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>> shoot, i'm over 30,000 selfies now. i'm in this. >> reporter: and it seems to be paying off. warren is gaining ground in the crowded democratic race for president in a new national poll. the massachusetts senator seeing a 5 point bump among democratic voters since last month putting her even with wardebernie sande. >> i'm going to run my campaign. senator warren will run her campaign. i think what the evidence will show is that i am, in fact, the strongest candidate to defeat trump. >> reporter: in a potential warning sign for sanders, warren gaining among self-identified liberals. warren t...

Much needed today? >> every time there's an admissions scandal that comes up, the session turns to race based affirmative action pretty quickly. what this scandal reveals is underlying system that is filled with opportunities for corruption. the real face of affirmative action on america's elite college campuses is white and privileged. it's not racial minorities. there are more -- there are more students who have benefitted from a legacy preference at elite institutions than there are black and latino students combined. if you're a legacy you get 160 point bump on injure s.a.t. if you apply e...

Pulling ahead. it's close but seems like republicans display a little bit of momentum in indiana. steve: look in missouri. clair mccaskill is down by two to the attorney general josh hawley. >> same situation. not a lot of data coming out of missouri. we did see a poll that has howlehawley up by 4. 3 point bump from last week. that moved him ahead in real clear politics 2 points. clair mccaskill is always tough to beat in missouri for republicans. they haven't been able to do it. it looks like she is really up against it this year in a way she hasn't been in the past. steve: up on the big boar...

Strong if you look at history the only president who had as low of an approval just before midterm was bill clinton in 1994. and bill clinton, as you remember, the democrats lost control of the congress at that time. i know the times are different and president trump never enjoyed that high of an approval rating but his numbersr improving. >> look at this poll. it is a five-point bump but it's particularly strong among independent voters. that's the switch that drives this between september and october. up 39% among independents compared to 31% last month. but you feel great about the five poi...

States? >> brian: cnn and pugh did a poll. this should disturb republicans. if you think you're doing the right thing, stick to your guns. they say if we go off the fiscal cliff, most americans believe it will be the republicans' fault. the one thing about the president and the mandate, yeah, he won, but the redstone straights have never been redder. the purple states, he got only a two point bump after winning reelection, which is historically low. clinton got 19. >> gretchen: here is an interesting point, really why would democrats not want to go off the cliff? because they actually agree wi...