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Them and trump did 20 points worse than mitt romney did -- >> but he won. >> the other thing thats involved here and you mentioned it, the approval rating. thats why both parties nationally are looking so closely at this race. i can show you, it gets to the bigger question of the relationship between a presidents job approval and how the presidents party tends to do in elections like this, midterm elections, keep this number in mine, 38% in gallup. what is the number like that normally mean? we ...

Its a 36 or 38% approval rating, with the russia investigation, all of the negative energy being pointed towards him, wont democrats being in a really tough spot? >> and thats the funny thing about this. this is a district for more than a generation now. its been a republican district. theres more pressure on the democrats tonight because of everything you just said, because of that history and how rocky the trump presidency has been so far and nature of this district demographically, this is th...

Democrats see opportunity. but the other reason democrats see opportunity here and elsewhere nationally, it is donald trump and what happened while hes been president. we talk about his approval rating, republicans, they go into the midterms, come into this election today with an advantage here in the house, they control the house. we know that. donald trumps approval rating is 38%. what does history tell us about what -- an approval rating like this could mean for a party in the dterm election....

Bush, the republicans they gained seats in 02. historically amazing, bill clinton, they gained seats in 1998 and it wasnt a blood bath for republicans under bush under 1990. thats a good approval rating -- trump is in this category right now. hes at 38%. look what numbers around that have meant historically. a couple of years ago democrats, they had high hopes going into 2014, especially on senate side. lost more than a dozen seats in the house, bush 06, this put democrats in control of congress...

Move in that direction. >> i want to show the demographics before you jump in. the democrats are 0 for 2 and their base is upset because they lost special elections in kansas and montana, pretty solid republican seats. but the democrats were fired up and thought their party should do more. they thought they should have been able to pull a rabbit out of a hat. look at the residents with college degrees, nearly 60% in this georgia district, lower in the other districts. those are the voters if you...

♪ >> julie: trumps attorney says his client is not under investigation for obstruction of justice, but the president tweeted the words, i am under investigation. at the heart of it, a media report citing anonymous sources. those of the facts. whats the whole truth? meantime, polls show a dead heat and georges house election tomorrow. the most expensive house race in history. mcats desperate for a win. what will the outcome tells lenexas midterm? >> harris: yet stay tuned for "outnumbered" and ...

They are not great predictors. i think we have to remember that. this is slightly different in that the investment by the national parties and the attention nationally that has been given to this race is so extensive. it makes it a little bit more of a test of where the parties are in the era of trump. how vulnerable republicans are in suburban areas where trump didnt have a very strong victory come the midterm. so my answer is its relevant and give a bit of a signal but we have to be caution be...

Talks. a foxnews.com headline reading u.k. election has democrats hoping they can send trump a strong message. the piece goes on to say the left would love to see what happened in great britain happen at home. democrats are looking for some mojo as we get closer to next years midterm. not to mention, the georgia special election thats happening in less than two weeks. some see it as a bellwether, but now the big question, is there a message in this for the president? there were so many parallels...

Between the president and jeff sessions and sessions being investigated in several places, sessions current status seems very preprecarious. >> am i being cynical to say that -- >> yes. >> other than i think youre the best that weve had on. >> thats just pure honesty. >> bob mueller has his investigation, right? and whatever potential criminality he sees, thats one thing. but didnt we hear all we needed to in the gop response tomorrow? if anything political is going to be done about this inappro...

Lincoln and reagan? >> look, i think were a longways down the road, joe, that youre worried about. the republicans in congress overwhelmingly have acted like vessels of the trump administration not members of the co-equal branch of government who have sworn an oath to protect and defend the constitution of the united states. this is a very serious issue. were talking about foreign interference, the u.s. elections process. were talking about the deliberate attempt by a foreign adversary to underm...