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About the restrigsstrictiorestr. i want to get jay in here. >> this is a way to drive the base out, get him to the bolls when he doesn't have the benefit of a huge voter organization like hillary clinton does. it gets them excited. everyone will say when you look atz the election, enthusiasm numbers are the key demographic that you look at going into the actual voting day, right? how many are going to show up at the polls? how many are going to drive grandma to the polls or take care of the kids as you go to vote. that enthusiasm number is key here. there's a reuters poll that came out yesterd...

Race have everything to do with whether the presidential nominee can get the nine votes in colorado. if it is an exciting person who can get the base out, and who can attract the all important unaffiliated who are one third of the registered voters in colorado, that will make all the difference. we're going to see going forward who the republicans nominate and at this point, you know, it is really -- it is up for grabs. there is no clear leader in that race. up for grabs. >> we'll see how it plays out. we appreciate your insight in colorado. >> thank you very much. a mother paralyzed while t...

That way. if cuccinelli fought back, stuck with the base, got the base out, then maybe he could have actually won this race, that may be the lesson they take. the more established republicans may take another lesson, look broaden the base, appeal to women and minorities. you know, where you stand may depend on where you sit if as you analyze this, as a republican. i mean, the tea party folks may say you didn't fight hard enough. >> i want to check in with john king with numbers. john, what are you looking at? >> as you continue that conversation, we're getting more votes in. a fascinating clos...

It's this unprecedented generational and racial divide in the electorate that really compounds democrat's problems when it comes to redistricting. >> now, just seven years ago, we've had a similar breakdown. we just showed the 2006 electorate, you know, was not a particularly -- the white to nonwhite breakdown was not something that was particularly favorable to the democrats. but they won control of congress thanks to doing better than expected among seniors. how much do democrats have to overperform with independents in the midterms and with seniors in order to make up for these gaps? >> wel...

Him to keep the enthusiasm, are we going to see that in the polls? has the enthusiasm changed, that's a real test for this ticket. >> that's why they chose paul ryan. you're going to each side is probably looking at this, we need to get the most base that we can. that's how we're going to win it. but independents are too small that we have to rely on our base. a lot of people are saying that obama doesn't have the enthusiasm. especially when you look at the youth vote, which is an important number to look at when it comes to turnout. so, if the republicans can get their base out, that independ...