for more on that we are joined by jay newton small. welcome. can gridlock actually be broken? >> no, actually gridlock is not going to be prone by republicans taking control of the senate. that said, there is an expectation that mitch mcconnell who is senate minority leader, who will become majority leader if the republicans take senate, there will be pressure on republicans to deliver something. that said you know if they you know there's really not much they can do frankly given the president's veto pen, divided government and just a bitter bitter washington. >> and if the democrats remain in control just the same old same old? >> pretty much. if democrats remain in control it's the same old same old in the last two years, actually the last four years consume. the house passes bills that the senate doesn't want to pass, the senate passes that they have to force feed, their conservative wing of the party, sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn't as we saw with the government shutdown. >> are younger members of congress more poal arized is thapolarized is thatwhat you ar?

"time" magazine's washington corte jay newton small who has been everywhere in the world.he gop's right-wing clown car was full of faces with like troublemaker ted cruz. sarah palin, and michele bachmann or birthers like donald trump. iowa's steve king and texas' louis gopper. goemer. gopper. >>> and here she is is. >> i have a beautiful smith and wesson nine millimeter and it goes with me virtually everywhere, but i do believe in the right to carry, and i believe in the right to defend myself and my family, whether it's from an intruder or whether it's from a government should they decide that my rights are no longer important. >> so, yes, absolutely, and -- and i do think that, yes, he should pay for -- whether that's removal from office, whether that's impeachment, but as a u.s. senator, absolutely. we have to push that issue. >> as david gregory used to say, let's unpack that. i love that phrase. saying basically i have a gun, she'll have to go through a metal detector on capitol hill, not just for intruders in her home, wherever she goes, she has to protect herself fr

jay newton small. and lance simmons, the arthur of the evolution of a revolution.his question where the pitchforks are out. it's like barbara tuckman in the guns of august. president said by the end of this year, i will go by executive order to maybe legalize millions of people here if the congress doesn't act. they have 15 days on their second to act. any chance the house will act and pass the senate bill? >> i think they're going to want to act. they keep saying they're not going to allow this to stand. this is outrageous. they're going to defend it. there's going to be too much outcry. >> will they act before the president does it his way? >> absolutely not. >> it's the red flag in front of the bull. >> that's right. there will be war. the reality is, i think you were bringing this up after the election. it's not a common-ground situation. somebody said, you know, somebody wants nine. somebody wants seven. you got to find eight. >> but you can trade. >> of course you can trade. >> you can trade people here illegally for stopping the flow of people coming here fo

. >> jay newton small our political contributor joining us from new york. one of the other significant women playing the game in texas, in the texas governor's race wnt down to defeat. greg abbott defeating wendy davis, quite famous for her filibuster on reproductive rights issues in the texas legislature, not able to translate her popularity into success. joining us from austin, is heidi zhou-castro, who has been following that race as well. heidi? >> well, you know the republicans held on to the governorship in the state. it comes as no surprise. the attorney-general, republican will continue for the party. he came in election day with a 14 point lead over wendy davis, the state senator who made the 11th hour filibuster. at the time she made it, it was more than a year ago. there was so much enthusiasm behind the candidacy at that time. it was a long time ago, and according to the latest, aborion doesn't rank among the top five issues. on top of voter's minds, immigration and border security. it's largely what has happened over the mexican border this sum