‘It Is Problematic for Republicans in a Couple of Different Ways’: Belcher on Trump’s NATO Remarks

RUSH TRANSCRIPT CAPEHART Cornell ░░░░░░░░ m wondering I mean ░░░░░░░░ us nerds on this ░░░░░░░░ these four boxes we ░░░░░░░░ what Trump s NATO ░░░░░░░░ mean the power that ░░░░░░░░ hold But will they ░░░░░░░░ with the American people ░░░░░░░░ president in the campaign ░░░░░░░░ an ad out hammering ░░░░░░░░ at Trump on this ░░░░░░░░ will it matter to ░░░░░░░░ BELCHER Well that s ░░░░░░░░ million dollar question I ░░░░░░░░ in politics all you ░░░░░░░░ to do from a ░░░░░░░░ standpoint is do you ░░░░░░░░ a story to tell ░░░░░░░░ can move voters to ░░░░░░░░ story I think it ░░░░░░░░ problematic for Republicans in ░░░░░░░░ couple of different ways ░░░░░░░░ historically as you ve ░░░░░░░░ pointed out the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ been the party the ░░░░░░░░ party and the party ░░░░░░░░ strength and showing strength ░░░░░░░░ the globe And a ░░░░░░░░ of middle America like ░░░░░░░░ A lot of middle ░░░░░░░░ bought into that and ░░░░░░░░ toward the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ that strength I think ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party brain right ░░░░░░░░ is that s not ░░░░░░░░ That doesn t give ░░░░░░░░ an opportunity to lean ░░░░░░░░ what so many of ░░░░░░░░ Americans once upon a ░░░░░░░░ liked about the Republican ░░░░░░░░ And more so along ░░░░░░░░ campaign trail as John ░░░░░░░░ talked about here you ░░░░░░░░ going to have senators ░░░░░░░░ to answer to reporters ░░░░░░░░ day about this conversation ░░░░░░░░ for me it s ░░░░░░░░ only the presidential but ░░░░░░░░ also have the Senate ░░░░░░░░ the House at stake ░░░░░░░░ And I ve got ░░░░░░░░ tell you a lot ░░░░░░░░ those House Republicans sitting ░░░░░░░░ battleground districts don t ░░░░░░░░ to have to answer ░░░░░░░░ every day.”