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Pointing out the ones who lost for distancing nemz from him. an he looked like he was backed into a corner. he looked uncomfortable. he was pacing around the stage at times. and he wouldnt stop. >> the party is dead in the northeast. you lose 333 seats nationwide, you lose the governorships that are the most important to trump for his re-election. that is just not good.

Adding him to our table of contributors who bravely stayed with me throughout the night. you covered the white house closely. how is the white house feeling today? president trump seems on twitter to be subdued a bit quoting other people saying nice things about him. >> theyve been prepared for this result. they werent going to say it publicly. the white house was expecting the house to slip away and end the era of one-party control in washington. this marks a new chapter in the trump presidency...

But, you know, i have been thinking a lot about 2016. i do think it has created a measure of conservatism, small c, in the folks canalyzing what happened. because a lot of us who did cover that race and obviously saw the unexpected are more cautious now. if you look at the race by race polling in the house, guys, there are so many warning signing and red flags for republican candidates. look at some of their pundits, where they are in polling, some of these open seats are obviously tilting democ...

District. so barbara comstock, you know, kind of up against the ropes in this fight against jennifer wexton, and it could be historic. >> brian todd live in the commonwealth of virginia. thanks. lets go to pamela brown now at the white house. youre learning the white house is paying close attention to one specific race, kentuckys sixth district. polls there, as we mentioned, close in less than two hours. thats a district that the president won overwhelmingly, but that house race is very competit...

And there, but they have been visionaries. i dont want to give all the credit to president trump. >> thats a credit to them. i agree. >> all right. everyone stay with me. coming up next, were standing by for the first exit polls for this historic midterm election. plus, the polls havent even closed, and top republicans are already finger pointing. now details from our manu raju on capitol hill. and of course, john king at the magic wall. what will king be watching as the first polls close? stay ...

Every one that is blue or red is a seat won, obviously. >> bret: it next, we will be keeping an eye on the net gain. what the democrats need to gain control. they need a net gain of 23 seats. anything less than that, republicans retain control. >> martha: then we have another fun toy over here called a probability meter. this style takes all of the data that our team will evaluate. it takes its down to a percentage. what we believe is the probability that each party will wons control of the hous...

Attention to the senate. but on the house, theyre going to sort of emphasize that this was always an uphill battle, this has nothing to do with the president and his job performance, that this is all about how historically the party in control of the white house loses congress. theyre going to point to all these historic numbers. that will be the official message. thats the official message being discussed in the white house right now. the unofficial message, though, that im hearing from sort of...

That im hearing from sort of his outer circle advisers are things like pointing to paul ryan as a potential fall guy for all this and this issue of censorship and social media, this ad not being aired, this immigration ad they didnt want to air. and there is this undertone bubble of conversation that, oh, you can see the narratives. i wouldnt be possible if that makes it to his twitter feed. >> phil rucker, you predicted this. i know its not an art form, but what do you think is coming later thi...

And i believe like trump believes, we want the immigrants here but we want them to do it legally. >> there is enthusiasm on both sides. i think when you look at whats happening with the caravan and with justice kavanaugh the way he was treated, ill tell you, my moms an 86-year-old democrat from pennsylvania. she just changed parties to republican this year. i never -- >> because of kavanaugh. >> because of kavanaugh. >> i know you encountered the kavanaugh talk on the trail. its the mistreatment...

Same is true with immigration. >> i think these are all pointing to the same sentiment, the same anxiety that a lot of voters, especially white voters, have. trump well understands himself that their place has slipped from the pinnacle of american culture in society. and thats kavanaugh, right? because if kavanaugh, who is the ultimate avatar of privilege, if he can be taken down, whats stopping them from coming after me? you then combine that with whats happening with the caravan or what they a...