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Nbc's luke russert has more, lawmakers back in town for an emergency session. we know how the vote is going to break down. tell us what this vote is about. >> well it is quite a significant vote for democrats, chuck, because it is a $26 billion jobs bill, 10 billion of which will go to teacher's salaries do not get laid off, 16 billion to go pay state's deficits as well as civil service individuals, cops and firefighters, of that sort t is a very important bill for democrats because, why? able to placate one of their most important unions and that is in voting blocks and that is teachers. repu...

It helps us get your perspective. the outcome of this healthcare reform debate will greatly affect our nation's seniors. many of them are concerned about the possibility of deep cuts to medicare and medicaid. so we wanted to get their take on today's summit. steve brown is helping us do that. he's live at the sun city community association in huntley, illinois. >> reporter: one of the most reliable voting blocks in america is the group 60 and above. these folks are the most reliable folks at polls. when they speak they get listened to. they have been watching the healthcare debate this morning...

He can never win nationally. then it's 25. and now he's over 30 in this poll. close to 40 in another poll. he's gained eight points since august. carson has gained 10 points since august. that's 1/5 of the republican party saying i was with establishment candidates. screw them. i'm going with these two other guys that never held office before. we always talk about my brother. my brother wrote me a text and gave me hell saying you're complaining that top three people that are in the republican poll have never had any experience. that's exactly why i'm for them. >> that's the whole point. that's...

And republicans are out. republicans have alienated an array of voting blocks. thanks to hyper partisan districts republicans have less to fear locally especially when it comes to their control of the house. nationally, however, it's a different story. jonathan allen is the senior washington correspondent with politico. sam stein is an msnbc contributor with "huffington post." jonathan that piece created quite a buzz. as i read it i said what's on the verge of the extinctiontion is the establishment of the republican party. >> yes they reported the morose mood among the establishmen in republi...

Their mission is clear rally the party around the theme that worked well for democrats in 2008. that would be hope. >> what we have to do in a sense be a party of optimism and a party of hope. part of what we have to do in the era of obama's disaster we have to get by being anti-obama and convince people you can have hope in america. that we can have a better future. nationally is what the party >> hope for republicans nationally is what the party clings to because at the moment that's all they got. that much is evident if you read politico this morning which reported that they see the party o...