Former GOP representative Joe Scarborough and Mika Brezinski interview newsmakers, politicians and pundits about the issues of the day. Thats 1,754 votes ahead in a sdlact h district that has been in gop hands for three decades. The official outcome way not be known until other ballots are tallied and the race could be headed to a recount if the k candidates end up within 1 of each other once the votes are certified. This morning, balderson is claiming victory. Oconnor has not conceded. Regardless, well see a rematch when they compete for full term in congress. Welcome to morning joe. It is wednesday, august 8th. With joe, willie and me, we have Associate Editor of Commentary Magazine noah raufman. Former treasury official and morning joe economic analyst Steve Rattner and National Political correspondent for nbc news and msnbc news, is he still away, Steve Kornacki. But you see this same thing happening. Theyre bleeding. Republicans are bleeding so badly right now in suburbs, and then
anticipation that the corporate tax, for example will generate capital investment. make that case. say that be less afraid of this tax bill. there s only major reform the congress has passed. make that case. i understand that, but mika, the tax bill is deeply unpopular with the american people. most americans believe that the benefits went to well, actually, who donald trump said the benefits went to. his friends. denied it after had passed. went to march large oh sat around with millionaire friends and said, i just made you all a lot of money with the tax cuts that i passed. you ve got that side of it. it hurts donald trump the populist, it hurts populist republicans. it looks like it s going to billionaires and to ceos and multi-national corporations for stock buybacks and then on the other side of it you have conservatives thinking, gee. it wasn t really targeted to stimulate the economy, and it s