we will have more with david wasserman.he president with a preview of the jobs report that came out on friday. >> since the election, we've added a number that nobody would have believed. i wouldn't have said it because they would have done a big number on me. includingn new jobs close to 400,000 jobs in the manufacturing world. remember? remember? saidber when they manufacturing is dead? who's going to make things? manufacturing is dead, they said. we added 400,000 incredible jobs. host: the president in pennsylvania thursday evening. we are opening the phone lines to hear about your job situation over the last year. john in indiana. good morning. caller: good morning. indiana, there's openingntless factories up -- i credit trump for 90% of this. people getting on him, they are so unfair to the man. all anybody wants to do is tear the man down. it's pretty pathetic of us to just trash him. host: this is from "forbes magazine." -- piece by jj more details at forbes.com. tom is joining us from alabama. you recently lost a jo

on the air with david wasserman of the cook political report. caller: i think you're right numbers ares poll it heard yesterday, he was over 50%. host: carol saying the president's approval rating is over 50%. guest: we are not seeing that in national polls. that in several districts. for example, in upstate new york, in the 22nd district, that is a seat that donald trump won by about 15 points. the reason republicans are vulnerable is to courtlican tends controversy with things that she says. moderate republicans who support of the previous members of congress, richard hanna, they do not look to fondly upon her, inidemocratic assemblyman that district is actually ahead, according to most of the following we are seeing there are some cases where donald trump is a drag on republicans but there are other districts where republicans have no one else to blame but themselves for their political predicament. host: bill, good morning. caller: good morning. yourld like to hear comments about the kentucky six amy mcgrath, the marine fire department and m

david wasserman who covers the house for our friends at the cook political report put out a tweet aftermance for the gop and troy balderson and the red ohio district. his tweet says this republicans watch out. and he tweeted, signs you're in danger of a wave. number one, your voters aren't turning out. check. number two your incumbents are getting outraised. check. number three the other candidate has parties in all 435 districts check. you keep waiting for things to get better and they don't. things only got worse when chris collins of new york was indicted on charges related to security charges. he decided yesterday to suspend the campaign, even though it's impossible for republicans to replace his name on the ballot at this late stage. governor mccrory, do you see a wave coming against your side? >> i'm very concerned and north carolina we have two competitive congressional races, all the rest are gerrymandered after the primary, and in the two competitive races the democrats that are run having no track record whatsoever. they do not talk about any democratic policies. they take no

they take no stand on anything and they're raising a ton of money. >> so what david wasserman was likecheck check. >> they don't know how to spell pelosi and they're collecting her money. she's using the fund-rilsing to give to the candidates in north carolina sod then they her. they're having the best of both worlds. there's hypocrisy. >> donna, do you see a wave? >> a few months ago i thought there would be 35 to 40 seats and people laughed at me.be i think it wilay more than that. i remember when in 2010 we lost seats as democrats that we didn't expect to lose. they got swept up, i reallli fel this is coming here. you can see it in some of the primary results and washington state with-rathy mcmorrgers, jamie herrera butler. all across the country. i see the wave coming. >> david, we're talking about the seat that belongs for the number one guy in the leadership are on the battleounds. >> it' a not atrump thing. if it's trump tweets we would see leakage across the republican base. we don't see it. we see it as a specific demographic. >> the same people. >> these are men and wn en who

stripes reporter discusses top issues facing new veterans affairs secretary and house editor david wasserman talks about his outlook for the upcoming midterm elections. watch c-span's "the washington post" live 7:00 eastern on saturday morning. -- washington journal, light at 7:00 eastern saturday morning. alexweekend, the guest is smith, executive director of the conservative pac american rising. she talks about opposition research and president trump's role in the 2018 elections. the interview, 10:00 and 6:00 eastern on c-span. next, a look at trade policy and its impact on tariffs. the steel industry and manufacturing. this event was hosted by the national press foundation. >> we have with us, jennifer hillman a professor at georgetown law center. she is an expert on wto, brexit. she will talk specifically about the wto process and about the exit and what it means to the u.s.

then house editor david wasserman talks about that how the -- outlook for the midterm elections. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning. join the discussion. "q&a,"night on congressional historians richard baker, donald richie, and rate smock. >> one of the questions i hear people asking all the time is this the most uncivil time in history? >> it has to be close, if you were to pick another period, the years leading to the civil war, came to the member senator because he disagreed with what he said. there are a lot of senators who cheered on that house member. >> there is a musical about the shooting of alexander hamilton. he was shot by the sitting vice president of the u.s. that is pretty dramatic. we have had terrible political times. >> there was one role in 1858 -- one brawl that had 80 members rolling around on the floor fighting one another. pulled hismembers wig off during the fight. someone else yelled " they him"t -- they sculpalped that was enough to stop the fight. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. the of the

but maybe elsewhere too as the cook political reports david wasserman tweeted tonight, there are 6 republican held house seats less republican than ohio 12 according to the cook political partisan voting index. and there are also 119 less republican districts than that pa1 seat that democrats won back in march. the magic number for democrats to win the house, they need 23 to do that. we thought we would take a look at some of those districts that may be top tier target for democrats. why don't we look at this. this was the last one, the last special election it started all the way back in april 2017. since the 2016 election heading into 2018, these are all the special elections for the house. so many great memories. how many nights did we stay up like this. some of these were very suspenseful. clearly a pattern emerged. this is around wichita. this was mike pompeo's district. trump won by 27. the republicans did win the seat in the special election but that was a move to the democrats of 20 points there from 27 to 7. you saw it in montana. entire state, that's the one where the republican can

david wasserman, pretty much the only person you need to follow on an election night on twitter. david, thank you very much, sir. >> i dispute that, chuck, but thank you very much. >> i know you do. this is why we're throwing accolades at you so thank you. >>> up ahead, what does this too close to call race in ohio mean for the fight inside the gop? who's gop is it, john kasich's or donald trump's. we'll ask the republican governor of ohio, next. ♪ this is a story about mail and packages. and it's also a story about people. people who rely on us every day to deliver their dreams they're handing us more than mail they're handing us their business and while we make more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country, we never forget... that your business is our business the united states postal service. priority: you ♪ are you ready to take your then you need xfinity xfi.? a more powerful way to stay connected. it gives you super fast speeds for all your devices, provides the most wifi coverage for your home, and lets you control your network with the xfi app. it's t

and that david wasserman talked about his outlook for the upcoming midterms. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal at seven eastern this morning. join the discussion. nominated to the supreme court by ronald reagan in 1987, justice anthony kennedy is retiring after 30 years of the match. monday, we take a look at his legacy and its impact on the nation. with a clerk for justice kennedy .rom 2011-2012 and former assistant to the solicitor general, who argued 29 cases before justice kennedy and the court. watch the legacy of supreme court justice anthony kennedy monday night at 8 p.m. eastern c-span.org, or listen .n the free radio app >> next, remarks by new jersey senator cory booker. annual event brings together activists and grassroots organizers from around the country to highlight issues important to the progressive agenda. senator booker is followed by new york gubernatorial candidate cynthia nixon and senators elizabeth warren and kamala harris. [applause]

david wasserman, house analyst, said, what we saw this week reinforces our view that democrats are ake the house. we had democratic governor, jay inslee, of washington state, who chairs the democratic governor's association say, quote, trump has been a great doctor, stitching up our scars and healing us organically. his argument is that the president is helping bring together the democratic party. what do you think? >> i think, you know, obviously, there's a reason for the energy on the other side of the aisle. and if you look at history, when one party wins the white house, the other party doesn't do too well in those mid terms that follow. but where we stand today is i think -- we have to put the message of what we're representing and delivering for the american people before the american people. and i think at that -- if that occurs, and we get that debate, we'll be just fine going into this election. but you've got to recognize the energy on the other side. >> congressman reed, do you think that republicans will maintain control of both chambers come november? >> i think we're in

but maybe elsewhere too as the cook political reports david wasserman tweeted tonight, there are 6 republicanlican than ohio 12 according to the cook political partisan voting index. and there are also 119 less republican districts than that pa1 seat that democrats won back in march. the magic number for democrats to win the house, they need 23 to do that. we thought we would take a look at some of those districts that may be top tier target for democrats. why don't we look at this. this was the last one, the last special election it started all the way back in april 2017. since the 2016 election heading into 2018, these are all the special elections for the house. so many great memories. how many nights did we stay up like this. some of these were very suspenseful. clearly a pattern emerged. this is around wichita. this was mike pompeo's district. trump won by 27. the republicans did win the seat in the special election but that was a move to the democrats of 20 points there from 27 to 7. you saw it in montana. entire state, that's the one where the republican candidate body slammed the repo

check out this new analysis by david wasserman of the cook political report.he new york times" why even a blue wave could have limited gains. wasserman says if you give every democrat running in the house an 8-point bump from their party's performance in the 2016 election, democrats would pick up 44 house seats. that is almost double the 23 they need to take control of that chamber. but if you gave the same 8-point bump to every democratic senate candidate, the party would lose four senate seats, pushing them farther away from a majority in that chamber. how could that be? it's all about geography and where the battlegrounds are. control of the house in 2018 hinges of republican-held districts in the suburbs where a motivated democratic electorate could put the party over the top, but in the senate where just a third of the seats are up for grabs, democrats are defending seats in red rural states that broke hard for donald trump last time around. it may be one big term election, but it's happening in two very different battlegrounds. we'll be right back. so yo

. >> so what david wasserman was like, yeah, i know that, check check doeck. >> thet know how to spellcting her ey. she's using the fund-raising skills to give to the candidates in north carolina and then they disown her. they're having the best ofoth worlds. there's hypocrisy. >> donna, do you see a wave? >> a fewhs mogo i thought there would be 35 to 40 seats and people laughed at me. i think it will be way more than that. i remember when in 2010 we lost e ats as democrats that w didn't expect to lose. they got swept up, i really feel like this is coming here. you can see it in soy of the primsults andashington state with cathy mcmorris-rodgers, jamie herrera robutler. all the country. i see the wave coming. >> david, we're talking about the seat that belongefor number one guy in the leadership are on the battlegrounds. >> it's a not a trump thing. if it's trump tweets we woul see leakag across the republican base. we don't see it. we see it as a specific demographic. >> the same peopleen >> these arend women who work in i.t. they're one, diverse. they benefit from the global economy

david wasserman in the new york times had a report. read this article if you do one thing today.are playing out at once. it's mars versus venus. in 2016, donald trump carried 76% of counties with a cracker barrel, but 22% with a whole foods. on twitter, he followed up by saying 60% of the senate represents just 24% of the population. the fine cuisine of cracker barrel and the isles of whole foods. what is your favorite meal it cracker barrel? prefer pancakes to quinoa. this is an enthusiasm gap we've been focusing on. if you look at the recent special elections, democrats have been having the enthusiasm gap. a lot of republicans concede that point. the issue is going to be if republicans can fire up the steve bannon base of the party. tom: go ahead, francine. francine: you had me at pancake. what hee care about said about the fed? kevin: our audience cares. i think you make a good point in terms of that won't move any votes. there aren't any independent voters who pay attention. i think it sets an interesting precedent for the financial services class. in president is opining pri