9:00, leo shane of "military times" will talk about campaign 2018 veterans issues. at 9:30, documentary filmmaker alexandra pelosi talks about her film "outside the bubble." [video clip] >> i am not on the ticket, but i am on the ticket. because this is also a referendum about. and the disgusting gridlock they will put this country through. ♪ urging hisresident supporters to get to the polls on tuesday. he is in georgia and tennessee, continuing a marathon series of campaign rallies that will conclude tomorrow evening in missouri. we are covering all of them on the c-span networks. we are two days away from the midterm elections. it is sunday morning, november 4, and it is 7:00 a.m. eastern standard time as the country moves away from daylight saving time.

we begin with your calls, tweets, and comments on tuesday's elections and the president. is it a referendum on our 45th president? if you say yes, dial (202) 748-8000. for no, (202) 748-8001. send us a tweet at @cspanwj. or join the conversation on facebook, facebook.com/cspan. gonzales joining us later as we look at some of the key races in the house and senate. good sunday morning. c-span will have live coverage of the returns beginning 8:00 p.m. tuesday evening. this is the headline from the "washington post" -- voters set to render fresh verdict on president trump. from reuters, a movement for a moment, writing "this year's election is the first real test whether the coalition against the president's make america slogan can evolve

from a diffuse, personality driven following to an organized political force able to boost candidates outside of his electoral strongholds. but outside of trump's strongholds, the influence of maga supporters is more pocketed, especially in rust belt states, such as pennsylvania and ohio and the upper midwest. trump's popular space is firmly established in the mostly southern and western art of the country where he is most popular. tiphile trump loyalists can the scales in specific u.s. house district in those areas. they have done less to boost trump-backed candidates. caller: yes, this is a referendum. caretried to repeal obama and cut funding to obamacare to

dismantle obamacare. that is the problem i have with this president. won't he just be honest with people? my check has not gone up, nothin g. class,now, the middle put it in $1 trillion debt. now he says he will give cuts to the middle class. that is wrong. he needs to stop lying, be honest, and the fair. -- be fair. doesn't want to show his taxes. and look at all of the people who work for him. taxpayers money. that is all i have to say. host: you have a governors race in maryland -- then jealous and larry hogan. who will win? caller: i went for hogan. hogan is doing a good job. host: thank you for the call from maryland. this is from steve. we should be extremely confident

that voters will make the right decision in a couple of days. the fact that we are not shows how much the usa has been severely in the client. writing about the democrats and the house of representatives. democrats barreling towards election day, confident of a house takeover. the president keeping a frenetic schedule of rallies to shore up senate republicans. saying florida, you are no, this is not a referendum on president. caller: i do not think it is on him. basically, it is between two ideologies, socialism and capitalism. if you want a capitalist country, let's stick with what we have. i believe trump has done a good job, even though ted cruz was my first choice. host: you have a governors race, a senate race, and both too close to call. what is going to happen? caller: that is true. that is one of the reasons this

is a very important election. we have a younger generation that has not been out there. the probably just got out of home. but if they want socialism, i invite them to go to venezuela for a week. if they can take one day, i doubt it. this country was founded on capitalism. that is what builds this country. that is the bottom line. i do not think they got their school paid if they do not have capitalism. host: thanks for your call. front page of the new york times -- it is a get out the vote weekend. democrats and republicans scramble to make sure their voters get to the polls. and the republican tactics amplify the theme of us versus them, sticking to the president's scripts in tight races. you can read the story at nytimes.com. bobby joining us from

pennsylvania -- from joining us pennsylvania. is this a referendum? caller: yes, on the president's policies, the america first policies. saypresident made it ok to merry christmas, made it ok to be proud of our country again. he made it ok to strive to do better for ourselves and that we are a christian nation. i think it is very much, this election, going to be a referendum on whether we put america first or we put localism first. that is just my feelings on it. the last time i remember a president that actually made me feel good about our country was president ronald reagan. i was too young to vote the first time for ronald reagan, but i voted for him the second time. when he would speak to us, it made us feel proud to be an american.

donald trump is the first president who has really been or our country and for the people, like myself -- i am a small business owner. i feel like a big weight has been lifted off my shoulders. my business is doing better than it ever has before. the optimism is off the hook in pennsylvania. we have started reopening coal mines, industry is coming back, the steel industry. the positives are so off the hook it is not even measurable. host: thanks for the call in pennsylvania. there is a competitive center versus thearletta incumbent. from jack morton -- will americans vote for their own voting a "dimo crat" congress? and this from jimmy -- i do not

care as long as they make america great again. and this story -- trump may not be on the ballot, but in north carolina and elsewhere, he is motivating voters on both sides. a poll released last week showing two thirds of the voters say the president was a factor this year. close to half said he was a major factor. onlyg the last midterm, 28% said president barack obama was a major factor in their vote. in north carolina overall, it is not clear whether president up helping the republicans or the democrats on the ballot. that from the "charlotte observer." sarah, joining us from new jersey, good morning. caller: good morning. how are you? host: doing fine. caller: this -- i just cannot

wait for it to be over. i am a trumper, from day one. i knew we did not need a politician in. now the hate has to stop. it has to stop. we've been so divided. i cannot wait until tuesday. he has done a lot that nobody has seen. he has brought us back together in certain areas. now i can go out -- i have gone out the last couple of days and am able to talk and am not afraid to say i voted for this man who has done a lot. the lord has done a lot. i hope and pray that pelosi, waters, schumer, all the big bangers out there just come to their fences, like mr. graham said the other day. just vote your heart and vote what you feel. host: thanks to the call from

new jersey. a competitive senate race there. that race giving a slight lead to the democrat, bob menendez. poll alongoday," a with suffolk university. it shows what factor the president is for those casting their ballots. the question is how much impact will the president have on your congressional vote? with a margin of error of 3%, opposeing a lot, i want him. only 1% undecided. 25% he does not have an impact on my vote. 23% saying that a little, i want to support him. you can read the full survey at usatoday.com. robert joining us from indiana. big senate race there. caller: good morning. thank you for letting me all in. i called on the wrong line, but

i am definitely for trump. i do not see how this younger generation can vote for the democrats, the way they are. i will tell you what is happening to this country. if we do not get it straightened out. the younger people better wake up. i am 81 years old. god has got to give back this country. people run god down. these democrats want trump to show his taxes. he did not have to run for president if is doing his job. so you better vote for the republicans to get this country straightened out. because we have too much hate. i cannot understand how anybody could understand -- i do not understand how anybody could vote for a democrat. host: your last point? earthquakes and --ricanes and global warming it is bound to get warmer, because the world is going to

end by fire. get used to it. that is what the bible says. host: this is a tweet saying we have much more serious issues in america than stopping trump. until american homeless are taken care of, we have no time for impeachment hearings or funding to help foreigners. outgoing congressman ryan costello with this tweet -- we all know the challenges of suburban republicans. republican districts less impacted by the president affected by immigrants. now the president come out of nowhere, brings birthright citizenship up? we go to david, joining us from connecticut. welcome to the program. caller: thanks for taking my call. no, i do not think this is a referendum about trump. apray to god it is not

referendum about trump. it is referendum about every state senator, every state and congressional representative. trump has nothing to do with this. i am very excited about this cycle. the amount of enthusiasm, the amount of effort to get out the vote is terrific. let the best people wind for the night -- let the past people win for the united states. deputy editor of the wall street journal page has this on the website -- because the russian collusion narrative is playing no role in the election, it has been replaced by the narrative of a trump driven national disorder. the goal has nothing to do with any imagined threat to the first amendment and everything to do with suppressing turnout among suburban voters. it would have been more politic for mr. trump to step back from daily provocations. if twitter did not exist,

republicans would hold the house. that from the ""wall street journal" and daniel henninger. another viewer saying midterm elections after a newly elected president have always been a referendum. .sk obama how badly he did the bait as frame voters go to the polls. [video clip] 223,000 net new jobs created in the month of may. >> when i look at the way things are, reminds me how far we have come. >> these numbers are weak. >> the economy is growing even more slowly than we thought. >> things are starting to change. opportunity and security to invest in the ones that matter. >> we cannot get distracted from

the biggest issues, which are jobs and our kids. >> but this could all go away if we do not remember what we came from. and the right future -- and choose the right future. because of the future worth fighting for is not guaranteed. int: that ad now on the air key battleground states. this tweet saying where was a beautiful health care we were promised? we had years of repeal and replace. we got repeal and no replace. vote, vote, vote. if you are just tuning in or listening on the radio, we are electionsthe midterm are a referendum on the presidency. if you say yes, (202) 748-8000. no, (202) 748-8001. paul joining us, fort

lauderdale, florida. good morning. caller: good morning. i am not the least bit afraid of saying this is a referendum on donald trump. unfortunately, people are probably listening to the fake news reports. if i was hispanic, i do not see how a single hispanic would vote democratic. why? because donald trump tried to get the davca people everything they wanted. everything. and the democrats are talking to hispanics to vote against donald trump. hispanicike to ask a jobker one question -- whose do you think immigrants are going to try to take when they immigrate to the united states illegally? the answer? yours. even if they don't, the competition for your job will

keep your wages low, because they will work for next to nothing. but the most important thing to republican -- is the repugnant and obnoxious assertion by barack obama that he has something to do with this economy. barack obama is so inept economically that he did not even realize he was signaling, to the american people, that he did not have anything to do with it. recall barack obama used why -- because he made the environment for business so toxic they were not going to invest anything. point --cy has this republican squandered their majority. congress is complicit. time to break it up and put a check on this president.

president cements his role in the midterms. available on abcnews.com. jenny joining us from michigan. you say it is not a referendum on the president? caller: good morning. i am kind of a little both. here is why. i think a lot of people find a lot of the president's issues and the aftermath of some of the policy decisions that he and his administration have made are sending them to the polls. but i also believe that because we have some pretty significant referendum ballot measures, legalization of marijuana is one, getting rid of whatever political party is in power out the time to choose how districts , there are four ballot

measures that we have to choose. i think those are also going to bring people out to the polls. that, in part, he is a factor, just like i believe he is a factor in inciting people to do crazy things. but that is not the only reason. i just hope everybody exercises their right, because one of the things we are voting on here is our legislator decided to rescind the availability of people to vote a straight ballot. while i am not a proponent, necessarily, of doing that myself, i do not believe our government officials should be telling people how they can and cannot cast their votes. ast: governor scott walker in

tough reelection battle, trying to seek a third term. he said it would be his last. will he be elected tuesday? caller: i am in michigan -- host: i am sorry. anyhow, the republicans have just had way too much of the majoro many factors in government. i would like to see more a little bit of this party and a little bit of that party. in getting back to compromise. gothings, maybe very slowly, forward. but this is just crazy, what is happening. host: thanks. i got ahead of myself because our next caller is from wisconsin. let me begin with that question about the governor's race and then your comment about the president, what is going to happen tuesday? caller: i am not sure who was going to win.

and, evers are not and walker. i am not following it that close. one thing about the upcoming midterm elections. i think it is a referendum on hate. and how the economic distress is being channeled into making people hate jews, hate black people, hate immigrants. who is not everybody at the top of the social structure controlling things. people are under a lot of distress, as measured by the declining life expectancy in the united states. we have not experienced this kind of life expect to see since world war ii, when we were in a war. the problem is the inker and the economic stagnation people are experiencing are being channeled in the wrong direction. last week, there was a white man who shot two black people in a

krogers store, and he said to one of the people who confronted him with a gun, white people do not shoot other white people. that is true for right-wingers. there is a corollary on the left. workers do not kill other workers. if there was a left-wing mass murder, what would happen is a left-winger would go into a orbit board room and start shooting up things. that is why these mass shootings always take a right wing character. leftists not believe in individual forms of terrorism, simply because they know there will be a backlash because it would strengthen their repressive apparatus of the capitalist state. host: photos from the campaign trail. the president campaigning in montana, where it senator jon tester is facing a tough reelection challenge. and former barack obama in georgia for stacey abrams.

by the way, the former president will be in gary, indiana today. the president in two states, georgia and tennessee. he will wrap up in missouri. former vice president joe biden in scranton tonight. if you have watched the network the last six to eight weeks, you have seen debates in some of the most competitive house and senate races. we have more than 150 debates, including this from new york, the only debate in the governors race. here is governor andrew cuomo and marc molinaro. [video clip] >> this is so hypocritical for ni-me ofit here, a mi donald trump, who is decimating health care in this state, taking health care from poor people, cutting medicaid, cutting mental health services,

removing health insurance from close to one million new yorkers, and say the answer is more health care service. >> 15 seconds. >> i am surprised it took him this long to go there. i've been in elected office for a long time. i was in office before you and mr. trump. your private law firm represented mr. trump and his real estate interests before state agencies while your father was governor. you accept 60 thousand dollars from donald trump and have not returned it. you were trying to make friends with the president when he first came to office and said you would run for him. and you had him at your bachelors party. i have a long record of committing to help those most vulnerable. >> are you saying you do not support donald trump? >> i am committed to the delivery of mental health. >> do you support donald trump? >> i support anyone who will effectively make -- >> do you support donald trump? you cannot answer it.

you have not answered it, because your ad on tv says i vote conservative for marc molin aro and stand with donald trump. >> today, under this president and federal government, america has the most competitive economy in the world. >> just say "i support donald trump." >> i support every effort to ensure -- >> just say you support donald trump. >> i support every effort that this president -- >> gentlemen, we will move on. host: that from the new york governors race debate. our election night coverage gets underway at 8:00 p.m. eastern time into the evening and early morning hours with results in the house, senate, and governors races with key victory and concession speeches. and-span, c-span radio, c-span.org. we hope you tune in.

laura is joining us from ohio. is this a referendum on the president? caller: it is, but it isn't. trump is the end product of the ignoring -- ignorant, fear, and ego of the white, rich male in this country. and i am a white woman. thishite, male ego of country has, for so long, destroyed this country. donald trump is the product of where it has gone to. this referendum is not on donald trump -- it is on the country itself. which way are we going to go? right now, we are down to one party. everything is controlled by the republicans. host: raymond is next in west virginia. a big senate race -- what will happen with senator joe mansion

-- joe manchin? caller: he has my vote. enoughbeen more than help for me. thanked me for my service until i came to west virginia. donald trump -- i do not understand the support people are giving him. has casinos in new jersey which went bankrupt and everything. he is not all he is made out to be. the only thing he is concerned about is making his family and friends rich. he does not care anything about

us. people need to open their eyes and see that. but definitely joe manchin has my support. host: thank you for the call and thank you for your service. releasedis a statement -- we received it yesterday from the chair of the senate judiciary committee, sent to senate republicans. that chair, of course, chuck grassley of iowa. it involves the investigation into brett kavanaugh in the last-minute allegations that resulted in more hearings. it includes the following from the chair of the committee -- the revelation of last-minute allegations tested the committee in many ways, but these investigative efforts rose to the occasion and were critical in helping us obtain the truth. this was a serious and thorough investigation that left no stone unturned in our pursuit of the facts. in the end, there was no

credible allegations. investigators took 25 written statements relating to the various allegations made in the supreme court process. in neither the committees and education or the supplemental background investigation was there anything to corroborate the allegation. the nomination of brett kavanaugh already -- very much a factor. nicholson,us from pennsylvania. is this a referendum on the president? caller: as far as i am concerned, it is not a referendum on the president. the way i am going to vote, i would vote that way anyway. i will vote straight democrat. trump is making the republican party worse, but it was already bad to begin with. they are going to cut social security and medicare.

they are against collective grinning rights. republicans are against pre-existing conditions, and every one of them are now long that they were not against it. said hashat they have really come through. mexico is not building the wall. and in 2011 under the public control act, republicans voted almost two to one in favor, which would cut defense and nondiscretionary and discretionary spending. and now, nothing seems to matter as far as the budget. they are just adding more to the debt. health care is not better and not cheaper. i really think the republicans are failing across the board, along with trump. host: you are from estate where the president won by -- you are from a state where the president

won by 0.2%. how would you identify yourself, a democrat or swing voter? caller: i am a union democrat. host: thanks for the call, from pennsylvania. from roger, lead it to the media influence the elections with -- former president barack obama is crisscrossing the country. he is in gary, indiana and in chicago today. friday, he was campaigning in florida and georgia. at the campaign rally in miami friday afternoon, here is part of what barack obama had to tell voters. [video clip] >> america is at a crossroads. the health care of millions is on the ballot. sure working families get

a fair shake is on the ballot. all, the most of character of our country is on the ballot. weeks of this election, we have seen repeated attempts to divide us. with rhetoric signed to make us angry and fearful. designed to exploit our history religiousand division, that puts us against another. against one makes us believe order would somehow be restored if it just were not for those folks who do love like they love. florida -- is this a referendum on the president?

caller: yes, it is. host: house of? -- how so? caller: he has been osher sized so much for every -- ostracized so much for everything he tried to do. the obama administration created so much division and hate that common sense has flown out the window. it is sad to see that in our country. thing,n this immigration they really gave it to him for separating that parents from their children. you know, we have punished parents in this country for child endangerment, for a lot less than what these people are putting these children through, bringing their children over illegally. host: next is nancy, ohio. good morning. caller: good morning. i agree with the florida caller 100%. when president obama was

president for the eight years, he did absolutely nothing to help the black communities, especially the poor communities. people? he done for his he was in office eight years. wants to trump complete the border wall, so we need to elect republicans to get that done. and i believe, and many like me also believe, that the democrats are paying the leaders of guatemala and honduras and those other countries in central america to send their people here. i believe the democrats are doing that to cause chaos. a please, if you are democrat, independent, republican, whatever you are, please vote republican. thank you. -- i've beeneet

voting 50 years. i've never seen such an unqualified person in the white house as what we have now. havee voted for reppo -- i voted for republicans, democrats, and independents over the years, but i will never vote for a republican while trump is in the white house. the front page of the washington post -- anxiety high on the campaign's final days as voters repair to render judgment on trumpism. two years of political volatility will culminate when voters for the first time since the stunning 26 tina election will decide whether trumpism is an anomaly or modern-day america. both parties are exhorting their parties to vote. towarding races appeared dramatic finishes. let's go next to louise, joining us from indiana.

welcome to the conversation. caller: thank you. aboutalling to talk immigrants coming over here in the united states. brought who trump angst them over here in the first place. they brought them over here to work. season, they the did not send them back over. they brought them over here, toal, so who brought them the united states in the first place? host: this is from cindy. when you press and write a republicans take a swing at trump, he will punch back, so do not mess with him if you do not want to show him his extra set. to arcadia, louisiana,

jean. caller: yes, as an african-american female, to me, it is a referendum on this vile, divisive man. i would like to say to trump's white supporters who are filled with hate and fear, you need to understand your time of absolute power and privilege and control is coming to a close. believe me. yes, god is always in the plan. he is always in control. thank you. joiningthan gonzales is us at the top of the hour for a look at the key races in the house and senate and some of the governor races. arer, leo shane -- there 172 veterans on the ballot this year. betty joins us from oklahoma. welcome -- brett, good morning. thank you for c-span.

i think it is the last news agency that does not have a spin to the left or right. but it has been a referendum on the president, to some degree. congress is not really holding a check on the president. frustrates some independent voters, like myself. host: thank you for the call. mike says it is not just because it is from -- midterm elections are always a referendum on the party of power, which is why the party usually loses seats in congress. in fact, 1932, 2002, are the only midterm elections in which the party in power actually gained seats. every other election historically, the party in power has lost seats. we focus on the house of representatives on "newsmakers -- on "newsmakers."

jeff flake retiring after one term. one of the debates that we convert did not mention donald trump's main -- name in the debate, but he was very much part of the conversation. [video clip] >> you mentioned you would appear with the president this week. are you proud of the way that the president has conducted himself in office? >> the president ran for president one time and won. he is a disrupter. he went to d.c. to shake things up. we are seeing that. we are seeing the results from that. not a lot of people wanted to tackle the challenges of north nucleartting access to weapons. he is disrupting things for sure by providing more opportunities for americans and arizonans

while ensuring we are safe and secure. >> so you are proud of the way the president has behaved? >> i am proud that he is leading our country in the right election. i am proud to be working with him, provide more opportunities, and make sure we keep our country safe. he did not need to do this. i've gotten to know him. he loves america. he is fighting for americans every single day. i will keep working with him to provide more opportunities for all of us. >> this is an area where we have a difference of opinion. we in arizona deserve a senator who calls the balls and strikes and does not just agree. 98% voting record, demo shooting she is not ready to do what is right for arizona. recently, the president instituted very harsh tariffs and started a trade war. that is devastating for arizona

businesses and our agricultural community. thanks to these tariffs, bushels 25% less thanr before, damaging our cotton industry. we have seen dairy farms old because of harmful tariffs. i have met with business owners, which creates tools for medical device manufacturing, and they are spending 20% more on taxes on aluminum and steel. and perhaps worst of all, in lumberyard brewing, a family owned brewery in flagstaff, thanks to aluminum tariffs, they will have to pay more for cans of beer. that is something we should all be able to agree on -- that beer should not cost more. host: congresswoman kyrsten sin ema and martha mcsally vying for the seat left open by jeff flake.

a tweet -- anybody who supports trump is the enemy of the nation. i do not see how anyone with a conscience could vote republican, the most corrupt party in the history of the nation. trump promotes violence, hatred, and division. those are his good points. ico with thislit story -- trump testing his stamina. beverly joining us from north carolina -- is this a referendum on the president? caller: yes, it is. remember his rallies with all of the hatemongering, it continued after he became president. those people who voted for him feel and felt the same way he felt. our congress feels and felt the weight he feels. this is a narcissistic person

who has no feeling for anyone except himself. and if people are not very careful, we will not see democracy. host: dale joining us from new jersey. good morning. caller: hi. yes, i would say this is a referendum on trump, in many ways. just to give you a little perspex of, i was a sanders supporter and contributed heavily, along with a number of friends of mine to him. but after watching what happened in the 2016 election, in particular when it came out that hillary had been given questions on a debate on cnn by donna brazile, and hillary did not blow the whistle on it, that sort of lost my interest in racking any democrat party.

oner the election, trump ran jobs. jobs for americans, especially for older americans. did a heavy layoff, and a number of them over the last couple of years. i was one of those. mine werefriends of as well. i've seen a job market that i've never seen in my life i am talking about people in their late 50's and 60's getting multiple offers. one guy was over 65 -- granted, he had a phd in nuclear physics, brilliant guy all around, but other people, including myself had multiple offers, and i am over 60. this came about in large part because younger people found other jobs. how did they find them? take a look at the government h-1b's wereow many

allowed between 2015 and 2016. 297,000ed from 349,000 297,000.49,000 to host: thank you. senator bob corker declining to say whether he voted for marshall black turn, challenging the former democratic governor of tennessee in that open u.s. senate race and one of the key tossup races heading into tuesday's election, although some polling is giving the edge right now to republican marsha blackburn. ,his is from another viewer saying election referendum, no. but ideology, economic growth about stagnation -- it is congress getting things done versus stalemate. on election night, you are the talking heads as we open our phone lines during the of the

evening and show the results from key house, senate, and governors races and victory and concession speeches, starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern and going through the morning. from ralph joining us north carolina. is this a referendum on the president? caller: no. it is a referendum on america. the way politics have been working in this country, our heartstrings have been pulled for 40 years about immigration on the border. if they cannot resolve something as simple as that for our country, that is one of the problems with this country. the other is taxes. taxes.dy goes on about jeff bezos made 178 billion dollars, and he paid less than $1 billion in taxes on that. that is another one of our problems we have in america. realizing, yout

have to think 50 years ahead in this country to realize what is going to happen. not tomorrow. this instant gratification does not work. food stamps right now because the american people over $4 billion a month. hisuse of barack obama and poor economy. i do not know what americans are thinking, but your kids better start thinking 50 years in advance. the baby boom was the problem, because too many people hit the social security line at the same time. if we keep building -- bringing in 2 million people on average every year, between immigration and whatever else coming in illegally, it will be 100 million more people in this country, in 50 years. people are not going to be able to keep up with the cost. jeff bezos,ntioned the owner of the "washington post."

this story -- amazon in advanced talks to bring headquarters to northern virginia, specifically crystal city. the story points out amazon.com has held advanced discussions about the possibility of opening its highly sought after second headquarters in crystal city coming and how quickly he could move employees they are, which buildings it would occupy, and how an announcement about the move would be made to the public. tweet -- i this could vote for trump if he did not lie so much. he has had a bad influence on my kids. beach, florida. is this a referendum on the president? caller: i put it this way -- i've been living in this country 35 years. i used to watch all of the regular tv channels. reason thismain country is in this state. that is why i will not vote democrat anymore.

they threw god out of the schools. they have open borders. want to talk about all of the black folks -- i want to know what the previous president did for them. this president does so much for them, if you think about it. what itcialism, that is is. i come from a govern -- country where socialism, it is dead. thanks for the call. martha mick sally -- martha m csally performing the national anthem at a game and posting it on twitter. our next call -- turn the volume down, otherwise we will get a delay. james, are you with us?

caller: yes, sir. i am. goo dmorning. here i am. i have been living in connecticut 67 years. i have done all right for myself. i've been a democrat for a long time. i read the local newspaper all the time. every year, it is the same old stuff about republicans are the new heroes, republicans this, republicans that. in the meantime, for a while in waterbury, we had three mayors that were charged with crimes. convicted. were they were both republicans. we also had a twice convicted governor of the state of connecticut, a good old boy, who managed to get and i sweetheart deal from the local chamber of commerce. and we saw the water very

economy -- the water very -- waterbury economy blossom with massage parlors and pizza parlors. i'm so tired of hearing about republican heroes. just witness what has happened here with donald trump. it is pitiful. host: richard has this -- it is about the democrats still not accepting the results of the 2016 election. be inesident will chattanooga, tennessee, to campaign for martha blackburn in her bid to defeat the former governor. one of the ads now on air in that case -- race. [video clip] recruited by schumer to run for the senate. he donated a lot of money to hillary clinton. record hillary. supported her and her

ideas. 100% votes against us everything will time. from the campaign of marsha blackburn. looking at all of the polls, marsha blackburn has over 5%, leading democrat phil bredesen. next is janet, joining us from north carolina. is this a referendum on president? caller: yes, it is. i am for president trump. the main reason is i've been a democrat all my life. singlever voted for one republican. but this year, i am voting all republican. the main reason is the things i kavanaugh the

nomination. he did not get a fair shot. the democrats brought in people to scream him down. they would not allow the in one of the hearings, to talk. they were rude, obnoxious. about president obama. he nominated two supreme court justices, and you did not see that kind of haven out of republicans. they were not scratching at the door of the supreme court, nor were they storming congress and charting everyone down, following people in elevators, screaming and ranting and raving. another thing that bothers me about democrats -- and i've always voted for a democrat, is seeing these -- this congress

follow people to republican congress numbers around, shouting in their faces, follow them home, to restaurants , cooking up mobs to storm places. i will never vote for another democrat unless they drastically change. host: who is your representative? i am in district 10. host: and you are going to vote republican this year? caller: yes. i will just vote straight republican, because i do not like the behavior from democrats. and something else no one mentions -- medicare. almost $1obama took trillion out of medicare and put it in obamacare to get it started. that was not right.

but democrats do not talk about that. host: thank you for the call. america votes is the story. a special inside today's "washington post p or, -- "washington post." kathleen joins us from texas. whichuz, beto o'rourke, one will win? caller: it does not matter. i want to talk about the president. nobody likes change. they have not liked it since the 1960's. since kennedy. who do you think took out kennedy? our own government. but they will not say that, because the democrats cannot pull it together with the republicans in the house and let mr. trump do what he has got to do, let him do what he has got to do.

together, helping each other, helping the poor, not worrying about what status they are and who cuts what deal with who to get what they want to get. host: thanks for the call. the "washington post" why does this election matter so much? you can read it at washingtonpost.com. this viewer saying republicans control everything yet act like victims. i believe it is in the -- for the best of the country to reign in the worst of the intentions of a poorly informed and vindictive learning, president. next from new jersey, good morning. caller: good morning. we have had a good rendition of all of the fox news data points by the republican callers this morning. as theycking them off

were mouthing them out. i think -- i was clicking them off as they were mouthing them out. i will vote democratic this year. the president does not seem to have a plan. all of these elderly people you give a-- when massive tax cut to the corporate interests, somewhere down the line, somebody will have to cut benefits.d/or and since most of us over 65 are living on social security and using medicare, that is going to be the big place where they will choose to cut. voting -- so by voting for the president's party, they have not shown a will to stand up to him yet area i do not

doing that ifm they return to office. that is what is in forming my vote to put a check on congress. host: another viewer with results show the direction of the usa -- it is going to be a red tsunami that they will not say is a referendum on donald trump. -- following the shooting that took place, the final burials taking place on friday. politico -- how everything became the culture war. finally, this is the cover story of the "new york times" sunday magazine. if you look at that photograph, look at her face. yemen.g continuesin

literally thousands of children are dying as a result of malnutrition. the cover story of the "new york times" sunday magazine. terry joining us in woodbridge, illinois, our last caller. caller: good morning. request,to ask for a but i think it is the democrats that are trying to make the people think this is about the president. my request is would c-span start a program up one day about people that make under $30,000 a year, and you will find exactly who put the president in office. it is not these people making year00, $60,000, $80,000 a . the people who put the president in office are the people who need a change. host: are you one of those

individuals? caller: yes, sir. i lost my good paying job when obama was in office. not give me the job because the economy. i took the minimum wage. -- iquer half my pension have gone through half my pension, and retired at 52 to get money from social security. host: thank you for your calls, comments and tweets. live.n tuesday for our election -- for our live election coverage. nathan gonzales says he handicaps the midterm election.

the house political committees for the democrats and republicans. here they are giving their perspective on the election and particularly nancy pelosi, her impact on republican and democratic voters. >> she is the most unpopular elected official in this country. effective inibly anding people how far left how she would just take this .ountry back when you talk to people in focus groups to have this visceral reaction when you bring up pelosi. you just see it on people. they have this reaction. somewhere along the way we talked about sending a set of vitamins over to her to make

sure she stays healthy going into the election cycle. i'm confident we would have figured out a different path. we considered it she would run again and she did. >> every time donald trump does something, there is an opposite and equal reaction and the electorate. when you have a battlefield that runs through florida, upstate new york, kentucky, ohio, our abilitytucson, to get to the majority and get to the numbers we are going to get to, there are multiple paths for us to be able to do it. it is important to establish a strategic arc of the cycle that regardless of what donald trump did, i call it shaking the snow globe, we want to fight to get the majority regardless of what he did. if he took races in south

carolina and west virginia and put them away, there is an equal reaction in california. that brings california 21 along. it was important for us to understand a large battlefield is necessary to combat his base. "newsmakers" with the executive directors of the democratic national campaign committee and the republican campaign committee. "newsmakers" follows washington journal. joining us at the table is nathan gonzales, editor and publisher of inside elections. let's begin quickly with some of the most competitive senate races, beginning in misery for the president campaigned this past week. josh holly is challenging claire mccaskill. guest: we moved him from the tossup category two tilting

republican. -- to tilting republican. the data shows josh holly has a narrow advantage. there are some that have claire mccaskill at even. inh an incumbent being even a statement president trump did very well i think it's potentially problematic for the senator. i think claire mccaskill should be considered the underdog. south, florida. bill nelson being challenged by rick scott. guest: the majority of the polling shows nelson is slightly ahead of governor scott. we moved it to the tilting democratic category. i think the bottom line for democrats -- every seat is important for them that republicans are confident that rick scott's job improvement has

increased since the hurricanes. they are all spending time in nevada. dean heller is being challenged by jacky rosen. guest: another very close race. democrats are confident if they can go into election day tied, their turnout operation can be the difference of a point or two. jacky rosen is up slightly in the majority of the polls. is the only republican running in a hillary clinton state and he is within striking distance. host: indiana, joe donnelly challenged. guest: this is the only pure tossup on the list. theooks like he has momentum in the final days, but it is close. there is a libertarian candidate receiving between 6% and 10%. that could be the difference.

not every libertarian voter is also a republican voter, but if she is getting 10%, that can be problematic. host: president obama is heading to gary, indiana. what kind of impact does he have? guest: if you look at the president's schedule, he's going to places where he has usually done well. if the president can convince his supporters to support republican candidates when he is not on the ballot, that can make a big difference. particularly in the senate. the house is a different story. you are not seeing him go to the house districts as much. host: this is from the new york times. it points out there are 410 lgbtq people of color, candidates running for the house, senate and governor's seats. what does this tell you? guest: there are record numbers of women running for congress and women nominated in the house.

sometimes i don't know if that is because, particularly on the democratic side, if it was because primary voters were looking specifically to nominate women or they were just so many more women running and running credible campaigns and putting themselves in today's edition -- into a position to run. i think women will make a difference. they are absolutely a part of the conversation this election. host: i want to ask you about a raucous town hall meeting with congressman steve king of iowa. where you have this race? the incendiary congress and facing a strong challenge. guest: we have it as likely republican. this is a republican district. the question is rather steve king will lose.

he does have a credible challenger njd shelton -- in jd sholten. he was trying to make it in professional baseball. ended up moving in a different direction that he is running a real campaign. i'm not sure if he has been running a campaign much at all. that should be concerning in an environment where people are in a precarious political situation. host: one of the biggest handicappers in the race. nathan gonzales will join us tuesday evening. we are glad to hear from you. our phone lines are open as we talk about key races. you can also send us a tweet at @cspanwj, or join the conversation on facebook. you will be looking for what? guest: i will be looking in terms of specific states and how many seats democrats will win in terms of seats.

in virginia, the democrats have four takeover opportunities. they need to get at least one. if they are not beating barbara comstock in the 10th district, it will be a long night. if they can win in the second district where scott taylor is running, the seventh district where dave brat is running for reelection, and in the fifth district with another open seat. seats. get two to four democrats will get at least two seats in new jersey. i want to look at the dave brat race in a moment. redistricting in pennsylvania. what impact is that having? guest: it took a handful of good opportunities for democrats and turned them into great opportunities. democrats will get at least four seats out of pennsylvania.

one of the battlegrounds or races to watch is the first district where brian fitzpatrick is running against scott wallace. the polls have internet. it is -- the polls have been neck and neck. -- eriely in the er area. this is probably a big night. host: give our audience the background on dave brat. guest: maybe the biggest political of say in history. he defeated eric cantor in the republican primary. aligned with the more conservative members of the republican caucus on the hill. he is running against abigail erger.erger -- spambu

she had to win against an airline pilot named dan ward. neck race.neck and it could come down to undecided voters. do they want to vote for the congressman again or are they ready to make a change? host: and expensive media market in d.c. bragsgail spamberger letter securities france, so what is law enforcement support dave brat? she supports open borders. she defended the violent gang ms 13, and supports sanctuary cities. and pro-amnesty radicals are pouring millions into her campaign. ere truth, abigail spamberg can't be trusted. >> i am dave brat and i approve this message.

host: is the caravan a big issue? guest: i think republicans would rather talk about immigration, national security, borders. the white house feels like that is an issue that could get republican voters to the polls at a time when they might not be inspired to vote for something else. rather than health care. democrats want to talk about health care. if it makes a difference on republican turnout, it can make a difference in a few key graces. host: we have been hearing about competitive races in new york. new york 22. tenney.laudia i should know this five hours before the election. this is a district that president trump did well. president trump is still fairly popular but she has underperformed routinely. she probably would have defeated the former congressman richard hanna if he had run again. , he is a goodci

candidate. i think they are probably running even in the mid 40's, which is not great for an incumbent to be. democrats are confident in their candidate. host: you have been watching all the debates. this is from new york 22. >> that is the choice for congress. claudia tenney is standing with president trump. securing the border, strengthen ice, and deport illegal aliens. nthony brandici voted with cuoma. trump-tenney, or loc-brendisi.

pelosi-brendisi. guest: you also saw the pelosi argument. she is someone republicans are trying to use as a rallying point. for eight years republicans would use president obama and that got the base excited. that message does not relate resonate quite as well anymore. they may not be in love with a member of congress or republicans in congress and what they've been doing, but they are trying to get republicans out based on nancy pelosi being in charge. host: you can listen on c-span radio and sirius xm channel 124. gina, decatur, alabama. republican line. caller: good morning steve and nathan. i am so excited about this midterm. we have a strong woman running

for governor, kay ivey. grant to$10 million the college over here. we have aviation, first 80's bands -- we have mercy 80's benz.-- mercy 80'edes they came into the schools. all these kids are so excited. that teenagers have been able to get jobs now and they are so excited about being recruited for these new manufacturing plants. he says, mom, you know what? i have got options. i don't have to go to college and i don't have to go into the military. would it be ok if i went straight to work? i said son, whatever you want to do. but our older people are getting

these jobs in these plants, which is freeing up plenty of jobs to the teenagers. i think she has been a blessing to alabama and i think she is going to win. north alabama is booming. host: one of the questions we asked was if this midterm is a referendum on donald trump? guest: apps -- caller: absolutely not here in alabama. this is a referendum on jobs, low taxes and opportunity. host: is it a referendum on the president? guest: i think the answer is a little mixed. president trump is fuel and energy behind the democratic party right now. the is unifying them and that is why we are seeing road tests and fundraising and we will see increased democratic turnout. in terms of the ads and messaging for the democratic party, it is usually about health care. we met with over 100 congressional candidates.

if someone brought a president trump, it was me. democrats want to talk about health care, pre-existing conditions, premiums and holding republicans accountable in this congress. host: annie from san rafael, california. caller: good morning. it is pretty early out here. i want to ask mr. gonzales, or just make a comment. my young housemate, these about 35, he says he will not vote because he knows gavin newsom is going to win the governorship. we get a lot of that out here. the election results come in and we are like it's already been decided. i wonder if you had a comment about california voters and how we can drive out here. number of competitive

house races in southern california. guest: if your housemate is also a republican, that is one of the concerns the republicans have about down ballot races. there are at least nine competitive races in california. if republicans don't feel a , that gavinency newsom is going to win, or the senate race for the is not a republican at all, republicans are at risk of losing a handful of morehouse seats. -- more house seats. the lawrence area, north of l.a. in the 25th district, northern california in the 10th. if republicans don't turn out to vote or don't vote for the house races, the majority could be decided on the west coast. if you live on the west coast and you feel like your vote does not matter, it absolutely could. by beto8 million raised

o'rourke in the last quarter. he raised $70 million in this race. guest: it shattered the quarterly senate record. i believe it was rick lazio against hillary clinton for senate back in the day. or the jeb bush race for his entire presidential campaign. he has created a movement. he tapped into a couple of things. he tapped into anti-president trump sentiment around the country, but he gets to run against senator cruz. democrats all over the country will give him money. but we will see in a couple of days is whether texas is a problem for democrats were money can't fix it. whether the partisanship of taxes is so strong that even though -- texas is so strong that even though you have tens of millions of dollars. 15t: this is from october

with senator cruz and congressman o'rourke. [video] >> it was striking at this press conference about civility. congressman o'rourke repeated his call for impeaching president trump. that is the very essence of not civility. if we had impeachment next year, we would see utter chaos. the ends to job killing regulations that is feeling economic growth. we would see an end to rebuilding the military. washington with the consent bipartisan investigations. , to thesean gonzales debates move the needle in any way? i'm trying to figure if there is a debate that is happened so far that is in a game changing moment. the indiana senate race with richard murdoch, the todd akin moment was not in the debate. it was in an interview. michelle lujan grisham in new

mexico with heather wilson, she won because of a debate. there are potential pitfalls but am not sure we've had a game changing moment. i always go back to the close race, everything matters. ads, debates, anything can move the needle. i'm not sure we've had a defining moment yet. host: this is from the washington post. have often wondered if people vote for the candidates. guest: it is a national poll. one thing we should've learned from 2016 is we don't have national elections in this country. we don't have them for president. we don't have them for congress. about the moods of the country but i'm more interested in the generic ballots in the house districts in states that have the senate race. the generic ballot in almost all

of those is closer to what it is nationally. be aware that is not the battleground. the battleground is fought on much more republican territory. host: sean from baltimore. caller: good morning. can thesen is how polls be trusted? that they can't be trusted, with the you think the polls are accurate because, for example, i was watching a show -- i think it was -- i can't remember the channel. they were saying in montana, jon tester is ahead. however there has not been a lot of research done in montana. they were not talking to people out there. it shows he is ahead but they made it seem like you can't trust the polls.

for example, there is another pullout, i think larry elder said 4% of black people support trump. i'm just thinking can i really trust that? larry elder is a donald trump supporter so he will be very biased in his research. familyi'm black and my and i have not been asked about trump. my question is, can the polls really be trusted this time around looking at 2016? host: thank you for the question. guest: we could spend four hours talking about that great question. pollld be skeptical of any that showed 40% of african-american voters supporting any republican candidate. one thing about 2016 is some of the polling was pretty good. the national polling cap hillary

clinton winning by 3% or 4%. she won by about 2.5%, the popular vote, but that is not how we vote for president in this country. i think that was part of the question. if we had more, better polling by quality outlets in the upper midwest, michigan, wisconsin, minnesota, we would've realized there were more tossup states. elections at inside is look at as much polling as possible. public, private, partisan, nonpartisan, trying to identify the trends and outliers. it is an imperfect measure. polling is that a crisis with low response rates and other mythological -- methodological issues. we have measures that are even worse than the polling we should view skeptically. we can tell you what is most

likely to happen based on the still at there is possibility for the other outcome. host: you can follow nathan gonzales at insideelections.com. around toump flying getting rallies costing taxpayers? guest: if you go to some local the outlets, you will see cost of the security or the police. in this is sort of the president in his element. i don't think the president likes to sit in the oval office signing papers or in briefings. he was to be among the people. i think that is where republicans are trying to get him to focus on places where he can be the most help. host: beto of work will become the junior senator from texas. even republicans are thinking how did cruz ever win in the

first place. huge rallies for beto o'rourke and a lot of money from outside of the state of texas. money still spends the same, even if it comes from outside the state. republicans can try to make it an issue. i think that is more of the right tactic for senator cruz in terms of trying to make it about a bigger issue or about the president. ends up being a popularity contest between congress and o'rourke and senator cruz, i don't think that is the position senator cruz wants to be in. if he can make it about the supreme court and president trump, that is where texas would still vote for the senator. host: in 2010, the democrats lost the house of representatives. saying, republicans are we will make sure pre-existing conditions are protected.

what is going on out there? guest: when we hear republicans talk about health care it is when they are on the defense. that is a defense of mechanism. -- that is a defenseive mechanism. democrats initially voted for it and stopped talking about it and ran away from it. now democrats feel good because of the comparison to what republicans have done. republicans are trying to fight back forcefully. they have seen the hits on health care are effective. host: that is how it is playing out in nevada. this is from a super pac taking aim at dean heller. [video] >> there is a pattern to dean heller's broken promises. he kate to donald trump and voted to end protections for pre-existing conditions. after a promise to protect to party the case

bosses and voted to cut medicare by nearly $500 billion. now this bosses are planning even deeper medicaid cuts. the only thing we can trust dean heller to do this but his party before your health care. smp is responsible for the content of this ad. guest: i think that is a pretty typical ad for this cycle. dean heller responded by jacky rosen has been in office for almost two years and what is she done to fix the health care system? trying to pin health care on the polarizing piece of legislation the democrats passed, even though she was not in office. ultimately i think democrats will believe this ad we just watched. republicans will believe obamacare is part of the problem. it matters about who was in the middle and who they trust going forward. is it safe to say florida and georgia governors races are the real tossups?

guest: we have the mayor of tallahassee as the slight favorite in our tilting democratic category. it is close. k georgia, we have brian emp as the favorite. georgia i think is a republican lean to it. they will be close races. are next caller is from florida. jason from sun city center. caller: good morning. i was wondering what your take is on the schapiro-d can raise -- shapiro-buchanan race. guest: it is not one we have been focusing on. we have not heard a lot of buzz republicans being worried or democrats feeling like it is an opportunity. the shapiro-buchanan race has

been on our radar screen as a competitive race. democrats are very excited about making a case against congressman the canon because -- congressman buchanan because of his purchase of a boat around passed. the tax bill we have not heard as much about it or as much about the democrat schapiro in the last few weeks. i still regard it as competitive. if congressman buchanan is losing, is a big night for democrats. i just don't think it is the most likely situation. the formerdistrict, health and human services secretary and former president of the university of miami challenged by maria salazar. guest: i think democrats thought this was going to be an easy race.

i think she made this district look more republican than it is. it was a hillary clinton district. republicans are excited about having a hispanic candidate in a hispanic majority district against a non-hispanic candidate. they had had to spend money they had this -- they would have spent elsewhere on it. host: daniel in illinois, republican line. caller: first things first, the whole faith on polls. come on, guys. looked how that worked out in the presidential election. i am a union member in the state of illinois. turning. the union guys are tired of identity politics. tired of turning on tv and having everything blamed on why people consist -- white people consistently. tides are turning.

would not count on union members to be so staunch democrats any longer. i think the democrats need to change their tactics and go back to being a place for the working-class people. not people who want to come here illegally or people who want a place -- host: are you still on the line? i am not here to defend or criticize the polling. the national poll had a pretty spot on in 2016, giving hillary a 3.5% edge in the popular vote. clearly in was pennsylvania, wisconsin, michigan and the other battlegrounds. are projections were pretty darn close. in the house we thought it would be eight to 13 and they got six.

ultimately tuesday we will find out how good are projections are. also -- of illinois, i it is such a large state. there almost two illinois. republican members of congress are in real trouble in the chicago districts. downstate, it is kind of different story. is a competitive race but he is a chance of winning. if he is losing or rodney davis is losing, that the big night for democrats. illinois is a blue state, but once you move south it starts to get more red. some of those blue-collar workers i think will be the key and the downstate races. host: let's head of the california. congressman dana rohrabacher facing a tough challenge.

cycle initially in the was skeptical that orange county had flipped to be democratic. was the firstn democratic presidential candidate since 1936 to win orange county. i thought that was more specific to donald trump been rather a shift in the county. al those races are still democratic takeover opportunity. a few weeks ago congress in were walker -- congressman it looks like he has improved. forepublicans are losing, if he is losing in california 48, that shows democrats have the majority. they are just looking to add to the margin. host: the california 10th district? guest: up in northern california, josh harter is the

democratic candidate. maybe it is the post-kavanaugh or republican vote coming back to bite them. democrats are confident they will win the seat. when we look at the polls, sometimes democrats are polling mars and republicans are polling the mess -- venus. i expect it to be competitive. host: cody, good morning. caller: this is tony. host: good morning. caller: mr. gonzales, you picked hillary clinton to win the 2016 presidential election. i like to tell other conservatives don't believe any of these polls. go out and vote.

notice you are not talking about the florida governor's race, andrew gillum and the corruption he is involved in in tallahassee. in the tweets you read, they are all negative towards republicans. you are just like the rest of the mainstream media. you are on the take for the democratic party. -- i own up to the presidential race. everyone can still see our ratings online from 2016. about the 2016 race. hillary clinton had a narrow but distinct advantage. when you look at the tossups, she did not have to win all of them and president trump did. that is for the polling question -- if we had more polling in the upper midwest, it would have been characterized differently.

conservatives want to use of help them sleep at night and say everything will be wrong and there will not be a blue wave, there will be a red tsunami, that is fine but our house and senate projections are pretty good that w -- senate projections were pretty good. the midterms are often for the president's party. i think republicans are at risk in more states. you brought up gillam and his legal problems surrounding city hall. i think that is what he was discounted from the primaries. there was an investigation surrounding city hall. that helps him maybe stay off to the side. we will see if voters care. this comes down to our voters focused on that or sending a message to president trump? host: that issue came up in the debates. the only place you can watch the

debates nationally with this network. thank you for the call. they are all on our website at c-span.org. let's turn to pennsylvania. congressman lou barletta challenging bob casey. guest: i think senator casey is a heavy favorite to win. that's an example of how president trump's coalition is not easily transferable to other candidates. trump won pennsylvania by a little bit but it has not transferred or gained much steam. it is similar to the ohio senate race, sharad brown. president trump did better in ohio than pennsylvania but it has not clicked for republicans or as good as an opportunity as they thought earlier in the cycle. host: you mentioned pennsylvania 16. congress and mik -- congressman mike kelly seeking another term.

guest: the district mindset haveed -- district lines changed. has not taken it for granted. we has been running a serious reelection effort. we will see of that ultimately changes or matters because he has been given some new portions of this district. butler county was divided and put into other surrounding districts. i think it is a third or fourth tier opportunities for the democrats. host: calvin, good morning. caller: how are you doing? host: we are great. caller: i have a question for nathan. what are the chances governor with scottuld win wagner on the ballot?

guest: i think governor wolf has the advantage. , i'm not sure the republican party has completely coalesced behind wagner. i expect wolf to win. he had a big spending advantage in his initial election. wagner got attention with a provocative ad, a video where he was trying to sound president trump-esque. i'm not sure it works for someone who is not president trump. host: the list texas 32, congressman sessions' does this district as a tossup. alred: already -- collin is a civil rights attorney. a young, charismatic guy. the district includes some north dallas suburbs.

this suburban area has traditionally been republican but not favorable to the president. sessions, this is a dramatic difference. unopposed int -- 2016. there was a primary in 2018 because so many people wanted to run. the new york times, they are finishing up their final polls. they show it as a close race. host: mia love in the fourth district. guest: utah was not favorable to president trump. i think part of his values or his persona does not necessarily match up with the community. am not sure she can rely on or boost from president trump compared to other republicans. democrats have a good candidate. the mayor of salt lake county. even though it is utah and

regarded as red, it is a suburban district. she has usually underperformed the normal republican performance, but it is a tossup. oft: based on your analysis, the tossup races there are 18 republicans in tossup races. only one democrat. those that tilt democrat, only one is a democratic seat. field the whole playing is significantly republican territory. 79 vulnerable republican seats, only eight democratic seats. that is reflected in almost every category. i think democrats are already favored to win. we have them as a favorite in 21 seats. republicans will get at least two seats, with a net of 19.

democrats need to gain 23 to get the majority. they need to win the ones they are favored in and they can break even in the tossups and come out ahead. host: we welcome our listeners on c-span radio. our guest is nathan gonzales. we are talking midterm elections. what to look for for the returns, all 435 seats. nation will be joining us at the top of the program. craig from tulsa on the republican line. caller: first of all i would disagree that anyone could say c-span was biased. i think you do a good job and i appreciate that. to mr. gonzales concerning the polls, i think there is an element here with the polls that he's to be considered. liberal democrat

grandmother with kids. she had whispered to me, well, when trump was running initially, our country does need a businessman. she wanted her kid to have a job. prosperity is an element of helping business growth and hiring more people. she had whispered to me. when they made the calls in the polls, there are nonresponders. she might be one. i think that should be considered in the polls as potentially -- i think the reason for the whisper is because i think in our society today it is become so divisive that it is dangerous for your job to say how you vote. she was kind of an element of that. that should probably be considered in the polls. you could be registered as

anything and vote as you wish. just an analysis. that should be considered. peopleresponders may be -- there is a lot of fear. since the 1990's there has been a lot of pressure applied for people. i think the republicans -- this is my experience. seems is perfect, but it whatever gauntlet you throw down and say i'm not going to say anything, they don't hold you to it. that has been kind of bad. it is kind of a hush-hush thing. one thing americans hate most is to have duct tape strapped on the mouth. they love their freedom. that is working against whatever party would say we will not say, we will attack you in any way we can and win anyway we can. that really upsets americans.

the nonresponders, they may be trump voters but for the element of prosperity. , rough waysings that he talks that put him more like teddy roosevelt. on the other hand, he gets things done like eisenhower. i wonder if america is saying, look, we want our children to have jobs in the future. we can overlook this or that. some of the charges, i would like to see proof. all i hear are charges against this or that politician. often times it is a charge and where is the proof? our country does need to return to due process. host: thank you for the call. we will get a response from nathan gonzales. guest: i think there was some undercounting or underestimating of the president's's support in

2016. president's support in 2016. how many people are going to feel like that when the president is not on the ballot? in some places around the country it was not socially acceptable to say you were supporting now president trump. does that dynamic still exist with republican candidates we are seeing in the senate and the house? for the question on low response rates, that's a real problem for pollsters. how polling is supposed to work is pollsters are not going to ask everyone their opinion, but they will have a selective sample of people. if the people responding, if they are not like your neighbor or the brother who lives down the street with her cousin -- or their cousin, it is not representative of the people in their community and that is potentially problematic. i think it is still a decent way

to look at things. host: north dakota. by doubletrump won it digits. i want to ask you about the native american vote and some of the controversies involving what they need to show to cast a ballot. heitkamp is a fighter and democrats love having her. she has a competitive race where she is the underdog. democrats believe the efforts to make it more difficult for native americans to vote is both a problem and could make a difference in the race. i think it is an example of why it is important for voters -- why you see secretaries of state, people administering elections deciding some of these. we are seeing some stuff in georgia were democrats are upset about brian -- about what brian kemp is doing with the voter

rolls. who administers the election has an impact on how easy it is a vote. host: president trump winning north dakota by 37%. how difficult is it for a democrat to overturn that? guest: heidi heitkamp will be better than any democrat could in north dakota, but she is in a pretty big partisan hole. i believe kevin cramer is the favorite in this race. we should not count out heidi heitkamp clearly. host: joe in south carolina, good morning. caller: good morning. just to follow on a couple of comments. i am a conservative independent. i have been watching c-span and washington journal for too many years to count, but i can tell you it maintains a position of neutrality. with regards to due process, the poorly engineered

assault on brett kavanaugh energized republicans to vote when otherwise they may have set home. i would like to get to the race in the first congressional district. mark sanford is our representative right now. he was a vocal critic of trump. kenny arrington beat him in the primary. joe cunningham is a nice guy. the beach town mayors are supporting him because of his stance against offshore drilling. i talked to other people and they say i like joe, but if i vote for a democrat, it will be support of the most polarizing figure and that is nancy pelosi. it will create a problem for democrats. i would like to get your take on joe and katie and the first

congressional district. it isof times down here just taken for granted that everything is going red. i am not so sure this time. , it is a lower tier opportunity for democrats. they are talking about putting money in. katie errington not only defeated a congressman in the primary but had a car accident and was off the campaign trail for a while. she is back now. if they count the votes quickly early in the night and cunningham wins, he will be a big night for democrats. i think she is probably ahead in the mid-single digits but cunningham is within striking districts. race and onel where anyone in the district, their vocal matter.

errington beat him. we only had a few members of congress at last primaries and it was one of them. host: claire mccaskill against josh holly. a democratic super pac taking aim at the republican nominee. [video] a josh holly started out at lobbying firm that represents insurance companies. for senates running backed by $18 million in secret, dark money. recently taking an out-of-state trip on an airplane owned by a lobbyist for dark money interests. newspapers report mismanagement and chaos and the attorney general's office with hawley failing to show up for work. host: first, your analysis of that ad. ifest: democrats want to -- misery is a partisan race,

claire mccaskill is not going to win. democrats want to talk about josh hawley and try to discredit him as an alternative if voters don't like their democratic senator. they believe their closing arguments are strong. i still think she is playing from behind a little bit. host: if you watched this network, there have been a lot of these ads. who is behind this? guest: different groups. the candidate adds, the committee ads and outside group ads. my colleagues talked about the narrators. these people are in all of these by getting them to talk about their own voice is a little difficult. i encourage you at rollcall.com to check out the story. host: anna from de soto, texas. caller: good morning.

i just love c-span. beto has energized not just as, but theexx nation. ted cruz and sessions will take money from the kindergarten if they give it to them. cruz has never done anything. beto has made him get out and work for his job. lred has made sessions get out and work for their jobs. uz andbody thinks cr sessions will do anything for are -- the only thing they will do is make you sicker than you already are. host: thank you for the call. donald trump one texas by 9%. guest: similar to ohio.

i wrote a story for rollcall about beto and his fundraising. yome democrats for saying wh isn't that money going elsewhere to other democratic candidates? i don't see it as a zero-sum game. there were people inspired by the congressman o'rourke and what he's doing and the campaign he is running. the problem is they want to give them what they were not necessarily get the democrats around the country -- give to democrats around the country. he might run for president. if not, he has built a significant list of fundraisers from around the country. he will at least be a player in the 2020 presidential race because candidates will want to tap into the energy he has created. host: prediction time. it was the first candidate to announce for president? guest: i think castro already

had an announcement. host: after the election. guest: they could be one of dozens. the votes will not even be counted. we may not even know who is in the majority yet before the presidential race officially begins. i would be picking from many senators and governors. there will be a host of candidates. host: road to the white house 2020. guest: get the bus ready now. host: it is ready to go. jon tester in a tough reelection battle. guest: i think he has a narrow advantage. there is a difference of opinions about the margins. republicans believe rosen dale is right there. tester maintains he's the more popular candidate. it is a state that went for the president. if montana -- if tester is defeated, republicans are

picking up probably a handful of senate seats. is] richvelopments dropped out of the race -- breckenridges rick dropped out of the race. host: curtis from campbell, missouri. caller: good morning. one of the things i'm worried is democrats are always going after the second amendment. i need the second amendment because basically i have to defend my household. me.d a man that stopped if i do not have a gun, i could not come back home to the house without worrying about this. hospital,put him in a and put him right back next to me. host: thank you.

guest: depending on the district , i thinkate republicans want to talk about the second amendment. i think the issue might be changing. we have talked about florida multiple times. there was a gubernatorial debate where gillam was coming out with more progressive -- on the side of more progressive and liberal gun policies. desantis did not have a typical republican response, maybe because florida is a tossup state. with the multiple shootings that have happened in florida in the last two years. host: we have seen huge early voting numbers. what does that tell you? guest: i tread carefully. i think a couple of things. we know who is returning the ballots. we don't know what is on those ballots.

just to assume all republicans are voting republican, it makes me a little uncomfortable. and how much of this are people voting on election day or voting early. that does not necessarily change the composition of the calculation of the midterm. if people would normally vote in presidentials or have not voted recently, and they are changing the makeup of the electorate itself, that could make a difference. i just read carefully. let's just wait until tuesday night when the early votes are counted, the election day votes and we will have results. host: on "newsmakers" we asked the chairman of the committee s. they agreed we may not know who controls the house by wednesday. guest: that is due to a number of close races.

there are probably three dozen races were candidates are within a few points. perhaps every vote nice to be counted before a projection can be made. maine's second district where they moved to a rank, they have this complex algorithm. it might go past algorithm -- election day. in washington state, those need to be postmarked by election day, not received or counted. outcome int know the a dozen races, that might keep a projection from being decided. mississippi is one of the races, it is special. it is going to go to a runoff because no one will get to 50% and it will go to the tuesday after thanksgiving. if the senate hinges on one vote, we might be waiting until after thanksgiving. his workon gonzales

available at inside elections. he will be joining us tuesday evening as part of our coverage. guest: thank you. see you tuesday. host: leo shane will be joining us and he writes about that for later,ry times." alexandra pelosi discussing her documentary film that features her travels for a listening tour across the country. what she learned as c-span continues. city tour continues to lake have a sioux, arizona. we learn about the founding of this community. life can be beautiful in a wonderful small world at lake where history is making progress and progress is making history. a wonderful small world of priceless, year-round

recreation and industries are small town close to an exciting world of better living. i think a lot of people thought robert mcculloch it was crazy for trying to build a city in the middle of the desert. they wondered what he was thinking and how it would attract people to populate a city. see, we are about 54,000 and we are a thriving, bustling city they would not be here if it had not been for him having the vision to start that. host: our c-span cities tour is also available online at c-span's threes american history tv.

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announcer:"washington journal" continues. welcome back to leo shane come in deputy director of 172.tary times." 170 two veterans running for congress this year, on par with what we saw two years ago. a lot of these are winnable. in the past, we have seen younger veterans in races, maybe they are tilting at windmills. with so many tossup races this year, we could see the number of veterans go up in congress in the next cycle. it has been on a steady decline since the 1970's. to a lot of americans, veterans

are folks who have observed, who have better knowledge of national security. we have heard from folks like senator mccain talking about the importance of bringing in folks who have a common background, who can work together better. veterans fit that bill. if we start to see a rise in that, do we see the discord drop? do we see common ground for folks to reveal the turmoil? host: is it mixed or do they tend to be more democratic or republican? guest: they are more republican. ofs cycle, with a number democrats, we have seen more democratic veterans, more female veterans. democratic veterans have made more of an open call this time, as we try and take back the house, this is a group that is

going to help us build credibility. they are going to be able to bring voters in and see we can be not just on the social care,, but on veterans' we can control that message. femalehere are four veterans. hawaii, arizona. guest: we could see that number double. see 14 women running in the house and senate this cycle. you mentioned arizona, a competitive race. if she wins, she becomes not just another republican but a senior female voice on national security issues in the senate. host: markie ms. sally is on the air with his sad.

[video clip] >> everyone remembers where they were a 9/11. i was the first woman to fly a fighter jet in combat. i know the price of freedom. way, we were in harm's others were denigrating our service. we need strong leaders who understand the threat and respect our truce. i approve this message. host: as you watch that ad, your thoughts? guest: that is key to what we're seeing with veterans. veteran is not enough to decide these races. we have had a few veterans run and that is not a policy position. that is your experience. are are close and there going to be a few voters and look at her experience and say i can trust that person and she

has more national security background than her opponent. that is why as you heard from your last guest, so many of these races could come down to a handful of opinion switching at the last moment. being a veteran could be one of those factors. seeing someone in uniform could be enough to sway someone. says support for president trump is fading among active-duty troops. guest: this is our "military poll and we surveyed active-duty folks. there was some optimism when president trump came in that maybe he could get away from some of the campaign staff and be a uniter. we have seen a decline in his favorability rating. about a split now. much more favorable than the rest of the country. at the start of his presidency,

half, half closer to of folks supported him. in the exit polling, veterans and active military went for trump over clinton. it has been two years. that is affecting the military. we like to think of the military as outside the balance of politics. these are citizens and folks who are watching these stories, watching this controversy and having their opinion swayed by it. line set aside for those active or retired military. leo shane is our guest. another ad, a kentucky, the sixth congressional district challenging andy barr. >> i am amy mcgrath. the president was elected under our constitution that i risk my life to protect. i will never put party over

country. the naval academy that leaders must demonstrate honor over integrity. the american people paid for my education. i am determined to show you your investment in me was worth it. host: she does try to thread the needle. guest: she wants to appeal to military folks who voted for trump, who respect trump and see him as commander-in-chief and as someone who needs to be treated with respect that he is not getting right now. one of the seats democrats are hoping to get. she has to convince voters she can hold trump's feet to the fire and provide accountability. about the best example of what we're seeing for imocratic veterans of, how do say, i am going to be critical of trump without being

disrespectful. host: what are the troops talking about? guest: this midterm election has not hinged on national security and veterans'issues. folks that are heavily military care about what effect that has on the economy. what we hear is the same sort of things from the rest of the country. there are concerns about the economy, how is it going to work for them. veterans care that the military buildup that president trump has promised is going to happen. they want to make sure they are going to have jobs. are they going to be able to make that transition? the voterse not where they look at national security and military spending and say, that is my guy.

factor if they feel like one side is more heavily weighted. are tuning in from the u.k., we welcome our listeners. you can dial in. mike is from new york, democrats line. good morning. caller: how are you? host: we are fine. caller: yes, i will put it this way. work, it is good to see veterans run for office because they know what is going on in this world. as far as the abuse of power by the president of the united states to violate rules is wrong. host: we are getting a little bit of feedback. guest: the one issue we have seen start to pick up around military issues has been the deployment of troops to the

southern border. should the military be involved? is it a political issue? you start to see these candidates start to take sides on this. as veterans come in and talk about their experience and why they decided to serve, as they support or criticize the president, it does add more weight to their common on that issue. do they see it as a political stunt? they said i fully support this appointment. it is important to national security. it will be interesting to see does that play in arizona in a tight race. host: if you are active or retired military, (202) 748-8003 . the president launched the space force. how is that playing out? guest: it is an item of interest

of than an actual voting shift. we did polling on this. the approval and disapproval rating, it is split. some people like the idea of creating a new military branch specific first space activities and defense. a lot of folks, especially the concerns. have that is when you get into the issue of can you trust trump as commander-in-chief? this is one of a series of issues that they have been caught offguard by. if you're critical of trump, you are saying, here we go again, with trump coming up with an idea without the military being ready. republican, you are saying, he is building the military. from ohio, suzanne, you are next. good morning.

caller: good morning. host: go ahead. ohio outsidee in of akron. this is an industrial area. we keep here is that southern ohio from listening to fox news, we might be able to do something. person.ietnam era , his planeod friend was blown out of the sky over vietnam. i do not know what i am supposed to be saying. host: we will let you go. thank you for the call. guest: when we talk about

the iraq we focus on and afghanistan veterans, the upcoming group that is going to have influence. shows this is all generations. we have folks going back to the 1950's and we have folks in the last year. this is america, this is what the population is and a lot of different views, different baggage, different perspectives. what a lot of folks have hoped for is in a divided congress, if you've got somebody who served in vietnam and somebody who served in afghanistan, they have a common bond of knowing what it is to be in a combat zone, part of a team that has to make decisions on a battlefield. can that overcome some of the politics we see? you wrote five

congressional races with incumbent veterans to watch election night. colorado, the sixth district. the congressman is facing a tough challenge. >> this is two veterans running against each other. , afman has been a key member vocal critic of both parties and oversees the personnel subcommittee. somebody who is important in terms of defense policy on capitol hill but somebody who was on the bubble because of his district. he has seen a few challenges and manage to escape. could be set to upset him. these are the races that if the democrats want to overtake the house, they're going to have to find a way to win. has been able to rely on

national security credentials and on his military background in a combat zone by bringing in another veteran, you can blunt that. it is not just the experience but what their politics are. district,inia, second two navy veterans. scott taylor is facing a challenge against a fellow navy veteran. guest: this is going to be a tight race. the deciding factor, scott taylor is a heavily better in district. if scott taylor was running against someone who did not have any veteran experience, would he be able to pull those numbers and easier. that is taken out of the equation. it does refocus the equation on national security issues. there has been talk about boosting defense spending, the

democratic challenger talked about how she supports the idea of a navy because that is important to her district. democrats may have concerns about the spending, she will be one that is going to be talking about building up spending. host: we are talking about the military vote, veterans and running for the house and senate. from colorado, good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. you need to turn the volume down. i know you are retired military. what branch? caller: united states navy seal. host: go ahead. turn the volume down. caller: i am sorry. i served in the navy seals in

iraq.m and later in [indiscernible] not in line with the way we think in colorado. i can guarantee the republicans are not going to win. host: thank you for the call. we have feedback but we got your point. guest: quite a long bit of service there. there is a perception that the military is conservative and you cannot find a democrat who served. what we have seen in our polling is that yes, there is a conservative bent but that is

not universal. cycle,seeing this democrats doing a better job of showing there are plenty of folks who have served who fall in line with democratic values and platforms. whether or not they can be a long-term success, whether we can find the next john mccain, a longtime veteran who served here and be that voice remains to be seen. in the short, im expecting to see more democratic veterans arrive on capitol hill. host: next sunday is veterans day, when world war i came to an end. before that, president trump will be in france for the ceremonies taking place in paris and elsewhere to commemorate those whose lives were lost 100 years ago. will be featured on c-span three american history tv. live coverage next sunday

morning on c-span. frank is joining us from fort lauderdale, florida. caller: i spent four years in the air force from 1966 to 1970. i served in turkey. it goes to show you what happened. turkey is hotter than th vietnam is. it has been a role reversal. i would like to ask, one of the things i thought about is that the u.s. has been engaged worldwide. theenounced isolationism in 1940's. hours ofout 18 grad level courses. i did book reviews. i have noticed that we are engaged worldwide.

for a while, we were the only superpower in the world. we probably still are to an extent. one of the things of that interests me is the fact that our last four presidents have been people who have little or no contact with the military itself. they are sending people in harm's way a lot of times. it seems as though this could be an issue in the future in the president,ur next i would like to see somebody who had some kind of military background. the fact that foreign affairs are important and even though that is not everything, we have diplomacy, too. you should have people that have links to the military and i do not think they have been adequate. one of the people i like is the representative from hawaii and

ae is also somewhat of noninterventionist. i thought containment was right on during the cold war and people like harry truman, d and later in, jfk ronald reagan did an exemplary job in diffusing the cold war. this is something we should think about, the idea of someone serving in the military. host: we understand your point. george w. bush did serve in the international guard. you are talking about combat. caller: right. host: we will get a response. guest: compared to george bush's comes up every cycle, how many of these candidates understand what it is

going to mean to be commander in chief. mixed opinions on whether that is key. in the last cycle, we had mike pence military families. son has been deployed and they have talked about the pressures on their family. joe biden the same thing. there is that factor. it is something people like to see. gives you aus unique perspective on what it means to commit folks to a war, even just to talk tough, to be using these threats. i think the last cycle and one of the things that through people off, there were only a few that served despite the fact we had over 20 candidates in the primaries. it remains to be seen whether that is a function of a smaller veteran population or whether

that was an anomaly and whether we will see more folks in the primary doing that. these are names that get thrown out there as folks who may be destined for a higher spot within the democratic party because of that status and on the republican side, a few people who could make that leap if they decide they want to challenge president trump. with a republican in common, that is less appealing. is fromr next caller tennessee. on the democrats i'm. good morning. caller: -- host: are you with us? we will try one more time. we move on to texas. good morning. caller: good morning to you, peter. i agree with the guest and i disagree with a couple of others. need to think we

have a military man in the highest office. i do think we have to have someone in that office who is a person who reads, who reads history, all different kinds of history and gets an understanding of foreign ,iplomacy and i do have to say i value our military a great deal. because i value them, i do not like to think of them being thrown into fruitless wars because we have war hawks surrounding the president, we have their agendas rather than what is good for the country, what is good for our military. host: we will get a response. talk toven if you veterans and folks promoting more military experience among

candidates, they will to you that should not be the only qualification. we do not have to have a commander in that to be legitimate. as we get to a society that gets ,urther away from the draft era there are fewer people who understand what it means to have a loved one deployed overseas. a factor init plays elections. folks say if you have gone overseas somewhere, if you serve domestically and you understand that lifestyle, you know what the sacrifices are, you know what it is like to be a civil servant than the rest of us. maybe you have insight i do not understand. it is a level of respect. how races --er house races. this is duncan hunter seeking reelection.

guest: one of the better-known veterans in congress. he has been accused of taking campaign money and using it for personal expenses, under --ictment, has been reviews has been removed from the house services committee. the polls are in his favor. how can someone with his qualifications be effective if he has that looming over him? host: his democratic challenger? guest: he has not served but he is talked about how duncan hunter has lost the values he learned in the military. there have been vicious attacks. duncan hunter has former generals campaigning on his behalf. you have got veteran starting to mix in with other issues. host: one final race, new

jersey, and open seat, new jersey 11. this is j weber. guest: this is one of those races, if democrats want the house, they are going to have to win it. thatis one of the ones goes to elections -- goes to republicans, it will be a long night for democrats. a female candidate who can be a leader on a lot of national security issues should she win, taking over a longtime republican. , it could set the tone for the night. host: leo shane, thank you for stopping by. we appreciate it. number 12 for filmmaker alexandra pelosi. the new film is called "outside the bubble."

she tells is what she learned traveling across the country. here's a trailer. [video clip] >> i may live in america but this is not the only america. what we rarely see is people having genuine conversations with people they do not agree with. i am bursting out of my bubble to meet people across this country where the issues have erupted to see what we can learn from listening to our fellow americans. it is the people in refinery sore causing global warming. >> you think this is proof we need walls? ks.it is proof it wor >> we are in a battle for souls. theoing on a road trip to

heart of america to meet voters who do not see the world the way i do. the trailer from the film put together by director alexandra pelosi titled "outside the bubble." what is the premise? guest: i live in manhattan which is a bubble. sonsremise was to take my out of this bubble they live in and expose them to the rest of america. it is clear we all are becoming tribal and insulated in our own political ideological bubbles. kidsdea was to show my they need to make friends with people who do not believe in the same things we believe in. just because they are my kids does not mean they have to believe the same things i do. the wall, for example. they say wes is why

need a wall. it is not so simple to say yes or no. you need to look at it. a lot of these issues are oversimplified on news. -- if people meet people, maybe their opinions might be .ore nuanced the idea is to take my kids out and show them there are different opinions and we have to understand the issues and not just have a reaction. host: you have traveled the country. did anything surprise you personally and what about your two boys? guest: if you watch cable news, you get fed a diet of hate. there is conflict. the divide cells right now. there is this anxiety in the air and they will keep feeding us.

what i found, and i introduce my kids, iintroduced my found people nice. that sounds obvious. if you watch tv, you would not assume that we get along in the country. there is so much hate now. it is a lot nicer of a country then you would be led to believe if you watch cable news on either side. one of the things i try to teach my kids is even educated people have an unhealthy media diet. i feel like it is our obligation to watch it all and form opinions from hearing all opinions. not just be spoonfed what we want to hear. that may sound obvious.

a lot of people just read the and they justs" repeat everything they hear in their liberal media feeds. that is unhealthy. that is why i try to expose my children to everything. host: we met in 2000. you were covering the george w. bush campaign which led to "journeys with george." this is number 12 in films you have produced. guest: i leave new york city. i am from san francisco. all of my films are in america. the idea is i never like to get too insulated in my own worldview. i make films about evangelicals or films about trump's america or about sarah palin, called real america.

i enjoy having dialogue with people who do not see the world the way i see it. that is what is missing from the conversation today. we do not listen to each other. c-span, you have a line you can call, that is rare. tv, it isurn on the almost like, am i watching the right wing show or left-wing? i have not been doing the other networks. you need to hear from everybody. i feel like everybody can take a page out of the c-span playbook in healing. election is this going to be over and we're left with a country that we have to coexist peacefully and we have to take the hate out of our conversation and listen to each

other, regardless of results. they're going to have to go back to their lives and learn how to understand people that do not agree with them politically. that is what i am worried about. what is going to happen after the elections? and everybodyus is getting ramped up. it is stirring the pot. what is going to happen to diffuse that bad energy the day after the election? host: to that point, we're dividing our phone lines regionally. in the eastern half of the 748-8000.202) if you live in the western half of the country, (202) 748-8001. more from "outside the bubble." [video clip]

another people in this country are tired of feeling left the hind. , marching andca protests what we rarely see on tv are people having conversations with people they do not agree with. >> we are making america great again. where you stand on an issue depends on where you said. i know that this -- i am bursting out of my own bubble and setting out on a pilgrimage to meet people across the country, where the issues have interrupted. , to see what we can learn from listening. they have not produced enough

to cause the climate to change. >> you ran across that anyway. [indiscernible] host: that film, "outside the we get to theo point where we talk to each other and not at each other? guest: this is a good start, turning on c-span instead of your morning feed of listening to your own ideological political feed is healthy. you have got to stop taking vacations in europe and go on a vacation in america. there is this new feeling like elected,fter trump got who are these people who voted

for trump? it is like they do not know their country. i have been making documentaries. i know these people. i'm not surprised donald trump's president. a lot of people where i live ask themselves that question. it is funny people do not know their own country. they think they are living in america and i do not mean to offend, it is not america. it is not a good sampling of the country. people need to take more trips out of their comfort zone to meet people that do not really think the way they think. healthy, to go on vacation in america. host: from missouri, good morning. guest: good morning -- caller: good morning. fornder how important it is you to teach her children right from wrong because that is the main thing i vote for.

i do not vote for democrat or whoblican but somebody votes -- somebody who wants to kill babies on demand, i do not approve of that. you do not want your children to see that. do you take your children to gay pride parades, to abortion clinics? do you see what concerns america? guest: thank you for your call. my kids have marched in the pride parade. we love people no matter who they love. we stand strong in our beliefs just like you do in your spirit -- yours. host: we go to pittsburgh. care, the lastt woman who called, parades, i am not pro-abortion.

see where --o not host: are you with us? we lost that call. we go to nevada. caller: do you believe in absolute truth? correctly,rstanding if you expose people and your children and family to everything out there, what if they choose all that is bad? host: thank you. guest: i think they have to see it. i am a journalist. i believe in exposing my children. i let them watch the news that night. i believe they need to see these things. people do not agree. i believe they are going to grow up and they have to know the truth.

they have to have the facts and they can come up with their own view from that. i understand people do not agree. there are helicopter parents of that want to protect their kids from the world and that is their right. i have chosen to show my children the world. do think we are so divided as a country? how did we get to this point? think donald trump made a good point when he said he did not divide this country. i made a movie when barack obama was running for president about the people that did not want barack obama to be president. understood that the way they felt about the way people feel about donald trump. there were people that never liked him. people felt that way when george bush became president.

i feel like it has always been there. i just feel like the cable news has escalated the divide and is stirred the pot and made us fight more about it openly and brought it out more. i think social media has not helped, any person sitting at home can write anything they want with abandon and that stirs the pot. in which i said, i want to talk to you about the internet. he said, i do not remember writing that. people get angry and go to their laptop and write nasty things on the internet and the next day, they do not remember or feel that way anymore. social media has been turning everything into a #and that is dangerous.

there is this toxic combination of social media and the popularity of cable news and i do not want to go political. i do not want to step in it because this is a hornets nest. i do think that when you're president says things that are nationalist, we know that these are dog whistles to make people hate more. i am not -- i am just stating facts. when people hear the word nationalist, it means something. the wordle hear caravan, that is supposed to cue something for people who do not like immigrants. that is not helping. it is making things worse. i was on the bus with george bush when he ran for president. i have nothing but nice things .o say about the bushes

i am not taking sides. i am just saying when you have a political conversation and you , ofthings like baby killer course, that is not engagement. that is name-calling and that is what my 10-year-old does. i'm trying to elevate the conversation. i would not want my 10-year-old to say baby killer and you should not either. let me put these numbers on the screen. a poll was conducted and the question was, is the country divided or united? 80% said the country is divided. only 18% said united. want tohat makes you cry, doesn't it? where do we go from here? what i'm concerned about is what

kind of future are my kids going to have if there is so much hate in this country. , so we know this is the norm, this is acceptable. hopefully, the next generation, you will not be allowed to hate so openly. maybe it will turn, maybe all this will turn. otherwise, it can only get worse if we do not do something to engage with each other, right? thet: host: -- host: picture is from the film as we listen to robert from california. caller: i like you. my question is this, it shows people's personalities and when i look at cable news, it is all a personality clash and that goes on to the networks.

i watch you and you are more of a journalist. you are down to earth. i enjoyed watching you. i wish more people would be like you, journalistic, and not have these personalities. never'sisters who will to each other again because of this election. -- who will never speak to each other again because of this election. i am a nonvoter. after vietnam, i gave up on america. thank you. host: thank you for the call. guest: thank you. america has been divided before. even though we say we are divided, we do not have race riots in the street. if you bring up the unum, the country -- vietnam, the country was divided. there is hope for the future.

i'm sorry to hear about your sisters. i called my republican brother-in-law this morning and said, call in, i want to hear what you have to ask me. he has not called. the point is, we have people in our family that both the opposite way we do and we have thanksgiving together and we get along. , if you watchwhy tv, the news makes it seem like we are so divided we cannot have dinner together. we have to. we are going to have to come to the table and have that meal with that crazy liberal democrat or that conservative tea party person, right? we have to get along at our dinner table. i do not know. i appreciate your call. we have been divided before. we do heal.

this country has wounds and we should think about ways we can try and hug once his election is over. host: for those on radio, we are talking with alexandra pelosi, her 12th film, "outside the jacquelyn is joining us from texas. good morning. callr: this is the alexandra just referred to, her sister-in-law. i am making the call. she has spent a lot of time with my husband and one of the things she said that she respects about him is that he is informed and he reads a lot and his opinion comes from having researched different sources. one of the things she has done is she is one of the only people that said all 50 states

are the united states. what i would like her to share with you because of her position is what she has seen that she knows that we agree on as a country. there is division but most of us still believe in the golden rule. most of us believe that love changes everything. i would like her to speak to and ,hare, this election season about what we have in common. she has seen that in a way most people will never. host: and this really is a relative? it was not planned. guest: thank you. i want to say i made a film. state road trip in which i went to citizenship ceremonies in all states.

i met people that chose to become americans. -- go to abeautiful citizenship ceremony in your town. they happen every week somewhere in america, in your town. people that have chosen this country. they have come here, stood in line, gone through the paperwork because this country is so great that everybody wants to be here. when you see how large the ceremonies are in every town it reminds you of how lucky we are to be here, all that we take for granted by being born here. we take this country for granted. there are so many people dying, literally dying, to get in. that is what unites us. we should know how lucky we are and how much we take for granted. this country we have. we have the right to disagree and protest.

a lot of the countries, you disappear in the night for doing that. a lot of countries, you know the story about the journalists who got -- you know -- we do not know what happened to him for stating his opinions about the country he came from. what i do could be against the law in other countries, going with the camera. a woman walked up to me at one of the ceremonies and she said --you are a woman, alone where is your husband? i said he is at home with the children in new york. would not be allowed out without yourself without your husband. she could not believe. she could not believe i was allowed to just go without my husband to another state, to talk to people. that is a luxury we have in this country. that is something we should all remember, how lucky we are to have our opinion and call in and

share them with people. that is a luxury we should not take for granted. host: this film deals with the issue of climate change and the environment. let us watch. [video clip] >> it is the refineries causing global warming. >> just because you say it does not make it true. >> reflectors belching pollution. look at the skies. your eyes tell you that is a lie. that -- does the air smell unpalatable here? these plants do not produce to cause the climate to change and for you to think so advertises your ignorance. we found during the bp oil spill that there are microbes in the ocean that eat those and survive because of the oil. this planning can absorb what we

give it. you give us the feed, we give you back a child. feet, itthe planet gives you back abundance. host: the film is called maggie'sthe bubble." next from new york. -- maggie's next from pittsburgh. go ahead. caller: i want to thank her for doing this documentary. i had not heard about your other ones. you are right, we are lucky. i have two questions. what is a lawnmower parent? host: i am glad you asked. i thought the same thing. guest: this is the parent who does everything for their child so that their child does not have to do it themselves. drives them to school and makes their lunch, think of a

lawnmower, paves the way for their child. it is the next version of helicopter parent. a helicopter parent stays on top of their kid. did you do your homework question mark the lawnmower andnt goes in and says makes excuses for their child. host: you had a second point? caller: here is my question. did you see that movie called "n ell"? it is good. it is not advertise much but i saw a link to it on facebook and i recommend it since you are about seeing what else is out there. host: thank you. guest: what is it about? host: about inclusion. guest: we will have to watch

that movie. i have to ask you about your mom. is she prepared to become the next speaker of the house. host: i am not stepping in that. i have to ask about your mom. issue prepared to become the next speaker of the house? guest: i'm not stepping in that. askedot want to be questions about nancy pelosi. good try. good journalism. when you make 12 movies for hbo and the headline is nancy pelosi's daughter goes on listening tour. insulted that all i am is nancy pelosi's daughter. i feel like i deserve in my own right to show up and not get asked nancy pelosi questions. host: thank you for at least

trying to answer. what is next for you? guest: you know, these documentaries are like giving birth. they are like children. for me, it is like i just got this one out. it is airing now. you're asking me about my next child. i am not prepared to talk about my next child. i am trying to get this one to walk and talk. host: alexandra pelosi, thank you very much for stopping by. people can follow your work? guest: hbo.com. that is where my movies are. you can watch them all. i think it is good for people to watch this because it is pro-america. turn off your msnbc, your fox news and watch a good pro-america movie. it will make you feel better. host: thank you for being here.

guest: thank you for having me. host: s&l back last night with this open and a spoof. find out what is happening with his caravan. joining me is the host of roadshow. >> it is a disgrace. >> what is? >> whatever you are talking about. >> what have you heard about the caravan? >> i have not heard about it. i have seen it. take a look at this footage of the caravan from earlier today. [laughter] >> and that israel footage? footage?at is real >> it has to be. >> who is in this? >> everyone you have ever seen

in your nightmares. it has got a lot of mullins the 1990 detroit pistons. said there are middle eastern people as well? aladdin. to guatemala.an they claim elephants as service animals and then run them straight into mexico. it makes almost too much sense. host: that was last night's "saturday night live." will talk about election security and vulnerabilities tomorrow, and sean tre