Transcript for Immigration policy failure a 'political' and 'moral' crisis: Donna Brazile

Want to talk about the mid terms got Donna Brazil you saw the president last night. Once he's taking care the separation of him separation policy he's back on immigration full score convinced it's gonna work for Republicans come November should Democrats be worried about that. Well first of all I think this is the same playbook the president trump isn't when he sixteen he used guns immigration religion and rates. And already we've seen what taken me campaign. That he's using that he's he's gonna use all four of these issues I think to continue to mobilize is based. Funny thing is happening George is that he's losing end but he's gay Republican support is losing them he slows and independents I don't think it's gonna work ethic is on a back and. But his Republican support. Matthew Dowd is is is kind of remarkable I mean he's been up in the high eighties Asian descent Seau said earlier only George W. Bush was higher among public. Well it's a fascinating development on heavy seas intensely popular in the Republican Party is the trump party that's done that's a foregone conclusion I disagree with senator flake who say well maybe when they aftermath of this is over I think that's done the Republican Party is at trump. Like party but the interesting thing is the Republican Party while it's become more solid with Donald Trump has gotten smaller. Has gotten smaller over the last course of the last year and a half to towel they represented about 25% of the American public says some Republican so it's gotten smaller and more intense the problem I think an immigration. For Republicans it's a great issue for Republican primary it's a great it's will run of the reasons why Donald Trump won the Republican nomination for president. The problem in a general election is most Americans are for immigration their for a path to citizenship they're against was happening is separation of families and so I think. While it might stoke up the base and help among Republicans it's a losing issue nobody. If you can't believe this can help Republican House members seeking reelection in new agers. No note that we want to open a state like New Jersey for sure calm but I don't know what much will help in the state like New Jersey. On the at this point because you're you're having a situation where you have a president whose values. Have proven to be in agreement governing sense what's more conservative than the city New Jersey generally isn't so you know you're gonna have some very tough house races but I will also say. That in the end I've always found this someone who's run for office and in the end a lot of these issues are sidelined issues or should we like to discuss an hour here. But a lot of people New Jersey are gonna say I'm making more money than I did before or have a job when a an average job before. And in that often those pocketbook issues as you know and could turn out to be determinative and I think that's the head when the Democrats are sailing into. Is ahead whenever stronger and stronger economy GDP growth maybe a 3% this year and in the next quarter leading into election may be even higher than that. Determined to be out there on the campaign trail we some twice this week both Minnesota and Nevada going to be in South Carolina on Monday. A lot of Democrats want to make this election about Donald Trump so does Donald Trump. Yeah and the need basically that they do the theory of the case here is that he needs to motivate his base to get out that'll be a low turnout election you motivate. The hardcore trump supporters you'll wind and George. That may help to a degree in the senate races which are largely the competitive senate races orange states that Donald Trump one. But in the house he's competing. At that those Republicans are competing to hold house seats that Hillary Clinton won. So the best case scenario here for Republicans as a split decision. If they lose the house I don't hear anybody seriously. On the Republican side thinks that they have a great chance of keeping the house but that they managed to hold. The senate lose the house hold the senate maybe even pick apart at the getaway the president was talking about his tweets since we. Exactly and he said yesterday in Las Vegas highlight this issue as an election issue too so this is a clear strategy he is carving out. Immigration hard line immigration as a centerpiece going Florida miniatures. I just keep going back to this meeting at the president had on Capitol Hill last week with members they behind closed doors as they were ramping up to vote to devote that never happened last week. The people I spoke to they were in this room were completely confused by his messaging honest. They heat he went in there are supposed to talk about immigration he was talking about North Korea he talked about fighter jets he talked about poll numbers. And he's alienating. His own people in his own party who left that needing going. What do you want us to do. Immigration EC alienating the match he doubted in the and that's in that same meeting the president also talked about Mark Sanford who wasn't there of course he's the congressman the president basically defeated. On his own during the primary said some things about Mark Sanford that was false no one's said a word in response to the president this fist. Me is the biggest part of the problem we have is the coarseness of the culture that we have the vulgarity that existed division that we have the president being front and center I'm basically making all that a governing principle. But Sarah Sanders and what happens somebody they refuse to serve her at a restaurant all that I hope all of us could take a look at the Fred Rogers documentary. In would you be my neighbor. And a person who spoke about kindness who spoke about bringing the country -- felt about the respect we how I have for each other that's actually what we need to focus on but this vulgarity that exists. Represented primarily right now pushed by the president but now coarse dot either side of the aisle has made it much worse and much harder to do anything in this country getting them. Well George I also want to address something that Johnson said in it is true that we have a lot of Democrats who run and in so called. Red states North Dakota Missouri several states that Donald Weber narrative West Virginia but. Donald Trump policy now what regards to trade is is gonna hurt farmers in May hurt consumers and so while we have a great economy. Some people believe it is. Did the policies that he's now enacting all the policies that he's strapped is that although his strategy on trade is gonna hurt farmers is gonna hurt his base. And those people will probably likely not vote. Ought decide to vote but those unveiled late morning trade war. Well listen I I think there's going to be a lot of debate about the president's approach on trade. And no it was long as I do my view is that he's taking this position Marta tacked back. It's ultimately make a deal. I'm now a lot of people are comfortable that he's you don't see politicians. Normally take the kind of really assertive aggressive action that's contrary to what its party's doctrine has been. Now if it ultimately ends up with him getting a better deal with the EU a better deal with Canada and Mexico well then people will be lauding him for the strategy of his of his policy if it doesn't. Please go wanna pay the price were bullets are members of the it's not just that some people think the economy is better the economy is undoubtedly better. More people employed GDP is armed and the president still has a job approval in the low forty play you know what it and I think that got NATO what you're talking about it had to do the last winter sports are what's going on that's all we have time for thanks Richard grandkids all live.

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