Assessment. Strange to say, i guess, from my side of the aisle, but i thought it was a great night for america. So i couldnt be more happy. The people of alabama responded, i thought, in a very appropriate way. Im glad roy moore lost and the only alternative was doug jones. Does that help the democrats move ahead . Makes it more difficult. Obviously with the margin. Its as low as it is. But it would have been more difficult with roy moore. Doug jones victory is an undeniable blow to donald trump and his former strategist steve bannon. The Washington Posts greg sargent writing the outcome when taken along with the recent virginia results also shatters another of trumpisms foundational lies that a large silent majority of forgotten americans is rooting for trumpism to succeed and that only a conspiracy of elet lites standing in the way. Monmouth university had its job approval at the lowest point s since taking office. Joining uashley parker and anne gerren. With us on set, bill kristol,
And finally, the russia investigation. The Deputy Attorney general takes his turn in the hot seat on klim. Capitol hill. Nobody indicate add desire to remove Robert Mueller. This is mtp daily, and it starts right now. Good evening. Im chuck todd here in new york. Still in election headquarters. Welcome to mtp daily. Everyone with an r. Next to their name has reason to worry. Voters in ruby red alabama handed doug jones the upset win over roy moore, who the president endorsed. Republican say they lost because moore was a terrible candidate, and he was. Folks, theyre missing the bigger picture. Moore probably could have won if not for the president s rating. Under 50 in alabama. Let me repeat in alabama. According to the nbc news exit polling a state he won by 28 points last year. He set48 . Is that roy moores fought . No. And strongly approved of the president , 41 strongly disapprove. Intensity advantage to the negative side of things, but Senate Republicans today didnt pin the blame o