, peter meijer who did something braver than i have seen in terms of most members of congress, in termsg his party to be one of ten republicans to impeach donald trump. when people like you say we are we are all the good republicans, you helped defeat one of them. >> jake, let's be clear, if your point is that i should, in some sort of exercise of defeatism, stop trying to beat republicans in vulnerable seats, we are going to vote for kevin mccarthy, and put jim jordan at the head of the judiciary committee, where they are going to take away your reproductive freedom, pass a national ban on abortion, give you two years of hunter biden and nothing else. -- if your point is that i should roll over, pull a bunch of punches, and make someone in the media feel better because what? because we hope that some of these democrats will be nice to us? how about we elect some people who are actually good on issues like choice, or gun safety, or on supporting leaders who won't support an insurrection, and peter meijer was going to vote for the majority that on january 6th voted to set aside the elect

>> look, i think it's hypocrisy, i find it infuriating what democrats did to peter meijer, stood up tot urgent it's existential. >> the absurdity. >> yes. biden is saying economy is going to be the top issue, always. abortion and crime, they're playing to their base. they're trying to play to the base to make sure they have adequate turn out. but biden, particularly in the wake of paul pelosi, the danger is not in taking the threats to democracy too seriously, it's taking it too lightly because it is existential. as citizens of self-governing republican we have to look at that. >> we have tim ryan running for ohio next hour. we had elissa slotkin on earlier in the week. we'll ask him if he thinks biden made a mistake not leading with the economy last night. you think tim ryan is an effective messenger on this. why and what is the rest of the party missing? >> tim ryan is the best on economic issues in the democratic party right now. >> it's the prototypical candidate, democrat or republican. >> yes. he's running country over party. he's running pro worker, antichina and focused on midd

peter meijer was replaced on the ticket by john gibbs, a trump backed election denying anti-democracy candidate. gives lost to democrat hillary shelton by 13 points, flipping the republican district. we are seeing something playing out similar in washington. another pro impeachment member of congress, jamie herrera beutler, lost her primary to a trump backed extremist, a guy named joe can't. we don't know who will win that race. we have not called this race. as of now, kent is trailing his democratic opponent by about four points with 70% of the vote in. even if can't pulls it out, it is clear he is paying that penalty. we saw it in race after race after race. in fact, voters, republican voters, independents, voting for republicans who was not anti democracy, and a democrat against another candidate who was anti democracy. the central contention of biden in this messaging was that, yes, actually, people do actually care about american democracy. that it's not weird, out of touch, elitist to talk about democracy because we all share in it together. based on these numbers, based on what

> it was a high-risk, a very high leverage play that did base the benefits, for instance, that peter meijerare gonna win that seat partly because of it. so, it was a very high leverage risk. i worry about the downside, but you know, when you make a high leverage bet, and you win the bet, you get to recoup the winnings. claire mccaskill and carlos curbelo, thank you both. >> thanks, chris. >> still to come -- early voting is already underway and the georgia senate one of. but that was no sure thing. how it all played out in the absolutely incredible scenes that unfolded in georgia over the holiday weekend? we'll bring that to you, next. ♪ ♪ ♪ before dexcom g6, my diabetes was out of control. i was tired. not having the energy to do the things that i wanted to do. before dexcom g6, i was frustrated. all of that finger-pricking and all of that pain, my a1c was still stuck. there is a better way to manage diabetes. the dexcom g6 continuous glucose monitoring system eliminates painful fingersticks, helps lower a1c, and it's covered by medicare. before dexcom g6, i couldn't enjoy a single meal. i

john gibbs believing he would be easier for democrats to beat than the more moderate congressman peter meijer. >> other people say we are funding their campaigns. it's ridiculous. we are attacking them but we are absolutely right we thought it was an easier candidate. >> as president biden focuses on the elections as a whole -- >> we must vote knowing what's at stake and not just the policy of the moment. >> former president obama is making battleground-specific pitches. >> democracy, as we know it, may not survive in arizona. that's not an exaggeration. that is a fact. >> peter: obama is drawing bigger crowds this cycle but biden remains the leader of the party. >> our best days are really ahead of us. >> peter: our best days were in danger of disappearing just last night along with certain freedoms and the fate and soul of the united states. so, we're seeing president biden trying to strike a balance talking about both threats to democracy and the pluses of democratic party policy. bret? >> bret: peter doocy on the north lawn. thanks. talk about both of those things with wi candidates later

> it was a high-risk, a very high leverage play that did base the benefits, for instance, that peter meijerthat seat partly because of it. so, it was a very high leverage risk. i worry about the downside, but you know, when you make a high leverage bet, and you win the bet, you get to recoup the winnings. claire mccaskill and carlos curbelo, thank you both. >> thanks, chris. >> still to come -- early voting is already underway and the georgia senate one of. but that was no sure thing. how it all played out in the absolutely incredible scenes that unfolded in georgia over the holiday weekend? we'll bring that to you, next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ kevin! kevin! kevin? oh nice. kevin, where are you... kevin?!?!?.... hey, what's going on? i'm right here! i was busy cashbacking for the holidays with chase freedom unlimited. i'm gonna cashback on a gingerbread house! oooh, it's got little people inside! and a snowglobe. oh, i wished i lived in there. you know i can't believe you lost another kevin. it's a holiday tradition! that it is! earn big time with chase freedom unlimited. ♪ do you struggle with occasi

the election demi v -- denier, people like bolduc in new hampshire or john gibbs, who defeated peter meijer, who voted to impeach trump. there was a lot of criticism of that strategy. and from just a pure political opportunism measure, it was successful. i mean, those candidates, those trump candidates, universally the ones supported by democrats, universally lost. i think it's frustrating for democrats to see trump still to the extent he has dominating the discussion, but i think it's also big thing that drove their successes in the midterms. not just the candidates they supported in the republican primaries, but, you know, the fact that donald trump hung over this midterm was clearly what dragged republicans and what should have been, should have been under any other objective historical measure, should have been a big, big election for republicans, wasn't, and it wasn't because in large part donald trump. >> whether they like it or not, he's right back in it. tonight around 9:00 eastern time. jonathan karl, great to see you. "betrayal: the final act of the trump show," is out today in pa

peter meijer in "the washington post," he lost his seat, he's one of the impeachment republicans, hea primary, and he told the post, after tuesday we have no choice but to heed voters when they say the grass is green, the sky is blue and by the way, you just got your ass handed to you, but waking up to that reality is going to be rough. this is actually what mcconnell has been trying to say, wake up. >> yeah. and mcconnell has always had and continues to have a stronghold on his -- in terms of his conference. he's got 35 who are very loyal to him. and they are blaming trump for the outcome. but he's got this josh hawley wing, it is small, but has grown a little bit in the last few years, that are agitating, trying to be sort of the new conservatives that are thoughtful, and also considered sort of populist, a little bit trumpy, but their ranks are pretty small over in the senate. it is not as -- nearly as big a problem as mccarthy. >> and not entirely clear who would succeed him as republican leader. on the house side, i mean, if republicans are able to pull out a marginal victory he

. -- peter meijer voted to impeach donald trump. the republican, john gibbs, who defeated him, lost to the democrat hillary shelton. you had it all up in the number of republican straddles i've talked to say they had a real trump problem here. the question is what the party does about it. >> yeah, what the party does about it. i want to pivot if we can also to senator schumer, in his plan going forward. now retaining control of the senate and remaining leader of the senate as well. what does the senate majority look like, and what does it mean for the courts? >> right, well, democrats will either have 50 seats or 51 seeds. when we are, another they will control the chamber they will move full speed ahead on confirming judges. as has been a major product of the biden white house, as well as chuck schumer over the last two years. they have confirmed 84 judges picked by president biden, including one justice, ketanji brown jackson, to the supreme court. senator schumer told me last night in a statement, let's put this on the screen, qu

peter meijer's race, in illinois, something very similar happen. and that case, and a number of other races were going after the more radical republican candidate to win. and i'm very mixed about that. we can discuss that later. i think it is a risky strategy supporting crazy people getting elected to congress. but there are a lot of people's smarter than me and more experienced without it was actually a smart thing to do. let's take a break. coming up, we're gonna have much more reporting, as control of the congress hangs of the ballots control of the house and control of the senate, we are waiting. we are expecting ballots to come in from nevada that may give us much more clarity on that situation. stay with us, we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ mutual. they customize your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. and by switching, you could even save $652. thank you, liberty mutual. now, contestants ready? go! why? why? only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty.♪ breakthrough heartburn... means your heartburn treatment is

michigan, three again, peter meijer, pro impeachment republican, lost the primary to the trump ally andton, democrat now leading that state with half the vote in. new york 20 to, this is actually a republican held seats right now. john katko, leaving it, you can see with three -- with the lead here of eight points, again, if you look at the rest of these new york states, here there is some trouble, there's some big trouble for democrats and the number of these new york so we have been showing you. they badly need colona to hold on. with three points of the vote, in whether he sitting right now the second district of new mexico, over 90% of the vote and right now. democrats leads the incumbent by harrell, four, points democrats aggressively redo the lines here and in a time to carry it. again, as you know, when we see for california districts here. for democratic pick ups already, some clear opportunities to add to that in those four states there in california, four republican held seats and district won by joe biden and then there's also an additional set of targets for democrats here.

but also michigan, i think it's a fascinating race, peter meijer was the republican incumbent there and that? but it seemed to pay off because look at this, john gibbs the republican candidate losing by 13 points. new hampshire, the senate race, this is another one. look at the margin, maggie hassen up by 10 points. some of the late polls had it close but maggie hassen with a double digit victory. one race it didn't work, the arizona governor's race we have not called anyone. kari lake is about 2 points behind katie hobbs. but that was the exception to the rule. new hampshire, the second district there. this is a race that is not close at all. look at annie custer. i once lived in that district and you can see right here, annie custer with a large lead over robert burns. double digits again. down to maryland's governor race. maryland is a blue state but obviously larry hogan, the incumbent republican governor, more towards the middle. republicans go a different direction with dan cox. and look wes moore, with a double digit margin. and we see a very wide margin in the illinois race. jb

in the michigan, representative peter meijer, polls have been open for seven minutes in michigan, obviouslyrom a few minutes ago. it is jerry next up, republican line in hiawatha, kansas, on this election day morning. go ahead. host: yes, thanks for taking my call. some of the people calling in ignore that used to be independent with our fuel production. that is a big major reason we have inflation. i recently retired, and my wife, and our 401(k)'s are now 301 k's because we lost $31,000. i also would like to know why these democrats constantly talked about donald trump's mental abilities but do not question joe biden's cognitive abilities and why he hasn't taken a test and made it public. democrats keep talking about democracy -- our country is republic, not a democracy. democracy is mob rule, and that is what have democrats have had for the last two years. host: this is from the opinion pages of "usa today" on this election day morning. what we can do -- we can do much more to come dangerous political polarization. the author writes that the country feels pretty heavy this election day, p

this is where the republican primary peter meijer, republican incumbent, was beaten by john gibbs.we are looking right now. this is a clear pick up opportunity for democrats. ohio one -- 60 before you go ohio, one basic opinion that will come back we are back to you. with a quick pull that we need to, make an important senate race. >> the colorado senate race, nbc news can now project that incumbent democratic senator michael bennet has been reelected in the colorado senate race. this was a highly tightly watched race because republicans are very confident in their candidate, joe day, josÉ comes up short, michael bennett will be returning to the senate. back to you steve! >> yeah, so by the, way that colorado call, it has implications for the senate as you say -- there's also a competitive house race in colorado to, and if michael ben is doing well, that might pull ten wall for the democrats in that state. again, we have established that republicans need a net gain of five. we saw them draw themselves about a half a dozen pickups, we've already gone through so what democrats need t

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