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His proposals included in the build back better agenda. right, brian? i think thats the reality we have to understand. also i want to emphasize the fact that michelle wu in boston is a progressive candidate. you have progressive candidates winning down ballot across the country, and democrats need to pay attention to that. versus look to any type of friction that they want to create within the democratic party. look to what is possible with women of color, with progressive candidates down ballot...

White house. theyve been so focused on making that happen they have forgotten that most americans dont even know whats in the bill. they know something about climate change is in there. i think theyre beginning to figure out universal pre-k is in there. childcare. expansion of health care. hearing assistance for medicare. they need to start talking about whats in it and quit talking about who agrees with him and doesnt agree with him in the democratic party. >> all right. lawrence odonnell, your...

Outstanding. yeah and weve been hovering at this position for a while, brian, just to see here 100,000 not much left. that can actually show you it will give some clarity here. the one biggest source of remaining votes here in virginia with youngkin leading by 96,000 votes, is in chester field county. this is big suburban county just south of richmond, you see rural youngkin is leading with 61% in. what they are waiting on in chester field county and it took a while to do this in 2020, is the ab...

Causes. mike murphy veteran republican strategist co director for the center of political future at the university of southern california, in his spare time his cohost of the hats on tap podcast, good evening and welcome to all. peter baker, since your first rodeo this is not, perhaps we should begin this way, why could history have guided us as a predictor, that would make tonight somehow less surprising? >> well i think that is the important point to remember, brian. and i covered virginia pol...

Teleing -- >> hey, david. i can hear you but im told our audience is struggling. youve got a microphone problem. were going to try to switch it out. is someone -- hang on. we can do this live. youve got a good one now? >> i hope so. can you hear me now, brian? >> yes, i can. >> okay. thats great. then ill continue. what i was going to say is -- everything in build back better polls really well, including how its paid for. but ive learned that selling one piece of legislation that simple is reall...

Really trying to claim to glenn youngkin when glenn youngkin was trying to detach himself in the general election of this campaign, not the primary, from donald trump. so hes a little bit -- wants some more attention. and really interesting numbers, both in new jersey and virginia tonight, brian. in areas where both republican candidates are doing way better than donald trump did in those two states. so thats obviously going to make him sore. i think theres too much celebration among republicans...

Particularly in south jersey, a blue collar working class vote in south jersey, youre seeing something kind of strange here tonight brian. >> lets go ahead and also talk about what happens in the real world, in the real world, people will hold concessions well recounts are, triggered some of them automatic, we now live in the world of the word audits, even though its incredibly misleading, in some of the states where they have been launched. so steve, this could go on a good long while im guessi...

So we need to get that together and go on offense, not just play defense. >> david plouffe, how would tonight have been different if americans had so much as one deliverable, one thing the democrats had to show from being in control of the white house, house and senate? how would tonight have been different if the democrats going to the polls knew what was in both bills that are being hung up by their own party that may someday come their way and improve their lives? >> brian, it would have been...

Jersey back in 2009. but again, he needs to be making leaps and bounds gains pretty much everywhere on here. this was a pretty big piece of the puzzle, getting what we just did in essex county. so again, for ciattarelli he gets to about 46. this is what it was for trump. this is what it is for ciattarelli. wherever we pull this up, hes trying to erase a 16-point gap that democrats faced last year. ciattarelli continues to lead here in the statewide total but still some big mail vote in bergen, m...

We are taking a look at the youngkin campaign headquarters down in virginia. still a very boisterous crowd there, still a very good mood and a packed house. they dont yet know what to expect, nor do we. its why were covering dual races with the same proviso, too close to call. which brings us back to the big board and steve kornacki. steve, any changes? >> yes, brian. sorry, i was just checking one message right there. in virginia where youre waiting for glenn youngkin not much of a change here....