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99 days until midterms: Record number of women power blue wave
A record number of women are running for office, the majority of whom are in the Democratic Party. With under 100 days left until midterm elections, Ari Melber examines how Democrats are trying to win a majority in Congress. Democrat running for a House seat in Texas, Gina Ortiz Jones and Illinois candidate Lauren Underwood join The Beat to discuss why they’re running for office and how they hope to see a blue wave in 2018.