Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20171217:23:46:00
Moore took a beating. he lost these counties in total by 24 percentage points. compare that to how republican senator richard shelby did in his race a year earlier. he won those same counties by 9 percentage points. of course, he had the advantage of incumbency and it was a presidential turnout. still a striking swing. in 2017, you could see the beginnings of this suburban tide rolling in off-year races across the country. this was apparent in the governors' races last month in new jersey and virginia. in new jersey, the top five counties gave democrat phil murphy an 11-point edge. the same co...