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Campaigned he won. florida is a great example. you can look at so many others. spent a lot of time in missouri and indiana flipping seats from democrat to republican. the president still draws more crowds than anybody. when president trump went to a state to do a rally, it might have been a 15,000 seat arena there were 15,000 to 20,000 people waiting outside because they're excited what president trump is doing to get the economy back. >> sandra: what does the agenda look like? can democrats and republicans work together and what does it do for the president's agenda? >> time will tell what th...

Elections but in off-year elections, whether it's '94 or 2006 or 2010, even 2014, it's not the economy, stupid, it's a variety of other issues. >> you know, and this is, of course, so frustrating to the white house and to other republicans that the economy is good, the unemployment rate is at a historic low and yet it's not rebounding to their benefit. i think that's also perhaps one reason why the tax cut which republicans once thought would be a driving issue in the midterm election is basically not mentioned. it's a nonissue in this election. you do see president trump being an issue, you a...

Not a setback for the midterms for democrats. i think kavanaugh getting through probably is a plus. you know, just politically. >> politics is counter, right? you vote when you're angry. you turn out when you're mad. >> i think particularly women, and if you want to look at the house, the races that matter are suburban and urban, where women turning out will make the difference. it's hard to see today and tomorrow as a negative for democrats. it is a negative for the country for a long time, given what's going to happen in the supreme court and the plitatization of it, but in the short term, i...

Election day. that was a driving issue especially for evangelicals who came out in droves for donald trump. they knew this was a possibility, this day, this moment for kennedy, the swing vote, to step aside is a big moment for the conservatives. >> ed: 15 seconds, you have a big interview with the vice president tomorrow on "special report." he is immediately jumping into save this nomination? >> bret: we will be talking with him and it's likely the nominee will be up there as well and there will be a hard push by this administration early. >> ed: it will be a monumental battle. that's about i...

And the white house realize that immigration is a driving issue for this base. it's less clear if this reversal today fits into that. but anderson, i was struck by that, as he was here in minnesota, even saying that this is the state that he wished he would have won more than any other. this is the first state he's come to that he didn't win, actually, in 2016. he said he will carry minnesota in 2020, anderson. >> jeff gzeleny, thank you very much. to help sort through the legal questions, the former acting director of u.s. immigration and customs enforcement, joins me, also cnn chief legal ...