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Im old enough to remember in 2015 and 2016, we saw scores of headlines like this one, crowding wisconsin governor scott walker as the second coming of ronald reagan. folks -- and yet another florida governor, jeb bush. we all know how those predictions turned out, and what donald trump did to those three men. what is particularly curious about this desantis coronation is not just that it seems premature, it frankly seems rather baseless. in a red state with every single atmospheric factor from i...

Sized molehill? lord knows they have done it before. im old enough to remember in 2015 and 2016, we saw scores of headlines like this one, crowding wisconsin governor scott walker as the second coming of ronald reagan. folks -- and yet another florida governor, jeb bush. we all know how those predictions turned out, and what donald trump did to those three men. what is particularly curious about this desantis coronation is not just that it seems premature, it frankly seems rather baseless. in a ...

Decision desk republicans will take 219 seats. with democrats winning 216. and this is, key the margin of error is plus or minus four seats. several races are pending results which fueling in favor of republicans. the democrats just flipped a key seat in washington state. in a district that had been dominated by the gop since 2011. and they have the potential to do it again in other tight battleground races. 11 races have yet to be call, and democrats we need to clinch eight of them to hold on t...

Likely to determine control of the senate. if that happens, democrats are back to 50. but what about georgia? if republicans can pick up georgia, this is all hypothetical at home, were just walking through this in the final days here. this is why rick scott thinks they can get to 52. he thinks, rick scott, who runs the senatorial committee for the republicans, he thinks theyre going to get georgia, he thinks theyre going to get pennsylvania and nevada and get to 52. those four races likely to de...

Terms of swinging one way or the other. now its kind of leaning red perhaps. >> the biggest surprise in florida is its not a swing state in this years election. if you draw a map of the most important senate seats florida is dangling at the bot tom of a top ten list. theyve been at the top for years. so while this debate is one night getting national attention while national democrats have been pouring money into val dem demings campaign. this is not seen as a top priority. its clear that val de...

It is 31 minutes past the hour. the midterms are one day away. 26 hours until polls open in the east deciding the 35 senate races and 36 races for governor. a new nbc news poll has democrats with an edge in the ballot. the latest washington post poll shows 69% of registered voters under 40 say they are certain they will vote. that is up from 44% in the last midterms. a lot riding on if democrats can flip the house. cnn political director david chalian handicapping the state of play. >> 70 distri...

States that might be more leaning red, purple, this idea is not necessarily going to be that is not going to be that popular or mainstream. they look at this in terms of 2020. >> well see how it goes for 2018 or 2020. and a reminder -- anderson cooper sitting down with hillary clinton today. full interview airs tonight, 8:00 eastern, only here on cnn. next, 70 foster kids find a shelter during the storm in the mansion of a florida millionaire. he joins us live to share how this all came about ...

Getting a lot of attention and in fact, we have moved it from leaning red to a potential toss-up. do you think that this is a state that secretary clinton can flip? what are you seeing there on the ground? >> i tell you. in the past few days, ive traveled to many parts of the state and the democratic party, the men and women are ready. young people, african-american, hispanics are ready to run to the polls and vote tomorrow. and turn georgia blue. we can do it. >> you feel confident in the groun...

Ellison, republicans only need six seats to take control of the senate from the democrats. do you think they could reach that target. >> it seems like they can, midterms favor democrats. democrats defending 21 seats and republicans have to only defend 15. in those states seven are those that mitt romney one in 2012. if this time favors them this is it. you have the presidents approval rating lower and affordable care act a big burden on red state democrats. in 2012, republicans only needed four ...

Now, obviously there is a nationwide feeling that we have to be more humane when it comes to our immigration policy, but i dont think theres going to be any pressure this year or next in congress. >> what about for those off-year gubernatorial elections? i understand were talking about a bill that would be passed at the federal level, and yet folks that are running at the statewide level in these off-year elections nonetheless get attached to their party in a variety of important ways. >> i was ...