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>> i think this was in many ways a much more embarrassing defeat for mitch mcconnell than donald trump. from roy moores statement, he actually said make america great again. this was not about donald trump. what this is about is some of these grass roots group i met with willie about a week or two ago, they said were going for a high profile scalping. we want to send a message to these corporatists in congress to mitch mcconnell to paul ryan, that were disappointed. were eight months in, what we...

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Up. >> certainly can. jim acosta from the white house. thanks very much. lets talk a little more about the internal battles between the president and republicans in congress, we are joined by senior congressional reporter manu raju. how do the republican leadership, how does the republican leadership plan to get its agenda through if it keeps fighting with the president? >> well, it is going to be difficult. theyre going to try to work around the president. they know that they cannot afford a go...

You know, regardless what happens in the senate, you probably have better cooperation in the house. the outlook for this, if it doesnt happen by october, november is off the table for me for 2018 because mid-terms will take over. >> neil: gary you could read into this these three democratic holdouts that those are three votes for republicans so they could afford to lose a couple of republicans just like they did on health care and still get this thing done. what do you make of that? >> i would h...

Push a new health care bill. others like ossoff are saying, in the moderate districts, in the republican leaning districts, you need someone sort of independent, who is willing to talk about local issues rather than getting caught up in the national frenzy. and this is an interesting test case. what youll see is democrats trying different strategies across the border headed into next years midterms, the party hasnt really settled on a single approach. and it will sort of a be a district by distr...

Another election in south carolina to fill the house seat vacated by the budget director mick mulvaney. >> bill: president trump urging polls to get to the polls in georgia. he tweeted this. jonathan starts our coverage in sandy springs at a polling station there. how has it become the most expensive house race ever, jonathan? >> both parties are looking at this race as a must win. if jon ossoff, the democrat in the race were to win his party would go forward-looking at this election as a bluepr...

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The democrats took it as a win in the 2018 mid-terms. the democrats think this will cost the house republicans in 2018. >> i think it probably will. lets hope it doesnt pass the senate. healthcare has been socialist for a long time. even before obamacare came along. we have veterans awaret fairs, social security, medicare, medicaid. socialism doesnt work. i dont know why we have to keep explaining this to our representatives. what you want is a free market. they wont separate the welfare cases f...

Republicans dont get some of their big promises through and lose their majority, you can bet they wont get through the next two years after the mid-terms. >> neil: youve been around to follow this. i feel like the republicans have not explained their position well or explain the ross perot-type charts and easel boards saying what we have not is not sustainable. math doesnt favor us. as many times as they bring that up, they have never illustrated to say we have no choice but to rework this. it s...

The different groups, looks a lot like election day. >> john king, thanks very much. i want to bring in mark mckinnon, the co-create ore of showtimes "the circus," a great episode on sunday and a lot to talk with you as well, mr. meacham. i want to get your reaction. what do you think of these poll numbers? >> i think that the president lives and dies by rates and this is not a good first report card. you know, the 100 days construct is from fdr, 1933, was a time of great extension crisis for de...