marsha, we've been friends for a long time, i've watched your campaign.project veritas tapes have come out.ta your tape of governor phil bredesen hiding who he reallyal is, purposely lying to the people ofur tennessee, and his staff, turned out being his staff, actually referring to the people of tennessee is ignorant. i think tennessee is one of the greatest aids in this country, i love national and country music. so since that time, it seems like your poll numbers have gone up a lot. >> they have, indeed. we like the trend that we are on. i have to tellav you, there hasa been one slight and one diminishment after another from the phil bredesen camp toward the voters of tennessee. there has been -- they've been referred to as idiots with an expletive in the first of idiots by a phil bredesen spokesperson, said they weren't worth the tim time. you have hillary, of course, the deplorables, and, and bredesen following back on with that, and eric spokesperson,'s comments. tennessee is pretty specific about what they want to their next u.s. senator. they want

i closer to marsha though. >> so earlier today, nancy pelosi and marsha fudge got together. pelosi said what would it take to win your support? fudge said she would think about it. >> you have to love this horse trading. however you -- >> i do love it. >> how you feel about who will be in charge of the house, this is how government and politics work. nancy pelosi can only afford probably 17 defections. so if the cbc, the congressional black caucus says we're out, she has a huge problem. whether they can make good on that promise and what does marsha fudge want? does she want something for the cbc or want something for herself? does she want something for her district? does she want a vote? pelosi and she can work that out and figure what it's going to take to have you say, on second thought, i want to focus on the interests of the people of cuyahoga county. so all of that, you'll have to tune in to find out. chris, thank you. >> you bet. >> an accidental disclosure revealing wikileaks founder julian assange could be facing secret federal charges. catherine herridge is live i

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marsha blackburn says she is politically incorrect and proud of it.ility mean to you in terms of your vote? >> it means a lot. our country is a democracy, it's something that's pure, it's about communication, phil bredesen is a fair man. he will speak directly. he speaks the truth. it's his truth. >> reporter: when you hear mars marsha blackburn and donald trump, and they were both together in chattanooga, what goes through your mind? >> i think it's a shame that this is happening in our country, that there is this incivility, that there are lines being drawn that are pitting folks against one another. >> reporter: kim, are you hearing this among your family and friends? >> it's more divisive than ever. i think good governance does come down to this level, and it's causing more division. >> reporter: thank you both. thank you both, and there's so much interest here, hallie. early voting from 2014 up 217%. >> wow. that's a big number. chris jansing, i know you want another cup of coffee. let's take a look at the state of play for the house. we have bee

i am not anti-pelosi but whatever marsha does, i'm very pro-marsha. haven't seen that marsha is running for speaker. >> that was a very political answer. with us tonight, someone that knows about internal democratic politics and other things, chair of the democratic national committee, debbie wasserman schultz. she joins me now. how are you? >> doing well, thanks. >> take us inside the room. i haven't seen it on the record, are you a public vote for nancy pelosi? >> i am a public vote for nancy pelosi, yes. >> how serious should she take the martha fudge challenge? >> well, i'm confident that nancy pelosi takes any challenge seriously. there's no better politician than nancy pelosi, and no better vote counter than nancy pelosi, so if someone runs, whether it is marsha or anyone else, i'm sure she will run the race like anyone. >> you spent time with democratic challengers that said i am not supporting nancy pelosi. how would you make the case to them that i know what you had to say on the trail or you may think these things about her, how would you ma

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some of them are laid even lined up the night before this is presidents third visit to tennessee for marsha blackburn he wants her in the senate just shows how close of a race that is going up against a popular former governor this race has already set records for how much money spent $80 million for the tennessee senate seat and also early voting triple the number of midterm voters that voted for him last time that strategy is very simple marsha blackburn says she is with trump her opponent is a washington democrat but he tries not to make this about trump but global issues and is it to find of the democratic leadership. president trump wants tennessee and if she does get elected she will be the first woman elected senator from tennessee. chattanooga is the president sam second campaign event of the day reporting secretary of state brian kemp in a closely watched race for governor the former minority leader in the house of representatives both candidates making the final pitch to voters talking about voter suppression so what parts of the president's speech resonated the most today? we mac

the majority are sent back to their home countries. >> shannon: marsha and bob, great to see them both. we will continue the conversation. all right, there are some new rules for white house press conferences as a result of the legal showdown that the admin's rations been having with cnn over border jim acosta. kristin fisher is here with more details. >> the white house unveiled these new rules of the same time it announced it would restore cnn's chief white house correspondent jim acosta's hard pass after cnn had sued. a hard pass the credential that gives all members of the white house press corps access to the white house. now the white house is threatening to suspend or revoke any journalists hard pass if they break one of these new rules. >> president trump: that's enough. that's enough. >> from here on out it all press conferences, the white house has journals will only be allowed to ask one question. unless the president or whatever official taking questions allows them to ask a follow-up question. after that, the white house says the journalist might yield the floor, physicall

a vote for marsha is really a vote for me.'m not on the ballot, but in a certain way, i'm on the ballot. so please go out and vote. and a vote for cindy is a vote for me. and a vote for steve a vote for me. remember this, a vote for david is a vote for me and our agenda to make america great again. >> president trump made it clear, as you heard there, the midterm elections were about him. during the closing weeks of the midterm campaign cycle, he hit the road hard to spread that message. in the last six days of the campaign, president trump held 11 rallies across eight battleground states. since he took office, the president has held 53 rallies in 23 state, including 30 since labor day. leigh ann caldwell is a capitol hill reporter. she joins us now from washington. leigh ann, let's talk about some of your reporting. he was in the state of tennessee. marsha blackburn won. you go in the state of indiana, braun one. you go into the state of missouri, hawley one. the state of iowa, mike dewine. he is claiming some measure of vict

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is marsha fudge a likely opponent? >> i doubt it. i think people believe that nancy will ultimately prevail. her loyalists will have the vast majority. and i think people will come to the realization that nobody can do that job better than she can. there is a whole element of change. so nancy pelosi staying tess top is not exactly sending a message about changes? the first six months of our majority will be the most important six months. with the diversity, with the new members, with the wide-ranging pins about policy, it's going to take somebody with her skills. so i think what you'll see, however, is a lot of new faces being featured prominently, the leadership will be putting new faces out to media so they get exposure. i think she understands that she has to do that, that the party won largely because of women and young voters. >> absolutely. >> so we need to be responsive to that and sensitive to it. >> okay. border wall funding. the president has not ruled out the possibility of shutting down the government early next month. le

but i am saying a declared marsha fudge candidacy is a lot different than a contemplated marsha fudgecy. i think people across the country would be surprised about how many people would decommit and commit for marsha. >> marsha fudge's potential run for house speaker may be dividing some members of the caucus. even though prominent members are throwing their support behind nancy pelosi. however, pelosi is unphased. >> i have overwhelming support in my caucus to be speaker of the house and certainly we have many, many people in our caucus who could serve in this capacity. i happen to think that at this point i'm the best person for that. >> still, house speaker is not the only position up for grabs. there are six other leadership positions, including democratic caucus chair. and congresswoman fudge is not wrong when she says that black women, as the democratic party most loyal voters are not seen the fruits of that boern out in actual power within the party leadership. joining me now, california congresswoman barbara lee. >> as you are in california, i want to check in on your district

marsha blackburn, andy barr, indiana, certainlya marsha blackburn, andy barr, indiana, certainly a goodnt to come to washington and do the job they were elected to do that to solve real problems. well, 2018, as we have been discussing, has been described as the year of the woman in these mid—term elections. one of the most interesting races which we just described was the governor for georgia. democrat stacey abrams was aiming to become the first african—american woman to run a state, when she ran for georgia governor. but despite support from big names like oprah winfrey, she didn‘t win the race. here‘s what stacey abrams had to say, when she addressed supporters a little earlier. hard work is in our bones. and we have proven this every single day, georgia. with doors knocked, with calls made, with miles travelled, with prayers prayed to the highest heavens. and tonight we have closed the gap between yesterday and tomorrow. but we still have a few more miles to go. but hear me clearly. that, too, is an opportunity to show the world who we are, because in georgia civil rights has always

republican representative marsha blackburn delivered heard victory speech after winning the u.s. senate seat left by bob corker. we will hear from her first. then democrat phil bredesen who lost the race. [applause] ]crowd chanting corker thank you all, so incredibly much. i tell you what, i think our country has done 2 things loud and clear. a really good message. [inaudible] we absolutely could not have done it without all of you. i know you want to keep this country really on the right track, and i'm so incredibly grateful for all of you who have stayed strong. you have worked on the get out the vote. we appreciate everything you have done. thank you, so very much. [applause] i do have a few specific thank you's. to sayf all, i want thank you to the voters of tennessee. [applause] thank you for believing in me, and for hearing our message, and for giving me your votes, and for allowing me to be the first woman ever -- [applause] just imagine this, a conservative woman -- [applause] and, you know, one person does not win a campaign. it takes a host of volunteers. that.y of you

a tremendous contrast with the woman who he was running against, marsha blackburn. this is not a place where they're used to being bombarded with ads. i was talking to voters today, asking them their impression of the race. almost to a person, the first thing they said is how nasty it is. they can't believe how many ads are on television. they go home in the afternoon and there is somebody else who has put a flyer in their door. most of them i've talked to have reacted badly to that. which doesn't necessarily mean they're voting for phil bredesen, but he has said he believes if he doesn't win here, and he told this to our kasie hunt, that it's going to be bau because of the democratic party band. if he wins it's going to be because marsha blackburn has aligned herself so closely with president trump. he came here three times again, extraordinary, three visits for marsha blackburn in a state that he won by 26 points. just to give you an idea of how much interest there is in this race and how unusual it is, the state election board has spent weeks as we watch phil bre

. >> marsha blackburn or filled medicine? >> i will go with marsha. i will tell you why. phil wasn't a good governor for us. day, wember back in the will not touch social security? kepthe was governor, he $280 million out of the transportation fund to put it in a general fund because they couldn't balance the budget. robbing from peter to pay paul. now we have a six inch tax on the fueled that just got voted in to take care of transportation problems. we had a $280 million surplus. because this man decided to take that out instead of balancing the bridget -- budget, now we have six cents going up. now the people in tennessee have to realize they were paying $.18 makee gallon, which would $.43 from the federal government and hennessy, and now -- and tennessee, but now $.53 on every gallon of gas justin tax. if the democrats can't balance a budget, and apparently they can't because they did not do it in obama's term either, i'm not saying that they did in george term either, but we need to start worrying about the budget. we will start worrying about the things that governm

phil bredesen tweeted about marsha blackburn, my opponent is in washington 16 years. it shows.nesseans deserve better. i'm applying for the job. bredesen is running more moderate campaign. he said he would have voted for kavanaugh. he has an ad he says people who are republican appreciate his bipartisan approach when he is governor. he tried to appeal to new voters by reminding them he has got tennessee resident taylor swift's endorsement. but it is not clear if the splash made by swift getting involved is going to contribute a blue wave here in tennessee, because as you mentioned off the top, bredesen still trails blackburn by almost 10 points according to the new "fox news poll." eric: peter that is a beautiful building behind you. what is it? reporter: it is parthenon in nashville, inside a art museum we hope to check out before we go to the airport. eric: go ahead. get barbecue before you go. thanks. arthel. arthel: it's a dead heat in arizona. democrat kyrsten sinema and republican martha mcsally running neck-and-neck for an open senate seat. how these candidates are tryin

marsha blackburn has been a favorite of the national religious right for years in part due to her. positions . conservative groups poured millions into a race. is going to be considered in the senate judiciary emily. to be a supreme court justice. wrote several calls are. not allowed to have asked me why they can't get this right to get my attention on the federal level let me tell you. that i think a lot of the way that we're on their. way here. but. when it comes to the religious right support for trump the most common question people ask is how do they justify supporting him despite his numerous extramarital affairs which would seem to violate their christian values we did not even a minister. just my thoughts. they paid off of course playboy model. there's a sphere with his third wife and i still see all that he did before he became president united states guy came from here in. israel. congressman blackburn crash one question. that values voters today are you worried about losing voters because it trumps. dandled. the values voter summit opened in washington with the midterm e

article marsha is just another putin pop it is feisty even. but also plucky she punches above her weight is not far fetched to see is putin s. but it seemed to be particularly worried about one scene and a single episode where moshe is seen wearing a soviet border guards hat. apparently that's meant to be a statement on russia's defense of its borders but even if we say that's true what kind of kid would pick up on that but hey it's best start when they're young right the studio behind this propaganda masterpiece of course denies being influenced by the kremlin's hand saying they received no state funding but we did a bit of digging and found some ominous signs you simply can't ignore here comes the kremlin for all of two seconds that could easily be interpreted as a soviet red star disguised as an innocent christmas decoration and you may not realize it but the weird hat that must have got on here is a traditional russian hat now i know those examples aren't so much propaganda as they are just random russian things but that's all we could try

republican representative marsha blackburn delivered heard victory speech after winning the u.s.enate seat left by bob corker. we will hear from her first. then democrat phil bredesen who lost the race. [applause] ]crowd chanting corker thank you all, so incredibly much. i tell you what, i think our country has done 2 things loud and clear.

project blitz may be a national initiative but it has a tennessee connection and congresswoman marsha blackburn she's a leader in the organization behind the project i know the left calls me a wingnut or a knuckle dragging conservative and you know what i say that's all right bring it on she's now running for senate and one of the country's most closely watched midterm races thank you three are both president and vice president might have endorsed blackboard traveling to tennessee multiple times for rallies and fund raising events america needs a conservative revolution and leaders who are willing to fight. back to. shut out the. we're here into the sea in trying to track down we found out she said a private donor a bit tonight so. now to get in and talk to. her marsha blackburn has been a favorite of the national religious right for years in part due to her. positions . conservative groups millions into a race. is going to be considered in the senate judiciary emily. to be a supreme court justice. called our. must have asked me why i gave him this right that followed him to on the fe

glad to be joined by the chairman of the national turkey federation, jeff suban along with his wife marsha, his father john, his sons peter and samuel and their very beautiful families. thank you very much for being here. thank you. thank you. jeff, thank you. thanksgiving is a time of great american traditions and today we continue a very special one when a lucky turkey gets a presidential pardon. that turkey is so lucky. i've never seen such a beautiful turkey. it has been stated that president abraham lincoln, honest abe, was the first president to grant such a pardon after his son tad befriended the christmas turkey and imemployered his father please, dad, please, save it in in grand tradition, i am pleased to announce that today's lucky bird and guest of honor is named peas,in his alternate named car. of this vote was divided by a fair and open election conducted on the white house website. this was a fair election. p's and carrots are the very first national thanksgiving turkeys from the very great state of south dakota. love south dakota. we ares occasion, excited to be joined by go

it would be a break with that kind of mold if marsha blackburn were to win here. for phil, the challenge is figuring out how to navigate what the president is doing and saying. i thought his answers about immigration were particularly interesting. they are a bit different from what i heard from some other republican candidates. take a look. >> do you think that the caravan that's coming through mexico is a threat to the united states? >> i'm amazed that we're economically and militarily the most powerful country in the world and the notion that anybody should consider a caravan of a few thousands poor people, mostly women and children with no weapons purging our border as a threat oto the country. it spritrikes me beyond belief t anybody would think that way. i think it's something we ought to handle appropriately. i think we ought to control our borders. when i was a governor i sent national guard troops down to the arizona border after 9/11 when the president suggested it would be helpful. >> reporter: now i should have said that other democratic candidates. wha

the singer taylor swift marsha blackburn blackburn the singer taylor swift blasted marsha blackburn overult is that she is fighting for the democrats and their male candidates, phil bredesen. it is not about the fact that she is a woman, it is really about the policies. we are looking at women candidates who will advocate for women's equality and the fact that they happen to be a woman is an added benefit. they will bring that extra perspective, a unique perspective. there has been a lot of noise during this election campaign. 0nly next week will become clear that america's voters have been listening, too. # you've got a prayer in memphis... it feels as if we have said before that women are bound to be repulsed by what mr trump says and does and yet in 2016, white women in particular voted for him in large numbers. you think it will be different this time? it is a very good question. i think once you talk to some women they believe that they are not happy with his language in particular and that goes beyond what he says about women. it goes beyond the allegations of affairs and goes to t

he's a marsha fudge ally and he says we'd have to protect those members that ran on change.an said "there may be a florida flight. i don't think anybody would be interested in blocking the first african american to be the speaker of the house. tim ryan said we have to protect the freshmen that campaigned that they wouldn't vote for nancy pelosi." one of them is matt ryan. i asked him if there was an ask that he had, a tran actional question there. he said no, the only thing i skid for is coca-cola and i got some dark chocolate. there's one factor here, shep, that may work in nancy pelosi's favor. carol mcmillen said events are important. there could be a big event like when the government runs out of money. if they go into a shut down, this is her chance to say these are the types of things we're fighting for. shep? >> shepard: chad pergram reporting. the pentagon got $700 billion of your tax dollars last year. you wonder how the military spends that money? you can keep wondering. for the first time ever, accountants did an audit of the pentagon and the short version, the pe

it was a progressive year, marsha fudge included. would you let men, after this year of the woman, telling you what to do. listening to the freshmen, it's pretty interesting. >> at this time nancy pelosi does not have my support. i'm not making any voting commitments at this time. i'm looking for a new generation of leadership. >> we have to see how this all develops, obviously. but it does mean that i wouldn't be voting for her, either on the floor or in caucus. >> i made a commitment to my district that i would not be supporting nancy pelosi. >> what will you do if there's not another candidate? >> like i said, that's why we'll have to see how we move forward. >> welcome to washington. >> there are two buckets of opposition, the issues she's dealing with here. few enemies she has made over 15 years as democratic leader. seth molton would be the most prominent of them. the chief attack on them, if not one of the main attacks on them was if you elect this democrat, nancy pelosi would be speaker. a lot of them distanced themselves fro

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ed: marsha blackburn beat former governor phil bredesen.rke. ainsley: missouri is where we find our own steve doocy, the dad. he leads our team coverage across the nation, including pete hegseth in texas in fort worth. ed: griff jenkins in lakeland, florida. brian: todd piro is not in lakeland, florida. he is in new jersey. ed: we are in helena, montana with a race that hasn't been decided. ainsley: hey, steve. steve: what a 24 hours i had. 24 hours i was there with you, we were outside in fox square. i flew to springfield, missouri. i spent the night at a bar. as results came in. and here i am in the restaurant. steve, remember me, i went to high school with you. my wife just saw you on tv. where have you been past 40 years? >> we celebrated our 40th high school reunion. steve: scott anderson and his wife here at the farmhouse. brian, ainsley, ed. so many people are so energized because they fought so hard to get josh hawley elected to the u.s. senate and last night was, they got a lot of christmas tree shots in branson. christmas came ear

congresswoman marsha black running for the senate seat vacated by barb corker. thank you. >> thank you. arthel: let's go out west where the senate race in nevada is down to the wire with three points separating democrat jacky rosen and jacky rosen and a comment republican dean heller. dan springer is in las vegas with more on that race. hi, dan. >> hey, i felt. in terms they understand las vegas for democrats take control of the senate, they need to pull off an inside straight to have any chance of doing that. they have to split the seeded nevada. the only place for an incumbent republican senator is defending a seat in which hillary clinton won the state back in 2016. dean heller has a big advantage in name recognition numbers upon a democrat jacky rosen. he's never lost an election in an election it is one for statewide races in a row. he's had a complicated relationship with president trump. he was a critic in 2016 but later under pressure from trump voted for the repeal of obamacare. now trump and his son, don junior are campaigning hard core. >> my father c

tevote for marsha is a vote for me inessee and so forth. so he's -- you have to say he's a gambling man.ll he'sn on it. he's saying, first of all, he's working his tail off. he's had 11he stops inast three days and he has said it's about me. and most npresidents, ehen it is a referendum on them and we all know it will never accept that. trump is all in saying, yes, it is about me, so that' what tuesday is going to be in my opinion. >> fdr is the last president to dothis, tom. >> it has not just the optics but the tone of a presidential election, and that's where e are inerican politics because it's now 24/7 jam packed. i must saye that in last week or so what has been very unsettling to me is toee american soldiers unspooling re on the border with weapons nearby. this is how we're dealing with what is not yet a threat of any kind. if you had imagination in the white house, you'd go to ahe u. you'd go to the very many private agencies in this y, coun international rescue community, catholic charities, and work out a deal to get them anopped

melissa: i'm also curious, why is marsha blackburn having such a hard time in tennessee?p with that state? that is a race that should lean her way. a lot of things are going right for republicans but she hasn't been able to close it out? >> the democrats got a prized recruit, former governor, nra likes me, i would have voted for kavanaugh. it is the type of nominee democrats need in a state like tennessee. blackburn from what i heard, from my source is still ahead by mid to high single digits. unless something really surprising happens should win but again, every time there is a midterm election after a new president is elected the winds of history are blowing hard against the party in power. that is one of the dynamics we're watching tonight. why some of these red state races and red district races have a real chance going blue. maybe not tennessee senate but certainly others in the country. melissa: that is definitely out there but do you think one way or the other, these races will be a bellwether for anything going forward because at the end of the day it is about the

there's this new reporting from our friend robert acosta from "the washington post," marsha fudge says is overwhelmed by the support from many of her colleagues as she weighs a bid for speaker. also happening, congress james cliburn is accusing detractors of using racially charged dog whistles to undermine his position. cliburn said, quote, i don't know where it's all coming from but someone came to me over the weekend and told many when i was -- he also alleges he was called token. he's the only black member of the leadership team in congress. here to sort it all out, who better than congressman james cliburn, assistant democratic leader and jake sherman, coa co-author of political playbook. this idea again from ms. pelosi that she's got the votes and this reporting that marsha fudge of ohio says she's been overwhelmed by support. who is it? >> thank you is o'muso much for me. i think you know i have been supporting nancy pelosi throughout this campaign. i've supported her throughout her leadership bids, and i'll continue to support her. marsha fudge is a very good friend, and i like

>> i agree with marsha. education is number one. we are at one point, the 48th ranked state in the country for education. >> reporter: you want to see that change? >> heck, yeah, and transportation. i'm sick and tired of gridlock. >> reporter: you name the people and there are opinions about what's happening in georgia. a lot of people i talked to said they're just tired of the campaign. they want this to be over tomorrow. but as you know for the governor's race, because there are three candidates, two who are neck and neck, if they don't get that 50% of the vote, if one of them doesn't, this could go into a runoff in the early part of december. >> i'm with him on gridlock. anybody who has been in traffic in atlanta, it's among the worst in the country. thank you. >>> allie is in cleveland. president trump will be speaking there in a few hours. what's the scene there, allie, and it looks like you have a line formed behind you already. >> reporter: yeah. there are a lot of supporters lining up to start going into the rally in a few m

chris: marsha fudge is toying with the idea -- >> but not there yet.be serious contender? >> again, no ground work has been layed for serious opposition. >> if they vote as caucus she's going to win and she goes to the floor, they have a choice, are they not going to vote for her, sit silent, are they going to vote for kevin mccarthy, a clarifying choice. chris: let's turn to the recount, the continuing recount in the florida senate race where there are continuing claims of fraud from both sides, take a look. >> he can't stand the fact that he's not going to be elected for the first time in decades and he won't -- he's here to steal the election. >> he's been using his power as governor to try to undermine the voting process. chris: congressman chaffetz, there are growing signs as the votes start to come in from the manual recount that rick scott is going to be able to hold on to the lead which is about 12,500 votes, is this over, is he going to take the senate seat and replace bill nelson and why, not that you're on expert in florida, but to a certain

my congresswoman is marsha fudge since we live in cleveland and columbus. thank you for the work you are doing. about 11 months ago, thanks to reverend sharpton, especially, for his leadership. i'm so glad of your media presence. that is really important. ms. ryeland, thank you. about 11 months ago, the day after martin luther king died, was on the senate floor, i was sitting with kamala harrison, comparing notes of dr. king's speeches that we gave at dr. king's events. i was in congresswoman beatty's district in a day in columbus. i told kamala i quoted one of my favorite quotes from dr. king, which i often use on martin luther king breakfast days, is when this quote that he said about street sweepers. you-all know, of course, that dr. king was martyred advocating for sanitation workers, perhaps the group, the most exploited workers in the country except maybe farm workers in those days. here's his quote. i think most of you know t if a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should street sweeps the way michelangelo painted, the way shakespeare wrote poe

president trump was in tennessee with marsha blackburn. the senate race underway 12 tig tight.. >> it's unexpected to have a competitive republican versus democrat in the state of tennessee. what is it about the political climate has you in the game? >> the more moderate people and the fact i've been that way as governor and reached across the a aisle puts it in play. >> what surprised you the most about this race? >> i think in political terms, i knew that in a senate race that the party affiliation was more important than in the governor's race in just that, but i probably under estimated it. it's just particularly during the kavanaugh stuff how quickly people said, oh, yeah, i remember i'm a democrat or republic republican, how quickly that happens. from a campaigning standpoint, i take more selfies in a week than i had in my entire life up until the campaigning. it's a totally new world out there. it actually is kind of fun, you take it with somebody and 50 or 60 people will see that, the comments and gets passed around. >> what do you think of the job that national democra

marsha blackburn winning over the democratic former governor of that state. joe manchin in a state that president trump would have been by more than 40 points, holding on to his seat in the united states senate there. josh hawley has upended and defeated claire mccaskill. the democrat there in the state of missouri has lost her race. right now some of the races too close to call. in the state ofary air, another of the closely watched races. a small lead there over kristen sinemma. only 23% in. still too close to call but trailing scott. and john tester, the democratic incumbent. behind for now with 71% of the vote in to rosendale. let's go to some of the governor battles. republican ron desantis has won in the state of florida, defeating andrew gillum. he conceded a short time ago. in the state of georgia, brian kemp, the republican attorney general in that state, still too close to call. we're calling it, leading stacey abrams. there are still some votes out around the city of atlanta that could make up the difference. let's bring in steve cokornacki. how ar

there's talk from marsha fudge, who is a democrat from ohio, member of the congressional black caucus. she has said she's serious lily thinking about it, getting encouragement to do it. when pelosi was asked about the prospect of a marsha fudge candidacy, she said "come on in, the water's warm." >> is there a chance nancy pelosi would have to rely on republicans to get the vote? >> it's possible in this environment. i talked to one republic who made it clear she could support nancy pelosi if she embraced a bipartisan package of rules -- other democrats are saying they will vote for her only if she endorses this rules change. >> i've been saying the same thing for months now. i won't vote for any speaker unless they agree to change the rules to make it easier to put things on the floor. >> and i am sick and tired of this institution being controlled by essentially one office. i'm willing to take such a disruptive position as this for the american people to say a democratic candidate who embraces these rules reforms, i would support this. >> reporter: so if nancy pelosi were to support

trump has said a vote for marsha is a vote for me.ically making this tennessee race a referendum on his presidency. ordinarily in tennessee, that might be enough. they have not sent a democrat to the senate here since al gore in 1990. president trump won the state in 2016 by 26%. but the democratic candidate, bill is a popular former governor. he's a low key candidate. he's willing work with president trump when it suits tennessee and will oppose him when it doesn't. already this become the most expensive race in tennessee senate history. $80 million, $50 million in outside money. groups around the country scrambling for it could be a key seat. >> shepard: thank you very much. live there in nashville. it's not just congress up for grabs in the midterms. candidates in some tight battles for governor's mansions across the country including in the state of georgia where the democrat fighting to become the first ever black woman governor in the united states. voters there are already making history. that's next. smile dad. i take medicati

a tight race in the senate ended up being a 9 point when for marsha blackburn.ndiana one of the tightest races leading up to election day and it was a top target for donald trump and his campaign stops over the last week helped republican mike braun by 9 points ahead of joe donnelly. >> we as conservatives being led by donald trump have got to prove why our way of thinking, what works in indiana is going to work for the rest of america. >> i end this in a way i have been filled up so much more by you, you have given me so much and i'm so grateful to all of you. >> a number of votes still coming in from races across the country, keeping an eye on it and we will keep you updated throughout the morning and the next few days. >> arizona, montana, nevada, thank you so much, appreciate it. while you were sleeping democrats now have control of the house but the blue wave crashed in the senate. what does this mean for donald trump's agenda? ron meyer shares his biggest take aways of the night up next. ♪ today is the day you're going to get motivated... get stronger... g

seats in tennessee i want to congratulate our great champion who did such a great job in tennessee marsha and in utah. and arizona is looking very good a really very good he's done a terrific job there was a tough race and she's done a fantastic. and each of these open seats democrats recruited very strong candidates with substantial fundraising and media support we were getting bombarded with money on the other side. in the house republicans dramatically out performed historical precedents and overcame a historic number of retirements the most house republican retirements in eighty eight years. forty three house republicans retired now i will say this that in many cases they were chairman of committees and they left because they weren't chairman because the republicans have a rule for six years and what that does is wonderful in one way it lets people come through the system and become chairman in another way it drives people up because when their chairman they don't want to go and not be a chairman you're the chairman of a committee and you're a big deal and all of a sudden you're not d