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The whole thing. well be watching. steve kornacki, thank you for your contributions tonight. we have been able to reach mike murphy by phone. and were happy to be able to talk to him. the veteran republican strategist, long-type advisor to mitt romney, jeb bush, john mccain to name a few and former u.s. member of congress, david jolly remains here with us in studio. so mike, good to have you. thank you for making yourself available so late at night. what are we witnessing happen to the republica...

Whats important? >> listen, lets first acknowledge the fact that were talking about this congressional district in ohio and that its a dead heat race heading into today. this is a district donald trump won by 11 points. its been in republican hands for 35 years. it is a republican congressional district and its a dead heat going in. that is the story of politics in the trump era. that is the story heading into november midterm elections that democrats are showing up, theyre enthused right now an...

Ohio, ohio, ohio has long been the bellwether of presidential politics. once again, all eyes are on ohio. its not a presidential race, of course, but the president is a factor for sure. voters in ohios 12th congressional district are heading to the polls in a critical special election. the seat has been held by republicans for more than 30 years. trump won the district by 11 points. so why then is the race a virtual tie between republican troy balderson and democrat danny oconnor? why, oh why? i...

On 2018 silverado pickups when you finance with gm financial. plus, during truck month make no monthly payments for 90 days. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. >> sandra: the march to the mid-terms kicking into high gear with big primary battles happening today in key states. welcome to a new hour of "americas newsroom." im sandra smith. >> bill: im bill hemmer. five states have either a primary or special election today. two states that could serve as a bellwether for things to come. oh...

In topeka, kansas, mike tobin in detroit following todays hype to the primary. i think i will start with you first. >> hey, dana, we are watching the republican primary in kansas, because it mirrors the struggle nationally for the republican party in the direction of the party moving forward. on one hand you have the establishment candidate who happens to be the sitting governor. and on the other hand, practically a president trump clone, the current secretary of states in kansas polarizing for ...

Raises, including alabama, virginia governors, et cetera, youre seeing mammoth democratic turnout. tonight in ohio is another good bellwether. even if democrats dont win tonight, there are 60 congressional seats up in november that are more democratic than the seat that is currently tied in ohio. this blue wave is starting to look bigger and bigger. if dems win tonight, if youre a republican, youre in serious trouble. >> if youre a republican, elise, what are the issues youre hoping the democrat...

Vote is going to come out of it. that was a bad number for republicans. republicans should be winning that by a lot more. this is where trump came and had that rally over the weekend. if the republicans in balderson is in trump territory here or even worse, thats a very bad sign for republicans. >> delaware county, the waukesha of tonights congressional race. steve kornacki and garrett haake, thanks to you both, really appreciate it. so what does this tell us about the upcoming 2018 midterms i...

Congressional campaign committees executive director for 2016. than hayworth is a former new york congresswoman and women independent forum board of directors highly qualified, of course. i saw today these headlines about this race any special election is like the most important thing. its the biggest thing, its going to be the bellwether but ty, why is this race so close now. >> you are seeing a backlash to trump americans fundamentally want a partisan government. its getting closer and closer....

Every one of these races is local. you have to learn how to play the back group. moderate area two candidates fighting for the middle there. it really just depends on what area you are in. is it only because this is the last time we see a republican and a democrat face off or is it because its ohio? >> well, ohio is a bellwether, melissa, no question about it. as ohio goes so does presidential elections. by and large that is true. this district is dead center in the middle of ohio. its very dive...

These special elections get outsized importance and attention from the national media. try to make it about a referendum on president trump or on republicans in congress. and i think in some of these cases these are more localized races with different factors at play. brad? >> yeah, i mean, i think that there couldnt be a more important election going on right now. more of a bellwether as to whats going to happen in november than this election. where trumps candidate right now is running a neck ...