today. brian: thanks, griff. good to see you on the road for a change. does he ever go home? i feel so bad. ainsley: you will see your wife and family in two days, griff. steve: how many times over the last year have we heard people say historically the president s party loses ground in the midterms? that always happens. with the exception of a couple of times. they continue to talk about that but, not regarding the u.s. senate. i mean, you look at the races that griff talked about, and the party insiders with the democrats say privately, that north dakota, indiana, and the great state of missouri are all at risk. that bucks historical trends. what s going on? brian: overall, have you 35 senate seats, 36 governor races and almost inversed. the republicans are up against the odds. the governor s races and the democrats are up against the odds in the senate races with 435 house seats. what i find astounding is from the cook report, to frank luntz, to 538, famously, they are all saying we
[cheers] jobs are going up, crime is going down. wages are rising. the contrast in this election could not be more clear. republicans produce jobs, democrats produce mobs. but this is the greatest political movement in the history of our country. maybe ever. we are going to fight and we are going to win, win, win. brian: president obama trying to get as big of crowds not getting there he seems president obama seems more desperate now than even in 2008 and 2012 to get democrats out to the polls. except for i just keep hearing the same thing we heard for 8 years he was in office. he has one promise and there is a different result. now he wants to come out and just blame president trump. i am not sure he is converting anybody. i feel like he is talking to the converted. steve: top two issues are on
olay ainsley: with less than 24 hours until polls open, it s a tight race for the next governor of florida. president trump rallying for ron desantis this weekend as the latest real clear politics average puts progressive mayor andrew gillum ahead by under 3 points. steve: joining us right now with reaction on a busy campaign morning on this monday, ron desantis. congressman, good morning to you. thanks for joining us from jacksonville. good morning. steve: we have heard so much about the early vote down in florida. there have been so many people lined up for hours to vote early. you combine that with the absentee ballots requested, what can you tell about the party demographics about who has already voted? well, republicans, we have done better in that than we have ever done. i mean, when the president won florida in 2016, republicans were down significantly going into election day. now, we always win election
there s your big thing for democrats. ainsley: candidates do better with the fear? brian: do better with the fear. there is no control at the beard. nobody seems to care. ainsley: democrats say healthcare, healthcare. brian: that s what people fear. if people fear their economic success is going away not sure people feel that. ainsley: the races are very close. go and vote tomorrow if you want your voice heard. brian: one number is beyond reproach. president trump in 2015 had 40% approval with republicans. it s now 89. that s how much power he has on the stump. he is galvanized the party. steve: well, we will know exactly how galvanized the parties are wednesday morning. ainsley: correct. steve: on this monday morning, jillian has the news. jillian: that s right. and we are starting with a fox news alert now. the trump administration unleashing the toughest sanctions ever on iran overnight. the move coming hours after protesters took to the streets in the middle eastern country to burn
meanwhile, the president was out everywhere, it seemed like yesterday. you saw him popping up all over the television at various rallies. he has three more planned for today. making the closing argument. he is going to be in cleveland. is he going to be in fort wayne and conclude the evening in the home of rush rush limbaugh. we understanding russia will be joining the president on stage. ainsley: lee greenwood will be there singing god bless the u.s.a. brian: he surprised the president when he showed up over the weekend he looked a little flabbergasted loved the song and found it motivational. first burst on the scenes bush 41 days. the president pushing personally to get this going. hid terms to get this direction. i was stunned to see how 89% of republicans now support him. there was a story out there that paul ryan called up the president yesterday and said hey, mr. president, let s focus on the economy. don t focus on immigration so much. i m curious to see who is right in this ar