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warren is just huge forég progressive women, for notion that you can talk backbanks and win. us a deeper bench to president. hillary may run. run in 2016. if she doesn't, we suddenly have mofrom. this is a year that we were expected it was possible we were going to lose women, but -- >> espec claire mccaskill's situation. >> yes.we have to thank todd akin other idiots opining about rape. >> well here are the numbers. we've four women to the u.s. senate, possib depending on what happens in that means there are at leasin the u.s. senate. that is an all-time step would take a step back and say what? under 20%? >> it's still underrepresented, and so for women there that are watching and thinking about throwing their halt into politics, you're needed. >> do it. >> exactly. then you say wn to hav well, in the case of elizabeth warren to echo joan walsh, you have someone who is a fighter, and i think the debt ceiling question goes to fighting not bipart sfwlmore. this is msnbc, the place for politics. stick around.

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electoral votes atu[ thatby time. next latmer in the eveningo iowa. that is when the president was caught giving tha nbc news. he started and ended his 2012 run. he got that state and electoral vote250. still, thoughyñ 20 short at that 11:12 p.m. three things happened. first, projectedjewel. we're talking about that he gets 270s. before dnight. he is project moment to be the first african-american to be states. also at that point, one other o pass. we're talkihe watched so carefully. the democrats maintain the balance of power in the senate. they at that point the vice president jo re-elected. they break thatnight. you can see right now, though 51-45 the democrats with a safe majority there. also broken within is twit picdent obama showed a little earlier. the words four more years is what he tweeted.retweeted message ever.

election day became t most tweeted political event in history underlining the emphasis many have given to social media this year. with two hours before the da 20 million tweets. >> social medi it is here to richard, appreciate it. want to bring back in the panel for their final thoughts. e anna >> obviously becomes one the mostts in u.s. history, but you were talking about the senate still not a single african-american member. just want to throw that out there. >> millions was people makingir voices were heard. not by bullets, ballots. let freedom ring. >> let's take a look across the country, and you see county by county breakdown shows it's still a deeply divided nation and i hope that this next term with congress and the president is able to get some things done for the people. you? final thoughts from watching tonight? >> my final thought is that the and prepared to take on -- to be the president for everyone but more importantly, to solidify himself ivil rights leader. he has to take on immigration reform. >> a lot of promises were made. we'll see what happens. >> in maryland. i ryland maryland. for marriage equality

and the dream act. >> huge deal to elect osident and big deal to cord. big might for the country. >> b power campaign, and this is not a time just fore for work. he is going to need the people to make this an effective second term on jobs and the budget on climate change, on immigration, so people got to get up and get to work tomorrow.ng that we have been talking about especially in the the of marriage equality. 4-4, big night granddaddy of it all. gavin newsom the governor of california. >> blamed for john kerry's loss in 2004. eight baby. that's for sure. my thanks to this panel. so much fun to hang out with all of you. thank you. keep it right here. we have to thank jimmy. th special i'll see you later today. at 11:00 way too early edition with willie geist starts now.