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>> right. >> but going forward, it just gets much slimmer. >> right. absolutely. on the tax vote, what we've seen -- one of the clearest things, as we have said, in all of these races is a big white collar movement away from the republicans. you have in northern virginia, suburbs of philadelphia, orange county, new york, and new jersey, a lot of republicans being asked to vote for a bill that because the way it would raise taxes on many of the same voters who are pulling away from president trump on cultural and personal grounds. that is a big ask worth noting. 87% in virginia. 82% in new jers...

That had benefited people like me who are well off, was, in fact, stacked against everyone else. it's why i left my investment firm and resolved to use my savings for the public good. but here we are nine years later and this president and the republican congress are making a bad situation even worse. they won't tell you that their so called "tax reform" plan is really for the wealthy and big corporations, while hurting the middle class. it blows up the deficit and that means fewer investments in education, health care and job creation. it's up to all of us to stand up to this president. not j...

It was 40%. does that mean the democratic turnout machine was better than thought or people were motivated? >> people were motivated. we saw a high turnout in virginia as well. roy moore, to say the obvious, was a candidate with unique vulnerablities and liabilities. but how much this result had in common with what we saw in virginia, new jersey and for that matter about who approves and disapproves of president trump to begin with. as we talked about yesterday, alisyn, three components all clicked together. it was huge african-american turnout and margins. they were a bigger turnout yesterday...

Final stretch of this campaign. in the end it wasn't enough. a stinging defeat for trump, who broke with much of his party's leadership to back the controversial candidate. >> i think that i have been waiting all my life and now i just don't know what the hell to say. >> reporter: democrat doug jones becoming the first democrat in decades to win a senate seat in alabama. stunning the country by defeating embattled republican roy moore in the deep red state. >> as doctor king liked to quote the moral arc of the universe is long but bends towards justice. >> it is not over. what we have to do is...

Stphebgs senator from the state of alabama? >> i would find that highly unlikely. >> reporter: awe source close to the white house describing it as an earthquake. saying the results are devastating for president trump who gave a full throeated endorsement in the final stretch of the campaign. >> get out and vote is for roy moore. >> reporter: the president sending a subdued tweet after the race was called but before moore refused to concede. congratulating jones on a hard-fought victory. the write-in votes played a very big factor, but a win is a win. the people of alabama are great, and the r...