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Weve seen theal p -- politics today are volatile. looking at any traditional indicator, i would rather be a democrat or a republican when it comes to handicapping the house. it is not just states like california and pennsylvania. if you look at the special elections that have taken place since the 2016 election, through 2017 and early 2018, democrats are outperforming their typical performance by 20-plus points. theyre coming close in ruby red districts. theyre winning in -- in swing districts. ...

Says enough is enough. i have to call 911 and tell an officer about this. she says, as you just heard, that she begged the officer to do something and he told her that he couldnt do anything about it until he did something. erica? >> rosa flores with the latest for us there. rosa, thank you. texas, it turns out, may not be quite as ruby red as once thought. raising the question, is ted cruzs reelection bid in trouble? stay with us. you always pay

And the base -- they have set in motion -- the basic dynamic i think of 2018 and the 2018 election will be do voters who are ambivalent at best about a president who struggles to rise above feel that a republican controlled congress is providing sufficient check and oversight on him. and they have chosen to go completely, especially in the house, in the other direction. and to kind of this defense of the president and maybe fine in a lot of ruby red districts, but in the swing districts, the des...

Welcome back. folks, we know 2018 is going to be a heck of a year in politics. so many key races across country and tonight well pull back the curtain on ruby red kansas. last summer the conservative legislature turned on the republican governor when they removed -- they moved to reverse his tax cuts after the state faced a huge budget shortfall and he was ranked one of the least popular governors in the country so the environment is pretty ugly out there for republicans. one of the republican f...

Presidents obsession with his poll numbers is playing with gop candidates as to whether they want him or not on their campaign trail? >> well, the presidents polling numbers are obviously not very good. and if his numbers remain as bad as they are. that will certainly have an impact on the midterm. now, with respect to members seeking to have the president come into their congressional district, republican candidates, i would suggest this. if youre a republican representing a district or running...

The partisanship. >> it is more. >> it is creeping -- youre obviously right, but it seems to be creeping more into the senate investigations which leaving robert mueller. >> where do you see this going, ron? >> i think the senate intelligence committee is the last place that hasnt been submerged in either chamber. the house is completely under water and the republicans in the house are playing with fire. if you look at where we are in this election season with democrats now having this big lead ...

Most presidents wouldnt say. >> you think he was restrained? >> well, i mean, look, he said he thought mueller would treat him fairly, which was different. and that was -- that struck me as something different in that hes like, look, ill let the chips fall where they are with mueller. hes going to be fair to me. i was surprised by that. >> this was a good conversation. michael schmidt, youve had a long day. you were up early like i was. thank you for your time. and ken vogel and rick tyler. than...

The population in alabama, one of the highest percentage of any state. mississippi is even higher. mississippi is 37% african-american. are these states per howard deans 50 state strategy, states that democrats should go back to. senate race in mississippi for instance? >> democrats cant leave anything on the table. what happened in alabama is perfect example, especially with steve bannon leading the charge. white supremist who now seems to be chief strategist on these races. cant leave anything...

Charge, you have this white nationalist who runs this racist website, who is now in charge of, seems to be the chief strategist on all these senate races. you cant leave anything on the table. youre going to have more extremist candidates that we havent seen the likes of in a long time. we cant leave anything on the table. thats tennessee, mississippi, other states who are not as ruby red as alabama. when you look at tennessee, we cant leave anything on the table. we have to have the 50-state st...

Members who represent districts like mine, ill say swing districts or marginal districts, attaching yourself to the president is really not a smart thing to do in the mid-term election. in these swing marginal districts, in the northeast and i can find suburban districts in california, chicago, indianapolis i wouldnt either but the president will be an asset to those representing ruby red districts but those seats arent heavily contested. thats the lay of the land. >> you said last week, last we...