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Why does it cost so much? were going to break it down for you. good morning, everybody. im thomas roberts. alex witt is enjoying the weekend off. he is not on the ballot, but you wouldnt know that due to his travel plans. its a coast to coast swing from massachusetts to california with a few stops in between. savann savannah guthrie is joining us. this is an aggressive push coming from the white house. was this planned all along? >> no, he think it was. i think it was clear even a year ago t...

First midterm election. >> there is always a gap between the time when you start doing the right things and the time people can feel it. thats what i tell you. ive seen this movie before in 19 1994. >> is he right? why is clinton so loyal to meek? well map out the balance of power and check in on the biggest ces. politics in a moment. first, breaking news from the pentagon. the pentagon is advising recruiters they can accept openly gay and lesbian groups, but both recruits and current service ...

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The class factor. president obama and the democrats. simply not in scnc with white working class values. illegal immigration. ground zero mosque. religion and guns do not correspond with white working class precincts. unlike president reagan who also had trouble in his first midterm election mr. obama had separated himself from many blue collar working white people. simply because they see he doesnt understand them. talking points has advised the president many times that suing the state of ariz...

For another time. >> but the good news is the american public cares about this. as demonstrated by the polling. >> and to that point, what is next as a matter of strategy? do you have somewhere to go with this next week and in the days before the midterm? >> well, well continue to talk about it. the polling shows over 80% of americans, democrats, republicans and independents, this is not a partisan issue think they have a right to know who is funding the campaigns. were going to point out that t...

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Wouldnt look a little inauthentic if he tried it. >> heres what we said to you, john. he all of this is hard stuff given the realities. we have a 9.6 employment rate. it seems as long as thats hanging up there, the rest of this is trying to cut your damages. isnt that the case? >> look, chris, if you look at since world war ii, the first midterm election of a president, every single president has lost 16 to 20 house seats with the exception of george bush.

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