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Majority in 2018, we need new leadership. >> you see the commercials that tie these candidates to leader pelosi week in and week out in the last several months. that still moves the needle. >> neil: all right. it's not exactly a wave, but it's the beginning of something. disgruntled democrats are questioning how it is that the party could be now over some of these contests, especially the georgia one where they poured in $30 million and come up empty. they improved numbers that they registered in the fall. but it's the other side that won. thehill.com, judy, what do you make of this? what do y...

>> i met a young man just this week who has a family, two children, bought in the individual marketplace. his policy was canceled and one was substituted for it that doubled his premium. now, i asked him, the same coverage, he said, yeah. and i said, but are your co-pays and deductibles the same? he said, no, they're much, much lower. he said in the years when i use health care, i might actually save money. but he said we're all young and we're all healthy. so, i personally believe even if it takes, the president should honor the commitment to federal government and let them keep what they got...

Amy stoddard is the associate editor of the hill.com, and ron brownstein is cnn's senior political analyst for the national journal. welcome to both of you all. you're with me at the top of the hour. i'm sure you were watching, and especially i think to dana bash's point, the fact, ron brownstein, that we heard mitch mckhan al emcconnell echoing wh harry reid said, this optimism, this deal by the end of the week. is that a good sign? >> absolutely. the t when the alternative is unthinkable, they try to find the other route. it will still come up to the question whether anything acceptable to t...

Democrats, i think, on some kind of debt -- either debt reduction or debt control. some kind of entitlement reform to get republicans off a drive to defund obama care. otherwise, this is just going to continue as we have seen. >> do me a favor, stand by. i want to continue the conversation, because this is fascinating. we asked you to rank or what has the most influence right now as we're watching the negotiations pan out here on the hill. your answers surprised us. we'll walk through them and we'll explain some of them next. [ male announcer ] this is pam. her busy saturday begins with back p...

There's something getting done in the senate today. >> it's a good thing and i think the white house has said that in its note warning of the postponement. they want to allow the senate leaders to continue working. they feel like there is progress going on. you heard the president say that earlier today when he made the stop at the d.c. food pantry. i want to tell you bouncing off what dana and folks on capitol hill have been reporting in the last hour or so, the white house appears to be reacting positively, brooke, to what is coming out of the hill right now. talked to a white house official...