we will bring in democrat congressman collin allred.n the democratic primary in this state. >> good to see you, sir. thank you for getting up early with us today. let's start where i ended. you just clinched the democratic nomination for senate in texas. i have talked to a number of operatives in texas that say if there is anyone that can beat ted cruz, it's collin allred. another rolling cr happening. what is going on with united states congress, republicans in congress, and what is your pitch to voters as you are going around the state talking to them about just literally the inability to fund the things, the very basic things that the government is supposed to be doing? >> let's go back to the cr really quickly. ted cruz voted against it. he was one of a handful of senators who said yeah, i do want to shut down the government in the midst of a war in ukraine and conflict in gaza, with all of the responsibilities we have, this is what he thinks is a good time. but he also took down the border deal recently, not on the policy but the p

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ted cruz and republicans were already itching to go after collin allred. we saw that yesterday before polls closed going after allred. in california we think we all were sort of predicting it would be a schiff-garvey matchup. we'll see how schiff performs in the general election. i don't think any surprises besides american samoa. going back to 2020 mike bloomberg won that territory, we were all it was the joke and last night it surprised us again. >> good call back. it was the one contest michael bloomberg won four years ago. national politics reporter for the hill, julia manchester, thank you for starting us off this morning. we really appreciate it. >>> coming up on "way too early" we'll have much, much more on the results from super tuesday. plus what we're learning about a reported meeting between donald trump and elon musk. >>> and the senate gop race to succeed minority leader mitch mcconnell is taking shape. we'll take a look at who's in and who's out. those stories and a check on sports and weather when we come right back. and weather when we righ

republicans in texas strategists tell me if anybody has the chance to beat ted cruz, it is collin allred. democrats are going into as we get closer and closer to november, you will hear folks campaigns talking with the president, vice president, talking more about the senate. you heard brown talking about abortion. right? that ballot amendment that was on the ballot just last year in ohio. that is going to be i believe a critical piece of messaging in ohio and these battleground states across the country. >> and so, as politico puts it, old guard republicans should have had an easy win in ohio tonight. but because of maga, that didn't happen. is this trend more about the strength of the maga movement or the weakness of the gop establishment? >> there have been a lot that you don't ever have to worry about the establishment, the independents, the electability. it is an issue we have completely thrown out the window. there should have been a very obvious case. bernie moreno was a risky candidate. it is a very appealing concept. if you never have to moderate anything you say or do, and you

republicans in texas say if anyone has a chance to beat ted cruz, it is collin allred. democrats are, i think, going into, as we get closer and closer into november. you're going to hear folks' campaign about the president. and vice presidents talk more about the president. you heard sherrod brown, talking about abortion. that ballot amendment that was on the ballot just last year in ohio. that is going to be, i believe, a critical piece of messaging in ohio. and these battleground states across the country. >> as politico puts it. an old guard puts it in tonight. but because of maga that didn't happen, brendan. is this more about the strength or the weakness of the gop, quote/unquote, establishment. >> donald trump's rise that you don't have to worry about the establishment, the independence. electability. electability is something we threw out the window. bernie was. nobody considers that anymore. and it's an appealing idea. if you never have to moderate, and you can just rally the base every time. that's appealing to a lot of people. and a lot of people have thrown i

we had collin allred on today, who is rinning for senator ted cruz.ng. we'd love to have you. but at the end of the day. joe manchin is retiring. that basically leaves the 50-50 senate. if democrats hold every single seat they have. currently. at sands, west virginia. and if you want to codify reproductive freedom, reproductive rights with the bill, that means you need president joe biden and vice president kamala harris so the president can break that tie. >> the dynamics in the senate are going to be enormously important to watch. maryland changes the whole game on the senate map because of the popularity of larry hogan and what he's able to do with that and how he answers tough questions on that front. i think also, the more important thing for me out of this week's political news, outside of the state of the union is the fact that yet again, a republican, who railed against donald trump, who thought he was the worst thing since, you know, ugly moles, sununu capitulates to trump. >> be sure to follow this on "the weekend." o follow this on "the wee

this something a campaign especially with the big senate race collin allred against ted cruz. >> democratsbout texas turning blue in some cycle down the road. let's talk about the focus here on these jobs and particularly blue collar jobs, construction jobs and the like. the president did just receive the endorsement of the united steel workers union. we know what a role blue collar workers had, a lot broke for trump in' 16 and biden got some back in 2020 including those great lake states you just mentioned. what's going to be the pitch going forward? >> you heard it again yesterday, it was no accident you saw a lot of those guys in hard hats standing behind the president within the camera shot. this is so important to the president personally and obviously an architect of the president's message. they really want to reconnect the democratic party and of course the president personally with what they believe should be and historically has been the base of the democratic party, union workers. we know there's been something of a disconnect, though, between the overwhelming majority of major

hearing something like that and i'm someone like ted cruz who has historically a strong opponent in collin allredare places where there is not as much money flowing and the democrats really have an opportunity here to make this a banner year for all of these down ballot races. >> i'm sorry there was a little bit of a snag there on the tech with you but we got it which is really important. i appreciate it both of you being with us today. thank you. again, don't forget, my colleague jonathan capehart will have an exclusive interview with president biden, the first since the state of the union address and of course discussing the election, upcoming agenda for a potential second term in office. watch the saturday show tonight at 6:00 p.m. eastern, only on msnbc. >>> coming up, the unofficial shift to the general election is already here with two very different visions for the future of america. we will break it all down in another hour of the coverage of election 2024 after a quick break on msnbc. 4 after a quic break on msnbc get help reaching your goals with j.p. morgan wealth plan, a digital money