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State, ran a campaign very closely aligned to the president. he got about 45.5% in my district. and i ran my own race independent of political parties and certainly independent of the president. i got close to 50%, 49.2%, i think. so he's just wrong. and the fact is that in many districts like mine, the president was not helpful, and that's why i'm glad i ran my campaign. and when the president has been wrong throughout these last two years, i've said it, just when i've agreed with him when he's done something that i think has been helpful to the community, i've gone ahead and said that. but i...

Got about 44.5%. ron desantis who is the governor-elect of florida as far as we can tell, got 45.5%. we know ran ranon ran a race cl aligned. the president has to accept the facts. in suburban districts throughout america his tone, his rhetoric and his style were rejected by many voters even in districts like mine where members like me had our own brands, pretty independent minded people. and they lost. >> you're making a fascinating point. we don't know what will be the outcome in that senate race. what you're saying is this is one of those funny things in politics where you had better total ...

Numbers 47.8 to 45.4, both of the races unbelievably some of the most expensive races florida has ever seen but over in georgia, jillian, you mentioned the race for governor definitely getting very tight and very competitive, secretary of state brian kemp holding 2.7% lead over state rep stacy abrams, 45.5, president trump was in georgia yesterday campaigning for brian kemp and talked about significant of this year's election, listen. >> this is one of the most important elections of our lifetime. there is electricity in the air like i haven't seen since the '16 big victory that we all had tog...

2016 and we have to recognize that the economy is different now. that's -- so when i look at that state that's what that says to me. >> i will put up a map of nevada in 2016. hillary clinton 47.9% of the vote, donald trump with 45.5%. liz, you're telling jokes, you are also focused on races around the country. >> my dad was also a bookie. >> that is why i just went to you. >> i know. >> your read on this, though. when we look at what we heard over the course of the weekend, president trump talking about immigration an awful lot, yes, the name calling and insults we have come to expect, wacky j...

It was widespread. there's a wide swath of voters who don't feel they're represented by the two choices we have. that's why i have decided to run. >> dana: there's a poll out today from the real clear politics average showing roy moore is at 47.8%, doug jones 45.5%. that has shifted a little back and forth over the last couple weeks as news of those allegations came out. what are you going to try to do to make a write-in candidacy successful? they're difficult to do. there have been two successful ones. one in 1954 and one in 2010. >> yes. our original plan was to build up traction through soc...