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Win. they thought if they put money into this and turn georgia 6, that somehow the other districts in the mid-terms would follow suit. say well, if they did it, we have to do it. thats not how it works. if the seat switched, you could make the case there was a movement. >> they already lost three -- would have been -- >> im saying -- >> my count 1 of 4, you still lose. >> you have to actually win the people over. >> if you dont get votes, it doesnt matter. >> protesting is not victory in any sen...

Republicans to sort of defend. the reason so much money was poured into the race was because it was really the only show in town. it was really the only chance for either side to use a special election to sort of gauge president trumps popularity. and gauge whether republicans are on the right track or wrong track on capitol hill. there wont be another test until this fall with virginia and new jersey guber that toerl elections but another year until the mid-terms. people were hoping to be able ...

Message about going to washington to hold donald trump accountable. >> right. but would you not agree with what ruth said that at some point moral victories they dont get you to the house of representatives? >> again, i think that, listen, he has a shoft winning. hes leading in all the polls that you guys have talked about on this show and also locally. the key for his trik victory today is this is to not get into this whole washington democrat kind of thing that republicans are trying to bring ...

Be sort of a bell weather of things to come based on all the money and largely outside money trying to influence this race and set the tone for next years mid-term elections. will it? can it in debby homes is here and marjorie clifton. lisa, this is unheard of money for a congressional seat. i understand the means to the end. but this is incredible. >> yeah, obviously a ton of money spent on this race. $30 million collectively spent on ossoffs behalf. but a couple of things to think of here, nei...

Not letting people in when we dont know who they are. >> shannon: all right. a little bit of agreement and some disagreement. rachel and julie, good to see you both today. have a great day. >> bill: jon scott is coming up next on "happening now." good morning. what are you cooking up? >> as you well know all eyes on georgias sixth today as a special election takes place there in a race thats too close to call. that could tell us a lot about the 2018 mid-terms. also today major drama in the u.s. ...

You have a 30-year-old political novice that has never held elective office but hes energized his base, this is john ossoff. he has the money and the energy in democratic party. if he can win, could help unite the party and could help energize them moving into the mid-terms. if he loses, the fear is that all this money, all this campaigning, all of this frenzy doesnt matter. so the wind would be taken out of their sails. >> trish: so the democrats need this win and looking to mid-terms and sayin...

A point person. >> exactly. its hard to push forward your agenda. >> absolutely. >> were looking ahead to tuesdays special election in the georgia 4th district. how much might this be a predictor for the mid-terms or do you think it ends up be an outlier in john ossoff wins? >> both want to make this a referendum on the other and race with national implications, ossoff wants to make it a ref referendum on president trump and handel has been highlighting the cathy griffin and julius caesar play. ...

>> it certainly does. i mean this is the approach he took during the campaign that led him to the white house. if you listen to the rest of that speech, whats a bit problematic to some critics is some of the harsh language he used to describe democrats. if you remember on inauguration day, president trump said he wanted to unite the country and he wanted to be the president for all americans. but when you say things like "were under siege" in front of people who do not think the way we do and do...

Then he went after the major of london. the mayor of london has been far too soft on terror. but is it the white houses place to go after him? it makes the oval office look small, im afraid. >> neil: this could be a temporary thing. youve heard on this network and others, the notion that the agenda is a positive economically market helping agenda. i got the sense from the journal today that you guys were saying in between the lines, mr. president, youre risking your own best thing going. >> yeah...

Bill. other than that, theres no outreach to the democrats and the republicans have told megan and again they cant raise the debt ceiling without them and they cant raise the sequester caps from which 11 which will allow them to write a budget for 2018 without getting some democratic help. this has to happen in the next 31 legislative days. before the end of the fiscal year, we have 43 legislative days between now and then. seems like a big mountain to climb. >> shepard: but they have to get som...