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And he is not. maybe thats the president. is he obviously very conflicted because of his own opposition to president trump. i wonder does that hurt the candidate or is he kind of threading the needle and there is something for every republican in there? >> i mean, this is a district thats right outside of columbus. have you this suburban sort of districts that are more moderate or the suburban part of the district more moderate. the you have the rural side of the district who went more heavily f...

House candidate in the 12th congressional district special election just three days away, many seeing that is a bellwether for the midterms in november. how many times have we heard that in the past year? here to discuss is bree payton from the federalist. lets talk specifically about ohio and the 12 district and expand. in the 2016 presidential election donald trump won that district 53%-42% against hillary clinton, a huge margin. the republican candidate, troy alderson, is only ahead by one pe...

Months time. given all of that, what import do you assign to this race? what will it tell you about the midterms that are just 90 days away. >> i do think that every district is different and i think that every candidate matters. so it really does make a difference when you have two good options as a voter. and that makes things competitive. but also the president and the republicans in congress have been consistently sticking to their base. they are only -- their strategy is double down, triple...

Republican chair, you know thats not the way to reach out to the people in the suburbs. >> it is not. and i think thats one of the -- pennsylvania is a bellwether for a number of important races coming up this fall. and the fact that the president is so narrowly playing to a base, he feels good in that setting, hes having fun, hes riffing and cussing and doing this and the folks are loving it. to charlies point, the rest of the country, the independent voters, center/right democrats and republic...

Eu. its a good microcosm for american consumers. >> when i talk to these guys, they are a great bellwether for the nation. thats why i went there, michigan, indiana, wisconsin, 1,000 miles. feels like thousands of miles when you drive out there through the beautiful country. what these guys told me, a farmer apple packer outside grand rapids, michigan, one missed season could be the death of them. >> these days, they live close to the edge. >> they have razor thin margins to begin with. now the ...

People appeared this open rhetoric of calling for violence is very interesting. michelle wolf is an interesting character. comedy is a great bellwether with what is happening in society. if you look at the great comedians, they are famous, we know that because they allow us to left ourselves. they speak universal truths in the most effective way possible, which is through humor. he dont have that anymore through comedy in the left. michelle wolf, she has hateful ideology peerage has hateful rhet...

For violence is very interesting. michelle wolf is an interesting character. comedy is a great bellwether with what is happening in society. if you look at the great comedians, they are famous, we know that because they allow us to laugh at ourselves.s. they speak universal truths in the most effective way possible, which is through humor. he dont have that anymore through comedy in the left. michelle wolf, she has hateful ideology. she has hateful rhetoric. she is not funny. this is a thing wit...

Ahead, and we have seen it in a lot of places. remember in florida, a democrat is has not won the governor race since 1974. and remember when he beat desan. a question there, an interesting dynamic in the state. we always look to sort of a bellwether of national politics and with the primary, republican primary, ali, as i complete this jurn by back to the set. you were in florida. gen is from the panhandle from the republican part of the state trying to take on a formidable opponent in the prima...

Even with major oil-producing countries boosting production it may not be enough to make up the shortfall. >> general electric is shnking again hoping to reverse a slump. once considered a bellwether of the u.s. economy, today its dealing with a cash crisis after years of bad deals. g.e. is selling more of its businesses, health care, and oil services, leaving it to focus on just aviation power and renewable energy. g.e. hopes this will reward battered shareholders. g.e.s stock lost almost half ...

Saying, wait a minute, let me make sure my primary challenger doesnt get the room to run to my left. i think thats number one. i think two, its the year of the woman, this is another woman winning a major party nomination. three, young people, very, very big. number four, the democratic party is becoming more diverse, and joe crowley represented the district that was majority/minority, and he was a white man. this is another indication that perhaps the democratic party -- at least the voters -- ...