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Republicans could lose congress. this is the sort of thing that changes things. and in primaries, there was the peak of democratic enthusiasm. i think that there is a long way to go, and the turnouts will play a major stake in this. and we may see more voters show up certainly from the republican side. >> neil: i might be wrong on this but my interpretation of "the new york times" story that goes back decades to look at how the president as a business built his wealth, largely off of his fathers...

Rallying point for democrats and will motivate folks to the polls. mike: theres been some reporting that the kavanaugh battle could help the republicans with the senate but perhaps hurt with keeping the house. your thoughts? >> i dont think thats the case because, you know, as dave just noted, supreme court is topping the list in some of these polls, and when the supreme court tops the list, that mobilizes republican turnout. in this election, in particular, our internal numbers show that the hi...

>> how about you gabriel? >> i chose not to vote in 2016 because just like samantha, i cooperate see voting for the lesser of two evils. donald trump, we all have our open issues and you see the things before, he doesnt represent the presidency. as a child, looking forward to president, now you have donald trump and it doesnt even have the same hope, the same steam anywhere. >> look at the apriling 2016 primary. one of our largest turnouts in flint. primary between hillary and bernie. she wins i...

>> will you vote in 2018? >> it depends on whos up. >> really? >> yes. >> how about you, gabriel? >> i chose not to vote in 2016 because, just like samantha, i couldnt see voting for the lesser of the two evils. donald trump, which we all have our own issues with him, and you see the things he says, he doesnt represent the presidency before. as a child, that was something to look forward to, the president, something people inspire to. now you have donald trump, and it doesnt even have -- hold th...

>> really? >> yes. >> how about you, gabriel? >> i chose not to vote in 2016 because, just like samantha, i couldnt see voting for the lesser of the two evils. donald trump, which we all have our own issues with him, and you see the things he says, he doesnt represent the presidency before. as a child, that was something to look forward to, the president, something people inspire to. now you have donald trump, and it doesnt even have -- hold the same esteem anymore. >> look at the primary in apr...

>> it depends on whos up. >> really? >> yes. >> how about you, gabriel? >> i chose not to vote in 2016 because, just like samantha, i couldnt see voting for the lesser of the two evils. donald trump, which we all have our own issues with him, and you see the things he says, he doesnt represent the presidency before. as a child, that was something to look forward to, the president, something people inspire to. now you have donald trump, and it doesnt even have -- hold the same esteem anymore. >> ...

They showed up on election day. people who voted in the primary between hillary clinton and bernie sanders and then did not vote at all in the presidential election. >> look at the primary in april of 2016. one of our largest turnouts ever in flint. the primary between hillary and bernie. and hillary wins in flint, but she loses the state. look at how many people here voted in november. usually its the other way around, right? more people vote in the general, less in the primary. more people in ...

People who voted in the primary between hillary clinton and bernie sanders and then did not vote at all in the presidential election. >> look at the primary in april of 2016. one of our largest turnouts ever in flint. the primary between hillary and bernie. and hillary wins in flint, but she loses the state. look at how many people here voted in november. usually its the other way around, right? more people vote in the general, less in the primary. more people in flint voted in the primary than ...

In the base. but they go again, the passions of the base, the passions of the trump base that prevail here. in both parties here, this is the fascinating thing if you look ahead to november. if you add up all of the votes in the republican race, if you add up all of the votes in the democratic race, there are others here as well, each party said we had astronomical turnouts. the energy level is soaring on the republican side and on the democratic side as well. and the other thing is, its that id...

Looking at. >> you know, i think, steve talks about the energy. and there were strong numbers on both sides but, jonathan, the associated press points out that republicans cast 1.6 million ballots. democrats are on track to fall below 1.5. wheres the blue wave? >> well, there are higher turnouts on both sides but thats a very important figure. so theres a lot of energy on the republican side which hasnt gotten a lot of comment. certain democrats thing they have midterms in the bag in the house. ...