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Rating is just a huge shadow over every contest in the midterm election. >> all right. i think some would argue the democrats need more than we're not trump, but we have to move on. we want to shift gears to congress. they just left for vacation, the holiday, but they left a lot of unfinished business. they still need a long-term spending bill, they still need to figure out children's health care, funding for puerto rico, so there's a lot on the table. you mention infrastructure. lynn, should they savor the victory they just experienced? do you think it's going to be new year, new problems and...

The washington post is reporting that mccabe will leave his position, retire as early as march of this year. once he gets a full pension. he has been the target of intense republican criticism for the past year on a number of different issues. this week he was being groped for two days on capitol hill. >> steve harrigan, many thanks. >> a busy agenda limits republicans at the start of the new year. after losing ascendancy to democrats, they say they will be looking to 2018. >> it is not much you can do on a partisan basis in the senate at 52/48. 451/49. which would be the number for us next ye...

The bill over the finish line. david k. johnson "it's an worse than you think: what the trump administration is doing to america." jennifer, i'll start with you. has the jones victory altered the calculations happening right now in regard to the tax about il? >> absolutely. they have no margin for error if this drags into january, they'll go to 51/49. secondly, i think there is a realization that what are they doing sticking with this president? he is not going to help them. if he can't help someone in alabama, he's not going to help them in other more competitive states. i think also a lot of...

Legislation, they announced vice president mike pence is postp e postponing a trip to the middle east next week in case they need his vote in the senate to get the bill over the finish line. david k. johnson "it's an worse than you think: what the trump administration is doing to america." jennifer, i'll start with you. has the jones victory altered the call accumulaticulations hat now in regard to the tax about il? >> absolutely. they have no margin for error if this drags into january, they'll go to 51/49. secondly, i think there is a realization that what are they doing sticking with this p...

Republicans for him being in the senate, that's a liability. but the other important thing is whatever this says about the political environment, sexual harassment, this is just as important as the balance of power. if democrats can win the seat somehow and cut this to 51/49, suddenly the 2018 election, the senate is in play. >> okay, alexis, it is worth noting that the president is 5-0 when it comes to elections. the democrats talking about the enthusiasm they are seeing. i remember right after the last elections in alabama, there are questions on whether the dnc would get involved for doug j...