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But if she spends money, you get to saturation and that 1:00 in the morning ad. they are sick of it. you are in their face too much and counter productive impact. if she runs him a good race and running a better race than immediately after the primary and races sufficient amount of money she will give him a run for his mon yenips him in the polls. >> your book is coming out in the midterm. what i read. he doesnt affect the midterms . who wins and loses on that timing. >> and democrats are desper...

Democrats were expected to lead that actual race. what youre facing, though, in terms of the midterm -- >> but the point is the ad did not work. >> right, right, right. that particular but the driving debate will deal with the economy. and what they have to confront, whether they want to own it or not is 9.5% unemployment. >> thats perfect segue into our next discussion happening right after this break. so hold it right there. we need to take a break, but when we come backer well look at what th...

Out. mostly this bill that sends aid back to the states. theres nothing big area head of a midterm in which they stand to lose the house, democrats do, than heading pack home with 26 billion dollars to wave around to your constituents and say, i helped the poor and the teachers. teachers are really active in a midterm, especially with voter turn-out. that will be a big deal for these guys to take home and out to. >> shepard: a little walk around money is always helpful isnt it? >> you got it. >>...

Insurance. there you see against it, yeah, 71%. no; 29%. huge win for this proposition. and perhaps a big blow for the obama administration. in a bellwether state of missouri. back with the panel. erin, what does this mean? the big picture of politics and healthcare heading to the midterm? >> you heard harry reid saying it will get more popular with time. we havent seen that. in fact, democrats have not done a good job sellal healthcare generally, and this is emblematic of that. this is one piec...

Professor. >> nice to see you. >> it is a busy day. >> it is. it is a good one. >> i would agree. on the subject of what happened yesterday. what happened yesterday? >> well, you know, i think what we saw with the tea party or what we are seeing is precisely what you should expect from a party out of power. look, democrats went through the same sort of anxieties and stresses. when a party loses the white house what it tends to do in the midterm is pull to the extreme. the party is trying to figu...

Afl-cio, hes showing -- hoping to shore up support in the mid fall terms, and you can see the focus on the camera, waiting for the president as he steps up to the mic. the president has the backing of the groups leaders, they are promising to spend $50 million over the next 90 days to help democrats going into the midterm electricals but some members are complaining theyre not seeing enough results from the obama administration in the last 18 months. you can catch the presidents full speech, str...

I can read your body language. >> there are many things that the government does thank you like defense spending, social security. >> sean: he said were in charge were the elite we run this place. remember the chairman that said we make the rules up as we go along? >> that is true. it is disgusting. >> sean: why do we have a constitution tucker? >> so they can ignore it. >> it seems that these are constituents by the people who were in that room actually like it because they keep reelecting him....

Mandate to purchase health insurance. there you see against it, yeah, 71%. no; 29%. huge win for this proposition. and perhaps a big blow for the obama administration. in a bellwether state of missouri. back with the panel. erin, what does this mean? the big picture of politics and healthcare heading to the midterm? >> you heard harry reid saying it will get more popular with time. we havent seen that. in fact, democrats have not done a good job sellal healthcare generally, and this is emblemati...

I can read your body language. >> there are many things that the government does thank you like defense spending, social security. >> sean: he said were in charge were the elite we run this place. remember the chairman that said we make the rules up as we go along? >> that is true. it is disgusting. >> sean: why do we have a constitution tucker? >> so they can ignore it. >> it seems that these are constituents by the people who were in that room actually like it because they keep reelecting him....

Says it fuels the negativity in democrats and republicans alike. >> it allows for both parties to point blame and point the finger and try to energize their base against the other side. >> some pollsters say obama abandoned politics of hope to energize the base this fall. >> it could minimize some of the losses in the midterm, but the long term risk to the ability to govern is substantial. >> continued home sales and consumer spending suggests that the economy is more than a political problem. >...