maybe we should impeach gillam as mayor of tallahassee.ther: a state ethics probe shows gillam may have used city funds for private round-trip flight to meet with campaign donors, the president slamming gillam at his florida rally. >> a wrecking ball, one of the most successful economies anywhere in the world, socialist healthcare take over, reject socialism and collect run desantis and rick scott. >> they will join "fox and friends" live at 7 eastern. beto flipping the script finding the campaign paid a consulting firm $18 million over the last quarter. this revelation despite o'rourke saying he would be consultant free. his campaign has not commented on those findings. that is a whole lot of money. midterms set to hit a record high $5 billion thanks to small donors, women and billionaires with money going towards ads like these. >> my congressman told me i couldn't fly in combat. i was barred from my next career choice because i was a woman. >> build the wall. >> he read stories. >> mister trump says you are fired. >> a young man interes

gillam very excited about this.lm beach for a concert to entertain parrot heads across the state. i didn't know this but parrot heads is a nickname for jimmy buffett fans. i guess i'm not one of them. the same reaction to the oprah situation. i'm a huge fan of jimmy buffett but this parent had voted red straight down the line. whether the celebrity tactic will work is up for debate. jillian: this only happens until you are wrong, here is the proof. a win for you. all phillies fans out there. the world series parade got pretty rowdy in boston yesterday. fans were throwing beer cans at players not in a mean way to give them a beer but one of those cans hit the world series trophy and damaged it. also some pretty crazy situations. hit with a can of bud light, caught one of the beer cans but he was warm and threw it back. the world series trophy was busted but i will blame the players, their baseball players, they should be catching beer cans. rob: that is hilarious. jillian: a rallying cry for democrats since day one.

this project on andrew gillam. steve, i know you covered it, but i think we look good in the conservative republicans if you don't want speaker of the house pelosi and senate majority leader schumer, things look better in the senate. i think a lot of good points, 4 retirements, that is lots. ten wins against the got crushe in 94. mute became the speaker of the first time in 40 years 2010 obama got crusheded in his firs midterm. >> think about why there are so many retirements this time around. it's because you're a gos. if t election would've been held you ago it would have been i aged gigantic police and army. member repeal and replace the republicans had promised for a very long time, that didn't get past. the president approval rating was. world was today. and we were not to the point of fast-forward to today and now the president has got better ratings and the even money affect. the catheter caravan affect. >> io? think that is perhaps a tactical mistake of the republicans. they should've been playing on the ec

gillam had hollywood support.lso in texas, ted cruz has won beating hollywood backed democrat be50 rourke. how all that went down. >> a lot of money in this race. for our folks out there we are live at the pancake house, all morning long talking to texas voters but as you mentioned, big win statewide for republicans in texas, $70 million in hollywood and out-of-state was not enough to bring beto o'rourke to the finish line. fox news called the race for ted cruz. ultimately he won by 3 points. i will note much less then the 13 points the greg everett won reelection by but after a tough fight, ted cruz and his supporters were very happy last night. >> texas saw something this year that we have never seen before. this election wasn't about me and wasn't about beto o'rourke. it was a battle of ideas, a contest for who we are and what we believe. it was a contest. the people of texas decided this race. we travel every part of the state from east texas to west texas, from the panhandle to the valley. and the energy, the

rob: it is 10 minutes after the are, bernie sanders blaming white voters for the reason andrew gillamt. did race actually play a part? how the voter analysis proved his theory wrong. rob: do you identify better as someone who is 20 years younger? think about what i just asked you. if you could pick your gender on your birth certificate should you also pick your age as well? this is really happening. ♪ my bargain detergent couldn't keep up. so, i switched to tide pods. they're super concentrated, so i get a better clean. number one trusted. number one awarded. it's got to be tide >> sunshine state showdown, democrat lawyers rushing to florida's challenge the senate race where rick scott had the lead and ron desantis declared victory over andrew gillam. florida has a history of major recounts including 2000 which was decided by the supreme court putting george w. bush in the white house. joining us is republican strategist and advisor to former florida governor jeb bush, thank you for your time this morning. when the news came down about the recounts, what did you think? >> here we go a

run desantis ahead of andrew gillam by 33,000. donald trump tonight tweeting congratulations to run desantis on being the new governor of florida. against all odds he thought, the result being a historic victory, he never gave up and never will. he will be a great governor. criminal charges looked into in the cure forms that went out, to voters the day before and even in the days after the election. republicans are tying it directly to state democrats and democrats say they have their own investigator to get to the bottom of them. ed: we are getting closer. let's bring in the chair of the miami-dade party. how the left plans to steal the next election. good evening, gentlemen. i want to start with you. the title of your book is pretty direct and to the point. we heard from republicans like republican matt gates saying they think what we watched for the last week or so is a dry run for 2020 and democrats are getting ready to try to steal florida in 2020 and deny the president from reelection. >> to weaken the laws that are vulnerab

right now, ron desantis leads gillam by 38,598 on the board there, it keeps tightening. right now less than half a percentage point which triggers a machine recount. remember, gillum conceded on election night but here we go.

it's one of the arguments that andrew gillam has made a lot. many more affluent communities are worried about affordable housing picture -- housing. made that when he tried to become the nominee. it caught a lot of attention. it hasn't really dominated to the degree democrats wish it had. mary is in louisiana. good morning. question or comment? caller: senator bill nelson at the podium

the red tide hurt him, that was not helpful but the big dragon is desantis because gillam is runningd and gillam is energizing these voters all over florida and scott is in a difficult position, he's tied to desantis and it is a tough place to be. i remind everybody the polls are going to be off mostly in one direction or the other so they tend to be up for the republicans, the democrats, 8 or 9 races. >> we will have so much fun with the coverage, thank you for the preview. stick around, an update on the migrant caravan. we will hear from someone helping them fund the wall representing migrants up next. 'saved money on motorcycle insurance with geico! goin' up the country. love mom and dad' i'm takin' a nap. dude, you just woke up! ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. shannon: the migrant caravan is approaching mexico's capital as they pushed to the us border. hundreds of migrants climbing into tractor-trailers, hitching rides towards the city, migrants waiting f

right now ron desantis leads gillam by 38,598 votes or 38,484 on the board. it keeps tightening.ess than half a percentage point which triggers a machine recount. gillam conceded on election night but here we go. >> every single vote be counted whether it is an absentee vote, whether you voted on election day, whether it is a provisional ballot. we want every vote counted. >> reporter: commission a harsh tweet about the lawsuits come his state and nelson's are closely tied together. to georgia a little more complicated. you have to win an outright majority or there's a runoff. that is stacy abrams's goal. brian kemp is awfully close to dropping below that 50% margin. how close? abrams put out a tweet saying she needs 25,626 votes to get a recount. the secretary of state's office says there are 21,000 on official provisional ballots meaning she would have to win more than 100% of the outstanding provisional vote, a tall order considering the most she won any county by is 38% and if this has you feeling a little bit like this guy buckle up. bush versus gore ended after a month beca

gillam, one running for governor, caught on tape.ook no further than kavanaugh and steve gore such. only a far left democrat would be voting against these two highly qualified impeccable candidates. and we saw what happened, no due process and no presumption of innocence. and we have yet another revealing project veritas video to show you, this time coming from the great state of texas. $80 million they have been using in texas to smear and slander ted cruz who has been a staunch conservative. they come up with their new hero, their new hero. beto o'rourke. he's been scheming to help migrants enter our countries. by the way, potential huge campaign violation. >> >> i know that they are using campaign resources to help with the migrants, and i just didn't want anyone to get in trouble with that. i just wanted -- didn't want them to ask any questions about people using resources. >> i don't want to get caught, we could be fined $50,000. in a statement, they attacked ted cruz of using fear and paranoia. meanwhile, former communist turne

ron desantis once the job. >> andrew gillam got a lot of momentum out of the primary but ron desantisng at the governor incinerating over the past decade your average contested statewide race was decided by 1%. that is how close it will be. all about turnout. rob: florida will be exciting to watch, we will move to the house for big races. let's go to the mid south and the state of kentucky. a very tight race. the democrat is a female fighter pilot like martha mccalley accept the party. >> it is interesting because she tried the best she can to distance herself, everybody is saying donald trump has been focusing on the senate race but he has campaigned for andy barr, he is conservative and fits the values of the district. >> let's like to the northeast, a couple races are interesting, we start with new york 19 which is close to massachusetts, connecticut, eastern new york and this went obama 2012 and trump 2016. >> obama won in 2008 and 2012 and donald from won in the last election, central new york district, he has been around a long time. real fiscal conservative, strong on the econo

he's stumping for bill nelson in tallahassee mayor andrew gillam who is running for governor. christina, what's going on there? >> reporter: like you said, it's a very, very tight race. this is a notoriously swing state. you have former president obama, who will be taking the stage shortly, to show his support for nelson, as well as andrew gillam. look at some of the people here. we're seeing a lot of people wearing blue t-shirts really showing their support for andrew gillam. the energetic, 39 years old. he is the mayor of tallahassee at the moment. and they believe that he can take this state forward. back inside i spoke to people about what are they most concerned about? they told me healthcare, equality and one man spoke about the concern for his children and the future with the economy. listen in. >> i am here 50 years in this country. i have never seen such a division in this country of the 50 years that i have been here that i see presently. and that's why you see me here today. because this has to stop. we need to come together as a people. >> reporter: so if we look a

francis gillam. [cheers] say what's up, mom. i love it. she's getting used to it.he's giving the royal wave. [laughter] we have come a long way from richmond heights. [cheers] we find ourselves in this moment where we sit on the precipice of something great. something transformational. the opportunity to put the voices of everyday working people of our state back at the centerfold of public policy and decision-making and results that come out of tallahassee. i'm here in south florida to ask you for the only thing in life my mother ever told me to ask for, and that is change. -- chance. i want a chance. [cheers] i want a chance to be your next governor. i want a chance to get to tallahassee as your next governor so we can work to pay teachers what they are worth for the most difficult jobs. [cheers] we are talking about teachers, who i have to admit i would not be standing before you. not as the mayor of tallahassee, florida, and certainly not as the democratic nominee for governor of the state of florida. those individuals who work overtime on my behalf. they encou

the real clear politics average house gillam up at 2.7% on the senate side bill nelson being challenged by republican governor, rick scott is finishing his second term in challenging nelson. both races are said to be tossup's. speaking of money, where about quarter of a billion dollars has flooded into florida. being spent primarily on tv ads. a lots of the people in pensacola are big fans of the alabama crimson tide. instead of having to build a tailgate party, they're having a big trump tailgate party in this field full of food trucks arriving and porta john's. it is hours and hours. >> arthel: roll tide, go tigers. >> the tigers are going to roll. >> thank you. >> meanwhile, the so-called migrant caravan will slowly make its way to the border. is considered at least three weeks out. u.s. forces are heading down. the pentagon sending the troops to the border. the president saying as many as 15000 could be deployed. there expected to enhance the ability to deny legal crossings. though it is illegal for them to enforce law enforcement in the country except in cases of national emergenci

of florida had an opportunity to set the agenda and responded to our message. >> reporter: mayor gillam certainly excited a lot of democrat voters in florida and in his concession speech said it is not over yet. >> we will not be ignored, we will not be pushed aside. we will not be pushed into the shadows anymore. we are here and we are here to stay. >> reporter: not every democrat lost in florida last night. donna shall a lot, former clinton aide, will return to washington, she won a house seat in the miami area. rob: thanks so much. jillian: we head to texas, ted cruz beating beto o'rourke in the most extensive senate race in the state of history. rob: how it all went down, too close for comfort but ted cruz pulled it off. >> reporter: that is right. it is too's for comfort for a lot of republicans in texas who were hoping for a wider margin. we are live at the old south pancake house in fort worth and we will be here all morning for "fox and friends". if you're in the fort worth area come on out and share your thoughts and reflections on election day. it is margin or not a big win fo

at every point throughout the process gillam issuing a statement of optimism saying our race has fallen outside the window for a recount but we still believe before the election results are certified the state of florida must count every legally cast vote. we expect these numbers for the governor's race will be certified and you will have run to santos as the governor. they are having problems but expect to get going at some point today. shannon: it is clear something is wrong down there. they need to fix this problem whatever it is. thank you so much, appreciate it. the other story we are talking about, 650 illegal immigrants busted in arizona in two days. border patrol agents say they are mostly family units, unaccompanied minors from guatemala. troops along the border hard at work awaiting the migrant caravan laying barbed wire and cleanup barriers. the first wave of the caravan arriving in san diego could take six weeks to process asylum claims. progress on the border wallace thousands more migrants are expected to arrive by the end of the year. senate majority leader mitch mcconnel

as stacy abrams and gillam to champion said this morning when it comes to the trifecta of voter disenfranchisement restricting voter rights and gerrymandering thomas farr is one of the most experienced lawyers in the country. record of disregard for fundamental civil rights with a lifetime appointment to allow him to codify that discriminatory ideology into law. what era are we living in? to be elevated to the bench so asking our republican colleagues to reject the nomination every single democrat will vote no. this point senator flake seems to be voting no so we just need one more. we hope our republican colleagues will rise to the occasion and that a vote for mr. farr is a vote for institutionalizing ideology that certain american citizens have no right to vote. that is not america. senator feinstein? . >>. >> and that ct has nominated to has been vacant 12 years because republicans refused to confirm anyone for the entire obama administration. during his tenure obama nominated two highly qualified african-american women to this seat. that was originally recommended by senator byrd that republic

into the primary, and not in the general election president trump hayes set his sights on andrew gillam, calling him a thief and referencing some fbi investigations that are in tallahassee right now, but voters, as much as the president has tried to insert himself, they see it differently. at least they told us that. >> i think he's helped, to be honest. >> in terms every bringing you closer to ron desantis and rick scott? >> yeah, i would have voted republican anyway, but i think he's helped solidify everything overall. >> his reactions, what he's doing, in some parts to me he's good in not taking stuff from other countries, but it's the things he's doing at home. i believe he is separating the nation by the rhetoric that's going on in the nation. >> um, no, not really. he wasn't on my mind at all, and i've been a democrat for a while, so trump had no, yeah, no weighing in on it. >> reporter: alex, we spent a lot of time following trump rallies across the country, florida, missouri, west virginia, in not races, people say trump is a really clear factor. when you get away from the ralli

the margin of error between desantis and andrew gillam is 0.41%.he clear resolution will happen on a certification that they come monday. desantis saying those returns were made clear and unambiguous as they were on election night. at every point throughout this process. mayor gillam said our races fallen outside the window for recount but we still believe before the election results are certified the state of florida must count every legally cast votes. once the state certifies those it will be run desantis as governor of florida. the recount will continue in palm beach although there's been more trouble getting it together. it may happen midday. rob: i love the stories out of broward county. thank you so much. 650 illegal immigrants busted in arizona in two days. border patrol agents say they are mostly family units, unaccompanied minors from guatemala. troops along the border hard at work awaiting the migrant caravan, barbed wire and putting up barriers. the first wave of the caravan in tijuana south of san diego. it could take six weeks to proc

ron desantis is leading gillam by 4.1% which is high enough to avoid a hand count.ternoon, the campaign released a statement. "those returns remain clear and unambiguous just as they were on election night and at every point throughout this process remain humbled by your support and the great honor the people florida have given me. while broward county celebrated after midnight, today election staffers uploaded their results to the state 2 minutes too late, at three oh two, when they were due at 3:00. so the originals will be made official and the words tonight of a not so happy staffer, "i worked my off or nothing. the supervisor of elections blames the machines. >> i will explain it to say that i believe strongly it wasn't not a human effort, it was mechanical. so we are required to present a report to the secretary of state and that's exactly what i'm going to report. and speak out because of that breakdown in the machines, senator nelson is suing for a hand recount of all ballots in palm beach county. attorney marc elias with the campaign said this, we have sued

gillam, spied his opening and pounced, it says, at a recent debate. i'm not calling mr. desantis a racist, i'm simply saying the racists believe he's a racist. is this issue resonating? >> guest: somewhat, but i think they're still really interested in the candidate and the candidate's persona. one of the things that gillam did to win the nomination, the democratic nomination among five other -- four other candidates was to really target younger and minority voters and to go personally to them. you know, '68 was the year i graduated from college, and we're 50 years later, and activism was the key on college campuses in 1968. we've almost come full circle now where you see activism and aggressive outreach to these young college students again. forou a while there we didn't. desantis is clearly appealing to the more conservative, economically-focused younger voter and people with military backgrounds and their family. many contrast -- in contrast, gillam is appealing to the democratic-leaning, progressive in their policy stances and also really interested in diversity, rac

it's one of the arguments that andrew gillam has made a lot. many more affluent communities are worried about affordable housing picture -- housing. made that when he tried to become the nominee. it caught a lot of attention. it hasn't really dominated to the degree democrats wish it had. mary is in louisiana. good morning. question or comment? caller: senator bill nelson at the >> i think i know the outcome on tuesday. i want you to know, one of the things you don't know is that i've had the privilege, when a new senator came from illinois to the senate. i brought him to florida for the first time. i will never forget this. we had a joint townhome meaning -- townhall meeting. the only place that would hold a big congregation and so many to see senatorut obama that day that they were hanging for the rafters. later he's coming back .o help some more of us he's doing it because he knows it's so important. the legacy he has had and what they are trying to do to undo his legacy. and all the true things that are the former president feels him him th

gillam is a radical leftist. you look at georgia.t stacey abrams, a radical leftist. >> right. mark: this robert francis o'rourke who likes to be called beto, he's a radical. they've nominated almost across the board for the statewide offices. >> one of my favorite lines was ted cruz referring to comrade beto. [ laughter ] >> has the -- the party has so -- and people don't notice this, has soment inally transformed as an institution. >> yes, two things, a lot of the current hard left was outlined in a terrific small book called the argument by the "new york times" reporter. he wrote it back in 2006, 2007 and it really, in retrospect, i read it at time and indicated hillary was going to have a hard time, and obama has a small role in the book. you don't see obama emerging but you clearly see half the party opposed hillary because they thought her husband sold out. and clinton had interestingly exactly the same experience as his counterpart in great britain, in that they both tried to bring their party to the middle. they were both in

we won races because of the energy that was brought by candidates like andrew gillam, stacy abrams.candidates. i ask them to set aside the talk of impeachment, put forth infrastructure bills and pharmaceutical drug bills that help poor people in the country, stop talking down to people and try to put forth policy points and initiatives that have a vision. >> and give you something to run on in 2020. minutes into this season -- thanks very much. in minutes we should remind you the president will speak for the first time since the mid term election results. we will bring that to you live right here on cnn. when i was shopping fothe choice was easy. i switched to geico and saved hundreds. excuse me... winner! that's a win. but it's not the only reason i switched. hi! geico has licensed agents who i can reach 24/7. great savings and round the clock service? now that's a win-win. winner. winner. yay me! oh, hi! good luck. switch to geico®. it's a win-win. all the tools you need for every step of the way. make it, squarespace at t-mobile, forty bucks gets you an unlimited plan and a new s

by the way, gillum's campaign put out a tweet, the gillam campaign is looking for volunteers to help cure leftover ballots. what does that mean, barry, since you will talk about your client? procure leftover ballots, what does that mean, barry? >> procure leftover ballots? >> laura: that is what your campaign sent out, what does that mean? >> i don't know what that means. >> laura: you represent someone, you don't know what that means. okay. >> i don't know what it means because i don't know what that reference was to come it is not something i am involved in pit are not trying be difficult for you, but what i was asked to come on the show, it was to address the differences between the 2000 campaign -- >> laura: we got it, that is the point you made earlier. >> you are asking me questions that are beyond -- >> laura: i'm sorry, i didn't know you were so sensitive about -- >> i'm not sensitive. listen, i'm not a political spokesman. i'm a lawyer who represents clients. want to ask me about that, i'm happy to respond. >> laura: this is your client, i imagine, talking about -- >> you as

gillam is not said he is for it exactly. desantis is not.lot of the ads have featured social security and medicare. again, part of that comes from the fact that who watches television ads? it's older voters. younger people do not watch the ads. diversitynt about being a common shared value by many people, look no farther than these tv ads. you are not going to see a campaign ad which just shows all one race of voters in that ad. it would get massive attention. obviously, the candidate realizes people want diversity and they expect to see it. a lot of the separation comes from what we call micro-targeting, where you try to get out voters. you can slice the electorate so thinly and campaign differently with different appeals. oft promotes the idea separatism in a way. identity politics. it's part of how we do advertising. you don't advertise a car to one age group as you do another age group. it is still perennially one of the things that people would really like to see racial relations improve. you see it in the polls. you really wish we coul

you brought up gillam and his legal problems surrounding city hall. i think that is what he was discounted from the primaries. there was an investigation surrounding city hall. that helps him maybe stay off to the side. we will see if voters care. this comes down to our voters focused on that or sending a message to president trump? host: that issue came up in the debates. the only place you can watch the debates nationally with this network. thank you for the call. they are all on our website at c-span.org. let's turn to pennsylvania. congressman lou barletta challenging bob casey. guest: i think senator casey is a heavy favorite to win. that's an example of how president trump's coalition is not easily transferable to other candidates. trump won pennsylvania by a little bit but it has not transferred or gained much steam. it is similar to the ohio senate race, sharad brown. president trump did better in ohio than pennsylvania but it has not clicked for republicans or as good as an opportunity as they thought earlier in the cycle. host: you mentioned

former president barack obama will be campaigning in miami for bill nelson and andrew gillam who is running for governor. this is live at 2:30 eastern. on c-span, your primary source for campaign 2018. west virginia's incumbent senator joe mannchin faced patrick morrisey, the debate by west virginia broadcasters association in morgantown, west virginia. >> welcome to the west virginia broadcasters association senatorial debate between joe -- joe manchin and patrick morrisey. i your moderator for this evening. west virginia broadcasters association combines television and radio stations across the state, proud to bring this debate to west virginia tonight. we thank at&t for sponsoring the event. we will try to explore issues important to west virginia while providing you a clear picture of where each candidate stand. now is the time for details and specifics, the positions they have taken and in some cases not taken, there designed to elicit these answers. joe manchin receive the first question and have 90 seconds to respond and patrick morrisey will have 30 seconds rebuttal and we will alte

the poll averages is better for andrew gillam in florida. florida is a perennial swing state. if you add up all the presidential votes of the 1982 in florida, the difference between republicans and democrats is about 10,000 votes. when it's not a great divide for republicans we are not surprised to see a democrat. george is more republican, has the republican link to it. it's not surprising again that individual candidate in georgia would run a little bit behind a gubernatorial democratic candidate in florida. >> host: with about 15 minutes left, we can to marry in potomac, maryland, independent. >> caller: yes. i live in maryland but about ten of us from maryland went to help a suburb outside of richmond. i had to knock on about $33, and out of those 33, only one said that he was not going to vote for brett. the reason was that the 33, the other 32 said that they were all republicans and now they switched to democrats. lies that trump is talking about. the main one is the democrats want open borders and they don't want any members coming in. the second one that bother them wa

gillam, this question is for you. you have said we have to end this for-profit education system. 10% of students in florida attend charter schools that provide an alternative. are you saying you would cut any dollars away from what funds charter schools? mr. gillum: i'm not proposing a change to the status quo. what we are saying is that we will put money into our public system where 90% of our kids are being educated. and it is going to begin by paying teachers are wage they can live on. right now and the state of -- in the state of florida, teachers make an average salary that is the 45th lowest of all 50 states. if my grandmother was here, she would say it is a crying shame. we deserve to pay our teachers a wage they can live on. miami-dade, the school board is debating whether or not to change the zoning for property on school grounds to create a affordable housing because , teachers cannot afford to live in the neighborhood they work. i wouldn't be here today were it not for miss aubrey, the teachers who poured i

. >> what about in florida you have andrew gillam. ron desantos and stacy abrams.ry they'reg to stoke the democratic election. are they going to b from what you've seen in your reporting? >> i've been talking to democratic pollsters who are cautiously optimistic. looking at early voting, they say that republicans are showing up more than democrats right now. but just in my reporting, i was interviewing newly arrived came rican voter who is after hurricane maria who are angry with the president a have not forgotten abouthe fact that he was throwing towels to voters. it was to physically get people there. i think the dem crass are -- democrats are trying real hard to turn o. in my conversations with republicans, i've been surprised for the ability t look at republican voters and think of s rhetoric as strong as someone who is taking it to the ma sand looking at thee sort of brass rhetoric and calling democratic unhinged and crazy. i think that's something people have done because they say, you have to be strong. so even ihe's a little b

. >> habÍa muchas esperanzas de los demÓcratas en beto o rourke en texas y tambiÉn en atrio gillam. si se alejan adora tropo se acercan adora trump. porque los demÓcratas, yo pienso que para nosotros ese seguir por la vÍa progresista. y gilliam fue muy respetuoso. jorge: vamos escucharlo si te parece. >> hay que mantenerse en la lucha. quiero que ustedes sepan que todo pasÓ tomado, a pesar de que ya no voy a dar a la bendiciÓn de ser su ganador en el estado de la florida, yo planeo seguir a la vanguardia a lado de cada uno de ustedes para respaldar nuestras gerencias. tal y como yo dije en todo momento en mi campaÑa. hay que exigir las cosas para lograrlo. aÚn tenemos que estar dispuestosa esta el presentes todos los dÍas y a exigir lo que necesitamos nosotros. tenemos que estar dispuestos a hacer esto dentro y fuera de las elecciones para decir que nuestras voces son importantes, que aÚn somos importantes en nuestras carencias. yo sigo confiando en los votantes. quizÁs no nos presentamos a las urnas como pensamos y esperÁbamos lo Íbamos a hacer, pero creo que hay muchos mÁs de noso

i thought someone like andrew gillam could be carried to victory by bigger wave. i was expecting that. i thought he would win. richard cordray in ohio. senator brown's victory is becoming more conservative and a harder place for democrats to win. those were surprises. cordray was expected to win that race. i look at those as slight surprises but there were over performances in places like georgia with stacy abrams and beto, to get the democratic base is mobilized as they were. >> what do you think democrats haven't figured out yet based on this election cycle? we had a lot of improvements since the last one, but what are we still struggling with? may are we going to give a different alternative direction for the country, a positive direction? that is something that will be wrestles with in the primaries to come. i also think we as a party still have to figure out how to address donald trump on a daily basis. it is a new outrage literally every 3 hours. we as a party have to sharpen our pencils on how to counter that without getting in the mud with him because that

governor scott, running for senate, those race got enormous attention because both ina florwith andrew gillam and stacey abrams we are talking about african-american candidates running very strongly and in particularly the case of abrams if she wins with e will be the first black female governor anywhere ever in the united states, so everyone will be looking at that one >> thompson: i understand that a little bit later in evening you will be looking at races in the northeast >> a couple of weeks ago we reported here ants the troublats oderate republicans are having in the suburbs and donald trump is the head wind they are facing, is so in new yor pennsylvania, new jersey combined have about ten races that could flip, that's almost half of what the democrats need to take the house. so if you see, i am being very specific if you see leonard lance, five term congressmany from new jerse that is trouble for the republicans, if you see peter king, a 25 year veteran from long island lose now you are talking about not av but a tsunami >> turning to the midwest there are a lot of key senate race there

gillam has a three-point lead. vice president pence: hello, florida. [applause] it's great to be back in the sunshine state, and great to be here with a friend of mine. a man who will be out here in just a few minutes, a man who loves the state of florida, and the man florida voted overwhelmingly to make the 45th president of the united states of america, president donald trump. [applause] i'm here because i stand with president donald trump. we stand with all the great florida leaders who have supported our agenda. and we are here because president trump and i need to florida to elect ron desantis as your next governor and send rick scott to the united states senate. it's the great privilege of my life to serve as vice president for a president who fights to keep the promises he made. there is only one way to describe the past two years, two years of action, two years of results, two years of promises made and promises kept. and we are just getting started, florida. we are really rebuilding our military and supporting our veterans, securing our border

gillam, i would say there's just way more people from other countries living in florida than citizensthe united states. i'm fortunate enough, i'm a fifth-generation american. my great, great grandfather came over in the early 1800s and i've always felt our country was come had a bright future but other than trump being able to keep things on the straight and narrow. and you know that he's, you off the charts in the way he expresses things but i agree with the gentleman that was just on the phone that, plus she said i'm going to subpoena everything. i'm going to get him thrown into jail. it's just unbelievable the hatred and anger and a just hope and pray something can come about that we changed that in america because right now it's the country you don't want to be impaired with many, many people from wall street are moving to new zealand, australia, buying islands of in south pacific. enough with america. if trump doesn't last another two years. >> host: that is built and his view from jupitert florida. for another view from florida we're joined by skype by peter bergerson was politi

you have seen andrew gillam who took back his concession to ron desantis this week.mments from the president and marco rubio and rick scott really amount to voter suppression. every single vote should be counted. and they want to see that happen. brenda snipes of the supervisor of elections. they have come into criticism. just last week, lost 58,000 absentee ballots in 2004. and the questions about the potential faulty ballot design. let me play you a soundbite. [inaudible conversations] the person yelling those questions you are getting a lot of people from both sides colliding. what you say. what he said to them and to people across the country when they look at these allegations wonder what's going on. we are now looking life on the screen. a television camera that is showing exactly what the election officials thought. they want to make sure that their votes count. i think you can say that regardless of this rhetoric that were seen from politicians they viewed the senate race as extremely important not only to republican margins. but also the outlet looking ahead

rhonda santos leads gillam by 34,000 votes. >> i am replacing my words of concession within uncompromised and unapologetic call that we count every single vote. >> the agricultural commissioners race is due for recount. all of this brings back memories of the 2000 hanging chad issue that caused long delays for the results of the bush/gore presidential race.>>> willie brown had this to say. is this a red tide, blue wave, purple puddle? >> a blue wave, more than i thought it would be. i really did think it was purple. it is turning out to be something different. one example is in nevada. it is a blue wave. you have a senator, the person who is the governor, both houses of the legs -- legislator. >> a little bit more purple in arizona. in other parts of the country, like ohio, it either stayed red or became more red. all of the nation there was that kind of a trend. you cannot say that there is a wave all over the country. you have to isolate the jurisdiction and give the analysis at that level. >> in georgia and florida, we don't know what the final count will be. republicans seem to be hav

i'm very close to win over andrew gillam. both dylan. both presidents had campaigned heavily in that state. and those were two big ones. texas was really close as well. that was also a nail biter to the end. it was proof that celebrity endorsements. do not matter. $70million. an endorsement from willie nelson to beyoncÉ. marsha blackburn pulls it off in the senate. if you're mitch mcconnell you have got to be thrilled. i believe deep --dash mike dean heller has actually come pleaded that race. she is so close to pulling off arizona. you can be problematic. but the margin is a razor thin. any and every bill even procedural bills are going to be up a jump ball. when you only had one, two or three seats in your party. you get three or four people who decide to go another direction and you can't pass anything. you looking at donald trump and think he is the worst person on the planet and then you see the election results they were terribly disappointing. given the flip. you have the far left and the radical left that will push them to do all

in the race for governor, a razor thin recount territory, democratic tallahassee mayor andrew gillame race on tuesday night is gearing up for a fight according to his lawyer. >> he is just waiting for the system to play itself out. this is part of the electoral process, part of the vote county and he will accept the results. >> reporter: dissenters's lead is 38,000 votes or 0.44%. it is not all about florida. order's race for governor, stacy abrams counting on uncounted absentee ballots to force a runoff with brian kemp, the current secretary of state says there are not enough votes left to force it. we will see what happens but it is not over yet. jillian: hashtag hanging chads again. thank you so much. democrats pinning their hopes on recounts to keep florida and arizona races in play and talked about georgia. national security analyst morgan ortagus says these are only happening in races where republicans have leads. >> two things we excel at input, hurricanes and recounts. this is the season for both of those things. what is going on is almost a second election within an election

rick scott leads bill nelson by just under 13,000 votes and republican ron desantis ishe of andrew gillam. >> democratic congresswoman kirsten cinema won the arizona state aesz funding seat a therm elect willing to work with republicans to get things done. >> arizona rejected what has become far too common in our country. name calling, petty personal attacks and doing and saying whatever it takes just to get elected. >> meanwhile mcsally the first female air force pilot to fly in combat in 2014 she congratulated congratulated on the win. cinema's win gives democrats the second win of the congress. depending on what happens in the florida recount and a run off in mississippi. >>> officials in georgia have been ordered to review thousande has refused to concede. condones kemp from certifying this election until friday. >>> taking a live look at capitol hill where democrats are gearing up for a show down with president trump. and house lawmakers will receive lessons on hiring. >>> california's high speed rail may cost way more than expected. coming up a closer look at the alarming new number

andrew gillam congratulated ron desantis following days of recounts. he lost by about 34,000 votes. it took 11 days to get a decision in that race. a senate race in florida is still up in the air. so we asked willie brown, what is going on in florida? >> just like your atm, it's amazing. i say i want $58 and they say you have 52. they can do that instantly. why can't we do elections the same way? >> i think we need to do a go fund me for broward county. it always comes back there. i can't seem to get it together. now they are handun >> florida is confused. go back to 2000 when gore allegedly lost. the count clearly shows that he won by 2000 votes. >> we can't keep having that happen when votes are given in ballots are counting -- counted. >> given the nature of close and that voting is a human endeavor. humans do it and humans counted. you have questions about the ballot. legitimate questions because half the people filling them out don't know what they're doing. >> i'm telling you, that machine that said i didn't have but $52 , correct. believe me, we should use that kind of techno

what happened to sanders, harris, gillam in florida, came in close.. >> i agree to a certain extent. he did lose this race but a part we should pay attention to is a conservative state and he didn't run to the center. he had a strong democratic platform and almost beat ted cruz. i think for democrats what they can look at is somebody young and charismatic which is important. that is why they compare him to obama at times. is not like bernie sanders with a socialist platform which is not going to work well for the majority of americans. i understand why people are pointing to him but we have to see more from him to know whether he is a true contender. todd: a little bit of the debate. i think this is about holiday spirit right now. >> i will say he almost didn't beat ted cruz because of ted cruz. ted cruz was the only thing standing into cruz's way because he's this ideal candidate. i don't think we see socialism which i'm not one, the entire american body will agree with but i don't think he is it. they need to figure out the best message to carry on.

meanwhile, in race to replace scott democrat andrew gillam withdrew his confession but republican rons has the advantage. i'm eboni williams, now back to "watters' world". victims. i am eboni williams, now back to. "watters' world." jesse: politics has dominated the headlines so we wanted to share other news you probably missed. joining me is ed henry. remember the beau bergdahl trade out of gitmo in exchange for bow bergdahl? president obama assured us the taliban five were being closely monitored and would not return to the battlefield. it has been confirmed they all five joined the ranks and returned to afghanistan. ed: i was at some of the news conferences, covering president obama saying this is not a big deal, they are going to be monitored and they weren't going back on the battlefield. no, it turned out to be a bogus deal. the obama administration misled us about beau bergdahl. jesse: next one, we have china. the big trade wash with the chinese. china blinked. president xi promised to lower tariffs, and bert protect intellectual -- and better protect intellectual property righ

. >> a little bit behind in the polls chasing tallahassee mayor andrew gillam who has taken the state in tallahassee, turning out for a rally, here is what the mayor said. >> we can't get it unless we are willing to do the work, so we showing up and saying you matter, your life matters, your future matters and if it is true that means you have to vote. is that right? >> of the races, one of the most expensive senate races in history and governor rick scott is trying to unseat bill nelson who still believes he has the edge. here is senator nelson. >> tired of people doing one thing and saying another like they are going to erase what they have done. we want consistency and i think they trusted me. >> bill nelson doesn't want to work. i went to work. i bust my butt to represent every family in the state and make sure every family, the only job he cares about is his. >> in local papers many pontificated is think scott may overcome a little bit of disadvantage in the polls because he has been behind before. it is something to watch when polls open. we will talk to diners a little later th

in the governors race former congressman ron desantis leads tallahassee mayor andrew gillam by 33,000 votes out of 8 million cast but it is enough to avoid a similar hand count. desantis, quote, i remain humbled by your support and the great honor the people of florida have chosen me as i prepare to serve as your next governor. the problems in palm beach county, those recount machines are old and worked overworked during the recount and they broke down two nights ago that failed to make this afternoon's deadline. go. the only one of 67 counties not to make the 3:00 pm deadline. that is done. aside from that, all the counties, all the problem ballots in the second race and a few other ones, those are the ballots that were rejected because they were either over votes or under votes. the new deadline for this is now sunday. shannon: we will see you several times between now and then. my next guest, the florida secretary of state during the 2000 bush versus gore recounts, madame secretary, thank you for joining us. lots of questions. i hope you can clarify some of this. a lot changed afte

, are you confident that this will be done right, do we know this example the attorneys for mayor gillamoon-to-be ex senator nelson that they even wanted an illegal immigrants vote, they objected. they want to that counted. then of course they are finding ballots in the back of a rental car. from that county. are you confident when they do over/under votes, if there is a mark so far away that they are going to try to argue that those are true votes and that they were intended to vote when you miss the entire oval? >> there is no doubt that the lawyers will argue with intent. the statute is pretty clear. the law says if you are for example going to circle names as opposed to filling in the bubble that you do that consistently throughout the ballot. i'm confident that lawyers will try to get everything counted but i don't know what the canvassing board will try to decide. but that's the point. that gives you know confidence about anything with regards to that office and that's what you have to keep paying attention to what's happening there. >> sean: senator, you called everyone's attentio