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Battleground state. iowa is not competitive at all. cory booker made his show there after he gave his no vote. you ask a good question. why not focus on the midterm states that really could flip between now and november 6. >> we were just talking about senator harris is in ohio also there campaigning for democrats running for state office. so the question is never mind the timing or the midterms. also is this about them raising their names, their faces getting out there or for some down ballots?...

Do we need to see the democrats doing similar things? >> i think democrats will be out in the next couple of weeks in these key states. were seeing huge turn out. early vote will start soon in some of these states. i think youll see a lot of energy from democrats coming out and galvanizing the base. >> galvanizing their base but lets talk about their messaging. i want to play what ben cardon had to say when it comes to kavanaughs impact on the midterms. >> i think it will boil down to concerns a...

Republican base, and we didnt think of it. i was talking to two of my political advisers yesterday about the adventure that these guys by their tactics have given to us going into these red state competitive races. and were pretty excited. they managed to deliver the only thing we had not been able to figure out how to do which was to get our folks fired up. the other side is obviously fired up. they have been all year. >> if you listen closely to the last point, mcconnell pointed out the democr...

Democrats to vote to confirm justice kavanagh, joe manchin, was actually thanked by his republican colleagues on friday and saturday even as he was shouted down by protesters on capitol hill. by the way the fact he voted the gop is still no guarantee. the prison wall campaign against him between now and the midterm. >> still a democrat and we are trying to hold the majority. we appreciate his vote for judge kavanaugh. i think it was the right thing to do. we are trying to win seats. reporter: tr...

>> so we can go back and forth but my point is we need to have a president who will consult with congress before he makes the nominations with an open process considering nominees restricting himself to the federal society. chris: how big of an issue is this if democrats have to already give political gift and you say this will energize republicans quick. >> that will be our concerns to protect the gains of health care or concern about the mueller investigation so yes those issues are on the bal...

Closer to the midterm. the other thing is that this investigation was done so hastily that inevitably, not because of democrats but because of journalists, more and more is going to filter out. all of these people who werent interviewed by the fbi will be interviewed by journalists and well find out more about for example cor krob corroborating for ramirezs claim. the women who are outraged, on the one hand, they could hardly be more energized without bust. >> how will democrats, and youre sayin...

- - we go back and forth here. my point is this, we need to have a president that will consult with congress, the united states senate before he makes thosedominations and have an open process. not restrict himself . >>chris: how big and issue will this be in the midterms if democrats have already been mobilized. republicans are saying you gave them a political gift by your opposition and this will energize republicans. >> i think it will boil down to concerns whether we will protect the gains w...

Theres only ever been one justice thats been impeached and i think talking about it at this point isnt necessarily healing us and moving us forward. >> all right, democratic senator chris coons on a sunday dismissing the idea of impeaching kavanaugh. several on the house judiciary committee are calling to discuss the allegations against him if democrats win the midterms in november. lots of eyes on that. they will have the power to make it happen if they so choose. but some say the impeachment t...

Phoniness, they practice it together. and they do it with the democrats. arthel: president trump on his way to lessen its rally in kansas. suggesting republicans are surging into the midterms while democrats are merely orchestrating rage. this after the brett kavanaugh confirmation battle fueled heated emotions on both sides of the political divide.a new article shows that enthusiasm has jumped 12 points since july into a virtual dead heat with democrats. dreaming i would have the director of th...

Is, in a sense, he is attacking the me too movement by trying to downplay and delegitimatize accusations of sexual abuse, sexual assault by saying people could be unjustly accused. he is trying to plant those seeds. now, whether or not that works as we are just a month away from the midterm balloting and, in some states, early voting has begun, is yet to be determined. the other question when you talk about the female vote for trump, if these are voters who would normally vote in a midterm elect...