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AI GeneratedThe discussion focuses on recent political maneuvers and election forecasts. The panel highlights Representative Haley Stevens' courageous decision to endorse a candidate against her party's wishes and analyzes the current electoral landscape, noting a strong generic ballot advantage for Democrats while emphasizing key battleground states for the Senate.
Former Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy.
All right, before we get to Tuesday,
wow, Haley Stevens and Abdul, what are the repercussions?
Well, they're going to be tough on her within the Democrats,
but she knew that going in.
Now, I believe Haley deserves the Profile in Courage Award
because she knew what would
come about her if she made this decision,
but she cares too much about her state.
Think about what she just did.
She knew, she got the call from AOC,
she got everybody else yelling at her, but she
knows the position that he's taking would be wrong for her state
and wrong for the country,
and she was willing to risk that to endorse Rogers.
And I hope other Democrats,
when you go into the polling place, you can pull your curtain
aside, no one can dictate how you vote,
but really, use your heart and make that decision
the right decision.
That was a bold move.
A lot of Democrats don't have what it takes to do that.
The rest of these races, you're seeing stuff all over the place.
No one can make any sense of it.
How does K-Mac see things?
Okay, you got to put in perspective, for the last hundred years,
whoever has the White House, that party loses seats, okay?
Only two times that did not happen,
after 9-11 and after the Republicans impeached Bill Clinton.
So those were anomalies.
Already in the House, the margin is very tight.
Democrats are sitting at 214. They only need 218.
We have more Republicans retiring than at any given time.
The poll you really want to read is
the generic ballot. One simple question,
do you want to vote for Democrats or Republicans? Anytime
that poll is D plus three or higher, the majority is in play.
Right now it's sitting about 8.2.
This is the highest it's ever been.
So advantage to the Democrats going in.
But you raise a good point on the polling, okay?
Because what normally happens to do a poll takes you three nights
to try to get enough people communicating.
They get enough Democrats on the very first night.
Republicans don't want to answer very well.
This was the complete opposite in 2010
when we realized we were going to win the majority.
We get all the Republicans the first night.
Democrats wouldn't answer.
That tells you the enthusiasm.
So advantage in the House to the Democrats.
But I would really be watching Maine, Michigan, and Alaska.
That's going to determine the Senate.
And every single time Susan Collins goes in,
She's always behind on election night,
and she defies whatever the polls say and pulls it through.
All right, well, we're going to have to pull
all-nighters if we're going to wait up for Alaska.
We might have to find out in the morning, McCarthy.
Thank you so much.
We'll see what happens.
