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>> well, whatever. they were having a ball. that is the whole thing. they talk about rallies and all the trump rally and everyone is hating and are having a great time and i thought obama at a rally and someone got thrown out of his rally and he said -- you know, why was that not hateful. everyone was screaming for obama but everyone was having a good time and especially themselves we should be happy about it im a more heavy person than you think, greg. [laughter] greg: i try to avoid you becaus...

Now or not. were looking at a neck and neck battle. but in the end it is the party of trump. and these republicans voted the way they did based almost solely on donald trump. >> ron desantis had his baby in a trump onesie. >> there wasnt a hell of a lot of campaigning on the republican side, but donald trumps tweets and his rallies likely contributed to more white republicans voted on election day in the primary than democrats of all colors on election day. to your point, the white vote and the ...

Hispanic voters? >> joy, the reality is cuban hispanic voters have a generation or two of participating in the elections. the puerto rican and non-cuban american is less. theyre under performing a little bit as to where they should be. if they come out, and they certainly have the motivation now, hurricane maria was the exact type of issue that impacts them directly, they could make a difference and tilt florida and make it not a purple state, a blue state. but the question is, will they not. we...

Message as much as his core base already is. >> you know, jonathan in florida last night the president railed against the caravan of the migrants and refugees moving through mexico right now. governor rick scott is in a very tight senate race against bill nelson. hispanic voters make up 25% of floridas population. 17% of floridas registered voters. do you think florida will be an example of how the immigration rhetoric will hurt republican candidates. >> its certainly possible, alex. florida is ...

>> everything, i mean, clothing, backpacks. look at these boots. >> these are nice. my wife asked me about my sun boots. oh, these are awesome. how is it going? >> gina. >> what matters most to you, other than child-size cowboy boots? >> my community, you know. >> do you normally vote in elections? >> not always. >> thats the thing around here. i heard not many people vote. >> its just business and kids. it gets pretty hectic. >> what would be the thing to get you fired up enough to vote? >> to ...

Demagoguery, this racist, sexist, xenophobic, anti-immigrant, transphobic, islamophobic fear campaign that is actually very effective at ginning up the support among his base but is not where the american people are. america is changing. the republican party has no black or hispanic nominees for governor in 2018. the democratic party is putting up african-americans, hispanics, lgbt candidates, people of different backgrounds, people who come from different places. and you couldnt continue to be ...

His way how will that factor into voter turnout. >> the biggest mistake people make is saying hispanic x. hispanic in south florida in particular means about 30 different things. the caribbean islands, the cuban when youre talking about puerto ricans you mentioned governor scott in particular. something to watch, bill nelson has not committed to statehood for puerto rico until the last couple of months when it seemed like the thing to do. governor scott has supported puerto rican statehood. anot...

And the 30 texas counties, more people voted early in 2018 than voted at all in 2014. the lines to vote have also been long in georgia where more than 800,000 people voted early, and theres a jurj in turnout among black and hispanic voters. the early vote has also been 56% women. every pollster has to try to figure out what the electorate really could look like. the cook political report lists house 29 races as toss ups, 28 in republican-held districts, nine toss-ups in the senate. a shift of a ...

>> i dont think that matters. i think the endorsement that matteredwillie nelson coming out for beto orourke. >> how reticent is what president trump has been saying these recent days with folks in texas? the president has sent more than 10,000 troops to the border. your sense on how thats playing in texas. >> the hard core supporters, they like that. its playing well. but theres a risk there with the few moderate republicans in texas. business-minded republicans, they want a softer approach on ...

In some states, including texas, the early vote is smashing records, 213,000 first-time voters have already cast ballots and the 30 texas counties, more people voted early in 2018 than voted at all in 2014. the lines to vote have also been long in georgia where more than 800,000 people voted early, and theres a jurj in turnout among black and hispanic voters. the early vote has also been 56% women. every pollster has to try to figure out what the electorate really could look like. the cook polit...