President Donald Trump Steps Into Kansas Special Election Fray | Morning Joe

>>> MID TERM ELECTIONS ARE STILL FAR OFF BUT A COUPLE OF SPECIAL
ELECTIONS ARE LOOKING AT BELLWETHERS.
TO REPLACE CONGRESSMAN MIKE POMPEO, PROMOTED TO CIA DIRECTOR
AND WHO WON LAST TIME BY 31 POINTS.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY, AFTER SITTING ON THE SIDELINES FOR MOST OF THE
RACE, HAS ENTERED AT THE 11th HOUR TO TRY TO PUSH JAMES
THOMPSON ACROSS THE FINISH LINE IN THE TRADITIONALLY
CONSERVATIVE DISTRICT. MEANWHILE, THE HEAD OF THE STATE
REPUBLICAN PARTY BELIEVES THE RACE COULD BE DOWN TO A MARGIN
OF SINGLE DIGITS. THE CAMPAIGN OF RON ESTES, STATE
TREASURER, IS TAKING HEAT FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE AND THIS
CAMPAIGN AD. >> THE LIBERAL ACTIVISTS ARE
TRYING TO STEAL THIS ELECTION BY SUPPORTING THE BERNIE SANDERS'
BACKED LAWYER BECAUSE THEY KNOW HE WILL VOTE THE WAY PELOSI
TELLS HIM TO. WELL, I'M RON ESTES.
I WILL NEVER COMPROMISE OUR CONSERVATIVE VALUES.
IN THIS SPECIAL ELECTION, YOUR VOTE COUNTS.
I'M RON ESTES. I APPROVE THIS MESSAGE AND I
NEED YOUR HELP TO DRAIN THIS SWAMP ON APRIL 11th.
>> SWAMP. I GET IT.
>> WILLIE, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS TO ME?
HOLD ON. IS THIS GUY REALLY ABOUT TO LOSE
TO AN ALLIGATOR? LIKE HE'S WITHIN SINGLE -- AN
ALLIGATOR IS RUNNING AGAINST HIM.
>> OR SWEET OLD TURTLE, TOO. THE IMAGERY THERE IS THAT HE IS
GOING TO DRAIN THE SWAMP AND WILL NO LONGER NEED THE WADERS.
>> ESTES IS GETTING A LOT OF ASSISTS.
TED CRUZ CAMPAIGNED WITH HIM, SAYING THE EYE OF THE WHOLE
COUNTRY IS ON KANSAS. >> I SAW THAT ON MY TWITTER
FEED. I'M LIKE, WHAT HAPPENED IN
KANSAS? >> 11th HOUR ROBO CALL HAPPENING
NOW FROM THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF. >> WE'RE GOING TO DO THINGS
REALLY GREAT FOR OUR COUNTRY. OUR COUNTRY NEEDS HELP.
RON IS GOING TO BE HELPING US BIG LEAGUE.
BUT I NEED REPUBLICANS LIKE RON ESTES TO HELP ME GET THE JOB
DONE. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ELECTION.
THERE IS REALLY FEW VERY MUCH MORE IMPORTANT AND I NEED YOUR
VOTE FOR RON ESTES ON TUESDAY. >> IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE ONE OF
THE FACTORS IN THIS RACE IS FRUSTRATION WITH GOVERNOR SAM
BROWNBACK. >> OKAY.
WE'LL GO TO GEORGIA REAL QUICK. I WANT TO SAM STEIN ABOUT THIS.
REPUBLICAN TOM PRICE UP TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
SECRETARY. HE WON HIS DISTRICT IN 24%.
DONALD TRUMP WON BY 1.5%. GIANT FIELD OF 18 CANDIDATES TO
REPLACE PRICE, MOST OF THEM REPUBLICAN BUT ROOKIE DEMOCRAT
JOHN OSSOFF HAS PULLED AWAY FROM THE PACK, $8 MILLION WAR CHEST,
90% OF IT FROM OUT OF DISTRICT BY ONE COUNT.
ENJOYING A WIDE LEAD OVER THE CLUSTER OF REPUBLICAN FIELD IN
RECENT POLLING. CAN OSSOFF HIT 50% IN THIS
PRIMARY? IF NOT, A RUNOFF WOULD BE
DIFFICULT TO WIN IN THE
TRADITIONALLY DEEP RED DISTRICT. WORTH NOTING THAT WAS ALSO ONCE
NEWT GINGRICH'S DISTRICT. SAM STEIN, LET'S GO BACK TO
KANSAS. MIKE POMPEO WON BY 30 POINTS.
THAT DISTRICT HAS GONE COMFORTABLY FOR DONALD TRUMP,
MITT ROMNEY BEFORE THAT. IT'S A DEEPLY RED DISTRICT.
IS THERE REALLY A CHANCE A REPUBLICAN LOSES THERE?
>> PROBABLY NOT. TRUMP WON BY 27 IN THAT
DISTRICT. IT IS WIDELY REPUBLICAN.
SPECIAL ELECTIONS ARE KIND OF CRAZY.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE TURNOUT IS GOING TO COME FROM.
MOTIVATION IS VERY IMPORTANT. IN THIS CLIMATE DEMOCRATS ARE
MORE MOTIVATED THAN REPUBLICANS AND JOE HINTED AT SORT OF THE X
FACTOR HERE. THIS ISN'T REALLY ABOUT
NECESSARILY DONALD TRUMP AND WHAT HE HAS DONE.
THIS IS ABOUT SAM BROWNBACK, WHO IS INCREDIBLY UNPOPULAR IN
KANSAS. REFORMS HE MADE ON THE TAX
SPENDING SIDE. THIS GUY IS CALLING ESTES THE
BROWNBACK REPUBLICAN. THAT'S THAT.
IN GEORGIA, THAT IS MUCH MORE OF A NATIONALIZED RACE.
OSSOFF'S MONEY IS DISPROPORTIONATELY FROM OUT OF
STATE. RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF FUNDS, $8.3
MILLION. HE IS IN THE MID TO HIGH 40s BUT
IS ONLY 1% OF THE SECOND CHOICE FOR THESE CANDIDATES WHICH MEANS
HE LIKELY HAS A CEILING AND IT'S UNCLEAR IF THAT CEILING WILL GET
UP TO 40%. >>> ADMIRAL BILL McCRAVEN, WHO
WENT VIRAL AFTER HIS 2014 COMMENCEMENT SPEECH, JOINS US
WITH HIS THOUGHTS ON S

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