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Their role to the hilt. and thats what it takes. if were going to be able to address problems like homelessness, which we should be able to address in a society as wealthy and successful as hours. it takes everyone working together. >> thank you so much, salt lake city mayor, ralph becker. gave me good news to report this morning, which i always appreciate. we are going to move on now, was there is so much more to get to today, including the one party rule spreading throughout the states and t...

Experiment of new york city, a city of that size, and social policy, the kinds of changes he wants to making >> yeah, thats the key question. i mean, happily for bill deblasio, he was andrew cuomos deputy when andrew was housing and urban development secretary under clinton. so they have a relationship going a long way back. you cut on the core issue for why his election is being seen as a national bellwether by some hopeful liberal democrats, not only the first democrat in the 20 years to lead ...

I guess my point is its a whole new world when you finally are looking at essentially the orbits for health care. >> this is a complicated matter but an important one. more than they have in the past, people are looking at the costs of the benefits and risks. look, its a lot easier to watch an episode of "duck dynasty," but it might not be as good as your health. >> senator joe manchin represents west virginia and as you know is seen as a bellwether for democrats in red states. which means peopl...

Council and author of the new book, "implosion: the end of russia and what it means for america." well, russia is still there at least in the near time. poland and lithuania are said to be nervous over the discovery of these russian missiles right on their doorstep. should they be? >> oh, they absolutely should be. and i think you framed it exactly right. this is very much part of a larger conversation, in fact, a larger contest thats taking place between the russian federation on the one side a...

Because the supreme court judged as it did, doesnt mean his hands are completely tied. and hes shown a kind of creativity by looking at section 2 to compensate for some of the losses of 4 and 5. so this attorney general has been quite creative. and i think in this case, he will again see this as a direct slap in the face of the american voter, and he knows this is something that will undermine, especially african-american/latino voters and i think they will be on the case and ready to move forwa...

Governors race in virginia was a lot closer than just about anybody expected, but in the end former dnc chairman terry mcauliffe eeked out the victory. joining me is cnns chief congressional correspondent dana bash. dana, more exciting tonight than we expected. the significance of ken cucinnelli losing in the way that he did. is it bad that he lost or is it encouraging for the tea party that it was quite close? >> reporter: probably all of the above. if youre a member of the tea party or if you ...

Alluding to of many republicans in this commonwealth of virginia and broadly across the country because they understand what a bellwether virginia tends to be with regard to the national election. but piers, i have to tell you, coming into this ballroom tonight there were so many mcauliffe supporters, staffer, aides, who were remarkably optimistic and comfortable and confident in a way that even those who in the years ive been covering politics, maybe if they feel they at least pretend that they...

Mcauliffe to an extent too, is this really a referendum at the national level, the outcome in virginia, on obama care, the affordable care act and beyond that? because essentially whats being suggested here is virginia is in fact the bellwether. because its the changing demographics are making it a much watched state. so i think were really going to have to see if mcauliffe comes out on top with a substantial win, by the way, i think it sends a huge message not only to the nation, but also the d...

Need to be a little bit careful in extrapolating into 2016 what we see happen here tonight regardless of the margin of victory. impressive, yes, and important but i dont think its a bellwether of where the party is going to go or where the party needs to go. i think its in its own right says a lot about how governor like christie governs and can win. there are examples we can take from that. i think we need to be careful because a republican primary is not the same as running in a general electi...

Vote. we know where republicans are going with this. your thoughts if cuccinelli wins. >> we have to worry about voter disenfranchisement in every state with a republican governor. were seeing in texas that the restrictions they put in place are making it harder for women to vote, even republican women. so, you know, it would be a disaster. im sure he would act on his agenda. but i would be surprised to see it happen. >> what do you make of president obama going down there on sun, going to virgi...