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In terms of what this means, close to 100 years since we have seen this type of result where the white house was able to hold the line. yes, there were some losses in the house, but picked up in the senate. we also saw state legislatures across the country pick up seats. the democrats picked up two seats. so i would qualify it as the status quo/very slight pickup for democrats nationally. this is good. you see the status quo, normalcy won in light of a red wave that many had been expecting. >> what do you think it means for democrats in the senate going forward? >> it solidifies their majority...

From progressives and the left because they're consistent. they didn't like it when bush did it. they don't like it now that president obama has done it. and at the same time, he has checkmated the right because they know if this was bush or their candidate, they would be gung ho, full support, full steam ahead. >> what's it say about the republican polling and the tea party polling almost identical? has the tea party hijacked the republicans? >> well, or have the republicans hijacked the tea party? look, you're absolutely right. the republican party has a major problem, tick larlt republican ...

Something very clever. he knows he's going to take heat from progressives and the left because they're consistent. they didn't like it when bush did it. they don't like it now that president obama has done it. and at the same time, he has checkmated the right because they know if this was bush or their candidate, they would be gung ho, full support, full steam ahead. >> what's it say about the republican polling and the tea party polling almost identical? has the tea party hijacked the republicans? >> well, or have the republicans hijacked the tea party? look, you're absolutely right. the repu...

Be back in force in wisconsin today in the showdown between governor scott walker. union work he's say the beginning of end for them if walker succeeds in stripping them of most of their local bargaining rights. all they have to do is look to indiana to prove their point. for instance, 2005 governor mitch daniel signed executive order which eliminated collecting bargaining for state workers. they had a pay freeze in 2009 and 2010 and workers had to contribute more of their money for health care. seniority rules were weakened in that and hundreds of people lost their jobs. one state worker tell...

>> let's look at what the union said about this. here's the spokesperson. they say seniority rules will force them to lay off some of the best younger, newer teachers and force them to retain some of the worst old veteran teachers. they say seniority rules will force them to lay off more teachers than struggling schools in minority neighborhoods. these are false arguments designed to pit teachers against teachers, schools against schools and communities against communities. who would you say to that? >> in california they just reached a settlement over last in, first out that was brought by th...