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Progressive. she is a learn. she took on the defense department for women in combat. she is now running against a congressman, her congressman who said they didn't want to meet with her because she was not a donor. so, they are not like running on really progressive issues in some of these competitive districts. the democrats have been really smart on that. the other thing that i think is interesting. a new pew poll that also was today republicans trusted on the economy by plus 9 over democrats. so that's really good. only plus 1 on trade. i think that's what's happening. but what are people t...

Generic, who would you vote for congress in uristrict, asking voters where they are now, democratsot 40%, republicans got 39. that is plus 9 for democrats on that generic ballot. >> will be a real problem with democrats get the majority in the n the st 6 weeks of the midterm campaign i guarantee you the biggest talk on both sides of the aisle will bempeachment. if they get the majority this will be a bad final 2 years of this first this president because it will be about the impeachment hearing, that is all they have got. the democrat platform is get trump, removed from, impeach trump, the onl...

Phenomenon saying the split personality of the election makes it difficult for any party to develop any kind of overarching message. and it looks like the democrats will lose seats in the senate. is this unusual to you? how does this affect midterm strategies? >> this is probably a more complicating midterm election than most. primarily because of who is in the white house. he's such a focus of attention for the media and others that to some extent it's complicating the midterm messaging and strategies that some campaigns and elections are trying to run. historically if you look at the numbers...

In 2020 as republican parties gotten more red, becomes more rural as democratic parties become more blue, it's become more urban. and that's left the suburbs as a battlefield. i think we saw one of the early battles of it playing out in this race which was surprisingly close. >> jason john sop, if you're a republican in the house of representatives and you won your seat with less than 20% of the vote, what do you feel like tonight? >> you're not only encouraged, you have to look at karen handel and think like they basically spent $23 million -- spending like tom brady's salary to keep a seat t...

And think like they basically spent $23 million -- spending like tom brady's salary to keep a seat that had been in republican hands for 20 years. that's not something that you want to have to think about if you're a republican next year heading into 2018. knowing that the public is going to be more energized, more excited and possibly unhappy about the health care bill. look, at end of the day, and i agree with steve in this regard, this is a plus 9% registration district for the republicans. they should have won this. the fact it is even close and the fact this much money had to be spent, i ...