>> today's primary election day in texas. democrat turnout over up 100% from 2014. every couple years democrats say it's going to be a blue wave. never is. faus flat. we analyzed data for primary election, an early vote and the general election. zero correlation between who votes on primary and what happens in the general election. >> you don't expect a blue wave. >> no. >> the democrats will not get the house. >> i think the house in texas will look almost like it does today. >> how about the house in the country. >> that's a story for a different day. >> you're chuckling. thank you ken, neat ta and chris. as we mentioned tonight, we'll get our first sense whether or not we can expect a big democratic win this november. it's primary night tonight in texas. polls will be closed in much of the state at the top of this hour. the early vote numbers have been great for democrats. will the resistance show up tonight? this is "hardball" where the action is. because you get a break on breakfast