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Sanders, get into florida because its such a diverse population. im looking forward to this. one thing that i thought was most interesting, its all the talk about the blue wave and all that sort of thing. its fascinating to me in an off election year, while the democrat turnout was strong republicans cast more votes on by a very healthy margin in florida. at the last check that i saw, republicans were about 39% i think and that was the actual percentage. but republicans had some of the highest m...

Middle-of-the-road. the guy is running against ron desantis town in florida, he is not far left. >> gregg: i think morgan is right, i was struck by the fact that it was a larger republican turnout than democrats, and also, ron desantis really received twice as many votes as gillum data. that tells me something, that donald trumps endorsement really means a lot in a state like florida. and in a state like florida that could be the deciding factor. i would give the thumbs up to desantis in a race ...

Article, trump, illustrated the depths of historic ability to one of his political supporters who is attorney general has carried out part of the presidents agenda most popular with the base including things like religious freedom and all kinds of other things the president said he wanted but he is not focused on that. he is angry with his ag. >> he is more than angry. he has done nuclear over this. a terrific idea the president does fire jeff sessions. he has done a good job but he recused hims...

Frustration that has been built up over time, i do think a firing is imminent. >> you do think -- i mean, there are some senators who are backing off support for sessions. lindsey graham among them. bob corker, predicting there will be a change after the midterm. you also have key players involved in this. for better or worse, rudy giuliani seems to be a key player, along with the presidents legal team. theyre ktying this to the mueller investigation. joyce made the point, the mueller investigat...

Issues in this state. trump won in 2016 but only by three points over hillary clinton. democrats think if they get a favorable midterm climate, if they get a strong candidate, this could be the year that break those arizona. and, of course, as we say, arizona senate, florida senate and you mentioned the florida governors race. >> lets talk about that for a second. you and i are both getting some active commentary on twitter right now about and drew gillum who has won the democratic race. a, this...

The last time a democrat won an election in arizona? 96, clinton beat bob dole there. this is a state with a rich tradition. the democrats are changing a little bit, trump has some issues in this state. trump won in 2016 but only by three points over hillary clinton. democrats think if they get a favorable midterm climate, if they get a strong candidate, this could be the year that break those arizona. and, of course, as we say, arizona senate, florida senate and you mentioned the florida govern...

Florida, hes still riding high in the mid-40s. >> yes. i think a couple things might be going on there. number one, one thing i think i put a little more stock in now and i didnt at the outset of the race is a lot of people were measuring rick scott against 2010 and 2014, when he eked out wins in governors races less than 50% there and then saying, well, in a different midterm climate now the guy is doomed. i think he became more popular with florida voters in his second term. i think thats a fa...

Mcsally wins the nomination. the republican establishment is happy they get their candidate. she will face the winner of the democratic primary. it is congresswoman kirstjen sinema setting up two female house members running for the open senate seat in the arizona. early polling one taken a few days ago, sinema by four points over mcsally. arizona has mot elect aid democrat to the senate since 188 but democrats think the demographics of that state are trending in their favor. hillary clinton cam...

Arizona has mot elect aid democrat to the senate since 188 but democrats think the demographics of that state are trending in their favor. hillary clinton came within three points of trump there in 2016. they think the climate of the trump midterm might be more favorable. they think theyve got a shot. sinema against mcsally. republicans are breathe aga sigh of relief. if it was arpaio or kelli ward they think they would have had no chance at this race. that sets up a match-up this fall. heres an...

Democratic candidate won a u.s. senate race in arizona? 1988. dennis cosini was his name. the last time a democrat won an election in arizona? 96, clinton beat bob dole there. this is a state with a rich tradition. the democrats are changing a little bit, trump has some issues in this state. trump won in 2016 but only by three points over hillary clinton. democrats think if they get a favorable midterm climate, if they get a strong candidate, this could be the year that break those jinxes, those...