going out in the field ourselves, reading and producing countless pages of material to really shape the narrative on democratic candidates. in the 2018 cycle, we will be playing the same role as we had in our inception during 2013. we will look

on these that,xt opposition research and the upcoming midterm elections with alexandra smith, directorat a risingative pac america in our guest on "newsmakers." that is followed by a discussionexploration. later on "q&a," historians . >> joining us from new york on c-span's "newsmakers" program is alexandra smith, the executive director of the conservative pac, "america rising." and here in washington with the questions, james homan, national political reporter for the "washington post," and al weaver, he covers politics for the "washington examiner."

joined us from new york on c-span's news anchor program as alexandra smith, executive director of the political action committee, america rising. the questions, james homan, the national political reporter for the washington post heard and out weaver with the washington examiner. >> let's talk by your organization, what is the mission, what role will you play the midterm election? purpose of america rising is to define and defeat democrats. we are the gop's premier research organization so we spent countless hours reviewing videos, going out tracking the field, reading and producing countless pages of materials, to really shape a narrative on democratic candidates. the 20 18th cycle, we will be playing the same role that we appeared.from 2013 looking at our democratic targets, particularly our friends running in the trump state, the 10 democratic senators running. along with a host of other house candidates and state candidates. researchhe opposition include following candidates around the cameras and monitoring every statement they make? every media parents a have? >> it does. there

i'm joined by alexandra smith, director of america rising and ben kissle, political commentator, goodo have you here. this pugh poll is interesting. not just a one-time shot in the dark. they have taken several people, and then they poll them periodically. we have a little bit more detail about what they like in the president, what they don't like, any types of concerns. so far the president maybe no surprise to you keeping his supporters. >> it isn't a surprise to me. i'll give a personal anecdote by way of this. i come from lieu seern county, pennsylvania, the country that put the president over the top in pennsylvania. my friends and family when they talk about the president, some of the more two-time obama voters who voted for the president, when they talk about supporting president trump and continuing to support him and the administration, they cite him doing things is what really is capturing them. whether it's north korea, they have told me about the trade agreements, something they admire, he's doing. in contrast to other administrations. >> dana: you do hear that, the presid

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