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We want to get you caught up on the big political story of day, a big loss for democrats in a special election in florida's 13th district that could mean some soul-searching ahead of this year's midterms. republican david jolly, a former lobbyist, narrowly beat alex zing. jolly managed a win. the clearwater-st. petersburg area is a swing district where president obama won by 5,000 votes in 2012. democrat alex sink was considered a strong candidate but it was not enough to win and that has democrats worried going into this year's midterm. joining me now, chuck, you know politics better than any...

Election. the race has been used as a test case for midterm cycles yet to come. david jolly won against alex sink. the clearwater-st. petersburg area is a test area. obama did carry the drnkt two times. it's being called one of the most expensive this cycle. outside spending more than doubled candidate spending, and the outside interests often overshadowed the candidates themselves, but last night a raucus crowd congratulated jolly. bob barker even announced him by video. jolly, who was a former lobbyist, called for unity after a hard fought, often nasty race where committee and super pac ads ...