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Leslie marshall, democrat strategist and radio host, and david webb, host of the david webb show. great to see you both today. david, i want to start with you. democrats, what worked for kyrsten sinema in arizona? >> what worked was what was missing. our support from the mccain wing of the party, from jeff flake and those who supported. the republicans did not come together in arizona. she was able to eke out a narrow win but i wouldnt take it as a bellwether that this is something of a sweep by...

Important gubernatorial spots as well now the republicans are hoping to hold on to the house and the senate the democrats are hoping to take back one or even two chambers of congress and push back on president trumps policies that he is my a schwager is following what looks to be a tight. every state every ballot issue every candidate has a pivotal role to play in these midterm elections some campaigns could prove to be a bellwether for where the country is headed as a whole lets take a look now...

Those places trump did really well in 2016. looks like republicans are getting that today in florida as well. very complicated picture there statewide. >> were going to try to page chuck todd and get him back into the studio as our son of florida to talk about whats going on in florida. steve kornacki stay on it and holler if you get anything new. michael steele is with us, the former chairman of the republican party, and michael, if you were in your old job tonight how would you feel about the ...

For people with pre-existing health conditions has had a significant impact. if you look at nevada and arizona, there youve got a senator, a republican senator, dean heller, who voted to strip away protections for people with pre-existing conditions. martha mcsally, the republican senate candidate, helped lead the charge in the house to take away those protections for people. theyre trying to spin it all differently now, but the reality and the truth is thats how they voted and people are going ...

Hes been in missouri multiple times throughout this campaign. the wild card in this race, jake, will be which side has the energy? is it going to be democrats and claire mccaskill, or will the republican base turn out for josh hawley? were going to be waiting here, bringing you updates on election night. theres no early voting in missouri, so all of the voting is happening right now, today, on election day. it used to be that missouri was a bellwether for the presidential election. tonight it is...

Agreement when you were with the trump campaign in 2016. not sure you abide by it, but you did sign it. i want to ask you about this kentucky race. its going to be one of the first ones we see the results from. andy barr against amy mcgrath. its a district president trump won by 16 points in 2016. obviously a bellwether. one of the things we were talking about during the break is the democrats -- and i know this is much to your chagrin -- the democrats have done a pretty good job when it comes t...

The wrong move here and theyre not paying enough attention to this inside the white house and just how critical these races will be and how long lasting the implications will be. they think the president made the wrong move with desantis, kemp and chris covac. thats a big concern. they do not think that the white house is focusing enough on that and they think it will affect not only 2020 but possibly 2022 with redistricting and what not, and that is a really big concern among the presidents all...

43% of voters that were not voting democrat are not voting because they know it will grind d.c. to a halt. >> robby, what races are you looking at today? >> i cant believe im saying this. before you were on, nathan gonzales was on. he was pointing out new jersey and virginia. they close earlier in the night. if we win one seat in virginia, thats good. two or three in new jersey, thats awesome. new jersey, we could win up to four. >> democrat side? >> yes. i mentioned florida before. that was an ...

To defend making victory harder now as well as electing members of congress americans will vote for powerful governors in many states and the washington correspondents and maya schrader has more now on what those races could mean for u.s. politics going forward. every state every ballot issue every candidate has a pivotal role to play in these midterm elections some campaigns could prove to be a bellwether for where the country is headed as a whole lets take a look now at just a few examples wil...

Counties in the united states are in the washington metro area. this is the place where donald trump is very popular, republicans are trying to hold onto the seat. if they can pull that off, if barbara comstock and somehow hold on, that will be a very good time for the republicans. >> harris: did enforcement, did enough money come in earlier? im curious about that. if you flip it and democrats dont take that, that tells us something about their bellwether, too. >> if democrats cant win there, th...