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Attention to the chelsea clinton wedding. well have pictures and talk a bit about that in just a moment. i want to talk about such difficult subjects, doris, and the question of how the president is performing under the weight of a war in afghanistan thats not going well that has such significant challenges and that the public appears to be losing support for and the economy. alan greenspan just saying tragic unemployment is the real challenge here. these are huge weights on the president. >> th...

A distinguished dean, what happened to the presumption of innocence? why is it all the democrats are retreating right now and nobody is stepping up -- >> you think he might be innocent? >> im not saying ease innocent. this gentlemen -- >> these charges came from his peers! this is not a criminal court. these are his pals who said -- >> im not pleased with my colleagues after what they did to senator lieberman, what theyre doing to this gentleman and a lot of other distinguished gentle ladies and...

Can you tell us a little bit about that? >> reporter: well, the democrats from districts in rangels home state of new york were meeting in part to discuss the rangel matter. we do know that congressman rangel went into the room where they were meeting and left four minutes later. we dont know much else besides that, but heres what a good friend of rangels in that democratic new york delegation had to say. >> he would never do anything that he would benefit from. i mean, no question about that. s...

The nations capitol. a busy friday here, and, looks like there is going to be big voting, big spending voting happening right when the campaign season heats up, what is the latest, carl. >> reporter: hi, and house members are actually heading off on the august vacations today and would like to get out of town and take the full month off to go home and listen to voters and when they return, major, major spending and tax issues to be dealt with and the senate has an extra week and it boils down to...

On friday, the last poll showed 50/50. somebody shouted we took over the house! and i said you mean the senate? >> right. >> no, you took over the house. i said, we take over the senate! and somebody grabbed me and pointed to the nbc screen and we took over the house. i think youre right. i think that weekend, that final weekend. >> will tip it. >> either americans are going to say we dont trust the republicans but we loathe the democrats. >> ill say this. one thing about be very careful of hand...

Victory -- >> the entire house? >> i dont think youre going to get the entire house. >> 40 seats? >> the opposing party always gets seats at midterm. >> i think in 2002, the republicans did pick up seats. i think that was a rare exception. >> if you look, historically, theres always an opposing party gain at midterm. >> larry: that was 9/11. >> that was 9/11. >> theres always a gain but not a huge win. republicans in 94 with -- >> theyre not going to sweep, get control of the congress back. >> t...

Invite white voters 74%. if you raise -- excuse me ethically the white vote that is gal to 20% of the hispanic vote. i think, chuck, in the short term it is really a tossup if youre talking 2012 if you put this issue in play and put it on fire, whom it benefits. >> i think in the midterm, i think if this issue is front and center, it looks like right now are in a better position. i tell you in 2012, you start looking at some of these states, you know, colorado, new mexico, even in arizona, but n...

This. you bring up an excellent point on the importance of hispanics to president obama in 2012 and that vote, and that does matter. the question is, you know, is it an -- what is the impact in a midterm? and then what is the impact in the general? so i dont disagree with you there. i think there is concern the white house, particularly in a lot of these swing congressional districts, that are -- dont have a lot of minorities in it, that, where immigration is sort of a wedge issue with working c...

We need to continue our enthusiastic support of president barack hussein obama. we must turn that enthusiasm into action, and action means turning out in massive numbers for the midterm elections and be prepared to do it again in 2012. >> vernon jordan, former adviser to president clinton with a call to action for this years midterm at the urban league conference yesterday. now with more on what is at stake, the "morning joe" midterm exam. a series this week on the political races that will matt...