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Our bigger problem is the one you alluded to earlier which is people in government can make a difference. even in the best of years, we still have about 40% of the population that's eligible to vote that chooses to opt out. they're not being turned away at the polls. they're turning themselves away from the polls. and that's something that we've got to get at. and young people in particular have a tendency to vote during presidential years. and then just are not excited at all during midterms. these midterm elections in many ways are more important because that's what's going to determine who'...

Have voted overwhelmingly to legalize marijuana use where any adult can smoke pot legally. let's get analysis from jeffrey toobin. jeff, the federal government still considers marijuana use a crime, a federal crime. but effectively shuts its eyes to the states, communities where it's legal. how unusual is that? >> this is a very unusual situation. but wolf, you know on a day, at a time when we're talking about government dysfunction, this is the government working way it's supposed to. here we have two big states, important states, colorado and washington functioning as laboratories. a lot of ...

They're the ones that are costing people jobs. >> the whole thing in the government shutdown fiasco was that -- if you carry on doing things that hurt our business interests, that hurt the american economy, that take us this far along the road of government dysfunction, we will find people and we will fund them to run against you. that's such an interesting question in the next few weeks in the run up to the next shutdown and showdown in january is what happens to the money. does the money decide that the tea party that's been created is actually not in the best interests of the people it may ...

Made a deal to avoid thursday's possible debt default and economic calamity, at least for a few months. the nasdaq, s&p and dow all surging upon word that the u.s. economy may have received a stay of execution. but from wall street to america's crossroads in time square, almost no one thinks this deal resolves the core issues that led to the shutdown. >> extending the deadline doesn't actually help the situation whatsoever, it's all about coming to an agreement and to an understanding and actually making something happen. >> no optimism whatsoever? >> no, not really. >> reporter: in fact, gove...

This exercise in government dysfunction? let's bring in our chief political analyst, gloria borger and our chief national correspondent, john king. gloria, look at this new abc/"the washington post" poll. disapproval numbers, 74% disapprove of the republicans in congress, 61% disapprove of the democrats in congress, 53% disapprove of president obama. so there's a lot of disapproval there although the republicans are the winners as far as disapproval are concerned. more people disapprove of them than disapprove of the democrats or the president. >> by 20 points. 20-point difference. i think you...