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Out. mitch mcconnell says there is a way out, which would keep the government open four more weeks. >> we already have a bill that we know can pass the house because it did. we have a bill that we know the president will sign into law because hes already committed to do just that. >> and so many normally mild-mannered lawmakers are sounding fired up at this critical time. >> this is the greatest country in the world. we have some really stupid people representing it from time to time. with that,...

When there are government shutdowns. >> melissa: we are a decent way from the next election. not like its from tomorrow and people have relatively short memories. there is a new crisis every three seconds, it seems. maybe it is not going to have that big of an impact on the election as one would think. how would that change things? >> it is possible that will not question in the mid-terms but i think the important thing is that its part of a theme that it looks as though democrats are trying to ...

Base and conservative policies that donald trump put in place, even though people question the credentials during the campaign. you know, the white house is worried about the mid-terms. we saw with the virginia governors race, for instance, a bunch of women in suburban virginia who were republicans before and didnt support the republican candidate. the white house is trying to have a realistic conversation internally about the mid-terms and the losses they could face and think through that. >> a...

Last word. >> its interesting. the right has pulled so far to the right what was generally basic modern liberalism now feels like its far left. we keep saying far left. if i just believe that these kids should be protected, if i just believe we should fund a wall, that actually shouldnt be considered a far left opinion. previous cycles that wouldnt have been considered a far left opinion. its incredible weve shifted what is defined as liberal. when we come back, if the government runs out of m...

Would support the package that the house has been proposing. ultimately youd have to think the white house would want to avoid a government shut down on the one-year anniversary of trumps inauguration, which would not be a great narrative for the administration heading into next week. >> shepard: hes very good at controlling the narrative. rarely you see a president better at it. you wonder though history says it will be very hard to blame this on the democrats, you wonder if he couldnt just get...

Coming up on "morning joe," retiring senator jeff flake joins the conversation ahead of his planned speech about the presidents attacks on the press. also, the mayor of new york city, democrat bill de blasio is here on set. plus, governor scott walker, calls it a wake-up call for republicans in wisconsin. a democrat wins a seat in the state senate after nearly two decades of gop control. what it says about the upcoming mid-terms, straight ahead. but first, bill karins and a check on the fore...

Unbelievable! vikings win it! >> neil: that was an unexpected ending. a lot of people expected republicans to lose the house or the senate or both in the 2018 mid-terms because thats expected. that is just the consensus. as was the consensus up until the final few seconds of that vikings game that they werent going to win. then they did. angela and jeremy are here. angela, as if we need the reminders, history is defined by those events that we didnt see coming. in the consensus sees a republican...

Happens friday. they cant cobble together a deal. they cant cobble together a short term continuing resolution. then what? >> well, lets just hope that doesnt happen. i mean, no one wins in a government shut down. i think that has bipartisan agreement. really what is going to happen afterwards is youll see a lot of blame shifting like youre seeing now. you have the republicans saying this is going to be in the hands of the democrats if the government shut down. the democrats saying the same thin...

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Ceilings and making it that much easier for the women running after her to get involved. >> ashley parker has a question for you. >> thank you for joining us. theres a number of open seats because republicans have somewhat unexpectedly resign, stepped down, decided not to run for re-election. im curious what you make of that environment and if you think that gives you or democrats in general a leg up when it comes to this years mid-terms? >> what i think were seeing is republicans recognizing th...