Good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters in new york. 29 days until america goes to the polls. Tonight the president is using the successful confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett kavanaugh, not just as a win for the white house but as a way to further energize conservative voters. Just a few hours ago trump presided over a ceremonial swearing in of kavanaugh, who was already sworn in this weekend after the final senate vote. The president put himself squarely in the middle of the picture and tossed out some quotes designed to inflame the left, all of it designed to celebrate victory. Ashley parker of the Washington Post who is standing by to join us along with her colleague, john wagner, tonight wrote the event included a Cocktail Reception and a band, which in some ways felt like a cross between a Campaign Rally and a wedding reception. As millions of people watched on Live Television this evening with the kavanaugh family and the entire Supreme Court present in th
concede that its most vulnerable incumbent, north dakota senator heidi heitkamp for the democrats and nevada senator dean heller for the republicans, is doomed. and both parties are still spending millions to keep those races in play and hoping for a poll-defying victory. with just 29 days to go let s talk about it here. with us to do that is david jolly, former republican congressman from florida. and sybrina siddiqui, reporter for guardian. welcome back, both of you. sabrina, at the risk of repeat something points we already made and may make again in this hour, 29 days is a long time and usually grievance will get people to the polls in a way that gratitude will not. absolutely. and i think that when we talk about midterms, you have to remember that they are typically a referendum on the president. this president has the