maria, sara fagan, and the national journal's ron fournier. welcome to sunday it's "meet the press." >>> from nbc news in washington, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning. today is the first day of the nfl situation. er with wednesday's republican debate looming a number of candidates, props like scott walker are suddenly facing their own must-win situation. score, or end up belly up ads rick perry did. trailing candidates are upping their rhetoric, starting with michael huck be, who spoke regarding the woman in kentucky went to jail. >> i'm willing to go to jail in her place because i'm tired of watching people be just harassed because they believe in something of their faith. >> donald trump is not a serious candidate. he is a narcissist. he is an ego maniac. >> and the loud voices that don't have a plan. let's talk about donald trump. as stephen colbert said. >> john roberts, the president bush's had nominated obama care would be struck down three years ago. >> fact check. justice suter's seat was filled by a de

former bush white house political director sara fagan, and "the national journal's" ron fornier. welcome to sunday, it's "meet the press." >>> good sunday mourning. today is the first full day of the nfl season. you can be sure that somebody somewhere is nervously saying their team already faces a must-win situation. yes, even on week one. with wednesday's republican debate looming, a number of candidates perhaps like scott walker suddenly are facing their own must-win situation. score big on wednesday or do you end up seeing your candidacy go belly-up as rick perry did on friday when he realized he wasn't going to qualify for a second debate. you could also sense the desperation this week with trailing candidates upping their rhetoric, starting with mike huckabee who spoke regarding the woman in kentucky who went to jail. >> i'm willing to go to jail in her place because i'm tired of watching people be just harassed because they believe in something of their faith. >> donald trump is not a serious candidate. he is a narcissist. he is an egomaniac. >> and the loud voices that don

but in a democracy you need a coalition. >> sara fagan, was it overpromising?k, i heard it all through 2014, give us a republican senate, we're going to do all these things. >> right. >> the fact of the matter is the president didn't have to veto anything on getting rid of obama care. hasn't had to veto a defunding of planned parenthood. the arguments are right on that, aren't they? >> i think they are right on that. and the reality is, governing is really hard if you don't have 60 senators. and you don't have, you know, control of the whole apparatus. and republicans don't. and so -- >> some people think that was the whole point of createding the senate and the house was to make it house. >> it was the point. the founders were wise. but there is frustration nothing is getting done. on this matter of planned parenthood and funding. sometimes our leadership sounds defeatist. i don't know why you would assume in a giant game of chicken that the republicans always have to loods. i'm not sure that putting planned parenthood videos on a loop on the news isn't going

maria, sara fagan, and the national journal's ron fournier. to sunday it's "meet the press." >>> from nbc news in washington, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning. today is the first day of the nfl situation. er with wednesday's republican debate looming a number of candidates, props like scott walker are suddenly facing their own must-win situation. score, or end up belly up ads rick perry did. trailing candidates are upping their rhetoric, starting with michael huck be, who spoke regarding the woman in kentucky went to jail. >> i'm willing to go to jail in her place because i'm tired of watching people be just harassed because they believe in something of their faith. >> donald trump is not a serious candidate. he is a narcissist. he is an ego maniac. >> and the loud voices that don't have a plan. let's talk about donald trump. as stephen colbert said. >> john roberts, the president bush's had