us analyze republican political strategy is a man who watched a couple of seasons of scandal, michael kostaas a tough day for brett kavanaugh. >> but he scored key points with his base, evangelicals like how he defended his family. president trump liked how he was getting accused of sexual assault, and senior citizens liked how he was talking so loud and clear. >> trevor: yes, yes, but, michael, he's been much more troubled than republicans anticipated. why don't cut bait and pick a new nominee? >> it's psychology, trevor. the republicans have invested too much in him to just give up now. we've all been there. remember my new year's resolution last year to switch to an all beef diet? i knew in the first week it was a bad idea, but i already had a freezer full of omaha steaks, so i stuck with it, and now i have gout. >> trevor: yeah, but for michael, i'm like you, at some point they have to recognize he's a sunk cause. not worth it to risk a supreme court nominee. too much at steak. >> oh, gosh, please don't say steak. republicans aren't just thinking about the supreme court here, there is a

. >> michael kosta what is up, man, hey, look, you want to get in the water. >> i'm the black guy from show. >> no, not trevor, the other black guy. >> all right, fine. this plane crash machine originally built it to train military and special rescue forces is going to literally crash underwater during a thunderstorm and force us to survive together. >> okay. if there is ever a time to put aside our differences it is a damn yownd water plane crash. sth when most people confront their own mortality and reflect on what is really important. >> these two clowns show found time to debate the second amendment. >> . >> here we go. as he flipped upside down, unbuckled our seats and pushed out the plane windows i noticed something. it was quiet. they weren't at each other's throats in the water. it was beautiful. but on the surface. >> i'm tremendously worried about the. >> is there a one trick pony. >> come on. >> turns out survival systems teen working exercises were to match for trump's divided america. but there was one solution. you want to quiet the political noise, make sure everybody su