CNN’s John King: A lot of People Who Are Blue Tend to Forget ‘America Is Very Red’

CAMEROTA All eyes on ░░░░░░░░ presidential race but there ░░░░░░░░ plenty of key congressional ░░░░░░░░ to watch as well ░░░░░░░░ will Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ affect the Republican reign ░░░░░░░░ both houses of Congress ░░░░░░░░ to illustrate it all ░░░░░░░░ a magic wall is ░░░░░░░░ chief national correspondent John ░░░░░░░░ Happy New Year John ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ a vacation Can I ░░░░░░░░ the year off CAMEROTA ░░░░░░░░ This is going to ░░░░░░░░ a busy year for ░░░░░░░░ KING OK CAMEROTA Let ░░░░░░░░ start right now What ░░░░░░░░ you predict the Trump ░░░░░░░░ will be not obviously ░░░░░░░░ on the presidential race ░░░░░░░░ year but on all ░░░░░░░░ congressional races KING It ░░░░░░░░ be an easier question ░░░░░░░░ answer in March or ░░░░░░░░ when we know more ░░░░░░░░ the outcome of the ░░░░░░░░ primaries But there s ░░░░░░░░ question heading into the ░░░░░░░░ Year Republicans are worried ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are happy because ░░░░░░░░ already hear Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ the campaign trail Bernie ░░░░░░░░ on the campaign trail ░░░░░░░░ all Republicans are anti ░░░░░░░░ all Republicans are anti ░░░░░░░░ American all Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ immigrant and anti Hispanic ░░░░░░░░ they re trying to ░░░░░░░░ the Republican Party with ░░░░░░░░ Trump brush if you ░░░░░░░░ and the Republican establishment ░░░░░░░░ clearly worried about it ░░░░░░░░ re worried that some ░░░░░░░░ that are probably leaning ░░░░░░░░ now this is a ░░░░░░░░ map we can go ░░░░░░░░ them they re worried ░░░░░░░░ of the races leaning ░░░░░░░░ could go Democratic if ░░░░░░░░ stays in the headlines ░░░░░░░░ Trump is the nominee ░░░░░░░░ re even more worried ░░░░░░░░ they do think it ░░░░░░░░ a factor How big ░░░░░░░░ a factor You know ░░░░░░░░ me in March April ░░░░░░░░ CUOMO A little bit ░░░░░░░░ what s going on ░░░░░░░░ is in house disorder ░░░░░░░░ The GOP have made ░░░░░░░░ gains since Obama has ░░░░░░░░ the president of the ░░░░░░░░ States And maybe there ░░░░░░░░ a feeling within the ░░░░░░░░ that they didn t ░░░░░░░░ what they were bargaining ░░░░░░░░ in terms of you ░░░░░░░░ this big movement of ░░░░░░░░ to red across that ░░░░░░░░ that you can show ░░░░░░░░ and yet feel they ░░░░░░░░ t have anything to ░░░░░░░░ for that so they ░░░░░░░░ angry at their own ░░░░░░░░ Can we see that ░░░░░░░░ That is exactly right ░░░░░░░░ and that s why ░░░░░░░░ Republican base is so ░░░░░░░░ This is a Senate ░░░░░░░░ We ll back to ░░░░░░░░ races in a minute ░░░░░░░░ let me take you ░░░░░░░░ the House map Look ░░░░░░░░ all this red This ░░░░░░░░ the United States of ░░░░░░░░ 247 House districts controlled ░░░░░░░░ Republicans CUOMO A lot ░░░░░░░░ red KING That s ░░░░░░░░ big majority Republican remember ░░░░░░░░ because let s go ░░░░░░░░ to right after President ░░░░░░░░ was elected Look at ░░░░░░░░ this blue Democrats had ░░░░░░░░ majority 257 This is ░░░░░░░░ the election in 2008 ░░░░░░░░ The 2010 mid terms ░░░░░░░░ Republican gains get majority ░░░░░░░░ Democrats get a little ░░░░░░░░ They won eight seats ░░░░░░░░ 2012 Not a big ░░░░░░░░ sweep in the second ░░░░░░░░ only eight seats for ░░░░░░░░ then 2014 wow boom ░░░░░░░░ at this A lot ░░░░░░░░ people on the coasts ░░░░░░░░ are blue tend to ░░░░░░░░ this but America is ░░░░░░░░ red The Republican base ░░░░░░░░ upset They have this ░░░░░░░░ majority then they won ░░░░░░░░ Senate majority in midterms ░░░░░░░░ last time they 31 ░░░░░░░░ and don t think ░░░░░░░░ re getting conservative leadership ░░░░░░░░ part because you have ░░░░░░░░ Democrat in the White ░░░░░░░░ but why you have ░░░░░░░░ and others talking to ░░░░░░░░ Republican base saying why ░░░░░░░░ we keep winning but ░░░░░░░░ getting what we want ░░░░░░░░ that s a big ░░░░░░░░ of the dynamic.”