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And win. no, if this repieces itself in 2018, members like her are toast. there is no model how you run against this. this was a wave. you have a lot of people claiming victory today in a democratic party t. moderates, the liberal progressives. because everyone was represented in a wave, which is what this was. >> the white house yesterday insisted the democratic gains had nothing to do with the president a. person familiar with the presidents political operation called the results unsurprising....

Contributor. welcome to the family. congratulations. >> thanks. >> i looked at it and said its notable what happened in the legislature down in virginia. the house of delegates they call it. what was your take? >> yeah, thats hugely important. the down ballot appears to be going democrat. they have not decided yet. its been hugely democrat gains in the house of delegates. also, a 9 percentage point win by northam. this is a decisive win. what happened here, looks like -- remember, this is a purp...

Democrats getting a boost after last nights win in virginia. >> in virginia its going to take a doctor to heal our differences. to bring unity to our people. and im here to let you know that the doctor is in. >> bill: now the focus turns to the mid-terms and what does last nights victory mean for that? well examine it coming up in a moment. >> sandra: plus a war of words between lawmakers over the texas church shooting. some say thoughts and prayers simply arent enough. but the vice president sa...

Right? no. let me start with this. trumpism was on the ballot. what did you learn? >> well, first of all, i learned that normal is still normal. look, the party in pow hear lost both in virginia and new jersey, the governor race five times in a row after theyve taken power. in that sense, theres not much new here. it is a canary in a coal mine, no doubt about it, bought normal canary. the real question, can you do something between now and mid-terms to change results there? for most candidates m...

A great time to spend more time with their families? >> potentially i think what a lot of republicans in the house are going to have to decide to continue to support donald trump in every way or find a way to break with him and show some independence. well have to see how much the republicans in the house can twurk themselves over the next year before these mid-terms. >> kimberley, same to you. legislative outcome between now and the end of the year. whats the chance, an actual chance a bill wil...

Expected to be released today. >> jon: as you say the warning signs that were missed. what a terrible part of this story. brian, thank you. >> melissa: a political setback for the gop last night as house republicans work to pass a tax bill next week. what the big loss in virginia could mean for the presidents agenda and next years mid-terms. well talk to former white house press secretary ari fleischer. he is up next.

Service to our country and commonwealth and i wish him nothing but the best success as our 73rd governor. >> virginia governors only serve one term at a time. i spoke to governor mcdonnell last night. he disagrees with the presidents criticism about gillespie doing better if he would have run closer to trump. he doesnt think trumps endorsement had anything to do with what happened last night. >> bill: thank you, fallout continues live in richmond, virginia today. sandra has more. >> sandra: join...

And donald trump is keenly aware of that. he understand that if democrats even on a smaller election like today, sweep all the high-profile contests, and there isnt a big high-profile republican victory, that thats a really bad headline for him and his party heading into 2018. >> well, i guess with that in mind, chris, do you think this means any more for the 2018 mid-terms than all the special elections weve been watching so close up to this point? >> yes, and no. its a bigger race with more mo...

Gillespie. president trump tweeted support from overseas. gillespie will turn around the high crime and poor economic performance of the virginia. ms-13 and crime will be gone. vote today asap. byron york is with me. simply break it down. what does this race mean for democrats, start there? >> its a big deal for them because it will show whether they have momentum going into the 2018 mid-terms. remember, we have had a number of special election races across the country to fill open house seats l...

Taking money away from the hard earned taxpayers who have done the kinds of things they need to do in putting money away and saving for their family. and so this is a principle that we have talked about for years that the federal government should not be taxing something twice and especially at a time of death. >> jon: the congresswoman from south dakota, the subject of that story. diane black, we wish you well. thank you. >> thank you for having me. >> melissa: its election day and were watchin...