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A ruling body is called together it could bring significant political change which could in turn boost employment and the economy. joining me now is a journalist based in beirut for more on this story. there is so much at stake so how can you actually explain that no or low voter turnouts. well a lot of people in iraq could are disillusioned with the whole process and also if you look at three leading candidates fighting for the most powerful position of the prime minister that all share so ther...

Ways to racialize things in politics. i would certainly caution republicans against looking at those huge turnouts at those rallies over the weekend and see anything other than a warning sign. >> this is a conversation were having now. im wondering if were going to be having a similar conversation in a couple months or so when all this blown over and yet another thing has popped up. evan, to you on this one. democratic congressman sedrick rich mand telling "the times" today about the fallout. qu...

The room tonight. >> thanks. lets go to alex marquardt. >> reporter: a lot less muted. we saw the chairman of the allegheny republican party to try to rile up the crowd. in addition to those votes that you have seen, we have heard of the turnouts of allegheny county. we are told that it is high. long lines and they are going to let anybody who was in line at 8:00 p.m. when the polls close continue to vote. as for the mood at the saccone campaign. a long time friend said she was anxious to see nu...

By 26 points in 2016 so this would be an easy seat for republicans to hold onto. theyre not acting like it, though. early on they dispensed vice president mike pence to go rally. this weekend they sent president trump to the district that seemed drunk if you were sober and a horror movie if you were t tipsy. then today donald trump jr. was on the ground. republicans spent over $10 million to hold onto this seat. now the chairman is trying to play off this race as taking place in a democrat distr...

President mike pence to go rally. this weekend they sent president trump to the district that seemed drunk if you were sober and a horror movie if you were tipsy. then today donald trump jr. was on the ground. republicans spent over $10 million to hold onto this seat. trump won it by 20 points. now the states republican party chairman is trying to play off this race as taking place in a democrat district. a democrat district that trump won by 20. there is optimism by democrats they could have a ...

All politics is local and this is local race and we will have to see how it plays out. julie: what does it say that this is a tight race? >> theresway of enthusiasm for democrats. julie: why is that? >> this is a midterm year, after presidential election, historically the races two years after a presidential will be a bit of a correction to what happened in the presidential race two years before. julie: right. >> that said, in addition to historical background, theres just a lot of discon tint a...

Big enthusiasm, big turnouts in these primary races as reflections of the interest level in taking back the house. they want to see what we saw last year in new jersey and virginia continues starting today in texas. >> well have to wait and see what happens in texas and looking ahead to pennsylvania next week. garrett haake, thanks for getting up early for us. thank you. lets get a check on your weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. weve had over 33 million people under a winter storm wa...

Means politics editor and editor of halftime report. what is going on in texas that you would consider making the change? you need to make the change. let me tell you one thing. this is a tweet from cook saying in texass 15 largest counties primaries spiked 125 percent versus mid term, versus 15 percent in the primary. enthusiasm gap should be a warning to republicans. does that weigh in? >> i would put it less eloquently and ill say it is bonkers. i have never -- i have watched democrats turn o...

There was alabama and virginia. there were big turnouts for women. >> and me too. >> and me too, the epidemic of sexual harassment and that gave a surge and at missi mission. i think you will see it for a long time. >> you have the juxtaposition of me too moment where women are saying, enough is enough. we are going to speak out about misconduct, were going to enforce equality in the workplace. you have a president who stands accused by as many as 17 women of sexual assault. i think it has been ...

Disproportionately among black voters and lower income voters which in effect comes to the same thing of disenfranchisement. because now they can no longer vote unless they reregister and here we are going to the polls and youre not a registered voter. >> you are correct except for one thing. it does take a six year period before they can take you off the roles. but the fact of the matter is one could argue it doesnt make voting easier. and we have seen examples of that. the key to democrats rig...