National politics, voters said no to the tea party, to the Tea Party Candidate for governor they said no, ken cuccinelli. It was a close race with big parts of the state going for cuccinelli, but in the d. C. Suburbs which makes up 18 of states population, the democrat won by nearly 30 . The voters in those more moderate areas didnt want a governor obsessed with social issues. The ultimate goal, which is to make abortion disappear in america. Homosexual acts are wrong and should not be accommodated in government policy. We have two lawsuits. Youre all exhaling co 2, lets all annoy lisa jackson together. Shall we . One, two, three. That kind of identifiology was rejected last night. A governor who publicly attacks gay people rejected who wants to be, who wants to get rid of abortion, even in the case of rape or incest. Rejected. 20 of virginia voters said abortion was their most important issue. And of those, nearly 60 voted for mcauliffe. But the Republican Party hasnt figured that out. Heres the partys de facto leader today. Look at what theyre doing to women with their policies. Theyre demeaning them. Theyre turning them into nothing but abortion machines. Abortion machines . This kind of extremism doesnt play any more. In alabama, voters rejected the birther tea partier dean youngs bid for congress. In new york city, the most progressive mayor in the citys history was elected. And in new Jersey RepublicanChris Christi won by running against tea party obstruction and by downplaying his stance on social issues. And after one of the most famous bipartisan hugs in political history. So last night showed that when we fight the tea party we can beat them. Its a fight we have to keep up until next november. Its the fight to brake the tea partys stranglehold on the house of representatives. And the entire country. And we now know if we fight them, we can win. Joining me now are karen finney and abbey huntsman. Thank you both for being here. What is this virginia race tell you about the future of the tea party . I think what it tells us is that not only, as you say, when we fight them can we win, but how important it is that we pick the fight and that, because one of the things that terry did very well was he understood it was all about turnout. And too oftentimes i think the Democrat Party takes africanamerican, latino, female voters for granted. And i thought what he did was wise. He did not do that. So i think that to me is the biggest message, yes, cuccinellis extremism, hopefully it means that women will stay motivated. Weve seen so many extreme measures all over the country. But the bottom line it the Democratic Party has to do the work. And even with all that he had to really fight to win. So youve got to bring everybody out. Thats right. You know, abbey, we heard Rush Limbaugh and others today not changing their tone at all. D young, cuccinelli, all of them didnt really change their tone, listen to this. The Establishment Republicans did everything they could. They poured all their money into it. And they barely, barely beat you guys. This is the first warning shot that goes out across the nation that people in the United States are tired of where our governments going. And i thank god for all of you. Tonight you sent a message to the president of the United States that you believe. [ applause ] that virginia understands that obama care is a failure and that you want to be in charge of your health care and not the government. I mean, abbey, it seems like theyve learned the wrong lesson. Youre hearing warning shot, all kind of statements. Did they get what the voters said last night . You know, i actually took a different response from the outcome of the elections. It ended up being quite a nailbiter towards the end of the night and much closer than you expected. And the response from Rush Limbaugh is exactly what i was expecting because here you have the tea party saying we almost won the election. We didnt have nearly as much money. We didnt have the establishment backing us. We didnt have folks like the clintons stumping for us. Even Chris Christie reviewsed to go speak on their behalf. We had the Government Shutdown which wasnt helpful for us. And yet, we still got very, very close to winning. Had we had maybe a little more time, maybe a week or two, and maybe more money we could have won this thing. Weve once again been wronged. Weve once again been screwed. So were reenergized to keep touting our message. You have until nnl a more pragmatic conservative republican to won and the tea party in virginia i thought maybe they would lose so badly, i think the divide is still going to remain. I agree with you, even though i think that they were defeated. I feel they think theyre emboldened. I hope they do, i hope they are inspired to keep this up. What is the divided party mean in this years election if they wont go away . It certainly means theyre not going away. But the question becomes as we saw in that alabama runoff, is the chamber of commerce, are the more moderate forces in the Republican Party serious about standing up to the tea party . I think thats going to be the real question. I certainly hope, i would love to see moderates in congress emboldened because we have some big issues like the budget on the table. And theyve been so terrified of the tea party kwers that i hope this gives them a little bit of gum shun. But clearly, the tea party, thats part of their whole sh tick a loss is a win. Like cuccinelli, hes going to win. Hes going to beat terry. And theyre flouting the fact they had ted cruz come in and now theyre like we didnt have big people come in. In virginia, but let me show you, get an example of what im talking about, abbey in terms of the Republican Party. When you look at the talkers and listen to what they had to say, they praised cuccinelli. Listen to this. Another one i think is ken cuccinelli. Cuccinellis awesome. I agree. Obviously endorse your candidacy full throatedly. Cuccinelli is just, it would be fabulous. They love cuccinelli who lost. He did better than expected by some, but he lost. But the guy that won big last night as a republican, they cant stand him. Chris christie. Listen to this. So christie praises obama. Its a masterservant relationship. I thought Chris Christie was really good, and i ignored a few things that kind of bothered me. But now i dont like Chris Christie. As for Chris Christie, i will do everything i can in my little way to make sure hes not the nominee. I hope that he poses a real challenge to Hillary Clinton in the democratic primary. They denounce, they denigrate the almost winner, the guy that will write the book on could have, would have, should have as the guy they embrace. I think theyre very concerned about Chris Christie. Hes been able to downplay his stance on some of the conservative issues. Some of them know where he stands and hes frankly a little too moderate for them on many of these issues. What we saw with Chris Christie was a breath of fresh air, more business minded conservatives that saw christie actually able to win over some minorities. He won over over 50 of the latino vote. Over 20 of the africanamerican vote. I think over 50 of the latino vote. I think it shows that hes a republican that can attract these folks. He has a broad message, one that would actually play very well in the general election. And i think this should give reason for democrats to be concerned but also tea partiers who dont like Chris Christie. And i think youre going to see effort from the tea party to try to hurt christie along the way. And i think its going to be fascinating to see the primaries play out, because its not going to be easy for Chris Christie. Before we get too carried away, Chris Christie is a conservative. He looks a lot more moderate than he is. He has a very conservative record, karen, a lot to answer for. But he spent the last year ripping republicans in washington. And that included last night. Watch this. I dont know if we have it. So let me go. Let me let you respond. Because he has a solid conservative record on many of these issues. I think i have the tape i wanted to show. Theres only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims. The House Majority and their speaker, john boehner. Shame on you. Shame on congress. What we pay them to do when we send them o down there is to run the government not shut it down. Maybe the folks in washington, d. C. Should tune in to their tvs right now and see how its done. Youre right. Its very important to remember that when it comes to womens issues. When it comes to a number of Economic Issues i thought one of the most interesting gays. Gays, those core issues. But what hes been able to do well is deemphasize those issues when he needs to and emphasize them when he needs to. But i think one of the most important things last night was remember that minimum wage increase passed overwhelmingly and he had vetoed that. So you do have a dynamic he was against the minimum wage. Hes been against a lot of social issues, but he did attack the republicans in terms of some of their shenanigans down here in washington. Hes playing the outsider. He did work with the president. Thank you very much, abbey. And thank you, karen, both you and abbey huntsman. Thank you both for being here. And dont forget to wash abbey on the cycle weekdays at 3 00 eastern. And karen on disrupt with karen finney, weekends at 4 00 eastern. Both are right here on msnbc. Ahead, the Koch Brothers werent on the ballot, but they were big losers in this election. The billionaires went up against the workers, and the billionaires lost. Plus president obama takes the health care fight right into tid cruzs back yard where republicans have refused to help millions of people. And the racially charged bullying scandal rocking pro football. Well talk to the former head coach for the new york giants about whats really happening in the locker room. Also, whats on your mind . Email me. Friend or foe, i want to know. Reply al is ahead. [ male announcer ] every inch. Every minute. Every second we chip away. With an available ecodiesel engine. And a bestinclass 30 mpg highway and 730mile driving range. For all the times you dreamed of running away from home now you can. With enough fuel to get back. This is the new 2014 jeep grand cherokee. 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So its a victory not just for the workers at the port but for the community here. Lets be clear what this is all about. This is about the richest americans trying to make life worst for the poorest. The Koch Brothers are worth 68 billion. But they want to block working class people from making a penny more than the current minimum wage. 7. 25 an hour. Its immoral and unfair. And the American People are saying no. Joining me now is congressman jim mcdermott, democrat from washington. The Koch Brothers thought they could buy this election. But instead, the people voted for fairness. Whats your response . Well, you know, al, sometimes people get kind of depressed about the way the current countrys going, but when you look at what happened in see tack, washington yesterday you have to be optimistic about giving the power to the people. The peoples initiative. They put it on the ballot. They voted for it. And they gave it a 15 an hour pay, i mean that is about 6 more than our standard hourly rate, which is about 9. 15. People understand that you cant live on, even 9. 15. You talk about the national one at 7. 75. But we have much higher than that, and you cant live on that and support a family. So you have people working two and three jobs at the minimum wage, and they just cant make their bills. So this town took it upon themselves and said were going to fix that, and they passed it and were going to see how it rolls out. You know, the republicans, Top Republicans im talking about, congressman, are it completely opposed to raising member wage. Listen to this. Ive been dealing with the minimum wage issue for the last 28 years that ive been in elective office. And when you raise the price of employment, guess what happens. You get less of it. A minimum wage law, as good as it may sound at the outset, its not the way to do it. I dont think raising the minimum wage, and historys very clear about this, doesnt actually accomplish those goals. Polls show raising the minimum wage is hugely popular. Gallup found that 71 of americans support it, including 75 of moderates and even 54 of conservatives, congressman. The American People overwhelmingly support raising the minimum wage. Do you think republicans will change their minds . Theyre going to have it changed by the people. You know, al, if you do the simple math, if you take 9 an hour or, and multiply that times 40 hours, you dont have enough money to, at the end of the month, you have about 1500. You cant support a family of four or three, or even two, on 1500 a month. So the people are just going to take it away from the elected officials who sit on their hands. They are simply going to demand. And it may be that it will go state by state. It may go city by city. But you watch. Its going to spread like wildfire across this country, because people have now seen it can happen. Why dont we try it. Thats whats going to go on. But you know what is politically grotesque is Koch Brothers worth 68 billion spending their money against poor people trying to make 8 an hour . I mean, this is unbelievable. It is almost unthinkable. They want to cut the safety net to pieces. They dont want unemployment insurers. They dont want minimum wage. They dont want social security. They dont want Affordable Care for everything. They thing ayn rands book its the bible for them. And there is no way that we can do it by ourselves. We have to do it together. And the Koch Brothers are the biggest obstacle to that, because they simply spend their money everywhere, even down at the county and the city level. Trying to defeat this stuff. Theyre afraid for it to get started. But the thing that big money cant defeat is real, on the ground activism. Real grassroots organizing will beat big money every time, congressman, and that was shown in your state last night on this minimum wage fight. Yep, the seattle unions that were involved, the service employee, seiu, they went out and organized, and these are all people who work at the airport. Ctech is where the seattle Tacoma Airport of the and its the people who work in the hotels and all around the town. And they said this has got to change. We have got to have a living wage. Thank you for your time tonight. Youre welcome. Ahead, look out ted cruz, president obamas in your home state right now. And he brought some texassized facts with him. Plus, the story that everyones talking, a nfl player caught bullying and using the n word against his teammate. What did the coach know . Well talk live to a former nfl coach. But first, mr. Moral authority, senator david vitter tried to get away with some shenanigans. But we got him. Next. Word against his teammate. 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