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>> this is not the first time baton rouge as a special hospital for covid patients. he had to bring in outside staffing, we had 118 medical professionals we brought in. this hospital system so that they can take care of the patients here, 95% patients here covid, not a single icu available at this hospital. >> there maybe even, i think 95 right now but you had 15 a month ago and all of a sudden you are at 200 at one point. >> we had 2901 in the hospital today. that's ten times than what we had on july 1st. >> this is a hospital i was born in. i read this hospital was overrun and overwhelmed wi...

>> we had 2901 across the state in the hospital with covid. that is ten times what we had on july 1st. >> this is the hospital i was born in. i read this hospital was overrun with covid patients. louisiana has the second highest hospitalization rate in the country, second to florida. you're not alone in this. all the states around you are beaming red. you have a mask mandate. >> sure. >> but you're going to need folks to cooperate. what do you need to help? >> i don't really comment about what other states are doing. we've a mask mandate in place because all of the medical professionals here i...

Downing isn't looking at his new job as a call to replicate what Smith accomplished. He's focused on how to get the most from this year's offense.

Allen, and the kennedy school of government, john. mike, let's start with you. tell us tact polling that you wrote about over the weekend that obviously caught the president's attention. >> joe, the president's base has been very durable, but there's no evidence as the president tweets that his base is bigger and get stronger. over the weekend we had fascinating polling from fire house strategies and optimists, firehouse republican firm here. polling in swing state, florida, ohio,my mu, wisconsin, pennsylvania. and they're finding nice sample size, 2901, they're finding among the republican ba...