>> host: corey gardner of colorado? >> he and chris hansen and others are all now at the an rfc. he's an incredible senator, the technology has become foundational to how you campaign. >> host: so when we hear it agreed in the newspaper, some as pressing the number, what does that mean? >> guest: in that context it probably means they are using data to have greater situational awareness and what they are likely to do on election day or during the election season because of the early voting and absentee, it's no longer really one day, but a couple week window. and it's possible now with technology and advanced data algorithms, et cetera, to get a sense real-time where voters are. their likelihood of supporting your candidate or opponent and elected it to go. you put those data points together and have a general picture of how the election is

. >>> colorado senator corey gardner, donald trump's colorado campaign chairman, senator gardner, take it away. >> we're one week into president trump's administration. is it what you expected? >> you know, i think it's just been a fire hose. it just seems the second you turn your head one way to see what's coming down that road you have to turn your head this way to see what's coming down that road. >> on point, senator, on point. so what is your advice to your constituents? folks who experience this administration as an unmanned fire hose. >> there are people who are afraid right now about the environment, about health care, ant immigration, education. >> people shouldn't be afraid, i don't think, in this country, we should be proud. >> don't be afraid. be -- it appears a lot of senator gardner's constituents are deciding to be proud. in part on his office doorstep. they have mounted a long-standing and forceful effort to push senator cory gardner to say no to trump plans and republican plans on everything from repealing the affordable care act to the muslim ban to the wall on the me

. >>> colorado senator corey gardner, donald trump's colorado campaign chairman, senator gardn gardnertake it away. >> we're one week into president trump's administration. is it what you expected? >> you know, i think it's just been a fire hose. it just seems the second you turn your head one way to see what's coming down that road you have to turn your head this way to see what's coming down that road. >> on point, senator, on point. so what is your advice to your constituents? folks who experience this administration as an unmanned fire hose. >> there are people who are afraid right now about the environment, about health care, ant immigration, education. >> people shouldn't be afraid, i don't think, in this country, we should be proud. >> don't be afraid. be -- it appears a lot of senator gardner's constituents are deciding to be proud. in part on his office doorstep. they have mounted a long-standing and forceful effort to push senator cory gardner to say no to trump plans and republican plans on everything from repealing the affordable care act to the muslim ban to the wall on th

. >> host: corey gardner? >> guest: yes, cory gardener. i say that because technology has become much like the private marketplace foundational to how you succeed in a campaign. >> host: when he hear someone is crunching the numbers. what does that mean? >> guest: it probably means they are using data to have greater situational awareness and what they are likely to do during the election day and season. with early voting, and absentee it is no longer one day but a couple week window. it is possible now with the technology and sort of advance data algorithm to get a sense in real time where voters are, their likelihood of supporting your candidate or your opponent and the likelihood to vote. you put those two data points together and you have a general picture of how the election is going to go. >> host: what do you look at when you look at a voter? someone's facebook page or is that simple at this point? >> guest: depends on the campaign and level of sophistication. at the more advance levels, it is possible you use a long list of data po

and he probably ran -- not probably, he ran the most sophisticated campaign in 2016 -- >> host: corey gardner of colorado. >> guest: right. they're now all at the nrc. one, i think he's an incredible senator, but also because technology has become much like in the private marketplace foundational to how you sucking seed in a cam -- succeed in a campaign. >> host: when we read or hear that somebody is crunching the numbers, what does that mean? >> guest: in that context, probably that they're using data to have greater situational awareness over where voters are and what they're likely to do on election day or really during the election surgeons general because with early voting and absentee, it's no longer really one day, but a couple week window. and it's possible now with technology and sort of data algorithms and etc. to get a sense in realtime or close to realtime where voters are, their likely hood of supporting your candidate or your opponent and their likelihood to vote. and you kind of put those two data points together, and you have a general picture of how the election is going to g

you're corey gardner, republican senator, do you listen to the republican base who loves trump or docolorado don't trust him and are unsatisfied and you go with him on health care? >> who actually has ownership of the health care bill? we know the speaker is tweaking it with the medicaid expansion and doing things so the conservatives want to get it through the house, when it from comes to the president does he want to get it? >> he's not driven by philosophy and his team and his populous talk about infrastructure and taxes. they didn't get elected in their minds to do health care first. >> george, is the debate over about whether the idea is involved with the government or not? there are some who say we shouldn't, the issue of whether it is a reit or privilege, senator cassidy in louisiana said hey, the debate's over, we have to provide these people health care. >> before the obamacare legislation was passed, 50 cents of every health care dollar was a government 50 cents and the government has been deeply involved in this forever and it will only become more so. >> when i was listen