and for them they have been very clear from the beginning that their number one job is to stand up for the people of their states. and if that means working with donald trump on something that helps their states, they will. if it means opposing him and republicans, they will also do that. for example, on protecting people with pre-existing health conditions. so it s a very different sort of political battlefield in senate races than house races. so, look, i ll let you set the bell curve for yourself here. define a good night. is a good night losing just one senate seat? you know, i don t want to define a good night because what we see right now is a situation that is a whole lot better than anyone would have predicted 18 months ago when republicans were saying that they might win another eight seats and have a filibuster-proof majority in the united states senate. no one is talking about that right now. we do have a narrow path to a senate democratic majority. it s a narrow path, a
than my pals over at the cook report. thanks, chuck. thanks very much. and joining me now is republican governor bill haslam of tennessee. he s the person in charge of getting republicans elected to state houses across the country. governor haslam, welcome to meet the press. good morning, thanks. well, let me start with a similar question i started with senator van hollen. what would you consider a good night for republican governors? is it limiting the number of losses? i mean i know you re defending a lot of seats, sort of like the senate democrats. how would you define a good night for the gop? on the governors map, it is the reverse of what it is in the senate. there s currently 36 governors races, 26 of which republicans hold the seat. so it s easy to say this is a little bit more of an uphill battle for us than it has been historically with that many seats. that being said, we feel good about the position we re in, but we re not blind to the fact this a president s
one number, are you very satisfied or somewhat unsatisfied. 74%, people think their own personal economics are good. that is a remarkable thing for a national election. the president would be excited. i know, but then you put that side-by-side with the wrong track number. it s like we re not in a economic recession, we re in a political recession. but when you go in to vote but you re in arizona and you ve got to pick martha mcsally, who did the star-spangled banner last night at the asu game, do you vote to keep the economy humming or vote against president trump? i ve got to show you what donald trump said talking about the economy, though. it was something else. take a listen to what he said about why he doesn t talk about the economy, hugh. he s got the greatest economy. why is he talking about the border. well, you can only say so many times that we just created 250,000 jobs last month, right? they all say speak about the economy. but sometimes it s not as exciting to ta
senate seats this year, 36 governors races, and of course thousands of state legislative seats are on the ballot. for the democrats a great night for them would be winning back the house convincingly, somehow even gaining a senate seat even if they don t gain control, and winning nearly a dozen governors mansions. the republican dream, hanging on to the house, solidifying their hold in the senate gaining seats and holding their losses in governors races to fewer than five. we have two days to go and we have a brand new nbc news/ wall street journal poll completed early this morning. among likely voters, democrats have a seven-point lead, 50-43, in their pick for congress. that s a slight improvement for the republicans compared to two weeks ago when the democrats led 50-41 nationally. like so much about this midterm election, how people vote reflects how they feel about president trump. among likely voters the president s job rating is
that is a remarkable thing for a national thing. but then you put that side-by-side with the wrong track number. it s like we re not in a economic recession, we re in a political recession. but you re in arizona and you ve got to pick martha mcsally, who did the star-spangled banner last night at the asu game, do you vote to keep the economy humming or vote against president trump? i ve got to show you what donald trump talking about the economy, though. it was something else. take a listen to what he said about why he doesn t talk about the economy, hugh. he s got the greatest economy. why is he talking about the border. well, you can only say so many times that we just created 250,000 jobs last month, right? they all say speak about the economy. but sometimes it s not as exciting to talk about the economy, right? but the fact of the matter is, hugh is right. at the end of the day people have the best job creation economy we ve had since the 1960s.