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Do that. what this is all about, a tragedy with the 7-year-old girl or what you just heard from the secretary of homeland security, what this is all about is an administration that has no policy, that is flailing. we have a cruel and inhuman approach to these people who are not breaking the law. they're presenting themselves for asylum and this 7-year-old girl is a victim to those cruel and inhuman policies. >> and i think also the politics of the president's strategy on the shutdown welcoming it, embracing it, jon cornyn, the texas republican senator, no more loyal to the president than anyon...

Democrats accusing those who voted for kavanaugh as anti-women. capitol hill is quiet now but it won't be for long. many women who were sexual assault survivors who we saw and heard from firsthand in the halls of congress say they are coming back and that they will be heard and they have an impact and they vote. so 29 days from the midterm elections, we'll see how much. >> you look at generic ballot, other polls, the key races, the gap with women, women fleeing in many cases the republican party, some big numbers. we'll see if that measures out. many republican voters excited about this nomina...

Like kirsten gillibrand, right? >> she has a safe seat and wins with 70% of the vote. people who have competitive races are talking about health care, they're talking about trump. as i said get out the vote earlier. more specific, get out the women's vote. the gender gap is bigger than it's ever been in history. last two weeks are going to add to that. >> there's a new washington post poll out this morning on 69 swing districts, most of which went republican. if you look at just women, 54% of women favor democrats over 40% of republicans. what do you do when you hear mitch mcconnell echo the p...

Is the laughter, the uproarious laughter between the two and their having fun at my expense. >> uproarious laughter, having fun at her expense. whether or not you believe that pain was inflicted by brett kavanaugh. republican senator jon cornyn said to the texas tribune, quote, i wish the president would leave this confirmation battle up to the senate and obviously, given the nature of the allegations and our desire to be respectful of dr. ford and the other woman who might make allegations, i don't think talking about it at a political rally is useful, unquote. now we don't know if president ...

Support for jeff sessions among republican senators. republican richard shelby, the senior senator from alabama who was jeff sessions' partner in the senate representing alabama before jeff sessions became attorney general, publicly turned on jeff sessions today, saying "nothing lasts forever" and that the president and attorney general have a "toxic relationship." jeff sessions' strongest supporter in the senate is the most powerful senator, mitch mcconnell. >> i have total confidence in the attorney general. i think he ought to stay exactly where he is. >> the "wall street journal" is report...