the results whether she won or not. my question is, will you accept the results of your election in november? i m going to win the election, and i will accept that result. if you lose, will you accept that? i m going to win the election, and i will accept that result. do you think the democrats plan is going to backfire in some of these places? i think it s unquestionable that it will backfire in a few of these seats. it s one thing to look at what they did in the governor s race in illinois or for that matter, the governor s race in massachusetts. and see that is a way of potentially sidelining a more electable official who could flip what would otherwise be a safe democratic seat in normal times. it s a whole different thing to look at that and take that role in swing seats, just for a marginal advantage. but it gets back to the fundamental cynicism in our politics right now, that there is nothing that won t go before strict partisan advantage, that
turning point where suddenly democrats got a lot more enthusiasm and the winds started shifting back their way. in political time. there is still a lot of time between now and november. very much so. yeah. one of the big senate races is in georgia and polls showing there that democratic senator raphael warnock is leading republican candidate herschel walker and by about four points outside the margin of error. do you think walker is going to win? he had a lot of controversies. why do you think he s going to beat warnock? do you think he s going to win? well, i think he s perhaps of a lot of different swing seats where republicans are hoping they can make a pickup is probably one of the best chances. first of all, i m an sec football person so i never doubt the power of southern football. so am i. i think in that race, you do
the voted goes into another round. it will not be enough to get her over the finish line. we will see if there is a second act for sarah palin. jillian: let s talk about the prospects holding onto the senate aired they have put out both progressives hoping to flip seats from red to blue. politico says it s an opportunity for the left wing of the party which has often struggled to flip swing seats. now, returning to the campaign trail friday for the first time since having a stroke in may. are we seeing a leftward shift in the party here? if so, what does that spell for moderates and independents? in a state like pennsylvania, john won for a number of reasons. he is pretty authentic. what democrats will tell you,
candidate. it makes it tougher in swing states, our colleague is kind of a purplish district. in a wave year republicans could win that seat. there are other seats they could win. having trump in the mix makes it much more difficult to pick up the swing seats. the greatest political strategist was henny youngman, the comic, he said, compared to what? biden is down. trump is downer. joe is still beating donald in the polls. it or to quote joe biden, don t compare me to the all mighty, compare me to the alternative. when he inserts himself, it hurts republicans with swing voters. i was going to say paul, i ll let it go quickly, that s the contrast president trump really likes, biden trump. he ll take that contrast any day. you live in the real world. can you tell us here in the swamp what s the answer to the
lawmakers drawing new battle lines ahead of the midterms. what effect will fresh congressional maps have on this year s elections? john avlon with a reality check. that s right. the gun debate, reignited after the massacre of kids and teachers in their texas school is also reminding americans about the deep dysfunction of our polarized political system. because we can have common sense gun safety reforms supported by a super majority of americans. like 87% for preventing people with mental illness for purchasing guns and still there is this sense that nothing is going to get done in congress. but it is evidence of the anti-majority senate structure in our politics, a direct result of a declining competitive congressional districts, and that s by design. get this, the number of swing seats in the house fell from 164 in 1997 to just 78 in 2021, according to the political report, which now lists just 32 seats as tossups. that means the vast, vast