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It would be georgia, six. the karen handle ossof race a year ago. thats the exception there. republicans will tell you happened there, their theory, that race got nationalized in a way none of these others did. tens of millions of dollars came in. national media was there and trump was talking about it. it created this environment they say will prevail nationally in the mid-terms and get a version of georgia six everywhere. its a theory but by the evidence, democrats have more to point to right ...

United states single-handedly revived the venacular use of the word "shellacking" for all of us. president obama was right about early presidencies. the same thing happened to ronald reagan and bill clinton in the first mid-terms of their presidencies. in reagans first midterm, republicans lost 26 seats in the house. >> ronald reagan was trying to be as upbeat as possible. still, it was a conciliatory the same thing happened to ronald reagan and bill clinton in the first mid-terms of their presi...

Won by 28 points. they have been spooking them in red states. kansas fourth district, elected by 27 trump, mike pompeo by 31 points still in the house. in the special election to replace mike pompeo when he got promoted to the cabinet, a democrat candidate came within six points. didnt win but close for a district that red. in arizona, republican congressman franks district, a republican won by 20 points, then a special election to replace franks, a democratic candidate came very close to winnin...

In the special election to replace mike pompeo when he got promoted to the cabinet, a democrat candidate came within six points. didnt win but close for a district that red. in arizona, republican congressman franks district, a republican won by 20 points, then a special election to replace franks, a democratic candidate came very close to winning. its been stark all year. is this how the mid-terms will play out? does this mean democrats get congress in november? is it possible for democrats to ...

The president pivoting here to abolish ice and whether that should be the debate. is that a winning debate for democrats to have? >> i dont know that its a winning debate and i dont know how much coverage it will get during mid-terms. again, we have the supreme court pick coming up. i think if you think about what was happening with this administration in january. the american electorate has a short memory. if democrats are smart they would keep the children being ripped away from families in th...

That they do not mind, they say, going to fight for america in the trade war. they use that kind of language. but they are sort of afraid that they do not really know what it is that they are fighting for exactly. they do not know what the white house end game is, for the president. they do not really know what exactly he is trying to extract from china. and most importantly they do not know when to expect it to end and so in terms of making long-term decisions about, you know, what kind of, you...

The mid-term ticket and do you think that that vacancy will be enough to light the fuel for voter turn out amongst the gop? >> well, there is nothing that activates republicans like a supreme court vacancy and issues like life, choice, they are motivating for republican voters but having said that democratic turnout will be exceedingly high. and that vacancy drives democrats but perhaps not to the same degree. >> eboni: okay. switching gears quickly, guys, we mentioned it earlier in the show abo...

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>> president trump: i hear democrats saying we want to abandon ice. we arent abandoning ice and we arent abandoning our law enforcement. >> leland: a lot of applause. president trump doubling down on his defense of ice in a rally last night in greenbriar, west virginia. this as some democrats call for it to be abolished. the future of the agency turning into a hot button political issue ahead of the mid-terms. phil weggemann, tiffany cross, are here. hard to find anything that is not a hot butto...

During this administration a week is an eternity in the news cycle. im not sure how much it will play during mid-terms for democrats. i think it will be hard to forget the sounds of screaming, crying children being ripped away from their mothers. i also want to correct the president. not all democrats are calling for the abolishment of ice. listen, i believe that we can be a country of law and order with secure borders and also treat people with dignity. some democrats are saying ice needs more ...