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Do they have enough to pull it off? let's look at the map. again, focus first, not just on the red and blue, but on the gray. that is where we have no votes. that is where we have no votes and most of that area, yes, it's small, yes, it's rural, most, not over here, this is democratic over here, but this up in h here are republican votes we have yet to count. if you t're the democrats, 53%-46%. you're feeling good about that as you go through. come in here, look at austin, texas. travis county. we knew beto o'rourke was going to win in travis county. the question is, can he win big? that's big...

Big a majority as they can get. even if they've only got a one-seat majority that means that they will take over the committee chairmanships, nancy pelosi will be speaker once again. how important is the size of the democratic majority, if that wave doesn't materialize, but they do win? >> you always want -- you need safety in there. people can switch, people can die, a thousand things could happen. so you want some margin there. you know, let's wait and see. still could get it. don't get me wrong. i'm saying -- this is not going to be the wave election that people like me would have hoped for...

Why do you think mcsally is the big arbiter? >> if the republicans win this they stand the likelihood of gaining seats in the senate. if they lose it, they don't. an indicator. it will be -- they've already started voting there. they vote early. bust it will close a little bit later in the evening. the big county is right here, maricopa county, most of the state's population. sinema has represented it for a number of terms in congress. she started as a ralph nader supporter in 2000. ran as a green party candidate for the state legislature and lost. was a pretty liberal member of the legislatur...

Mind and a tear to my eyes. but i will have that in my heart forever. and so, yes, you do need to grasp those memories because that's what's going to get you through all this. >> linda, you are the legacy of mexico beach, and you will help rebuild that community. we thank you so much for being with us. please let us know what you need as you head back over the next few days when it is safe. we appreciate you being with us. >> all right. and i just want to thank you for reaching out to this tiny town. we're only three miles by two miles. and sometimes we are forgotten in the big county. and you...

3,000-vote margin in this county. you start adding these up in these smaller counties, the question is, as that builds, are there enough votes here and here for doug jones in the hour ahead as they start to come in to offset that? if you're at jones headquarters, you started optimistic, right about now you're getting nervous. >> in mobile, that's a small vote so far, 7% of the vote and that's a big county, almost 9% of the population. he's doing well there, doug jones. we'll see what happens when more of the vote comes in in that county. >> if that margin holds up, then that's what makes the m...