>> i just wanted to take care of my momma... >> and no remorse... >> she giggles everytime she steps into the revolving door of justice >> she became legendary... >> the finer the store, the bigger the challenge >> al jazeera america presents the life and crimes of doris payne [ ♪ music ] >> trying to make phone calls out before election day. we are calling to see whether or not you are planning on voting on tuesday. they don't want to face us in november. they know we'll defeat kay hagan and send her home. >> let make them squeal. >> i need your help. the

united states needs your help. [ cheering and applause ] >> thanks for coming tonight. we could have a robust debate over the next four months. >> this is the number one ticket seat nationally. >> that's why i'll ask you ing you to -- asking all of you to get behind me. [ ♪ music ] . >> republicans control the house, democrat controls the senate. the u.s. senate is up for grabs. republicans have to gain a net of six seats. wire. [ ♪ music ]

[ ♪ music ] >> we could be a little bit behind. i have a tu things i need to -- few things i need to put into place if we do the negotiation between the senate and the

governor. >> north carolina voted republican. the state government was solidly democratic. democrats were in control, and once you are in control, you maintain control. but then it's flip flop. >> good to see you, sir. >> good to see you. >> how are you doing there? >> i thought the popcorn machine was broke. >> i fixed it. >> that was a crisis. >> what we had was what thom revolution. electio election. -- 2010 election. for the first time we had a republican house and senate. the republicans decided to make an ideological shift in the state. there's a feeling among conservatives that this is a once in a life-time opportunity. >> if it weren't so ugly it would have been comical. >> once they got control with a veto-proof majorities and a

right. >> they passed voter i.d. legislation. decided not to accept federal medicaid money, and cut taxes by a lot. which we are feeling today, which they are feeling in a hole in the republic. >> a feeling that they went wild passing every right wing bill, weakened the brand. >> the obvious way was what we call moral monday protests. moral monday was something that was initiated by the n.a.a.c.p. in north carolina, a smattering of people at the beginning. it grew and grew. there comes a time that people must rise up and be repairers of the breach. i want to suggest that that time is right here, and right now. because we have a group of legislators and

dominos that are intent on tearing things down. i would say you want to debate. we don't have to have all this fight. do like they used to do in the ancient world. you do your team, i do mine. >> i had someone ask me, speaker of the house, how will you deal with the past record. i said i'm not going to run from it. i'm going to run on it. we had an economic turn around. we have done a lot of things that if they were down in washington, it would transform this nation. there was the economy back on track. we'll communicate the story. when we do that we'll be successful in november. >> hi everybody. i'm kay hagan.

happy 4th of july. >> thank you. >> when you're done marching come to the park, we'll say the pledge of allegiance, we'll sing the "star-spangled banner", and we have an icy coke for you. >> i don't think people know her all that well. she's been in the senate. she was a legislators, but i don't think people are familiar with her. >> how are you. >> do you know each other. >> nobody nose who he is. he's in a second term as the u.s. senator. >> we'll have the tooth brush. he is delighted to be here. i am presenting this flag.

united states of america to jamie, and we will raise this flag on the 4th of july. we have to remember all the men and women who are serving for us right now in our nation and overseas. [ cheering and applause ] >>. >> so your message is he's down. >> he's the leader of the house. policies. >> what do you think the interpretation is when people say i feel like tillis is running against washington and

obama, when he is running against hagan. >> i'm representing families in north carolina, with an emphasis on being sure that the system works for everybody of the the difference is thom tillis is rigging the system in order to benefit the wealthy to the detriment of everyone else. what is he getting in return? the koch brothers invested in attack adds. there's a huge contrast. [ ♪ music ] >> this is kind of a seasonal thing. people are interested. it's hot out. it's grilling season. very special last night. it was pretty heavy rain. it's spotty.

a lot of people - one thing i learned from the job that i already knew, is that your income level or socioeconomic status has nothing to do with how considerate a person you are. and you have people in public housing, and people in mansions up north don't pay any attention to you at all. most people are grateful to see the pizza man. and i kind of figure if they aren't, that's their problem, not mine. >> i had retired from politics in disgust in 2010. i came to the conclusion that i do not have the level of immorality that is required. fast-forward to two weeks into filing, and the state party

- nobody has filed . >> it's like you have to have someone in the race. >> one nice thing about being libertarian is i don't have to do bait prep. you know. it's like mark twain said, if you tell the truth you never have to remember a dam thing. i'm a little cynical about it. 2002, we can set up a debate. it included all three of us, myself as well as erskin and elizabeth dohl, and dohl and bowles decided to set up their own advance on the same venue in the same night and cut out both myself and the other voters. they were non-too happy about that. when we talk politics, and talk

about the north carolina senate race we are talking about democrat kay hagan, the incumbent and thom tillis, her challenger. but there is a third challenger. libertarian shaun hau. in a polling survey, you poll 11% of the vote. it's respectable. what do you think? >> i'm pretty happy about that. i think it both well not just for me, but any independent or third party candidate. >> i have to ask you the question that people ask about a third party. which candidate do you think you can be the spoiler for. hagan or tillis. >> as far as i'm concerned. they are spoiling my chances. >> republicans, democrats, libertarians, me, either of my opponents, no one owns the votes. every individual person owns their own votes. they'll decide in late october, early november how to cast the votes.

we have to earn them. it's my job to earn it. nothing is given to me, or to either of them. >> hi, i'm shaun, running as a libertarian. my immigration policy is simple. i believe in open borders, all people have the right to travel and seek a better opportunity for themselves and their families. many are in restaurants, which is awesome. >> as far as i'm concerned, if you feel the need to know what i'm looking at on the internet. that is sicker than anything i could possibly be looking at on the internet. it amazes me that anyone believes president obama stands with a so-called 99%. i mean the first thing he did, the very first thing was to take

trillions of our dollars and hand it to big business, and he keeps on doing it with enthusiastic support for democrats and republicans. i guess i have to make a video on this insane war on drugs. i figured hey, i'm a libertarian. everyone nose i'm for full drug legalization. our war on drugs turned mexico into a ses pool of violence. if we ended the war violence, we could end this. >> i'm shaun and i approve the messing. why am i supposed to say that? >> it's the rules. >> but it's me. of course i approve the message. >> if i can drink this, i don't see why you shouldn't be able to smoke that. better? okay. >> perfect. >> it's never perfect, but it

was better. >> no, that was pretty close to perfect. that was important for me. not just because i smoke pot. >> that's the funny thing. >> the prison economy is a thing. i've never been to gaol. >> i'm amazed i've never been arrested. all the stuff that i have done.

colorado has gone from pretty solid red to purple now to blue. state democrats had an easier

time redrawing the districts to be more competitive and democratic friendly. we have a lot of asian people, a lot of african immigrants. a lot of hispanic people. so now it's a district that changed us. over the last five years, it originally. >> what you have seen is mike kaufman covi kaufman moving to the center, doing all these things to save his career. >> there's a changer in andrew, a former house speaker. roman ov is known as smart. >> he's easily the intelligent person in the room. >> he's pegged as too liberal. mike coffman is pegged as being too far right.

the district went from less than 20% latino. immigration is a big issue. how big is what remains to be seen.

how do you speak spanish so well? america. >> good for you. >> i taught in english at the college. best year of my life. >> i've been pushing up on mine and signed up for an intense course to z

>>. >> i need a shorter name for the next chant. i wanted to thank you all for coming. i really appreciate it. it's the first of atemeeight. it won't be the last of eight. it's great to have you here at the beginning and end of the 88 days. >> happy to be here, good luck. >> who knew it would be this exciting this morning. >> is there a fire marshall in the room.

since there is no fire marshall, if folks want to sit on each side of the isles, as long as there's an aisle left, go ahead and do that too. don't tell me i said to do that. >> i think defense spending is for defending the country, not for a jobs programme. so the president asked and i agree with him. one more time? >> we're going to add half an hour to mike's time. >> now we're talking. >> mike is to represent the citizens of congressional district six, and i think our interests are closely aligned with the nations. if you ask me whether i'll do what is right for my district, i

think the citizens of the district deserve better amplification equipment. [ clapping ] >> we're going to go to immigration issues, and i'll start off, mike, with you. i think that the system is broken. i think that we - i think it has to do with three things. one, we have to secure the borders and enforce our laws. and not be a burden on taxpayers. we have to be compassionate and keep families together. those are my three principles when it comes to immigration reform. i know in h.r. 15 that speaker roman of supports a special path for citizenship for adults that broke the law. i do not support that. >> a congressman suggested a appropriate. >> that would be fine if congress from willing to take a single step.

the problem is this - it's been more than a year since democrats and republicans alike stood together and said, "yes, we ought to enforce borders, whole employers responsible when they break the law, and provide a path for citizenship for people willing to work hard, play by the rules and obey the rule. >> folks waiting for years and decades to get the legal status that they earned should have the first shot in that line. >> the iowa senate race is a key race. if democrats foresee victory, and the majority of the united states senate. >> a lot of focus on the senate and what republican control of the senate will mean for the

final two years of the obama administration. >> i tell people that i don't lay awake at night worrying about whether i'm going to be the next senator. there's far worse things in life than losing an election. what keeps me up at night is all the people in iowa, who are dependent on tom harkin for the last 40 years, and what will happen to them if i lose the election on november 4th. that's what keeps me up at night, and that's what i want to motivate you to go out and work harder than you have, knowing you did it for the right reason, and this will have a long-lasting legacy on this country and state. when you haven't had an open seat race, you expect to serve a pent-up demand. i think brailly was an obvious choice and the party col esqued behind him. >> he was a

congressman. he reinforced a region, three-quarters of the state had no idea of him. so he had to introduce him to iowans who didn't know who he was. the first poll in june showed the race was a dead heat. the race is still a dead heat. >> i came from a family that didn't have a whole heck of a lot. but one thing i did have was my ability to served. i signed up and served for over 22 years, and i loved every mnd of it. >> they have a period in summer when she was on active duty, she was unavailable. >> it did freeze things. what can the brailly campaign do. you can't attack. that would blow up in your face.

[ clapping ] >> brailly did a short turn on the veterans committee of the house, failed to attend the meetings and faces someone with a military career, not gold star record at the veterans committee. . >> do you have criticisms about your opponents attendance on v.a. meetings. do you think he was mia? >> i'm not going to respond to whether he was mia or awol. it's up to him to refute. i think they are important issues and we need to focus on those. we made a lot of promises to our veterans and we need to make sure we take care of our veterans. >> but you don't plan to take up that cause. >> to take up... >> to criticize him for not attending.

>> well, i think he should. i heard he had to skip a meeting to go to another meeting and he didn't go to the other meeting. but that's up for him. he has to justify why he wasn't there at a time when our v.a. was failing our veterans. >> i don't know where she gets her information or have the audacity to say you don't support veterans. my research indicates otherwise. >> thanks, gary, it means a lot to me. i tell you why: cl >> this was a little girl who used to sit in my house and read books all the time.

that was july 19th, when i walked her down the aisle, the day she got married. so she's all grown up and she still likes her books. that's my daughter lisa. >> you have a perfect smile. so does congressman braley. >> i wouldn't go that far. >> one, two, three. >> all right. >> i don't miss an opportunity to do a fun picture. do you like to do fun pictures? what do you like to do when you do a silly picture? >> let's do that. >> practice. >> that's what we did. >> i think she's better than i am. pleased to meet you. thank you for coming today. >> election day stay with al jazeera america for live, in-depth coverage focusing on the issues with expert analysis

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