ABC’s Cokie Roberts: The GOP Is Doing a ‘Much Better Job’ of Not Electing ‘Yahoos’

COLE Bigger rather than ░░░░░░░░ for republicans for months ░░░░░░░░ places not normally in ░░░░░░░░ are coming into play ░░░░░░░░ of the places that ░░░░░░░░ ticked off are red ░░░░░░░░ that the president lost ░░░░░░░░ badly in the last ░░░░░░░░ And finally we ve ░░░░░░░░ a bellwether special election ░░░░░░░░ Florida 13 which I ░░░░░░░░ showed a lot about ░░░░░░░░ the state of play ░░░░░░░░ This is the district ░░░░░░░░ Seem like there s ░░░░░░░░ formula too Right ROBERTS ░░░░░░░░ are both right I ░░░░░░░░ what we re seeing ░░░░░░░░ the latest ABC poll ░░░░░░░░ the 34 states where ░░░░░░░░ are Senate elections up ░░░░░░░░ Republicans are up by ░░░░░░░░ points in those 34 ░░░░░░░░ So what s the ░░░░░░░░ The likelihood is the ░░░░░░░░ take the Senate There ░░░░░░░░ one Republican seat in ░░░░░░░░ which is Georgia But ░░░░░░░░ fact is that there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of things ░░░░░░░░ have to happen and ░░░░░░░░ of them is Republican ░░░░░░░░ have to come out ░░░░░░░░ way Republicans want And ░░░░░░░░ Now some states they ░░░░░░░░ nominate yahoos and the ░░░░░░░░ will win But other ░░░░░░░░ if they nominate yahoos ░░░░░░░░ Democrat is likely to ░░░░░░░░ So they have to ░░░░░░░░ careful about that UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ got that You got ░░░░░░░░ formula SENOR This is ░░░░░░░░ fundamental difference from 2010 ░░░░░░░░ 2012 ROBERTS Right everybody ░░░░░░░░ that they don t ░░░░░░░░ to nominate yahoos SENOR ░░░░░░░░ equipment Look if you ░░░░░░░░ Tom Cotton in Arkansas ░░░░░░░░ Sullivan in Alaska You ░░░░░░░░ go across the spectrum ░░░░░░░░ Colorado SENOR Right in ░░░░░░░░ we had a crazy ░░░░░░░░ winger who would have ░░░░░░░░ the general election He ░░░░░░░░ gotten out suddenly Cory ░░░░░░░░ who can win has ░░░░░░░░ in ROBERTS I know ░░░░░░░░ ve done a much ░░░░░░░░ job SENOR And insurgent ░░░░░░░░ on the right are ░░░░░░░░ strategic The Club for ░░░░░░░░ other groups are not ░░░░░░░░ after candidates not backing ░░░░░░░░ who will lose the ░░░░░░░░ election ROBERTS Where Keith ░░░░░░░░ right was that if ░░░░░░░░ Democrats and it s ░░░░░░░░ enormous if if the ░░░░░░░░ get out their vote ░░░░░░░░ they don t do ░░░░░░░░ in off years then ░░░░░░░░ could win But that ░░░░░░░░ a big if SENOR ░░░░░░░░ Cokie the president s ░░░░░░░░ rating in these states ░░░░░░░░ in the low 40s ░░░░░░░░ Senate Democrat incumbents have ░░░░░░░░ outperform the president s ░░░░░░░░ by double digits These ░░░░░░░░ states that Mitt Romney ░░░░░░░░ by 10 or 20 ░░░░░░░░