sition to do that. it's just june but with such a crowded field keeping track of the chest match is interesting. we will see you soon. "state of the union" starts right now. harley a pig roast and politics. republican white house hopefuls swarm iowa as a crowded gop field gets even bigger. this is a special "state of the union." good morning. i am dana bash live from iowa where several of the republican presidential candidates turned out this sunday for joni ernst' inaugural roast and ride. we have rick perry and lindsay graham, and colorful moments. the former iowa senator, tom harkin hosted his famous steak fry and it's one of the state's

political. now senator earnst road and ride it was one of gop presidential candidates rick perry's stop after his making his official stop this week. he road into the event on a motorcycle with his own group. i spoke with rick perry as the roast and ride was coming to an end and i asked the texas governor about hillary clinton's claim that he and other republicans were trying to curb voting rights. >> well i think it's way outside the norm of ridiculous if you want to know the truth of the matter to call out the people of the state of texas. that's what she did. i just happened to be the governor that signed that legislation and support it and the vast majority of the people

of texas support it, and what secretary clinton did was saying the state of texas didn't -- >> but it was the politicians, the legislation. >> but we get elected by people. >> specifically the argument that she and other democrats are making is why would you say that it's okay to have a gun registration a gun license and not a college id? >> why would you say that you need a photo id to get a library book or to get on an airplane? this is a state issue, and this is an issue that the people that the state of texas overwhelmingly support. so you know i don't know who she is playing to but she is not playing to the people of texas and i don't think she is playing to the americans that believe that the sanctity of the vote is really important and you need to have a photo id to go and vote and the people of

texas wanted it, and whichever state hillary clinton considers to be her home state, she goes home and argues there not to have it. >> what about her argument which is true that a federal judge said it was not just discriminatory but with discriminatory spweupbt. >> i can find a judge to say just about anything. this goes to the supreme court, and clearly the people of the state of texas in this case will be right. >> what about just generally the idea of voting rights and the idea that she proposed which is to have early voting at least 20 days ahead of time and to have election day a national holiday, and so just to make it ease why you are for people to vote? >> i think we make it pretty easy in the state of texas for people to vote. again, i don't know what her beef is with the people of the state of texas about voter id but i think she is on the wrong side of the issue. >> let's talk about the economy, and in your announcement speech

this week you sounded like a populist you said capitalism is not corporatism, and it's not a guarantee of reward without risk and not about wall street without the expense of main street and you sounded more like elizabeth warren -- >> i think i sounded like a boy that did not have running water. my mom and dad both had to work really hard and i don't think it's right for wall street to be able to walk away from bad mistakes and the people on main street have to pay for it. you know if that's pop lizam, then i am proud to be a populist on that issue. the bottom line is we need to be putting policies into place, and dodd frank is a great cam pull. they can't loan money to farmers or small businesses and that's not right. >> what would you do about wall street? would you try to break up the big banks? >> if a bank makes bad decisions

they ought to fail, and nobody autd to be too big to fail. i would certainly get rid of those regulations, and you make a mistake and make bad choices, you need to pay the price. that's what the bankruptcy laws are for. i was not for gm getting restructured. they should have gone through bankruptcy like everybody else on main street would have been in. treat everybody the same. >> this is iowa, and you are doing pretty well here considering how many people are in the race but you are still only at 5%. what is your plan to reintroduce yourself to the people of iowa after your not-so-wonderful race in 2012 even you admit? >> we will be here a lot. in 2011, i came the day after the straw poll. i don't care if it's two people or 2,000 people if i get

invited to come to iowa i am going to be here. there may be somebody that comes to iowa more than i do but if they do they better pack their lunch. we are putting eggs in new hampshire's basket and south carolina's basket as well, but we intend to do well here. >> last question i have to ask you about the rick perry country rap. where did that come from? >> colt is a golfer but he turned into quite a very good country rapper so pete skoe bell he is a dear friend and navy s.e.a.l. and close friend of marcus luttrell and he said i have an idea for a song for your campaign and that's what turned out. it's on itunes today, first day,

so go to itunes and buy it and get a little country rap going. >> one day i will have you do your rick perry rap for me, but not today. thanks governor. >> thank you. rick perry was not the only candidate to join the growing republican presidential field this last week, and lindsay graham also launched his white house bid. >> the next time you pick a commander in chief, make sure they know what the hell they are doing. >> my interview with him up next and we are live on this special edition of "state of the union" from des moines, iowa. okay guys, we've got two cars here. we're going to start watching a movie in the chevy malibu. ♪ (kids laughing) he's flying ok guys, pause the movie we're going to watch the rest in the toyota camry. hit play again ehhh. what happened? you can't watch the movie. ugh... no network connection. who wants to go back in the chevy malibu?

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windmills here and now i know. now i know. >> the last time this country elected a president it was on hope and change and you seem to be running on doom and gloom. >> i think it's an honest assessment of where we are. if you think we can protect america without some troops having to go back overseas and fight for a very long time most likely then i am not your guy. radical islam is not going to be defeated by armies over there and we have to be part of the armies and it's going to be a generational struggle and it's not just about killing a terrorists and building a schoolhouse will do more damage to the taliban. i realize how hard it's going to be and most people in that region don't want to buy what isil is selling. >> but in all seriousness, you are basically promising that troops are going to go -- >> absolutely.

i promise you that. >> you even said if you as a voter don't want war don't vote for me. >> nobody wants war. if you don't want to defend the nation from radical islam, don't vote for me. i don't know how you depend a nation without some of the forces going back to iraq to help the army. i am not going to outsource our resources to armies that don't know how to fight. how do you deal with syria without forming a army in the region. >> let's talk about the cyber attacks we saw on the government from supposedly the chinese. we know you are calling for more money to combat cyber terrorism, and that could be a cyber pearl harbor. >> yeah and a cyber attack on our country, to get into our financial systems and shut down the financial services. >> what would you do as president? >> you have to have more money,

set aside the budget cuts for defense, and do simpson-bowles that's where the money is at and the but with means testing and age adjustments we get through, and replenish our military, and work with sheldon, and incentfies the private sector to harden and give them liability protections. the chinese and the russians are a symptom of a greater island. china is building sources because they think we are weak. the only way we will reset world order is to get back in the game. >> you mentioned russia, and vladimir putin said this weekend, everything we do is just a response to threats emerging against us. there is no need to fear russia. >> tell that to the people that

oppose him inside of russia. you know it's hard to buy a life insurance policy if you are a opponent inside of russia and tell that to the ukrainian people. nobody believes that. russia is trampling over ukraine in violation of international law. here is the concern i have. we signed an agreement with the ukrainians in the '90s, and give up your weapons and we will guarantee your sovereignty, and they did and russia dismembered the ukraine. >> let's bring it back home and specifically to your party. part of the reason you are run something to challenge your own party and to make them understand what it means to be an electable republican particularly on the environment. what would you do differently than many of your republican opponents? >> here is a question you need to ask everybody running as a republican. what is the environmental policy

of the republican party? we don't have an environmental policy but an energy policy. we will find oil and gasp we own because we are going to use fossil fuels for a long time to come, and it's okay to set lower carbon targets. i do believe that climate change is real. i want a business solution -- >> man made climate change? >> yes, i do. when 90% of the doctors tell you you have a problem, do you listen to the one. i do belief the co2 admission spraub all over the world is hurting or environment. >> let me ask you about the cultural touch stone this week and that is indicate caitlin formerly bruce jenner.

you are going to lose the vast majority of people. >> if indicatekaitlyn jenner wants to be safe vote for me. i have not walked in her shoes and i don't have all the answers to the mysteryies of life, and i can only imagine the torment bruce jen jury went through. if kaitlyn jenner wants to be a republican she is welcome in my party. >> the republicans should reach out to people like her to transgender americans -- >> i understand what you are getting, i am pro life and believe in traditional marriage without animosity, and the courts will rule about traditional marriage and i will proudly defend the unborn, and

if we can't agree on abortion let's talk about taxes. we are going to rise and fall as a nation as to whether or not we deal with the requirement of the baby boomers, and we need to do what ronald reagan and tip o'neal did when it came to compromise on the entitlement programs and we need to fight radical islam together. here is what i would say to the talk show host. in the eyes of radical islam they hate you as much as they hate kaitlyn jenner and they hate us all because we won't agree to their view of religion so america, we are all in this together. >> one last thing i want to talk to you about, i was in your hometown of central south carolina for your announcement and spoke to your sister and was in the one room that you mentioned here where you grew up and she talked about the fact that you were not just a brother but a father figure and a caregiver. >> i want to let everybody know my aunt and uncle helped me to raise my sister and aybari borrows

money from family and friends. what i know is what it's like to be knocked down and you get back up because people help you. most people are one wreck away from needing help, and what i learned as a young man, life is fragile and you never know what is coming your way, and there may be self made people running for president, and i love mike huckabee but when he says you don't have to deal with entitlement reform i don't agree with him. scott walker is a great guy, and he said he is not into open-ended conflicts, and i am telling the american people the war against radical islam is a war of generational struggles, and here is the good news most people over there are not buying what these guys are selling and there is no easy way ahead when it comes to our financial problems at home and we can win

and we can be successful and growing newspaper a small town in south carolina in the back of a liquor store from parents who never graduated high school and being able to become a united states senator, i think has been an experience that would make me a good president. >> senator thank you very much for your time. appreciate it. up next i will give you an inside look at this weekend's colorful presidential event here in iowa, and my one-on-one with joni ernst, the woman behind it. see how she throws hillary clinton's own words about being a female candidate right back at her. we are live from capital, just outside the state capitol. stay with us. seize the day and the night. new flonase. 6 is greater than 1. this changes everything.

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good morning, again. we are live from iowa with the special edition of "state of the union." joni ernst became a national figure here -- excuse me iowa let's start that again, iowa democratic senator tom harkin held a steak fry for what was a must-attend for candidates. when he retired, republican joni ernst earned his seat and started her own tradition. you know it's not your typical political event, but under those bikes and helmets, wisconsin governor and likely presidential candidate, scott walker and the host of the event, republican senator, joni ernst. this is the first annual roast and ride a. new take on the classic iowa presidential cattle call and the gop place to be this weekend.

seven republican presidential hopefuls showed up to try to wow the crowd with eight-minute speeches. you want proof this is not your typical political event, you can't count the number of harley harleys in the parking lot, just to come for a chance to ride and also listen to candidates speak. >> i learned in iowa if you fall behind your float you can hitch a ride with a nice gentleman on his john deer tractor. >> good afternoon. i am from southern iowa. >> it's not just about the speeches but trying to sign up voters get people who could come to the iowa caucuses for the candidates, and this is mike huckabee's booth, and ben carson's booth, and guess who showed up? ben carson himself. it's not your typical ride

right? >> it's typical that people want your autograph and picture and want to shake your hand and talk to you. >> mike huckabee is the only one who has actually won the iowa caucuses back in 2008. >> the last time i was with you, you had a big victory. >> we had a big victory and we are hoping for another one. i often said when you see a turtle on a fence post there's one thing that can be certain, he didn't get there by himself. >> let's see what they have at scott walker's booth. we have first of all, a book, and a beer holder, and what is more important than this right? beer holders, what is more important than that. >> beer and cheese. >> how was the ride? >> a lot of fun. a lot of fun. people out with flags and kids along the route, and a lot of fun with joni, and with all the

cameras cameras, joni and i were laughing and hoping we didn't pick or nose or something like that. >> rick perry had his own ride with veterans. >> it's good to be out on the road. >> and marco rubio told one voter, he is used to a different kind of riding miami style. >> a jet ski. >> you are not running for president, right? >> no. >> just want to make sure. >> what brings you to the roast and ride or the ride and roast? >> started out as a coincidence, my in-laws live up the road and my wife and i just had a baby, and they are grandma and grandpa, and i was in there for the weekend and joni invited me to come down. >> that enticed a lot of iowans too. >> i am here to support her causes the veterans. >> this is going to be a chance for these presidential

candidates to talk to some new voters right? >> exactly. >> are you leaning either way? >> not generally, no. i am just here to find out what they have to say, and i will make up my mind you know when it gets closer. >> we told you a lot about the riding part of the roast and ride so what about the roast? here it is. not nearly as the exciting as the riding. joni ernst became a national figure during last year's tough senate race really one of the most toughest senate races in the country, and she had a very famous tv ad talking about cash trading hogs as a kid on her iowa farm, and during the campaign pretty much ever presidential candidate campaigned with her, and that help is one reason earnst is not enforcing any republican candidates this time but she does have advice. >> how do you think the roast and ride has gone? >> phenomenal. look at the crowd.

we had over 300 bikes that road up on the motorcycle ride honoring patriots and veterans and we have a phenomenal group of activist and everyday iowans that want to hear from the candidates. >> you won a tough republican primary here and you know what it's like to try to appeal to the republican electric in iowa and what would you advice to be to the 15 potential candidates running for president now? >> i would say they need to show that they are a leader. they need to show with that leadership that there is a direction that our country needs to go in, whether that is as a world leader or whether it's a leader here in the united states with our economy or education system. whatever it is they just need to show that they are willing to take on the mantle and go forward. >> the republican electric trut

is quite diverse. >> i will tell you, most of what i hear from iowans jobs and economy is extremely important. of course we have a wonderful agricultural economy, a manufacturing base here in iowa so we have done very well. we have good leadership though in the state that allows those businesses to thrive. we just need somebody that will understand these issues jobs and economy. second they need to understand what is going on around the world and that we need to be a need to be strong on national defense. >> this state has two republican senators and a republican governor but it has gone for the democrats in the presidential elections, barack obama price and many times before that. do you think that it's really possible to win iowa, and never mind the caucuses but when you are talking about the actual race for the white house? >> i do think it's possible. my election shows that. when you have troubled times,

people look for a strong leader that will move the nation in the right direction. that's what we are seeing. that's what we are seeing. so we are in troubled times right now, around the world, and we need a leader that will keep us safe and move forward forward. >> one last question. i was here with hillary clinton when she was campaigning for your opponent in the senate race and she was clear and she said it's not enough to be a woman. >> i would say hillary, it's not enough to be a woman, and you have to care about women's issues and women's issues here in iowa is that we have a strong economy, and we have jobs that our sons and daughters can go off to some day and we have a great educational system and women want strong senate defense, and want to know our families -- >> you are throwing her words back against her, aren't you? >> i am. i am. i do believe you have to be a

leader with a vision and you have to show iowans you want it. >> and not just a woman? >> not just a woman. >> thank you. appreciate it. in a very crowded presidential field, who can break out of the pack here in iowa? >> we need a leader in the white house who isn't afraid to challenge the status quo. >> we need people in washington who are going to fight so every american can live their piece of the american dream. >> ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you, that's why i am running to be your president, because america's freedoms are the greatest in the world and we need to fight for them every day. >> i am running for president on the promise of what we can do together for america. >> if the rest of the country had been as smart as iowa back in 2008 we would not be in the trouble we are in right now. >> our panel weighs in on all of that and more, next.

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we're back live from the iowa judicial building in des moines. in addition to harley rides and roasting biggs, iowa holds the first presidential contest, the special status that allows this state's voters to deliver big surprises over the years. joining me to talk about that and much more is the national political reporter matt strong who is a former chairman of the iowa republican party, and jennifer jacobs a political reporter for the "des moines register." the wind picked up here. let's talk about how many people we are talking about.

ten declared republican candidates so far, and that doesn't include the actual governors, most of the governors, i should say, and they are probably going to declare in the next couple months and that will bring it to 15 total. let me start with you, matt. you have been the republican chair here and you have been through a caucus in the past and how does somebody break through in a field like this when there is so many competitors? >> i think we saw part of the secret to the success yesterday with joni ernst. if you look at the crowd, you had ceo's to the most harden security chair activist types, and that's what she was able to put together not just in the primary, so the secret is be authentic, and be here on the ground, and so for those candidates not here yesterday, i would say to make iowa in their schedule. >> let's talk about the event we

were all at yesterday, and it was something for a behold for a freshman senator to put something together like that was remark blgable remarkable and you spoke to a lot of voters or potential voters. what did you hear from them? >> basically it's interesting. there are so many choices here in iowa that i feel like voters are very overwhelmed, and there is so much opportunity for the candidates who are in the second tier at this point to break through, and obviously scott walker has been leading in the polls, and there is a second tier is that sort of working its way up and there was so many different voters there yesterday that said they were supporting carly or ben carson or rick perry. it will be interesting to watch how that shakes out. >> we have the responsibility jennifer of covering a lot of different states. you have the benefit of being here on the ground so you really have your ear to the ground. what are you seeing and hearing?

>> from yesterday the two that made the most of the fund-raiser were scott walker and rick perry. >> why? >> there was a security breach near the beginning of the event and walker and perry, and it doesn't hurt they look good on motorcycles had done events their own events beforehand so they both came in on motorcycles, and they came in working with iowans and just hearing from a lot of republicans, those were the two that made the biggest impression yesterday. >> while we are talking about that let's just look at the latest poll from your newspaper, which all of us from the country look at closely, "the des moines register." it's hard to get all of the people who were asked about on the screen, and scott walker way out ahead, 17%, and rand paul tied for second and jeb bush

went up in the poll at 9% and then you go down and george pataki is not even registering. we all look at polls, and people say they don't matter now, but they do matter in terms of fund-raising right? >> yes, exactly, they do. there's a clear top tier in iowa. scott walker in two polls in a row, out in front and then you have a middle tier up at the top and then the lower tier that just is not breaking through in iowa yet, so it's going to be harder for them. >> it was so interestingng to motorcycle riders yesterday. i mean scott walker is from harley country and showed up in his black leather and out in there his boots. we were talking to a lot of voters and asking whether he had a leg up with those voters, and really people are still interested in all the different candidates so i do think there is an opportunity for somebody to break out and pass scott

walker even though he has the midwestern vibe. >> yeah we are at the speed dating phase or the political version of that. very few activist are getting married. if you are a christian conservative motivated by social issues you have credible options. i think republicans in iowa are sampling what they have in front of them, and we don't see some of the national hand wringing and here in iowa -- >> i want to ask you about the idea of peaking too early. scott walker people don't realize he is in wisconsin, and he was born here. do you think his support is real and enduring or do you think that it could be a flash in the pan like we saw the last time around? >> yeah and i think governor walker has a few things going for him right now and one is the

relatability, and he shops at kohl's and you know he is also drawing support across a broad section of the party here, and social conservatives like the fact he is motivated by faith and economic conservatives like the fact he can win in a tough state for republicans, and how do you balance that on the head of a pin through the process, because those are two groups that don't normally support the same candidate in the caucuses. >> i want to play for viewers something hillary clinton said this past week for the first time going hard by name against republicans. listen. >> today republicans are systematically and deliberately trying to stop millions of american citizens from voting. what part of democracy are they afraid of?

>> is that effective? >> we will have to see. the thing that has been fascinating here obviously the rulette wheel is on the republican side you are seeing people like bernie sanders get attention over the last couple weeks, and hillary clinton has been here a lot over the years, and she has the bill clinton thing going for her. >> but she didn't win. >> she didn't win, right. so we will have to see whether, you know she can pull that off this time. >> she is going at it pretty hard though. she has nine field offices in iowa and plus des moines, and a staff of 27 going out there hard and had a big activist that publicly supported her. bernie sanders, who is probably

her top khalen jury he is way down at the bottom. >> an iowan has more luck winning the powerball than to get one of the golden tickets, and they are waiting by the phone for the call. i opened my door this morning and expected to see a candidate with flowers and chocolates and tickets to the theater, and i think iowa democrats are feeling lonely, and bernie sanders is snowing up on their doorstep. >> and car hraereally carly is saying she can take it to clinton in a way the male candidates cannot. she got a really good reception

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hillary clinton remains the clear front-runner in the democratic presidential race despite challengers from the left. one of them former rhode island governor and gor lincoln chafee is joining me now. thank you so much for joining me. i appreciate it. let's start with what everybody is talking about out of your announcement this week and that is your pledge to turn this country to the metric system like europe and most of the rest of the world is using. it seems like an unusual thing in today's day and age for that to be the thing that people are taking away and perhaps unusual for that to be the thing that you're pushing so hard as your platform. why is that? >> well the theme of my announcement was for us to wage peace in the world, for america to change the way we're acting in the world, and i labeled that waging peace, and i had about ten proposals and going metric was one of those of the ten proposals, better relations with

russia better relations with the south american neighbors, no more drone strikes, no more torture, no more warrantless wiretapping, let's bring snowden home a number of proposals. it's part of being an internationalist. there are only two other countries that aren't metric myanmar and liberia. it's time for america not only economically but symbolically to join the rest of the world. >> and i have to say just to people who are americans who are very comfortable without the metric system they're looking at this and saying really, is this guy kidding me? does he get it? >> i lived in canada when they went -- i was working on the horse racetrack in canada after graduating from college. i was there for seven years working on the horse racetrack and they went metric and it was very easy. i noknow many in the scientific community, the health care community that have to deal internationally are saying this is way overdue. ronald reagan talked about it.

but at this point in american history where we squandered so much credibility where telling the rest of the world there were weapons of mass destruction, we invaded thor country, so un-american, it's time in light of the squandered credibility that we have to make a symbolic gesture to the rest of the world and it's also good economically. so many benefits to it. >> okay. so let's talk more about your agenda to wage peace as you call it. right now as we speak president obama is in europe at the g-7 summit and he's calling for an extension of sanctions against russia. would you support that? >> well, it's unfortunate what's happened in ukraine and crimea and with putin, with vladimir putin. at one time we were really working well together and it's deteriorated and i don't know about these sanctions. i should think there would be better ways of getting an

understanding with russia. >> so if you're in the oval office you're president, what is that better way? how would you correct relations with russia and vladimir putin right now? >> well stop making the mistakes that secretary clinton made. that was a big mistake when we're trying to restart our relationship with russia and secretary clinton presented the foreign minister with a symbolic gesture and they got the russian word wrong. it's those types of mistakes that set back a relationship. little symbolic mistakes and so i think secretary kerry going to sochi and meeting with some of the russian foreign ministers and with putin was a good step. history shows going back to relations with china that if you establish good relationships, that can lead to a better path. we need to wage peace in this world. that's our responsibility.

that's the charge that we're given with our economic power that we have. >> governor let's talk about a domestic issue, a very big one, that is this nation's deficit. would you raise taxes in order to balance the budget and bring down the deficit and debt? >> well as you know, dana you were there covering the senate when i was a republican all of the bush tax cuts. we worked so hard to get surplus surpluses and first president h.w. bush went back on read my lips no new taxes and then bill clinton raised taxes on the wealthy. that probably cost him the house and senate which he lost in 1994. all that hard work all that political capital, and then in came the bush/cheney tax cuts and i voted against all of them just because i believe we need to first cut spending and then cut taxes. >> and i do remember -- >> not vice versa. >> -- you voting against the

bush tax cuts and i remember you not being very popular in the bush white house for that but voting against tax cuts and wanting to raise taxes to address the current situation where we are are two different things. would you do that at this point? >> well as you know from my announcement speech i talked about waging peace and the economic benefits that can come from that. the war in iraq is costing us $6 trillion $6 trillion. the tax cut was $1.6 trillion. i mean what this war is costing us is just -- dwarfed all the ededs all the other spending going on. we need to wage peace and take those resources and put them back into building our infrastructure, building our zools schools, so we have the same kind of schools in baltimore and ferguson that we have in some of the suburbs. that's how i want to redirect our energies and focus, taking those resources and putting them back into america at the same time making sure we have a strong military. >> governor --

>> $6 trillion in iraq. >> thank you so much. absolutely. we're going talking more about this as ut months go on. thank you for joining me. we'll talk to you soon i'm sure and we'll be right back. terrifying. american history is the history of the scary thing being the exact thing we have to do. the months go on. thank you for joining me. we'll talk to you soon i'm sure and we'll be right back. walk on that moon. fly. none of this makes rational sense. it only makes american sense. here, the hard things show us who we are. leaving your job to start your own thing. having a kid when you still feel like a kid. signing a 30-year mortgage on a home. scary sure but no match for our colossal self-belief. we're supposed to do scary. without scary, we don't get to be brave.

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