>>> i'm michael smerconish. he's almost there. donald trump has passed a major milestone in his pursuit of the republican nomination. this just as anti trump feelings turn into rioting in california, forcing the donald to jump a fence just to get to his podium. >> oh, boy, felt like i was crossing the border, actually. you know? i was crossing the border. but i got here. >> how will this tense climate impact the election? john kasich is here and i'll ask him, and though kasich is on a lot of potential vp lists, i want to know who he has on his list. gop rival ted cruz named former foe carly fiorina his running mate despite having no mathematical chance to win the nomination. was that just a campaign stunt? meanwhile, who should the likely democratic and gop nominations be thinking about for vp? and why i felt to compel the legal rights of a presumed sexual predator, a former house speaker, no less. but first, donald trump has passed the 1,000 delegate milestone to get to the magic number of 1237 to secure the nomination. this afte

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so michael smerconish says he's back to being a card carrying pennsylvania republican, a party that hecompany. 165,000 pennsylvania voters flipped their registration this year to vote in tuesday's pennsylvania primary. to try to understand why so many people were switching their allegiance to another party, he held a focus group and here's what he heard. >> so recognizing that you were all democrats who have become republicans, how many of you in either 2008 or in 2012 voted for barack obama? wow! look at -- wait a minute. keep those hands up. so all but joe voted for barack obama at least once. >> at least once. >> i'm a middle class mechanic all my life. i've been a democrat for over 25 years now. in the last eight years i just feel that, i don't know, i just feel that president obama sits at his desk all day. just with piesisis and everythi. i just felt i needed to switch parties. >> let me ask you this, i'm not saying to lock in, but how many of you would consider voting for hillary clinton? >> would consider? >> would consider voting for hillary clinton. one, two, three, four, fiv

more with sunlen serfaty, michael smerconish and jeffrey toobin back with us as well. hen we get back to this idea, hillary clinton says she expects she will be bullied, but the big story today is his convention manager is saying he has been playing a part. you're saying this has been clear since 2 core in theeance. does this matter to voters? >> i think it was deliberate. >> you do? >> i don't think it was a bombshell or an error. i think paul manafort is a skilled political operative who knew exactly what he was doing. he would never say something in a room like that without an expectation it would get out. my interpretation is that this is the early stage of donald trump pivoting toward the general election. he thinks he is coming in the home stretch of the 1237, and knows he has to appeal to more centrists to win this thing. >> what do you think, jeffrey? >> i do think this process of moving toward the center will go on. i think we disagree about the paul manafort statement which i continue to believe is no big deal. the real problem donald trump has is that his vie

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. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i'm michael smerconish.ached a turning point for donald trump and the entire 2016 race. this altercation between trump's campaign manager and a reporter kicked off a bad week for the gop front-runner, and tuesday the wisconsin primary could be trump's waterloo as he is plummeting in the polls. john kasich is here to talk about his battle to endure until the convention. while bernie sanders continues his surge leading in wisconsin and landing a record 44 million in d

just this morning kasich told cnn's michael smerconish there is no question the party is headed for antion listen. >> i can't win fluenough to get the convention with delegates and neither can cruz. donald trump would have to win better than 60%. as you know, he's never got anywhere close to that. so we're going to go to a convention and when we go there two things are going to be asked. number one who can win in the fall? and i'm the only candidate thon beats hillary clinton in the fall, and secondly, begin to feel the weight of the shoulders and begin to ask, who has the record, the accomplishments and who can be president? >> joining me now, republican, pennsylvania congressman and a kasich supporter, charles dent. thank you so much for being with me, congressman. >> hey, thank you so much for having me poppy. really appreciate being with you. >> of course, let's talk about what we just heard from kasich and this talk about delegates getting behind him, getting in his favor at the convention. i understand that. and we all understand the thinking here, if you don't get to 1,237 then

i want to bring in dana bash and michael smerconish. after last night's results, this is a different race, dana, isn't it? >> very much so. let's just start on the democratic side, where joe johns was just talking. this is hillary clinton's race. bernie sanders went home for the first time, i can't even remember the last time he's actually gone home and taken time off the campaign trail to try to get some rest, to try to regroup, to try to figure out what's going to be next. we have a lot of big primaries. in six days, on tuesday, including the state where michael is in pennsylvania. but i think the bottom line is, what he's got to figure out, probably talking about right now, is whether or not he's going to keep going at it with hillary clinton, or is going to take a page from her speech last night and try to, you know, be united, and use the very, very significant leverage that he has to try to keep pushing his messages and his issues on the democratic party. >> at what point -- because michael, don't shoot the messenger here, but the

. ♪ ♪ >>> i'm michael smerconish, just 100 days from now to the republican convention in cleveland andeek later democrats gather together in philadelphia and still, nobody knows what is going to happen but we're here to try. where do all the disappoiffecte voters go that have been rallying to trump and sanders if their candidates don't get nominated this summer? and why are many college students who support donald trump literally afraid to show their faces? plus, how one trump supporter's unhappiness with the system led to new voting rules in new york that could undermine trump's chances there. but first, this weekend colorado republicans are caucusing but last night ted cruz already had taken the majority of the state's delegates donald trump, john kasich, had none. this is a troubling sign for trump. colorado's system is unusual but similar to most states in that delegate selection is different than the presidential balloting by voters and here is why that's bad for trump. often delegates selected in state caucuses and conventions are long standing party members. they are being rewar

michael smerconish, you just heard, $44 million he raised last month, 97% of that he raised online.lly drives someone out, just take a look at what happened on the republican side of the aisle. they dropped not so much when the numbers had dropped but when the fund-raising fell through the floor. and $27 at a time, wolf. he just maintains his perseverance in this. i think he does continue all the way into june, perhaps all the way to the convention. one of the things i'm now wondering is what kind of an impact, assuming she wins the nomination, what kind of an impact might he have on her vice presidential pick. >> that's a good question. and john king, you and i have been at that magic wall and you've shown us how difficult it would be for bernie sanders to beat her in terms of pledged delegates. she has a lot of these super delegates, maybe 400 more than he has right now. but can he wean them away from her maybe. >> most think he's a weaker candidate even though the polls suggest he's as strong or stronger than her as a general election candidate. they don't think that's right. the

with us is michael smerconish.tained in the closed door meeting in florida. we'll hear donald trump's campaign manager saying trump has been playing a part during this campaign. listen to this clip. >> trump is an outsider. he's sitting in a room, talking business, talking politics. it is a different -- he's on the stage, he's talking about the kinds of things, he's talking about himself, he's projecting an image that is for that purpose. the part he's been playing is evolving, the part that you you've been expecting but he wasn't ready for. >> is any of this true, he's pretending to be an insurgent at the rallies and slamming the system in the rules, but in reality he's playing a game? >> it totally buys into everything i always thought about him, even since two corinthians. it is all shtick, saying whatever he needs to say to get through the republican primary process. >> let's talk then. if he really is doing that, i've heard people say that from the beginning, i don't know if he believes anything that comes out

. ♪ >>> i'm michael smerconish. a really big story has just broken.he saudis are threatening to dump billions in u.s. investments if we allow american courts to hold them responsible for 9/11. is the saudi action driven by their concern that the 28 crucial pages from the 9/11 congressional commission report may finally be released? the co-chair of that committee bob graham is here. >>> plus, donald trump is angry saying the delegate system is rigged to ignore actual voters. does he have a point? plus, behind the scenes in the gop delegate fight, i'm going to talk to sean spicer, ted cruz's delegate wrangler, and two members of the rnc rules committee. >>> but first, stunning news today on the front page of the "new york times," pulitzer prize winner mark ma setty says saudi arabia has told the u.s. government that it will sell off hundreds of billions of dollars of american assets if our congress passes a bill to allow the saudi government to be held responsible for the attacks on september 11. the article states the obama administration has been lobb

. >>> i'm michael smerconish. he's almost there.n nomination. this just as anti-trump feelings turn into rioting in california, forcing the donald to jump a fence just to get to his podium. >> oh, boy, felt like i was crossing the border, actually. you know? i was crossing the border. but i got here

. ♪ >>> i'm michael smerconish.epublican convention this july. as my home state of pennsylvania. my state's crazy rules mean that, no matter who wins gop vote on tuesday, 54 delegates can still support whoever they want. is that fair? so, which candidates will still be smiling after tuesday's primaries in the keystone and four own east coast states? plus -- i'll talk to some of the 90,000 pennsylvania voters who switched their registration to the gop for the primary. many hoping to

. ♪ ♪ >>> i'm michael smerconish.hink we reached a turning point for donald trump and the entire 2016 race. this alter case between trump's campaign and a reporter kicked off a bad week and tuesday's waterloo is he is plupting in the polls. john kasich is here to talk about his battle to endure until the convention. sanders lands the record of indonations in march and a big surprise issue of 2016. the national heroin epidemic. i'll talk to one young mayor about his city's controversial plan to create legal injection sites. first, i have often predicted the political demise of donald trump. this time i might be right. he ended political hell week. his campaign manager was arrested for misdemeanor battery, he flip-flopped on abortion and said controversial things about nukes and wisconsin and polls have him trailing ted cruz by ten points. among women, his disapproval is bias mall. 73% of women disapprove. after wisconsin the next big prizes are new york on april 19 and pennsylvania on april 26th. yes, recent polls show

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. >> i'll ask you the same question i asked michael smerconish. everybody on this panel, each one of you is a commentator. you've staked out your position on abortion. if someone asks you the question you know what to say and you aren't even running for president. so why is this question so tough, if he is, indeed, as you say, pro-life. why is it so tough for him to answer? >> well, i don't think it's tough. i saw the interview. chris was just like badgering him. come on, come on, give me an answer. it was like, whoa, slow down. like what's the big hurry. i know i've fallen into that trap of answering when somebody is doing an interview. you feel like you need to give them an answer. and mr. trump, i mean, just probably answered it without like really going, wait, like stop. he didn't want to be rude and just say stop. i'm not going to answer that right now. this is not the platform for that. it just got a little convoluted. he has always, since i've known him, he's always had that stance. and he's respected me as a mother. and i know how much he

michael smerconish, last week on this night -- >> eight minutes. >> for eight minutes there was a donaldhat a lot of people refer to as presidential. >> right. >> sort of controlled in his message, called senator cruz, senator cruz not lying ted. governor kasich. >> that didn't last long. >> didn't last long. >> and moving forward. >> really shifting here. >> yes. >> i think tonight we get the free bird version. not sure. i don't think it will be a three minute version. i think it will be longer than that. i want to follow up on something said about pennsylvania. i'm a pennsylvanian and i voted today. jeffrey is a pennsylvanian and voted today. so strange, anderson because i walked in and i voted for delegate. i had done my due diligence but for most voters on the republican side, you are picking delegates who will not be bound and you have no idea -- >> right, on the democratic side for viewers that don't know, it says who the dell gegates are supporting. >> says absolutely nothing and there are internet-based guides that provided some level of information but how reliable they are you

. >> anderson, we talked before about our colleague, michael smerconish, in which he said months agot the human ego is involved here. these people are going to point fingers and say no, you get out, no, you get out. that's exactly what's happening. now we are down to two left. ted cruz and john kasich and they're pointing fingers in their own fashion at the other guy waiting for him to get out, and it is not going to happen. >> in fairness to cruz, john kasich won one -- isn't this one of trump's new nicknames for him, 1 for 38 john. yes, they're both pointing fingers, but kasich is in a more ridiculous position. >> trump has no ego, that won't be in play. >> can't be the only one taking on donald trump if you are third in the entire northeast. fundamental weakness of -- >> the northeast is not territory that, you know, republican nominee is likely to contest in the fall. >> do you think if this had been done earlier -- >> no doubt. if this would done earlier, donald trump wouldn't get to 1237, had they put in more people to divide the pie. >> i disagree. >> if you look at wisconsin,

thank you so much and be sure to join michael smerconish for his show tomorrow at 9:00 eastern. thanks so much for watching. brianna keilar. "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, breaking news. investigators are revealing new details about prince's death. the autopsy just completed. how did the rock star die? and one of the last people to see prince alive. his friend tells us about the legend's terrifying dreams and his state of mind. >>> plus, is donald trump's tough talk on the trail just an act? let's go "outfront." ♪ >>> and good evening. i'm erin burnett "outfront" on this friday night. breaking news on the investigation into prince's death. officials speaking for the first time, just a short time ago. detailing prince's final moments. music legend alone when he died, last seen at 8:00 the night before he was found. collapsed in an elevator on his estate. >> staff members from paisley park had been able to -- had been unable to contact prince yesterday morning. and went to check on him. they found him unresponsive and called 911. >> also breaking at this hour, t

. ♪ >>> i'm michael smerconish.o other state will send as many unbound delegates to the republican convention this july. as my home state of pennsylvania. my state's crazy rules mean that, no matter who wins gop vote on tuesday, 54 delegates can still support whoever they want. is that fair? so, which candidates will still be smiling after tuesday's primaries in the keystone and four own east coast states? plus -- i'll talk to some of the 90,000 pennsylvania voters who switched their registration to the gop for the primary. many hoping to either help or hurt donald trump. >> i neededed to switch parties. i'm tired of being blamed for all of the things that people don't want to get off their butt and do a job. >> donald trump has been in real estate for quite a few years. >> disrupted the system. >> saying from his heart. >> equivalent to third grade recess. >> we're going to learn $1 bet between him and another rich guy. >> nobody i know is voting. they think [ bleep ]. when donald trump joined we decided we weren't

michael smerconish. let's start with the breaking news. the breaking news is bernie sanders released his tax returns. he and his wife jane made about $250,000 last year. he gave about $8,000 to charity. what do you think took him so long? >> you release a tax return on a friday night you're thinking there's got to be something there. the classic friday night dump. yet it doesn't appear to have anything that would be unsavory, embarrassing in the least to him. you can look at that tax number and say $8,000, 4%, how does that compare to what people across the country give. there's somewhere between 3% and 4%. so he's right there. it makes you wonder why he didn't send his wife home sooner to retrieve it. >> the charity thing is not a big deal. between the two of them they made $200,000. for some folks that's a lot of fun, but -- >> i think it puts pressure on hillary clinton to release -- >> he showed his. is she going to show hers with the release of the transcripts? >> i did not think she had a good answer to that issue in the debate. and

michael smerconish, in terms of a convincing lead, a convincing win, how important is that -- how importante for cruz and for sanders or is a win a win and that enough? >> i think it's more significant for bernie sanders because i think the argument that sanders needs to make is that he's winning huge in these next several states so that he can make a compelling argument that the superdelegates need to reconsider exactly where they are. and i want to say something about the superdelegates because i think that their function has been much maligned in this process. people are looking at them and saying why do they exist? they exist for good reason. they exist to avert a blowout and frankly i've heard from a number of republicans in this cycle who are not supportive of donald trump that they wish they had the superdelegate influence that the ds have to try and avert a catastrophe that they think is coming in a general because of some of the numbers that david chalian just put on the board. >> interesting. nia? >> you know, i think if you look back, obama was obviously able to win this state hu

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michael smerconish. nice to see you. >> how are you? one, let's get on to this. >> a lot more on that. we'll get back to that again. on the democratic side, this notion that now the bernie sanders camp is saying it will be an open convention, you agree? >> no, not unless he continues to win with an increased margin and pulls off an enormous surprise in new york. then you see pressure brought to bear on the superdelegates. what occurs to me is the superdelegates have been much maligned particularly by bernie sanders supporters in this election. like what gives them the right. on the republican side of the aisle, i think many republicans wish they had more of a superdelegate influence. because the purpose of those superdell the goods is to avert an election catastrophe come november. after the ds were blown out on a couple of occasion, they instituted bringing in those quote/unquote professionals. republicans now look forward and say, hey, we could use this thing if it's donald trump and 73% of women. look at him with disapproval. so it's

. ♪ ♪ >>> i'm michael smerconish a really big story has just broken.for 9/11. is the saudi action driven by their concern that the 28 kroous crucial pages from the award may finally be released. the co-chair from that committee is here and donald trump is angry saying the delegate system is rigged to ignore actual voters. does he have a point? plus, behind the scenes in the gop delegate fight, i'm going to talk to sean spicer, ted cruz' delegate wrangler and two members of the rnc rules committee. but first, stunning news today on the front page of the

. ♪ ♪ >>> i'm michael smerconish.and the entire 2016 race. this alter case between trump's campaign and a reporter kicked off a bad week and tuesday's waterloo is he is plupting in the polls. john kasich is here to talk about his battle to endure until the convention.

. ♪ ♪ >>> i'm michael smerconish, just 100 days from now to the republican convention in cleveland and and still, nobody knows what is going to happen but we're here to try. where do all the disappoiffecte voters go that have been rallying to trump and sanders if their candidates don't get nominated this summer? and why are many college students who support donald trump literally afraid to show their faces? plus, how one trump supporter's