than what we had with congressman yoder., starting off at johnson county community college right here in our community and making my way to cornell for law school, i mean, so much of the opportunity i had in my life stemmed from the support i've had here and having a strong public education foundation and all of those things combined just led me to take the leap because i knew that we could do so much better than what we had. >> you're a trail blazer, not only for winning, but for getting the nomination in the first place. you're a trail blazer even within the democratic party. correct me if i'm wrong, but i think you had to beat out like five other democrats in this primary. what was that process like? >> yeah. >> in terms of integrating yourself into the existing democratic party, figuring out how to best strategize against your fellow democrats? was there a unification effort after that hard-fought primary? >> yeah, so there was a unification effort. we had a couple of unity rallies right after and wanted to make sure tha

congressman yoder has been a fixture in republican politics.rved a red district in an even redder state and never really had a challenge across eight years and four elections. he has just glided to victory again and again, always by big double-digit margins. but sharice davids looked at the job that he was doing for kansas, and she thought maybe she could do it better. ♪ >> this is a tough place to be a woman. i've been put down, pushed aside, knocked out. truth is i've had to fight my whole life because of who i am, who i love, and where i started. but i didn't let anything get in my way. still, it's 2018, and women, native americans, gay people, the unemployed and underemployed have to fight like hell just to survive. and it's clear trump and the republicans in washington don't give a damn about anyone like me or anyone that doesn't think like them. enough. that's why i'm running for congress. >> the single most reserved staffer on the "the rachel maddow show," a person who is incapable of hyperbole after that ad was first posted and said "i'

now kevin yoder had to talk about birthright citizenship. that's not what they wanted to be talking about. we see the toxicity of president trump with these suburban districts although it's only in the urban areas and the suburban areas. he's still very, very popular in the rural areas, which is how we see his candidates winning in indiana and elsewhere. >> some very impressive wins for the democrats. i want to go to harry enten. you got all sorts of models out there. what do you see? >> we're seeing that democrats are in fact going to win back that majority. right now our best estimate is they will get up to 230 seats. that's a net gain of 35. they only need 23. i should point out that comes with a little bit of a margin of error. so we could in fact see democrats gain all the way up into the high 230s which would be a net gain of over 40 seats which is a big blue wave by any account. >> you're pretty sure the democrats are going to take the majority in the house of representatives. they need 218. they're well on their way. if the democrat

criskris kobach lost to a cat, congressman kevin yoder lost to a democrat, as well. to a guy native american female mma fighter named shareece davis, who is a democrat. because the president's political genius knows no bounds. republican congressman dave brat of virginia, remember when he complained about all the women getting up in his grill? how much he hated his female constituents to hold a town natural last night, dave brat got all of the women out of his grill. that won't be a problem anymore. last night, he lost his seat in congress to a democratic woman, who is a cia veteran. do you remember all the indivisible protests against the congressman in new jersey? last night, that seat also flipped to a democratic woman veteran. do you remember the individual protests against congressman darrell issa? california? last night his seat went to a democrat named mike leaven. republican congressman scott taylor in virginia, you might remember he got in serious trouble this year during the campaign when he and his office tried on a little scheme to fake petition signature

republican national committee did not even support kevin yoder, did not give him the funding he needed to win this race. it was lost long ago. the polls were exactly right. she was going to win and she did. she is a very liberal representative. it will change our district. host: that is diane in kansas. just after 11:00, you are not imagining things. the show continues even though we normally end up 10:00. facebook posts on the results of the election. (202)-748-8000 for democrats, (202)-748-8001 for republicans, (202)-748-8002 for independents. the president is expected to speak at 11:30 a.m. this morning. we will take you to that live. jim in california, you are next. caller: thank you. i do not think it was that big a deal, the elections, that democrats won the house. they picked up a little more than average. nowhere near what people were hoping. i think trump, has not turned out to be the equivalent of -- the extreme right, the antichrist figure, which he became for the extreme left. his policies are pretty much normal republican policies, at least for the last 10 or 20 years. i d

kevin yoder, republican incumbent. he has been defeated.d sherisse davids would succeed him tonight. the district that was carried in 2016 by hillary clinton, another republican in a clinton district, another suburban district goes down tonight. this goes in the books as another democratic pickup. and you can see one, two, three, four, five, six, there are now seven democratic pickups. remember, we had that one that flipped as well from democrat to republican so that's a net gain of six so far for democrats. that leaves them six that they've gained, 17 that they still need to gain to get control of the house. >> let us just take a moment there to notice what just happened. kevin yoder losing that seat in kansas is, first of all, a republican losing a seat in kansas. there's been a real question whether crishris cokobak's candidacy -- sherisse edwards winning that seat, she's a native american, openly gay. she's run an incredibly powerful campaign against him. her taking that seat speaks much bigger than that district. it will be fascinating

yoder: it will help lead to an early diagnosis meaning early treatment and tarlingetted therapist could be initiated before further damage can be done. this earned her a spot on the 30 under 30 list making her the youngest to make this list in a decade. we're proud to have aaron in the third district of kansas. she's a testament to our local schools and a shining example of the hardworking and innovative kansas spirit. wish the best for aaron as she continue this is important work to combat parkinson's disease. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize mayor har have i of prescott valley, arizona, who will be retiring next month after a long career of public service. the mayor has served the community for almost three decades on the city council, 19 year

let's get to the bottom of it with kevin yoder.e's chair of the committee that helps set funding levels. how much money do you think trump will get for the wall? >> we hope it's $5 billion. earlier in the year it was $25 billion. the offer from the white house has been $5 billion. the senate has $1.6 billion in their bill. but $5 billion is the right number we need to secure specific second towards on the southwestern border to reduce drug and human trafficking. liz: let's stay on that point. the president said he believes he would win a political battle with democrats over this issue. in 2006 the democrats passed a border fencing act. that's the law of the land. how come that hasn't been happening since? >> that's the question the american people want to know. we have 654 mills of fencing 0er barriers on the southwestern border. there are 2,000 miles total. you remember that 2000 bill, senators obama and clinton voted for that bill. this used to be a bipartisan up i shall tough securing the borders and keeping america safe. but si

kevin yoder, the republican two years ago, hillary clinton won just by a margin here. 4,000 votes 1.2 percent on the margin, but this is another example. i think this is very important for our viewers to remember and everyone across the country. poll closings in california are 11:00 p.m. eastern time on tuesday night. we have a tossup districts in california alone. if the houses that close in the seven of eight, hillary clinton won the district two years ago so you see now what is on the line. one last thought here, sean. this is where we were two years ago. state-by-state, presidential results when donald trump stunned the world. we're going to see on tuesday night of these voters he attracted two years ago who are still with them in 2018. >> if i look at the summit i would also say i think florida' a tossup right now. marsha blackburn has got a nice lead now and we're going to see kristen cinema, she is done a lot in arizona. holding up in nevada. >> are you doing matthew headle are doing this? >> then in montana with the libertarian pulling out. that now is a race that is in place

democrat sharice davids won third congressional district in kansas, unseating republican kevin yoder. in new mexico, democrat deb haaland won in the first congressional district, defeating janice arnold-jones. this is haaland speaking at a victory party tuesday night. >> 70 years ago, native americans right here in new mexico could not vote. can you believe that? growing up in my mother's pueblo household and as a 35th generation new mexican, i never imagine a world where i would be represented by someone who looks like me. tonight, new mexico, you are sending one of the very first native american women to congress. amy: deb haaland campaign on covert aggressive -- progressive issues including climate change, renewable energy, universal health care and a $15 minimum wage. congresswoman elect deb haaland, congratulations and welcome to democracy now! >> thank you. i'm so happy to be here. thank you for inviting me. amy: why don't you start off by talking about what this means? you are true path breaker. you made history. davids have sharirice both become the first native american woman

kevin yoder was a pickup for democrats, who cnn projects to gain control of the house.ll replace new mexico democratic rep. michelle lujan grisham, who vacated the seat to run for governor.davids is a member of the ho-chunk nation, and haaland is an enrolled member of the pueblo of laguna, according to their respective campaigns. davids identifies as a lesbian, making her the first openly lgbt member of congress from kansas as well. she will enter congress having previously worked as a lawyer and a former mixed martial arts fighter.first muslim women cnn projected michigan democrat rashida tlaib and ilhan omar of the minnesota democratic-farmer-labor party will become the first muslim women in congress.victories for both were expected following primary victories earlier this year.tlaib will fill the seat formerly occupied by michigan democratic rep. john conyers, who left office last year amid accusations of sexual misconduct. omar will take the seat vacated by minnesota rep. keith ellison, the first muslim elected to congress. ellison opted to run for minnesota attorne

districts where republicans like barbara comstock in northern virginia, kaufman in colorado, kevin yoder behind. that hasn't gotten better. then the republicans who have no one but themselves to blame for their political problems. people like steve king and duncan hunter and chris collins under indictment, but the real bethwor bellwethers are these dicts where trump won by single districts. place like outer detroit suburbs michigan eight, virginia seven outside richmond, and right here in pennsylvania ten. >> jennifer, you focus on senate races and governors races for the cook political report. what is your projection now for the senate, and are you still in like two directions? meaning it could be as much as a democratic gain of one or a republican gain of three. what is your range these days? >> i mean, i think that if you're going to do a nice bell curve, democrats plus one to republicans plus two. personally, i think we're looking at either a status quo or republicans plus one. >> that's a victory for democrats if that's the ultimate result. that would be a better democratic night if

that under the so-called sherbet yoder model adopted it, basically anytime a religious person claimed or sincerely claimed they were being required or pressured to do something they were not allowed to do, or barred from doing something they were required to, they would have to get an exemption unless the locket passed strict -- law could passed strict scrutiny. something that is a constitutional matter. it is not up to congress or the legislature to decide the extensions, nor can of legislature give exemptions from this law that they do undermined a compelling interest. the legislature can't do anything about that. it seems that is not a particularly appealing approach. is an interesting question about history tells us about the it's themeaning, but only appealing approach to give objectors a constitutional entitlement unless strict scrutiny is set aside. unsurprisingly the court ended up watering down strict scrutiny and a lot of these cases to deny the exemptions. i think it was the right decision. i have been saying this since 1998 when it was one of the few people that i think ma

kevin yoder being the incumbent republican. this is a pickup, what we by our nlculation, this is the nth pickup tonight for democrats o republicans sheets. charisse davis is a lawyer.e she will be rst lesbian native american in congress. so there are a number of historic firsts tonight, and we're able to call this one. ois is again in the sta kansas in the third district. here we go to new jersey, and to a woman we just spoke with a few minutes ago, earlier in the last hour. mikey cheryl, defeating the republican -- this is an open seat but it was held by a republican, rodney freelinghausen held that seat for decades. jay weber holding on to republicans. rechael cherytired navy pilot, former federal prosecutors, as we said a moment, a people described it a lden resume for democrats, she is able to pull that out. it is lathee,olls in new jersey close add few hours ago, so i think some people thought the raculd be called sooner, but we are ojectic it for mikey cheryl. here's a win for a man who wanted to be elected president in 2

the kansas city suburbs, democrats think can we get yoder again? the democrat pulls out to an early lead. in this district here, we'll see how it plays out. paul davis, one of the many democrats who said under no circumstances will i vote for pelosi. doesn't matter. won't happen. 32% of the vote coming in. paul davis winning over the republican. that's early in the count there. if you're looking at the map y. the democrats did leave some seats on the table over this way. it looks like the midwest is being nicer to the democrats than other parts in the country. again, we'll come down here. this to me, this is will hurts district. again, these are leading. they're not called. they're leading. this is a race, hillary clinton carried this district. hurd has been running scared from the beginning, running a smart campaign. the question is, number one, is there this a place where the president's immigration focus hurt? there were places it helped, but is this a place where it hurt? number one, and number two is will hurd going to get caught up in the bet

democrats came out and they shellacked kevin yoder but didn't come out to take out carlos curbelo in two different states. it depends on good ground game and smart campaign leads from the top in the local race. people knew a long time ago they were facing headwinds, planned accordingly, reached out to independent voters like brian patrick in pennsylvania 1, fits patrick, pennsylvania 1, hillary won by one but he won by seven. he cared to make a separation between him and trump. he reached out to his constituents. been a bipartisan person reaching across the aisle. he is incredibly vulnerable still, if he wakes up next day, he lost, democrats in that district said we're not doing a split ticket. that we're voting against all republicans. that will be unfortunate for someone like fitzpatrick. neil: what about young people? always springs eternal, young people will come out in droves. they didn't even do that for barack obama. so i guess what i'm wondering is are they going to come out in droves? >> based on early voting they are. spike in registration from 18 to 29-year-olds in early v

beating kevin yoder. she is going to the congress. a pickup. >> one that republicans were looking at closely. davis was a candidate that was able to put out the viral ads, raise money and get excitement. and the fact that she was able to defeat a republican incumbent, that is a good sign for the democrats. the paulson race is another one where they are looking for good signs, hopefully that will carry them over the threshold and get them that majority. it is not happening as quickly as they want, but there is a glimmer of hope and positive signs as the races continued to be call. ed. >> they are inching closer to the 23. david: seven pickups, we will check on that. we want to make sure that is right. i do not doubt you. but in the meantime we will go to kevin cirilli, he has all of the tallies. kevin: i thought it was going to be secretary of state mitt romney, now we have senator mitt romney. and not even 10:10 p.m. no shocker there. anding iowa as was montana nevada. i have my eye on nevada. this is a state that president trump was

unseated congressman kevin yoder. that the cnn story talking about the history made there.ynn in california in palmdale. caller: thank you for c-span. you are a national treasure. i want to call. i'm from palmdale which is about 15 minutes from the man that called from lancaster. so i am in the same area where he lives and we are sometimes close to the fires that have been blazing here in california, but i wanted to set -- give some information to some of your callers. that were talking about the mismanagement and gross mismanagement of the fires. there is an article in the and he searchlight discussed the majority of the largest blazes in our state's history, the 410,000 ranch fire this past summer burned in large parts of land managed by the and therebyservice counties of san francisco. the 16 most instructive wildfires in the past way five years in terms of structures destroyed occurred on federal lands. so we have to stop the blame game, my heart goes out to everyone that has passed away or lost their property. i'm a little stressed out when the fires start and the wind

democrat charisse david is predicted to have won kansas's third congressional district, unseating kevin yoderdemocrat has won a house seat in new mexico. they become the first native american women elected to congress. we go to north dakota where we are joined by jenny monet, an independent award-winning journalist who writes about indigenous rights. she is a tribal citizen of the pueblo. earlier today, jenni monet visited north the coda to report on the problems created by north dakota's recently enacted strict voter id laws which threatened toto disenfranchchise native americans. welcome to "democracy now!" can you give us your response to these historic w wins? >>>> absololutely an historic dn indian country. as a citizen, she makes us all very proud tonight, and indigenous women everywhere i think are e feeling a sense of pride to know that not one, but two really powerful voices are going to be in congress. i think what is remarkable is this also fafalls on the heels f the defeat of heidi heitkamp, who really has been given a lot of spotlight in the run-up to her reelection. her race to

sharice day davids over kevin yoder. stephanie cutter -- let me start out with cecilia first.k about the range of diversity on the democratic party. what a story she is. >> oh, completely. she is openly gay native american, now making her the very first native american woman in congress. and i should say, this comes at a time when president trump is using this phrase repeatedly, pocahontas. this was a republican in a district that clinton narrowly won, and trump tweeted for the republican in there, saying he was strong on crime and borders. >> democrats have picked up seven seats, they need 23 to take control. we're going to take a break. today, we will steal christma♪ in style. if i'm gonna become santa, then i need to get in to character. what's santa have that i don't? [ bark ] that's hurtful. go team. [ snow crunching ] [ louder snow crunching ] this is the loudest snow i've ever heard in my life. >>> your voice, your vote, live from "abc 7 news". >>> good evening. thank you for joining us on this election night. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. this election is bringing