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For a shot to beat the republican and win the senate seat. >> if that happens ill be the next governor. >> reporter: a tight race that should shift power in washington. lots of enthusiasm here on the ground in tennessee for the upcoming mid term elections. early voting totals have surpassed what the midterms were in 2014. they have until thursday to cast an early ballot. after that they will have to line up on election day. >> thank you. joining me now, the former governor of virginia, a former ...

Nightmare and im going to wake up? there is hate and it isnt going away, it just seems to be getting worse. >> back on the attack, president trump, blaming the media today in the wake of the mass shooting. and after last weeks mail bombs, after barely dialing back his usual rhetoric on the trail. >> and if you dont mind, im going to tone it down just a little bit, is that okay? no. okay. >> and youth group, a new poll shows young people are more engaged in this years election than ever before in...

Even fraudulent reporting of the news. the fake news media. the true enemy of the people must stop the open and obvious hostility and report the news accurately and fairly. that will do much to put out the flame of anger and outrage. fake news must end. >> uh-huh. >> dana -- gz. >> i mean, its clearly what hes decided here. hes going to go out in the midterm campaigns the way he went out in 2016. you can sort of see this happen over and over again. initially the words appear for him on the tell ...

Especially close. whats the energy like there this morning? >> reporter: its a lot of energy here, craig. i want to widen out a little bit to show you that some people are in line. this is what democracy in action looks like. theyre lining up to cast their vote. the early voting has been going on in this state for the past two weeks. its going to extend until the end of the week. its made a difference overall, particularly with african american voters. i think weve got a slate of numbers i want ...

Were talking balance of power in the senate and trade. today its all about cotton. a surprisingly big deal in the state of arizona. in fact, the crop worth 34 million bucks last year, its not only a key part of arizonas agriculture but its also an important topic in the states super tight senate race. why is cotton such a big deal in this midterm? >> reporter: its a big deal because if you come out here, you have a major operation. almost $1 billion in cotton was exported from the u.s. alone las...

Opponents as valid because the mid-terms of coming up. >> not because of the mid-terms. i defended the president fighting back when he is regularly attacked. there is a difference. it doesnt matter if there is a mid-term or not, he is going to defend himself and fight back. >> from a political perspective? >> any point. >> why does a national tragedy take precedence? >> the president did exactly that? the wake of a national tragedy and every time our country experienced the heartache and pain we...

Money for the refugee resettlement organization, thats what he said, thats enough, this murderer posted something and said im going in. so in that climate, i mean for him to be joking around, or wasting time, mocking me, or something, i mean it is really, it is bad. it is really bad for the country. and then the thing you read, republican officials privately are worried this is going to distract from the closing message of the midterm, really? is that the level were operating at? >> 11 people ar...

This issue of the caravan, if hispanics show up, thats very good for democrats in places like arizona, nevada, florida. i wish i had an answer to this. the truth is, theres just an enormous amount of uncertainty how this shakes out. >> should this be used for political purposes? both sides are. look at democrats, or they could be using it. democrats and republicans. is this something thats effective to bring up at rallies? >> i think this close to a midterm, when you have a tragedy like this, it...

>> a huge nine days ahead. well have dramatic stories after the election as well. jana? >> one thing to keep in mind at election night, this is going to be excited not just by who decides to vote. but who decides not to vote. i mean, every year a lot of americans choose not to vote in elections. in 2016, an election that captured so many peoples attention in states like tennessee, west virginia, texas, only about half of people old enough to vote actually did so. in georgia, it was about 60%. de...

Conditions. >> that is all very true. whether that matters or not to the voters that trump is trying to get out i think is another question. trump is the centerpiece of this election and that plays both ways. for republicans to win, they are going to need trump voters who may not want to show up in this midterm when hes not on the ballot to get out there anyways. for democrats, its that anger at trump, that frustration with trump. the fact that they despise this president in a lot of ways that t...