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Gains. >> let's remember also even if the republicans pick up 20, 25, 30 seats in the house and if they pick up five or six seats in the senate, which i think would be big numbers for them, the democrats will still have a very comfortable governing majority. and i think that president obama will be able to go forward into his reelection in 2010 with those comfortable majorities and be able to work on jobs, and as we make progress on the jobs report, as we make progress on wall street and financial regulatory reform, the numbers for the democrats will get much better. juliet: time flies very ve...

Their calculation is that they would have -- could really have lost control of the house. now, some republicans, alex, say they're going to lose control of the house because of health care reform. but their argument is people will see some of the impact within the next six months and that that in the end will be good for them and they look like they're a governing majority at least that can get something done. >> i think most republicans would tell you, though, that passing something now is going to hurt the democrats with this argument, that this is going to be a brake pedal election. washing...

Folks in her back pocket, some democrats who are saying, look, we want to vote no on this bill. but if you need us, we don't want to be the deciding vote against health care reform. so you'll get us if you need us. so that makes them feel a little better. on the larger question, what they've been doing is talking to democrats and saying, look, think about this. you've already taken the tough vote on health care. why do you want it to be meaningless? don't you want your vote to show an accomplishment? you have to go home to the voters in six months and you've got to show them what we've achieve...

Problem is that he has also got to lead a governing majority, and he laz to fihas to find a w things done, and he has a base in the party that is pretty upset with him if he starts to cut deals with the republicans, but he just might do it, because he is going to probably lose a bunch of the seats in the midterm elections, so he is going to be forced into it anyway. >> thank you, gloria borger for joining us. >> it is snowing here. >> yes, we have cameras outside of the capitol and stay warm and be stocked up on everything. >> it is beautiful. >> it is beautiful, but we will keep track of anot...

Accou accountable. we must do a lot more with less. >> listen, i'm not saying president trump has an easy job, he has a very hard job. but he said right there, it is our moral duty to do more with less. we're doing exactly the opposite. how can he cheer lead for this bill now? >> well, he has been pearing don departments of government. it is a monumental task. there's no question about it. it's a task -- it's going to take many, many years to accomplish. here is the fundamental fact, is that we don't have a governing majority -- >> you think the military -- is going to help pare that down? tha...