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Good economic times can help the party in power. so for republicans, that could be a problem, but what do you make of it? >> i mean, normally its true that the economy is huge in the presidential election. but since mid-terms are usually a focus for discontent, usually means the people that are discontented come out to the polls and the ones that are not so concerned stay home. this is unprecedented. more people are going to be coming out it seems than ever before for a mid-term. the question is...

By putting this issue at the center, doesnt have the potential to activate democratic voters, especially latino voter voters. this is a group democrats are relying on to build their majority in the midterm. data points tell different stories about whether they were going to be really engaged and enthused to turn out. there is a risk that this is politically going to not energize the presidents voters anymore than they already were because they were already excited. but it may in fact do more to ...

Very effective in making this particular race at the local level at the district level about healthcare. and you could ask him about anwr. drilling in anwr. they are going to answer with an answer regarding healthcare. they have been so disciplined. >> thats right. its partially because democrats are developed a lead on issue that in the msnbc "wall street journal" poll from last week. democrats had 18 point advantage on issue that. meanwhile republicans lead big on issues like the economy and i...

Wrong. these kinds of things help leaders all the time. clinton learned. he was more of a centrist after that he reached over and he easily won that re-election. thats true for leaders in general. sometimes adversity will shape you. i think if i could just get in my favorite mid-term election is 1942. the democrats lost badly. it was partly because the war wasnt going well. it was going to be -- in north africa, right before the mid-term. roosevelt said its up to you to decide, not the dnc. thre...

Caravan, plus facebook responded to claims it censored a number of pro-life campaign ads by the susan b. anthony list. the group is not buying that explanation. chris stirewalt is here to talk about the controversy and just how much you should rely on midterm polling. he is also on my podcast this week. the final details heading into the midterms. you dont want to miss it. no one can totally satisfy a craving, quite like your wing nut.

The craziness in the market lately helps or hurts the president or republicans or its ineffective on the way up and inconsequential on the way down in a mid-term. what do you think? >> i think the uncertainty is obviously hurting the stock market. you know more than i do about things like that. that probably does hurt because it means theres a fear that if the stock market doesnt stay stable despite the jobs report and the potential of inflation, which may be hurting the jobs market, but the int...

Wont make much difference. >> we will see because we have four days to go. the time is 20 minutes until the top of the hour. setting the stage for weeks of uncertainty, why just one crowded senate race could disrupt the entire midterm. >> do you understand fascism is here? >> campus craziness, the liberal student who kicked the campaign sign and dumped a cup of coffee on another student, you wont believe what drove her over the edge. ♪ make me crazy ♪ make me crazy ♪ make me crazy ♪

>> reporter: mccaskill and holly are in a dead heat. donald trump won missouri by 18% in the 2016 election and the president sounding off on the importance of republicans in power on capitol hill if america wants to keep winning. >> this election is a choice between republican results and radical resistance. a choice between greatness and gridlock. it is a choice between jobs and mobs. going to drain the swamp, replace the democrats. >> reporter: the president will make two campaign stops in wes...

Gillum. steve, you are covering it every morning. on a serious note. conservatives and republicans look good. if you dont want speaker of the house nancy pelosi and schumer. things look better in the senate. 45 retirements is a lot. bill clinton got crushed in 94. newt became the speaker. 2010 obama crushed in the first mid-term. >> think about why there are so many retirements. if the election was held a year ago, it would have been a blue tsunami. remember repeal and replace that the republica...

But a month away is not as imminent as the election four days away and thats why trump is doing it. its not about the policy. >> shannon: the aclu says president trump lied about the asylum system, the family separation policy and is largely unfunded while. was clear from the timing and big nature of todays remarks is that remarks is adhesively trying to inflame his base in the final and up to the midterm. kristin. >> i think there are certainly political calculations going on here. the immigrat...