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Voters and still remain? a lot have been pulling the lever for democrats for years. >> 1st i am not saying this because i am a plowproud pennsylvanian. i think it's the best barometerer of all the 50 states where the nation is right now the fact that you have a close, competitive race in an otherwise r-plus 11 seed, i this it is emblem matic of where pennsylvania is and where we are nationwide. for all of rick saccone's possible shortcomeing, right now, it's the national environment and donald trump he is running against more than anything else, there is an irony, he likes to say he was trump ...

To come in the november mid terms. joining me from pittsburgh, democratic congressman mike doyle from neighboring 14th district. thank you for your time here. let's talking about this. what is at stake for the democrats when it comes to a win here? >> this is a district that republicans have never had to spend much money in for the last 10, 15 years. it is an r-plus 11 district. the district the president won by 20. and the district that mitt romney and other republican candidates national have won easily. so the fact that democrats are competitive in this seat, which does have more registered...

The state senate in two years, too. i think they'll be reasonable about it. >> you have to think this was a message at the very least, work with the other side because partisan politics or politics are donald trump wasn't popular in virginia. how, for those who might be looking at virginia to tell them a tale for 2018, or tell them a tale for this administration, what would you say? >> when you put virginia together with the alabama senate race and the over 30 state legislative seats that democrats flipped during 2017, and every measure of democratic enthusiasm is way up, you put all that toge...

The healthcare bill was going to good down until john mccain walked down to the floor. so i guess miracles have happened in the past few months. >> would you say the republicans will lose the house and senate because of this bill, the polling would indicate that certainly if the vote was going to happen right now democrats would have i think it's something like a plus 11 generic ballot advantage in congress. but that vote will happen almost a year from now and a lot of things could happen between now and then. can you talk in terms of the calculus that you think your republican colleagues are ...

There's going to be a miracle tonight. but listen, i didn't think that the health care bill was going to go down until john mccain walked onto the floor so i guess miracles have happened in the past few months. >> when you say that you think the republicans will lose the house and the senate because of this bill, the polling would indicate that. certainly if the vote was going to happen right now, democrats would have something like a plus 11 generic ballot advantage in congress, but that vote will happen almost a year from now and a lot of things can happen between now and then. can you just ...