Matthews: ‘No One Thought It Was Going To Be this Close at this Point’

[excerpt WILLIAMS Chris Matthews ░░░░░░░░ many of the analysts ░░░░░░░░ season have talked about ░░░░░░░░ bar for Trump having ░░░░░░░░ equal and better Romney ░░░░░░░░ sporadically on this map ░░░░░░░░ re hearing that phrase ░░░░░░░░ night MATTHEWS You know ░░░░░░░░ m watching this and ░░░░░░░░ m thinking it s ░░░░░░░░ 9 o clock eastern ░░░░░░░░ who would have thought ░░░░░░░░ mean I m talking ░░░░░░░░ the people you listen ░░░░░░░░ you talk to you ░░░░░░░░ in touch with in ░░░░░░░░ world WILLIAMS Yeah MATTHEWS ░░░░░░░░ one thought it was ░░░░░░░░ to be this close ░░░░░░░░ this point Trump can ░░░░░░░░ win this thing at ░░░░░░░░ o clock tonight basically ░░░░░░░░ don t know If ░░░░░░░░ wins Florida I always ░░░░░░░░ Florida was the first ░░░░░░░░ stone to North Carolina ░░░░░░░░ that s the stepping ░░░░░░░░ to either Michigan We ░░░░░░░░ looked at it the ░░░░░░░░ way But if he ░░░░░░░░ on the ladder in ░░░░░░░░ then then we have ░░░░░░░░ all look at North ░░░░░░░░ and then figure that ░░░░░░░░ going to be possible ░░░░░░░░ he is step by ░░░░░░░░ still in this race ░░░░░░░░ which I wasn t ░░░░░░░░ of a couple of ░░░░░░░░ ago because I think ░░░░░░░░ when the Comey thing ░░░░░░░░ down over the weekend ░░░░░░░░ thought he had lost ░░░░░░░░ big booster rocket which ░░░░░░░░ the FBI report of ░░░░░░░░ to 11 days ago ░░░░░░░░ I think this is ░░░░░░░░ a the country is ░░░░░░░░ say this all through ░░░░░░░░ campaign on Hardball every ░░░░░░░░ I say whatever time ░░░░░░░░ is going on for ░░░░░░░░ or three days you ░░░░░░░░ heard me said this ░░░░░░░░ Yeah MATTHEWS it goes ░░░░░░░░ to true north WILLIAMS ░░░░░░░░ goes back to 50 ░░░░░░░░ MATTHEWS True north This ░░░░░░░░ is 50 50 left ░░░░░░░░ Now more people as ░░░░░░░░ said tonight it s ░░░░░░░░ said tonight more people ░░░░░░░░ voting for the candidate ░░░░░░░░ their usual political party ░░░░░░░░ the candidate than at ░░░░░░░░ time in history.”