stacey abrams is going to clobber that white nationalists brian camped --kempt. you talk about his -- youth -- you talk about president trump's 30% base, but african-americans have been turning out in record-breaking numbers. we are going to show you in november, we are running against the grand wizards of the clan --klan, and i'm so glad when we defeat him. host: we got your point. let's talk about the georgia governors race. guest: it's one of the starkest ,ontrasts on the midterm map stacey abrams, a former state house minority leader running against the secretary of state brian camped --kemp. he talked about what primary candidates -- primary races are about and he talked about the issues that president trump talks about and being a big supporter for him in georgia. theot endorsed by trump final make of the campaign and surged over casey cable in that primary. this is going to be a fascinating race to watch, stacey abrams has focused her candidate -- her candidacy about -- a campaign about turning out people to vote, so many people are african-american and li

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instead of stacey abrams dancing around the truth. stacey, did not pay her taxes.stacey chose to loan $50,000 to her campaign instead of paying her $54,000 tax bill. did not pay for taxes and wants to raise hours, stacey is wrong for georgia. >> that campaign proves anything that republicans in georgia are nervous of stacey abrams and her candidacy. abrams is the first black governor in georgia's history. this race should be a cake walk for republicans in that state. brian kemp's view could cause him the next november. >> joining me now to discuss of the great city of columbia, georgia. >> great to see you. >> are republicans nervous of stacey abrams or democrats are overly confident? >> joy, what's important to remember is 46% of our active registered voters are non-white in georgia. that's important because brian kemp spent millions of dollars explaining to us that he's racially and ethically challenged. we keep on talking about turn out. hillary clinton had 1.8 million votes in the 2016 presidential general election. >> stacey abrams can find those people inspir

stacey abrams is going to clobber that white nationalists brian camped --kempt.ou talk about his -- youth -- you talk about president trump's 30% base, but african-americans have been turning out in record-breaking numbers. we are going to show you in november, we are running against the grand wizards of the clan --klan, and i'm so glad when we defeat him. host: we got your point. let's talk about the georgia governors race. guest: it's one of the starkest ,ontrasts on the midterm map stacey abrams, a former state house minority leader running against the secretary of state brian camped --kemp. he talked about what primary candidates -- primary races are about and he talked about the issues that president trump talks about and being a big supporter for him in georgia. theot endorsed by trump final make of the campaign and surged over casey cable in that primary. this is going to be a fascinating race to watch, stacey abrams has focused her candidate -- her candidacy about -- a campaign about turning out people to vote, so many people are african-american and live

georgia, where stacey abrams is running her game changing 34,700n, african-american voters, more than 10,000 of whom registered since the 2016 election voted in a primary for the very first time. state ofin my home montana, primary turnout was the highest we have seen in over 20 years. more than a quarter century has passed since virginia last elected democratic women to congress. this year, in every virginia u.s. house primary race where democratic woman ran, a democratic woman one. -- won. pennsylvania currently has an all-male congressional delegation, there are eight women running for congress on this year's general election ballot. is now well nevada on its way to having the first majority woman legislature in the history of this country. and across our nation, historic numbers of women are running for office up and down the ballot. , we, as you've heard, have heard from more than 40,000 women and counting starting from the day after the 2016 election and they are from all 50 states and washington, d.c., who want to run now and in the future. something really big is happening. an

georgia, where stacey abrams is running her game changing campaign, 34,700 african-american voters, or than 10,000 of them registered since 2016 election, voted in a primary for the very first time. home state of montana, the primary turnout was the highest we have seen in 20 years. centuryn a quarter of a has passed since virginia, last elected a democratic woman to congress. this year, and every virginia u.s. house, primary race, were democratic women ran a won.ratic women pennsylvania currently has an all male congressional delegation. there are eight women running for congress on this year's general election ballot. the state of nevada, is now well on its way to having the first majority woman legislature in the history of this country. a cross our nation, historic numbers of women are right for office open down the ballot. heards list, we, have from more than 40,000 women and counting. starting from the day after the 2016 election, they are from all 50 states in washington, d.c. who want to run now and in the future. something really big is happening. to really put this in context

it becomes much more likely as you look at these results, back in june, pressley, stacey abrams and andrew gillum, this is a party that seems more poised and perfect to nominating someone more from the left and a more diverse nonwhite male in the party. if you're a nonwhite centrist in the 2020 race, you may need not apply in the current party in the way the electorate is responding. it is huge for us to think about, we don't know, of course, is the answer, but are they moving too far left, that is not the case in massachusetts, there is no republican opponent, but in general for the party are they moving too far left for a general election? we have to be open to the idea that may be a older way of thinking. i remember a lot of people in 2015 that thought if jou a candidate for mt. that is calling for a border wall and a muslim ban, there is no way they will get elected in the fall, i'm not sure those rules still apply. >> okay, andrew gillum, neck and neck there, we will learn a lot in november. >>> what do white house insiders think of bob woodward's book? the legislator of legislative a

stacey abrams in georgia, et cetera. we just had -- >> lucy mcbath. lauren underwood. joanna hayes.xtraordinary women running. >> but the buzz around also is -- the attorney general nomination we're proud of out of brooklyn. but there's a lot of buzz about will kamala harris run in '20. >> i've heard that. >> i'm not going to put you on the spot but if you want to announce, i'll take it. there's a fervor there. forgetting '20, what is going to be the difference in '18. you're all over the country campaigning. >> yes, i am. >> what are you feeling from people and what do the democrats need to do to make this blue wave a reality? >> so what i am seeing and feeling is that, first of all, folks are fed up and are realizing that they are willing to make the sacrifice and have the courage to put themselves out there. if they don't see leaders in their community, they are prepared to lead. and that's exciting. >> right. >> that's exciting. the other thing i'm seeing is that there is an energy that is out there of people who know this is not about fighting against something. it's about figh

cortez and three african-american gubernatorial candidates on the democratic side, andrew gillum, stacey abrams, ben jealous. the big question now -- not in massachusetts because ayanna doesn't have a republican opponent, she's going to congress -- but when you look at those gubernatorial contests are a more liberal left-leaning candidate, will that make it more difficult for democrats in november in the general election when they're dealing with a general election electorate and not a primary electorate. we don't know the answer but that is the question hanging over democratic party politics right now. >> >> thank you for that insight. there's a whole other element with her. not just that voters didn't choose somebody who physically reflected them. there's another dimension. her father was a drug addict, he was in prison for part of the time. she was a survivor of sexual assault so they wanted somebody whose life story reflects what theirs does as well. >> david chalian, thanks to you. >>> how do people know who president trump -- how do people who know president trump well feel about the clai

she was one of several candidates, alexandria ocasio cortez, stacey abrams in georgia, and they are a new face of the democratic party, young people of color, energetic. but in many ways, more to the left of the establishment. they talk about abolishing i.c.e. and they talk about single payer health care and universal basic income and in some cases, you know, proceeding apace with impeachment. this has made establishment democrats nervous. >> good. that's good. >> what do you have to say about that? >> first of all, i think it doesn't quite capture what happened in massachusetts. first of all, she's fabulous. and she's going to be great in congress. mike is also fabulous and when i was a -- an unknown, brand-new first time candidate, he stepped away from the establishment who were paying me no mind. >> i remember that because i worked with you on that campaign. >> yes, you did. i love the fact that so many new young and progressive candidates are stepping forward in massachusetts and elsewhere, and i think in some ways, you know, in a way, they're coming home. in a way, the party, at

with gillum in florida, and stacey abrams next door in georgia, and then you have ben gellus in marylandme time a record number of black women running for office. all of this feels regressive to me, just two years after a black president in the white house. a point i have to make. but the deeper question is whether the democratic party will commit resources these candidates will need to be successful in november. joining me now is democratic national committee chair tom perez. thank you for being with us, mr. chairman. >> it's always a pleasure to be with you, rev. >> now, about a month ago in atlanta black leadership summit of the dnc and people were concerned what a record number of black women run rearing record number of women running, where the democratic party would be in terms of its resources and dealt with it with you forthrightly and you came back very strongly saying we'll there, we're going to put the resour resources there. how, in this increased number of black women running and others running that have, in many case, not been political before, how will the democratic party

and channel 2 action news found republican secretary of state brian kemp and ex state legislator stacey abramst 8% of likely voters in the state remain undecided. 51% of likely georgia voters disapprove of the job president trump is doing. 42% approve. >>> the race in the big state of texas, you have texas democrat being forced to back peddle unapproved text messages sent out to voters by, quote, an imposter. o'rourke learned of the breach wednesday. a staffer claims the messages were sent by a volunteer under a fake name. that person's real identity is being investigated. one of the unsolicited text messages urged illegal voting. it reads, quote, we are in search of volunteers to transport undocumented immigrants to polling booths so that they will be able to vote. would you be able to support this grassroots effort? o'rourke's campaign believes less than 1,000 texans received the message. >> it makes he wonder when something like that is written so explicitly how it is not immediate bells that something is not right. >> and that race with the viral photos going around. >> sab absolutely. >>>

i want to say keep the people strong and get them out to vote to make stacey abrams the next governor of georgia. i would also like to say to the democrats, all you need to do to win the selection is to keep showing that tape in helsinki reporter asked vladimir putin point-blank did the russians want president trump to win the election and he said yes. did the russians helped donald trump win the election and he said yes. title trump is a traitor. let's move -- donald trump is a traitor. you have to ask one simple question to motivate your base. did the republicans for six years of obama's a administration make people suffer economically with sequestration and with austerity measures where they turned down medicare for all, they did all sorts of things to blunt the economy from obama but he still succeeded. host: thank you for the call. guest 2: i think what henry said is that is a lot of what democrats are going to try to use to motivate their voters, those types of talking points. what republicans did to obstruct obama while he was in office and the feelings about what trump is doin

stacey abrams, the democrat, tied with brian kemp in georgia, the georgia republicans were very confidenteading for senate in indiana. i don't think you have the graphic but phil is leading in tennessee. the republicans in the south and midwest in a little bit of trouble. >> bret: we will have more all of those races coming up as we take special report on the road across the country. panel, thank you. when we come back, notable quotables. before discovering nexium 24hr to treat her frequent heartburn, lucy could only imagine enjoying a slice of pizza. now it's as easy as pie. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts for all-day, all-night protection. . . ♪ take us downtown, waze. waze integration- seamlessly connecting the world inside... with the world outside... making life a little... easier. introducing the well-connected lincoln mkc. that everything sticks to stefon diggs's hands?ieve it. no, i can't believe how easy it was to save hundreds of dollars on my car insurance with geico. cool, huh? yeah. he plays football, huh? yeah. believe it. geico could save you fifteen percent or more

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but this idea about a strategy, the bat that someone like stacey abrams who's running statewide in virginia to be governor. right? she would be the first black woman governor in the nation's history. right? or that andrew gillum is making in florida. that bet is based on both josh's point about doing a little better with everyone but also bringing in marginal voters. and the scaleability there, we should be clear, there's a lot of voters in the democratic coalition who have voted in presidentials and not in midterms. those are -- forget the people who you haven't registered. just the low huanging fruit there is there. >> and i think it's going to be interesting to see this governor's race in florida with andrew gillum, who is a black, relatively left-wing candidate and there had been a lot of talk of -- i think there's nervousness in the florida democratic party of is he too far left to win. on the other hand, there's only two candidates who've won statewide races for major office in florida in the last 20 years. one is bill nelson, who is running a kind of lackluster re-election campaign f

universality i met stacey abrams we connect, we communicate. same thing. theme of universality. i want to see what happens. i don't know what's happening in each state. but i want to see because -- it anything can change. because you've got this quiet move of african-americans voting. but then you've got this other move that could come up and say we're not going to let it happen. that happened with trump. and that's what really happened with andrew because they didn't expect it. it is just came out of nowhere. and one thing he did say to me when i talked to andrew last week -- he said the reason why i keam out of nowhere he said because just is like you and that press room he said -- so the florida press is mainstream mainstream america. they weren't paying attention to me. thanks rags, yes, ma'am. >> okay so also elections are decided by the people who don't bother to vote. and what do you think the press can do to encourage anti-trump voters to come out and vote even if it's not for a perfect candidate for the governorship, the senators, office, the, you know, so that, in fact

democrat stacey abrams and republican brian kemp deadlocked at 45%.overnor phil bret is in leading republican congress woman marsha blackburn by two points in get this, tennessee. joining us now, dave, the numbers we just ticked through obviously are not for house reasons. but we talk about the overall landscape that very much feeds into this question whether or not it's going to be a wave, what are you seeing in the house race ratings right now and how real right now is this wave? >> well, problems keep popping up for republicans in surprising places. it's like a game of wack a mole, because new races keep coming out to the board ipdistricts that should be safe for republicans. and what we've seen in the past year these special elections are even better for democrats than the generic polls would seem to suggest. >> according to an audio recording staffers, white house budget chief nick mulvaney, let's keep going, told republicans at a closed door meeting, quote, we would win a race in florida and lose a race in texas for senate. i don't think it's li

stacey abrams, too extreme for georgia.ost: to your point, the negative ads in the georgia market. they: this is going to be race to watch. what is happening here and in florida is you have a fairly liberal african-american candidate who draws pretty well among minority voters and young voters. that could shuffle the deck a little bit. traditionally, georgia has been dominated by more conservative right-leaning voters. if the turnout patterns are different because of the , it sort ofave shuffles the deck. i don't know where it is going to end up. i have this race as lean my sense is that this is one of those contests that will go down to the wire. we will see. host: our first caller is from lawrenceville, georgia. good morning. this would be a good segue. you guys,g to remind mr. jacobson, that there is a third-party candidate, ted metz with the libertarian party. with how he left the conversation regarding georgia, what does he think the impact will be of that? bunch ofere are a states around the country that do have third

i want to say keep the people strong and get them out to vote to make stacey abrams the next governorf georgia. i would also like to say to the democrats, all you need to do to win the selection is to keep showing that tape in helsinki reporter asked vladimir putin point-blank did the russians want president trump to win the election and he said yes. did the russians helped donald trump win the election and he said yes. title trump is a traitor. let's move -- donald trump is a traitor. you have to ask one simple question to motivate your base. did the republicans for six years of obama's a administration make people suffer economically with sequestration and with austerity measures where they turned down medicare for all, they did all sorts of things to blunt the economy from obama but he still succeeded. host: thank you for the call. guest 2: i think what henry said is that is a lot of what democrats are going to try to use to motivate their voters, those types of talking points. what republicans did to obstruct obama while he was in office and the feelings about what trump is doing