kathy mcmorris rodgers is the flub four republican in house leadership. she's from washington state. this fund-raiser we obtained this audio is from spokane, washington, held by her re-election campaign. this fund-raiser was last week, last monday. the primary for which she was getting devin nunes' help to raise money is actually a primarily held last night. you should know that primary went very badly for mcmorris rodgers. this is jungle primary so the top two finishers will go to a runoff in the general election in november. when you're a long-time incumbent in the district and in the number 4 leadership of congress, you're not supposed to squeak into your primary runoff with less than a single percentage-point lead over your democratic challenger. given those results last night, republican cathy mcmorris rodgers looks like she's in real danger of losing her seat this fall. now when her constituents decide whether or not they're going to return her to washington, they will also have this is to chew on in addition to everything else they already know abo

behind this closed door, house intelligence chairman devin nunes and kathy mcmorris rodgers, they appeared to indicate that republicans in congress do support impeaching rod rosenstein. they don't want to do it yet. answering a question at this fund-raiser for rodgers, answering a question from an audience member about who are not it had any support in congress, devin nunes explained that there is support for the impeachment of rosenstein. he said you won't get an argument about that from our colleagues but he said they're not talking about it now before the election. they plan to pursue it, a, once the election is over, and b, crucially, after republicans have confirmed brett kavanaugh to the united states supreme court. this is not a man they've talked about publicly but apparently they are talking about it behind closed doors. >> appears from outsiders -- >> well, so it's a bit complicated. i say that because you have to -- we only have so many months left. so we vote to impeach, right? what that does, the senate only has so much time. you don't want to drop everything and not confirm t

since kathy mcmorris rodgers is on his leadership team and apparently talking about this plan privately at a fund-raiser in her state, it raises the question whether or not republicans have one plan they're telling voters and reporters about before the election but once the election's over, they are planning some sort of surprise u turn. we've had no response yet from speaker ryan's office in response to our questions but we'll let you know if we do hear from him. >>> you should also know that there is a big news storm brewing when it comes to kavanaugh's supreme court nomination and whether republicans are trying to block access to specific documents from his past because democrats say those documents might prove that kavanaugh actually lied under oath to the senate the last time he had a con firmation hearing. in 2006, a much younger brett kavanaugh appeared before the senate judiciary committee, the same committee that will consider his nomination for the premium court. some of the members of that committee are still there. and were there in 2006, they're still there now. brett kavan

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when you look at the ohio 12, still a tossup, kathy mcmorris rodgers not getting 50% of the vote. the huge turnout records since 1978 for democrats in michigan. what are the lackluster results for republican this is week doing to the party conversational roell? >> we're 90 days out. the president saying he wants to have an aggressive stance going forward. he wants the campaign three, four, five days a week. he wants to go into dozens of districts and talk about the economy, talk about immigration, talk about trade. to republicans that cuts both ways, the presidents energizes his base but in many places his numbers are below 50%, including key districts where republicans need to win to keep the house and senate as well. but particularly the house republicans are very concerned about. >> i thought it was telling the quote you had from kevin mccarthy, the republican congressman who said you can't half embrace the president's agenda. this is the dilemma the candidates are dealing with. on russia, people should know that the white house has -- is drafting an executive order and what it

then you go out to washington state where kathy mcmorris rodgers runs from a district trump carried bypoints. she didn't get above 50%, these are not good signs for the republicans. something is going on out there in the suburban district that is siphoning votes away from the republicans. >> martha: i agree that neither one of those were good for the republicans. >> however i would say you have to remember it midterms the incumbent is not favored. they are automatically going at a disadvantage. turn not really matters here, it was an august election in ohio, it was not a good republican turnout. it's possible you get a better turnout when you come to november because people are waiting for the election. i agree with dan, it's a bad signal because it's so of what trump depends on is that independent voter who was not part of his base but is voting for a republican because they don't like hillary. >> martha: you look at the democratic rural voter is someone who crossed over and voted for trump minicase is like places in western pennsylvania, ohio, michigan. you look at the g.o.p. voter i

. >> i lay this at the foot of speaker ryan and now kathy mcmorris rodgers. this is so disappointing, knowing her. it lays bare the agenda, which is to protect the president. what i want to know is where in the republican leadership, whether it's from the speaker or from now their conference chair that says that our responsibility is to the people of the united states and not just to protect the president from an investigation that's closing in on him. >> michael, let me just ask you, you mentioned the republican agenda. and i'm trying to figure out what the republican agenda is. there's the trump agenda. but the republican agenda that paul ryan used to have is no longer deficit reduction, that's for sure, they're outspending what democrats used to do. >> yeah, i mean, we do need to make the distinction between the trump agenda, which on immigration, on trade, is very different from the republican agenda. there's still protecting tax reform, increasing american energy production. the things bringing us record economic growth and a strong economic situation, t

there's actually, when he referred to kathy mcmorris rodgers, she is a member of republican leadership who make it to november but right now she's tied with her democratic opponent and they will go into november with a very hard fought race. the last thing i'd say and i'm glad mike referred to this, as well. we're talking about states and communities and to your point on demographics overwhelmingly white that put donald trump in the white house. this is where republicans are now losing. if you were to look forward to 2020, you would say the trend is getting away from donald trump, as well, there's no way he can win pennsylvania and ohio and wisconsin and these other states that delivered the white house for him. this is a bad omen not just for november of '18 but for 2020 if we don't find a course correction for republicans. >> mike, how does the party work in the gop? who decides where they're going to dig in and declare what congressional races as firewalls? we're just going to defend, defend, defend? we're going to try not to lose this one? >> well, it becomes resource allocation. w

there's actually, when he referred to kathy mcmorris rodgers, she is a member of republican leadershiper but right now she's tied with her democratic opponent and they will go into november with a very hard fought race. the last thing i'd say and i'm glad mike referred to this, as well. we're talking about states and communities and to your point on demographics overwhelmingly white that put donald trump in the white house. this is where republicans are now losing. if you were to look forward to 2020, you would say the trend is getting away from donald trump, as well, there's no way he can win pennsylvania and ohio and wisconsin and these other states that delivered the white house for him. this is a bad omen not just for november of '18 but for 2020 if we don't find a course correction for republicans. >> mike, how does the party work in the gop? who decides where they're going to dig in and declare what congressional races as firewalls? we're just going to defend, defend, defend? we're going to try not to lose this one? >> well, it becomes resource allocation. what you're going to he

were arizona democratic representative raul brawl.and washington republican representative kathy mcmorris rodgers >>. >>