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For the general election. while this might appeal in the primaries, in general there was concern whether she could compete with donald trump. particularly in the swing states. >> this is an obstacle she has faced. took a more center left approach after major landslide defeats democrats had in the 1980s, some of which were with left-wing candidates. elizabeth warren is arguing and bernie sanders is also arguing that the game has changed, that it's now a base turnout election, that it's about mobilizing your supporters, that the universe of swing voters whats -- has shrunk pretty dramatically an...

Be the chosen one. beyond that, i think that this is about politics and more specifically i agree with you, it is politics aimed at his evangelical base. that is for him, his electoral firewall. the president decided a long time ago, the only way he is going to win this election is with a base turnout election. there is no way that he can appeal to the middle. so he's got to hit these notes, cultural notes, culture war notes, that are going to appeal to a lot of evangelicals and i think that is what he was doing in this case. >> in other words, all of these recent commens that he's made, perta...

Conversation about magazine capacity and semiautomatic so-called assault rifles. i voted for an assault rifle ban back when i was in the state legislature in 1994. that's a separate question. he's got to stand up and lead. he's got to state precisely what he's for. >> peter, we've seen some movement from republicans on gun control in the aftermath of el paso and dayton. is this an inflection point, do you think? do you sense a change in the party? >> no, i'd say the opposite, actually. i'd be shocked if donald trump takes the lead on this issue and i'd be really surprised if republicans speak ...

I voted for an assault rifle ban back when i was in the state legislature in 1994. that's a separate question. he's got to stand up and lead. he's got to state precisely what he's for. >> peter, we've seen some movement from republicans on gun control in the aftermath of el paso and dayton. is this an inflection point, do you think? do you sense a change in the party? >> no, i'd say the opposite, actually. i'd be shocked if donald trump takes the lead on this issue and i'd be really surprised if republicans speak out on this issue because the party i think is going in the other direction. the ...

Begala doing writing this on twitter? i'm as nervous as a porcupine in a balloon factory. what are democrats so nervous about tonight as we go into tomorrow? >> i think that democrats are always going to be concerned with the prospect of complacency, this baked-in narrative that we have a blue wave upon us. there might be some voters that think they don't even need to go out to the polls. the fact of the matter is midterms are typically a base turnout election. the president is making the effort to boost his supporters going out to the polls. what's striking is if you look at the numbers and a...