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Campaign donations and a big chunk from what was raised outside the state in kansas. david, it's nice to see you. thanks for being here. >> pleasure to be back. >> so how do you view kansas last night? >> i think republicans should be very worried about that result. should it have been an utter blowout for them. it never should have been close. and the fact that we're even talking about it at all speaks to the huge grassroots enthusiasm that made that election close in the first place. there are a lot more vulnerable republicans in much more at-risk seats who are going to be up for reelection ...

Montana is certainly in reach. and also republicans nominated a candidate who is a very out of touch 1 percenter, while the democrat is this very popular folk musician running a populist campaign. it's almost the perfect matchup that you would want in state like that. and it could definitely be in play. >> david, the last time you and i talked, one of the things we discussed was the discussion of whether or not there is a split between the democratic party and its activist base as personified more than anybody. i think by daily coast, by your community there is this a fight on the democratic s...

Doing tremendous damage to the gop and if republicans maintain their suicide pact with trump, it means the house could be in play in 2018. >> do you think there's a fight going on between the democratic party proper and progressive energy, or is it a push-me/pull-you situation, it may just be tactical differences? >> i feel we're all playing in the same direction. this is an all hands on deck race. we have a huge community online at daily kos and get reports on the ground from people in the district. they are telling us the grassroots, the democratic party, that everyone is really pulling toge...

Through the republican party because it will show trump is doing tremendous damage to the gop and if republicans maintain their suicide pact with trump, it means the house could be in play in 2018. >> do you think there's a fight going on between the democratic party proper and progressive energy, or is it a push-me/pull-you situation, it may just be tactical differences? >> i feel we're all playing in the same direction. this is an all hands on deck race. we have a huge community online at daily kos and get reports on the ground from people in the district. they are telling us the grassroots,...

Blogs. they backed elizabeth warren's senate campaign, raised a half million dollars for her to take back that senate seat from scott brown. when it came time to fill tom price's seat in georgia, daily kos threw their support behind osoff early on after congressman john lewis endorsed him. so far they've raised over 3/4 million dollars for osoff which the osoff campaign told us has gone right to their bank accounts. will this kind of thing work to flip that reliably republican district to a democrat? can the democratic party capitalize on the efforts put forth by the magic out there in terms o...