j.b. poersch, we thank you for your time. thank you for being this week's newsmaker. j.b.: thanks for having me. greta: we are back with our reporters of the washington post, let's begin with what we heard. where they plan to spend the money, the resources for defending senate democrats. sean: i think it is clear that his top priority is the -- defending the democrats running in the states that president trump won. montana,ive areas like west virginia, things like that. but it does seem like he is opening the door to potentially investing in alabama and arizona. i sense a cautious tone. i sensed their priority is on playing defense. they had a lot more defense to play in the half opportunities to go on offense. alex: i heard a guided conscientious of the challenge democrats face. even though he'd knowledge is he feels a lot better than six month ago, i don't think he will fully own up to that and no that's how a lot of democrats feel right now. the alabama race will be interesting. lot of the thought of democrats because of the controversial past. that is something tha

j.b. poersch, we thank you for your time. thank you for being this week's newsmaker. b.: thanks for having me. >> we are back with our reporters of the "washington post," let's begin with what we heard. spend the plan to money, the resources for defending senate democrats. >> i think it is clear that his top priority is the democrats running and states that president trump one, wisconsin, -- montana, west virginia, things like that, but it does seem like he is opening the door to potentially investing there. cautious tone. i think their priority is on playing defense. think they have a lot more defense they to play rather than opportunities to run offense. >> i think even though he'd feels a lothe better than six month ago, i don't think he will only own up to that and public, but that is the way a lot of, kratz feel now. democrats feel now. some of his controversial past supreme court justice there, that will be a fascinating race, because the democrats have all of this energy. turnout is way up, but they haven't been able to get over top any special elections. greta:

j.b. poersch.ossuplid the token to a saying the polarizing potential nominee of roy moore could give democrats a shot at takeover. will your group spend money? >> this is a tough target. it will be fair to call it a long shot. if you look at the dynamic that has played out and you have seen and -- the energized democratic base, it usually turns out at a higher level and you have seen a higher performance in arguably hard states like georgia and south carolina, i imagine that will play out in alabama, that race will not be until december. we have a long way until we have to make decisions. democrats have a particularly and iandidate in jones expect he will have a real candidacy. it is a little too early to see how this will play. but we are open to the idea. anywhere we have the opportunity, we will give this a hard look. doesn't have to be the nominee for you to possibly? judge and senator have ethical challenges. i think they both have hurdles to climb. oore hasnot say that m to be the candidate.

j.b. poersch, the senate majority pac president here to talk about senate democrats efforts to defend 23 seats up for the vote in 2018. thank you, sir, for being with us in studio. we also have sean sullivan of the washington post, political reporter, and alex roarty, political reporter for mcclatchy newspapers. welcome to the two of you. sean sullivan with the first question. sean: thanks, jb, for being with us. i want to start with a question about something that is in the news squarely this week. the president's comments on the deadly violence in charlottesville which have been roundly condemned by both