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search of mar-a-lago. as the fbi continues to go through the documents and files taken from donald trumps home. and democrats seem to be building momentum ahead of the midterms. well have a look at the latest polling in key races, and a slight approval rating rebound for president biden. good morning. and welcome to "way too early," on this thursday, august 18th. im jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. a hearing on whether to unseal the search warrant affidavit fr...

Joining us now, former aide to the george w bush white house and state departments, our friend elise jordan. she is also an msnbc political analyst. great to see you. lets talk about congress woman cheney and her defeat. first, lets talk about what that moment says about the party writ large. >> i mean, look at the numbers. it was basically a 70/30 loss in wyoming, one of the reddest state, but also a red where, in nearby casper, the football stadium, the high school football stadium, is named f...

Has a guaranteed pathway to meeting the -- i think its going to maintain that priority for democrats going forward. f. >> if you get to the midterms in 2022, this is something theyll want to see progress on. this is maybe one of the strangest endorsements ive ever seen, but alaskas incumbent governor is running for a second term. he just accepted former president trumps endorsement with one condition. he said alaska needs mike dunleavy as governor now more than ever. he has my complete and total...

Leader mcconnell said just before the holiday recess, in terms of republicans fighting to keep control of the senate, thats a new type of phenomenon. how theyre able to sell this tax plan, thats when this is really going to matter. >> theres a tax plan, and then there are the demographics, rick. as the reporting in the lead-up here, women, how they are polling at the moment. we certainly saw that in voting in alabama because of the very dynamics on the ground there. how might that be remembered ...

Know on the presidents contrition. >> lets turn to alabama, because its a big day and morning and polls are open across alabama for the hotly contested senate race. you say as a republican and republican strategist, in many ways the republican party already lost on this one. is there any winning for your party coming out of today no matter which way it goes? >> no, theres no winning. we have already lost this race. either doug jones will go to the senate from the reddest state in america, or we ...

Interviews with more accusers. polling can be volatile in the middle of a news bomb and thats what were in the middle of right now. so im not surprised to see this wide margin. how you gt out of that, of course, is to get some separation from the event. for more his problems with two. number one, the event may keep happening. and number two, lets not forget campaign mechanics. hes being out spent on television 11 to one by his democratic opponent. that was causing him to slide even before this s...

Experiment. lets find the most unlikely target we can find, a prisoner of war from the reddest state of america, lets see if we can turn our viewers in to hate him and his family. >> i mean, even if you believe the worst about the soldier himself, which theres no -- >> you bring him hone and you -- >> but what did his father do? his father and mother are grieving, waiting for their son. i mean, eric, thanks for your time tonight. have a great weekend. still ahead, the real reason that republican...