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Will show people will elect a moderate democrat like jon ossoff. >> voter turnout is reaching record numbers, and with all the money and national media attention, one republican strategist joked this is the closest georgia comes to feeling like new hampshire. >> bret: jonathan serrie, thank you. many experts viewing this race as a vote on president trump. kevin corke is at the white house where they don't necessarily endorse that view. >> good evening. it's no secret republicans feel like a win by the g.o.p. in the georgia sixth race would further their argument that the election in 2016 was p...

To recruit candidates and start raising money for 2018. >> the swing districts, this might being example for them of getting more moderate candidates as opposed to having a bernie sanders, progressive burned down the republicans. they are going to want to go with someone like a ossoff in the swing districts. those are the type of candidates they are going to want to recruit. >> bret: there's no way to capture the house if they don't have these candidates. quickly, this hide the ball by republicans on the actual details of the health care bill. brilliant or running out of steam? >> i think it's...

There is an encouraging sign on the republican side that democrats are running out of voters. 59,000 registered voters are republicans. 31,000 are democrats. ossoff was hoping there would be crossover, why he shifted the message. looks like so far what's coming in right now is the republicans are feeling a bit positive it's going to work in handel's favor. >> bret: were going to let this play out in the polls close in about 45 minutes across georgia and south carolina as well. a couple of the polls are open until 7:30 because of technical issues but charles, does it make an agenda, a statement...

Republicans won deceived by 23 points last time so what do you expect that this is how it's going to be played. everybody is waiting. if there is a stumble by the republicans it will be hyped from here to sunday. i think these special elections are very special. where else are you going to pour in $25 million into a house rac race? saying that 2018 elections are more than a year away, a year and a quarter away. a lot will be read into it but that's because there's a lot of dead air time. >> bret: the most expensive house race ever in georgia but across the nation, most expensive ever. the pres...

[laughter] mercedes, what about this race specifically in georgia. they had some bad weather, turnout is a big deal. but the conventional wisdom about democrats -- you had events. you had kathy griffin holding the head up and that kind of turned the tide. that unfortunately you have the shooting with republicans targeted, including scalise. did that change the dynamic late in the game in this race? to go i think it definitely benefited handel in that sense. i think ossoff changed his narrative from being "make trump furious" to be more about matter it -- moderate candidate. he is a wolf in she...