i could get super wonky, but i don t want to, and here is the point, we don t really know how that is factoring in, but the democrats will call it a win if he only loses by five points. and donna, what kind of number does he need to post to have huge national profile and potentially launch a bid for president? everybody has kind of said hold off, see if he can win in texas first. is the potential still there in your view if he loses? look, i think a lot of things are up for grabs on november 7, after all of this is over, and i think if beto can be within that five to seven-point range, i think it does range his prospects. but there are going to be a lot of players on the field for 2020. let s talk about the house for a second. and alfonso, i want to ask you about this. it is the 27th congressional district of florida. this is the miami area district. that went overwhelmingly for hillary clinton. 58.5 to 38.9. currently the republican, maria salazar is leading donna sha y
along, which is that individual democrats focussed in on their race, on the issues that matter to democratic voters, and getting turnout. something that we have not been so good at in midterm elections. and i think that is what is different here. if you look over the course of the primary season, democrats were turning out for real to vote. i don t think that enthusiasm has gone away. and look, whether it is a 23-seat win, which would be perfect, a 33-seat win would be good, too. a w is a w. shauna, let s talk about o rourke for a second. he raised more than $38 million in the third quarter, which our mark murray pointed sought more than barack obama raised in the 2008 before iowa and new hampshire. and there are differences in online fundraising now but that is a still a pretty stunning number. that has been leading to hand wringing, wouldn t that money be better used in some of the other races that actually might be closer? yes, i think that is one of those issues.