especially someone like cory gardner who could face a competitive primary in colorado.e hair-splitting excruciating arguments about whether the democratic investigation is proceeding exactly according to the procedure that they would prefer or whether, as cory gardner said in a longer section of that clip, this is all about going after senators in states like north carolina and arizona and colorado. this stuff sounds really esoteric to voters when watching a clip of a senator getting asked a straightforward question, like is it appropriate to solicit help from a foreign government in an american election. >> the difference between public and private comments, that's the definition of political cowardice. we're seeing a lot of that lately. from a legal standpoint, and an impeachment standard standpoint here, you know, a lot of debate during the clinton impeachment whether his behavior rose to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors. when you look at this, as a lawyer and what we know about the president's mar tisipation in this and what we don't know about in terms of

so let's see how republican senator cory gardner handled a nearly -- >> watch this, he's going to just say no. >> nearly identical question. >> do you believe it's appropriate for the president of the united states to ask a foreign leader to investigate a political rival, yes or no. >> look, this is what we're going to get into. the senate intelligence committee is having a bipartisan investigation. unfortunately what we've seen say political process take over. >> but the question is is it appropriate for a president to -- >> we are going 0 have an investigation -- >> to ask a foreign government investigate. >> it's a nonpartisan investigation. >> oh, and it went on like that for four minutes. it's been that kind of week. >> is it okay to throw somebody in front of a bus as it's speeding down fifth avenue? we're going to have an investigation, it's become very political, this question, because it was a democrat that was thrown -- no. it's not about politics, cory, and you know it's not. listen, i know you're running in 2020. we understand that. but the answer is no, it's not appropriat

likewise for people like cory gardner in colorado, and even mitch mcconnell in kentucky. he is in a pretty hospitable environment in kentucky. that is a pretty trumpy state. but you are seeing a lot of grassroots donations to his opponent, in large part because the country this fed up with his cynical approach to politics. host: how much money are you spending on television advertising the cycle? maine, we have a combined digital and television ad which features a resident, a former collins supporter, who says that post the vote for brett kavanaugh she cannot support susan collins anymore and does not think she is the moderate she once held herself out to be. one of the main reasons that susan collins has come under fire is because just a couple hostedago, in maine, she a fundraiser with leaders of the federalist society, this outsized special interest group that helps create the pipeline of judicial candidates that donald trump has been putting forward. leonard leo is one of the lead figures of the federalist society. he hosted a fundraiser for susan collins one year aft

also for cory gardner in colorado and even mitch mcconnell in kentucky. he is in a hospitable environment. you are seeing a lot of money flow in -- grassroots donations to his opponent in large part because the country is fed up with his cynical approach to politics. a lot of candidates on the republican side, mitch mcconnell may become a referendum question they face and his support as majority leader may be a liability in their campaigns. host: in maine your group dropped a new ad. how much are you spending on television advertising the cycle? it is: it is -- guest: unclear. in may we will spend $6 million candidate who says that post brett kavanaugh vote she cannot run anymore as the moderate she said herself to be. a couple of months ago, in maine, she hosted a fundraiser with leaders of the federal society, which is an outside special interest group that helps create the pipeline of judicial candidates that donald trump has been putting forward and leonard leo hosted fundraiser for susan collins one year after she supported brett kavanaugh for the su

people like colorado senator, cory gardner, not as staunchly in defense of the president, those are the people that will be facing the pressure to look at the facts of the case and decide if it's in their interest to support the president 100% or to be more open-minded to have a bipartisan vote on impeachment. that's where democrats are focusing now, trying to put pressure on a few republicans. i don't think anyone in this process thinks that 20 republicans are going to break ranks with the president and lead to the ouster of this president. putting pressure on a few of them that face tough re-elections is the top goal of republicans at this point. >> i can't see two, can you? >> right now, not. there's a lot of republicans that have been silent. they are saying, i'm going to be a juror. people like susan collins, and cory gardner, and lisa murkowski, who have shown some level of independence in the past, and mitt romney, to say what the president did was wrong, even if they don't say it is impeachable. and creating that daylight is not something we see it f often. if we see it here, it

this is senator cory gardner being asked if it's okay for a president to ask a foreign nation or another nation to dig up dirt on a political opponent. here's how he handles that question. >> but the question is, is it appropriate for a president to -- >> look, i think we are going to have an investigation. it's a nonpartisan investigation. >> but senator, it's a yes or no question. >> it's an answer that you get. >> is it okay to ask a foreign -- >> you know what i've said before. >> but you're not answering the question. we want to hear from you. you're a smart guy. you know the debate. >> this is about the politics of the moment and that's why they're trying to do this now. >> he wouldn't just answer the question with a yes or no. what's your reaction to that? >> well, he didn't give an answer at all. my answer to that is that using these channels for personal gain certainly represents probable cause to believe that a high crime and misdemeanor has occurred, something that's inconsistent with the oath of office, with the take care clause of the constitution, with the emoluments clause

lamar alexander is retiring, cory gardner is up for reelection in a competitive state. and their rhetoric is slightly different. alexander saying what trump did is wrong but not impeachable, gardener doing everything he can to avoid the question. neither of them is walking away from donald trump and that's all trump needs to know right now. his party is still with him. >> are the republicans willing to say this is bad conduct but not impeachable. even mitt romney who got repeated attacks from the president did not call for the president's impeachment. and the president is sending a signal the way he attacked him, if you criticize me on this, 85%, 95% of the party is with me. >> and you saw tucker carlson lay this out saying there's no way to defend this, saying it's bad but not calling for impeachment. >> would trump actually go along with that? of course he won't. when it comes to the republicans, i think this is one of the reasons why the dems want to focus on ukraine. the more they investigate, the more that republicans can say it's a witch hunt. if you look at the p

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cory gardner has a tough reelection in colorado. they know that the voters are divided and they could face a political backlash of fixing to closing with president trump. >> harris: senator graham also not mincing words when introducing his resolution. he ripped the media apart for what he sees as a double standard. let's get to that. >> if we were doing this, you would be beating the [bleep] out of us. you'd be all over me. i think it says a lot about people in your business, with all due respect. i'm confident that if we had an intel committee inquiry involving a democratic president or we selectively leak stuff, you'd be calling us every kind of bad name and we would deserve it. >> harris: is he right? >> it's an effective argument and there's reason that the democrats in the house are eventually going to be holding public hearings. >> harris: one is not going to happen? you said november? >> i think they are probably going to get another half dozen or so witnesses behind closed doors. we know that the first member of the trump a

there is no more video that has gone viral than cory gardner and joni ernst, watch how they respondedy were pressed on it. okay, so unfortunately we don't have that tape, but you may recall cory gardner when asked yesterday completely dodging the question, refusing to even acknowledge the question. draw on your historical experience and tell me how odd it is that a senator won't answer a question about whether a sitting president can ask for help from a foreign government. >> 1974 tells us a lot, because richard nixon and the republicans were in the minority at the time, that was liberals, conservatives, and moderates, they were not that bound to nixon. he was growingly unpopular and the economy was getting bad. compare that to the senate now, which is so bound to donald trump so that people who are in swing districts, in swing states, since we're talking about senators, you will see scenes like the one we saw that you're referring to. >> i wanted to get your thoughts on one other thing which is that 538 has been tracking impeachment support by party. they are finding that support for

the other being colorado senator cory gardner. she's facing state house speaker sarah gideon.utraised senator collins in the most recent fundraising quarter. democrats were happy to see that. they are looking at that as a sign that they are getting a strong candidate. it's looking pretty tough. republicans will tell you that senator collins has a really strong brand in maine. she's been around for a long time. she has personal connections with a lot of voters. it will be a tough race, for sure. it's one of those very closely contested races. right now, some republicans of knowledge there are some other senators looking a little more vulnerable than her including gardner and tom tillis. just because collins has such a strong brand in her state. >> what about martha mcsally? remind our viewers about how she made her way to the senate. >> she actually lost her senate race in 2018 to kyrsten sinema in arizona. that was one of the democratic pickups we saw in the senate. she was appointed to fill out the rest of john mccain's term. she is now running in 2020 for a full term. she is

to watch cory gardner and before him joni ernst try not to even answer the simplest question he here,y shows the dilemma they feel and felt for the last two-plus years. they've enabled donald trump. they have bowed to the way in which he has intimidated them with pressure including from that base that is in their states. and they've sat through what we now see as a level of corruption that is unparalleled in our history. it's like you go into a body an in every room and under every people turning.nother one and so sondland now going to give a deposition despite what the secretary of state said, the ambassador to the eu. more rats will leave the sinking ship and it's going to change the dynamic here. maybe moral cowards will get a little bit of spine but not because they've become moral, only because they're cowardice turns them in another direction. >> in contrast to h.r. mcmaster, let's take a look at mike pence. it's vaughn hillyard who is just putting a very simple question to mike pence. let's watch this struggle. >> were you ever aware, mr. vice president, the interest in the bid

here is republican senator cory gardner of colorado who is currently running behind democratic candidateohn hickenlooper in the polls in his re-election campaign in colorado. >> do you believe it's appropriate for the president of the united states to ask a foreign leader to investigate a political rival? yes or no. >> look, this is what we're going to get into it. the senate intelligence committee is having an investigation, a bipartisan investigation. unfortunately, though, what we've seen is a very political process take over. >> but the question is, is it appropriate for -- >> it is a yes-or-no question. after this break, we'll be joined by rick wilson and norm orenstein to consider the quickly changing politics of impeachment and why the polls on impeachment are all moving in the same direction. only one direction. that's next. ah! come on! let's hide in the attic. no. in the basement. why can't we just get in the running car? are you crazy? let's hide behind the chainsaws. smart. yeah. ok. if you're in a horror movie, you make poor decisions. it's what you do. this was a good idea.

>>joint venture you're questioning like cory gardner of vulnerable republican senator from colorado who spyesterday refused to answer whether it's appropriate to ask a foreign power to investigate your domestic rival. >>during that what here for smart guy you know that maybe this is about the politics of the moment. >>as trump's attorney looks to hire more lawyers. the president is serving as his own attack dog. he was only. >>good vice president because ro obamunt.od how to kiss the >>after the biden family in his most personal attacks yet in minnesota thursday night turning the former vice president's son into a campaign prior. >>where's hunter looking to get get to where is hunter. i want to see hunter assessment. you know nothing about energy, you know nothing about you know nothing about anything frankly. hunter you're a loser. >>that was kaitlan collins reporting next week and not shaping up to be much better for the president lawmakers who are running the impeachment inquiry have testimony lined up from several more witnesses as part of the investigation and that list includes in

cory gardner is running for re-election.e president of the united states to ask a foreign leader to investigate a political rival, yes or no? >> well, look, this is what we're going to get into. the senate intelligence committee having an investigation, a bipartisan investigation. unfortunately, though, what we've seen is a very political process take over. >> but is it -- >> i've answered your question. >> no, you didn't. >> it's a yes or no. >> is it appropriate? >> here's what we see in the house of representatives. you see a very partisan process taking place. why is it when you all do stories or we see reports in the news, it's about four states? >> but the question is, is it appropriate for a president to -- >> look, i think we are going to have an investigation -- >> -- to ask a foreign government -- >> it's a nonpartisan investigation. >> sahil? >> he dodged that five times. he made it about impeachment, he made it about politics. this is a straightforward question about something that the president of the united sta

. >> reporter: but vulnerable republican senators, like cory gardner of colorado, are now facing tough questions. >> do you believe it's appropriate for the president of the united states to ask a foreign leader to investigate a political rival, yes or no? >> well, look, this is what we're going to get into. the senate intelligence committee is having an investigation. >> but the question is, is it appropriate for a president to ask a foreign government to ask a foreign government -- >> look, i think we're going to have an investigation and it's a nonpartisan investigation. >> but senator, it's a yes or no question. >> it's a nonpartisan investigation. it's an answer you get from a very serious investigation. >> reporter: president zelensky of ukraine has said he didn't feel pressured by the president, and today, he told tom llamas president did anything wrong. >> what do you think of a president asking a foreign nation to investigate a political rival? is that corrupt? >> i think that this is not corruption, because it was -- it was just call. >> jon karl live at the white houstonight

will cory gardner, who is facing a difficult race, agree? this is a total guess. i don't do politics professionally but i guess they will not feel that comfortable too short of a-- process. when andrew johnson was impeached they spent two months on the trial. we will not get two months. but we will not get two hours either. host: it is possible the senate could choose to block it or table it or not take it up? guest: once mcconnell brings it up on the floor his first motion could be to summarily dispose of it and move on to the next bit of business. that, its 51 votes for imagine he can achieve that by overruling and changing the rules as they did with judges in the nuclear option a couple of years ago. that has got a raw sense to it. i think he is going to be making a much more nuanced political judgment on the time comes based on whatever evidence that comes forward between now and then. host: 15 more minutes with our guest. the rosensweig served on whitewater investigation. for republicans. (202) 748-8000 free democrats. independents, (202) 748-8002. you are th

cory gardner in colorado is at the top of the list, and i would expect them to try to steer a middle course as long as they can, express concern, give the impression, and i hope it is a valid impression of being fair-minded and high-minded, and hold their fire as long as they can. i would expect republicans from bright red states, republican senators not to do anything of the sort, and if even one of them shows signs of breaking ranks, that is an important signal. host: our first call is from steve from norfolk, virginia, republican line. calling. was just my opinion on all of this is the president really has not really done anything incorrectly or wrong. this is just one of those witchhunts that we are really trying to protect obama and biden because if the truth about everything comes out, we are going to find out that obama was incompetent or he knew about everything. i think we are looking at the wrong direction here. i think the president does have the right to investigate and look into things, and we are just trying to figure out what really is going on in our federal governmen

reporters catching up with cory gardner yesterday.ching up with cory gardner yesterday. >> as you know, impeachment is on the minds of a lot of people. you call the partisan circus. do you believe it's appropriate for the president to ask a foreign leader to investigate a political rival? the intelligence committee is having a bipartisan investigation. we've seen a very political process takeover. to impeachys we need him now. that's about politics. isn't a yes or no? >> you see a very partisan process taking place. why is it being about four states? be about politics and the election rather than the serious process. >> is it appropriate? it's a nonpartisan investigation. that's the answer you get from a serious investigation. >> would you be ok if it was a democrat? this was a use of a tool in the constitution. this is about an investigation taking place in the senate intelligence committee. the house is partisan. what other reason do you have to cover for states you do a story on this? what you are saying over and over again. this i

he's got some vulnerable republicans in purple-ish states like cory gardner, susan collins, i suspect the most important thing to mitch mcconnell is to guard his majority in the senate so he can remain majority leader. he will be looking to his vulnerable republicans to see what it is they want to do. to what extent, how thorough, what will that look like exactly? he will be looking to them to understand how it is the vulnerable republicans will be able to make the case to their constituents about how they voted. e.j.: thank you. i have a couple more questions, and then i will open it up to the audience. i wanted to ask, susan, you have done an extraordinary amount of work with people in our intelligence services and people who are career people inside the justice department. you have a good sense of what their concerns are. in a situation like this, a situation like this gets broken open sometimes when people we did not expect to hear from come forward with information, with new information, with new perspectives. what is your read about what the chances are over the next month or so

>>> moments ago while speaking to reporters in denver vulnerable republican senator cory gardner refusedident trump's call to ukraine and china to investigate political opponents was appropriate. listen for yourself. >> is it appropriate for a president -- >> we are going to have an investigation and it's a non-partisan investigation. it's an answer you get from a very serious investigation. >> would you be okay if it bas a democr was a democrat -- >> a jump to a very partisan, partisan serious use of a tool in the constitution. this is about an investigation taking place in the senate intelligence committee. where it should be. what we've seen from the house of representatives and nancy pelosi is a very partisanized effort. why other -- what other reason do you have to cover four states every time you do a story on us? it's about colorado, it's an california. it's about north carol killer a -- carolina andarizona. let's have the investigation. you know what i said before. >> you're not answering the question. you're a smart guy. >> this is about politics of moment why they're trying to

also for cory gardner in colorado and even mitch mcconnell in kentucky. he is in a hospitable environment. you are seeing a lot of money flow in -- grassroots donations to his opponent in large part because the country is fed up with his cynical approach to politics. a lot of candidates on the republican side, mitch mcconnell may become a referendum question they face and his support as majority leader may be a liability in their campaigns. host: in maine your group dropped a new ad. how much are you spending on television advertising the cycle? it is: it is -- guest: unclear. in may we will spend $6 million candidate who says that post brett kavanaugh vote she cannot run anymore as the moderate she said herself to be. a couple of months ago, in maine, she hosted a fundraiser with leaders of the federal society, which is an outside special interest group that helps create the pipeline of judicial candidates that donald trump has been putting forward and leonard leo hosted fundraiser for susan collins one year after she supported brett kavanaugh for the su

if you're in colorado i don't know how cory gardner will make that decision if it starts leaning in that direction. >> maine. >> maine. susan collins is going to be -- one of the things going on here also is the trump campaign has a war chest of $300 million. republican senators and house members are going to want some of that money to get re-elected. conservative blogger named -- i don't know his actual name. he tweeted when weighing whether trump had due process or not, remember he enjoys a right no criminal defender in the u.s. has, the right to bribe his jurors. he's being cheeky there but you're susan collins, joni earnst, whoever else, you want that $3 billion and you need it. >> and you want him to show up for your primaries. you need him not to attack you during primary season. lindsey graham, he was dead man walking when he was taking on trump in the republican primary in south carolina. today, he is trump's bff, he is walking on water. in the republican party in south carolina. that is the difference trump can make for republicans and that's why there's much fewer republicans b

colorado, cory gardner, very tough race, susan collins in maine, as tough as those and the fourth would be north carolina where it is till us or one of the two georgia seats but democrats don't need a way to pick up 2 or 3 but to get to four or five they need a good-sized wave but what they need is a wave comparable to 2018 and the thing is what happened in 2018 the suburbs were on fire. college-educated suburban voters or women, they were on fire in 2018 and if they were on fire next november like they were last november then suddenly the suburbs around charlotte, the research triangle suddenly those become winnable races. they need a way to get a majority but they don't need a way to pick up seats. >> to the chagrin of a lot of people in this room you did not mention kentucky. >> watching amy mcgrath's race was fun and last year, not so much people who work their way up the political ladder. and compelling personal managers. and the state of kentucky that she lost. the kinds of places democrats are doing better are places with big suburban populations. the place is not so much lower u

it's not too late for many republicans, especially those vulnerable senators like cory gardner or susan or thom tillis. some of these republicans though they know they are stuck with trump. so the theater as we have mentioned before as an analogy, the audience that they are performing for is donald trump. >> hold on, wajahat. this is president trump addressing the never-trump republicans calling them human scum. go on, finish your -- >> exactly. so you got two choices now. you made a faustian bargain with trump. but you know a large part of your base loves him. they are going to ride or die with him. i mean that literally. so you're going to be matt gaetz. if he is your leader, you know you are already stuck. but they are going to come out and do this theater. they are going to fundraise off it. they are going to try to please trump. because if they get in trump's crosshairs, he is going to call them scum. john mccain is now trashed by the republican party. some of them are stuck. they are going to go all in and they are going to sink. but the other ones who are vulnerable are either go

you could look at colorado, cory gardner. very tough race. the third one i would put susan collins in maine. i think she's going to have a race as tough as those two. and then the fourth would be north carolina. one of the georgia seats. democrats don't need a way to pick up two or three. to get to four or five, they need a good sized wave. what they need is a way of comparable to 2018. in thing is what happened 2018 is the suburbs were on fire. college education suburban 2018. were on fire in if they are on fire next november like they were last november, suddenly the suburbs around charlotte, the research triangle, around atlanta, suddenly those become very winnable races. they need a wave to get a majority. they don't need a wave to pick up a couple of seats. bill: you did not mention kentucky. [laughter] charlie: you know. watching amy mcgrath's was a lot of fun. what was so fascinating about last year was it wasn't so much people that had worked their way up the political ladder that were doing well. it was people that had compelling per

cory gardner, susan collins, tom tillsist, these are the people who have to wear donald trump as a scarlet letter if he continues along this path. that's the group. now, remember what their political dynamic is, if they break with trump, they almost certainly lose because trump voters stay home or there's a third party or something. it shows the dilemma that they have. but none of them want the current defense to be used. i think where they're all going to get to and they want to get there quickly is, yes, you know, there may have been, you know, bad judgment and this sort of loose quid pro quo, but none of it rises the level of removing the president. a pattern of abuse, not one single element, ukraine. >> let's talk about a new topic, hillary clinton's e-mails. and i'm not kidding. this is back because the state department just concluded their widespread and comprehensive i think investigation into what happened with hillary clinton's e-mails and they concluded, i'm paraphrasing, something to the effect of they were mishandled, they were inappropriately handled in terms of the classifica

. >> the challenge for joni ernst, cory gardner in colorado and tom tillis and carolina they are finishingst terms with shorter track records. but it isn't just republicans. alabama democrat doug jones on the ballot and pressuring to take a stand on impeachment. jones responded what i have seen so far, legitimate concern for national security and there appears to be evidence of abuse of power. democratic gary peters on the ballot in battleground michigan. >> they should be bipartisan. this is a very, very serious situation. >> its impact 2020 senate races could be minimal. >> when voters go to the pole in 2020, it is likely to be a referendum on the president and there is nothing an individual candidate can do about that. >> close to the purple, the impeachment is not the dominant topic of events back home. constituents need to stay focus on pocketbook issues at least for now, bret. >> bret: mike emanuel on the hill, thanks. a woman who worked with nbc at the social russia olympics claimed she was rape by matt lauer. he contends the encounter was consensual. a variety of reports bret nevel

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cory gardner in colorado to martha mcsally in arizona to joni ernst in iowa, susan collins in maine, to tom tillis in north carolina. it's not just their own political future at stake but control of the senate, which republicans could lose with three or four seats, something mcconnell is well aware of. >> what i want to do is spend our time accomplishing things for the american people. >> reporter: several congressional republicans we talked to complained that they're getting very little guidance from the white house. they decided at the white house not to set up a war room, despite an initial flirtation with that. instead, the emails and tweets and ads are coming out of the campaign, but people on the hill we talk to say that that's all well and good but with something this dire, it needs to come from the white house. dana bash, cnn, washington. >> okay. let's bring in cnn's chief media correspondent and anchor of "reliable sources" here on cnn, brian stelter. sarah, cnn reached out to 85 republican lawmakers in the house and the senate to see if they had concerns not only with ukra

it may work for mcconnell in red kentucky, susan collins in maine, cory gardner in colorado. there are a few others out there where it's a much more interesting climate for them. >>> we'll talk to a judge delivering a big blow to the president trying to keep his tax returns secret. the judge throwing out the lawsuit. that suit was to try and stop prosecutors from gathering eight years of the president's tax returns. the president rejecting the claim that the white house has immunity from it at any time. now the security says they'll hold off on this case and comply with whatever the final court decision is in this case. the president says, this is another extension of what he calls the democratic witch hunt. >>> the curveball has some on capitol hill saying the president is leaving the kurds to die. at t-mobile unlimited talk, text and data is just 30 bucks a line for 4 lines. and now you can get it on our newest, most powerful signal. no signal reaches farther or is more reliable. get 4 new lines of unlimited for just 30 bucks a line. cdc guidance recommends topical pain rel

that senator cory gardner was asked whether it's appropriate to ask a foreign leaderror to having a foreignappropriate for a president -- >> i think year going to have an investigation. it's a nonpartisan investigation. it's an answer you get from a very serious investigation. >> but would you be okay if it was a democrat asking a foreign government. >> we saw a very partisan use of a tool. this is a investigation taking place in the -- that's where it should be. >> but you're not answerering the question. you're a smart guy. >> this is about the politics of of the moment. the american can poperpeople wi choice. >> and people are can coming up to you saying i want to talk about it this now. i have some questions. republicans are having such a difficult time coming together and finding a defense. >> first of all they are afraid of him. donald trump has dedicated himself to building a reign of terror in the republican party. if you confront him in any way he attacks you and attacks hard and he controls the republican base. so that moons they lose primaries. practically every republican that s

>> well, i think of one response i saw this past week from senator cory gardner and how he sort of fieldedlists in the wake of more allegations coming forward about rudy guiliani and this impeachment inquiry. and then syria. let's not forget this is making the senators' jobs very difficult. no matter what's happening, whether the legislative branch, the executive branch, there is a moment right now where people need to stand up and call a spade a spade. and many of them are not able to do that. that's what i saw senator gardner running from. he is somebody i really liked and have watched his career trajectory and i'm not sure how much longer these guys can play it safe. >> president trump had a conversation with erdogan the president of turkey on the phone, changed the policies, said he was going to invite him to the white house. >> right. >> then they start air strikes on syria. how do you explain that if you're a republican senator and stay with this president? >> what you don't do is explain. i think that's the message that they're essentially delivering to america is we're not going to

romney is the one guy who could bring along susan collins, cory gardner, ben sasse, and a confidant. sway other republicans? >> i think for those other republican senators you mentioned the facts are really going to have to be more than we've seen so far to get them to come across. i just don't -- >> more than the president standing in the white house lawn saying, hey, china, you want to investigate my political opponent? >> and real pushback from the senate here, i think when half the republican senate will probably speak out or has spoken out and may actually get a resolution, disapproval or something along policy lines, but on this issue, until we know a lot more, that looks much worse for the president, i don't see those members coming across the line yet. >> okay. depends who you ask? right? as far as whether it looks bad for the president or not. ask the american people, look at the new poll out, 58% endoers opening of the house impeachment inquiry, 49% say the house should take a more significant step imimpeaching him, calling for his removal. if republicans start losing publi

are trying to do is put some of these republicans in the senate on the hot seat, susan collins, cory gardnerlorado and just maybe force them to separate themselves from the president, put a wedge between the republicans and the president. paul: still ahead, a tumultuous week on wall street as the market reacts to signs of a slump in manufacturing and service parts of the economy as well as september jobs report. a closer look at those numbers and what they mean, next. >> our economy is booming. we're doing fantastically well. i think it gets a little bit hurt by politics. 2,000 fence posts. 900 acres. 48 bales. all before lunch, which we caught last saturday. we earn our scars. we wear our work ethic. we work until the work's done. and when it is, a few hours of shuteye to rest up for tomorrow, the day we'll finally get something done. ( ♪ ) the day we'll finally get something done. you may have gingivitis. when you brush, and the clock could be ticking towards bad breath, receding gums, and possibly... tooth loss. help turn back the clock on gingivitis with parodontax. leave bleeding gums b

cory gardner in colorado, the number even lower there. trump did not win colorado in 2016.er has to try to win re-election there. trump at 41%. these are four vulnerable republicans in states trump's approval is shaky or just not that good. one flip side to tell but quickly, keep in mind one democrat who is running for re-election in a state trump is popular, that's doug jones. he won that special election in alabama. that's why jones is considered probably the single most vulnerable out there. >> how important is the donald trump campaign getting onboard with those particular campaigns, those vulnerable senators? how much does the money from his campaign mean to them, alex? >> it could mean a lot potentially. you have a situation right now where senate republicans have been struggling and are outraised. that's not a great sign for these senate republicans. you have a situation where there's this mutual dependency. senate trump needs senate republicans to keep him from being removed from office in impeachment proceedings and then senate republicans from the number one fund-

cory gardner, the head of the campaign committee is going to have to say something or he's going to loseohn hickenlooper. so i think trump is in, you know, legally he's in unchartered territory. but politically he's back in the place he loves which is i'm different. i'm different for a reason. and the rules don't apply to me because i'm donald trump. >> you're so right. that pattern we spelled out before which is i didn't do it, yi i didn't do it. then evidence comes out. all right, i did do it and i'd do it again. >> the whistle-blower complaint is somehow flawed, we almost don't even need the complaint any further because it's not. >> that is the nonsensical defense of the republicans in the first week. not only did the whistle-blower -- everything the whistle-blower say was corroborated by what limited evidence we had, it was corroborated by the president on the very first day of this. so they -- you know, again, i think what you'll see now is the hard core trump supporters in congress and trump are going to get very aggressive on this. nothing wrong here. this is how you get results

you represent boulder in fort collins, colorado and that is a state that trump did not win and cory gardnerd is it true that trump has expanded the republican party no. >> i don't think so. anybody who has watched the rally would disagree as the republican party as the big ten party in way that the americans have demonized immigrants and refugees like my parents and divided us along racial and religious lines and so many others, i don't think he'll do well in colorado. he's deeply unpopular in our state. >> let's turn to the big news and jen psaki i want your response, rooney was in part reacting to the new white house strategy quickly taken back which was admitting there was a quid pro quo. ukrainian aid in exchange for an investigation into the 2016 election of dnc server. here is acting white house chief of staff mick mulvaney. >> let's be clear, what you described is a quid pro quo. it is funding will not flow unless the investigation into the democratic server happened as well. >> we do that all of the time with foreign policy. >> and he talked about how aid to the northern triangle, c

from lawmakers, you know, jim jordan to cory gardner, it seems as though there's this struggle to acknowledgety is starting to think is troublesome. is that sustainable? >> well, i don't think it is going to be sustainable if republican voters start changing their tune. i know a couple months ago republican voters said we don't want to deal with impeachment inquiry, we're not on board with that. the last couple weeks, seeing the number change, albeit in small increments, but there's a shift of thought. congressmen and senators are thinking about the base and re-election. i think there might be a sea change if the constituency is open to having these conversations. that's what they're trying to figure out now during recess. you know, i am not sure if that dam is going to break the republican base at all. >> tim, listen to what former senate majority leader harry reed told david axelrod about senator lindsey graham and his attempts to shield trump from impeachment to bolster his own re-election chances. >> it is amazing what happened to him when john mccain died. he suddenly was no longer a joh

here's cory gardner last week. >> the question is, is it appropriate for a president to ask a foreign investigate? >> is it okay for -- >> is it okay for a president to -- >> this is about the politics of the moment and that's why they're doing this thousanow. >> he was asked seven times. >> he's really at risk in his senate race and john hickenlooper will probably be his opponent and john doesn't stumble around like that. it's probably about survival. he doesn't want to make his base mad. >> is that really survival? >> he thinks so. if you don't have a good answer to that, what were you doing there? i would like to think republicans, democrats, independents, it doesn't matter. when you had your hands on the wheel and you were driving the car, did you drive it in the right direction? did you sell out your principles because you thought you were going to get somewhere? all of us are hypocrites at times. >> this really gets to one of the central themes of your book which, to me, this is like all of the conversations that you and i have camera and off. we end up here, which is all great

two of them, senators susan collins, cory gardner facing tough re-election battles. lamar alexander, johnny isakson, mike enzi, they're retiring. what does it say to you that the senators who nothing to lose or everything to lose are the ones that won't sign on to this resoluti resolution? >> there's certainly pressure in congress to go along with this president, there's consequences for not doing so politically. we are seeing the federal judiciary, seeing some members of the senate, the republican senator. we're seeing career officials that are standing up for the rule of law in this moment regardless of what happens to this particular president. as i talk about in the book, it's absolutely vital there be checks and balances on those in power. the framers of the constitution understood that. they did not want a monarchy. the only way to do that is to issue speeding tickets for blowing through speed limits. this president has done that. hopefully more people in the congress will come together around the rule of law and the principles this country stands for. i think

i think cory gardner, joni ernst, all of these electeds who are up for re-election are going to facetion. they are not going to be able to run away from it. there is not a good answer except, no, i don't think it's right for a president to investigate his political rival. there is no other answer if you believe in the constitution. and i think that the president will throw everyone under the bus. he'll do it with pence. he'll do it with pompeo. he'll do it with mulvaney. he'll do it on down the line. and if these people don't walk away from him, there is going to come a point where there is no place to walk. >> one more point on this. how do these people, republican senators who are up for re-election who could benefit from a trump or pence district, how do they have them in their districts? you watch that ernst clip. every single question was about the impeachment investigation. she gets very little, in my opinion political upside. >> and it's been going on three and a half weeks impeachment. you got a majority of americans in fox news polls that support the inquiry. so, you know, r

joint venture, you're questioning like cory gardner of vulnerable republican senator from colorado who yesterday refused to answer whether it's appropriate to ask a foreign power to investigate your domestic rival. >>you know that maybe this is about the politics of the moment. >>as trump's attorney looks to hire more lawyers. the president is serving as his own attack dog. he was only. >>good vice president because he understood. >>after the biden family in his most personal attacks yet in minnesota thursday night, turning the former vice president's son into a campaign prop. >>they're looking to get get to where is hunter. i want to see hunter s you know nothing about energy, you know nothing about you know nothing about anything frankly. >>hunter was not in the audience that was kaitlan collins reporting next week is not shaping up to be much better for president trump lawmakers running the impeachment inquiries have several more testimonies lined up as part of the investigation that list includes interviewing the president's former russia adviser, and the state department deputy as

cory gardner, martha mcsally, susan collins, they are up for re-election where the president's approvalater and all four are facing tough re-election campaigns. with me is gerald side. thank you so much for joining us. walk us through why you believe these four senators could pull the whole party in the direction of impeachment if they do so? >> i think they're the leading indicators. if there's going to be a republican break in the senate, you would need it to be a big break, 20 senators who would move against the president to convict him after impeachment in the senate. that's a lot. it would start with these four, they're all up for re-election, they come as you said, from states where there's a deep divide on opinions about donald trump, but the overall, he's under water which means you have more people in their states who disapprove of donald trump's performance than approve of it. they would be the most likely to move against the president. but they all have really difficult equations to work out in their own heads, i think. let's say they vote against the president and he survive