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Number of people bipartisan affiliation who youre turning out. what do you make of the early voting enthusiasm that youre seeing and the partisan balance of those who are turning out? >> well, i tell you, im extremely encouraged by what were seeing on the ground, rachel. were usually double-digits behind in early vote and in absentee voting in my state at this juncture, this far out from election day. were only i think something like four points behind republicans right now. and i believe were g...

Double-digits against democratic incumbent, bob casey. a gab his supporters in pennsylvania blame on the polling. >> theres no question the polls are wrong. >> but barlettas not alone. across the country, there are four other states that trump won in 2016 where the senate candidates hes endorsing are trailing in the polls. its a lag that might be explained by voters like joe chomak. >> so is this your hangout? >> yes, it is. >> he voted for trump in 2016 as a democrat, but says barletta doesnt h...

In the polls, in some cases by as much as double-digits. is trumps power slipping in trump country? if so, what could explain it. we went to pennsylvania, and we talked to a candidate whos received some of the strongest presidential support this year, but hes still lagging behind. >> this is the trump truck. >> are these just all the politicians you like? >> yeah, these are the politicians i respect. >> roving across the country in support of both the president and the candidates hes endorsed. a...

Im very excited to see this on the republican side. jillian: you mentioned what the president said during the election, lets take a look at the a poll right now from the black community support for trump during the election versus now and during the election as you can see 5% approval but right now its 11%, gianno, your conversations with community, family and friends does everyone agree on that that its going going up right now? >> you can see a difference in african americans, theres been thin...

That seems to me like a red hot political factor heading into the last two weeks. >> i think it is unquestionably from an issue standpoint, its the single best weapon democrats have. if you just look at the advantage they have when you ask folks which party do you trust on the issue of health care, the advantage for democrats is double-digits on the issue. thats certainly better than they have on the economy. its better than they have on any other issue thats out there right now. but more than t...

And republicans this week are saddled can the trump administration acting unilaterally to remove those protections. that seems to me like a red hot political factor heading into the last two weeks. >> i think it is unquestionably from an issue standpoint, its the single best weapon democrats have. if you just look at the advantage they have when you ask folks which party do you trust on the issue of health care, the advantage for democrats is double-digits on the issue. thats certainly better th...

Pickup of the 23 seats? >> i think so, because what we have seen again in our most recent poll is the young people have gotten much more involved, the millennials, and the margin for the democrats is double-digits, and shows a strong sup port there. >> and mike murphy, where do you see the house and the senate two weeks out? >> well, i am actually contrarian on this enthusiasm gap here, and it is interesting but i agree with peter that turnout is going to be higher and that is a tailwind for the...

Battle for control of the house are up for grabs. in the minneapolis suburbs, eric paulson is struggling to hang on the five-term congressman won by double-digits in 2016, even when donald trump lost here. >> regardless whether its president obama or president trump, ive gotten things signed into law. >> now paulsons opponent, democrat dean phillips is betting voters want something different this year. >> ill say that the winds of change are blowing. >> phillips a wealthy enchilada salesman driv...

Turnout for both parties? >> ari: thats called a presidential year. thats what it takes place. there is a 45000000-person drop between the presidential and the congressional year, historically. thats a lot of voters that dont show up anymore. we do know, looking back at one year, is that democrats are energized. in the elections are public and shouldve been winning by double digits, they won by single digits. in one case in pennsylvania, they lost a seat because the democrats are fired up and sh...

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