and it was interesting here, michael steele.ady gaga said something that i think any statesperson or diplomat would want to say at this juncture. she was urging the supporters of hillary clinton, the diehard supporters, the people in north carolina who are up at midnight regardless of what job they've got to do tomorrow or what time they've got to get to the polls and saying let's not hate the people who support donald trump. >> i think that's smart. it's important to say. and we hope that we hear a similar message coming from the other side. that has not been the history of this campaign. but that's not necessarily how it needs to end. now, of course, you know, tomorrow night they could be saying something different if the numbers don't go their way. but the reality of it is that it is important for both parties and more importantly both candidates to begin to consolidate this concept of american, being american. okay, so we've had a great long 18-month fight. god knows it's way too long. but we went through it. and now on the

i was talking to michael steele about this.e trump coalition and the blue collar white voters and we have seen where his strength is. is that the future of the republican party? he said no. he made the big tent argument. you come down in a different place? >> i do not. the country is founded on two parties. they have to measure. it used to be the conservatives or libertarians or republicans or whatever you top the call them. whigs in the old days. they keep limits on government so as to not encroach on the liberty of the individual citizens. there will always be that tension. whatever people or cohorts and i'm not a identity politics believer, but i don't think they will be victorious until they can address that limited government population there that wants to live their life. we don't want to be wrapped up in politics. they want the government out of their business, but to be held accountable and not produce the economy, but let them have the freedom and the purpose to pursue their own prosperity. >> if hillary clinton were t

michael steele. michael steele who was demonized by the gop. michael steele who not only gained a lot of ground as chairman, but also was fired after he ensured that y'all got back the house. >> he was also demonized by the left. >> so that is one of those -- this is one of those moments where i'm acknowledging that. you start to look at the spectrum, you realize, you know what? we're not that far off. a decent human being completely demonized. so much of it has to do with race. i'm not done. he said that donald trump is racist. that is in your party. what i'm saying to you is -- >> i don't like trump either. >> the fact here, can i tell a fact here? >> i got to take a break. >> okay. real quick. the reason why rnc was taken from the rnc is the amount of debt he ran up being the chairman. i love michael steele, but he put us through a lot of debt that reince priebus has had to work to get out of. >> we'll be right back. >> facts matter. only on verizon. okay, google, show me korean restaurants in boulder. (google assistant) i found a few places

the thing that michael steele is pointing to is true. think it is true that she has a real problem in these closing days with african-american votes and what if anything can she do about it? >> here's the thing. yes. there is an issue. we see it in the numbers. it is down in north carolina with the african-american vote and also in florida. look. we always knew she would get that percentage, right? she would get same percentage as obama did. the question was, would she get that raw vote total? that's what the early voting number are showing us. they have to do more work. there was a slate article that was out on monday which i think was actually, gave a really interesting insight. it talked about sanford, north carolina. a small town, 30% of the electorate is african-american. so the hillary campaign sent tim kaine there. because barack obama got 30%. that's the thing you're going to see. and she is able to do that, right? yesterday she and her surrogates were in 14 media markets. so they are able to kind of spread about and go into thos

the former chairman, michael steel. "washington post" fix boss and political analyst and "the washington post" deputy ruth marcus. hello all. michael steel, you run for a chairmanship before. you know what it's like. it's not one on cable. explain how you win. >> it is on tarmacs and in board rooms and barns. wherever you find your committee men and women. you have to go to them. we rented a plane and erp on commercial flights. to run for chairman is at least a 50 to $60,000 proposition. you have to raise money for it and get the grass roots and knock on doors and call people. >> it's small for voters. >> here's the thing. 168 for the republicans and four times that. >> what a surprise. >> it seems like the field will get big in a hurry. >> that's right. >> i heard about it. >> you heard them say there are other good people if you run. he could be one of them. >> you heard his name, a younger up and coming star in the democratic party as well. martin o'malley has thrown his name in the ring. we will see more. >> it's an

i'm joined for the hour by former share of the republican national committee michael steel, susan page, usa senior political reporter heidi and howard fineman. tonight we begin with donald trump's comments about women for for months trump's approval ratings among woman hovered at historic lows. he then inflamtd the problem, at the first republican debate, the primary debate trump was angered by a question moderator megyn kelly asked him about his past statements on women's looks. he didn't let it go, attacking kelly again and again over the next week. let's watch him. >> she gets out and she starts asking me all sorts of ridiculous questions. and you could see there was blood coming out of her kwies, blood coming out of her wherever. if she asked me a question it was inappropriate, a ridiculous question. and even the other candidates came up and said that was absolutely out of line. she should really be apologizing to me if you want to know the truth. >> susan, i thought just as a guy watching this thing that megyn kelly -- nobody is not a competitor in this business. everybody is doin

michael steele, thank you.will talk about the democrats and what the caucus vote today means after this. ♪ nancy pelosi was reelected as the head of the house democrats amid calls for new leadership in congress. joining us now from the home of al, the great,t fantastic, wunderbar -- >> fine, fine. john: nancy pelosi wins easily and yet 1/3 of the caucus was against her. among friends and supporters of congress woman pulisielosi. are they freaked out a bit or do they feel this was a real mandate for her? >> i think there is some frustration and some surprise at the number of people who backed congressman tim ryan. it shows you that, had somebody else been willing to step up joe crowley, for example, the congressman from new york, they might have beaten pelosi. it does show there is some legitimate problems for her. i do think they feel of the end of the day this is still a si'snstration that pelo style of politics is what the democrats need, they need somebody who has that iron will. houseage of trump, the democ

>> no. >> i'm with michael steele now. i'm sorry, congressman. >> i just.n don't, by any readi or interpretation by the court, i don't see that. whether you're talking about language they've drawn not long ago -- >> hillary supported this a while ago. >> it's an ugly form of speech, but it's free speech, it is protected speech. it has not been corded off like some other speech has, like you can't go into a theater and yell fire. that has potential to harm other visitors. this is a single act by a single individual who is making a protest. the court recognizes that and protects it. the congressman may be crediting donald trump with a little too much here. i don't think there is some sort of grand plan to divert -- >> what is it? >> i think he got up and he saw this story about the burning of the flag on the college campus and it annoyed him. and he just tweeted out, anybody who does that, by god, they should go to jail. i don't think there is any grand thinking behind this. this is just donald trump responding to something

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i'm referring to michael steele. a man who likes to be seen whenever possible. welcome. >> what's up, man? how are you doing? >> you've been in public elected nofs maryland. the state national party chair. you have some establishment ties but a great feel for the grassroots. explain to me the mystery. why is the grassroots of the party, the populist wing, not rebelling at the notion of all these billionaires in check policy positions? >> there is a little quiet rebellion going on right now. folks are not happy. some of that has been articulated by kellyanne conway. we've seen how that has played out in a broader sense. there is some concern. that folks want to have a wait and see. th trust donald trump on a lot of this. they think that there's a method to his madness in regard to bringing in people who, some would perceive to be as part of making the swamp, the swamp and using them instead to help clean the swamp. so we'll see how that first 100 days goes. how the policies roll out. backing off certain things. people are raising their eyebrows a little bit. i th

i'm joined by former chair of the republican national committee michael steele, "usa today's" washington bureau chief susan page, heidi presbola and director howard fineman. we begin with donald trump's comments about women. for months trump's approval ratings for women hovered among historic lows. the wisdom said they'd preclude him from making it to the white house. he enflamed the problem at the first republican primary debate he was angered by a question moderator megyn kelly asked him about women's looks. >> she gets out and she starts asking me all sorts ofry lick duce questions and you know, you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever. she asked me a question, it was an imappropriate question, it was ary lick kuls question. even the other candidates said that was out of line. the fact is she asked me very inappropriate questions. she should really be apologizing to me you want to know the truth and other candidates have said that. >> i thought just as a guy watching this thing that megyn kelly, and nobody's not a competitor in this busine

joining me now, michael steele and ed rendell. a matched pair. great to see you both.me go first to you because i saw you across the crowd at independence hall last night. tell me from your perspective having been so closely connected to the clinton campaign against president obama back in 2008, the symbolism of the reality of what we saw last night with those two couples on that stage. >> yeah, it was truly a moving moment in politics. you don't get too many nice moments where people really go beyond themselves to help each other and forge alliances. and that was one. i told the president before they came out that i felt we were going to get a bigger african-american turnout in pennsylvania than we did for him in 2012 and that he did that when he made this speech two weeks ago when he said a vote for her is a vote for me. our voters get it. and today the turnout all over philadelphia will surface 2012 levels. i know some of the trump areas of the state are also doing well in turnout, but it's fantastic and the obama/clinton coming together really fueled that. >> that

mike barnicle, michael steele, and steve schmidt back with us as well.nk you. >> so good to be with you. let's start by talking about u.s./russian relations. what do we need to focus on over the next four years? >> certainly aggression in the region has been problematic for us, but look, seriously, we have a lot in common with the people of russia. you've been there. you understand that. and if there are ways that we can build a stronger relationship, i think that be great. they have the same issues relative to terrorism to confront that we do. and i think it's always good when the leader of the united states and the leader of an important country like russia begin on a good foot. so hopefully this will lead to different behavior also on behalf of russia and putin. >> can i ask you about the iran deal? obviously, it's been an issue at the center of donald trump's campaign, promising to get rid of the iran deal. right now, what deyou consider to be the status of that iran deal? the president said last week that the iranians are adhering to all the terms o

i'm joined for the hour by former chair of the republican national committee, michael steele, "usa today's" washington bureau chief, susan page. "usa today's" senior political reporter, heidi przybyla, and howard fineman. and tonight we begin with donald trump's comments about women. for months, trump's approval rating among women hovered at stork lows. the conventional wisdom said they would preclude him from ever making it to the white house. he then enflamed the problem. at the first primary debate, trump was angered by a question moderator megyn kelly asked him about his past statements on women's looks. he didn't let it go, attacking kelly again and again over the next week. let's watch him. >> she gets out and starts asking me all sorts of ridiculous questions. and you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever. she asked me a question, it was an inappropriate question. it was a ridiculous question. even the other candidates came up to me and said, that was absolutely out of line. the fact is, she asked me very inappropriate questions. she shou

joining me is former rnc chair michael steele and mr. painter. this is an area of expertise where you actually had to oversee this. how unprecedented and unchartered is this territory? >> very much so. and presidents have avoided conflicts of interest going back a lot further than lyndon johnson. imagine where we would be now if fdr had owned office buildings in germany and had millions of dollars of deutsch bank. this is unprecedented and i think very dangerous for the united states to have the president have investments all over the world like this. going back to world war ii, yes, there were rich business people who had investments in germany and wanted us not to stand up to foreign dictator but fortunately the president was not conflicted out and knew that we needed to do the right thing and today president-elect trump needs to conform with the standards of behavior that have been adhered to by all of his predecessors in recent history. he needs to divest himself of this global real estate empire and do his job being president of the united s

and michael steele. >> mr. rogers. >> mr. rogers. associate editor of the "washington post," eugene washington, and chris aliza from the "washington post." >> can i get to the top story? >> i love that duet that michael steele did with david bowie. >> "the little drummer boy." >> yeah, that's my favorite christmas song. not kidding. bowie and bang indoing drummer boy. >> do you have one, mike? >> can't say it on air. adam sandler. >> okay, we get you. >>> donald trump will meet for a second time with mitt romney, and corker is also meeting with trump today, and is believed to be in the mix for the secretary of state job, and yesterday trump met with retired general, david petraeus. trump tweeted, just met with general petraeus, was very impressed. and petraeus spoke with reporters after the meeting. >> the meeting went very well and was with him for about an hour, and he walked us around the world and showed a great grasp of the challenges that are out there, and some of the opportunities as well. so very good conversation, and we'll

we are back with michael steele and now joining us from new york, we have a democratic strategist, themer democratic strategist for martin o'malley's presidential run. michael. back to you, one thing you are talking about was the african-american vote. reason talking about the to presume hillary clinton is going to do well because she has greater infrastructure and more ground game and greater get out the vote will stop talk in detail about what we've seen in the last way for hours in terms of the reporting on the african-american vote. : the bottom line is she's not bill clinton and she's not barack obama. she has never had that kind of with thatip community. you don't hear that same level of interest. folks don't like donald trump. that.s no secret about but they are not enamored with hillary clinton campaign banked on that vote being there. bud black folks are looking at this race a little differently. and they don't have the same level of passion and concern. the numbers are significantly off when you consider the history in 2012 and 2008 and that's why you see hillary scrambling i

i'm joined by michael steele, a msnbc political analyst. michael, do you ever worry about what the information inputs into the man who will be president are? >> i think -- yeah. you just kind of look at what the output is, sure. you do concern yourself with where the information is gathered. but this i find very fascinating about all of this and have for the last few days, is what are we talking about? we're talking about something that's not related to the conflict of interest issues. >> we're getting that, michael. we're getting that. >> you're getting to that. but this is where the vast majority of the media has not been. >> right. >> so a lot of this is what donald trump has been very expert at, is knowing his audience and knowing what rabbit holes he needs to create for the press to follow. >> you know, that's interesting. i'm torn between two theories on this. i agree with you, right? that he's constructed this strange situation in which unlike other folks in his position, he's not had a press conference. it's fairly traditional. barac

joining me is michael steele and benjy sarlin. it's also not like hidden.e's very much explicit about the role that vengeance, retribution, you hit me, i hit you, it's central to the way he's conducted his campaign and his world view. >> this is part of what people like about donald trump and what donald trump thinks himself as his guiding principle. i'm a counterpuncher, he'll say, you have to fight fire with fire, he'll say and applies this to so many different things, i thought it would be good to take this as the way it explains his view and politically he'll attack opponents viciously, coming up with some excuse saying they attacked him but also with a policy level, torture, taking out families of suspected terrorists. >> killing terrorist family members is quite illegal. >> yes. >> michael, the thing i keep thinking about it, there's this creation with donald trump's campaign how he went to the last correspondents' dinner and the president dressed him down and poked fun at him and i'll get you back. you wonder how that's going to be directed at the re

. >> michael steele is the former chairman of the republican national committee and an msnbc political analyst. and eli stokels is national reporter for politico. gentlemen, it's great to have you on. this morning glory of trump's this morning? tactic. he's got two serious problems have this ridiculous claim without any evidence whatsoever, and contrary to what everyone knows, that millions of people voted against him. so here is two problems. the president who did worse in the popular vote. this is a man who wants to talk about his mandate to do all these great things, but a majority of the american people voted against him by millions. sees trying to discredit that by this phony argument. the other problem he has is this. isn't going to be able to keep. he's not going to be able to build a wall. is contrary to what he wants to do. you want to help stand up to big business, but you don't abolish the consumer financial give tax rates to very wealthy people disproportionately. so what you have here, he's got attention away from the fact that he is a minority president, almost an acciden

and republican strategist steve schmidt, and msnbc political analyst and former rnc chairman michael steele. michael, i want to start with you. james comey's letter, is it too little too late? >> in the overall scheme of things, i don't know what inplay was, but it was played horribly in terms of really having an impact on the race. it helped clinton in the interim, that first letter, between the first letter and second letter, just a little bit. but i don't think it's a game changer. there's so much more that has to go into the race that has gone into the race besides this letter that would make a difference for donald trump. this isn't it. >> does it make a difference for james comey? steve, on friday, you poured gasoline on james comey and let him on fire in that seat. now he's put out another letter. what does it mean? >> he's totally discredited. he's brought profound discreditation upon the fbi. we live in this era where trust has collapsed in nearly every institution in the country you can think to name. u.s. military is an exception. the fbi was another exception. until very recentl

but let's bring in democratic strategist, krystal ball, senior fellow, and republican chairman, michael steelec political analyst. good to see you both, as always. >> good to see you too, alex. >> let's talk with you first, michael. is pointing out the other candidate's flaws an effective strategy at this point in the race? we have been hearing that on the campaign trail these last couple of days. haven't voters heard these arguments already? >> oh, my gosh, yes. >> okay. >> it's been the whole campaign. i mean, any semblance to making the final argument for a policy vision or, heck, even the division of what the day after the election will look like with this new president has been abandoned by both candidates up to this point. >> yeah. >> and, you know, the voters i think have baked it all in at this stage. >> yeah. >> the kind of effect -- >> you know what, michael, do me a favor. i'm going to you another question. pull your microphone up. it must have fallen off your lapel there. we learned today the trump campaign is focusing on michigan. they think it's one of their best potential paths

right now by msnbc political analyst, david corn, washington bureau chief of mother jones, and michael steele, former chairman of the rnc. michael and david, i was once, fortunate enough to get an interview with yasser arafat, and one of the interesting side arrangements was, just to make things work smoothly here, i don't know who made the deal, but would you mind getting your rooms and stay at the hotel down there in ramala? nobody wanted to stay down there, but as a courtesy, the person who set up the meeting said, that's the way you do it. how does trump avoid foreign dignitaries coming to washington and passing the word through the office of protocol, oh, by the way, we've got 20 rooms at trump hotel down on pennsylvania avenue, as a courtesy to our host. how do you stop foreign people who are used to buying people, used to bribery, from playing the game with trump enterprises. >> it's too late. >> let me go to michael first. go ahead, michael? >> i'm kind of disappointed in the language i'm hearing about this. you can't stop that from happening, and there's no guarantee that it won't ha

. >> i'm with james carville and michael steele. what is the clinton camp worried about most looking at this board? >> well, florida is a concern. if we lose virginia, we'll probably lose the election or be close to it. i'd say right now i was expecting to be in a better mood at this point than i am right now, i'll be honest with you. look, there's a lot left to counting and not anything like that, but i fully expected that we would be better off than we are right now. >> michael steele, the republican states coming in the way they were supposed to come in, texas, which actually had an hour or two of suspension tonight. >> yeah. i never understood that one, but okay. we'll play along with that one. >> but here we are now. it's down to the battlegrounds. >> yeah, it is. you're looking at what's happening in michigan, north carolina, virginia, and certainly as james said florida. the fact of the matter is, and a number of folks have touched on it tonight. there was an expectation that the hispanic vote was going to outperform and do t

>> no. >> i'm with michael steele now. sorry. >> by any reading and interpretation by the court, i don't see that whether you're talking about language that they have drawn -- >> hillary supported by the way a year on this, but i think that was a dodge to avoid having to come out for a constitutional amendment which democrats often do. >> it is an ugly form of speech, but it's free speech. it is protected speech. it is not cordoned off as some other speech has like you can't go into a theater and yell fire, that has potential to harm other individuals. this is a singular act by an individual broke is making a protest and the court protects it.broke is making a protest and the court protects it. so i think the congress may be credits donald trump with too much. i don't think there a grand plan to -- i think he got up and he saw this story about the burning of the flag on the college campus and it annoyed him and he just tweeted out anyone who does that, by god, sththey should go jail. i don't think there is any grand thinki

former republican national committee chairman michael steele, we're used to you, and author ron reagan. i want you to tell me your political noses. i'll start with you, michael. does your nose tell you -- i can tell on thursday before an election i can tell which way the wind is blowing and i don't think there's any velocity or direction but people are telling me it's in trump's direction. how do you read the wind right now? >> i would read the wind that way and the objective or information i can rely on is the car on the way to the airport, i was talking to the driver and he was going on about hillary and i'm thinking this guy is a hillary supporter, he's a minority voter and at the end he turns around and goes "at the end of the day i can't trust her so i think i'm voting for trump." and that kind of momentum i was like -- startled because it confirms for me that trump has tapped into this late energy. the problem he's going to have, chris, is with lack of organization on the ground, lack of real focus on the key battleground states until just recently, whether he can turn that vote

former republican national committee chairman, michael steele. we're used to you. and author, don reagan. i think you're fascinating. i want to start with you, michael. does your nose tell you -- i can usually tell on the thursday before an election, which way the wind's blowing. and right now, i don't think there's any velocity or direction to it, but many people keep telling me it's a little bit in trump's direction. how do you read the wind right now? >> i would read the wind that way. and the objective, or i guess, obvious -- you know, obvious information i can rely on is the car i was in this morning on my way to the airport, i was talking to the driver, and he was going on about hillary. and i'm thinking, this guy's a hillary supporter. he's a minority voter. and at the end of it, he turns around and says, at the end of the day, i just can't trust her, so i think i'm voting for trump. and that kind of momentum, i was like startled, because it confirms to me that trump has sort of tapped into this late energy. the problem he's going to have, chris, is with lack

former rnc chairman michael steele and former ohio democratic state senator nina turner.hanks to both of you for being here. >> thanks, kristen. >> so donald trump tweeting this morning in candidate fashion -- >> no! no, pleading, no. >> i'm going to read you what he said. he said, i am not trying to get top level security clearance for my children. this was a typically false news story. there has been so much focus on his family and whether or not he's trying to get security clearance for them. he says it's not the case. bottom line, are you concerned his family might have too much influence over this administration? >> no, i'm not so much concerned about it. it's how -- there are checks and balances in place. there are regulations and laws that sort of make very clear the delineation between your family and the interests of your family and your duty as president of the united states. so not worried so much about that. what i think what donald trump has to do though is get control of this process. i get the sense he's standing back and letting it unfold. he's got to mana

michael steele, mr. chairman, thank you. coming up, the biggest political question people can figure out is how the pollsters got this thing so wrong. name me a pollster who knew it was going to happen? polls consistently showed hillary clinton with a lead and totally underestimated the strength of trump's support, what governor rendell called the hidden trump support. isn't that the job of pollsters to find what is hidden? we can all guess. they're supposed to be professionals. i'm mad at these guys. this is "hardball." i keep thinking of sergeant schultz. i don't know nuttin. we'll be right back. see me. see me. don't stare at me. see me. see me. see me to know that psoriasis is just something that i have. i'm not contagious. see me to know that... ...i won't stop until i find what works. discover cosentyx, a different kind of medicine for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. proven to help the majority of people find clear or almost clear skin. 8 out of 10 people saw 75% skin clearance at 3 months. while the majority saw

. >>> i want to bring in former rnc chair michael steele. good to have you back.mp back in full force. 140 characters or less. >> oh, yeah, baby. >> why do you think the president-elect is bringing this up now, and is it real or just a big, shiny distraction for all of us while serious work is taking place at trump to youer? >> i think it's more of the latter. i think he saw coverage of this issue on a couple college campuses and reacted to it. it's just stream of consciousness, blurp, there it is, 140 characters or less. and, of course, the reality we all now see and have to deal with is that as the incoming president of the united states, when he's talking about civil liberties, when he's talking about taking away those civil liberties, particularly once affirmed by the constitution and the supreme court, it raises eyebrows. and it raises a lot of questions. but i think for donald trump, this was just like, hey, this is what i think about that. if you do this, then this should be the punishment for that. it doesn't really mean he's going to go anywhere with it,

michael steele, i'm watching you. i don't know what you think right now. you seem to be getting soft on this guy. are you? >> no, baby, no. not at all. a lot of curiosity. >> we're all watching. it's one of those -- like invasion of the body snatchers. when you talk about to somebody, all of a sudden, yeee! they're one of them. reince priebus and kellyanne conway both defended the hiring to have steve bannon. let's watch that. >> that was some articles in breitbart. it wasn't him. >> but he was the head. the buck stops with him. >> the guy i know is a guy who isn't any of those things. he is a guy who is pretty -- he's very, very smart. very temperament. >> frankly, people should look at the full resume. he's got a harvard business degree, he's a naval officer, he has success in entertainment, i don't know if you're aware of that, and he certainly was a goldman sachs manager and partner. brilliant technician. >> in a press release today, senator jeff merkley of oregon called on the president-elect to rescind the bannon appointment. quote, donald trump just

john: we are bringing in michael steele, washington dc, good to see you.me a sense on the basis of what you know right now, we have been talking about the state of the race, all anyone cares about right now. what is your sense right now? >> it is very fascinating, i do not know where the energy is coming from but donald trump has , garnered a great deal of energy from various pockets within the party and around the country. in listening to kellyanne conway today, talk about this race, you really get the sense that they have got their fingers on something. either they figure something out or something is moving in their direction. this may be just a 24-hour thing on the heels of what developed with hillary clinton, but there is a different kind of energy out there. just out today at a starbucks, talking to folks, and it was surprising to me the resignation that trump could possibly win this thing here in the metro area. it is a very different climate, i think, in the last 24 hours or so, and you are seeing it pop up in various parts of the country and it wi

dan yella, senior vice president of the center for american progress, and former rnc chairman michael steele. good morning. as we jump into what is going to be a long day for all of us. >> let's get ready to rumble. >> it is. here's the thing, there's so much to watch on it. you have battlegrounds, some with no early voting. other perspective when you have toss-ups here. what's it going to boil down to? >> florida and north carolina. for donald trump, that's it. hillary clinton is in the best spot she could possibly be in, and we have said it from the she needs one state to win, florida. if it's not florida, it will be ohio. she's always been in that spot where she hasn't had to work as hard to get that vote in. donald trump on the other hand had to find a pathway given the lopsided nature of the electoral college. florida and north carolina are going to be linchpins. iowa is going to be an important play for him, likely will be a nice pickup. there's some things where he can florida, that's it. >> florida, florida, florida. >> obviously, all eye are on the presidential race. when it comes t

lawrence o'donnell is with former rnc head michael steele. and a certain james carville who we've been listening to this evening. little that's right. and the conversation never stops here at this table. and james, wisconsin is looking shaky for secretary clinton. >> shaky is about as optimistic a word as i can see right now. i think this is, if this thing goes where it looks like, where i hope it doesn't go, people gotta understand, this election is gonna have consequences like you can't believe. i was looking with steve smith's presentation and i think steve was, if anything, optimistic. donald trump now has the authority of an election behind him. it's the biggest thing that you can have in a democracy. you can't -- this is not an ant septic event. he has the validation of the people. he said what he was running on. it was pretty clear what he was offering. you know, obviously i'm -- you can imagine, i'm distraught about the entire thing. i feel terrible for a lot of my friends. but what is here tonight is hard to put into perspective. we'

. >> michael steele, former chair of the rnc. by the way, we should mention getting news here. this parade of big names coming through and newt gingrich going up the golden elevators. there is another name. there is the picture right there. he and his wife, calista a few minutes ago walking into trump tower going up the elevator for one of the meetings the president-elect is holding. i will ask you about the names associated with cabinets here. let me pick up what we were talking about. this question of potential conflicts of interest of how donald trump could and should handle his business as president. what do you think he should be doing right now? >> along the lines of what mr. eisen just said, to create that wall as much as possible. so that these things do not become a distraction for the administration in its early days. look, this is not something that requires a lot of thought. you realize you have and a financial interest. >> let me ask you the big picture question about the administration. you probably agree there is a lot of trump skeptics who are waiting for what t

michael steele is here. michael, hillary clinton said this consequential election. as a republican, you've watched this play out. your party now controls the house, the senate and donald trump is -- >> yeah, and i hope people don't get -- you know, enjoy the moment. it's always important. and to get that out of your system when you win, okay? we got that. but we have to realize that this party went through a very, very strong tear at its fabric. you had a lot of leaders in the party, a lot of republicans in the party, not only distance themselves, but refuse to accept the possibility of donald trump as president. now he has got to bring those people into his orbit, into his table. they've got to figure out how to do that. because now it's time to govern. you have the senate, you have the house and the white house. and the country's expectation is that you govern. and that's going to be an important challenge. >> let me go to kristen welker. kristen is standing by now. set the tone for the room. from what we cannot see from our vantage point. >> reporter: well, tamro

. >> with that, thank you michael steele, susan paige, heidi and howard feinman. i'll be back monday night 7:00 eastern with another edition of "hardball." see you then. >>> breaking overnight, one of the most iconic women in american television has died. we'll remember the life of florence henderson who generations of americans will never forget as carol brady of "the brady bunch." >>> down to business, donald trump spends thanksgiving with his family in mar-a-lago but was working on his transition team as well. the great american past time not baseball, shopping. we'll look at the health of the economy one mall and one shopping app at a time. good morning, welcome to msnbc, live cover am on this friday november 25th. i'm ali velshi. florence henderson has died. she was 82 years old and passed away at cedars-sinai medical center in southern california surrounded by family and friends. henderson famous for playing carol brady on "the brady bunch" and the show's many sfinoffs. >> mr. chairman, fellow architects and mike brady it gives me great pleasure to tell you

. >> all right, michael steele, thank you for your time this morning. >> you got it, reverend. >>> still ahead, still ahead, we'll look at why trump may not have the mandate that republicans claim. and we'll dive into the search for new leadership in the democratic party. who should set the party's agenda? all that, plus some historical perspective from dr. henry louis gates. stay with us. you're a smart saver. you find ways to stretch your dollar. so why not compare your medicare part d plan with other options? call or go online now and see how aetna medicare rx saver could help you save. with a low monthly plan premium. access to over 60,000 pharmacies. plus $1 tier 1 generic medications at preferred pharmacies including walgreens and walmart. shop smart. compare your part d options today. and find out if aetna rx saver is right for you. 80% of recurrent ischemic, strokes could be prevented. compare your part d options today. and i'm doing all i can to help prevent another one. a bayer aspirin regimen is one of those steps in helping prevent another stroke. be sure to talk to your doct

. >> mike murphy, was surprised to hear michael steel. i'll raise this with him. say that the pollsters essentially got this right. they essentially did not get this right. we're covering a story that no one saw coming. >> well, my crystal ball has been shattered into atoms here, because i predicted the opposite of what happened. we have been living and dying by data for a long time and tonight data died. the exit polls originally were off, the most credible polling was off. trump had resonant issues, people wanted a change, i agree with chris, how the working class has had it. this is how they riot. the other half, we can't miss this, is what a big generic republican wave it was. there was a real repudiation of hillary clinton, and i think the third obama term. it needed two pieces to be such a different thing. i think they were both very, very powerful. there will be a lot of soul searching should trump win. in the democratic party -- as well as in the republican establishment. >> what did the prairie fire of bernie sanders and the prairie fire of donald trump h

. >> i'm joined now by a democratic strategist and political analyst and michael steele. we will, of course, be monitoring that rally in philadelphia. john bon jovi is there as well as bruce springsteen. what is with this hip-hop? are they talking or singing? >> my god, the language. >> i thought of you, actually. i thought of you when i saw that because at some level donald trump doesn't like when people say mean things about him so he goes at them no matter who they are, alicia machado or jay zr whatever. i remember you talking about hip-hop republicans. >> that's it. >> and ultimately, what you were talking about was like, look, this is expanding the party. >> expanding the party. and it's just so -- in some weird way, it's perfectly fitting for him on stage, he's got ted nugent saying what's this rap music? >> it's kind of my experience at the rnc. but it really is. and we talked about hip-hop republicanism, as you said, in the sense of it broadening and expanding. people begin to appreciate how much the country has changed, how diverse it is, how much it's grown and

. >> michael steele, maria -- i believe they don't have great experience with latin america, they don'te to be pro big government. i would think they're pro entrepreneurial, small business, very much republican opportunity and i do believe in an active two-party system in all communities. next steve kornacki with where things stand on battleground map. which states are so close with today's all-clear from the fbi, the exoneration for hillary clinton could tip the balance towards clinton. i have to believe there's four or five states like that where she could win just because of what comey said today, she's clean. here is the place for politics. ♪ see ya next year. this season, start a new tradition. experience the power of infiniti now, with leases starting at $319 a month. infiniti. empower the drive. >>> welcome back, with two days to go, a look at the latest battleground map. political correspondent steve kornacki at the wall. i love that with the latest, you're at the wall. go ahead >> let's take you, clinton 268 in pretty good position in states adding up to 268. so the bottom line

. >> michael steele, maria -- i believe they don't have great experience with latin america, they don't have to be pro big government. i would think they're pro entrepreneurial, small business, very much republican opportunity and i do believe in an active two-party system in all communities. next steve kornacki with where things stand on battleground map. which states are so close with today's all-clear from the fbi, the exoneration for hillary clinton could tip the balance towards clinton. i have to believe there's four or five states like that where she could win just because of what comey said today, she's clean. here is the place for politics. >>> welcome back, with two days to go, a look at the latest battleground map. political correspondent steve kornacki at the wall. i love that with the latest, you're at the wall. go ahead >> let's take you, clinton 268 in pretty good position in states adding up to 268. so the bottom line in terms of where this race is, if you're donald trump how you can pull off an upset win here. basically look at it this way. if she's at 268 and you're tru

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. >> benjy, michael steele, thank you. >>> chris, is it true that your daughter is going as an elephant? >> ryan is an elephant, david is a tiger. i had to tear myself away from the profoundly adorable scene at my house where we had like a thousand pieces of candy to come here. so i'm going to go back and look over photos of the whole scene. >> they will be exhausted and down from the sugar high and will need some comforting from dad. >> hopefully. >> well done, my friend. happy halloween. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. happy monday. happy halloween, indeed. boo. i'm wearing my same costume. it's because i have nailed it. honestly. come on. middle-aged, frumpy, underdressed lesbian. i should patent that thing and then they will come up with a sexy version of it. okay. one of the spookyist things that i know of in american political history is that the man who was inarguably the greatest american president ever, he was followed in office immediately by a man who inarguably was one of the worst american presidents of all-time. i have always found this very spooky. abe

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