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The opportunity to help the american people. and it is within my lawful authority to provide that help, im going to do it. >> kirsten powers is a fox news political analyst and columnist for usa today. tucker carlson editor and chief of daily -- and also hosting "hannity," hes a busy man. but he made time for us. good to see you both. >> thanks for having us. >> tucker, i want to start with you. the president doesnt ever have to face voters again and despite the midterm showing he is ramping thi...

Take this and what will your response be that you and your administration has been talking about all week. he has been, as you and jake and jim and others have been talking about, a lame duck on the loose lately, sort of the bear on the loose that we heard about over the summer. i asked the president at that midterm -- post midterm news conference, are you a lame duck? he said, technically i am but hes been trying to rewrite that playbook by going out on his own on these various deals that you s...

Three d version. president obama gets whacked in the midterm and comes out pretending people love policys but they forgot to vote and thats why he will continue to hear the nonvoters whisper sweet nothings his his ear. and then the republicans standing up. the republicans promised to end the constitution power grab and bring adult leadership and provide the check and balance function. but what have the republicans done instead? >> cobbled together a $1 trillion spending bill that makes the natio...

Three d version. president obama gets whacked in the midterm and comes out pretending people love policys but they forgot to vote and thats why he will continue to hear the nonvoters whisper sweet nothings his his ear. and then the republicans standing up. the republicans promised to end the constitution power grab and bring adult leadership and provide the check and balance function. but what have the republicans done instead? >> cobbled together a $1 trillion spending bill that makes the natio...

Here. thank you all. heres what i think. i think elijah cummings is one of the smarter people in congress. has a wonderful manner. and issa, one of the dumbest. he should embrace the guy and say, thank you, you undermined obamacare, youre the best witness weve got. then he slams the guy who has just given him what cummings said was a pr gift all wrapped up. why is he so stupid? >> you got four different things going on here, four different players. gruber doing a goober, pretty much, rolling bac...

Happened. these are states -- bill: gore lost tennessee in 2000 and. had he won his own state would be a very different world. ed, does the republican nominee or nomination run through the south? >> well -- bill: invariably in 2016. >> certainly, very, very important. we have good candidates. bobby jindal, governor of louisiana, former governor mike huckabee. governors that come out of that base. interesting thing, my friend joe is exactly right on premise, with the exception of obama, the only ...

Midterm. kind of goes along with what you were just saying. >> expectations were high. we just finished 2014, i feel sorry for the viewers that they have to focus on 2016 in the coming weeks and months but this is what this is all about. the president has the final two years of his administration. its pretty clear that the republicans in the house and the senate will give him legislation he opposes. for example, keystone. if he continues to oppose it, its setting up a very powerful contrast for ...

Not just the senate, which was the big win. big win from republicans in governors and state houses across the country, including in blue states. unexpected wins really in massachusetts and maryland which was a shocker. >> the political reality in washington so much different than it was 24 hours ago. what does this all mean for president obama? >> it was a bad evening. its going to be a bad day for president obama but the reality is that one side, either republicans or democrats, unless nothing ...

>> every time that you have a midterm or presidential election, the consequences are significant. >> when it comes to governors, several republicans who swept into office on the tea party wave are now in danger of losing. >> as millions of americans head to the polls, lets turn to our deputy political director for more. shushannah walshe here. hello to you. is there a number-one issue for voters? >> really the number-one issue weve seen in our polls over and over is still the economy. its still ...

Florida and pennsylvania -- >> sever e several are in danger because of anti-incumbent sentiment. >> reporter: one analyst says both parties may misread the results. >> theyre still viewed negatively by the american public. i think american will isolate that its only about this election when they still have brand problems. >> reporter: several key raise may not be decided tonight -- key races may not be decided tonight. thats because of runoffs in some states and slow vote counting in places lik...