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For higher office or retire. so, we could end up seeing two parties in the house next year that look very different from one another. i'm joined now by david wasserman, house editor of the cook political report and an nbc news contributor, who wrote about this trend. welcome, david. thanks br hofor being here, fir all. >> thanks, katy. >> let's talk about what's going on with the gop and women. is it likely that there will be less women in office for the gop come november? >> yeah, that's right. and americans are poised to elect more than 100 women to the house of representatives for the first...

>> so i've lived in the united states for eight years. and 18years, sorry, and i've missed some votes. i missed the primaries. i've been working on, like a lot of people, i've been busy. >> oh, dear. joining me now is house editor for the cook political report, dave wasserman. good to see you again. we love having you right before these big primaries, this one in particular, a difficult one for democrats, mostly because of the piles of candidates like thos, e some of whom are not vetted or haven't necessarily been chosen by the national party and who quite frankly could crowd out some of the o...

And we barely scratched the surface. joining me on set, former rnc chairman nbc political analyst michael steel. white house reporter for the washington post and msnbc contributor ashley parker. and house editor for the cook political report dave wasser man. joining us from my favorite, the city of brotherly love, former pennsylvania governor ed randall. thank you for being here tonight to talk about what is going to be i think the dominant story through the week because dave wasserman, a lot on the line for the president here in pennsylvania. talk to us about the dynamics of this race. i mean...

>> but the president can be helpful to motivate our base he everywhere in the country including places where he might not be completely popular. there are people he can motivate in those places. so, it's about making sure that our voters come out and are motivated. there is a way to use the president almost everywhere. >> joining me now to talk more about this, house editor for the cook political report, dave wasser man. dave, thanks for being here. let's start with the big picture here. is it actually the case that the gap between democrats and republicans overall is currently tightening? and...

>> but the president can be helpful to motivate our base he everywhere in the country including places where he might not be completely popular. there are people he can motivate in those places. so, it's about making sure that our voters come out and are motivated. there is a way to use the president almost everywhere. >> joining me now to talk more about this, house editor for the cook political report, dave wasser man. dave, thanks for being here. let's start with the big picture here. is it actually the case that the gap between democrats and republicans overall is currently tightening? and...