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The republican direction, in terms of polling and the issues voters care about. that district is being all but abandoned by national democrats. they are focusing on a suburban portland district, considered a much more safe democratic seat. its showing the fundamentals that were always in republicans favor were put off a little bit by the roe issue and gave democrats an issue to run on over the summer. thats receded and youre back to all of these fundamentals pointing in the republican direction....

Might be breaking toward trump, this time around, drawn to the democrats because of the abortion decision. what are you hearing as you talk to strategists from both sides whether thats a real phenomenon. >> republicans physician, and i think the data bears it out. a lot of voters do care about roe. maybe 30 to 40% of voters know thats going to be the issue they vote on. 60 to 70% are voting on crime, issues that favor republicans. you combine that with the first midterm cycle of a presidency is ...

Important personal issue for you. with this latest polling, do you still think democrats should be making abortion and the roe issue the number one issue right now? >> its great to be with. im very horse tonight because i spent all weekend out talking to voters about a whole range of issues, including abortion. i can tell you that in minnesota, abortion continues to be a galvanizing issue. i have talked to hundreds and hundreds of people. i see it at the doors, i see the number of volunteers tur...

Be because theyre bleeding republican women in the suburbs. but its also quite a coincidence. theres a real sense -- lets put it this way. its not that much of a stretch to say that maybe they saw a problem coming down the pike, that they introduced us to the girls basketball team he coaches, theres an ad running when someone who dont know him as a lawyer, a woman who just knows him as a nice guy, an audit tact to take for the supreme court. look, we didnt see this with neil gorsuch. im no fan o...

Land mines. lets also not forget that for some reason there was an extended campaign, and theres been a lot of advertising seemingly focused on women. now, one of those reasons could be because theyre bleeding republican women in the suburbs. but its also quite a coincidence. theres a real sense -- lets put it this way. its not that much of a stretch to say that maybe they saw a problem coming down the pike, that they introduced us to the girls basketball team he coaches, theres an ad running wh...

>> i can tell you we were focused on roe, focused on the affordable care act and denying health insurance coverage to millions of americans. with he tried to go after the fundamental issue and the one i think is the most important at the moment in history and that is what this man, brett kavanaugh, would do on the supreme court if hes confronted with a question involving the white house, the mueller investigation. >> you believe that is more important -- senator, thats interesting. you believe t...

Nominee and the answer is no. particularly women say no. he is an historically unpopular choice which itself you would think would make this nomination, if not a scandal, then at least a big focus of national media. republicans have taken opportunity precedented step of refusing to release his paper trail. theres even a live and strange controversy over whether brett kavanaugh lied to the senate the last time they held a confirmation hearing for him in 2006. the head of the judiciary committee r...

Particularly women say no. he is an historically unpopular choice which itself you would think would make this nomination, if not a scandal, then at least a big focus of national media. republicans have taken opportunity precedented step of refusing to release his paper trail. theres even a live and strange controversy over whether brett kavanaugh lied to the senate the last time they held a confirmation hearing for him in 2006. the head of the judiciary committee referred him for possible prose...

He is an historically unpopular choice which itself you would think would make this nomination, if not a scandal, then at least a big focus of national media. republicans have taken the unprecedented step of refusing to release his paper trail. theres even a live and strange controversy over whether brett kavanaugh lied to the senate the last time they held a confirmation for him in 2006. the head of the judiciary committee referred him for potential prosecution for lying to the senate when he w...

Reach. if democrats can stay united, theres 49 votes on the democratic side. if they can be united and the possibility of senator mccain not being there to vote, its the matter of peeling off one republican and theres two members of the republican caucus that are pro choice and the roe issue is important. >> dana: so those two senators did vote for him to be confirmed to the circuit court in 2006. before i let you go, i want to ask you about something. the democrats have brought up his paper tra...