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At pennsylvania 18. in a lot of these states that trump won, we ve got candidates, we have incumbents who are standing up every day for their constituents and they always take the position that if trump wants to do something good for their state, they ll work with him. but if he s going to undermine something important to their state, if it s going to undermine medicare, they ll fight him. we also have pick-up opportunities in nevada, arizona, tennessee. we have a big race going on obviously in texas. and we have candidates in all these other races. so, look, you see a lot of momentum out there, but you also have many more months to go to get to election day. i almost want to ask you, is democrats taking back the senate more or less like umbc winning the entire thing. are you the only person in america selecting them to take the championship? i m not going to make any ....
Standing up every day for their constituents and they always take the position that if trump wants to do something good for their state, they ll work with him. but if he s going to undermine something important to their state, if it s going to undermine medicare, they ll fight him. we also have pick-up opportunities in nevada, arizona, tennessee. we have a big race going on obviously in texas. and we have candidates in all these other races. so, look, you see a lot of momentum out there, but you also have many more months to go to get to election day. i almost want to ask you, is democrats taking back the senate more or less like umbc winning the entire thing. are you the only person in america selecting them to take the championship? i m not going to make any predictions. you have umbc going all the way. there s your bracket. what did you know the rest of us didn t know? is this a hometown school? i m a loyal marylander. i ve been there many times. they have a great school spi ....
Flake, you have an opportunity for democrats to pick that seat up. remember hillary clinton only lost by 3 points. nevada this was a clinton state in 2016. dean heller the republican could be in trouble in general election in the republican primary. so two prime pick up opportunities. in tennessee, suddenly come into the mix here. bob corker the republican in combat not running, democrats have the can dit thdidate. they think he could have a chance in a year like 2018. so democrats if they could control the 11, you need two of these 3, and they would be at that magic number. that s what alabama really did. it changed the math. and made something that was supposed to be impossible in 2018, a democrat take over of the senate, it is possible now. that s what alabama did. back to you. you know your stuff. steve, thank you. still ahead what do the words vulnerable, transgender have in ....
Edge over terri lin land and nearly a fifth is undecided. that is wide open. joining us now chris cillizza and jean cummings. welcome to both. mark mark? chris. that s okay. i ll answer to whatever. i was thinking of mark murray and done the polling analysis for us, deputy political director. but chris cillizza, what is your read on the polling so far on these two races? well, look, if you re a democrat you have to be somewhat heartened. neither of the races colorado or michigan are sort of a prime pick-up opportunities for republicans. they re not louisiana, arkansas, alaska, south dakota, montana. so there are a number of seats out there that i think are looking better for republicans but looking at firewalls in terms of democrats keeping republicans from those six seats they need, colorado is certainly ....
Have been a huge story. it is a really important story. this is, for a number of reasons. one, as you mention, senate control. democrats will be favored in the race. maine should favor the democratic candidate, add that to massachusetts are elizabeth warren is running. you have three pick-up opportunities for democrats to win seats. if they do, the republican margin picks up. they need the other point and i know you ll be talking to senator snowe, her condemning partisanship, she is walking away tells you something about what the state of civility in that body. a brief foot note, david dreier came in with the reagan land slide and now from california, rules committee chairman, veteran, don t need to tell you how important he is among the republican hierarchy ....