five days before the election. i agree with both of you, it is the most cynical ad that i have seen since willie horton, but it does not matter, because we will talk about the politics of it. it smacks of the post kavanaugh enthusiasm bump that the republican s has have gotten is largely disa appeared and instead of trump fighting it out local issue by local issue, which is what the scott walkers of the world want the do, and trump is trying to hostage the entire republican narrative and get it to be about immigration reform, and the problem is that if you are in the swing seats, this is the last thing that you want to talk about, right? you want to go back to economy and health care and your message, and just as a straight political move in the close house races in the razor thin, it is smacking of desperation, andrea. and he, also, rick tyler, and the first to point it out that the president also tweeted out a
consistent, but it s always a a tough state, lead against his opponent. then we have incumbent indiana democratic senator joe donnelly now down to republican mike braun. a little complicated in indiana because there s a libertarian on the ticket and that wouldtt splt and siphon away votes mostly from the republican and help donnelly, so libertarian vote pretty much is a vote for chuck schumer and donnelly. meanwhile in florida, razor, razor-thin, close as it can be. rick scott, one of the most i effective governors in the c history of the state, bringing in over 2 million jobs in his term and he s in a very close race against democratic do-nothing senator schumer want to be incumbent bill nelson and let s not forget about this all important race in arizona. american hero republican martha mcsally, a vet, 28 years, six tours of duty in iraq and afghanistan. her opponent kristen sinema, a radical disgrace for decades, even trashing the people of arizona, calling them crazy,
saturday. so we are very likely to hear more of trump s victory lap and more of his midterm messaging to voters as this week unfolds. yeah, the president trying to make sure that conservative momentum remains in the next 4 1/2 weeks before the midterms. sara westwood at the white house, thank you very much. now, the margin to confirm kavanaugh was razor thin, historically so. just 50-48. no matter how small, this is still a major victory for president trump. in less than two years, he s appointed two supreme court justices, gorsuch and kavanaugh t likely shifting the court to the right for decades to come. for more, let s bring in michael deanne to d antonio, who s a trump biographer. you say this isn t just a win for trump. you wrote it s a win for trumpism. explain that. well. donald trump is not a typical president, as everyone knows. he came into office as a
the attorney general in these states a higher profile and a less establishment portfolio because it looks like they re fighting for something and you re seeing this play out now in all these governors races. can we quickly go back to what you were talking about there in missouri? but the senate is still razor thin, and so now we have a republican candidate to run against incumbent democratic mayor senator mccasket. and republican feel good about this candidate. clar mccaskill is a tough competitor, and this could be a really and will be a fascinating race to watch and will be one of those that will determine whether republicans keep control of the senate. i agree with dana, look, we re focusing on these house
first time in history i saw democrats spending more money on ads defending the affordable care act than republicans are spending attacking it. that tells me it is no longary political liability and democrats will try to use the popularity of the health care law and talents to it a fight against brett kavanaugh. the key point chuck schumer will make, preexisting conditions, undermining them. and get to the supreme court and a change of policy on that could take apart a big piece of the affordable care act. and focused on two things, health care and emphasizing reproductive rights as well, is what chuck shochumer is saying. what about the gamut he s pushes? razor thin. there s a one-vote gap there. again, the way i look at it now, kavanaugh is likely on his way to being confirmed but we re paying attention to a lot of senators. those backing him and those