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Officer for swing left, and republican who represents parts of kansas city and its suburbs. welcome to both of you. katherine, let's talk about this. you were involved in an effort to get the outcome that you got last night. were you happy with it? >> absolutely. we were thrilled. volunteers and donors in virginia and across the country. we have been working in this since the 2017 elections. it is a one-two punch and to take the majority in the house and the state senate. voting rights ahead of the 2020 elections. all sorts of policies that have been held up because of republican control state...

We don't challenge it" kennedy represents the latest of the wave of young democratic candidates bucking the wisdom that you wait your turn. candidates like kennedy could become an extension of the progressive movement that reshape the house in 2018. ginning me now the cofounder and executive director of swing left, credited with helping turning the house blue in the house. it is good to see you. >> you have supported candidates who got the nomination. we saw that in 2018. people that did not necessarily come from a political background. there is two ways to loare two this. this is a sign that ...

Of that $4.6 million came from the grassroots effort online via phone or mail. online donors gave nearly $3 million at an average contribution of $18. republican numbers are due out sometime today. here's our question, is this a sign the democratic base is not resting on its victory in 2018 but is more fired up than ever to win in 2020? joining me now is somebody who knows a lot of about this, the founder of another group that helped the democrats take the house, swing left. it's good to have you here. swing left was your reaction to donald trump getting elected. straightforward goal, get peop...

Columbia. >> coming up, want to focus now on the 2020 race. and ask the question, who eats a salad with a comb? that's what a lot of people are asking about following the latest bad boss allegations involving minnesota senator amy klobuchar. this latest reporting from "the new york times" citing multiple incidents but one of the most memorable involving a salad comb. the senator defended herself while on the campaign trail this morning in south carolina. >> i think i've been clear. i love my staff and you can see what a great job they did putting this together. we're in this to win the preside...

Affairs, michael steele, worked with jeb bush and john boehner and emily, senior adviser at swing left. we'll start with you, victoria, in the meantime. you know, so this seemed as if it was an olive branch from the president. right? >> it did but remember here that the issue of the wall is the one he started his campaign on, saying that we're going to build this big, beautiful wall and the democrats know that this is a nonstarter. in doing this, this is just red meat for the base. it's non-esque chul. the truth of the matter, both republicans and democrats, many of them say, you know what, th...