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Didn't get the endorsement. is it better? >> david, really quickly, i want to get to the democratic side. two candidates running in the 11th district of ohio. nina turner, progressive, early favorite, against the more establishment sean tell brown. brown has defeated turner and here's what connie schultz tweeted tonight. tonight is a reminder that elections are not won and lost on twitter and communities are more complicated that the narratives wrapped around them. this was a local race, always. do you agree with that? a lot of people are looking at the various endorsements on both sides sayin...

That they're endorsing in primaries. i think they've lost touch of reality all together. i think that his influence will wane a little bit in these random races and i don't know that it -- if trump puts the trump stamp of approval on someone, that automatically means they're going to win. to david's point, i encourage you to look at this ad in the missouri senate race, it is wheels off insane. it's all the things that david listed earlier on top of blaming immigrants for every problem that faces the country and that is the most, quote/unquote, establishment or extreme candidate. they need to w...

But i just think if we're prioritizing it, it's a much bigger concern and i get a little bit concerned -- i'm with all the people in spirit. i'm with them. i'm happy they're there speaking out for our democracy that is needed. but there's a practical question here and this -- the for the people act isn't going to pass. is there a way to get joe biden and mitt romney and lisa murkowski on board for a more narrow bill, whether it be the john lewis act, making election day a holiday, changing the electoral count act, whether it be empowering merrick garland more? i would like to see more creative...

>> no political intimidation is going to stop us from doing our job and our job right now is to protect the freedom to vote. >> our job was to rally the nation and bring people to washington, d.c., because just by chance, if we came together, we would not only get the senate to hear us, we will also get them to act. >> elected democrats from across the country who descended on the u.s. capitol today to pressure congress to pass voting rights protections. with the filibuster in place, congress remains deadlocked even as republicans jam through an alarming number of laws. more than 400 bills wit...

Outsider. >> i stood with president trump when he stood up to clear politicians. >> now president trump stands with mike carey. >> a litmus test tonight for trump's influence over the republican party according to the ap. his chosen candidate beat ten republican opponents in ohio's 15th house district primary tonight. it was a closely watched race given that just last week in texas, the trump-backed candidate in a house special election lost. still with us, david ploufe, tim miller. what's your read on trump's influence heading into the midterms now? was the texas thing a fluke? what about wha...