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Officer for swing left, and republican who represents parts of kansas city and its suburbs. welcome to both of you. katherine, lets talk about this. you were involved in an effort to get the outcome that you got last night. were you happy with it? >> absolutely. we were thrilled. volunteers and donors in virginia and across the country. we have been working in this since the 2017 elections. it is a one-two punch and to take the majority in the house and the state senate. voting rights ahead of t...

We dont challenge it" kennedy represents the latest of the wave of young democratic candidates bucking the wisdom that you wait your turn. candidates like kennedy could become an extension of the progressive movement that reshape the house in 2018. ginning me now the cofounder and executive director of swing left, credited with helping turning the house blue in the house. it is good to see you. >> you have supported candidates who got the nomination. we saw that in 2018. people that did not nece...

Of that $4.6 million came from the grassroots effort online via phone or mail. online donors gave nearly $3 million at an average contribution of $18. republican numbers are due out sometime today. heres our question, is this a sign the democratic base is not resting on its victory in 2018 but is more fired up than ever to win in 2020? joining me now is somebody who knows a lot of about this, the founder of another group that helped the democrats take the house, swing left. its good to have you ...

Columbia. >> coming up, want to focus now on the 2020 race. and ask the question, who eats a salad with a comb? thats what a lot of people are asking about following the latest bad boss allegations involving minnesota senator amy klobuchar. this latest reporting from "the new york times" citing multiple incidents but one of the most memorable involving a salad comb. the senator defended herself while on the campaign trail this morning in south carolina. >> i think ive been clear. i love my staff...

Affairs, michael steele, worked with jeb bush and john boehner and emily, senior adviser at swing left. well start with you, victoria, in the meantime. you know, so this seemed as if it was an olive branch from the president. right? >> it did but remember here that the issue of the wall is the one he started his campaign on, saying that were going to build this big, beautiful wall and the democrats know that this is a nonstarter. in doing this, this is just red meat for the base. its non-esque c...

Before she did, ms. trump sometimes used her private account, almost always for logistics and scheduling concerning her family. of course, we dont know what else the rest of the time that ivanka trump used that e-mail for. obviously, democrats in the house about to take over the majority are threatening to investigate this. democrats and even some republicans are turning a skeptical eye to say the least at ivanka trumps claims she didnt know rules governing private e-mail use given how much her ...

American citizen and whos not. >> talking about two presidents, but what will decide this election is turnout. were seeing a record number of early voters. celebrities knocking on doors, a massive effort to get out the vote. >> i want to make sure that i vote. >> i felt like it was time for my voice to be heard. >> being able to go vote, we were able to get our voice back. >> it is sunday, november 4th. if you are nervous about the outcome of this election, you are not alone. >> you know, my fri...

Reaction to trump. theyre getting out because they are for the actual candidates. i do actually want to push back for a second on the presumption that the economy is so strong. the job growth numbers are there, but actually slower than obama, right. we know that american companies are starting too pull jobs because of the tariffs and the trade war. we know taxes are going to go up because they got rid of the state and local tax deduction in many of these states where democrats are trying and goi...

Despite confusion from his fellow republicans, he repeated the claim again last night. >> were going to be putting in a 10% tax cut for middle-income families. its going to be put in next week. [ cheers and applause ] 10% tax cut. this is for middle-income people, all middle-income people a big tax cut, 10%. well be putting it in next week. >> unfortunately for the president, congress is out of session until mid-november. so any legislative action, quote/unquote, next week, simply not going to h...

President obama, very popular, not so great with midterms. >> and that issue was, to some extent, that president obamas core base was not a regularly voting base, right? donald trumps core base is a regular voting base, which plays to his and his partys advantage. >> are they entirely? >> yes, he has this core base of people -- >> [ overlapping speakers ] >> the democrats have so many more places to prospect voters versus the republicans. >> thats hard. >> it is hard, but people are on the groun...