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And here is how he now handicaps this race. >> i think the house is in play. first of all, you have all this energy around the country responding and resisting to the trump agenda to turn back the clock. and exhibit "a" in that effort is their effort to blow up the affordable care act. i think this is going to be a really tough vote for republicans to defend. >> joining me now is david nir, political director for daily kos, who launched its own fundraising effort to target vulnerable house membe...

It took four months to pass through the house of representatives. its now going to pass through the senate. its got to go through conference and pass through the house again. then through the senate again. were at the beginning of this. and our side is jazzed up. they are going to come away and de-back this bill. >> coming out of the house it has to go through another part of congress before it becomes law? >> thats right. were nowhere near at the end. >> i watched the white house press event i ...

There next to her is chris van hollen. when democrats won in 2006 that. >> tapped him to lead the house elections as chairman of the dccc. so he knows something about this map. and here is how he now handicaps this race. >> i think the house is in play. first of all, you have all this energy around the country responding and resisting to the trump agenda to turn back the clock. and exhibit a in that effort is their effort to blow up the affordable care act. i think this is going to be a really t...

Said, you have this terrible bill that throws 24 million people off of their health inrance. and republicans will take that with them all thway into november, no matter what. >> go ahead, briefly, ezra. >> that is a great point. look, this is the beginning of the fight. this is the easiest thing for them to do. it took four months to pass through the house of representatives. its now going to pass through the senate. its got to go through conference and pass through the house again. were at the ...

Trump agenda to turn back the clock. and exhibit a in that effort is their effort to blow up the affordable care act. i think this is going to be a really tough vote for republicans to defend. >> joining me now is david nir, political director for daily coast who launched its own fundraising eort to target vulnerable house members and the indivisible project, organizing voters to pressure members of congress on this issue. so david, youre in this fight. how much do you think this house fight hel...

House again. were at the beginning of this. and our side is jazzed up. they are going to come away and deback this bill. >> coming out of the house it has to go through another part of congress before it becomes law? >> thats right. were nowhere near tend. >> i watched the white house press event i felt like maybe that was the end of the road. >> its a shock. maybe he needs to watch how a bill becomes a law. >> its friday night. you learn something new every evening. david nir, ezra levin, thank...

Expectations like you said, i think its amazing hes trying to do that, the fact that were talking about a runoff is amazing, the notion that thats the upside for republicans. this shouldnt even be competitive -- >> republicans just trying to get to a runoff in a district that theyve owned for 38 years. >> its truly remarkable. they desperately had to jump in at the last minute. republicans should not be having to sweat these slam dunks and yet here we are. >> ossoff as a candidate, how is he per...

Remember what happened the last time people stayed home. we got stuck with trump. we have to channel the great vengeance and furious anger we have for this administration into votes at the ballot box. do your friends and family a favor. hell, do yourself a favor and vote on april 18th and make sure to vote for the democratic party. >> samuel l. jackson actually doing a commercial for free. using his powers for good and urging democrats in georgias sixth district to get out and vote in tomorrows ...

Bill that would have made that an all mail-in election. an all vote by mail election. because the republican state party chairman said it would make it too easy to vote. and that might help democrats win that seat. in georgia, the health and human service tom prices old seat. he won in november by over 20 points. but trump barely won that district by less than 2. that winnable? republicans have launched many attack ads now against leading democratic candidate in that race, jon ossoff, who has ra...

Community there is this a fight on the democratic side now? >> i dont feel it that way. i feel that we at daily coast, we like to lead by example. and thats why we made these dormants, especially the early dormant of jon ossoff where we infused a whole bunch of money in his campaign and got him attention. its been amazing feedback leading to the $8 million haul that you mentioned. i think that people are taking what we do seriously and taking what the grassroots is doing seriously. and i feel su...