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Senate seat in massachusetts seemed like a loser too, but it seems as if they don't -- they're not quite sure what to do. >> every political party that is out of the white house, out of congress is in the wilderness and in rough shape. that's what the democrats are right now. their first step in getting back to a healthy party is winning in 2018, wins the house of representatives, winning key gor governorships and key legislative races across the country. and then what they have to do, if they are able to accomplish some, if not all those goals, is find the standard bearer to unite the party. ...

Politics tonight, i'm obsessed with today's special election in georgia. it's no exaggeration to say there's a lot riding on the outcome. democratic fund-raising, republican fund-raising, momentum for 2018, candidate recruiting, strategy, the future of healthcare. i'm missing like ten other things. in fact the future of it seems the whole political world. in fact it seems so much is riding on today's vote, it reminds me of the scene from one of the fun movies of our time, my cousin vinny. >> ain't slept in five days. i got no money, and a little murder case that in the balance holds the lives ...

The last three times one party has controlled the house, the senate and the presidency, 1994, 2006, 2010. huge. there's a vast group that doesn't trust either party and they use the mid terms to make a correction. basically not to give the president an unchecked -- >> so you're saying under normal -- under normal times, this a difficult cycle throw. in russia, health care, and now what? >> normal times it's tough. congress hasn't been able to produce a bunch of -- you have 18 months. you have a long way to go for republicans to recognize, maybe we ought to pass some things and work together as...

Republican. it was redrawn after 2010 to get him. republicans nominated an african-american mayor in saratoga springs, utah. she lost that race. she's looking to run again. if matheson hasn't lost yet, why does he lose now? >> barack obama. the best effort we have for candidate recruiting is this president and this president's policies. they've seen what a liberal president will do and how that will matter in a midterm is that gym matheson has to defend the president of his party. and the fact is that -- >> did they have to do that in 2012? >> sure, but this is a first-time candidate. she lear...

Now, to make it even a remote case for winning control of the senate in 2010, they need candidates in three of these long shot states to become more serious challengers. california, connecticut, new york, and up in the upper northwest, washington and oregon. i can can tell you this, wisconsin and washington, they're very active in candidate recruiting there. california, a very expensive state. we shall see. of course, the republicans have their own share of senate seats that they still have to defend. nearly a half dozen. for us political junkies, though, there's going to be maybe 20 to 24 com...