That is the biggest change in this election. Back at the beginning of the year, Anderson, there was no doubt Republicans wanted Hillary Clinton. They thought if nothing else, she would motivate the Republican base.
John King discusses the shift in Republican strategy regarding which Democratic candidate they would prefer to face in the election.
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You address your weaknesses. At this point in the campaign, you're the nominee. They have eight months to November. You address your weaknesses and you try to build on your strengths.
The majority of the Democrats I have spoken to by far, the vast majority thinks the president is in trouble.
The question is, do the rules apply anymore? This is the question I ask myself all the time.
He was willing to break with his party and do things that got him in trouble and stand up and explain it.
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