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You know, this is a special election. this is not, you know, a big election in a regular year. this isnt even a midterm. this was a march special election in a midterm election. so the fact of the matter is we started out 13 points behind in an off-year election, where republican voters are the most animated, and we got it to within two. im a mets fan. i never want to lose by two, and im sorry that we lost. it was disappointing. but the fact of the matter is we got it from 13 points behind to tw...

Bad omen for the dmgz in the midterm -- well huddle around that water cooler. what you didnt hear from justin biebers deposition. seth myers tracked down the unedited tapes. way too early will be right back. [ male announcer ] considering all your mouth goes through, do you really think brushing is enough to keep it clean?

Their side as a potential wedge issue that helps them win elections. bottom line, colorado matters big time in the future of both parties, and well see it play out in this midterm. with me now political ed outer and colorado native, vaughn verbers. mr. verbers, colorado, a state that was a republican stronghold is too tough -- too tough of a term to use in the 90s, but reliable republican. >> it was reliable, and it mirrored what was going on in the nation. thats what colorado is. its a bellweth...

Two years into his first term as mayor, rahm emanuel has unveiled his boldest plan yet, the proposed closing of 54 public schools. the midterm brings a flurry of speculation from citizens and pundits alike. >> two-year anniversary of rahm. >> when you consider the year he had kind of getting waxed by the teachers union in that strike and the number of murders shooting up the way they did, he had a pretty rough year. right now theres nobody on the horizon who is going to run against him. there ne...

The midterm brings a flurry of speculation. from citizens and pundits alike. >> two-year anniversary of rahm. >> when you consider the year he had kind of getting waxed by the teachers union in that strike and the number of murders shooting up the way they did, he had a pretty rough year. right now theres nobody on the horizon who is going to run against him. >> there never will be. thats the daley way. you call out people and destroy them. rahm emanuel is richard daley with a circumcision. to p...

Coming midterm. this is going to be thrown right into the middle of the presidential election. >> yes, it is. an obamacare delay isnt the only election year trick the president has up his sleeve. wait till you get a load of his budget. ♪

>> i do. >> they can google it. >> last word. chris, wrap it up for us. what do you think? >> i think it will be a challenging midterm, but the part that i found fascinating watches the cpac is there wasnt a lot of new faces or new voices. i think the republican party if they want to compete not just in the midterms but into 16, they have to have a different vision. you at least have to talk about it in a way that doesnt make people uncomfortable in the middle. >> all right, have to leave it at ...

Two years into his first term as mayor, rahm emanuel has unveiled his boldest plan yet, the pro-posed closing of 54 public schools. the midterm brings a flurry of speculation. >> two-year anniversary of rahm. >> when you consider the year he had kind of getting waxed by the teachers union in that strike and the number of shootings, he had a pretty rough year. right now theres nobody on the horizon who is going to run against him. >> there never will be. thats the daley way. you call out people a...

Two years into his first term as mayor, rahm emanuel has unveiled his boldest plan yet, the pro-posed closing of 54 public schools. the midterm brings a flurry of speculation. >> two-year anniversary of rahm. >> when you consider the year he had kind of getting waxed by the teachers union in that strike and the number of shootings, he had a pretty rough year. right now theres nobody on the horizon who is going to run against him. >> there never will be. thats the daley way. you call out people a...

Spending for any midterm in u.s. history. why are the big campaign bucks getting so much bigger? how will it change the next election? im joined by msnbc news political editor, domenico mo h montenaro. >> i know people say, oh, whatever, every year it breaks a record, but this is beyond anything that was imaginable. >> thouno, this is beyond anyth we could have thought of. think about this, from 1990 to 2010, over 20 years -- just $25 million spent by outside groups. >> $25 million total. >> tot...