what you were saying. oh, i don t think i don t think that even if there was a bump there is a point that he was down so far to start with and that this is again we have said it a million times with a district donald trump within by 20 points. people there vote republicans typically. and the fact of the matter is republicans are freaking out i mean already. they were already freaking out before this happened. they see a wave coming. i think people can say things publicly differently but that s going on. do not go to sleep we will get new votes from washington county possibly. all eyes on the absentees which could be decisive. still hanging in the balance. we ll be right back. they help restore my natural barrier, so i can lock in moisture. and keep us protected. we ve got to have each other s backs. and fronts. cerave. what your skin craves.
running against conor lamb, and this is something we ve seen in the past sometimes when, you know, there is a wave coming, and quite frankly, the party that s in power gets caught a little bit by surprise. that s what happened here. rick saccone never and republican operatives are right, he never really built a volunteer network, he never activated grassroots fundraising. all these committees had to come in from the outside. it costs much more money for an outside group to raise money for ads on behalf of a candidate than it costs for a campaign to do themselves, so conor relied on money he raised himself, and that gave him an advantage. rick saccone was never able to do that. one thing we can take away from this race, no matter which way this nail-biting contest ends up is that conor lamb has given democrats a blueprint for potentially winning back the house. he took the enthusiasm of the democrats in this room, the
if we fail on this issue, mark my words, this issue, if our party fails, the party is done. shannon: washington examiner outlines what you are facing the midterms, 31 income big g.o.p. lawmakers have decided not to run again. one-third of them hail from districts that are competitive for a takeover by the democrats. congressman said a a bigly blue wave is coming. nancy pelosi says history is on our side. a lot of people predicting this is going to be bad for you. there is a wave coming. a wave hit virginia. that shows you we have to get our act together. we have tax. that s not enough. daca, republicans ran on it. either the base is going to come out excited or they are going to stay at home and we re going to lose by 50. that issue is key. there are other issues we can do
if we fail on this issue, mark my words, this issue, if our party fails, the party is done. shannon: washington examiner outlines what you are facing the midterms, 31 income big g.o.p. lawmakers have decided not to run again. one-third of them hail from districts that are competitive for a takeover by the democrats. congressman said a a bigly blue wave is coming. nancy pelosi says history is on our side. a lot of people predicting this is going to be bad for you. there is a wave coming. a wave hit virginia. that shows you we have to get our act together. we have tax. that s not enough. daca, republicans ran on it. either the base is going to come out excited or they are going to stay at home and we re going to lose by 50. that issue is key. there are other issues we can do
seats to regain the majority. that s a big number. 15 house republicans are retiring or not seeking reelection along with six democrats. and four more house republicans and one democrat are resigning. the shake-ups mean democrats will still have to pick up seats by double digits and republicans will have to defend every single one of theirs. joining me now, axios editor in chief in this case johnston, and bloomberg politics reporter sahil kapur. democratic leaders have been bullish about 2018 for months. let s see chuck schumer back in november. i was head of the dscc. and you could smell a wave coming. the results last night smell exactly the same way. our republican friends better look out. all right. are democrats getting ahead of themselves here or do they have a chance to make up i mean, it s 20 plus seats. and while it is a huge victory to see someone like doug jones