'Apples and Oranges'

" More fallout from the elections now let's get to the democratic view that Democrats -- a bright spot as we mentioned their candidate won the high profile special election in upstate New York. Democrat Bill Owens edged out conservative candidate there if conservative candidate Doug -- had the backing of Republican stars like Sarah -- and Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty. Democrats though as you probably know by night by now they did lose two very important races in the states of New Jersey and Virginia. Republicans Chris Christie and Bob McDonnell won the governor's seats in those two states in those states. Are ones that President Obama won last year let's get to Florida congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz she is vice chair. Of the Democratic National Committee representative -- thanks for your time this morning so many analysts have. Have pointed to the independents when you're looking at -- data that has come out particularly in these exit polls and I wanna put it on the screen for our viewers so they have an understanding what we're talking about here. For example in the state of Virginia. The winner they're Bob McDonnell was it -- got New Jersey first here Chris okay now we're gonna McDonnell us 66%. Of the independents he got there. And Chris Christie New Jersey which was the first -- there will put up again he was at 60% those numbers are really extraordinary. What are you learning from them."

" Well I mean those are and the match those numbers are emblematic of two things one is that."

" That New Jersey and Virginia governor's races."

" historical trends that Stanton at thirty years and where you have the majority party that has lost in the mid term elections and and not New Jersey and Virginia. --"

" Those are those results are a fraction of what's going on in those states if you look at president Obama's numbers. And he -- poll -- just -- fox and Fox's own poll has the president."

" At 49. Percent among independents and he one Virginia with 52% of the vote last last November so you know it it in terms of the outcome and why it it -- had."

" talk it -- see what's going on in Virginia and New Jersey."

" So you see nothing else nationally in that trend that so many of those independents who went for Barack Obama last time when it clearly for Republicans this time."

" Well I think bay I mean it's like comparing apples and oranges in president Obama's focused on national issues. -- the."

" You what's going on in Virginia obviously the Virginia economy that the that the -- economy property taxes in New Jersey are you know. The high enough -- cause New Jersey voters to have some concern over them and."

" I you know we've got -- totally separate Nationalists and that that really doesn't I think have anything to do with the outcome in those elections particularly because."

" Is thirty years of electoral history that show that in New Jersey and Virginia the majority party whether it's Republican or Democrat. Has not won in that time --"

" haven't even some of your colleagues have said that at last night in this morning. Democratic incumbents in congress you should be on alert you should be looking at these numbers and looking at the fallout from this do you disagree without."

" Well we were on alert anyway I mean obviously. You know given the historical trends nationally you know we've got issues and -- Coming into mid term elections like this with the majority party after the president's first election but. That didn't you aren't candidates are incumbents are battle tested they they have been working hard all year they're meeting on their -- send. -- economy is is issue number one that was before yesterday and it is it's gonna be afterwards. They're the real of the race here like you said at the top of this segment is not -- 23 new. You've got. -- civil war that is that is exploding in the Republican Party. It played out in New York 23 -- in the democratic candidate after the Republicans essentially rejected their own candidate. For -- very extreme right wing candidate on the conservative line. And that got -- is potentially gonna play out it's already playing out in my home state chain of Florida. With that Charlie Crist -- them a moderate got Republican governor running have having a strong right wing sound very Marco rubio so. We -- we think that this civil war is going to really seriously impact. The outcome of elections all across America over the over the course of the next year. And it's going to be interesting to see how the Republicans feel that they haven't done scenes have been able to solve this problem that they have going on in their."

" On the view from the vice chair of the Democratic National Committee -- representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida good to see you thanks for your time. If it -- to."