[screaming] help. jesse: that s what the office of every democratic candidate and strategist across the country looks like right now. d.c. insider mark hall who is one of the most plugged in people in politics says democrats he is speaking to are in a living nightmare. they finally see the massive wave surging toward them and they admit there is nothing they can do about it. democrats say their private polls are showing worse numbers than the public polls. and the public polls are juiced left. you know this is bad. voters are giving democrat door knockers the middle finger as soon as they step on the front porch. black pass pastors say there iso enthusiasm in their community. voters are chanting let s go brandon when canvassers knock on their doors and even never trump suburban moms cannot wait for vote for kari lake and tudor dixon in michigan and lee zeldin in new york. democrats frying to plug holes in blue states like oregon, colorado, new york, and california. that s n
thank you so much for letting us into your homes all weeklong during these extraordinary times. we re grateful. the beat with ari melber. it s friday, have you heard? i hope you have a great week, nicolle. you, too. welcome to the beat. this republican chaos is continuing on this friday night in the house, which just rejected kevin mccarthy for speaker again, the 13th time. that s two more defeats for mccarthy today. kevin mccarthy is pretty much stuck at this point. he can t even stop these votes from taking place and losing over and over again. house republicans now are on the verge of becoming a total clown show if they re not careful. what s it going to take to get over the top? we ll get it done tonight. it looks like he will lose on the 13th ballot. i have a couple members flying back. that s what it s been looking like as the weekend now looms on this friday evening on the east coast. it s clear this is one of the worst weeks for any party leade
saying. jerry, just remember, it s not a lie if you believe it. [laughter] brian: unfortunately, for us, the media has gone full castanza and refused to acknowledge that a midterm election red wave has been growing since joe biden entered office. americans have felt what it s like when republicans deliver and they are tired of the disappointments under the biden administration. frustration with the failure and direction of the country we have been heading. in even democrats began turning on each other. but, after a series of small victories for the white house, the left has a new talking point the red wave is dying because of all the liberal momentum. some of us have been trying to tell y all the supreme court nuking abortion rights has shifted the midterm momentum to the democrats. politics and the midterms there are some signs that democrats are getting some momentum back. red wave you have been hearing so much about. well it doesn t look like that s going to happ
this afternoon, vice president, kamala harris cast the tie breaking vote in the evenings senate for the inflation reduction act. it now heads to the house, which returns to its summer recess on friday. if passed, the i.r.a. would invest 369 billion dollars to help save our planet from climate change. it would also help ease inflation lower prescription drug costs collect taxes from corporations and reduce the deficit. here s senate majority leader, chuck schumer, on the passing of legislation. this bill will kickstart the era of affordable clean energy in america. it is a game-changer. it is a turning point. it has been a long time coming. to americans who have lost faith that congress can do big things? this bill is for you. two seniors who face the indignity of rushing medications or skipping them altogether, this bill is for you. no senate republican voted in favor of this bill but, gop senators to block one big key provision a cap on insulin costs at $35 a month for p
court s ruling was to take the issue out of the hands of the justices and return it to the states where they could forge their own policies, and that s what happened in kansas. state lawmakers can still adopt a ban on abortions as indiana did days later, but to-lifers must weigh pro-lifers must weigh whether republicans want to go that far especially when it comes to rape, incest and the life of the mother. now, i understand the deep beliefs of the pro-life side which vows to keep on fighting just as the pro-choice side would if it had lost, but this is the kind of democratic process majority envisioned. decisions are far more complicated than a simple yes or no. i m howard kurtz, and this is mediabuzz. if. howard: ahead, mike huckabee joins us on a wide range of media issues. we ll look at the senate voterama that s still going on as democrats are about to push through their big climate, health and taxes bill. the pundits quickly weighed in with opposing views on k