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Legislative agenda, which is pretty ambitious for republicans? >> the bigger thing hanging over them is probably going to be the midterm elections, whether its infrastructure or focused on things like ryan wants to do which is not going to get too many democrats on board. certainly in the midterm election here and political d e dynamics that weve been covering, not a lot of goodwill or incentive to work together. theres an immigration crisis that is going to come up next year but both parties se...

Out of the house and it hits the wall in the senate. not one of those appropriation bills has moved to the senate. the senate is going to have to find some way to build a working majority with their 51 volts and nine democrats so they can break the filibuster in the senate. those filibuster rules are freezing up a lot of really good policy. it >> julie: thank you very much. appreciate you coming on today. for more on how republicans plan to keep the momentum going ahead of the midterms i am goin...

Reconciliation. to some degree, that may poison the well. democrats say, you didnt need us last year, now all of a sudden you need us. well, maybe you could argue, yeah, but democrats like spending money, they like infrastructure, they should be for this. thats going to have to be balanced, though, against the desire to beat donald trump. and why would you let him put more points on the board in 2018 going into a midterm? im not saying its impossible, but i dont think it gets easier than 2017, c...

Advantage when voters head to the polls. >> i think theres no question that democrats will gain seats in the governorship, state legislatures and u.s. house. why? as you said, midterm election. but the second reason is, they lost so much ground during the eight years with president obama. they have a lot of ground to make up. i think theyll make up some of it next november. >> jon: guy benson is a fox news contributor. al hyatt was on the national finance committee for hillary for america. thank...

Leland: look like in 018. here with his predictions for the new year, the director of the center of politics at the university of virginia and the super glued back together crystal ball larry sabato. good to see you my friend. truism always in the mid terms after a new party his party loses seats. does that hold true in 2018. >> yes, it does. you can take this one to the bank or in your case to your bookie. i think there is no question that democrats will gain seats in the governorships, state l...

♪ >> julie: democrats are growing increasingly optimistic ahead of the 2018 midterms. do they have reason to be? thats the question. there are new reports saying the party thinks this could be their best shot in years of regaining control of the house. according to the hill, democrats are banking on the presidents low approval rating and the fact that the party of the president historically loses seats in the midterm and what they view as the g.o.p.s thin legislative record to make that happen...

Infrastructure is something that democrats want to fix. theyve been outspoken about it. the fact that were heading into a midterm be enough to stop democrats from working with the president, rebecca? >> well, you have to consider what the final plan is going to look like, pam. you have to assume that anything coming out of a republican congress or a republican house or republican senate, and, of course, the president himself being a republican, republicans are going to want spending cuts to comp...

Political distraction. >> scott, you have predicted that this will be a tough midterm for republicans. of course, history would show you that for any sort of party in the white house, that the midterm election that follows is rough. and youve said, look, if democrats take over both chambers in november, it could be the end of this administration. those are your words. but theres a fascinating headline and piece in "the washington post" this morning that im sure you read. the headline, to beat pr...

Why he was shaking hands and smiling with them. >> the democrats are looking ahead, they think this is their year to recapture the house end of the senate. they have a couple of advantages, usually midterm elections go against the party in the white house. they have an enthusiasm advantage of nine points the same way obama galvanized a lot of anti-obama voters. i think on a generic ballot they have some advantage but what they dont have, they are having difficulty raising money and i wonder abou...

Message of their one big accomplishment thus far legislatively. i think its going to be a lot tougher to get any more legislative points on the board in 2018. we already sort of see the parameters of what this election is going to look like, and democrats are gearing up to run hard against this tax bill. >> you know the other thing that strikes me, susan, when we think back of history. we think of the recent presidents whove had brutal mid-terms for their parties, barack obama the dems lost 63 s...