FOR OBTAINING TESTIMONY IN THE
RUSSIA PROBE.
IT'S UNCLEAR WHEN THOSE
DOCUMENTS WILL BE RELEASED.
JILLIAN: HILLARY CLINTON WILL BE
HITTING THE TRAILS TO TAKE
DEMOCRATS TAKE CONTROL OF
CAPITOL HILL, RIGHT NOW THE LEFT
HAS EDGE OVER REPUBLICANS
HEADING TO NOVEMBER BUT IF THE
STRATEGY DIDN'T WORK IN 2016,
WILL IT HELP DEMOCRATS RETAKE
POWER ON THE HILL RIGHT NOW?
HELPING US CRUNCH THE NUMBERS
SENIOR FELLOW AT THE KING'S
COLLEGE SCOTT, THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US THIS MORNING.
>> ALWAYS GOOD TO BE WITH YOU,
JILLIAN.
JILLIAN: IS THIS WHAT THE
DEMOCRATS NEED?
>> NO.
I MEAN, LOOK, 8% OF VOTERS IN
2016 THOUGHT DONALD TRUMP WAS
NOT QUALIFIED TO BE PRESIDENT
BUT THEY VOTED FOR HIM RATHER
THAN HILLARY CLINTON ANYHOW.
JILLIAN: THAT DOES SAY A LOT.
LET'S GET INTO THE TOPICS HERE.
STARTING WITH THE HOUSE CURRENT
BALANCE OF POWER, DEMOCRATS NEED
TO WIN 24 SEATS.
>> THE PARTY OUT OF POWER ALMOST
GAINS SEATS AND IT'S A TIPPING
POINT.
IN THE LAST TEN MIDTERM
ELECTIONS, FOUR TIMES THE PARTY
OUT OF POWER GAINED 25 SEATS OR
MORE.
LONG WAY TILL NOVEMBER.
THE KEY RIGHT NOW, 45 RACES THAT
ARE CONSIDERED COMPETITIVE, 38
OF THEM ARE HELD BY REPUBLICANS
SO DEMOCRATS HAVE A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITIES AND, OF COURSE,
THE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT IS
PRETTY GOOD.
JILLIAN: NEXT UP, CLINTON AND
PELOSI, AS WE TALKED ABOUT, IS
THIS NECESSARILY WHAT THE
DEMOCRATS NEED OR ARE THEY, IN
FACT, MAYBE HELPING THE
REPUBLICANS?
>> THE REPUBLICANS WOULD LOVE
THE SEE THESE TWO ALONG WITH
BERNIE SANDERS AND ELIZABETH
WARREN AND EVERY COMPETITIVE
DISTRICT, HILLARY CLINTON WHEN
SHE GETS IN THE RACE SHE MAKES
IT A CHOICE BETWEEN DONALD TRUMP
AND HILLARY CLINTON, THE LESSER
OF TWO EVILS THING, NANCY PELOSI
UNIFIES THE REPUBLICANS LIKE
NOBODY ELSE.
SO IF THESE BECOME THE FACES OF
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND HOUSE
RACES, REPUBLICANS WILL HAVE A
BETTER SHOT BUT, LOOK,
REPUBLICANS TALK ABOUT THE TAX
CUT ISSUE, THEY ARE GOING TO TRY
AND CONNECT IT TO GROWING
ECONOMY, WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO
GO BEFORE WE KNOW WHO CONTROLS
THE HOUSE.
JILLIAN: HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK
THE RECENT CRUMBS COMMENT WILL
BE HURTING NANCY PELOSI?
>> YOU WILL HEAR AN AWFUL LOT.
SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT TAX CUT
AND 3 MILLION PEOPLE GOT A
THOUSAND DOLLAR BONUS AND OTHER
PEOPLE ARE GETTING JOBS, GOOD
THINGS ARE HAPPENING BECAUSE OF
THAT TAX.
JILLIAN: CURRENT SENATE BALANCE
POWER, HOW DO YOU THINK THIS
WILL PLAY OUT?
>> RIGHT NOW DEMOCRATS NEED TO
FLIP TWO SEATS TO WIN CONTROL
AND THAT SOUNDS MANAGEABLE AND
THEY ARE DEFENDING TEN SEATS,
THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE OF REAL
TAKE AWAY OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE
DEMOCRATS.
JILLIAN, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IN
THE SPORTS WORLD YOU FOCUS ON
WHAT ARE YOU WATCH IN A KEY
GAME, THREE RACES TO WATCH IN
THE BATTLE FOR THE SENATE.
JILLIAN: DEMOCRATS NEED TO WIN
ALL THREE OF THESE.
>> MUST-WINS.
JILLIAN: STARTING WITH NEVADA.
>> DEAN HELLER THE MOST
VULNERABLE.
FACING A DIFFICULT PRIMARY
CHALLENGE AGAINST WELL-KNOWN,
HE'S HAD HIS DISAGREEMENTS WITH
THE PRESIDENT, I'M WITH THE
PRESIDENT ALL THE WAY, THE
PRIMARY WILL BE TO WATCH AND
SERIOUS PICKUP OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE DEMOCRATS.
JILLIAN: HOW DO YOU THINK WILL
PLAY OUT?
>> DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA UNTIL
PRIMARY COMES AND GOES.
JILLIAN: INDIANA.
>> A STATE THAT DONALD TRUMP WON
BY 19 POINTS AND IT REALLY IS,
YOU KNOW, FLY-OVER COUNTRY
PERSONIFIED.
DO YOU WANT CHUCK SCHUMER TO
HAVE A BIGGER ROLE IN CONFIRMING
JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS OF
PRESIDENT TRUMP, VERY DIFFICULT
POSITION.
JILLIAN: FINALLY, ANOTHER THAT'S
A MUST-WIN.
>> DONALD TRUMP WON BY 19.
SHE'S GOING TO PUTIN CREDIBLE
FIGHT, AGAIN, YOU WILL HEAR
ABOUT JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS AND
HEAR ABOUT THE TAX CUT THAT SHOE
VOTED AGAINST AND I EXPECT
DONALD TRUMP WILL BE IN MISSOURI
DURING THIS CAMPAIGN.