Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20151104:06:40:00
34 seats are up for election in 2016. for democrats, the stakes are high since they lost control of the senate in the 2014 midterms. in next year's race, the republicans are tasked with defending 24 seats in the upper chamber. democrats have to hold on to ten more seats up for grabs. the republicans control 54 seats, democrats 44 and independents two. according to politico, al franken has helped raise money for democratic candidates in washington state, illinois, ohio and nevada. he will also join us on "the last word" this thursday which you will, of course, not want to miss. joining us now i...