my former boss. [indiscernible] >> how are you? >> ok, great. >> did you get a picture? >> thank you. >> thank you for your support and service. >> how are you, sir? ok. [indistinct chatter] >> thank you again.

>> i want a picture with you. >> appreciate it. >> what is that? >> how are we doing? you must be freezing. [indistinct chatter]

>> its close nationally, it is close here. i do believe with the turnout and the enthusiasm that trump has here, it is going to make a difference. i think most polls which show was ahead. i think the internet will be the key. -- i think the turnout will be the key. >> how important are these last final days? >> it does seem to me in my experience in politics on the presidential elections, elections tend to break one way or another at the very end. it happened with reagan and obama. i think it's going to break trump's way on tuesday.

-- new hampshire doesn't have that many elect world votes but why is it an important state? >> we know in state after state it can go either way. the polling numbers show how they are breaking. it's extremely close and the like all college. this state with a few others added together it can make a huge for the difference. we are doing a number of stops in the state. it feels to me like we have a movement of people. not normal political people. people who love their country, who are worried about the country, who feel like and i believe are correct in feeling that washington is not being that has not been paying attention to them or what they are concerned about. not concerned with the real issues with the trouble they face. i think that is a big problem in america. to improve.rson

donald trump will get things done. >> anything you want to add to that? >> thank you, sir. >> specific questions for you guys? >> thank you, guys. >> election night on c-span. watch the results and be part of a national conversation about the outcome. be on location at the hillary clinton at donald trump election night headquarters, and watch victory and concession speeches in key house and governor races. watch a live on c-span, on demand at c-span.org, or listen to our live coverage using the free c-span radio app. with three days ago before

election day, donald trump wasn't have a, florida today speaking to supporters at the florida state fairgrounds. this is just under an hour. ♪ >> thank you very much.

>> thank you very much. have a little difficulty because we have about 3000 people, maybe for -- 4000 people outside. should we wait for them to come in? . i agree. let's get going. you guys are here from 2:00 in the morning they tell me. we will get going. thank you very much. we don't need jay-z to fill arenas. we do it the old-fashioned way. we fill them up because you lovably are saying and you want to make america great again. i actually like jay-z, but the language last night. maybe i should use that language. >> no!

mr. trump: can you imagine if i said that? the used every word in the book. i won't even use the initials because i will get in trouble. he used every word in the book last night. by the way, in hershey, pennsylvania last night we had an arena. we had 27,000 people show up. maybe they could not get in. had withthan jay-z their free tickets. far more. and beyonce. i like them both, but he used light was last night that was so bad. and hillary said, i did not like donald trump's lewd language. i have never said what he said in my life. you the phoniness of politicians and the phoniness of the whole system, folks.

in three days we are going to win the great state of florida. that theing to win white house real change begins --h the -- immediate immediately repeating -- repealing and replacing obamacare. the residents of florida, i'm sorry to tell you this, are going to experience a massive double-digit freemium hike. i just don't want to destroy the spirit in the room. it's going to be a massive hike so congratulations. if we win, i am filling it out anyway. it doesn't matter. [cheers] you are going to have a big hike. hopefully it will not make a damn bit of difference. and the great state of arizona where i was a couple of days ago

and where i am going, premiums are going up by more than 116%. [booing] it will go higher than that. over 90% of the counties in florida are losing obamacare. they are losing their insurers. over 90% of the county. and remember, and most of you were there, almost all of you helped this whole movement from the beginning when we came down from the primaries. we won 66 out of 67 counties. [cheers] 66. florida is just a place i love. my second home. i'm here all the time. [cheers] i might note florida better than you do. my second home.

we won 66 out of 67 counties. that has never happened before. we almost won the last one. maybe even more enthusiasm right now than i did then. i think there is more enthusiasm. [cheers] you see the tremendous lines of people, and they have trump caps on. make america great. again. they have trump hats on and buttons and shirts. they are in line and you see nbc and these people. [booing] total phonies. the most dishonest people. they say -- it was like 100% with trumper galea. maybe they are in disguise. maybe they are wearing shirts and hats but they're actually going to vote for crooked hillary. do you think that is possible? you see these lines.

the woman says i would say it's very evenly based. texas.at state of can you believe all these people at 10:00 in the morning? they got here at 2:00 in the morning. [cheers] so, the great state of texas. an incredible place. we have these massive crowds. two weeks ago i was hearing the phonies in the media. they were going strongly, texas is in play. are they paying that person $1500? get them out please. [cheers] get them out.

[chanting] i must tell you the bernie sanders protesters had much more enthusiasm than this one. the problem with these hillary protesters is my people make all the noise. he can't even hear the person. texas, did you see yesterday obama screaming and screaming? and screaming? just like the way he runs the country, nobody listens to him. screaming. ok. i wanted to see the protester. these lying, thieving people, the media, they don't ever show

my crowds. i was saying to them the other night in hershey, you have got to turn the cameras. every one of them right at my face. the only time they will turn the cameras is if there is a processor. -- protester. last night obama had a processor and they would not turn the camera to the protester. it is the first time i have ever seen that. it was bad because he kept screaming the same thing over and over again and nobody would listen to him. they have a great state of texas. about three weeks ago the duties phony polls. some of the polls are correct. i only really acknowledge them if i'm winning. by the way we are winning and a lot of polls. we'll have enough time to talk about it.

"blacks for trump." the bigms to be surprise so far of this election. blacks for trump. thank you. that is great. thank you very much. it is a great honor. they kept saying the great state of texas is in play. it is supposed to be sort of a republican stronghold. -- what is going on with texas? we had a crowd of 20,000, 22,000, 15,000 every time i went. they had a line that went so long to local media -- much more honest than these dishonest guys here. they were showing the line going

-- you might literally miles -- it went literally miles. texas is in play. it is even. i said that is bad news. i don't want to lose taxes. that is bad news. one little problem. one little problem. we are killing them in taxes. -- texas. [cheers] mr. trump: i guy gets on two days ago. a man named sid miller. don't really know him. wearing a big beautiful white cowboy hat. i want to find already got it, it is pretty nice. he said you folks are getting it all wrong. these lines are for, 5, 6 blocks long. we have never had something like this in texas. all those folks are voting for trump. they are not voting for anyone else. [cheers]

texas, we are doing great in texas. we are doing great in new hampshire. we are doing great in iowa. we are doing great in ohio. ohio. just left, going back again soon. doing phenomenally well in north carolina. [cheers] i think we are going to win pennsylvania. [cheers] i think we will win pennsylvania. we are right there. even is not my thing. they had the way down in pennsylvania. than last night two or three polls came out. jim, trump is even now in pennsylvania. this is not good. they protect hillary. i don't understand it. i don't understand why. when this is all over with, i will sit down with the dishonest media.

why? would he going to do? she is a dishonest person. she has no energy. you need energy to help this country. like for instance i will be doing five or six of these every day. unique energy here. she goes, and goes to sleep. [chanting] mr. trump: you need a lot of energy. we will be doing at least five of these today. the arenas are packed all over the country. we are going into different locations. we are going into what they used strongholdscrat where we are now either tied or leading. we are going to minnesota. we are going up to minnesota.

which traditionally has not been republican at all and we are doing phenomenally. we are going to colorado where we are doing phenomenally. i'm going to places they don't believe. getting back to the boring subject. all they are saying is that it's a bad experience for the american people. companies are leaving. doctors are quitting. deductibles are going to the roof. some as high as $15,000. yet hillary clinton was the double down on obamacare, making it even more expensive. going to make it much more expensive.

they are going to show you that they don't care what it takes. they are going to show you it works. they will show you. we don't want to be shown. it is catastrophic. i am asking for your vote so we can repeal and replace obamacare. and have health care for every family in florida and great health care. real change also means restoring honesty to our government. as you know, the fbi -- and i give them a lot of credit because they are fighting forces that they are not supposed to be fighting -- has reopened its criminal investigation into hillary clinton.

[applause] they are also conducting a second criminal investigation into hillary clinton's pay for play corruption at the state department. you see what is happening there. it has been confirmed that the 650,000 e-mails they discovered -- by accident -- can you believe it? 650,000 -- that is a treasure trove. that is going to be a lot of bad emails in there. they discovered it on anthony weiner's desk can you imagine? anthony weiner has probably every classified e-mail ever sent, and knowing this guy, he probably studied every single one in between using his machine for other purposes. including brand-new e-mails not previously turned over to authorities, likely including some very, very

classified information. however, the reports also show that the political leadership at the department of justice is trying very hard and as hard as they can to protect their angel, hillary. [crowd boos] mr. trump: remember, bill clinton just happened to see the her plane. the attorney general's plane. -- he wasbelievable going to play golf. it was 110 degrees and he was going to play golf. "let me say hello. let's get together." i thought it was 39 minutes. turned out to be 45 minutes. went on to the plane on the tarmac. right on the tarmac, they had a meeting for 45 minutes, right before she was supposed to issue her judgment on hillary and maybe bill.

bill could be a target -- who knows? because of what is going on. she met with him for 45 minutes. they discussed golf. that is about two minutes. they discussed grandchildren. give them five. the rest of the time, what do you think they discussed? i would say, like, "i hope you are going to be part of our administration." what do you think? what a disgrace. our country has never been in a situation like it is in right now. never been. so dishonest. it is a rigged system, folks. it is a rigged system, and it begins with the media because the media rigs it. [crowd boos] mr. trump: did you see those reports where "the new york times" is sending them things, and they have things where

reporters are sending them stories to check. actually, i used to get good publicity until i decided to run. now, i think i have -- they even say -- actually, "the times" said, "we don't care if it is fair or not." it is the greatest pylon in the -- the greatest pile-on in the history of politics. it was time. we had to do something. but that is a big part of the rigged system. remember john podesta said hillary clinton has bad instincts, right? i say to people, i would fire him. he says so many bad things about her, and he is her top person.

he knows her well, and i don't want a president with that instincts, and she does. all you have to do is look at her record. bernie sanders says she has bad judgment. hillary created an illegal server to shield her criminal activity. that's why. she figured she was above it because she figured the department of justice would never do anything to get in her way, ok? it is a rigged system. the department of justice, if that happened to anybody else, they would have been in jail two years ago, folks, ok? what she did. then she illegally destroyed -- and this is -- forget about what happened last friday. i'm talking about the past. forget about that. that is all gravy, whatever happened. she destroyed 30,000 -- remember this -- 33,000 e-mails after

receiving a congressional subpoena -- the keyword being after -- and made 13 phones disappear, some with a hammer. if she were to win, it would create an unprecedented constitutional crisis. remember, if she ever got into the oval office, hillary and her special interests and her donors would rob this country blind. i have no doubt about it. my contract with the american voter begins with a plan to end government corruption and to take back our country from the special interests. [applause]

mr. trump: i want the entire, corrupt washington establishment to hear the words we are about to say. when we win on november 8, we are going to drain the swamp. going to do it. [applause] mr. trump: they are not happy, folks. they are not happy. there are a lot of unhappy people around. at the core of my contract is my plan to bring back your jobs that have been stolen. stolen by either very stupid politicians or corrupt politicians, meaning special interests get them to do whatever they want them to do. florida has lost one in four of its manufacturing jobs since nafta, a deal signed by bill clinton and supported by hillary. america has lost 70,000 factories -- that is such a hard number to believe, 70,000 --

since china entered the world trade organization, another bill and hillary-backed disaster. we are living through the greatest jobs theft in the history of the world. there has never been a country that has lost jobs like we did, so stupidly, so easy to solve, so stupidly. goodrich lighting systems moved -- we will, i promise. i promise. goodrich lighting systems laid off 255 workers and moved their jobs to india. baxter health care laid off 199 workers and moved their jobs to singapore. essalor laid off 181 workers and moved their jobs, surprise, to mexico. tremendous, tremendous jobs, and it's getting worse and worse and

worse. we have with some of these countries -- mexico, in particular -- i have a great relationship with mexico. i met with the mexican president three months ago. >> build a wall! mr. trump: don't worry, i will build a wall. >> build a wall! mr. trump: and you know what? the harder they fight us, the higher it goes, i promise. no, but i met with the president of mexico. and he is a good guy, good guy. good meeting, all of that. love him. we have a one-lane highway, goes right into mexico. takes our jobs, our money, our wealth, everything. we get unemployment and we get drugs. not going to happen anymore, folks.

a trump administration will stop the jobs from leaving america and will stop the jobs from leaving the great state of florida, that i can tell you. the theft of american prosperity will end quickly and effectively. if a company wants to fire their workers, leave florida, moved to another country, and then shift their product back into the united states, we will make them pay a tax of 35%. [applause] mr. trump: problem solved. problem solved. 99% -- and you never heard this talk of four. they give them loans. "we want you to stay." they don't even talk to most of them. we will talk to them. first we will be very nice and respectful, and when they tell us know, we will tell them,

let's not be nice anymore. and you know what is going to happen with that tax? they are never going to leave this country. they are never leaving. he knows. they are never going to leave this country. a trump administration will renegotiate nafta, and if we do not get the deal we want, we will terminate nafta and get a much better deal for our workers. we will immediately stop the job killing transpacific partnership, another disaster in the making that hillary clinton said is the gold standard. yes, the gold standard for other countries, not for us. the gold standard for countries that want to be part of that deal. as part of our plan to bring back jobs, we are going to lower taxes on american business from 35% to 15% with -- we are the highest taxed nation in the world, one of the main reasons that they are leaving.

we will massively cut taxes for the middle class also. and by the way, do not hear it from me. just look at it. hillary clinton is going to raise taxes substantially. highest taxed nation, she wants to raise taxes substantially. that's not going to happen. we will also cancel billions in global warming payments to the united nations and use that money to invest in america. [applause] mr. trump: that includes repairing so many of florida's problems. >> usa! usa! mr. trump: thank you. we're going to repair so many of florida's problems, including the herbert hoover dike and the aquifer.

and we are going to protect the everglades. we are going to do all of the things, but we are going to have so much money left over. you know what we want? we want a really beautiful, clean air, right? we want crystal clean water, and we want safety. we don't need to give hundreds of billions of dollars away -- we have no idea who is getting this money -- giving it to the united nations. you know what that is called? giving it to an open pit. you know how political the united -- can you imagine these guys doling out that money? no, no, we are going to keep our money here and take care of our infrastructure and take care of our environment, and we are going to lower taxes. [applause] we will also rebuild our inner cities. the african-american community has been treated terribly, terribly. that's why i'm so honored to see those signs. i tell you, that is turning out to be the story of this election, the african-american

vote. watch. you watch. they have been treated very unfairly. african-americans and hispanics people living in the inner cities -- there is no -- oh, you like that, hispanics, huh? how many hispanics do we have here? [applause] mr. trump: by the way, that is a big story. as you know, the cubans just endorsed me. they gave me the bay of takes -- the bay of pigs association award. we will be making a much different deal than they made with castro. believe me, folks. they are very happy. that is another story that is very big. to be the hispanic vote is turning up to be much bigger story than people thought. but the african-american

community, the hispanic community, folks living in the inner cities, crime-ridden -- you cannot walk to the store and buy a loaf of bread. you get shot. the education is the worst, and there's no jobs. we are going to fix the education, bring back jobs, and we are going to bring back safety. and i say to the hispanic community living in the inner-city, to the african-american community, i say, "what the hell do you have the lose?" i'm going to fix it. i'm going to fix it. i am going to fix it. you know, the democrats have been running that whole thing for up to 100 years unbroken, and they come in and say, "we want your vote," and then you give them the vote -- you know this, right? you know that. they know. you give them the vote and they disappear for four years, and then they come back in four years. we have to show them it does not work that way anymore. they will never be able to do

what i do. look, i'm here doing five or six of these a day. hillary goes home, she goes to sleep. if she wanted to do it, which she doesn't. she does not have the energy to do it, believe me. we will become a rich nation again, but to be a rich nation, we must also be a safe nation. hillary clinton wants a 550% increase in syrian refugees pouring into this country -- [crowd boos] mr. trump: over and above the thousands and thousands and thousands already coming in. you want to see a problem? this will be the great trojan horse modern day version. her plan will import generations of terrorism, radicalism, extremism into your schools and throughout your communities.

when i am elected president, we will suspend immediately the syrian refugee problem. [applause] mr. trump: and we will keep radical islamic terrorism the hell out of our country. [applause] mr. trump: you look at what has happened in france. you look at what has happened in germany. no. we all have big hearts. we will build safe havens and get the gulf states to put up the money. what do we owe? $20 trillion. think of it. but i will get the gulf states -- they have plenty of money. they have so much money they do not know what to do with it. they just have to be told nicely. they are going to put up the money.

we will build safe havens in syria. taken all those people. we have enough problems. we don't need these kind of problems. a trump administration will also secure and defend the borders of the united states. [applause] mr. trump: and as we said, yes, we will build a great wall. [applause] mr. trump: we have received the first ever endorsement issued by america's ice and border patrol offices. it has just been reported that as a result of our open borders, violent cartels have spread into all 50 states. more than 90% of those arrested are here illegally. are you shocked? 90% are here illegally. >> i love you, trump! mr. trump: thank you. i love you too. look, a future construction worker. look at that baby. he is so cute. oh, give me that baby.

[applause] mr. trump: look at this baby. future construction worker. they did a great job. wow. that is a great, beautiful baby. congratulations. that is an early trump fan,

right? that is an early united states fan. anyway, back to the basics. after going through that, i hate to say this, but these terrorists are killing innocent americans, threatening schools, and destroying our communities. a government that will not protect its people is a government that is unworthy to lead. as secretary of state, hillary clinton allowed the most dangerous and violent criminals to come into the country, go free, and would not send them back to their home countries, and when they did, their home countries very, very intelligently said, "we don't want them. take them back, and we would never force them in."

i promise you when we take these , killers and drug and gang members back to their countries, they will be gladly accepted by their countries -- they will say, "president trump, thank you, sir. we are so, so happy. mr. president, we are so, so happy to have our druglords back, our killers back, our gang members back. thank you, mr. president, on behalf of" -- i will not use the name of the country. hillary supports open borders and strongly supports sanctuary cities like san francisco. thousands of americans would be alive today if not for the open border policies of barack obama and hillary clinton.

[crowd boos] mr. trump: by the way, i have said it, this guy is campaigning full-time. she cannot campaign for herself. nobody shows up to her meetings. the only way she gets them to show up is when she has a star come. that is the only way. otherwise, she gets 500 people, 400 people, and by the way, the cameras never show that. can you imagine if i had a small crowd? there would be headlines all over the world. trump is not doing it, right? but she has these little crowds show up. she cannot do more than 102 a -- one or two a day because she has no energy, but she cannot do it because they cannot get any people. but obama goes and campaigns for her. he ought to spend time in the oval office getting jobs, defeating isis, strengthening of

up our border. among those killed, americans like josh wilkerson, whose mother i have gotten to know during this campaign -- josh was a student in a high school, great student. he was murdered at the age of 17. he was tortured, struggle, and -- strangled, and beaten to death by an illegal immigrant who should have never been in our country, and then his body was set on fire. you ought to look at the remembrance project. these people are amazing people. these are people that suffered so much. year right here in florida, 17-year-old scarlet pits, her boyfriend and her mother were viciously stabbed to death in their lehigh acres home by an illegal immigrant. the killer was wanted for double murder and robbery, but he was released from custody, enabling

him to commit these and other horrible crimes, and the people that knew him begged that he be incarcerated or begged that he be thrown the hell out of our country, and the obama administration with their weak policies refused to listen. death. a trump administration will end this nightmare of violence. we will protect american lives, cancel all rural hunting of -- we will cancel all federal funding of sanctuary cities. [applause] mr. trump: we will stop illegal immigration, deport every last illegal alien and dismantle every gang and cartel threatening our great citizens. when we win this election, you

will finally have a government on your side fighting for your community and protecting your family. we will also repeal the obama-clinton defense sequester and rebuild our badly depleted military. .reatest people on earth that means brand-new modern mcdill. from look at the beautiful, beautiful, new -- you know, right now, our fighter jets -- some are so old they cannot get parts. they do not make them anymore. 18, 19 years old. they did a big documentary about it. we are going to take care of those brand-new beautiful jets .ut of me will -- out of mcdill i'm honored to have the endorsement of more than 200

and 22s and generals medal of honor recipients. i actually heard we picked up about five today. to thank the coach for getting of here and talking to you people. what a great coach. and joe, and your attorney general. many great people, all of the people that got up and spoke, i want to thank them. they are speaking all over the country. hillary brought death and disaster to iraq, syria, libya, .nd she empowered iran they have been empowered, emboldened. we gave them $150 billion, and they hate us, but now they are strong. they were ready to die. they were ready to come back and make any deal they wanted and we took them out of the ashes and made them for hats a world power, not just a regional

power. all hillary clinton's thinking .- bad judgment, bad instincts and she unleashed isis all across the world. during the debates -- did i win the debates? did i win the debates? [applause] mr. trump: you know, i was a little worried about the debates because for a week and a half, i would hear, "she's not going out of her house. ." is doing debate prep she has a lot of experience, but it is all bad experience. 10 hours a day for a week and a half? i cannot do that. we are supposed to know this, ? en't we

hillary and our failed establishment spent $6 trillion in the war in the middle east that we never win. by the win -- by the way, we are fighting, we keep fighting. we fight, fight, fight. i always say general douglas whatthur, general patton, are they doing? they are spinning in their graves. into mosul. "ladies and gentlemen, we will sul fourking mos months from now. one of the reasons is we think the isis leaders are staying in mosul and we want to get them." before the announcement is over, they are gone. whatever happened to the element of surprise? .hat a group of losers we have

now it is a very tough battle. they are dug in. need different thinking in this country, folks. they should have kept their mouths shut, quietly, quickly, and then had a, news conference when it is over a week later, right? convinced they only did that for political reasons. they thought it was going to be a great, quick fix. it was not. a disaster. and hillary is running and she will get credit. problem -- we already had mosul. so we gave it up because of the way they got out and then isis was formed. isis is in 32 countries. all of her people are doing the same thing. we are going to do this. we're going to do that.

we're going to fix this. and i kept saying, you have in there for 30 years. why didn't you do it? it will never happen. they dragged us into foreign safethat have made us less . shift our goods and our wealth to other countries. they left our borders wide open. we have no borders. and yet we are fighting for countries that a lot of people in this room have never heard of . and we want a border. to protect their borders, but we do not have our own borders. that will change november 8. a trump administration will never, ever put the interest of a foreign country before the interest of our country. from now on it is going to be america first. so all americans, i say, it is time for change. it is time for new leadership.

and in closing. i want you to think about -- [crowd chanting "we want trump"] mr. trump: thank you, folks. i just saw a sign that i love. let me see that. let me see that. yeah, let me have that. let me have that. let me have it. i love that sign. it's true. i love that sign. i love all the signs. blacks for trump, women for trump, hispanics for trump. thank you.

i just found a second mic. i am probably being wired or tapped here. [laughter] mr. trump: that's got to be the justice department. where is this mic? i'm saying to myself where did , the second mic come from? just think what we can accomplish in the first 100 days of a trump administration. we are going to have the biggest tax cut since ronald reagan -- even bigger. she is going to raise your taxes. we are going to eliminate every unnecessary job killing regulation. such a big thing. such a big thing. cancel every illegal obama executive order order. we are going to protect religious liberty. we will rebuild our military and

take care of our great veterans like they have never been taking care of before. they have been badly treated. that won't happen. we already have a plan for the veterans and they love it and we have overwhelming support. they are great people. we don't take care of them. we will put an end to common core. we will take our education local. we will support the men and women of law enforcement. we are going to save our second amendment, which is under siege. we have the endorsement of the nra, national rifle association, and i have to tell you, these are great people -- wayne and chris and all of them -- they love this country. they love this country. they gave me the earliest endorsement they have ever given to a presidential candidate. we are going to save our second

amendment. great people. and we will appoint justices to the united states spring court -- the united states supreme court who will uphold and defend the constitution of the united states. it is time to cut our ties with the failed politicians -- like hillary -- of the past. hillary clinton is the candidate of yesterday. we are the movement of the future. and they have never seen a movement like this, folks. they have never, ever seen a movement like this. there has never been anything like this in this country's history. we have to close it out on november 8 or sooner. by the way, who is voting? -- who has voted? all right, that's about 80%. 20%.

leave right now. vote. the numbers are looking good. that i can tell you. did you guys vote? did you vote? blacks for trump -- you voted, right? thank you. we are fighting for every parent who lost their child to drug and crime and gang violence. we are fighting for every and dreamshose jobs have been ripped out of our country and shipped to other faraway lands. happening all the time. we are fighting for every american who believes government should serve the people -- not the donors, not the special interest. i am asking you to dream big because your vote -- think of this -- we are just three days away. do you believe it? three days away. we will bring about the change

you have been waiting for your entire life. this will be a very important day. and i know the vote that you cast will be the most important vote of your life, because our country does not win anymore. we'll start winning. we will knockout isis. believe me, we have no choice. we will knockout isis. we will win at trade. we will win at the borders. we will start winning again. we will win so much, you will get sick and tired of winning. is that possible? please, mr. president, you are winning too much. let's take it easy. we are going to win so much. you're going to be so proud of your country and hopefully you will be proud of your president. together, we will make america wealthy again. we will make america strong again. we will make america safe again. and we will make america great

again. thank you, everybody. get out and vote. god bless you, everybody. god bless you. ♪ ["you can't always get what you want" playing] >> ♪ you can't always get what you want you can't always get what you want you can't always get what you want but if you try sometimes you find you get what you need ♪

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house coverage continues. just three days left in the campaign, and the clinton and trump campaigns have released several new ads with just a few days left. let's show those to you. >> 27 million. it is not just a number. it is all latino sisters and brothers eligible to vote thanks to their fathers and mothers, who, through struggle and strength, sacrificed to give them a better life. 27 million strong raid to vote quality, andnd reason, trade today seem to have gone out of season, a book to make a difference, to fight indifference, to silence the ignorance because when you are 27 million strong, no one can tell you that you do not belong or expect you to just move along. 27 million ready to put up a fight and not be intimidated by hatred and spite. that's why on tuesday, the

eighth of november, latinos will go to the polls great of than ever, not to elect a president of united hate, but to elect her the next president of the united states. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. >> there's a movement building in america. everyday people stand united ready to replace decades of broken politics with a new leader who is not a part of the system. donald trump -- his plan -- lower taxes. families get child care tax credits. law and order balanced with justice and fairness and america is respected in the world again. this is our country. we can change directions and make america great again. trump and ionald approve this message. >> the presidential and vice presidential nominees, their surrogates, there family members all on the campaign trail this weekend with just three days left before election day on tuesday. this tweet from mike pence, the republican president -- a

republican vice presidential nominee. he is in wisconsin. that from mike pence today campaigning in wisconsin. and this from the clinton campaign manager in florida. we did get word that that campaign stop was -- the democratic nominee, was cut short a little early by the sudden rainstorm that came through the pembroke pines area. driery clinton hoping for conditions tonight. she will be in philadelphia campaigning along with singer katy perry at this event.

our coverage continues on sunday. three events that we will be with -- vice president joe biden campaigning for hillary clinton in scranton, pennsylvania. donald trump at 1:00 eastern time in sioux city, iowa, and president obama will be in florida in orlando. also on the stump for the democratic nominee, hillary clinton. donald trump making a number of stops throughout the country. he was in florida. he arrives in wilmington, north carolina, with his wife, melania. he will be making stops in colorado today and across the country in some of the battleground states. again, arriving in wilmington,

north carolina. battleground state of north carolina, the trump campaign as they continue going across the country today and tomorrow ahead of tuesday election day. melania trump gave a speech on thursday, her first major speech since the republican national convention in july. she was in berwyn, pennsylvania. we will show you that now. she was introduced by the wife of vice president nominee mike pence. this lasts about 20 minutes. ♪ [applause] mrs. pence: good afternoon, pennsylvania.

what an honor it is to be with you here today. i'm karen pence. [applause] mrs. pence: thank you. husband, mike pence, is onning for vice president the ticket with our next president of the united states, donald trump. iowaw in this morning from where mike is campaigning right speak.we yesterday, we were campaigning in arizona, new mexico, and colorado. later today, he will be in michigan, and then we will meet back up in pittsburgh tonight. been the greatest privilege of our lives for mike

to be running and preparing to serve as the next vice president with president donald trump. for those of you who do not know much about me, i am a schoolteacher, and artist, and an entrepreneur, and a mother of three wonderful children. including our daughter charlotte who is here with me today. it has been wonderful to serve indiana these last four years as the first lady lady of indiana, but mike and i are looking forward to serving the entire country in the next four years with donald and melania trump.

but, you know, on the campaign trail, one of the greatest blessings for us in this campaign has been getting to trumponald and melania and their families. and seeing their heart for this country and their passion to make it better. tireless, believe me. waking up every day, ready to take their message to the american people. five days to go before election day, we can see their efforts and hard work really paying off. looking at all of you, i can tell that pennsylvania is ready to make history by helping to as the 45th trump president of the united states. willyou do, melania trump

be our new first lady. is amazing. let me tell you a little bit about her. she is first and foremost a dedicated wife and mother. the first time i met melania was when she and donald where deciding who to choose for the vice president. we joined them for a weekend at their resort. we were having dinner, and melania looks at me and asked about our three children. i told her with a wink that we independentthree thinking children who do not always agree with their father on every issue. i told her we had a lot of great discussions around our dinner table, believe me. but you know what?

she looked at me with her warm smile, and she said, "i like that. you are teaching them to think for themselves. i like that." i knew right then that i was really going to like melania. i have so enjoyed getting to during the last several months. as the spouse of a candidate, it is not always easy to have your husband out in the campaign trail with a very grueling schedule or to face the barrage can tell youut i one thing about melania trump -- she is strong. she is so strong. she also is very accomplished, working her way up through the fashion and modeling industry and immigrated to america from her native slovenia. her love for america is boundless, just like her

husband's. she is going to be america's next great first lady. [applause] and i know that america will fall in love with her just as americanhe loves the people. ladies and gentlemen, it is my great privilege to introduce to first lady of the united states of america, melania trump. ♪

mrs. trump: thank you, first lady of indiana karen pence. thank you. that was very nice. >> love you! mrs. trump: thank you. >> we love you! too.trump: we love you, what a wonderful welcome here in pennsylvania. it has been more than 500 days trumpmy husband donald announced he would run for president of the united states. [applause] mrs. trump: i remember that day .n june 2015 vividly surrounded by our family and speaking to an audience of moved to donald trump campaign on behalf of those who feel the system is broken and

does not work or them, those who just want a fair shake, and opportunity for a better education, a better paying job, a better future. he plans to restore integrity to washington and respect for america abroad. this is not an ordinary campaign. it is a movement. in which people feel included, inspired, and involved . i have seen it firsthand. we are deeply grateful to the millions of americans who believe in my husband because they know he believes in you. he believes in america, and he will make fantastic president of these united states.

here today to talk about my husband, donald, and his deep love and respect for this country and all of its people. i have come here to talk about this man i have known for 18 .ears and i have come here today to talk about our partnership, our family, and what i know for sure whoy heart about this man will make america great again. [applause] exactly what know that means. i grew up in a small town in slovenia near a beautiful river and forest. slovenia is a small country that back then was under communist rule. it was a beautiful childhood. my parents were wonderful. of course, we always knew about the incredible place called

america. america was the word for freedom and opportunity. america meant if you could dream it, you could become it. when i was 10 years old, we learned that a man named ronald reagan was elected president of .he united states we heard of what he was saying and doing. reagan in america was not just something in the united states. we began to feel it around the world, even in my small country. it was a true inspiration to me. later i lived in milan and paris, working hard as a fashion model. i worked with people from all over the world. fashion is a business of glamour, but it is also hard work.

there are ups and downs, high , and reduction, too. i love my work and as a young entrepreneur, i wanted to follow my dreams to a place where freedom and opportunity were in abundance. here. course, i came living and working in america was a troop blessing, but i wanted something more. i wanted to be an american. after a 10-year process, which included many visas and a green card, in 2006, i studied for the test and became a u.s. citizen. which is the greatest privilege .n the world i'm an immigrant, and let me tell you -- no one values the freedom and opportunity of

america more than me, both as an independent woman and as someone who immigrated to america. ise for this country something we immediately shared when i met donald. he loves this country, and he knows how to get things done, not just talk. he certainly knows how to shake things up, doesn't he? [applause] trump: he knows how to make real change. "make america great again" is .ot just some slogan it is what has been in his heart since the day i met him. marriage,ears of our i have watched my husband grow more and more concerned as he sees american workers suffer. i have watched him get

frustrated as he sees parents traveled to care for children while working outside the home. i have watched him as he sees policies over and over again policies that make our country less strong, less secure, and less safe. learns of my husband a factory closing in ohio or north carolina, or here in pennsylvania, i saw him get very upset. he could see what was happening. he saw the problems, and he always talked about how he could fix them. .y family is truly blessed the most important thing we have in our family is health and love and loyalty. [applause] trump: donald has built a very successful company, the privilege to go to work each day to do a job that he loves,

alongside his adult children. this is a great blessing for any parent. he has had a great and but he couldfe, not sit by any more and watch what was happening in our country. that is when this campaign, this movement began. [applause] [crowd chanting "trump"] mrs. trump: as donald has traveled the country, he has asked some people the very important question -- what kind of country do we want? what do we want a country that is safe with secure borders? do we want a country where every american gets a fair shot? do we want a country that honors

our constitution? honorsant a country that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? do we want a country that respects women and provides them with equal opportunities? do we want a country where every child has access to a good education? do we want our children to be safe and secure and live big dreams? iswe want a president who beholden to no one but you, the american people? [applause] mrs. trump: yes. president who will never give up? trump to be donald our president.

[applause] "trump"] nting me. trump: people have asked if donald is the president, what kind of first lady i will be. it will be my honor and privilege to serve this country. i will be an advocate for women and for children. a little bitou more about what that means to me. mother to ourme son, an incredible boy. as his father travels around the country running for president, i am with our son. we talk a little bit about politics and a lot about life, homework, and sports.

he has many privileges and advantages. we know how fortunate we are. have the same conversations with my son that many of you have with your sons and daughters and nieces and nephews, grandchildren and godchildren. i want my little boy to know that he is blessed to have been born in a country that values and is al freedom constitutional democracy. i want our children in this country and all around the world to live a beautiful life, to be safe and secure, to drink freely of love and of family of their own someday. we need to teach our youth american values -- kindness, honesty, respect, compassion, charity, understanding,

cooperation. about all of our children. social media is a centerpiece of our lives. it can be a useful tool for connection and communication. can ease isolation that so many people feel in the modern world. technology has changed our universe, but, like anything that is powerful, it can have a bad side. we have seen this already. adults, many of us are able in life. mean words children and teenagers can be fragile. they are hurt when they are made then made to feel less looks for intelligence. this makes their lives hard and can or stem to hide.

our culture has gotten to mean mean and too-- too rough, especially to children and teenagers. it is never ok when a 12-year-old girl or boy is mocked, bullied, or attacked. when that happens on the playground and absolutely unacceptable when it is done by someone with no name hiding on the internet. [applause] we have to find a better way to talk to each other , to respect each other. we must find better ways to honor and support the basic goodness of our children, especially in social media. it will be one of the main amuses of my work if i privileged enough to become your first lady. [applause]

trump: i will also work hard to improve everyday life for women. the women in america are incredible. they are strong, intelligent, determined. with opportunities, women will advance and achieve, but some women have been left behind. i see that. ourselves a fully developed or advanced nation when 50% of our women live in poverty, when 60 million are without health insurance, went too many are choosing between basic needs like rent, food, and health care. this cannot be. we cannot afford to have more of the same. break with the pillars

of the past and embrace a future that is worthy of this great nation and her beautiful people. we must win on november 8. and we must come together as americans. we must treat each other with respect and kindness, even when we disagree. i will be there to support my husband's efforts to help all americans when he is president. donald trump will make america fair. he will make america safe. he will make america prosperous. and,ll make america proud, yes, this man i know so well, andld trump, with your help god's grace, will make america great again. thank you. god bless you.

and god bless this beautiful country. [applause] ♪ >> as the nation elects a new president on tuesday, will america have its first foreign-born first lady since louisa adams, or will we have a former president as first gentleman? learn more about the influence of america's presidential spouses from c-span's "first ladies," now available in paperback. it is a companion to c-span's well-regarded biography series and features interviews with the nation's leading first lady's historians. each chapter also offers brief biographies of 45 presidential

spells is an archival photos from their lives. "first ladies" in paperback published by public affairs is now available at your favorite bookseller and also as an e-book. >> election night on c-span, watch the results and be part of the conversation about the outcome. be on location of the hillary clinton and donald trump election night headquarters and in senate andches house government races. host: joining us now is james arkin, a congressional reporter for real clear politics, joining us to talk about senate races, focusing on those that remain a tossup heading into election

day. good morning. what are some of the states you think are tossups at this point? are some of the states that you think are tossups? guest: there are six or maybe seven states. missouri, a couple of red states currently in the hands of republicans will be close races. new hampshire, pennsylvania, some of the battlegrounds in the presidential race. north carolina along the same lines in nevada. those are the races that are the closest. wisconsin is becoming a little closer down the stretch. seven states, if they go either tight one way or another. host: you write about these races. the publicans are confident they will hold onto seat in order and ohio. -- florida and ohio. trying to keep the race competitive, while democrats believe they will win races against incumbents and illinois

and wisconsin. the latter contest has narrowed recently. democrats outside groups added $2 million to bolster former senator russ feingold who is running against senator ron johnson. that means six races will likely decide the senate majority. indiana, missouri, nevada, pennsylvania, and hampshire. leading into the last few weeks, it appears the democrats had the advantage in these tossup races. as that changed? guest: a little bit. narrowed atage as little bit as the polls in the presidential race have tightened. there are so many different ways for them to win the majority. the advantage is still to them. they need for seats if hillary clinton wins the white house to get the majority. they are secure in illinois and is constant. that means two. they would only have to win two of those other races whereas

republicans would need to carry nearly every single one to keep the majority. they have a little bit of a natch, but democrats have narrowed. call (202)rats can 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001. independent voters can call (202) 748-8002. and those supporting party candidates, (202) 748-8003. raceis the most surprising in your opinion right now? what is surprising to still be this close this late in the game? guest: probably missouri. if you look across the map, a lot of these are competitive states in the presidential race. a lot of them are tied to how well the presidential candidates do. missouri is not that.

donald trump will win missouri. clinton not competing there. blunt running against cancer. -- kander. he is going to be able to need to win a lot of donald trump voters if he is going to win. he is running on an anti-washington, anti-incumbent message. he is trying to appeal to donald trump voters. if he is able to pull some donald trump voters, he has a shot. that is the most surprising race. host: john as calling in from philadelphia on the democratic line. you are on with james arkin. caller: this is maybe a little early to ask this, but the obvious question in my mind is what effect has the james comey letter had on the races?

the senate races. guest: the effect from the fbi letter from director james comey is that things have narrowed a little bit. i don't think it has changed the trajectory of any race one way or another. most of the people in both parties that i have talked to think it has had an effect on the margins. some hillary clinton supporters and those you were thinking about supporting a democratic candidate may be rethinking. it is maybe having a little bit of an effect on the margins with some voters, but in races that -50, that can be a big deal. two, orull just 1% or if you hear republicans making the argument about needing a check on every once in because of him and things like that, they can be convinced.

it is giving republicans a shot in the arm. they are able to go on offense in the final week. it has not had a major impact on any of these races. host: that caller lives in pennsylvania where one of the closed senate races is between pat toomey and katie mcginty. let's take a look at ads from those candidates. [video clip] this man, and he illegal immigrants is arrested for aggravated assault federal authorities detain him. as a century city, philadelphia refuses. the unthinkable happens. >> accused of raping a 13-year-old or under child. >> katie mcginty still refuses to and philadelphia being a designated sanctuary city. imagine the bank forces you out. no warning or hearing.

a lending practice so outrageous, most states have banned it. if it was owned by pat toomey, it was business as usual. forcing 21 small business owners out of their homes. now he is using his power in the senate to help himself, getting rid of rules that protect us. pat toomey, out for himself. not us. little bit more about this race in pennsylvania. what is the latest? the desk katiew, mcginty is up by about three percentage points. that is a little larger lead that she has had. it has been the for the most part. it seems like she has a little bit of an edge. a lot of times we think these races are about hillary clinton and donald trump, but those advertisements are a snapshot

of what the parties think are the key messages. republicans are attacking on the so-called sanctuary cities. they think that is an effective message because it is a position she has taken. democrats think attacking senator toomey for his ties to wall street will be effective this year. this is still not connect. neck.k and katie mcginty seems like she is ahead in the polls. it is a 50-50 tossup right now. it is still close. host: on the republican line from arkansas. caller: good morning. what you'll find in the last few days is what you have found since the obamacare premiums went up substantially. you will find that illinois and

wisconsin, definitely illinois is gone. wisconsin, ron johnson still has a chance. ron johnson has been a very good senator. however, wisconsin is looking for a win because they just had their tails be in the last few governor. the the rest will go republican. the wind will stay at their back. there is one crucial thing i have only heard mentioned for about 10 seconds. i'm really surprised because this could change the entire direction of the presidential election and the down ballot elections. in the year 2000, hillary clinton in an effort to win the new york state senate election, there were about 24 puerto rican nationalist that have been convicted of bombing places all

over the northeast and united states, they were in prison for holder goshe had eric along and pardon these lifelong criminals. people who committed murder. the only reason they did that was yet the puerto rican vote. let's give james arkin a chance to reply. details don't know the of this case he was talking about. he hit on what other interesting thing, just what he said about obamacare premiums. republicans think if you combine what they're talking about in terms of james comey's letter and the e-mails related to hillary clinton potentially, republicans take the rise in obamacare premiums give them a chance to go on offense. in some states like missouri and arizona where the race is not

quite as tight, and north carolina, republicans think that attacks on obamacare and democratic support for it will be particularly effective down the stretch. wisconsin is another one. republicans think there is some momentum there. they think obamacare attacks will be effective on that. it is just another thing republicans think gives them a chance to go on offense in the final week of the election. host: a little bit more about that race in wisconsin from 538. this is the most intriguing contest in this group is in wisconsin. republican senator ron johnson had been left for dead with a brief exception at the beginning of october, only good news for russ feingold. then a funny thing happened. democratic and republican organizations started investing

a lot of money into the state. the question is why? clearly they knew what they were doing. feingold is only up by one percentage point. tell us about what is happening in wisconsin. guest: exactly what they said. this was basically thought to be a win for the democrats at the beginning of the cycle. it flew under the radar. there were so many other competitive races. ron johnson has run a very careful campaign. he has been running positive ads. it is an interesting dynamic where the incumbent is the one that needs to increases name id. russ feingold was a senator for 18 years. the polls have been up and down. of aaw russ feingold couple of digits, and you have seen them closer. things have gotten closer and

closer. the real key is to look at what the outside groups are doing. you have a bunch of republican groups jumping in the last couple of weeks i think that if theymake a real investment can push this thing over. democrats answered with a couple of million dollars of advertisement. if you talk to democrats, they are confident in russ feingold. they think that this is a wasted effort by republicans down the stretch. they think this is a race that favors feingold. if you look at our average, it still favors feingold. this would give republicans a huge boost. it would be much more difficult for democrats to find a path to the majority if they lose wisconsin. tony, you are on the democratic line with james arkin. caller: good morning.

here we go again, right? toomey and mcginty in pennsylvania. here we go again. again with everytime around election time, something happens. i don't know if mr. arkin is aware of what is going on in pennsylvania. here we go again. upald trump wants to throw election fraud. you understand? here we go again. host: let's let james arkin have a chance to respond. up in an brought sourcing thing about the transit strike. forould be a concern democrats because pennsylvania does not have early voting

except for certain absentee ballots. you need a massive get out the vote operation to make sure voters show up on election day. any factor that depresses turnout in the philadelphia area that is key for democrats could be problematic in a race like the senate race that is expected to be very close. i think it probably has less of a chance to hurt you clinton because she has more of a lead in pennsylvania. anything that could depress turnout just a little bit for democrats is something that is troubling. host: the race in new hampshire between maggie hassan and incumbent republican senator kelly ayotte. let's look at a couple of ads in that race from governor hassan and senator ayotte. supported donald trump through all of it. even calling him a role model.

now she claims the opposite. a political calculation. what else has she done to get reelected? she voted with the koch brothers 90% of the time. special interests like the koch tothers spend millions enrich themselves. >> i am maggie hassan and i approve this message. >> the into hillary clinton is back on. >> emails discovered. >> hillary clinton's campaign fighting a firestorm. >> i support another clinton for the presidency. >> this is a real bombshell. >> do you think she is honest? >> reopening an investigation that was closed. >> do you think she is trustworthy? the presidential race weighing heavily on that race there. guest: the presidential race is looming large.

for the most part, it has been on the republican side. kelly ayotte has had one of the more tortured past in terms of donald trump. she has said early on that she would support but not endorsing. she said her vote for him did not necessarily me an endorsement. debate a moment in the where she said that donald trump was a role model for children. she later had a statement walking that back, saying that neither presidential candidate was a role model. and then we had the access hollywood tape that caused such a stir in the presidential race, and kelly ayotte withdrew her support. she has had a lot of trouble figuring out the right answer to those questions about donald trump. democrats think that has hurt her in the state. they think that gives them an opportunity. as you saw in the advertisements , they think they are able to hit maggie hassan in terms of hillary clinton. she is not overwhelmingly

popular. her favorability is underwater in the same way that donald trump says, maybe not the same degree. her likability numbers are low. they think are not answering right away whether she thinks she is honest and trustworthy, they think that is beneficial. they have had around for months now. especially because the polls are tightening. it seems like you clinton run away in new hampshire. now things are closer. it seems like donald trump could even when the state. if that happens, it will be really hard for governor hassan to outpace hillary clinton and when the election if donald trump wins. host: we have bill from connecticut on the democratic line. you are on with james arkin realclear politics. caller: good morning. thank you, c-span, or what you do. connecticut, i

don't think there is much in the senatorial race. uncooperativeof this between parties, do you see that being resolved with this election? do you see same old, same old? there is a lot of contentiousness in this election. it is disturbing to see the path we are going. what is your opinion? see a lot of signs that the contentiousness between the parties is going to continue after the election. republicans think hillary clinton's bad favorability numbers means that even if she wins the election, which she is favorite to do right now, they argue it would not be a mandate for her. it would be a referendum on donald trump. republicans say that gives them the ability to be a block on her agenda and trying to implement

the things she wants to do. if donald trump wins the election, i think you are going to see much of the same thing from democrats. republicans are likely to hold onto the house of representatives. even if republicans win the majority of the senate, it will be a narrow majority. if democrats win, it will be a narrow majority. neither party will have a filibuster proof majority. that will make things hard in congress for whomever is president. you have republicans are talking, a few of them, about theinuing their blockade of supreme court in not allowing hillary clinton to appoint justices, saying it would not be a problem for the supreme court to remain with eight justices. john mccain, ted cruz. a few others. those are clear signs that no matter what happens in this election, things are probably destined to continue to be divisive.

we are continuing our discussion with james arkin of real their politics about the senate races. the senate races happening now. democrats can call (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8002. -- republicans (202) 748-8001. independents can call (202) 748-8002. those supporting third parties can call (202) 748-8003. anna on our democratic line from texas. caller: good morning. if we do not change these republican senate seats, we are going to have the same gridlock that we have had with president obama. mitch mcconnell said this is his waterloo. i'm going to take from donald trump. what do we have to lose? we have a lot to lose. the supreme court.

the affordable care act. we have a lot. our children's future are at stake. we have to make some crucial changes. i don't care who you like or what you don't like, if you don't vote for your state, and changenational some of these people, we are always going to have gridlock. rightd to make a change now because our children's future -- i have five grandchildren in college. i am retired. i got a job to help my kids support them. johnson, those two need to go. we cannot continue this. let me ask james arkin, how much of these issues, gridlock and other things weighing on voters as they

consider these senate races? guest: i think it weighs on democratic voters a lot. you have seen an argument from democrats running saying that republicans have tried to block president obama's agenda consistently come which clearly i think republicans would argue they have. you see republicans concerned about what is happening at the top of the ticket talking about being a check and balance on the potential hillary clinton administration. it is an argument saying you might vote for hillary clinton, but support republican senators because we do not want one-party rule in washington. democrats see that as republicans saying, we will continue the gridlock and continue to block the democratic agenda. it is a real concern on both sides. it is a matter of which side condenses -- convinces voters of their argument more and gets

them out to the polls. who is able to use that effectively. host: let's go back to the race in missouri. you write on real kill politics -- realclear politics, democrats have been confident about this race. the secretary of state jason kander, a 35-year-old afghanistan war veteran announced his candidacy in early 2015. they have relentlessly attacked senator roy blunt, criticizing that they are insiders. the incumbent campaign has pushed back on attacks, but some republicans think they have impacted the race because roy blunt did not prepare early enough for a competitive race. as's look at a couple of from that state. >> we have a family business just like roy blunt. his wife and three of his children are all lobbyists. he does not see what is wrong

with that. >> i don't understand why that is a question. and his $1.6 million washington mansion. indoes not even live missouri. >> i approve this message because we will not change washington until we change our senator. >> jason kander lies about roy blunt because jason kander is too liberal for missouri. roy blunt has never taken a at the race for senate. here's the truth. jason kander has taken millions from lobbyists and special interests. jason kander's wife was listed as a lobbyist. now he lies about that too. another line liberal politician. host: a quick take on this race. guest: it is helpful when the

advertisements make the arguments both parties are trying to make. jason kander trying to attack roy blunt for his family members being lobbyists. he says he is gone washington who is an insider and cares more about what is happening here than what is happening in missouri. it is an effective message. these are similar attacks that he faced in roy blunt in 2010. they are more impactful this year. jason kander is the right voice for democrats to make those claims your roy blunt is trying to say he is too liberal for missouri. it is still a red state. it is a republican state. all roy blunt needs to do is paul roy blunt needs to do is bring republicans home. jason kantor will have to bring some voters to his side. you see clearly the arguments he is trying to make.

can kander get enough republicans to support the democrat? right now the polls show he is doing that pretty well so far. host: richard is calling in from azeri. -- from missouri. on our independent line. good morning, richard. caller: it's nice to follow those commetns. my comment is an article about roy blunt. he said he would never vote to reduce drug prices for senior citizens on medicare. -- i think itinst is time to vote him out. i'm concerned about him and his family being lobbyists. he'll vote the way they want to. it's time to get him out of office. thanks a lot.

there,you hear right that is the type of voter that jason kander is happy to hear from. an independent voter, i believe. that's the criticism that roy blunt will vote the way lobbyists want him to. and jason kander represents fresh blood. a's -- the race is referendum on roy blunt, jason kander has a really good shot. host: in all these races, how long are the coattails of donald trump? or has donald trump proven to be more of a hindrance than help? a hindrances been to certain republicans running a purple states like new hampshire, pennsylvania. if only those republican senators, senator ayotte and toomey have shown an ability to run ahead of donald tmp. they're able to separate themselves.

there were some polls that show that voters show that they believe their senators to be different kind of republicans spend donald trump. many swingnly so voters you can get an ticket splitters you can get. so, donald trump is losing the states by significant margins, it makes things difficult for republicans. not to mention he had a number of controversies in his campaign. the access hollywood video. it forces republicans to answer for the presidential candidate. it makes the conversation about donald trump. and that's just not something republicans want. they have shown an ability to outrun him in the polls. he's losing these states narrowly. republicans are in a pretty good position to pull off wins. it is a question of what the margin is. if the margin is really large, and makes things tougher these republicans. host: another close race in

indiana. the democrats got a boost on their chances to take back the senate when indiana's evan bayh decided to enter the race over the summer. donald trump's running mate is the governor of indiana, mike pence. how much, if at all, has his presence at the top of the ticket changed this race, affected this race in indiana? guest: it is interesting. i do not think that governor pence's position of the top of the ticket has had a major impact. this race is an interesting one because it is one that democrats at the beginning of the cycle probably consider they would not have a good shot there. it is a republican state. probably going to vote for donald trump. jumped in the race and the summer. two term governor, his father was a senator. the name is known universally. democrats flipped that as a state that they have a good shot

of winning. republicans feel very confident because they have picked up a giant opposition research book and thrown it at evan bayh. meetingked about him with groups that he ended up taking positions with after he left the senate. they talked about his work for a law firm. a law firm that did lobbying after he left the senate. they made an argument that he abandons indiana after he left the saienate. they claim he does not even live in indiana. there has been a lot of questions about how much time he spends in his condo in indianapolis. we saw polling with a double-digit lead when he jumped in the race. we had the first public paul yesterday showing tom young -- the public poll showing young ahead of evan bayh.

can they get the attacks to stick. it seems like they have done it. it is still a 50-50 race but republicans feel really confident in indiana. host: we are breaking down the key senate races with james a rkin. we have anne on our democratic line. caller: good morning. i would like to ask the gentleman to do some thinking about we really are against longterm. i do not believe it is about rookedt -- co hillary as this trump man says. i do not believe that the republicans are interested in. anything except the u.s. supreme court when we really should be thinking about the real problem and that is the connections between trump and the russians.

and turkey, he's in turkey. he is all over the place. what is the real thing? we can't trust the fbi. the national security -- we need national security or someone else to investigate what is really going on with america. we're going to be taken over by the communist party. ast: let's give james chance to respond to that. are these some of the concerns you see resonating and senate races? guest: when you hear democrats attack republicans for their links to donald trump, those are exactly the concerns they raise. raises an interesting point when she mentioned the supreme court. when you talk about the senate races, you hear a lot of republican senators say the supreme court, it is not just the presidency, the senate, the supreme court is at stake. i talked earlier about the check

and balance arguments some republicans are making. and you hear a lot of them say, republican senate will get supreme court justices in a very different way than a democratic senate would. they think that is an argument that will really convince a lot of voters who might be on the fence, even some of the voters who do not support donald trump. i'll use missouri. i was covering senator blunt and jason kander at an event. he made a specific pitch. he said i might be the 51st republican vote in the senate. when it comes to the spring court, republicans are going to look at the justices in a different way than democrats. he needs republicans to support him overwhelmingly if he is going to be able to win. he can't lose any republican voters and they think the supreme court is the ultimate argument. they think that is what the voters care about. they're using that message overwhelming. host: one of the most vulnerable an republican incumbents in

in senator8 races mark kirk, a republican in illinois, being challenged by congresswoman tammy duckworth. give us the highlights of that race. guest: this is the race that democrats feel extra me confident in. we have not seen outside groups money.ny that is the clear signal that neither party thinks this is a competitive race. for center kir - -for senator kirk, illinois is a blue state. it's going to vote for hillary clinton probably by an overwhelming margin. it represents a really tall order for republicans to be able to win the state in a presidential year. senator kirk won his first election in 2010. 2016 is a different electorate. senator kirk is the only type of republican who could win in that state.