alexi mccammond, aisha mills, david jolly, david, let's start with you. for the midterm losses. where they're the ones that campaigned on this -- one clearly, voters were more concerned about their kitchen table issues that included democracy, abortion, inflation? >> republicans are showing them to be out of touch with average voters for six years. they've suffered three straight significant election setbacks and 18, 20, and 22. i'm actually practicing getting the word trumpism out of my vocabulary. i think that unfairly assigns the republican party's behavior to one person. donald trump. it isn't trumpism, it's republicanism. he really shape the entire image of the republican party. they all agreed with. and that creates the challenge for whomever might succeed him. are they really entering a new chapter, probably not, not with any of the current front runner is being talked about other than trump. it's just the same policies for the last six years under the former president. >> i hope you can see my face right now, david jolly, i agree with. you alexi,

long week, joining us now with a look at "axios" a.m., national political reporter for "axios," alexi mccammondt's good to see you. a long week indeed. one big win that i'm hearing from them about is in the state legislatures across the country. of course republicans control more state legislatures and have more state legislative seats than democrats do still, but democrats have made massive gains in places like michigan, minnesota, maryland, massachusetts. they're holding on to hope for arizona, pennsylvania, and this matters, as you know, because big issues like abortion, democracy, are being decided at the state level now. and democrats started really early this cycle. they have invested more money than before. they have tried new innovative campaigns to make up this deficit they've had and in some ways, the campaign arm of the party that oversees races has created a new playbook for democrats that lasted not just this cycle but for a decade. >> it's so important. this is a side of the election that is so often forgotten by the media in the run up to midterms and presidentials, and we talk a

alexi mccammond, thank you so much for joining us this morning, and thank you for getting up "way toop tried

alexi mccammond, thank you so much for joining us this morning, and thank you for getting up "way too early" on this tuesday morning. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> mr. trump tried distancing himself, posting on social media that west called me to have dinner, education pressed no anti-semitism, and claimed i didn't know nick fuentes. >> yeah, in trump's defense, i mean, how would he know the guy kanye rolls with could be a white supremacist. i just wanted to have dinner with this anti-semite, i didn't know he was going to bring a friend. >> as more republicans speak out against the former president's meeting with a white nationalist. >> and by the way, donald trump, you know, he said he didn't know who david duke was. he was lying. he didn't know who the proud boys were, he was lying. he didn't know who qanon was, he's lying. he's probably lying about this neo-nazi, but regardless, how many days has it been? he still refuses to condemn him. he still refuses to say that he disagrees with his philosophy because as we heard reports yesterday, he doesn't want to defend the white nat

. >> alexi mccammond, thank you for getting up "way too early." and thank you for getting up "way too early" with me on this friday morning. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> it really is truly in our hands. we set the course for the nation's future. we just have to remember who in god's name we are. and i hope nothing else happens. remember this. there's not a damn thing, i really mean it from the bottom of my heart, not a damn thing we can't do if we do it together. we are the united states of america, and you made it better. >> underestimated again, president joe biden continues to be optimistic following a strong performance by democrats in the midterm elections. this morning we have updates in the three races that could determine control of congress. we'll explain why it's taking -- why it seems to be taking so long to get those results. plus, the melt down mar-a-lago. former president trump spent much of yesterday ranting online about the big lie and the man many now see as the future of the republican party. meanwhile, president biden is