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i don't think reince priebus believes they will not talk ill of each other. it's a debate not a one-man show. >> obviously too many candidates for us to talk about each one. but, steve, i want to highlight jeb bush and what's gone on with him. to two what seemed like missteps with independent voters regarding planned parenthood. that's the latest one. i want to play what yahoo! news had to say about the trouble jeb bush has found. >> fairly or not, the presumption is the perception is as trump gains steam, it's jeb bush who's sort of losing his pre-eminent place in the field. >> jeb bush the person that's been referred to as the dynasty candidate just as hillary clinton has been described, he's anything but that at this point, making mistakes that are stunning, not being able to explain the difference between him and his brother and his father and then this planned parenthood remark that he tried to clarify, especially at a time when the polling shows the majority of people see planned parenthood as a favorable agency. >> well his gaffe on the planned parenth
i don't think reince priebus believes they will not talk ill of each other. it's a debate not a one-man show. >> obviously too many candidates for us to talk about each one. but, steve, i want to highlight jeb bush and what's gone on with him. to two what seemed like missteps with independent voters regarding planned parenthood. that's the latest one. i want to play what yahoo! news had to say about the trouble jeb bush has found. >> fairly or not, the presumption is the perception...
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a "washington post" reporter, reince priebus asked him to tone it down. trump mentions priebus by name and says i wanted to be treated fairly. i'm in touch with the rnc. i want this to work and the party to be there. the party establishment, i won't mess with you. treat me okay. and that means when it's okay, share your contacts, share your infrastructure. >> michael, go ahead. >> i was going to say keep in mind, folks, there's a history here not necessarily with trump but with the way the party has treated candidates who they did not like or who were outside of the establishment. remember what happened to -- not ross perot but to ron paul at the 2012 convention. not afforded an opportunity to address all those delegates he brought, not afforded the opportunity to really have a part or role in the end game. and so donald trump has taken note of that and has recognized that the party can be pretty harsh to guys like him. so he's got that trump card, if you will, in his back pocket, and he intends to use it when it comes to that opportunity. >> all right. m
a "washington post" reporter, reince priebus asked him to tone it down. trump mentions priebus by name and says i wanted to be treated fairly. i'm in touch with the rnc. i want this to work and the party to be there. the party establishment, i won't mess with you. treat me okay. and that means when it's okay, share your contacts, share your infrastructure. >> michael, go ahead. >> i was going to say keep in mind, folks, there's a history here not necessarily with trump but...
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reince priebus also told me this is not going to be as intense as the hunger games. what can we expect stull unclear, but an energy and electricity that you wouldn't normally see until a general election debate. more than a year from now. consider this challenge for the candidates though. most of them are going to stand on stage silently for roughly 110 of the 120 minutes over the course of the debate. the challenge becomes can they deliver? can they appear ready with energy and leadership the moment they're called upon. that includes donald trump. he's known for putting on a show, but donald trump has never been on a stage like this. tonight, the front-runner will be front and center flanked by nine republican rivals. how do you prepare for donald trump? >> i'm not running against any of the people on the stage. i'm running for president. >> trump could face new questions whether he's too cozy with the clintons after details surfaced about a private call between trump and former president clinton in may shortly before he announced his white house bid. he also said t
reince priebus also told me this is not going to be as intense as the hunger games. what can we expect stull unclear, but an energy and electricity that you wouldn't normally see until a general election debate. more than a year from now. consider this challenge for the candidates though. most of them are going to stand on stage silently for roughly 110 of the 120 minutes over the course of the debate. the challenge becomes can they deliver? can they appear ready with energy and leadership the...
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that was rnc chairman reince priebus. >> he talked about the containment policy. >> i know it well. i use it for teenage girls. no republican candidates has ever won the cand dnsy without winning the state of ohio. they'll try to make an early impression in that state tonight. let's bring back in kasie hunt who is also going to try to convince us that cleveland is cool. it is cool, kasie. >> well, mika, for the gop, it's all about ohio, ohio, ohio. and in many ways, this debate is actually just a dress rehearsal for the bigger event. the republican national convention is really changing the face of the city, but it's not without some challenges. restaurants and shipping containers. trendy bars, luxury lofts. don't look now, but cleveland is becoming cool. >> you ever see cuyahoga sunset? >> no. >> you cloe cleveland is great for the whole family? >> lebron james has helped change the persect it's a hollowed out part of the rust belt, but it takes longer than getting the cavs ready for the playoffs. enter the republican party and all the benefits that come when a city hosts the bigge
that was rnc chairman reince priebus. >> he talked about the containment policy. >> i know it well. i use it for teenage girls. no republican candidates has ever won the cand dnsy without winning the state of ohio. they'll try to make an early impression in that state tonight. let's bring back in kasie hunt who is also going to try to convince us that cleveland is cool. it is cool, kasie. >> well, mika, for the gop, it's all about ohio, ohio, ohio. and in many ways, this...
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even reince priebus said we are more united than divided. this rhetoric has to stop. it perpetuates something we don't want to see again. >> nothing donald trump is saying would mute or discourage the rhetoric. >> you don't see much at all in donald trump's campaign. one of the things in the gq piece is they are out there, percolating and you see candidates taking advantage of those. to josh's point about the shutdown, i don't think we'll see a shutdown over planned parenthood. we can see it going to the brink. funding for abortion clinics is the very last thing to get resolved keeping in mind we don't send federal dollars to abortion clinics. we send it to clinics that provide services like std or cancer screenings. he's right we won't have a shutdown but the debate over planned parenthood is just gearing up. we have more videos coming out. we should expect this fight to really continue over the next few months. this issue isn't going to disappear from the republican campaign trail. >> i think with the shutdown -- if i can say -- i am quite sure john boehner and mitc
even reince priebus said we are more united than divided. this rhetoric has to stop. it perpetuates something we don't want to see again. >> nothing donald trump is saying would mute or discourage the rhetoric. >> you don't see much at all in donald trump's campaign. one of the things in the gq piece is they are out there, percolating and you see candidates taking advantage of those. to josh's point about the shutdown, i don't think we'll see a shutdown over planned parenthood. we...
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. >> that's reince priebus over the weekend. back with us is former governor and candidate for president, george pataki. >> you can tap into something, it might not be good for the republican party. do you think trump is good or bad for the party? >> i think the anti-washington sentiment is very real. cuts across party lines, and republicans should run on that basis. i think that's one of the reasons jeb bush is having such a hard time catching fire, because he's not seen as an outsider. we do have to do well among latinos, and we should, but not where even an accommodating of something that is ridiculous as sending 11 million people out of the country. >> to the president's deal with iran, we see with harry reid moving over the weekend, that the president is now a few senators away from probably having though locked in. are you opposed to this? >> i am. i think it's an awful agreement. i think it's really going to hurt america, hurt our allies and the cause of those who believe and respect the rule of law. just over the weekend
. >> that's reince priebus over the weekend. back with us is former governor and candidate for president, george pataki. >> you can tap into something, it might not be good for the republican party. do you think trump is good or bad for the party? >> i think the anti-washington sentiment is very real. cuts across party lines, and republicans should run on that basis. i think that's one of the reasons jeb bush is having such a hard time catching fire, because he's not seen as...
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but i think you and i have just as much play with the republican base as reince priebus does. he's been saying we're going to moderate, attract latinos, attract young people. the debates are not going to be a circus. donald trump, dial it back. nothing he says makes a difference. so when he says they'll focus on hillary, that tells me the opposite. >> i have a lot of influence in the republican base. anyone, i have that kind of sway, if i go into a republican district and support you, you are dead on arrival in the republican primary. >> who are you endorsing in this field? >> oh, i'm waiting until right before the debate. and donald, don't let them intimidate you and you go after the red meat. you go get them. joan walsh, and jonathan capehart, thank you both for your time tonight. >> thanks, rev. >>> breaking news ahead, a huge win for voting rights in texas. just the day before the fifthth anniversary of the voting rights act. and the latest on yet another shooting scare at a moving theater. this time in tennessee. >>> plus, the viral video showing a woman berated for speak
but i think you and i have just as much play with the republican base as reince priebus does. he's been saying we're going to moderate, attract latinos, attract young people. the debates are not going to be a circus. donald trump, dial it back. nothing he says makes a difference. so when he says they'll focus on hillary, that tells me the opposite. >> i have a lot of influence in the republican base. anyone, i have that kind of sway, if i go into a republican district and support you, you...
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this is reince priebus' problem and they have to walk around him very gingerly. steve schmidt, of course john mccain's former adviser, was saying last night if you add up ted cruz and donald trump support and rand paul's arguely they are 40% of the people in the republican primary who don't give a darn about the republican party. >> it would be hugely -- the reason that you're seeing trump handled with somewhat kid glove, marley by the party, is because they know that a trump independent candidacy probably gets 15% of the vote and that 15%, 12ish percent are going to vote for the republican nominee. i think -- it's amazing to me that his justification for saying why he wouldn't run gives me a lot of leverage. remarkable admission we know it's true. the admission that i sort of want to hold it over them to see what i can get is just telling. >> thanks to all of you, katie kur and kelly o'donnell and jonathan capehart and, of course, chris cillizza. >>> planned parenthood was a favorite target of all the republicans. up next barbara boxer with another point of view
this is reince priebus' problem and they have to walk around him very gingerly. steve schmidt, of course john mccain's former adviser, was saying last night if you add up ted cruz and donald trump support and rand paul's arguely they are 40% of the people in the republican primary who don't give a darn about the republican party. >> it would be hugely -- the reason that you're seeing trump handled with somewhat kid glove, marley by the party, is because they know that a trump independent...
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>> there's no doubt that the rnc chairman reince priebus takes this very seriously and i know he's very concerned about how the noise from all of this plays out. in terms of undermining the effort of the party so built a different brand, to build a new brand with consistencies that have taken this off their radar, that don't look as the party as serious alternative to what the democrats will be offering either in this cycle or in past cycles, and so that has got to be concerning. it should be concerning because when you have an autopsy that says very clearly we want to embrace hispanics and bring them into the party, we want to have a different conversation with women, to have the leading contender for the nomination at this stage, to the governor's point, who ask out there driving a different narrative and a different message, you've got to find a way to bring that back to the core argument that you want to make for women to look at the party and for other groups and candidacies to consider all those candidates on the stage. and that is a very difficult thing to do right now. i think t
>> there's no doubt that the rnc chairman reince priebus takes this very seriously and i know he's very concerned about how the noise from all of this plays out. in terms of undermining the effort of the party so built a different brand, to build a new brand with consistencies that have taken this off their radar, that don't look as the party as serious alternative to what the democrats will be offering either in this cycle or in past cycles, and so that has got to be concerning. it...
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. >> i don't think reince priebus is holding this game together. when he talks to the people out there, we'll bring it to you live as it happens. two streetlights. the only difference: that little blue thingy. you see it? that's a sensor. using ge software, the light can react to its environment- getting brighter only when it's needed. in a night, it saves a little energy. but, in a year it saves a lot. and the other street? it's been burning energy all night. for frank. frank's a cat. now, two things that are exactly the same, have never been more different. ge software. get connected. get insights. get optimized. i started with pills. and now i take a long-acting insulin at night. i take mine in the morning. i was trying to eat right, stay active. but i wasn't reaching my a1c goal anymore. man: my doctor says diabetes changes over time. it gets harder to control blood sugar spikes after i eat and get to goal. my doctor added novolog® at mealtime for additional control. now i know. novolog® is a fast-acting, injectable insulin and it works toget
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. >>> joining me now is chairman of the republican national commit renz reince priebus. welcome back to "meet the press." ince priebus. welcome back to "meet the press." >> good morning, chuck. >> you talked about the other day on the "today" show that you wanted all the candidates to pledge that they would not run as a third party. how do you go about getting that pledge? and have you personally made phone calls to all the candidates asking for that pledge, including mr. trump? >> i haven't made phone calls to every candidate, chuck, but what i was saying on the "today" show was simply that if you're going to run for the nomination of our private organization, which is the republican party, that is only makes sense that you, at number one, agree that a republican would be better than a democrat running on the other side, and that you wouldn't run as a third party because i think a third party, at least a serious one, on either side of the aisle would be a death wish to both parties. i don't think it's unreasonable to say that candidates ought to support on our side the
. >>> joining me now is chairman of the republican national commit renz reince priebus. welcome back to "meet the press." ince priebus. welcome back to "meet the press." >> good morning, chuck. >> you talked about the other day on the "today" show that you wanted all the candidates to pledge that they would not run as a third party. how do you go about getting that pledge? and have you personally made phone calls to all the candidates asking...
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you know, reince priebus had decided to ban networks, this one, and i would if i were reince priebus, too, so i'm not knocking him. i would never give msnbc a republican debate right now. pretty soon i would. >> i think i would. >> things are changing really quickly, this network, but a year ago, never. i understand that. but the idea was to get news outlets, mark, that would ask legitimate questions about policy instead of gotcha questions. there wasn't a single question asked of the republican front-runner that dealt with jobs, that dealt with iran, that dealt with isis, that dealt with the economy. that dealt with foreign policy at large. it was, you had three questions, the first one was, i was stunned. and i guess you told me rush limbaugh talked about this for a long time. the first question was on donald trump's insult of rosie o'donnell and his insults of reality show contestants. and were they crude and crass? yes. would i ever say? no. would ever republican candidate ever say? no, but that's your first question? and then the next question was asking this billionaire about fo
you know, reince priebus had decided to ban networks, this one, and i would if i were reince priebus, too, so i'm not knocking him. i would never give msnbc a republican debate right now. pretty soon i would. >> i think i would. >> things are changing really quickly, this network, but a year ago, never. i understand that. but the idea was to get news outlets, mark, that would ask legitimate questions about policy instead of gotcha questions. there wasn't a single question asked of...
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. >> that was rnc chairman reince priebus talking about last night's colorful debate. joining us now director of the huffington post media group howard fineman and chair of democratic national committee congress woman debbie wasserman schultz of florida. good to have you both. >> you have a take on the debate last night. tell us about it. >> i think marco rubio has been talked about a lot and in the context of the quote colorful debate if you want a rebel and somebody who can go against hillary clinton and somebody who is an outsider by definition you can go with a donald trump or you can go with a young politician, a guy who hasn't been in the game for a long time who represents a new generation and who is an outsider by definition and that is marco rubio. >> you think marco won the debate last night? >> i don't think he won it. i think he did himself a lot of good. i don't think donald trump gave himself another booster rocket in the polls. i don't know that he is going to go down. analysis of donald trump is always wrong. and people like push and walker establishmen
. >> that was rnc chairman reince priebus talking about last night's colorful debate. joining us now director of the huffington post media group howard fineman and chair of democratic national committee congress woman debbie wasserman schultz of florida. good to have you both. >> you have a take on the debate last night. tell us about it. >> i think marco rubio has been talked about a lot and in the context of the quote colorful debate if you want a rebel and somebody who can...
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priebus, told savannah guthrie, he welcomes trump's entry. >> there's a lot of people out there that are pretty frustrated with government they're frustrated with both parties, and i think that donald trump has tapped into some of that. i also know that it's early. i think donald trump knows it's early. everybody understands it. i think it's going to be a long process. we're not going to focus on each other. i think you're going to see a republican party unified, talking about how to get the country back on track. >> so joining me now from washington is nbc news senior political editor mark murray. and from cleveland, nbc news campaign enbed jordan frazier. jordan, can you tell me what these two campaigns are doing to prep for this. we have heard from donald trump and he feels it's best to be fresh just being donald but what about the other campaigns? >> reporter: you have to expect the unexpected thomas. all these campaigns are going through their debate prep all the different issues all the different one-liners and zingers that you might have. but it was brought up by one of the to
priebus, told savannah guthrie, he welcomes trump's entry. >> there's a lot of people out there that are pretty frustrated with government they're frustrated with both parties, and i think that donald trump has tapped into some of that. i also know that it's early. i think donald trump knows it's early. everybody understands it. i think it's going to be a long process. we're not going to focus on each other. i think you're going to see a republican party unified, talking about how to get...
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. >>> on august 6 a state issued from reince priebus commemorating the 50th anniversary of the voting rights act. the statement noted the broad republican support that the act enjoyed back in 1965 and stated that protecting citizens right to vote in free and fair elections is not a republican priority, it's an american priority. hear-hear. but mr. priebus also included this. every citizen should have the chance to vote in our elections while we also work to ensure the integrity of the voting process by preventing mistakes, fraud, and confusion. it's an interesting and seemingly contradictory statement from the head of the republican party. on the one hand celebrating voting rights for all americans harkens back to the party's crucial yesteryear support to the landmark bill that tore down the insidous barriers southern states erected to keep millions from exercising their right to vote. and still harping on voter fraud, that has been used time and again to restrict voting laws in state after state. it impacts the ability of those very black voters. to the kansas secretary of st e state
. >>> on august 6 a state issued from reince priebus commemorating the 50th anniversary of the voting rights act. the statement noted the broad republican support that the act enjoyed back in 1965 and stated that protecting citizens right to vote in free and fair elections is not a republican priority, it's an american priority. hear-hear. but mr. priebus also included this. every citizen should have the chance to vote in our elections while we also work to ensure the integrity of the...
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we know reince priebus had asked people to take a pledge. now he's saying, it's no big deal. but what do you think that that says, is it a disqualifier right out of the gate? >> i don't know if i could characterize it as that but the one thing that people love about donald trump that they can't stand about other politicians is that he is willing to say anything regardless of who it offends, regardless of what it means and i think that that's why people are taking a look at him and thinking this is actually extremely interesting. so i don't think that last night anybody raising their hands is going to be remembered in a few months unless he actually does it and i think that will have to wait and see. i think he's going to be around long enough just because of the money and the interest that we'll have to just wait and see if that's something he will consider. >> as you say he's willing to say anything. let's remind everybody a few of the greatest hits from donald trump last night. >> our leaders are stupid. our politicians are stupid. you know, most of the people on this stage
we know reince priebus had asked people to take a pledge. now he's saying, it's no big deal. but what do you think that that says, is it a disqualifier right out of the gate? >> i don't know if i could characterize it as that but the one thing that people love about donald trump that they can't stand about other politicians is that he is willing to say anything regardless of who it offends, regardless of what it means and i think that that's why people are taking a look at him and...
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i just disagree with reince priebus. you know, if the field up there tonight thinks that running against hillary clinton, they're wrong. they're running against donald trump. and even though the safest path and the common wisdom is leave him alone, he's like a nightmare. he will go away when we wake up. there's nothing we have to do to take him down, i don't think that's the case. i think they have to take him down. and for some of the people who have almost, you know, zero name recognition, they're not going to make this store irys tomorrow unless they say something that makes news. and if they spend two hours talking about energy policy, it's not going to make news. >> well, and we know, carol, that several of these candidates that come in this evening a bit wounded, we've got jeb bush whose showing as steve pointed out a little bit of campaign rust with his gaffe, specifically over planned parenthood. and then we've got rand paul who has to deal with his own controversy regarding his nephew-in-law. and trump, fresh me
i just disagree with reince priebus. you know, if the field up there tonight thinks that running against hillary clinton, they're wrong. they're running against donald trump. and even though the safest path and the common wisdom is leave him alone, he's like a nightmare. he will go away when we wake up. there's nothing we have to do to take him down, i don't think that's the case. i think they have to take him down. and for some of the people who have almost, you know, zero name recognition,...
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you have reince priebus saying running as a third party candidate would be a death wish for trump, but also a real problem for the republican party, and to have trump go rogue even if it's off something like this, is a potential problem for them as the party apparatus. we've all been wondering whether there would be a point at which trump would go too far with some of these comments. i think we'll have to wait a little while to see if it shakes out that way. taking on fox news this way in a republican primary is a really dangerous place to be for any candidate, whether trump can break that set of rules i think still remains to be seen. >> kasie staying with us. let's bring in the panel this morning. kathleen sebelius, former u.s. secretary of health and human services, msnbc political analyst michael steele, former chairman of the rnc and jonathan allen, a reporter with vox. okay, i was going to be -- we were going to be talking about donald trump and his debate performan performance. these comments about megyn kelly, i have to go around the table, starting with you, michael steele. >>
you have reince priebus saying running as a third party candidate would be a death wish for trump, but also a real problem for the republican party, and to have trump go rogue even if it's off something like this, is a potential problem for them as the party apparatus. we've all been wondering whether there would be a point at which trump would go too far with some of these comments. i think we'll have to wait a little while to see if it shakes out that way. taking on fox news this way in a...
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. >> reporter: well, jose i actually talked to rnc chairman reince priebus last night in the spin room. he said running as an independent would be a death wish for trump. the person who will win the presidency will ultimately be a republican or a democrat. the reality is though there's a reason why priebus was on the phone with donald trump pretty regularly. he was talking about that as well and that's because frankly it would be in some ways a death wish for priebus if he does in fact get into this race as an independent. republicans are working pretty hard behind the scenes to make sure that doesn't happen but i will say broadly jose there are some questions emerging about how this debate performance is going to affect trump. he's staying in the top of the headlines and possible the rule is going to continue to apply for trump all press is good press. that doesn't usually, it hasn't applied to candidates like scott walker for example or jeb bush. trump has been a little bit like teflon in this respect, but i think you are starting to hear some republican strategists talk about whethe
. >> reporter: well, jose i actually talked to rnc chairman reince priebus last night in the spin room. he said running as an independent would be a death wish for trump. the person who will win the presidency will ultimately be a republican or a democrat. the reality is though there's a reason why priebus was on the phone with donald trump pretty regularly. he was talking about that as well and that's because frankly it would be in some ways a death wish for priebus if he does in fact...
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the problem the democrats have is they ought to have a reince priebus type as their chair person. debbie wasserman schultz isn't doing anything the democrats need to do organizationally, and she's not an effective chairperson. the debates are a secondary issue. >> money, fund-raising, how are they doing? >> not doing well. >> okay. >> let's go to the republican side. in iowa, donald trump has completely transformed his perception in the early nominating states, likely republican caucusgoers. look at these numbers. >> bloomberg politics des moines register poll finds trump leading the field with 23%. retired neurosurgeon ben carson just five points behind, nearly within the poll's margin of error at 18%. where did he come from? >> i want to stop right there. >> please. >> you have ted cruz and scott walker and jeb bush and marco rubio way back. look at those two numbers. >> yeah. >> this is what nicolle and i did last week, add donald trump and ben carson. i mean, you're looking at, what is that, 41% of the vote? a lot of these polls, at least 4 out of 10 republican voters, nick, a
the problem the democrats have is they ought to have a reince priebus type as their chair person. debbie wasserman schultz isn't doing anything the democrats need to do organizationally, and she's not an effective chairperson. the debates are a secondary issue. >> money, fund-raising, how are they doing? >> not doing well. >> okay. >> let's go to the republican side. in iowa, donald trump has completely transformed his perception in the early nominating states, likely...