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People are seeing on their airwaves but it doesn't rate when we ask the most important issue. when we're asking folks to rank them, it doesn't come close to the economy. >> even abortion is lower than the economy, and that's a driving message for the democrats. we interviewed congresswoman elissa slotkin, she's been telling democrats our closing message cannot be on abortion. i think a question we've seen is the enthenthusiasm. who's more excited to vote? >> it's an enthusiastic electorate, 28% say they're extremely enthusiastic, 17%, very. 27%, extremely, not as engaged as four years ago, 201...

Democrat this week. >> i think it should be the start of every press conference at the white house and there should be a task force. we have a responsibility in leadership to be honest with people and then chart the way forward. i think people can feel and see spin and i don't think they like it. >> just not feeling like there's a driving message on the economy from the white house. >> right. it is those front liners like slotkin nervous about raising taxes on the wealthy and going to be a hurdle for democrats to do this big bill but there's nervousness from the democrats fighting the tough ra...

Hearing. it was scheduled for tomorrow. it was abruptly postponed. next steps in the senate on new gun legislation, when we could see actual text of a bill and most importantly a vote. we are going to start with the president's address genny moment now, and the economic realities that the country is facing. msnbc's mike memoli at his post in philadelphia. he's traveling with the president. also joining me is nbc's tom costello and nbc's jake ward who is in half moon bay, california, keeping a close eye on the impact of the gas prices and oil price, affecting a lot of americans right now. mike,...

He didn't break. >> melissa: his face isn't moving at all pray that a different subject. it was kind of distracting. >> harris: its nuance compared to what i'm hearing today from other people. >> jessica: when you played the clip, i think it's important when he said "i left a good law firm to be a public defender." >> harris: i get it. >> jessica: it's not taking a shot, it's emphasizing his record and where he has been on civil rights. that's what john lewis was talking about when he defended him. >> melissa: he's been a government for 50 years. >> jason: they are figuring out why swallow wel...

How might we stop it? what does the future look like? it was all what can we say about what we did and how it affects the election we just had. >> asha rangappa, as you listen to james comey and read all the excerpts that have come out, what do you think is behind what he's saying? what is his driving message here? >> the driving message is that the president didn't react the way that you would imagine the commander in chief who is in charge of protecting the country from foreign attacks would react upon learning that a hostile foreign power is claiming to have -- potentially is claiming to ha...