>> taking you to u.s. russia relations at 7:15 pm easter and we have live coverage on cspan- 3. danielle serves as a political reporter and will talk about women in campaign 2018, good morning . >> talk about the importance of the female vote this year and

what are both sides doing to get that? >> so as far as the female vote goes, people vote more on parties and one thing i'm looking at his numbers on the ballot and if the election were held right now would you vote for the republican or democrat in your district. women tend to say democrat, much more than men. in every single pole that you look at, by a good margin of acs, i will vote for the democrats. men, meanwhile are either depending on the pool you look at, roughly evenly divided or they tend to lead slightly to the republican.

democratic women are off the charts, they've come out in big numbers especially in state and house races . >> out is what we've seen with the brett kavanaugh confirmation how does this do, is it long- lasting or short-term quick suspect if i could answer that, i would be up askew pay grades. that is something we don't know yet but, you can definitely see how that would really fire up democratic voters, women and men alike but i will say the day after christine blasi ford testified was an emotional day, i went out before the stream -- of the approved court but it was just one protest.

the women were fired up and you had them saying i guess we will have to keep quiet and democratic women have been very fired up and very angry since trump was elected, angry because trump was elected, this has really carried through and what we've seen is the enthusiasm among democrats, especially women has been long- lasting and it seems it will keep blasting. on the republican side, republicans are also angry. they tend to think that brett kavanaugh was unfairly attacked and republicans, it also crosses gender lines, republicans are upset and the question is whether the anger could last and i think it will on the democrat side. >> aside from trump and brett kavanaugh, what are the issues women are most passionate about for november? >> healthcare is very big especially among democrats and one interesting thing i when

you look at studies on this and pull voters on what issues are women good at, what issues do you trust women legislators moron. voters tend to say healthcare for women. so, it just so happens that this year's voters are upset and worried about healthcare, so it goes hand-in-hand with this wave of women running on the democratic side. also, the issues, do tend to follow along gender lines and apart party lines -- where they casting support as far as education . >> the question kits at a profound democratic shift. women have been inching more towards democrats but the reason is not just any woman, it's college-educated women,

college-educated women and what one poll shows is but trump exacerbated this . >> danielle talking about these events, what you see on the

democratic side? >>, you tend to see this sort of general idea is that gender matters less on the republican side so there's an inherent good selecting -- electing more women and diverse ranges of use to congress, republicans say no listen, i just want someone who

is qualified, that is one huge profound philosophical divide we are seeing in the party . >> i'm seeing arizona's race, what do you see about the matchup? is back that's a great question, yes, that is an interesting race in part because the democratic candidates have tended to make a/-- a splash this year. what you have here are a few current representatives and one of them is not far left. she is pretty moderate so you can call her a blue dog.

what i'm really interested in seeing is exactly how these two candidates are positioning themselves. mark is a veteran and has ads in front of a fighter jet.

>> you've been hearing about these races, americans are tribal and have their minds made up. >> i was calling about a race, women need to get out and backup each other, whether they are republicans or democrats, our lives are on the line the new judge says one thing he will not touch roe versus wade. he will. the tone of his voice. then, when susan collins got up and stood up for him, saying

she believed him, susan collins and all the rest of the republicans are on the payroll and they get up there all these years and come out millionaires , they don't care about the people. then again with trump, i know i'm supposed to say president trump, but he doesn't act like the president for all of us. he gets up and talks to these people, these poor white men, saying he's one of them, how in the world is a billionaire one of them, they are out there struggling . >> lily, what about the senate race in tennessee, what are your plans for that? >> yes, this is what i'm glad you said. marsha blackburn got up there taking money. we all know this, he took our campaign money, marshall blackburn doesn't care about the working black people, the crime rate in tennessee is outrageous, people are dying every day in memphis every day,

she is not saying a word. people need help, older people need healthcare but marshall blackburn is going to reap what she sows . >> okay lily, we will have to leave it there . >>. since the women's march and we are now seeing it resurface, is the color divide. , black women vote heavily democrat. you look at white women .

>> what you have is women of color is saying, why are you guys so divided, so when susan collins voted for brett kavanaugh, that made this all flare up again and once again, women don't vote for things because they are women but on party. but that's what they're getting at, the women's movement, how does race affect how we feel about ourselves and our policy as women. the other thing to get at is the tennessee senate race. , so we are trying to signal voters but he did have to say that but he was trying to make his peace there . >> caller: i am republican.

i did not like the way they treated kavanaugh and his family. i do not believe ms. ford because she waited 36 years to bring that to anybody. she did not have no witnesses. i believe you were innocent till proven guilty and they did not have a thing to bring forth to show it. make up my mind if nothing else. host: yes. what is tough about the sports /kavanaugh split is just how intractable peoples positions on this scene. your collar was talking about process. there is this idea of innocent till proven guilty, which is a

bedrock idea of how we think about justice in this country. if somebody believes that and that is your issue when you see the hearings, it is going to be hard to change their opinion. likewise, on the democratic side, there has been this realization of how widespread sexual misconduct is and many women have sat on these stories for a long time. just as someone has sat on their story for one reason or another, does not mean it should not be believed. you can see how those people would not change their mind. -- one of -- it is it is -- easy to see how one of this could be one of the most divisive countries in the while.

we still talk about anita hill and clarence thomas. what would heidi heitkamp consider now she faces kevin cramer? heidi heitkamp, the statements she made on that were striking. i could i do not think look myself in the mirror if i voted for brett kavanaugh. she does look like she is in trouble. i will say though the moment she made that statement and said the way her vote was going to fall, i saw various liberal groups on twitter saying, we are going to raise money for her. this has the potential to fire people up either way. host: when it comes to money raising, what about republican groups lined up with the help and senate and democratic groups? what are they casting for women?

hast: the democratic side more infrastructure. small in theout 90's or late 80's. if you are a woman candidate and heck ofsupport, that is a forced to have behind you. has susan ban side anthony. it is tied to being pro-life. on the democratic side, you have that 500 pound curtain role of that supports women candidates so they tend to have more of that. and, independent mine. caller: how are you? -- wanted to you ask you. a statement you made, it is

complicated. i am sure you know because i have seen it many times. the portion where you were discussing college educated women paul

to the 1st thing we talked about, as far as a leg up, i'm not quite sure what she means, but what i will say is, in terms of numbers, not only are college-educated women turning more democratic, but america is getting more and more college- educated as time goes on. if there's something, and that's a big if, if there's something about being a college- educated woman that predisposes someone towards being a democrat, then republicans would be in trouble because of that. that said, noncollege educated americans are still --