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That they are now one seat short, one seat less than their majority. and that makes a difference in the math pushing forward on their legislative agenda. but wolf, democrats tonight feeling not only emboldened, but it also gives them some ray of hope next year looking ahead to mid-terms. >> thanks very much. lets get some more on all of this. hes a democrat on the senate intelligence committee. thanks so much for coming en. weve got a lot to discuss. i want to get to the russia investigation. bu...

Is undeniably a trend. >> it sounds as though you think you can glean some lessons for the democrats from this alabama race that you can apply to the m mid-terms, and it may not apply to other states. >> i respectfully disagree. the reason i disagree we have other evidence. there were three special elections in oklahoma this summer. these were beat red trump districts, one senate seat and two state house seats and we won all three, because, again, we had great candidates that listened to the vot...

Kays. >> we wont say louis name. >> i love "pirates of the caribbean." coming up next, decision day, voters there are heading to the polls to catch the highly watched senate race. >> the contest between roy moore and doug jones has drawn intense national attention and what it means for the mid-terms and president trump moving forward. "morning joe," everybody, live from the great state of alabama is moments away. apple car play compatibility... wow... ...and teen driver technology. thats crazy...

Democrats get to campaign on a women empowerment message. >> assuming that no more democrats come forward that they are sexual harassers. this is largely a democratic problem. but to date it is more of a democratic than a republican problem. >> the problem is there as you know that democrats have drawn the line and said al franken you are not welcome here. john conyers, you are not welcome here. they can claim we have the moral high ground. how big is that for republicans? nancy pelosi called hi...

And i think that unfortunately thats the home turf for alabama voters. and jones did not pull them into the other area which i think he should have done and been working on it a month ago. >> you know, brian if roy moore wins in tuesday is it par docksically a victory for democrats or something that helps democrats something they hang their hat on? because one could see how its political fodder for them through the mid-terms if not the presidential election. at some point there is a photograph w...

Step aside and not hold that seat. you have now jeff flake, republican senator, giving money to his democratic opponent, doug jones, and you have more and more republicans divided over this in your own party, and romney is saying a moore win could stain the gop. are you worried about what this division does to your party in the mid-terms? >> yep, and you would be crazy not to be. i became a republican when i was young because i believe in strong national defense, and i believe we try to hold our...

Your heart and type 2 diabetes. make the connection. >> jon: right now a sad milestone for the san marcos, texas, police department after one of their officers was killed in an attack. marking the first time in their history an officer was killed in the line of duty. he was serving a warrant and the suspect opened fire on him and other officers. he was wearing a protective vest. the suspect surrendered after a brief stand-off. >> julie: the push for tax reform and the impact it could have on the...

Stand with him. now its not up to john conyers, the congressman, to nominate his successor. he is endorsing his son. usually what happens in these states, you have to check michigan law. depending when the resignation comes, close to the mid-terms, you have the governor of that state appointing a successor, sometimes a special election. well have to look at michigan long. people will have to decide who they want to represent them. conservatives in the house last night a little hiccup. will they ...

Roy moore. republicans in the senate are in a tough spot. if they dont say anything and keep good on expulsion threats, they are leaving themselves open to attacks in the mid-terms. if republicans do talk too much about pushing him out, voters are very angry at the republican establishment and dont like outsiders telling them what to do. >> mitch mcconnell is endorsing roy moore. his pals are saying be careful what you wish for with a republican in the senate, that could be problematic. there is...

At 29 republicans in the house between new york and california. a lot of those folks will be paying more. i wonder about the political risk for them in november. >> its huge. right now democrats will win back the house and the senate just on this topic alone. let alone everything else that were about to face. the reality is these states are the states that actually invest in people. now you are taking away the ability to deduct taxes on property and other things. those republicans, the peter kin...