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Bruising battle, 29 days away. both parties want to use it to their advantage in 29 days. who wins here? >> the fundamental question is who is angriest? that dynamic has actually changed in the last two weeks. two weeks ago when it looked like they were going to push the kavanaugh vote through immediately, there was a lot of democratic activity. just a week later when we went into overtime and had the investigation, republicans suddenly were animated. i was down in tennessee, in texas. you could really feel it. suddenly there was this republican energy around kavanaugh. now that it's gone thro...

Energized by all of this. we're hearing the term kavanaugh effect. how do they sustain it? what are we going to see in the messaging? >> that's a good question. the big issue is trying to assess whether the fall out will be either a durable, lasting, burst of energy or just a sugar high for the republican base. at this point we don't know. a recent polling that came out a few days before kavanaugh's confirmation indicated in the hottest, most tense moment of the confirmation battle, republican voters intensity nearly matched to the intensity of democratic voters. republicans seem to catch up w...

Stayed home, because the president couldn't push this over the finish line? as you said in our last segment this was, for many, the motivating factor? >> first, the fact you were in florida and didn't call -- >> to have dinner, right. >> so i could test you, you know, tolerance to cuban coffee. but where were you in florida? >> tampa. >> okay. that's actually, you know, florida is the key area. look, i think this is yet to see. we're going to spend the next 30 days talking about what the kavanaugh effect is going to be in the elections. i think it energizes both bases. there's no doubt that it...

Democratic enthusiasm advantage that has defined the 2018 campaign up to this point has disappeared." back in july when asked if the midterms were very important, 78% of democrats said yes versus 68% of republicans. now the gap is just two points. well within the margin of air in other words, a dead heat. experts are crediting the kavanaugh effect. the director of the institute which conducted the polls said "the resulted hearings in the short run is the republican base was awakened." poll numbers earlier this week tend to support that premise which is not gone unnoticed by the present who twe...

Of congress. they want to be heard. they wanted to hear from dr. ford. >> dana: are you stunned by the number, the record numbers of new registered voters this year? >> no, i'm not. this is an amazing incredible year. you can call it the trump effect if you believe that's what's galvanizing people. i do believe millennials are feeling a cycle in which they want to make their voices known. you will see a lot more millennials at the ballot box this fall than we've seen. >> dana: do you think president trump has been able to win some of their support? >> that remains to be seen, but i can tell yo...