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
this district is really one of the most conservative, reddest-leaning districts in the country, in the top seven of those districts, and to be in this position going into the fall is not a good sign. it does augger well for democrats looking at the map. they now see real wins in front of them. they have an opportunity that they had not really seen crystallize before. it came closer into clarity last night with the ability to go out and do that ground game district by district. they don t have to play the way the republicans have to play. in other words, dumping a whole lot of resources into this districts. they have a ground team they can learn from how to put together the kind of race that not takes a competitive race and make it more competitive but actually deliver the win. that s where the republicans got exposed last night. their resources will be