Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20181225:02:06:00
Since 1974, republicans haven't fallen anywhere near that level of defeat, until now. this year they lost 40 seats in the house to the democrats. it was the biggest midterm loss republicans have seen since that extraordinary election in 1974 that happened after nixon had to step down. the republican president had just resigned in disgrace. this was their worst performance since then. and it was the democrats' record setting gain that was true in 1974, and it's true right now too. one of the things that democrats have been swimming upscream against since 2010 is that it's actually very difficul...