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Is it really news that Karen Bass will become the first female mayor of Los Angeles? In an era where women have already run Chicago, Phoenix, Fort Worth, Charlotte, San

The public is well ahead of the media in not focusing on the candidates' DNA. May the headline writers catch on.

From the commentary: This fetish with identity started as a tic of the left, which tends to believe that voters want candidates who represent certain groups, as opposed to certain ideas. What it should have learned by now is that Republicans are perfectly capable of running their own candidates of color, witness their support in the Georgia senate race of the unintelligible Herschel Walker, a Black football player.

Is it really news that Karen Bass will become the first female mayor of Los Angeles? In an era where women have already run Chicago, Phoenix, Fort Worth, Charlotte, San

>> dana, lets start with the senate. one reason the democrats are suddenly hopeful to hold their own and maybe take back the senate majority, they will begin with a democratic senator from alaska. doug jones will join the senate in early january putting it at 51-49, the republican majority. can the democrats take it back? challenge one, protect these ten states represented by democratic senators carried by president trump in 2016, in some cases by 10, 20, 30 points or more. can the democrats hol...

Than others. in short, there is a poll to match your opinion of this race, whoever you think is ahead or tied. and walk us through the prospect of a moore win and a jones win if you would. >> brian, polls only tell so much of the story in a complicated race like this because when youre on the ground in alabama talking, especially to suburban republican voters, business minded republicans, you see how close so many of them are willing to come up right to the line to vote for the democrat doug jon...

In short, there is a poll to match your opinion of this race, whoever you think is ahead or tied. and walk us through the prospect of a moore win and a jones win if you would. >> brian, polls only tell so much of the story in a complicated race like this because when youre on the ground in alabama talking, especially to suburban republican voters, business minded republicans, you see how close so many of them are willing to come up right to the line to vote for the democrat doug jones. some of t...

It wasnt enough. cant let schumer-pelosi win the race. liberal jones would be bad. by bad, he could be referring to the fact that a jones win would mean an even narrower margin for republicans in the senate which currently stands at 51-49. despite the possible loss of a senate seat in alabama, republicans are forging on, hoping to push through the tax reform bill before the end of the year. meanwhile, we havent seen much of roy moore the past couple of days in the wake of sexual harassment alleg...

Washington reporter for the boston herald. and robert costa, national political reporter for the washington post, moderator of washington week on pbs. robert is just back from an extended trip to alabama. all three of our start-off guests are msnbc political analysts. and, robert, you having just come back from your travels get to go first. i know a lot of folks are asking you various forms of this question. how close is this? theres three major polls, some of them with better methodology than o...