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It is elizabeth warren, it is dianne feinstein, it is perhaps chuck schumer, but, you know, mika, it is an absolute mess and dianne feinstein, of course, her name got thrown out there because of the kavanaugh hearings. the numbers i looked at, you look at voter intensity, i always say in these midterms it's not the generic ballot test that matters, it's voter intensity. democrats had double digit leads, mika, before the kavanaugh hearings, they disappeared in a big way after the kavanaugh hearings. >> that's news that no democrat wants to hear, that perhaps the kavanaugh hearings were misplaye...

President's approval rating, it's higher as its ever been or as high as it's ever been. you look at the ballot test in the nbc poll it has tighten and gotten closer, 8, 9 points. you look at intensity. intensity is up among democrats but after kavanaugh it's up among republicans as well. this race does not look to be the foregone conclusion it once was and democrats appear to be even losing ground in the senate. where do you put it 15 days out? >> yeah, there's no doubt about all of that. i think the notion that -- i think the conventional wisdom is basically still the democrats have -- are mo...

A lot of these polls are tightening up, especially tennessee which we'll get to in a minute. but fox news came out with a poll yesterday that actually showed that the congressional ballot test is unchanged. pre-kavanaugh, post-kavanaugh, the one they the released yesterday came a sufficient distance out that we were all talking about to occur. the sounds and the furry of those hearings are a distance memory now for a lot of the voters. >> that was the feeling and the aftermath. there was still a month until

We've heard him call the blue wave fake news. our cnn editor at large and host of "the point" on youtube is back with me now. chris, six weeks, that's not much. a new nbc wall street journal poll showing a 12 point advantage. what's your read? >> if this was an isolated poll, you could dismiss it. it's not. cnn's poll last week showed 12 point advantage. several others showed a 10 point advantage. for people wondering what does that mean for my number, that's the generic ballot test. broadly speaking which way is the wind blowing. that's been a gain of 30 plus seats. they need 23 seats to be i...

Or how many people and families have been affected by a horrific tragedy, he brings it back to how it makes him feel. that's very sad. it is a very sad moment for our country. >> mike, republicans have an uphill battle for this fall. >> thank you. >> yes, the president's approval numbers are back down in the 30s. we got double digit congressional ballot test and intensity up there. everyday republicans on capitol hill at least the ones that i am talking to or others haelping hm campaign wishes that he would stay away. like this florida races, it is tough. >> i stop reading most of them. if you...