of even pursuing it? well, katie, i didn t say it s just a political process. i said it s also a political process. for example, when ronald reagan was in the white house i can remember tom foley, then speaker of the house saying point-blank we weren t going to impeach ronald reagan. even though certainly reagan s knowledge of involvement in iran contra absolutely was an impeachable offense. so political decisions get made on whether you drop the hammer or not, whether it s politically sustainable, what the costs are to the country at the time, and you can get through a trial in the senate that unlike the house requires two thirds votes. how difficult is this for democrats, this question of where the line is for this president, politically speaking? i think it s a very difficult question if you re being diligent about your obligations constitutionally as a member of the house. and frankly, for most of us
taking over from republicans any maps that are drawn by republicans. it could look a lot different in the coming years. katie tur in atlanta. thank you for that. reminder to viewers. elections are successful because of people like the woman we just met. vallvalerie. my heart goes out to you. crazy. problems, no. that s the determination. i love it. when we come back, joined bid steve schmit. joined by chuck todd. ask them to weigh in on what we re witnesses this midterm election night 2018. let s be honest. every insurance company tells you they can save you money. save up to 10% when you bundle with esurance. including me, esurance spokesperson dennis quaid.
katie tur is in atlanta for us at a polling location where people are still in line to vote even though the polls have closed officially. hey, katie. expect to be here a little while longer counting the balance. they say the turnout has been presidential election level. not a midterm election. people are excited about voting. let s try to talk to somebody in line. ma am, can i just ask you, you were one of the last people in line. you came in at the wire. they closed the doors right behind you. yes. why was it so important for you to come out. well, obvious reasons. so in this race, are you voting because the governor s race. this is one of the most important elections ever.
days, including president trump. including rudy giuliani yesterday. today he is campaigning with senator marco rubio. we ll see desantis here at this event in orlando. trying to get those last-minute votes, if he can. but the margins here are so close. they are trying to get every last person they can to the polls here in florida. that s what we want, record turnout. that is america working. thank you. you know we cannot forget about this race down in the state of georgia where the two governor candidates are in a dead heat. the republican candidate, and this is important, republican candidate is also georgia s secretary of state. is without a single shred of evidence now calling for the fbi to investigate vote hacking. he is pointing the finger, guess who, at democrats. msnbc s katie tur is in atlanta.
all right, finishing up a very busy hour here. getting the news out of the white house a few minutes ago. what looks like it may be the defense from brett kavanaugh, about to say he was not at that party with the accusation of assault originates in the eerl 1980s. that s going to wrap it up for me. i m steve kornacki in for katie tur. ari velshi will have more on that. they have obviously been working on everybody having the same story. most americans wondering what is the real story. she should not be ignored. that was the message from the white house counselor, kelly ann conway speaking about christine