attorney general and new lly elected governor greg abbott announced what he's going to do. governor abbott joins us now and welcome for the first time to "fox news sunday." >> thank you, chris. >> you said you're going to sue president obama for taking this action. on what grounds? >> several grounds. one on what the president has done violates the take care clause under article 2, section 3 of the constitution, requiring that the president take care to faithfully execute the laws. now, understand, this is no trinket in the constitution. at the constitutional convention themselves, they considered whether or not the president should have authority to disspend within enforcing certain laws and they said, no, they didn't to want give the president that authority. they wanted to ensure the president would be limited in his authority and ensure that the president would take care to execute the laws passed by congress. in this case, the president is violating the take care clause. >> let me pick up on that and you can give other reasons in a moment. because a number of legal scho

she was defeated by greg abbott. certainly got a lot of attention from main stream media and the like. what do you think happened there and why she department resonate more with the texas voters? >> the democratic party has to do a lot of building in texas. texas has the lowest voter tush out rate in our nation. what is happening they're trying to build the infrastructure. i think they expected the infrastructure to be built so fast. it's an expensive state. i think what you're seeing is the beginning what you're going to see in 2016. and probably not turning it blue in 2016 but probably 2020. talk about colorado, i think what happened in colorado udall didn't run with the president's agenda. i think that's what happened over and over again across the democratic party. they kept wanting to alienate themselves from the president. there were a lot of good things they could have embraced. >> let's talk about ted cruz. what are you hearing from your insiders about what his type of politics, the way he plays means to sena

democrat wendy davis going after her opponent greg abbott. >> a tree fell on greg abbott. got millions. since then, he's spent his career working against other victims. abbott argued a woman whose leg was amputated was not disabled because she had an artificial limb. >> it's weird. greg abbott is in a wheelchair because of that accident. they're trying to make the case he's cold to victims. but why bring up his own accident? >> because they're saying that he benefited -- by the way, i'm not defending this. that he benefited from a justice system that allowed him to get millions of dollars because of his accident, yet he is not allowing other victims to get the same. but you're right, why do it? the question is, is it too soon? it's always too soon for that. >> i need to shower after this segment. thank you both. >>> coming up next, it's not just candidates on the ballots tomorrow, there's marijuana, minimum wage, even bears. that's next. if yand you're talking toevere rheumyour rheumatologiste me, about a biologic... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pai

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. >> greg abbott says he plans on challenging the president's actions in court. john patrick was just elected lieutenant governor of the state of texas, he won 53% of the male hispanic vote despite his strong views on border security. and lieutenant governor elect dan patrick joins us now. great to have you here, senator. >> your election surprised a lot of people because you got a reported number of votes from the hispanic community for a republican candidate, even of president bush when he was governor of texas and he was always considered the standard of getting hispanic support. that shocks people because you're not an anti-imgrant, but you're for a strong boeshder and enforcement of laws. >> we treat people as people not as groups as democrats do. and hispanic voters are concerned about schools and economic opportunities and they want law oochbd order on the border and my election with greg abbott pro-ed that, we received 45 to 46% state wide of the hispanic vote. both sides governor, i believe in washington have misgauged the views on boarder security in a

some key states texas where republican greg abbott has a lead over wendy davis. scott and former republican governor now democrat charlie crist are locked in a razor thin race. >> this is a purple state. it is that way again this year. >> and let's not forget wisconsin republican governor scott walker is in a tight race as well with democratic challenger democrat mary pert. it will have an impact on who runs for president in 2016. it could be the thing that americans are more tired of more of the same old thing gridlock and more political division. >> thank you, kelly. >> before you head to the polls you may want to bundle up. we have the election day forecast. high temperatures aren't going to make it out of the 30's out there. temperatures are not bad in the 60's in new york city also in atlanta and you are expecting a lot of sunshine. if you need the umbrella today if you are headed out to the polls in texas and portions of arkansas it is a storm system rolling through and heavy vain and thunderstorms behind that system you can see high in the 50's in chicago,

greg abbott in texas, like george w. bush and rick perry did well with hispanics, capturing 44% of their vote. the gender gap was dwarfed by the marriage gap at 41 points. and an analyst said single women, another core democratic group, gave their party the smallest margin in exit polls going back to 1992. women as a whole were more democratic than men but less so than in the past. men were solidly republican. republicans won the women's vote in southern contests in kansas, arkansas, texas, maine, mississippi, in both south carolina races, west virginia and women split their vote in iowa. independents gave the g.o.p. a 12-point margin. a third of voters said they supported the tea party. i looked closely at the health care question on the exit poll ballot. voters in 18 senate contests were asked to check a box indicating whether they thought the law did not go far enough, was about right and went too far. in only two states, oregon and maine did more than 30% say it didn't go far enough. in all of the other states, 45% o

. >> greg abbott will be the next governor of texas. wendy d wendy davis unable to turn her hype into anything other than that. 59% of the vote for abbott. >> governor promising to keep businesses in texas while poking fun at hilary clinton. >> i'll keep texas number one in the nation for creating jobs. we will do that but keeping government small. by keeping taxes low. and ensuring that regulations are reasonable. you know what, contrary to what some people say businesses do, in fact, create jobs. >> abbott is the first new texas governor in 14 years replacing outgoing governor rick perry. >> so let's take a look at some of the other big races up for governor. we're going to begin with illinois where pat quinn gets 46%. beat out by bruce rauner, 51%. to maryland larry hogan grabbing 54% of the vote. anthony brown 45. massachusetts, charlie baker narrowly winning 48-47. and in maine, paul lepage winning 48-44%. fox news polls taking a closer look at how voters feel about facing the nation. 55% disapprove. >> 45% say the economy is the m

lou: casey, thank you very much, attorney general greg abbott has won the majority of his cases against the federal government. thanks, casey stegall from the mexican border. >>> critics blasting the president's executive order staying gives latched treatment to potentially dangerous illegal immigrants. according to internal government memo there will be three levels of priority for deportation. priority one, to find illegal immigrants suspected of terrorism or espionage. those who are caught crossing the border and those kick theed of a felony. priority two, illegal immigrants convicted of three or more misdemeanors or one significant misdemeanor, such as sexual abuse, domestic violence, drunk driving or drug trafficking. that's a misdemeanor? and that means illegal immigrant could spend up to a year in prison for a violent crime and still not be a top removal priority under this executive order. >>> and the lowest priority, those who have been given a final order for removal on or after january of this year. community, religious and law enforcement officials tonight are calling for pe

greg abbott in texas got 44% of hispanic vote compares to rick perry.his comes after democratic forces from obama made a strong push in texas to help win more support. those are two examples from important states. what does that tell you about the prospects republicans have of winning the white house? >> not that much. these are unique cases. john kasich has shown people mitch daniels had more after the african-american voters, if you are republican governor who departs from right wing orthodoxy than you have social programs, and you reach out to african-americans, you can be popular. in texas you have a case where wendy davis became the poster girl for abortion on demand, that is not a great thing for hispanics. they don't like the far left posturing. >> the democratic party has a lot of thinking for 2016 about what i post obama party is. the big deal is it shows democrats did not have a hold on the constituencies. coming up, our thesauruses naked. we are running out of words to describe what happened. we have dan pfeiffer to brainstorm with us. we wil

in texas, no surprise, greg abbott defeating wendy davis. this was a closely watched race, because wendy davis is a rising star known for her filibuster of an abortion bill in texas, when she was in the state legislature, but breg abbot coming out -- greg abbott coming out ahead. >> and close races in georgia. nathan deal against the grandson of jimmy gua carder. dale has the lead. >> in maine, paul lepage is leading. it's a 3-way race. mike with 46%. it looked like he is - lepage is leading by a couple of hundred votes. that we'll watch closely. >> in colorado, let's take a look at this race. again, very tight governors race. more than 70% of the reporting. that race very tight. back to you. >> thank you. >> we are here to talk more about the florida governor's race. what is your reaction? >> this is a nail-biter to the end of the the fact that rick scott was able to pull this out in the past moments of the campaign after everything that has occurred in the race. let's not forget how important the race is. the person that wins florida is so

greg abbott did well with hispanics in texas as you point out in colorado. were you canning about it in straight forward common sense calloways. they can appeal to the republican base skeptical of a broad base immigration reform that would include amnesty and they can appeal to hispanic voters by a sense of fairness. >> the republican party more conservative side who want to say no who say any one who takes this as an indication that americans are okay with amnesty will pay for it come 2016. >> i think there are a number of different ways to address that. the first thing they have to do is not be afraid to talk about the issue. you have republicans controlling the sen in a gnat and house republicans. if rye pub cans came in and said we want to offer a series of sec when smal votes up and down no amendments on five issues internal enforcement measures for a second enforcement technology for a third ex banded legal immigration for a fourth and then a 5th vote that would be conditional or the first force say two years down the road that would give a path to leg

governor-elect greg abbott, our current attorney general, got 44%. corey gardener got good numbers. across the country we got a significantly larger percentage of the hispanic vote by focusing on the community's concerns, the economy and jobs, and by showing up and actively campaigning. we also had good progress in three other areas, progress in and among younger voters, millennials who have been overwhelmingly for barack obama in 2008, were less so in 2012 and were significantly more republican in 2014. and that's a good group for us to go after. also women. the gender gap has been nearly erase inside some places. the big disparity between women voting for democrats and voting for republicans was narrowed inn many instances. and finally, working class people, particularly in rural areas. joni ernst ran extremely well in eastern iowa in rural parts of the state that had long been democratically-oriented. this idea of the republicans being able to knit together a coalitncludes larger numbers of latinos, women, younger or voters and working class people is really exciting. but there's

i know greg abbott. he is a friend of mine. we just have a policy difference on this one. >> what do you make of the president's decision not to explain his reversal from the numerous times he's said on camera he did not have the authority to do this? >> you're absolute i'm not going to defend why he said so many times he didn't have the power and now he's evolved to say that he does have the power. all i know is that an attorney and my work that i've done and i'm familiar with this type of executive orders and the president, he does have that power. why he went from one position to the other i can't explain that. you have to ask him that. nevertheless we know that the average executive orders that a president puts out during an eight-year period is between 200 and 400. this president had 193 -- >> i know. you know it's not about the number. it's the scope. never before has a president, you know, done this kind of thing to effect this number of people. but i would love to ask. maybe you can send that up for me because i would l

greg abbott, thank you very much. good to have you with us today. >> thank you so much. >> many thanks. >>> so when residents of central and south america heard rumors that the united states would grant amnesty to illegals, tens of thousands of them started surging across the southern border. so will this happen now that this debate is back? we're going to further investigate that question coming up tonight. plus, while the president has won support of millions of latinos and republicans want to win some of them back, the issue is about a lot more than politics here. up next, new worries about what may happen if this constitutional crisis goes badly. >> the rate at which executive power's being concentrated in our system is accelerating. and frankly i am very alarmed by the >>> step away! [ gunfire ] >> get those things out of your mouth! get them out! >> remember that? that scene played out in may of 2007 in what's been known as mcarthur park melee. a massive protest and things got very out of control and the lapd mo

and his chosen replacement greg abbott for capitalizing on that. you may ask what is in it for democrats. will they look forward to. the numbers will show progress. wendy davis tallies with 42% of the vote, democrats will count it as progress. it will be more than any other democratic candidate or governor in texas that, they have won in recent years. >> heidi zhou-castro in austin, texas tonight. thank you. we have been following a number of women's issues and abortion is one. ashar quraishi is live for us. abortion has been a key interest in the race there. >> that's right. of the discussion about abortion in iowa centers around joni ernst co-sponsoring a person hood amendment. her support reaffairs that life -- reaffirms that life begins at exception and her challenger argues extending it would ban abortion. some have seen it as a way for braley to capitalize on the importance of women voters in the race. he has maintained a significant lead among the voters in iowa. joni ernst maintained a lead amongst male voters. it's an issue that we are loo

but it didn't compare to what greg abbott had.davis put up a formidable fight but it was a tough one from the beginning. we all knew it. and she's just going to have to keep going forward. the bench is going to have to be built. it can't be abandoned. >> is there a line on immigration in that state? like if one party takes quicker initiative on reform does that party stand to gain substantially? >> you know, it's really interesting, alex. texas is one of the states that has been traditionally more quiet on immigration. we've never seen a big sb-1070 that arizona anti-immigration law but i do think that there's some rumblings in the republican party here in texas that they want to repeal the texas dream act. so ten years ago, rick perry signed the first-ever texas dream act where kids here in texas who are undocumented could go to go on to higher education and have that paid for. however, we know this now lieutenant governor dan patrick wants to repeal that. so i think we're going to see a fight resolving around immigration here in

. >>> el reciÉn electo gobernador del estado greg abbott ganÓ con el 44 #% del voto hispano y para algunosobierno federal tiene que hacer su trabajo de asegurar las fronteras en texas mientras tanto montalvo no pierde la esperanza. >>> estar bien legal en este paÍs, tener trabajo y ir a visitar a la familia. >>> habrÁ que esperar exactamente que es lo que incluye esta acciÓn ejecutiva, para saber exactamente quienes serÁn beneficiados. josÉ ahora regreso contigo. >>> de forth worth texas, edgardo del villar, gracias amigo. >>> ice dijo que el mes prÓximo cerrarÁ su centro dedo tensiÓn en artesia, nuevo mÉxico que ha estado en la mirilla por los indocumentados. algunos pueden ser liberados bajo fianza y se define su esta tus. dependerÁ de los jueces de inmigraciÓn que tienen que revisar caso a por caso antes de comenzar los traslados. >>> la intensa ola de frÍo que azota estados unidos ganÓ fuerzas se siente en los 50 estados de la naciÓn incluyendo hawai, la florida, washington dc donde nos encontramos. estas zonas estÁn experimentando temperaturas por debajo del nivel de congelaciÓn. las

wendy davis lost to greg abbott by nearly 20 points. and the polls were wrong in kansas where sam brownback defeating democrat paul davis to win re-election. hour, there is no winner yet vermont. the legislator will decide the victor next year in january. >>> in alaska the race still too early to call. and still too close to call in colorado. and that is also how nbc is classifying the race between democratic daniel malloy and tom foley in connecticut. a lot to discuss. i want to bring in mark murray. it's great to have you here. you're out with a new piece this morning. it went up at 5:00 a.m. not only is it a wave but more of a right wing typhoon the democrats have to realize. what do you think the big talking strategies are going to be this morning? the republican? >> they're going feel that the anti-obama message worked for them. you are seeing them being conciliatory. the mitch mccome sound byte is going to be the presumptivive majority leader coming was conciliatory toward his opponent is going to comprise with president obama. i

. >> wendy davis, and greg abbott. >> davis has got a lot of attention. she ran an ad that seemed to suggest or drive any more attention the fact that he's in a wheelchair, one of the most vicious ads of the campaign. >> yes, it reminded them of ads that texans are not used to seeing with as much mud that was slung there. >> we go to arizona. ron barber, and martha mcsally. >> she has made something of an issue about immigration saying that the democrats have not done enough to protect the border, and immigration could be an issue in this race. the key race in the 10:00 hour, the senate bruce braley and joni ernst state center. >> depending on what happens, what happens in iowa may determine what happens in the senate. they had what they thought was a good candidate and then comes in joni ernst. >> she ran an amazing ad when she talked about castrating hogs. it got her noticed and people seemed to think maybe this is more of a likable sarah palin. iowa, a huge race to watch at 10:00. let's go to oregon in the 10:00 hour. there is a ballot initiative that

greg abbott prevails. in massachusetts martha coakley has to be stunned this morning. that liberal state has turned to a republican to replace deval patrick. in a squeaker baker prevails in massachusetts. >> one of the number one targets in the united states governor-wise, the democrats with scott walker, they wanted to knock him off. they thought mary burke was the woman to do it. sorry, mary, scott walker a win today in wisconsin. in maryland, as you can see, this is stunning, larry hogan -- keep in mind the president of the united states about ten days ago went to stump for anthony brown at the event where people were walking out. larry hogan wins a very blue state of maryland. >> let's look at florida. this was a big race. it was charlie crist versus rick scott. rick scott beat him just barely beat out charlie crist, the republican turned democrat down there. voters rejecting the use of medical marijuana in that state. we'll be talking about that later. >> they needed 60 to pass it. governor rick scott trailing by three points as late as friday finds a way to win b

i know greg abbott. he is a friend of mine.ave a policy difference on this one. >> what do you make of the president's decision not to explain his reversal from the numerous times he's said on camera he did not have the authority to do this? >> you're absolutely right. i'm not going to defend why he said so many times he didn't have the power and now he's evolved to say that he does have the power. all i know is that an attorney and my work that i've done and i'm familiar with this type of executive orders and the president, he does have that power. why he went from one position to the other i can't explain that. you have to ask him that. nevertheless we know that the average executive orders that a president puts out during an eight-year period is between 200 and 400. this president had 193 -- >> i know. you know it's not about the number. it's the scope. never before has a president, you know, done this kind of thing to effect this number of people. but i would love to ask. maybe you can send that up for me because i would lo

in the texas give's race, the projected winner is republican greg abbott, defeating wendy davis, the democrat who came to notoriety from her filibuster on the floor of the senate. and many minnesota, senator al franken has won reelection. of course, we... snore al franken managed to win reelection by keeping his head down. >> i was going to say something about that. that was the closest race six years ago. we had a recount that didn't it go on for it felt like months. it was weeks and weeks and weeks. the fact that it can be called on closing says something and you're right. it says that he kept his head down and just focused on his job and they were never able to crack him. >> ifill: let's run through what we know so far tonight. what have you seen and what does it tell you? >> the republicans have picked up senate seats in south dakota, west virginia and arkansas, and i think we know the focus continues to be on iowa, colorado, kansas, georgia... >> ifill: north carolina. >> north carolina. nobody's called north carolina. i was looking at some of the north carolina numbers, and the

greg abbott will replace rick perry, the longest serving governor in the state's history, defeating democrat wendy davis. here is what he had to say after the victory. >> you voted for hope over fear, for unity over division, for the majesty of what texas is and what it can be. >> finally in wisconsin, scott walker gets his third win in four years, keeping him in the mix for a possible 2016 gop presidential bid. joining me now from washington is politico reporter lee monsul. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> what can we learn, do you think it was anti-washington or anti-incumbent? >> it seems like it was a little bit of both. we knew in the weeks leading up to the election it was looking tore a republican wave. it really went so much better for republicans than even was expected, the fact that the senate got called to be a takeover by the republicans early in the night. we thought perhaps we would be waiting for a runoff or perhaps the results of the a alaska race. it really ended up being more positive for republicans than originally was thought. and so it seemed to be a fa

in the texas governor's race, bidy davis loses her against greg abbott. kansas, sam brownb ack will get another term. he beats paul davis. a race where political strategists had thought sam brownback would not be able to pull this off. but he does. front page of the houston chronicle this morning. read title wave or the gop with a picture of greg abbott and his family. bob is a republican in canton, georgia. you are on c-span. independent.is , if theo say republicans had a bringing thect country to ruin and then accomplish what obama had sense, the republicans would now hold both chambers and the presidency and relegate democrats to the minority for generations to come. they did not hammer the positive the waiver the republicans have hammered the negative. question -- do we have a turnout number yet? what percentage of eligible voters turned out? host: bob on our independent line. mark pryor was one of the senators who went down. tom cotton will be the youngest member of the senate. [video clip] >> i believe in arkansas and i believe in america. the bigge

. >> securing our border one of the top priorities for texas newly elected governor greg abbott. perry dispatched the national guard when a rush of immigrant children entered the country illegally. now that abbott won the election we are getting a better idea of his plan to secure the border. >> one of the issues i ran on and won on is ensuring texas will step up and do what the federal government failed to do and that is secure our border. we have a broader policy that will replace the national guard and instead add more public of safety officers as well as texas rangers as well as providing additional funding for local law enforcement. >> abbott dgot more than nearly half of the hispanic vote which proves it is a huge concern for every community in the state. >> pope frances a looking at the hardships of catholics when seeking an annulment. this comes after he once officially tried to charge thousands of dollars at an annulment. >> in november it is already starting to look a lot like christmas. this 85 foot norway spruce heading to rockefeller center. the 13 ton tree was plant

. >> and you have texas interested in doing it, and greg abbott the government-elect is interested inng it, but it is not like the all of the attorneys generals are on the phone and talking and saying, let's go at it together, you haven't had that, right? >> well, many discussions, but as far as the coalition and identifying the states, it has not happened, but it will take place in the future. >> what is the remedy? you file suit and what happens? >> injunction. and to the application for the president's executive order. he says he has prosecutorial discretion, and i do use this every day as attorney general, but this is not. because when you exempt an entire category of people, this is is not what it kochs consists of. and he says that he has discretion, because similar presidents have acted in similar whiches, and that is not the case. even president bush in the 1990s when they exempted others from deportation, congress gave the authority, and that is not what has happened here, and he has done it in whole cloth, and it is inconsistent with the constitution. >> and wu one last ques

. >> i don't think it's -- bob, i think you have to look at greg abbott, the new governor of texas, 34%. >> on a national vote, it was about the same as it was. and young people -- but if they had the turnout that they had two years ago, none of it comes with a loss. >> that doesn't happen in the midterms. >> but what i think obama needs to do, he needs to have these guys out on friday and say there's three things we can work on, tax reform , immigration an one other thing. >> trade promotion authority. >> are you going to stick around for the hour that we're to have on trade promotion? it's commercial free, it's amazing. and stay tuned for our reactions to the results of -- we are back in a moment. >> we heard from the senate's next majority leader. >> number one, they're not with the direction of the administration. but at the same time, i heard a lot of discussion about dysfunctionation in washington but maybe there's some things we can agree on. the first thing i need to do is to get the senate back to normal. and that means working more, let me make it clear, there will be no gover

greg abbott capturing 59% of the vote to be the next governor there. >> as governor, i will keep texasnumber one in the nation for creating jobs. we will do that by keeping government small, by keeping taxes low, and ensuring that regulations are reasonable. >> abbott, the first new texas governor in 14 years, replacing outgoing governor rick perry. >> in wisconsin republican governor scott walker defeating his democratic challenger mary burke 52 to 47%. >> you see, in america the opportunity is equal but the outcome is up to you. that's the difference. that's the difference. that's the difference between what we believe here in wisconsin and what they're selling in washington. >> in illinois, republican bruce rauner taking down pat quinn. to maryland republican larry hogan driving 57% of the vote, anthony brown 45. in massachusetts, charlie baker narrowly defeating his point martha copley 48 to 47. in maine, paul heys defeating mike nesho. >> the time is eight minutes until the top of the hour. coming up, democracy has a lot of people fired up, including this little toddler. >> you kn

republican greg abbott crushing democrat wendy davis.ndslide, continuing a 20-year streak of republican victories in that state. abbott won 60% of the vote. that is one of the biggest margin of all 36 gubernatorial races held yesterday. the governor-elect calling for unity between parties in his victory speech. here he is. >> texans sent a message. you voted for hope over fear, for unity over division, for the majesty of what texas is and what it can be. as texans, as texans the bonds we share transcend our differences. >> trying to piece it together. that race got pretty nasty during the course of it. current governor rick perry is retiring after serving three terms and now greg abbott will step in. >> so it could be a while before virginia voters know who won that senate race. democratic incumbent senator mark warner, against republican ed gillespie. that race is too close to call. gillespie got in the race somewhat late in the game. there could be a recount in virginia. who saw this coming? mike emanuel live in washington on this. how

. >> a lawsuit on obamacare and supreme court and a number of governors like greg abbott in texas say they're going to sue against this executive action, sleigh are trust the court to take this on. that is the only way you are really going to stop the president. >> what about on the issue of immigration and say that is why there is a standstill because the g.o.p. itself to agree on what to do. is that part of the reason, and if so can they get it together and come together on this issue? >> do hi huge reason why i havet been more effective on obamacare. last time there was the one wing of the party saying let's defund it the others is a betz repeal the medical device tax. they were all singing off a different one. that was the exact kind of website flaking out. if they let it play out in the news with seed wins in virginia and other places but republicans were not on the same page. >> they learned a lesson this time. >> the problem is with republicans the every time they are being awful you have to wonder are they going to do something like you suggested. >> the president single actio

in texas crowing about how many latinos voted for greg abbott over wendy davis and voted for himself. think if they look at the election day as a mandate on immigration, they're going to be fooling themselves. it was not an issue in play on tuesday, and they are going to try and take that issue with the president does, dismantle it and come unwith a plan of their own so they can go to voters in 2016 and voters in 2015, saying hey, we tried to do this, but the president said no. >> michael shure joining us from los angeles, good to see you, michael. take care of yourself. >> thank you. >> good news for senate democrats today. republican ed gillispie conceded to mark warner. gillispie said he would not seek a recount. he has a 16,000 vote lead out of more than 2 million votes cast. that means republicans will control 52 seats in the senate. democrats have 44. and independent who is caucus with them and louisiana still has not been called yet. >>> in mexico tens of thousands of people are protesting the government over its suspected ties over 43 student activist. today is a day of protes

republican gubernatorial candidate greg abbott was left off the ballot. in his place, david dumeros. this was an insult to dewhurst because he lost his lieutenant governor prime minister to a tea party challenger. all of us on this show will remember this primary race because a dewhurst staffer put together a creative video mocking dan patrick who won for having changed his name from danny gob ♪ won't let them in ♪ won't let them see ♪ that i'm a phoney radio disjockey ♪ i try to lie ♪ why should they know ♪ well now they know ♪ danny geob. that's my name i can't lie to you any more ♪ i got lies to answer for ♪ dannie don't care. dannie goeb, dannnie patrick, whatever you want to call him. dannie goeb, dannie patrick, he'll take office in january. >> that's amazing. we're going to talk about this race at election night for a long time to come. david shuster. back in a couple of minutes. coming up in the program. a lot of talk on both sides of the aisle today about working together. we'll see if that can actually happen. plus more than half of eligible vot

wendy davis is up against greg abbott. is looking to be the first woman since ann richards to win the office. technical problems resulting in long lines at polling stations in houston. >> it must be easier to vote in kazakhstan than here. >> how long did it take? >> about an hour and 15 minutes, i think. >> standing by in houston is zachary roth. are people lined up for an hour or more to vote? do you get the sense that problems are isolated to houston? >> these problems are not isolated. here at the westside in houston, they seem to have gotten more machines working as you showed. people were waiting this morning an hour and 15 minutes because there were two machines working. we had reports from other parts of houston about another site being down for an hour because of electrical problems. they say voters were not offered the chance to cast a ballot if they had to leave early. state-wide, the secretary of state's voter registration system has been down for much of the morning so people have been unable to access that to

and in texas, bill, greg abbott and dan patrick, the new governor and new lieutenant governor, tough on enforcement. they were down at the border. incredible. they got 44% of the latino vote in the state of texas being tough on immigration. >> now, if i were the head of the republican party and i came to you and said, listen, we're going to present a bill to president obama that says we have to secure the border first with the military presence. that means a constant military presence. a fence that you can't jump over. we're going to build it from brownsville to san diego. and then after that we secure the border we're going to allow some people here legally to get on to have working papers and to earn citizenship over a number of years. would you, laura ingraham, say okay, i'll compromise. >> no, i would not say that at all. i think the mainstream position on this, bill, is enforcement. the mainstream position on this is show me that you're really going to do it. the people are furious. >> that's in writing that you're going to stop it. >> that was in 1986. >> you don't believe no m

greg abbott was left off the ballot. in his place it lifted republican lieutenant governor david duhurst, an insult because he lost his primary. we'll remember this because a dment uhurst staffer put together a video mocking taert your from changing his name from danny to patrick. ♪ ♪ we won't let them in ♪ won't let them see... >> danny gof, patrick, he beat duhurst to win the republican primary, and last night patrick was targeted in the ad. he won election as the texas election governor and will take office in january. that's the power politician. >> david shuster reporting. despite the ads, the dualling news conferences today and differenting political sides president obama said he would like to sit and have a drink with senator mitch mcconnell. >> you know, actually, i would enjoy having kentucky bourbon with mitch mcconnell. i don't know what his preferred drink is. >> but the president says if mitch mcconnell is not up for a drink, there are other things he'll offer in the spirit of bipartisanship. >> if the ways

greg abbott in texas beat wendy davis among women voters as well. finally people asked me what the takeaway of the election is. i think it's that the republicans were given an opportunity to lead at every level, local, state, and federal. in the senate, we had a decisive win obviously across the board and it was clear that it was a defeat for harry reid's dysfunctional leadership and the barack obama agenda. harry reid's refusal to allow votes in the senate in order to protect incumbents backfired and actually it insured their defeat. in the senate it was a night of important firsts for the republican party. johnny ernst because the first female combat veteran in the senate and the first woman in congress from iowa. tom cotton will be the youngest member of the senate. shelly moore capital is the first woman elected to the senate from west virginia. tim scott becomes the first african-american elected to both the house and the senate. in the house, we have a majority bigger than most of us have seen in our lifetimes. we're proud to see mea love in u

. >>> greg abbott was left off the ballot. in his place the ballot listed republican lieutenant governor david dewhurst. we will forever remember this primary race because a dewhurst staffer put together a video, mocking, a person for changing his name to patrick. >> now danny patrick whatever you want to call him he still beat dewhurst to win the primary and last night patrick was targeted in that ad he won election as the texas lieutenant governor. will take office in january. that is tonight's power politics. john. >> david schuster, thank you. joie chen is standing by to tell us what is coming up on "america tonight" at the top of the hour. joie. >> good evening john. democrats licking their wounds, one in kansas where republican governor sam brownback had a scare even loyal members of his party turned against him and the state's teachers led a fierce campaign to drive him from office. the aftermath of the battle for kansas, campaigners on both sides. >> we're kind of on pins and needles. a couple of votes can mean total d