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I notice she was saying is voters out there are coming out to see president obama because they want to hear a message of unity and equality. donald trump is running on a much different message. a much more divisive message. a message a lot of folks would call fear mongering. they wouldn't be far off if they said that. what are you hearing down there from voters? why are they going out to see donald trump? why do they believe that his message is one that will work better for them in the 2018 midterms and does it translate to votes for the republican candidates? >> reporter: you and i have been ...

That's a 30 second campaign ad, and one could argue that actually might be a fairly effective message. why then has the message for the past week or is o'beso been, oh good look at these thousands of migrants flooding into the united states, and by the way we're going to send 5, 10, maybe 15,000 troops from the border. that's the message we're hearing. not that 30 second soundbite you just gave us. why? >> i don't know why the president has chosen to pursue that path. i think in all candor, if there's a political calculus to this by the president, it's because in the senate races in indiana, n...

Country. it spritrikes me beyond belief t anybody would think that way. i think it's something we ought to handle appropriately. i think we ought to control our borders. when i was a governor i sent national guard troops down to the arizona border after 9/11 when the president suggested it would be helpful. >> reporter: now i should have said that other democratic candidates. what i think will happen is we're going to get a test of just how tribal our politics are. that's been the theme of last few years. donald trump has worked hard to gin up his base that has the effect of dividing people fr...

President obama will show up down there to rally for an drdr gillum and bill nelson. how much excitement is he generating and could he be a difference maker for some voters in purple florida? >> reporter: president obama here on the ground in florida is generating what we're hoping for. presidential scale excitement. you look at the ground behind me. organizers say there's about 4,000 people. very loud crowd. i hope you can hear me well. i spoke to people who said i droech t drove two hours to catch a glimpse of president obama. as i walk up and down the people, you heard from people that they...

You have people who are struck off the list of a hyphen. if they go by thomas and use tom or they decide to re-register and didn't change their driver's license and doesn't match in the social security administration, these are voter suppression tack tac -- tactics that have been used. >> democrats and republicans are worried about is this demotivated voter -- encouraging them to stay home. the message is go vote. don't let anyone stop you and make sure your bring your voter id so they is vote provisional. what both campaigns have been putting out is go vote, period. >> they have. thank you so...