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Close your eyes and randomly point to any story in the newspaper these days and youre almost certain to see a theme, its all about president trump and the special election happening in ohio. people there have voted republican in decades and the president won by double digits. so why is the margin between the democrat and republican razor thin? take a guess --

Arthel: neck and neck, challenges in ohio. look at some of the other races, talk about the challenges there and the biggest uphill battle for the president in terms of his being on the campaign trail. >> in terms of where hes going, he might see as we get closer to election day he said he will go to six or seven places every week to help campaign and help republicans. he might be going to places where it is more neck and neck. previously weve seen them go to states where he has won with a large ...

Balderson. he is neck and neck in a polls that donald trump won by double digits. this is a bellwether district for democrats to see how well theyll do in the november elections. it is a district thats largely white, largely republican. the question is why is the democratic candidate doing so well there. thats because it is the most educated district in ohio, and a lot of educated republicans dont really like donald trump. it will be interesting to see when he goes there, what is he going to tal...

On the campaign trail is helpful. trump is still popular in those states. >> lou barletta is a guest on "new day." ohio is a good indication of where we are headed. the president attempted to tweet about the 12th congressional race, but mixed up candidates deleted the tweet. lets under score how crucial the race is on tuesday. set the stage. >> this is a congressional district represented by republicans since the 80s. john kasich represented it before. this is a district that donald trump won by...

>> maxine waters, very low iq. running against pocahontas or crazy bernie. i saw him up there the other day. that hair is getting wider and wider, he is getting crazier and crazier. >> reporter: the attack on the media was a centerpiece of the rally message. >> we are doing better in all of these states than we did on election night. despite only negative publicity, only negative stories from the fakers back there. >> reporter: donald trump surprised many when he won in 2016 which is why this ra...

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Cory booker is not helping the democrats keep the seats they have in the senate right now. he is certainly not trying to increase their majority. the ten senate democrats running, many of them in states where trump won by double digits, 65% of the people say we want kavanaugh confirmed by the midterms. it makes it so much harder on them. thinking through the game and this strategy is difficult. if his goal is to get some headlines out there so he can be a front runner in 2020, thats one thing. b...

Immigration issue who are very upset. again, going back to the issue, the politics is personal. and how personal is it for you? it denser if you go to the polls and vote. >> so -- thats the crucial question, mark. kyle is going through some of the numbers hes been running, right, for the house. on the senate side, a senior democratic senator told me recently that he thinks democrats can take the senate. he thinks its going to be 51. possible? >> look, anythings possible in this political environ...

This even as the math and the political reality facing several senators in the democratic party underscores the uphill climb they have ahead. three democrats from states trump won by double digits in 2016 up for re-election and considered prime targets by republicans. >> what we would like to see is a few open minds about this extraordinary talent. >> reporter: for democrats, two targets of their own. based on two carefully tailored issues. abortion rights and health care. republican senator sus...

>> the sliver of a chance the wont go through bkecomes a sliver. they continue to energize the democratic base. not that it, that it doesnt seem to need much more energizing than it does. than it has the. but they will take what they can get. because -- the goal in november is -- uh t is to tato take back the senate. that is a difficult thing for, for, the senate to really focus on. and the democrats. in particular. because the -- you have these red state democrats. three of them in particular v...