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Reputable surrogate worth having out there. >> proof they think they need every last target they can get. to this point about early voting, republicans promised after 08 to get better. they promised after 2012 they would get better. they tell us theyre better now. if you look at data in places like ohio, florida, north carolina, they may not be winning everywhere but they do seem more competitive in the race. if this race gets decided based on who has the best nuts and bolts, the republicans hav...

What he believes is at stake in this election. in two battleground states like north carolina, in florida where the president is today, early voter turnout among black voters, lower than it was in 2012. i want to bring in democratic strategist. thaurng for being with me. >> thank you. >> we should note here, youre the author of a new book as well "a black man in the white house". lets start with the early voting numbers. what do you make of those? >> this is the trickiness with math. because if ...

I really had in my head that donald trump probably was going to win florida, all be it, it was still going to be a very close race, but this would basically, if this percentage holds and republicans are coming out in such a strong percent for hillary clinton, hes in huge trouble in the sunshine state, you know, consider that exit polls in 2004, republican voters, 6% voted for john kerry. in 08, 9% voted for barack obama. if 28% of republicans in florida are voting for donald trump, he has a huge...

Now, they would have been gettable if the trump campaign had been working in michigan three months ago. this is a momentum play. the hope is the bank shot that the momentum will carry them into enough support to get them over the top. the other factor is how large is that disaffected black vote? is hillary clintons base in the african-american community diminished so much? is the interest diminished so much that trump has a pathway in michigan. thats the open question. >> shes added the stop in ...

Chris, obamacare aried thcarrie state in 08. why did the clinton campaign feels that president obama can help now. >> reporter: the smallest margin of defeat in 2012. they know who his voter is. if there is one thing the obama campaign can put in practice is micro targeting. know who those voters are and in a city like this and a region like this, they have the democratic support. they want to get those numbers. they also know that there are two parts of this. they never believe that the black v...

The -- you can bet well hear president obama talk about that today as well. >> chris, send me an update on those shirts whether it is for duke or the election. >> thank you for your reporting. >> reporter: what? >> my old eyes could not tell. >> our guy, hes also the former political director for the clintons 08 campaign. >> these were considered solidly blue states. six days out to the election. how is this not a sign of panic. >> if you take a look at 2012, president obamas campaign was on the...

>> today there is a bunch of stories from other swing states with african-american turn out compared to 08 and 12 seeing a falloff and maybe significant. there is worry about that among democrats and what about the question of latino turn out? do you have indications about how it compares to what you saw in 12 and 08? >> great question. let me say the same problem is plaguing democrats here and young african-americans. they are concerned about the turn out here. latino turn out, i have seen data...

African-americans and that is concerning because of the 08 and 12 elections we had such a mass turnout and involvement in blacks being involved in a political process. >> jennifer, this sort of thing might be a reason why? >> i think its the enthusiasm for both candidates. people are not as enthused with hillary clinton, with her past record of 20, 30 years of not really supporting african-americans and their issues, looking at -- >> thats not true. >> -- her calling black people super predators...

You know, consider that exit polls in 2004, republican voters, 6% voted for john kerry. in 08, 9% voted for barack obama. if 28% of republicans in florida are voting for donald trump, he has a huge problem on his hands, and you know, he cant win the presidential election without winning florida. >> maria theresa kumar. marco rubio running for senate in that state. the guy who called donald trump a con man hit him very hard, running on the same ticket with donald trump, and here we see this massi...

And will ork r obama days of both 08 and 12. do you buy it? >> i think we have to take it seriously that things will be close. we are not a country where we have a five or-point race. to say that north carolina and florida go republican is really tough. we got florida in the last two elections and the demographics that are making democrats more competitive, it grounds central to florida with the hispanic vote. a lot of my friends argue that when you look at the early vote in floater, they like t...