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What if we go through an election where all the signs point to democrats having a banner year and republicans end up only losing five seats. you have to keep that possibility in mind at some level. >> careen, you read a lot of articles about democrats challenging in districts they wouldn't normally challenge in. is there concern the party may be stretching itself too thin, if the money isn't there? >> no, i don't think so at all. i think alabama is a perfect example. we had no business competing in alabama. we had -- there hadn't been a democratic senator in alabama for 25 years and look what ...

For republicans comforting themselves saying that's what the polls looked like in the summer of 2016 and he still beat hillary clinton. he will never run against hillary clinton again. but republicans are running against donald trump and those numbers and they're losing time and time again. those are extraordinarily heavy weights on the back of anybody. whether they're a town council person or a congressman or whether they're running for governor or senator. >> there is no question, he's shaken up the country. republican versus to deal with it. whether in virginia or more recently in alabama. ...

An unpopular piece of legislation, the tax bill. >> one of the most unpopular bills in years. >> the republican tax plan is in the home stretch. >> 1$1.5 trillion tax cut. >> this is a historic event. >> this is going to be the biggest single change in fixing a broken tax system that we've ever had. >> do i think they could have done better for the middle class? i do. it's still not going to pay for itself. everybody knows that. >> this is a grossly unfair tax bill. >> it was a historic and, frankly, shocking victory. >> a ruby red state. >> people are not happy with us being small, angry and ...

Tuesday night, doug jones becoming the first democrat to win a senator seat in alabama in a quarter century. doug jones in a ruby red state makes republicans wonder if president trump has a chance in 2018. joining us in key west where he is celebrating his 25th wedding anniversary, the newly elected senator from alabama, senator doug jones, congratulations on both the senate victory and, of course, the 25th wedding anniversary. >> thank you, jake. i appreciate that. glad to be with you here today. thanks very much. >> let me start by asking you about this letter sent to congress by president t...

Welcome back to "state of the union." i'm jake tapper. it was a historic and frankly shocking victory tuesday night. doug jones defeating roy moore to become the first democrat to win a u.s. democrat in alabama in a quarter century. his surprise win in a ruby red state has democrats wondering if the house and senate might be in play in 2018. president trump is congratulating jones and calling on roy moore who has yet to concede the race to do so. joining us now from key west where he is celebrating his 25th wedding sfrirks the newly elected senator from alabama, an democrat doug jones. senator...