Tom Reed: ‘We’re in a Good Position’ to Maintain Control of Congress

HARLOW Let s move ░░░░░░░░ to the midterms I ░░░░░░░░ sure you saw the ░░░░░░░░ front page of The ░░░░░░░░ Post this morning and ░░░░░░░░ headline is the GOP ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Effect So ░░░░░░░░ main takeaway here and ░░░░░░░░ quote a lot of ░░░░░░░░ strategists who look at ░░░░░░░░ happened on Tuesday night ░░░░░░░░ the close call still ░░░░░░░░ in Ohio Some are ░░░░░░░░ it indicates the limits ░░░░░░░░ how much President Trump ░░░░░░░░ help across the board ░░░░░░░░ all of the districts ░░░░░░░░ the mid terms Long ░░░░░░░░ Republican consultant Stevens writes ░░░░░░░░ bodes well you look ░░░░░░░░ the money spent in ░░░░░░░░ the focus put on ░░░░░░░░ and you have an ░░░░░░░░ warning sign It is ░░░░░░░░ for Republicans to counteract ░░░░░░░░ President said after the ░░░░░░░░ races As long as ░░░░░░░░ campaign or support House ░░░░░░░░ within reason they will ░░░░░░░░ Who is right REED ░░░░░░░░ think it s ultimately ░░░░░░░░ to the people It ░░░░░░░░ not about one action ░░░░░░░░ the other It s ░░░░░░░░ up to the people ░░░░░░░░ I think once we ░░░░░░░░ our message about the ░░░░░░░░ and the 3 9 ░░░░░░░░ unemployment rate lowest in ░░░░░░░░ and people see an ░░░░░░░░ future ahead of them ░░░░░░░░ think we ll do ░░░░░░░░ fine in the midterms ░░░░░░░░ at the end day ░░░░░░░░ ve got to recognize ░░░░░░░░ is energy on the ░░░░░░░░ side of the aisle ░░░░░░░░ this is going to ░░░░░░░░ a fight that is ░░░░░░░░ left to where it ░░░░░░░░ to be The people ░░░░░░░░ those districts that are ░░░░░░░░ HARLOW It s interesting ░░░░░░░░ you say that There ░░░░░░░░ energy that is growing ░░░░░░░░ the other side among ░░░░░░░░ Democrats David Wasserman House ░░░░░░░░ said what we saw ░░░░░░░░ week reinforces our view ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are a substantial ░░░░░░░░ to retake the House ░░░░░░░░ had Democratic governor Jay ░░░░░░░░ of Washington state who ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic Governors Association ░░░░░░░░ Trump has been a ░░░░░░░░ doctor stitching up our ░░░░░░░░ and healing us organically ░░░░░░░░ argument is that the ░░░░░░░░ is helping bring together ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party What do ░░░░░░░░ think REED I think ░░░░░░░░ know obviously there s ░░░░░░░░ reason for the energy ░░░░░░░░ the other side of ░░░░░░░░ aisle And if you ░░░░░░░░ at history when one ░░░░░░░░ wins the White House ░░░░░░░░ other party doesn t ░░░░░░░░ too well in those ░░░░░░░░ that follow But where ░░░░░░░░ stand today is I ░░░░░░░░ we have to put ░░░░░░░░ message of what we ░░░░░░░░ representing and delivering for ░░░░░░░░ American people before the ░░░░░░░░ people And I think ░░░░░░░░ that if that occurs ░░░░░░░░ we get that debate ░░░░░░░░ ll be just fine ░░░░░░░░ into this election But ░░░░░░░░ ve got to recognize ░░░░░░░░ energy on the other ░░░░░░░░ HARLOW Congressman Reed do ░░░░░░░░ think that Republicans will ░░░░░░░░ control of both chambers ░░░░░░░░ November REED I think ░░░░░░░░ re in a good ░░░░░░░░ to do that But ░░░░░░░░ I recognize that that ░░░░░░░░ be a different outcome ░░░░░░░░ the energy on the ░░░░░░░░ side of the aisle ░░░░░░░░ know listening to pundits ░░░░░░░░ at what the pundits ░░░░░░░░ in 2016 No one ░░░░░░░░ the outcome on election ░░░░░░░░ of 2016 that President ░░░░░░░░ would be the President ░░░░░░░░ the United States So ░░░░░░░░ don t give a ░░░░░░░░ of weight to pundits ░░░░░░░░ take it into consideration ░░░░░░░░ ultimately it s up ░░░░░░░░ the voters on November ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ power who is going ░░░░░░░░ have the majority And ░░░░░░░░ hope is once we ░░░░░░░░ through that we start ░░░░░░░░ problems for the American ░░░░░░░░ back home HARLOW All ░░░░░░░░ Congressman Tom Reed joining ░░░░░░░░ from Rochester this morning ░░░░░░░░ to have you Thanks ░░░░░░░░ Thank you very much ░░░░░░░░