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Now so long-term probably not a big negative for republicans. >> the striking figure i saw in this race was donald trumps approval rating in alabama which is one of his best states was only at 48% in the exit poll for the senate campaign, 62% when he won, went from won in 2016. if he is at 48% in alabama we know he is under 40 in all kinds of important states where senate candidates and house candidates are going to run. what does this tell us about 2018? >> we know how much that hurt republican...

Expects that but what it does do is assemble the top rate is not permanent. if republicans declined to lower the top rate and lowered it to 38 and house didnt touch it and in some cases increased it. this represents some progress republicans can fight another day on this question. >> you have a few disappointments? >> i would love to have seen a much cleaner bill. i understand why they did it, to have the support of house republicans from high tax states but we have a $10,000 deduction on state ...

>> stunning setback for senate republicans as roy moore was narrowly defeated by challenger doug jones in alabama sending democrats their first senate seat in that state in 25 years which what lessons can republicans take from roy moores loss and what will this majority mean for the republican agenda going forward. we are back with kate odell and james freeman. dan, is this going to hurt tax reform? >> i dont think it will have a big effect on tax reform unless it rolls into the next year. it pu...

Everything was being done and he slipped through, 3 people in 14 months and this is a question that is worth while thinking about. >> alabama sends a message, what republicans can learn from roy moore absented defeat when we return.

First year of any presidency since circuit courts were created in 1891. an amazing establishment and they better keep the pace up coming into the new year. >> what about the rest of the agenda talking about welfare reform, entitlement reform, infrastructure spending. most or all of those will take 60 senate votes. maybe they can do one more reconciliation bill to get 50 but even that was 51 will be tough. >> you turned a reliable yes vote for the republican agenda into a know or maybe not. we wi...

Working as they did in alabama to turn their voters out, then you have republicans back on their heels so at the margin where these elections are decided democrats are at the moment running uphill. democrats in 2018. >> if you look at the map for democrats it is a tough map, they have to hold 26 seats and they have to flip arizona and nevada if they want control of the senate but that looks possible because of changes in nevada that made it a more blue state in the past we 6 years and in arizona...

With the president, his approval rating is very low. it is worrisome, more than alabama, that is an anomaly given the poor candidate quality down here. even an amazing candidate like gillespie and they are dragged down by donald trump, there is a likelihood republicans lose the house and the senate next year and this is something the president needs to be worried about more than his twitter feed. >> especially for 2018, democrats are feeling good about this because the standard political analysi...

For republicans. look at this race and even if you like roy moore he lost come you got to win seats to affect policy. you have theirs reconsideration of this idea there needs to be a rebellion against mitch mcconnell, senate majority leader. look at the history of the conservative movement, it was about taking over the republican party from liberals in manhattan who had taken it over. mitch mcconnell was not a liberal, he set a record on getting conservative judges on circuit courts, hes about t...

Expects that but what it does do is assemble the top rate is not permanent. if republicans declined to lower the top rate and lowered it to 38 and house didnt touch it and in some cases increased it. this represents some progress republicans can fight another day on this question. >> you have a few disappointments? >> i would love to have seen a much cleaner bill. i understand why they did it, to have the support of house republicans from high tax states but we have a $10,000 deduction on state ...