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Is bizarre to me. there's lots of reasons why youngkin won. i think to me, that is the most salient reason and least kind of mysterious. >> senator, to you. terry mcauliffe brought in the cavalry. brought in president biden and vice president harris, former president obama. how much of that matters when gas is 3.35 a gallon or when beef is up double digit percentages over a month or last four weeks or so? getting to those, in some cases, quite literal, kitchen table issue that is we didn't hear from him. >> as tip o'neill said, all politics is local. and i think a lot of people brought in to t...

But this idea that you have motivated republicans when you talk about, even when you talk about abortion access, you talk about women's rights, you talk about the workplace and fairness in the workplace. all of these issues have come out and larry elder has talked about in the past on his talk show and do seem to have motivated democrats. at the end of the day i do think we're going to see the base come out here, and it's all about the base turnout. as your reporter said as well, the ballots right now that we've seen, all the ones that have been mailed out, are coming back more strongly democr...

Not focused on persuadable voters. it's all base turnout. >> jenna, if that is true, and this is all about base turnout and they are not trying to persuade anyone, who then does the trump campaign want to see as the democratic nominee? >> uh, that's a great question. i mean, obviously the president is obsessed with joe biden and has long been very focused on joe biden. depending on who's up or down in the polls, you know, the answers to that can change day-to-day, week to week. but, like another thing with these talking points that we don't want to forget is -- i mean, this is a campaign that'...

>> well, and taking a step back, that is the question. how long of a memory do voters have in some of these swing districts? or are they ultimately going to care more about issues like healthcare and the economy, education, for example, dave? >> well, it goes back to what won democrats the 2018 mid-terms and that was tying president trump and congressional republicans to that unpopular healthcare bill. to a tax cut that they, effectively sold middle income districts as a giveaway to the rich. and in wealthy districts adversely affecting homeowners. so, you know, democrats have to get back to t...

That this is going to move forward in d.c. you'll see impeachment in january, you'll see a trial. and by november, this will be woven into tapestry of the election. and i'm not sure that it's going -- except for a few of the democratic -- i'm sorry, a few of the republican senators who are sitting on the bubble in states like colorado, arizona, maine, they have to be concerned about this. and they're in a very tough spot, caught between their base and swing voters in very difficult races. >> is that how you think it's going to play out? >> i think it's going to have a direct impact on trump an...