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43, for example, vowed to hold his silence while obama was president. theyve kept to this. its been a tradition. >> right. im sorry. >> yeah, and everybody thought that that was the reasonable way to operate. and actually, it is. part of what makes america great is the safe and clean transition from one administration to the next. if we get into a situation which now trump has opened where everybody feels free to attack the person who follows him, to disrespect them, to try to dismantle their en...

Some sort of immigration reform other than hes used this strategy before and its worked for him, and its five days from the midterm. >> and it is possible that we might find gang members among the 7,000 members of the caravan, it is possible. i dont know exactly who they are. but it is very simple. most of these refugees, because theyre not even immigrants, want to apply for political asylum right at the port of entry. and once theyre there, we can check their backgrounds. thats very simple. now...

Of thousand of people, there must be people with criminal records or who have committed crimes in the past. >> sure. >> and certainly, immigration is a legitimate issue, and a lot of voters say it is what they care about most, i guess the thing i dont understand is, why the president has to use misinformation to try to achieve some sort of immigration reform other than the fact that its a political ploy and hes used this strategy before and, frankly, its worked for him, and its, you know, five d...

We do have some breaking news. the labor department releasing the october jobs report four days before the midterm elections. christine romans is here with the numbers. >> its really strong, you guys. this was a strong month of hiring here. this is the final economic number heading into midterm and it tells us 250,000 net new jobs in the month of october. september was down a little bit, but i wouldnt get too down about it. september was hurricane florence and weather issues there. you are seein...

Untruths that trump has been telling in the last few months as skyrocketed. theres no cost associated with him lying and hes just -- you know, hes doing it with abandon right now. >> speaking of untruths, i want to get to this. we are following breaking news right now. president trump once again defending a shockingly racist campaign video. he tweeted, saying, and im quoting the president now, all im doing is just telling the truth. our fact check revealed he is not. lets go to cnns tom foreman....

Sent to the border. then, a tale of two presidents. both with very different messages and very different focuses in these final days before the midterm. stay with us. if you have psoriasis, little things can be a big deal. thats why theres otezla. otezla is not a cream. its a pill that treats moderate to severe plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla,75% clearer skin is achievable. dont use if youre allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. otezla is associated w...

Presidential years to midterm years has been among democratic voters, minority voters, young voters. and so you would presume that a larger turnout would be good for democrats. in that democrats havent been as reliable as midterm voters. >> you hit on something important. its one thing to turn people out in a presidential year. how do you turn out young voters, black voters, hispanic voters where you need them, in places like florida, georgia, texas, in a midterm? whats going to be key? >> well,...

It was. you know what is also it is striking about this midterm election is that the u.s. president has said this is all about me its a referendum on me it is it is it possible that trump will lose this gamble of making the midterm. election about him and i mean what do you think would have what is going to happen if it does blow up in his face what do you think the leader of the free world is going to do in the immediate aftermath. well i would imagine that the matter what happens he will claim...

It was. you know what is also is is striking about this midterm election is that the u.s. president has said this is all about me its a referendum on me it is it is it possible that trump will lose this gamble of making the midterm. election about him and i mean what do you think would have what is going to happen if it does blow up in his face what do you think the leader of the free world is going to do in the immediate aftermath. well i would imagine that the matter what happens he will claim...

1966, which is the modern high mark, at 49%. possible. you know, dana, i would say that the 2010 midterm was extremely important. the 1994 midterm. 2006 midterm. weve had a lot of important midterms. everything appears to be more important than it is because its today. but in the historical context, this will be important, but there have been a lot of others, too. >> dana: what will you look at on tuesday night after its all said and done and all the counting is finished. what do you look for in...