Claire McCaskill: “I think it was very helpful.”

This is never a referendum. Presidential elections, by the time they run around, is always, 'well, who do you like slightly better than the two you don't like?' So it is a binary choice.

I think it would be very hard for him, with the abortion -- anti-abortion forces in this country that are totally Republican, I think it would be very hard for him to not let there be a vote.

Our democracy is in peril. If our party keeps putting people forward that refuse to accept the results of elections.

I think the filibuster is on life support. And I think if the Democrats pick up more seats, I think it will probably go away.