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To make that simple statement. somethings wrong with that. >> three plus hours. three plus hours, amanda, for the president that day when i stood on the steps watching this unfold knowing they were inside. people had been injured, killed at that point, to say go home. i love you, he said. but go home. what do you make of what bennie thompson said there? >> i think he is pointing to how important it is for people to tune in now, not just to as we think about the elections but to save our democrac...

>> so the senate returning to washington monday and then the house the following week as congress heads into a key midterm year. 34 senate seats and all 435 house seats are up for election. a recent fox business poll shows if the election was held now, the g.o.p. would win more votes than the democrats, but its still 11 months away and who knows what will happen by then. here to break it all down is editor in chief at the hill, bob, democrats released the new years resolution for a spending pack...

For democrats until they get a deal. >> and it could drag out. i mean, you saw that august is when the bipartisan infrastructure bill was passed and held up by the house as you mentioned until december. could there be this gridlock within the democratic party and how would that affect voters in next november? >> well, the problem for democrats is that theyre losing key parts of the population. theyre losing latino voters. theyre losing independents. the left is upset because theyre not getting a...

Where is the issue that voters will match onto, do you think? >> i think its mostly economy, the inflation, is the transportation bill going to affect quality of life. i think that crime is part of it, immigration is always something thats a big issue for both bases in a midterm. i think overall, its going to be inflation and the economy. edward: well leave it there, appreciate it. >> thanks, ed. edward: the migration surge at the border, one of the many crisis during president bidens first year...

That they believe more people should be held accountable. this was a big, you know, conviction for them. she really was at the top of this conspiracy and to have her be held accountable was a big step. >> it was a big step. we can only hope it provides sense of justice and closure to the victims. julie brown, thank you so much for your time this morning. >> thank you. it is now officially, officially a midterm election year. i cant think of a midterm more important for the future of our democr...

Georgia, and michigan. and um, that is very, very scary to see what would happen if some of those folks were in place in the next presidential election. >> well, in many ways, ryan, i mean, that is by design. i mean, that is something that republican party operatives, especially in trump world, they -- they have laid this out as their blueprint for the upcoming midterm cycle and the 2024 presidential election. very worrisome, indeed. all right. scott ridgel, ryan lizza, thank you very much. we a...

Republican party operatives, especially in trump world, they have laid this out as their blueprint for the upcoming midterm cycle and the 2024 presidential election. very worrisome, indeed. all right. scott ridgel, ryan lizza, thank you very much. we appreciate it. just ahead. a big day for the january 6th committee tomorrow as its fight for the former presidents white house records heads to the supreme court. commen ed brand, helps keep babys skin drier and healthier. so every touch will prot...

In. my own calculations of districts that have been drawn or largely completed at this point, republicans are up a little bit, democrats are down a little bit. were only talking about a few seats here. youve also got a number of swing districts kind of toss-up seats across the country. although a lot of those basically didnt change all that much from the old maps to the new maps. some of the congressional battlefield districts are pretty similar to what they were in 2018 or 2020. the bottom line...

To be effective? lot of people are wondering, you know, is this going to -- you know, is this going to take too long to have this full report come out in the fall right before the midterms? >> sure. having an eye on the clock. in the democrats case, they really want to keep things -- speed it up, as much as they can because they know in november, they may lose the house of representatives in the midterm votes and they want to make their case before that midterm vote. so they can keep their numbe...

Close races? >> well, what weve seen increasingly over the past few cycles is these senate races have become so increasingly nationalized. that wasnt the case, you know, 20, 30 years ago. but they typically go very closely to the presidential results. now, in midterm elections, those can deviate some. the good news for democrats, in a way, is that it matters which states are up. so, they are defending more 20 seats to 14, democrats are defending 14 to 20 for republicans. but a presidents first m...