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States, in governors races, in senate races because they are purple states, and this rhetoric works very well in red rural states. but he skinned by. >> hell accept full responsibility for that. >> to ricks point about his ability to defy sort of political history and trend is true. we have known, if you look through history, modern history, political history, the correlation between the presidents approval rating and how their party does in the midterm, it is pretty -- its not one to one, but i...

Polarizing national figures who support them. desantis and scott campaigning twice with president trump. >> he runs one of the worst one of the biggest problem cities anywhere in the country. hes not doing a job. you dont want to have him running florida. >> reporter: and gillum and nelson welcoming president obama to a big rally in democratic vote-rich south florida. >> let me tell you something. republicans cant hear you boo, but they can hear you vote. >> reporter: and the best indicator that...

Says. thats an invasion of our country. >> now, don, our cameras have been there. our reporters have actually spoken with these people. you heard it, but it bears repeating, these are refugees fleeing political and economic turmoil in their home countries. theyre coming to this country looking for the jobs that almost no one else wants. theyre looking to pick fruit. theyre looking to do hard labor. theyre looking to clean our homes. this is not an invading force. one final note, don. the preside...

They are casting a ballot tomorrow to send a message to donald trump. now, more of those say theyre sending it in opposition than say theyre in support. well see how the voters who show up tomorrow send their message. but this is an energized electorate. were seeing record levels of enthusiasm among very and extremely enthusiastic voters who say on both sides of the aisle that they are eager to cast a ballot. donald trump has energized and engaged the american electorate, no doubt about it. ther...

The senate is still in play. in 2016, he turned michigan, pennsylvania, and wisconsin. democrats have to do even more than that to get the senate. but if the president is is at 40 or below, its not out of the realm of possibility. so brew some espresso. >> you too, you too. just cant imagine the word shellacked coming out of this presidents mouth, depending on how it goes. >> but this is about him. i dont mean to interrupt you. >> no, he says its not a referendum about him, but it is. >> about e...

Senate. because he wants to be able to walk away from tomorrow, saying that he helped some of these republicans maintain their seats, or win their seats. now, wolf, the president has been doing multiple rallies a day, two, three days -- three rallies a day over the last two weeks. im told by someone inside the white house he has nothing on his schedule for tomorrow. and instead hes going to sit back and watch the results come in and see if all his hard work over the last few days has done anythi...

You may save a life someone gets job training programs and that might help them move forward. so people believe just like in a big basketball game theyve brought in the closer into this area to make sure people put out the last bit of effort to go out and vote, anderson. >> it is extraordinary to hear a former president who was just the president out on the campaign trail. usually former presidents dont really do that, particularly in a midterm and particularly using the kind of energy and focus...

More reliable voter than presidential years. what we see in the early vote that is fascinating and may get to the 50-year record you are describing, you are seeing early vote participation in some states at presidential levels from 2016 or above. now, well see if the election day vote matches, obviously, nobody had to make this stuff look like exactly a presidential election, but this midterm looks more like a presidential election than a traditional midterm election. >> what they are trying to ...

Americans to exercise the freedoms he died fighting for. quote, i hope everyone back home exercises their precious right to vote, he posted. we have far more as americans that unites us than divides us. united we stand. divided we fall. god bless america. >> everybody vote. coming up, one democratic senator who is up for re-election in this pivotal midterm. thats ahead. stay with us. (burke) fender-biter. seen it, covered it. we know a thing or two because weve seen a thing or two. ♪ we are ...

>> boris stand by. i want to bring in ryan. ryan, you were with president obama in chicago. what is a closing message for the midterm? >> what a contrast in styles. obviously the former president came out punching trying to get the message out where he thought it was about the values of the country and someone voting could help save someones life. he said we need more women to run and vote and help each other. this is about the values of the country. you can feel the idea he was the closer. he w...