foxandfriends.com or my facebook and twitter page. please, please, please donate. it's an amazing cause. this is a fox news station special election presentation. dash to the flash. now, neil cavuto. >> get ready to rumble. in three days, we will know whether united states senate changes hands. polls across the country are tightening. today, in the dash to the clash, we are looking at the races with the most attention with republican candidate in kansas

with senator pat roberts on why and how he hopes to hang on to his job. with former jack wells of what he makes of hillary clinton saying businesses don't create jobs. she's dialed that back. let's say that jack has not. and we have democratic congressman cleaver on his party scrambling. indications that in georgia and iowa, it has managed to do that. it comes down to this, turning the numbers around. for republicans, they need a gain of six new seats. the construction that is going on outside the united states capitol will be as much a metaphor for what is going on inside that capitol. with the six seats, republicans would get control of senate and change the way the government is run, period. democrats doing their best to make sure that doesn't happen. we are looking at a candidate in

iowa who will be speaking with us very, very shortly. that poll is tight. that's the case with 80 contests that could decide the future of the united states senate. first, we have carl cameron monitoring all the developments in a very crucial state in itself, kansas. he joins us now. carl? >> reporter: how fitting. days before the 2014 elections. kansas was not supposed to be on the map of tight contested races, yet here we are. pat roberts, the incumbent facing a tough challenge from greg orman a wealthy businessman. he's trying to conceal it in a red state. we caught up with pat roberts. he had republican governors led by chris christie with him. chris christie is the chair of the governor's association

looking at a 2016 campaign. mike pence was also there as well as a number of others. hailey barber, of mississippi took a shot saying he is basically a democrat and shouldn't be allowed to disguise himself as an independent. take a listen. >> he is a contributor to barack obama. he's a contributor to harry reid. when he helps barack obama and reid get elected, he's not going to help them in the senate? he's an automatic vote for the democrats to take control of the senate or keep control of the senate. >> he's been in washington for decades and criticized first in his republican primary by conservative tea party candidate and now orman. yesterday, orman was asked about the bus tour on which former republican robert dole, bob dole

was on board and the 1996 presidential candidate. he ran for president three times. when orman was asked about the bus tour, he referred to it as a clown car. he didn't remember being called a clown. the last couple days could get a lot of negative attention. even by democrats, he's -- he's an elderly gentleman and a huge part of the republican party. it's something people will talk about until election day. neil? >> i'm curious on orman. he says he's not a fan. do you take that as face value as many republicans do not? could they be alienating orman should he win all but encouraging him in chasing him to the other side? >> reporter: the first object is

to beat him. he said he will caucus with whatever party has the majority. that raises a lot of questions on both sides. kansas is one of the races to watch. we had polls that came out that show how close this is. democrats that identify three battleground states are must wins. they included iowa. it's a one-point race. they included north carolina where the incumbent, kay hagen is in a battle. that race is a one-point race. they are all margin situations. when the democrats hold the seat or are the incumbent to be tied in a year when the republicans have the advantage, not good news for them. in kansas, a one-point race. colorado was the third race of the firewall. in that case, the republicans are leading, democrats are trailing. mark udall is in big, big trouble. in kentucky, the battle for the

majority, in a battle. it's a dead heat. now we have allegations of racial divisiveness. allison grimes campaign put out a flyer. he's quote, targeting our president and our community. the mcconnell campaign is looking into legal action to have the mailer stopped. they say it's fostering unnecessary and hateful racial divisiveness. >> always in the final days. thank you very, very much. we want to update you on where the kansas race stands now to which carl was mentioning. in the latest fox news poll, orman and roberts are tied here. orman has come up here and what role will outside candidate -- the traditional liberal candidate divide it.

pat roberts is confident he can survive. the senator joins us now. senator, how you holding up? >> i'm doing fine. frost is on the pumpkin on the parade. that's halloween spelled backwards, like my opponent. >> you mention the frost and the cooler weather. much of the country is going through a cold snap on election day. many say that tends to be good for republicans. they are angry and will get the vote out. i don't know if that applies in your fine state, but what do you make of that? >> i think kansas -- obviously, we know about the weather in kansas. as the saying goes, if you don't like the weather, just wait. it's frosty, but it's going to warm up. we are going to have a great parade. we are in great shape in the race. i'm confident. i think everybody in kansas

knows, if you vote for pat roberts, you are voting for a majority. that's what it boils down to. >> do you get a sense other people are joining? even the tea party challenger is now supporting you and your candidate saying it's a seminole event. do you agree? >> i'm pleased and welcome for his endorsement. i think the key thing is, we have had everybody from jeb bush to sarah palin to mitt romney to ted cruz. it's the full spectrum of the republican party. they are here because they trust me. they know me. they are also here because they know and i know that this race is a lot more about me, it's about the republicans taking over the majority in the senate and ending the obama agenda. the president said himself this whole election was a referendum on his policies. if that's the case, i win. >> you know, i'm noticing all the candidates who have come out

for you. they are all presumably going to run for president in 2016. do they need food tasters when they are together? how is that working out for you? >> everybody likes one another. everybody is eunited. it's in good spirits. everybody talks about the republican party. we have had rand paul. we have had john mccain, we have had virtually everybody. again, they are all here for one reason. that's to see pat roberts re-elected because we want to take the majority and stop the obama agenda. it's important. all the issues people care about, obamacare, securing the border, stopping amnesty, opening up the pipeline. all these things -- >> these have been your signature. it helps to have all the party luminaries including chris christie campaigning. many say it's one thing to have them supporting you.

many supporters would like to see out there campaigning with you. any chance of that? >> they have been campaigning with me. >> nelson wolf. >> well, i'm -- again, i'm pleased and welcome for his endorsement. it came pretty late. we have a schedule now. there's only two to three days left. if the doctor would like to join us, he is certainly welcome. the bob dole attacks out of nowhere on the part of your opponent appear to be backfiring, getting people mad. people in kansas think very, very highly of bob dole. what did you think of that? what did your campaign think of that? >> bob dole is an iconic thinker. he's my mentor and friend. he's going to be in this parade. i don't know if we are going to ride together or separately. at any rate, that was a cheap

shot. i'm not sure that greg orman said that. that might be a campaign person. i think he owes bob an apology. but, having said that, it shows how out of touch his campaign is with kansas. i mean nobody in kansas, democrat, independent or anybody is going to say anything bad about bob dole. it's unfortunate. i'm sorry it happened. >> are you surprised you are in this fight? the governor is in a similar fight to hang on to his job in what is seen as a fairly conservative state? you are really fighting tooth and nail. what's going on? >> well, i take every election seriously, neil. you never know. these are times when people are very upset with barack obama and anybody that's been in washington catches that. but, i think people in kansas know that a vote for me, again, is for a republican majority,

take back the senate, end the gridlock. get the senate moving again. a vote for my ap popo popo poppe for harry reid. >> thank you very, very much. we put out calls to mr. orman. we have yet to hear back. meanwhile, if the race leans toward the republicans and they win the senate and pick up ten to 12 seats in the house, was it their focus that got unfocused? a page one story in today's new york times mentions grumbling on the left about a strategy that focusings more on women's issues than simple economic ones. meanwhile, all eyes are on iowa as well. will it be a guy named bill making the case for her opponent that decides that race?

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welcome back, everybody, neil cavuto here. a special focus on the upcoming election that could change political history, maybe economic history. it's the latter that has some democrats worried they are focused more on women's issues than economic issues. one of president obama's top money guys is here to address that. i'm sure you have seen this article maybe early hand rig on the part of democrats that should have and maybe should continue to pay more attention to the economy because this other stuff does not appear to be working. what do you say? >> you know, i think there's a fair element of when ever something is not working, then

you are going to blame that strategy. if you think what would have happened if you took a different strategy, i don't know if it would have been any different. you know, the economy, itself, actually, in many sectors coming back okay. the job market is improving, modestly. if they were going to put the focus on the economy, the president would have been criticized for how can you trumpet the success in the economy. i don't know that -- i think it's more unease and monday morning quarterback. >> it might be. obviously, it expresses internal frustration that they are not getting credit oreconomic em proouchlt. what do you think? >> it's hard to set it. when you come this late in an administration, the six year people, the president always loses some support in the senate and the house. the senate was sufficiently

close. i think it probably was the democrats majority in danger no matter what happened barring -- >> are you surprised so many democrats are avoiding him like the plague? >> look, normed by the last two years of an administration whether you look at the george bush administration. bill clinton was impeached. the last two years of bush the father, he was defeated. before that -- the last two years are -- >> no doubt, no doubt. on the economy, the president wants to reestablish, modify, he keeps referring to the fact we are off the map now as far as jobs are concerned. many in the administration pointed to the record close and the dow and the markets more than doubled, yet, he is not benefiting. do you think this is something of more lasting concern to democrats that no matter what

happens, and even if the pick up continues, you are not going to get credit and people aren't going to buy it? >> look, i think that's exactly what they are afraid of. now, i think we have had improvement. it's hard to say we haven't had improvement. i think it's equally fair to say it hasn't been that great. it doesn't feel gang busters. that's why you haven't had more enthusiasm, let's call it, for embracing how the economy is doing. i think it's going to be a tough per yo period. the demographics of who votes is different. all of those are pointing to going to be a difficult year for the democrats. >> we shall see. you always remind me. you never know. >> you never know. it snowed on halloween, you never know. >> that could be another factor. thank you very much. weather across the country, a cold spell. how will that affect a turnout? republicans or democrats to come

out and cast their vote, especially if mother nature has it her way. hillary clinton has been in iowa. later will be bill clinton. both trying to make sure this particular woman doesn't make it to washington. why is she such a focus of so many democratic attacks? you would almost think her race is crucial. maybe because it is. joni ernst is here. and the rush i get, lasts way more than an hour. (announcer) at scottrade, we share your passion for trading. that's why we've built powerful technology to alert you to your next opportunity. because at scottrade, our passion is to power yours.

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here is what you need to know about what a concern joni ernst is. it's a democrat. hillary clinton, a number of

times, bill clinton later today. here is the woman who is the source of all their angst and concern. joni ernst is running for the united states senate. the polls show her on the upside. very good to have you. how are you holding up? >> thank you. oh, things are going great. i appreciate it very much. >> a lot of folks are getting worried about bill clinton coming into town. he's popular in your state. he could tip it toward your opponent. do you think he will? are you worried about the big dog coming to town? >> oh, i'm not so worried about bill clinton coming to town. we have momentum on our side. we have the issues that matter to iowa on our side. i think we are going to carry the day. bill clinton, he is welcome in iowa any day. i would love to see president obama here, too. unfortunately, he hasn't been able to make the trip. >> your opponent kept a

significant distance. i pointed out key issues he disagreed with the president. you have always tied him to the president. just how unpopular is barack obama in your state because that strategy of yours, at least at this point, seems to be working. >> it is working because the president is not popular here in iowa. he is either low 40s, high 30s as far as approval rating. right now, we are seeing a number of iowans having issues with obamacare. policies have been canceled. horrible increases in their insurance policy rates. those policies that had to meet the affordable care act requirements. so, we are seeing doctors going away. you can't keep your doctor if you like your doctor. you certainly couldn't keep your policy if you liked your policy. iowans don't like that.

health care options have been limited by obamacare. it's an issue here. >> if you made it to the united states senate, would you call for a vote on repealing obamacare outright or would you disma dismantle it around the edges? the price tag like mitch mcconnell was talking about. they are more doable tactics. >> well, first, i think we need to repeal, but replace obamacare with something nor patient centered and addresses conditions. whatever we can do to get this bad law gone is what we need to do. i'm willing to work with any member of congress, any member of the senate that will help us repeal it or get rid of it. however we need to do that, we need to do it. it's not just hurting folks here in iowa, it is hurting all of america. it's unsustainable, unaffordable and we can do better for the american people.

>> i got the impression on talking to mr. mcconnell, it's not realistic. he dialed back a little from the interview. he said let's remove the things we have a shot at. as far as repealing it outright, not doable. if that were his stance, would you, again, assuming you get to the senate, if that's your hope and goal, would you vote for him to be your leader? >> well, i'm not there yet. let's make it through november 4th, then we will have serious discussions following that. i think we need to repeal it. we can do better. that's my stance. however we can get rid of it, we need to do that. voting later, once i am there, i will have those discussions. >> sounds like mitch mcconnell is not a guarantee for you then? >> maybe not a guarantee.

i tell you what, i have to talk with a number of people, hear what their stances on the issue are. right now, it is about winning iowa. it's so important i stay focused on getting through tuesday's election, turning iowans out at the polls, which is something we are going to continue pushing through the weekend. i completed a 99 county tour. emphasizing what we have done here in the state of iowa is working. we are one of the best fiscally managed states in the united states. that's what we need to take to washington, d.c. that's the message i'm getting out. once i get to the senate, we are going to work on the fiscal house there. >> you don't mind harkening back to your national guard service. as you heard, sergeant tahmooressi has been released and is back on american soil. it was done by a judge who threw out the sentence that had him stuck in mexico. what do you think of that and how long it took to get him back

here? >> well, i am so disappointed we did not pursue this aggressively. he should have been released a number of months ago. this is just another case of our administration not being proactive, being reactive. we have seen that with every instance out there whether it comes to ebola, whether it comes to isis or whether it comes to this situation. we have an administration that is so hands off. i am proud of my military service. we need to take care of those folks that served honorably. in this case, we didn't stand-up and pursue this. i fault the president with that. >> we are getting word that a lot of democrats are second guessing their strategy for women's issues. are you proof that that failed? >> well, i am proof. i tell you. when i'm across iowa, i'm hearing not just from women, but also from men that the number

one issues are jobs, economy, overspending by the federal government. they are extremely concerned about the national debt and what we are passing on to our children and grandchildren. the democrats, pursuing the war on women is not the big issue of the day because, you know what? women have the same concerns as men. >> joni ernst thank you very much. we did reach out to her opponent. jack welsh on what he thinks of hillary clinton saying businesses don't create jobs. there's a new way to buy a car.

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businesses don't create jobs, i immediately called my staff and said someone call jack welsh. he's considered one of the greatest bosses this country has ever known. he is single handedly responsible for hiring me, so he's not always perfect. great to have you. >> thank you. >> i'm sure you didn't like what you heard out of hillary clinton. >> she was in the people's republic of massachusetts and elizabeth warren was there. i don't put a lot of stock in that. >> i don't think even she believes it. >> i don't either. i think it's part of the game in primaries. people get trapped in primaries. we saw that with mitt romney. >> do you think it comes back to bite her that ceos and colleagues say this is not someone who should be president of the united states.

>> no, i don't think so. i think the clinton's are liked by that population. he had a track record that, i think, will benefit her. >> so, regardless of what she's saying, don't believe it, she doesn't believe it herself? >> that's it. >> all right. i had on a former top economist telling me there might be some truth on frustration for democrats that they really think they should have focused on economic issues, not the targeted issues. too early for it. what do you make of that, that they missed the boat? >> they would have gotten hammered on the economy. incomes are down. median incomes are down. the economy is by no means thriving. i mean the fed is giving free money out there. we have reached out. the market doesn't count. the market is floating totally. where else do you put your

money? the economy, it is benefiting the middle class. they are not stealing it. the jobs numbers are up in terms of who is really benefiting. the part time employment numbers are huge. the economy isn't the answer. the economy is poise driven. if you get the right policies to take off, we have an opportunity in this country, with this free money out there to really launch something if we can get an energy policy, get the pipeline, free up this regulation. what people aren't talking enough about is, if the senate goes the democratic way, there's a chance that we could have the most unbelievable regs coming out on the environment in the next two years. >> democrats come back and say if it's so horrific, look at the stock market.

set a new high. if they are worried about this stuff, it's like it's nobody else's business. jack welsh is smoking something. >> when you give people free money and you have no place else to invest because interest rates are zero, you are pushing people to risk assets. when that happens, you get a booming stock market. >> the market is a bubble to you? >> it's a fed bubble. >> okay. >> who do you like among the republicans? >> well, you know, i'm in the camp that says we got to evaluate the non-middle of the road crowd. look at the cruz's of the world, the paul's of the world. >> what about the chris christie's of the world? >> middle of the road. i like him. he's a great guy. can these people bring out the vote that we need? we don't have a president or we don't have a president mccain.

mitt romney was the most qualified person to be the president of the united states and he got fewer votes than john mccain got. >> do you think mitt romney should run again? >> i think he's had his run. myself. i can't see why he would want to do it. >> if he did, you like him? >> we have to get competence in this government. when you have liberals running the country, you end up with things like we have in new york. we appoint -- the chancellor of the new york school system. just appointed 15 superintendents. seven of them came from schools that were failing. imagine promoting people in any organization, fox, apple, google, g.e., where you took the losers and you said you are now the leaders. >> that's a good point. >> what the hell does that do?

>> they have great power over the local officials. >> what that do, neil, they don't go for it. they don't buy into the idea of amiritropocy. they take care of their friends. the military is the only thing that works in government. the military is it. it is a fundamentally sound. it has principals of excellence. these people don't think about excellence. imagine, 15 superintendents are appointed. seven of them come from flunking schools. i can through this in the v.a. and everywhere else. who can you give a job to. >> you have chris christie. he might be that type of guy. he takes no prisoners and tells people to shut up. what do you think of that? >> i think saying shut up isn't the wisest phrase to use in

politics. it's refreshing. it's enjoyable. >> you don't think it's presidential? >> i think it's going to offend too many people. >> what about jeb bush? >> he's a solid, good guy. he's an absolutely viable candidate, but is he going to excite every one in the republican party to come? >> when you mentioned rand paul or someone like a cruz, they are going to excite a certain element of the party. the argument is they are not going to excite the conventional guys in the party and the republicans go down in defeat. what do you think? >> i'm not sure of that. i think ted cruz exudes competence. now, i saw him on a competing show and he did a -- >> why the hell were you watching another show? >> i happen to watch a show you know a lot about. i saw him. i thought he was thoughtful on the social issues. he didn't go over here. this guy is going to win debates.

he's smart. he's thoughtful. >> you want someone who is exciting? >> i want someone with a positive guy. i think this guy in colorado, cory gardner is the type they ought to put out. not angry old men, but smart, excited, a vision of america that's great. the vision we know -- >> you're -- republicans have to feel new here. >> they have to feel new, young, thriving, all inclusive. >> none of them are talking tax cuts or talking health care. does that bug you? >> wait until that comes out. >> really? >> yes. >> you want a vision of america. whether reagan on a hill or whatever you want to talk about. you want an american that is positive. you want national security. you want an economy that booms and you want to stay on that

subject and you want competence. now, liberals will give you cronism. they won't give you competence. >> how do you think barack obama will go down in history? >> you shouldn't ask me. >> i'll put that down as undecided. thank you very, very much. what he talked about demanding accountability out of his work force, i learned that the hard way. it's very annoying. thank you. continued good health my friend. the ebola outbreak. canada is doing something about it that we are not. the argument is, are we making a big mistake? mexico finally releases our marine. what took so long? the best investor you can be. you want to cut through the noise of an overwhelming amount of analysis. [ all talking ]

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getting jack welsh to come out of his shell. canada is coming out of the shell. canada is closing visa bans for anyone coming from ebola stricken countries. if you are, good luck. you are not getting into canada. they say that is a mistake and only compounds the trouble. kongman mcgregor, nice to have you. canada thinks differently. they think we don't appreciate the gravity of this. you say what? >> it is escalating in west africa, make no mistake. that disease, that deadly disease, ebola, is wreaking havoc in west africa. look, we have to make sense and one of the ways to make sense is follow the advice of the medical profession, follow the science. >> if you think about it, congressman, the science has been all over the map. the cdc is changing the

guidelines. it's mutating more than the virus. a lot of people don't -- >> i agree with that. i agree with that. and what we have done and i think it's been elected officials, we created a system in our country where people distrust just about anything connected with government. we don't have a surgeon general. we need one. they have historically been america's position. they have been people in whom americans place trust. we have a population of 300 million people in this country. we have less than 12 individuals who have had symptoms of ebola. i don't want it to go to 13 or 14 or anyplace else. let's deal with the science and not make mistakes of blocking visas and convincing a lot of

americans who would volunteer to go to stop it. that is the best way to control ebola, keep it in west africa. >> we can agree to disagree on that. i want to switch gears and talk about the concern among some democrats. a story in the new york times that some are doing free election hand wringing. they weren't focused too much on issues and they are not succeeding in getting enough african-americans out of this midterm. in some states they are, but not all. i remember watching you at the democratic convention. you got them all matching to the tune, we can do this. we are americans. i remember watching it and seeing it. for those who didn't, this is an example of how you got them out. >> it is our hope that instructs us to march on. >> that was phenomenal.

everyone stopped in their tracks. you were great. whether people agree to disagree, you were one of the few speaker that is stopped everybody. for some reason, the passion is gone. for some reason, the griping is gone and democrats seem to have lost their verve or nerve. am i right? >> no, i think someone said earlier on your show, neil, that in the sixth year of a presidency, there is going to be some loss of enthusiasm. i can remember george bush's sixth year. i had republican colleagues who were becoming furious at things going on that were being orchestrated by the white house. i think everybody makes mistakes in terms of political strategy. maybe any candidate who harps exclusively on wage issue like war on women or something

probably made a dumb move. i think that ought to be one factor in a series of issues that are brought up. i think that the president, you know, in a situation where all of his predecessors have experienced, and it's not fun, i'm sure. >> yeah. that's probably an understatement. emanuel cleefber, alwayscloov c always a pleasure. and who is going to control the senate, the works? why i'm hoping it's not another chunky monkey moment for me. the professor who keeps rubbing it in my face is next. a few months ago a television host on one of our networks bet me about the american election, which was very foolish on his part. and -- he was wrong, and my team was right. >> whew-hoo!

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he was wrong, and the my team was right. >> whoo-hoo! >> and the payoff is he had to sandy whole bunch of ice cream down. isn't that exciting? [ applause ] isn't that exciting? i cannot get that ridiculous professor's voice out of my head, but curses, larry sabino, i'm going to be right this time. you handicapped --

>> thank you, neil. you're a very good sport. >> no, no. my crew has that tape under lock and key and release it every time you're on. i've got to ask you. now, this -- this tuesday event, will the senate contend? >> yes. >> what? what? what did you say? yes? >> i said, yes. >> okay. so it's -- ah -- if that doesn't happen -- i like chunky monkey ice cream, too. cart comes my way. >> okay. if it doesn't happen -- if it does happen, then what do i get? >> no, no. i'm not making the bet. >> i wore the same thing i wore back then. >> this is contingent on you being wrong. not my being right or wrong, but contingent. >> i see. that's a one-sided bet if ever i've heard one. >> fair and balanced. that's what i do. tell me why you think it's going to go republican? >> well, first, there are many more paths for republicans to

get to their majority of at least 51 seats than there are paths for the democrats to get to their majority of 50 seats. remember, they have the one advantage of a majority at 50, because of vice president biden being able to break the tie of a 50-50 senate. that's the only advantage they have, because this is the sixth year election of a two-term democratic administration. it's the sixth year election. president obama is unpopular, particularly in many of the states that have the key senate elections this year. so for all of these reasons, for the map and the math, the republicans have a clear edge to get to 51 or more. >> what do you make of the fact that democrats early on are crowing about their success in getting out the vote, particularly among african-americans and youth and women, young women in particular, and that this

pressage good things in crucial states. i think they mentioned georgia, north carolina, just enough to maybe tip it their way, or at least prevent the republicans from taking the senate? >> well, we have a federal system and a federal election. of course, you've got individual contests, and some of them, the democrats will do well in. i think you actually just named two. north carolina, senator kay hagan still has a narrow lead over the republican nominee tom till tillis, and in georgia, there's no question. whatever the outcome and and republicans are still favored somewhat in georgia. whatever the outcome in the senate governors' races, georgia is changing demographically, much like virginia and north carolina have changed. >> fair enough. >> and part of that is a larger african men vote. >> we'll watch closely, as i will watch you sending me ice cream my way in a matter of days. thank you. i like it extremely cold.

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including winning the alaskan senate race. dan springer there in anchorage, where one mitt romney will be trying to push the republican over the edge on mr. romney, of course, our special guest on monday. ahead of that, let's get the read now from dan on how things are looking there today. dan? >> reporter: yeah, neil, he'll actually be here on monday. a lot of republicans coming in to campaign for dan sullivan, the republican candidate and on paper, neil, this race in alaska, appears to be one the republicans absolutely should win. mitt romney won this state in 2012 by 14 points and the president's popularity has only gone down since then and the latest poll has his approval rating at a dismal 30%, of course, campaigns are not run on paper, and mark begich, democrat imcome bent, defying odds his whole career. he is the consummate politician, way more contacts than his

opponent dan sullivan and a good ground game advantage. many staffers, 16 campaign offices spread out across this vast state. they are really working to get the alaskan natives to the polls in the bush. they knocked on 45,000 doors i'm told last week and begich is keeping his distance from his porte. he won't even tell me if he'd vote for harry reid again for majority leader. >> i don't know who's going to be running. harry's talked about running for majority leader. what i'm interested in, the one thing i want to make sure is changed, amendments are free flowing on the senate floor. >> reporter: remarkable about that, the superpac pumped over $10 million in ads attacking his opponent dan sullivan, but republicans enjoy a 2-1 party registration advantage over democrats in alaska and over the next two days sullivan will be joined on the campaign trail by tea party favorite texas senator ted croods and we mentioned mitt romney. a big issue, begich's dovish

stance on the middle east. at a debate this week we heard the senator say there would be no event he could foresee leading him to vote for combat boots on the ground in the middle east. >> i'm saying, i'm not sure taking options off the table, mark begich has taken -- taking all options off the table. saying no to everything is not foreign policy. inaction has its own consequences, and we've seen that through the rise of isis. >> and while this is considered a republican state, there are many more people who are repstered at undeclared, and also non-partisan. in fact, twice as many people in that category than republicans, and, neil, they will be the were uns who will decide this election on tuesday. back to you. >> such a big and unwielding state as to try to get a read how voters are thinking. thank you, dan, very, very much. from that state mitt romney will do his best to put republicans over the top joining us from there onary your world"

special clips on that on my fox business show as well. meantime, we have back in the unite after getting released from a jail in mexico, marine sergeant tahmooressi. he had written the president to make that happen. one wanted to see it a lot sooner. republican congressman tom cotton and, of course, he is running for the senate in that fine state. what did you think of this, congressman j congressman? i guess better late than never? >> great to be on, neil. better late than never. i wish sergeant tahmooressi was released earlier, should have never been detained but i'm grateful he's back in the united states now with his family. >> it raeally happened by virtu of a judge throwing the case out. not so much our own intervention. what do you make of that? >> first, obama still isn't using all the tools and leverage we have as the world's lone

superpower, something as simp as getting the sergeant released from custody or protect our allies in the middle east, as the next senator in the unite, i hope to help to have us lead in the world again. >> and a host of issues, reaching out on this show, he has been pointing in other interviews including with our own john roberts he will and has distanced himself perishably frperishably -- a perishably. react to this. >> did you vote for president obama in 2008 and 2012? >> i did. >> are you comfortable with those votes? >> well, i'm disappointed in some of the things he's done. i think he's missed a lot of opportunities. he has been a drag. i'm just going to be honest about that. i've had my fair share of disagreements with him. you can look at gun control issues, look at the keystone pipeline. i've never supported one of his budgets. >> at least the senator, i -- or

congressman, that he admitted that he voted for the president. give him credit. not a fox news alert that he did. what are he and other democrats saying, distancing themselves from barack obama? >> talk is cheap on the campaign trail. the only time that marc meyer vote again barack obama is when barack obama gives him permission. he's been voting with him. but in 2013, voted with him 97% of the tile. when the chips are down, barack obama is always going to get marc meyer's vote and that while he'll be retired on tuesday. >> and love their son, bill clinton, and campaigned a number of times. looking for another visit before tuesday. does that worry you? >> i'm not worried about bill clinton's support for marc. i'm worried about support for barack obama and so are many arkansans. that's why we're going to win on

tuesday. >> i wonder if you would have seen -- i've been calling it on the part of democrats saying they regret not focusing more on general economic issues more on wedge issues, women issues and the like, and it might be a case of them airing their concerns before the election, but obviously, some of the them are worried that maybe they didn't pound more on the economy because many believe the numbers make it a compelling case things have improved under this president and under democrats. what do you say? >> well, i'm less concerned about democratic operatives in a political campaign, or regrets candidates have about barack obama and mark pryor not focusing on our economy the last six years. the economy was performing badly in 2009, took their eye off the ball and focused more on government spending that didn't create lasting prosperity or job growth and a health care bill that didn't solve our proshs on the economy. that's what our candidates are worried about. >> congressman, thank you very,

very much. we know the going to be a rather resting and busy couple of days. appreciate you taking the time. >> i mepgsed the clintons getting controversy earlier in the week. referring that companies don't hire people, she dialed that back a little bit. go to someone who followeds they closely. originally supporting hillary clinton back when she was running against barack obama. that was then. you back with her now? >> i've always been with hillary clinton. >> what did you think of those remarks, though? >> well, i think what she was trying to say was that she is really focused on the workers more than on the corporation. that it's the workers who have built this country. >> i know, but it's kind of stupid to say that companies don't hire. they do. >> it might have been a slip. but, you know, that happens, and it's a mistake to ignore all of the brilliant things -- i don't think she meant that statement when she said it, and if you listen to it, there was a moment

where -- but, you noever want t be in a position of explaining. what's important about hillary clinton iss eher lifetime to promote the american dream. >> she is definitely trying to protect her left flank, doesn't want to be caught off guard and was with the cessation of barack obama, wondering whether it looks too transparent? >> no. not at all. >> really? >> she is who's -- she lived the american dream. a middle-class girl from nowhere. got herself educated, worked very hard. >> i know her story. let bygones be by it gones, don't focus-- >> what she wants, she wants that american dream for every girl, every boy, every color, whoever it is in america. so if she does choose to run, the way i see the race, and like where we are at a country is, when bill clinton left the white

house, 71% of americans believed their children would be better off. today, 21% of their -- of parents believe -- >> that's the big anchor a around your neck. >> very tough to overcome. >> barack obama has hurt her chances of ever making it to the white house? >> well, i think that two people have hurt our country. i think that george bush and barack obama are -- were both problematic. that both -- that george bush was too hot. barack obama is too cool. hillary will be just right. neither of the first two worked hard and fought through the consequences of what their policies were, and i'm absolutely convinced, what we know about hillary, if you like her or don't like her, she will work her tail off, and she's right now -- >> we're cutting on time here but i'm reading she'll say or do anything to get elected. >> no, she won't. don't forget, her father was a quarterback for penn state. >> what does that have to do

with anything? >> she knows when called off the bench and put on the field you fight like hell for your team. >> you fight for conviction. you just said she didn't buy that line? >> everybody, even you, i bet, has had a slip, but -- >> that wasn't intended -- >> after she wins the game, what's really important about her, she goes to the other team and she works together. that's the kind of president she'll be. >> okay. >> i promise you. >> we shall see. me lady, always good seeing you. thank you very, very much. meanwhile, mary landrieu said louisiana's unfriendly to the president because he's black. not much more helpful when it comes to women. this former democrat says that she's the one who's been unfriendly to them. after this. ♪

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and the south has not always been the friendliest place for african-americans. it's been a difficult time for the president to present himself in a have positive light as a leader. >> i think that was senator landrieu, calling many in the south racist. former democrats and republican democratic senator landrieu of louisiana everybody other using the race card in her senate race. what do you make of this, senator? you and i have talked about this, and -- but this, sucking a lot of people -- what did you think about it, senate cleaver? >> desperation. absolute desperation. she is desperate and democrats are pupping out their smear and fear tactics. part of the smear and trying to engender fear particularly in the black community.

republicans want to take away your vote. they want to take away your food stamps. all sorts of dirty tricks, but we don't think they're going to. >> but what she's hoping maybe is that enough angry african-americans go to the poll because they're ticked of you a and believe what she says, that that could tip it in her favor? what do you think? >> she's trying to do the fear and smear on one hand, but on the other hand, we are spending a lot of time and a lot of effort smand money and some mone the black community that we've had enough of this type of representation, of misrepresentation. for 50 years, that has not worked for our community. in mary's case, she's been our senator for 18 years, almost two decades, and our community is worse off today than it was when she became our representative.

that says a lot. if we need to fear anything, just look outside our windows, and we see the streets that are so dangerous, the people who are unemployed, the schools that are not educating our children. that is -- that's something to be frightened of. >> why did you become a republican? >> values, particularly. the values of the democrat party just moved so far to the left on things like -- like marriage and on life and on guns. i'm pro-gun, pro-life, pro-god and pro-country, so i could not stay there any longer. it was very uncomfortable, but remember that politics is a game of opportunity. and the opportunity to serve, if you are not properly positioned, you cannot serve. and you're out of the game. i would not -- i was not brought

up to be on the outside looking in. >> you know, senator, you're a pretty gutsy guy, but many african-americans are afraid of looking like the label that you were getting, uncle toms, if they dare even talk to republicans, let alone join the republican party. but you also said that republicans haven s haven't dot job of winning them over. what did you mean by that? >> we haven't gone into the black community and communicated our message well, and our message is a great message. it's a message of values. it's a message of independence of work ethic. it's a message of lifting one's self up, living the american dream. i've never known one person receiving a little government check every month who has bought a house or a nice car, or sent their children to college. the republican message, and the

an excellent message, is just to do that, to live the american dream. we need to communicate that dream and that message better to black communities, not putting all of our eggs in one basket. not being in the hip pocket of any party. >> well put. senator, always good seeing you, senator guilloy. >> thank you. >> he makes waves. doesn't he. and mother nature makes for awful weather. does she? in new york and much of the country, a cold snap. what effect do you think that will have on voting? what if i told you, more than you know, and republicans like it. ameriprise asked people a simple question: in retirement, will you have enough money to live life on your terms? i sure hope so. with healthcare costs, who knows.

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we know weather in the metropolitan area and a cold snap through much of country. the crucial question, what is it going to be like on election day? the worse the weather, the more people aren't inclined to vote. then you bring out the rabbits. supposedly, the republicans are the ones who are really rabid and angry, and how the weather is predicted? how does election day look? >> good thing election day isn't today and this weekend, such rough weather. by the time we get to tuesday, things are looking better. especially a lot of the battleground states across parts of the northeast. looking very, very dry and the cold temperatures we've been dealing with warm up a lot. new hampshire, looking fine down to north carolina. georgia, louisiana you're good. a little bit of problems potentially across eastern parts of kansas, kansas city area seeing rain showers at least in the morning. i think by the afternoon, you'll be looking much better. so the afternoon might be a

better time to get out to the polls. same goes for iowa. for the most part, fine, and temperaturewise, neil, it's been incredibly cold this morning. down into the teens across the northern plains. by the time we get to tuesday, looks at temperatures in the 50s. weather will be okay for election day for almost everybody and that certainly is good news, getting people to get out and vote. >> thank you very much. the weather on election day, which party does it help? all right. listening to all this, you know the drill. the weather is fine and more will come out to vote, but presumably more democrats come out to vote because apparently they're not as hot to trot to get out to vote. do you buy that line? >> it's a mixed bag. usually people highly motivated do turn out. a lot of states with early voting. >> colorado, they don't even go to the polls. >> neither do washington or oregon, but it can have a debilitating impact, particularly helps campaigns with ground games.

i can tell you the massachusetts primary, ancient history, we went into after winning in carter, returning strictly on momentum. i flew in that night and it was the snowstorm, bear lir get on the ground and turned to the media and said, there went our lead. >> really? >> yeah. we ended up finishing fourth, no ground game. so sometimes it can have an impact. >> who has the better ground game right now? >> credit the democrats with generally having it, but depends on a race-by-race, state-by-state. >> who has the better ground game to get control of the senate? >> i think the democrats still have a better defensive game going on in their state but republicans caught a lot up this year and more votervote -- motivated. people vote at different hours. more absentees, not quite the factor it was. >> in georgia, and in north carolina, we're told democrats, at least early on, have gotten

out there core base. way too early to tell. what do you make of that? that could be enough to prevent republicans from seizing the senate? if it holds on? >> it just snowed in south carolina last night and this morning. never on halloween. amazing. so, you know, they had bad weather, it could diminish the republican turnout, because people who vote tend to be a lot more republican in these states, north carolina and georgia both. that's a difference in some states. they tend to be much more going out and voting. >> as you see it, then, how's it going to go? pat caddell? asking about the senate? >> republicans take the senate. i disagree with what wa said about kansas and i have to say one thing. >> sure. you didn't like what they said about greg orman. >> he's not running a traditional campaign. you have -- he's been attacking the washington establishment in both parties. >> right. >> raising a different standard

in this -- a different argument. >> you don't think he's going to vote with democrats? >> no, i don't. >> really? >> i don't think so. he said he's not going to vote for harry reid. >> i'm saying, i'm going to eat a salad. i don't mean it. >> vote for whoever the majority party was that could be a republican, could be quite awkward, were ut would do that for kansas. his interest is, would go together. they're sendg out all of these people, people who won't even talk to each other, desperately trying to fend off. you have to ask yourself, how can an independent be doing this well? must have a different message, and we need to realize that and, you know, and the bob dole thing, got to tell you, this is a guy who praises dole everywhere because of his working across aisles. >> orman does. >> orman does. personal belief, they look like a bunch of clowns from washington all racing -- >> you don't want republicans piling up -- might regret it? if he gets there, less inclined to like what they d. exactly.

and you know, his economic policy is much more republican. >> i don't know. >> it's worse saying -- i think the republicans win the senate. the question is, this could be big or it could be small. and i wrote a piece about it just yesterday. saying -- >> you are the man. the political walrus. patrick, always fun seeing you, my friend. >> good to see you. >> he is a genius. by the way, joining me on our fox business network election coverage, because he's just so scary smart. and we need scary smart people. we've got a lot of them, but he is in his own little corner of scary smart. all right. mitch mcconnell saying republicans can only do so much to sort of rip obamacare positive shreds. to shreds. what does a particular conservative named mark levin think of that? he's here. you want to be the best investor you can be.

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sound like mitch mcconnell wouldn't be a guarantee for you, though? >> well, maybe not a guarantee, but i tell you wa, i'm going to have to talk with a number of people hear what their stances on the issues are. right now it is about winning iowa. it's so important that i stay focused. >> that was a little earlier in the broadcast. if she were to become the next republican senator from iowa. wasn't necessarily in lockstep with electing mitch mcconnell as her leader. of course, you have to win that senate contest first as she pointed out. i want to talk to texas republican senate minority whip john cornyn now. always good having you. you know, many have said that you could be a republican leader in your own right, and that many might turn to you, but if the senate does turn republican, would you challenge mr. mcconnell? >> absolutely not. mitch mcconnell deserves to be

the next majority leader of the united states senate and he'll about great one. i'll be very happy to work with him and with our entire congress to show we can actually govern. to me that's the most important thing we can do leading up to the 2016 election. >> you're not part of the conservative that has had it with mr. mcconnell in general? you don't sthhare that? >> after this election, new senator ernst and the other new senators will join all of us in voting op our leadership. >> you're right. >> right now i don't predict a challenge to senator mcconnell and i believe he'll be the next majority leader. >> let me ask you something, senator, on that, and his race. he seems to have spread out a little bit and seems to be doing a little better in the polls, but there was some dust up, certainly among conservatives telling me in an interview earlier in the week that

republicans simply with the math would not be able to repeal the health care, for no other reason than the president is still in office another couple of years. we took a lot of hell for that, when he said more likely would be removing the medical device tax, more doable smaller chunks like that. do you agree with him repealing the health care law is not a doable strategy right out of the gate? >> i think we have a responsibility to the voters to put a repeal bill on the president's desk, and the only way we do that is by passing a budget first, because then we get the tools known at reconciliation, as you know, to do it with at least a 51 vote. but it's unrealistic, probably, that democrats will join us in this effort. so we've got to pass a budget. we've got to do that. i believe we should vote on repealing obamacare. the president, i think, is unlikely to sign it, but at least we will have done our job and shown that he's the one who's intransigent and hurting

people's access to health care. >> you're saying if republicans take the senate, the first order of business would in fact be to try to repeal obamacare? >> i think as i said, we have to pass a budget first. so that will be, because that's where we get the tools to do it. otherwise, it's a 60-vote threshold. unless democrats join us, it's probably not going to happen. we can do it but have to get our work done like passing a budget. we haven't had a budget since 2009. to me, seems like the first order of business. >> senator, thank you very much. good seeing you. >> thank you. all right. one of those concerted fire brands who wants to see something a little bit more aggressive for republicans, on the phone now. cons stubl scholar, best selling author, radio talkfest giant, mark levin. what did you think of what the senator just said on the heels of what senator mcconnell earlier told me this week? >> it appears the republican leadership has moved in the last week. two years ago it was mcconnell

and paul ryan who said that we can do this repeal 85% of the obamacare bill, because it's a tax bill. as certified by the u.s. supreme court, through reconciliation and the public needs to know that means 51 republican votes. you don't need 60 votes, but when on your show last tuesday, he said, no, we need 60 votes and we can't get 60 votes. the president won't sign it anyway. so we're going to do a little itsy-bitsy stuff. number two there, john cornyn, reversed course. a good thing. i want the public to know when we speak out and put pressure on these people they may not necessarily do the right thing, but it make as difference. so in one week's time they flip-flopped and tlflipped back and that's good. >> it works both ways. right? milton wolf is now flipped to support kansas republican senate ng with e, he's not exactly him, at least not yet. the senator hopes he will, but

obviously i'm getting a sense from both ends of the republican party that a win beats everything? >> look, wolf hasn't flipped at all. ran against pat roberts. he's a very weak senator. why he almost lost. this guy orman, who your friend pat just promoted is a complete fraud. harry reid pushed out the democrats. democrats are all behind this phony independent. here's were we conservatives are. we consider harry reid evil. evil. we consider harry reid a puppet for barack obama. he needs to be cleaned out of washington. >> so -- but that is a view a lot of main stream republicans have had about getting onboard, supporting whoever the nominee is, and quit bitching. right? >> we don't care. who cares? >> mark, you're doing t. listen to me. listen to me. what's important here is to stop playing this game, who gets two points and who gets three points? we conservatives do things out

of principle. the rhinos do things because they want to hold on to republican power and control the republican party. wolf said exactly why he did this. he's had enough of harry reid, not enthusiastic about pot roberts but told the truth. voting for roberts, orman is a liberal. that's the way life is. >> that's what the nature was saying from the very beginning, that harry reid's evil trumps, however you feel about us -- >> spent tens of millions are dollars beating down the base, beating down conservatives and we're not done with them. we need a new, treasurer republictreasurer -- fresh republican parties. >> what does that mean? >> trying to finish my sentence. i'm trying to say to you when republicans keep beating down the base, beating down the base, what that means to us is simple. mitch mcconnell shouldn't be the majority leader. as a matter of fact, john cornyn you just had on, ran the national senate committee bac d

crisp. we need to sweep them up but first sweep out evil and evil is harry reid. >> who would you support, then, that the senate should turn to in that group as its leader? >> oh, i don't know. why does it matter? the fact of the matter, as long as it's a conservative. womener they can win or not isn't the point. we need to nominate a conservative president so the republican party is a proud party that stands for something rather than just an anti-obama party. >> you're not giving a name or something who for president? >> give awe name. do lee, do cruz. we could do sessions. >> art. finally giving me names in the senate. now for the president, by the way, i don't know where your adjectives are coming from. calm down. take a chill pill. who do you like for the white house? a big fan of cruz, what about rand paul? >> i think paul is good. i like pence, out of indiana.

a number of them. i haven't decided yet. >> what about chris christie? >> no way. >> jeb bush? >> no way. i want us to win, and i want us to save the country. i mean, chris christie is number 50 on taxes in new jersey. chris christie has been downgraded at least half a dozen times. he's all over the country calling candidates, asking them if he can campaign for them and the whole damn campaign's on your cable and other, been about chris christie. is he running for something? no. not even up right now. >> okay. >> you know i love you, by the way. >> all right. i don't know. i mean -- i feel vulnerable today. >> well, it's lunchtime. >> ah, fine. you're right. it's close. mark, always a pleasure, sir. thank you. >> god bless you. >> thank very much. mark levin. he does like dogs. i know that. and gas prices hitting four-year lows. so how is it possible democrats aren't doing better? the former ceo who knows exactly why, after this. how much money do you have in your pocket right now? i have $40, $21.

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all right. jack welch, all but called hillary clinton a fool. bill johnson, former kceo of heinz. what do you think? >> disagree on the latter and on the former, an idiotic statement. look at the logic, neil, secular in many ways. for one, even if businesses and korgss didn't do all the job creation, they pay significant amounts of taxes which the gh t government redeploys what they consider to be jobs and i think she meant it, every word of it. >> i think she's protecting -- believe me, i'm far from an apologist for her. and mark lavigne, talking about chris christie, regulars on the show, know, quiet there.

having said that, i think she is trying to protect her left flank because she lost it to this guy barack obama back in 2008. what say you? >> show me history, neil. give me examples where, in fact, she has helped businesses create jobs? not talking about her husband. talking about hillary. thus far i haven't seen anything, any inclination leaning towards the business community to help create the kind of environment that will prosper all americans and allow us to create jobs and move this country forward. >> fair enough. say that the democrats gather in a couple of years at their convention and start saying things like, well, we're off our back here. the markets have more than doubled under our watch. and what are people complaining about, like that former heinz guy? you say what? >> well, i say the markets have done well, but the markets have done well partly in response to very low interest rates, used to prop up the economy and poor importa

importantly, keeping interest and debt down. show me an economy that produced real employment? look at the real unemployment rate, underemployment, it's double digits. we're making some strides, the reality, this economy rode up to most economies after significant recessions have not performed nearly as well as benchmarks which suggests it should have. >> put you down as a "maybe" on hillary clinton. [ laughter ] just kidding. former top cheese. >> whatever. >> at heinz. only four states voted to hike minimum wage on tuesday. wi why should you care in the live in the other, ooh, i don't know, 46? [ chanting ] (trader vo) i search. i research. i dig. and dig some more. because, for me, the challenge of the search... is almost as exciting as the thrill of the find. (announcer) at scottrade, we share your passion for trading.

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welcome back. cut to the chase. not a one, not a one is about saving money. all about creative ways to spend money including at least four states considering hikes in the men mum wage. that alone is rather telling. with us, a democratic strategist. on the minimum wage thing and four states pushing that, to make it happen, will it happen? >> it could. people still feel that they can decree these things and have -- people haven't really grasped yet if you really push these things like seattle is doing you're going to, when you go into mcdonald's or other places you'll see a kiosk, not somebody

behind the counter. a job destroyer and hurt those who need it the most. this is a killer right at the gipping. >> the other thing, what's behind the minimum wage ballot, democrats are harping on, if republicans would stand up and embrace the issue, under obama administration, democratic policies we've seen the greatest disparity between the richest and poor. ronald reagan and the seven fatter yaos from 1973, when tax went into 1990, increased 20% to what increased 12%, and the highest 20, the richest 20% increased 12%. absolutely equal, all boats were tied rowsants doesn't always work like a charm. >> in the '80s. >> and in kansas, finding that out maybe the hard way. jessica, the reasons for it is, you know, competitive rates,

boomeranging. state debt downgraded. many argue the cuts haven't been given enough time to spur economic activity. be that as it may, he's hurting. why is he hurting? >> absolutely. because what we're seeing in a lot of the distrust that people have in this economic recovery t of the distrust people have in this economic recovery that everyone is saying, according to jobs numbers, is the wages for worker, in the united states has not seen an increase. they're working but they're not making more money but the cost of meat has gone up, the cost of milk has gone up, even oil and gas -- >> so by waving a wand and just automatically demanding companies hike their minimum wage, that's going to solve it? >> the minimum wage is a huge issue because one of the largest factors of voters who are affected by the minimum wage

increase are women. over 56% of the people who are getting and working in minimum wage jobs right now, if 10.10 goes into effect, would be women. >> so this is republicans with the war on women -- >> -- huge issues -- >> -- continuing that war on women thing? >> no, it's not the war on women. it's knowing women go to the polls. that they vote. they're working. they're working to support their families. that is one of the main issues -- >> all right, all right, fair enough, i understand -- >> -- it's a huge issue in florida -- >> the issue here seems to be that democrats will hope that this brings out their base enough in their states, even those where this is not in the ballot, to tip it their way and prevent republican control, will it work? >> it won't work. the economy today, even though we're six years in recovery, it's the worst recovery from a sharp downturn in american history. people feel overseas things are spinning out of control. nothing the government has done recently has worked. whether it's ebola, government

administration, secret service, irs, you name it, obamacare -- >> -- the minimum wage in the top five concerns of americans going to the polls, why is that? >> because of the fact most americans are working but they're working with less money in their pocket. this is the only recovery i have lived through where instead of lowering tax rates and lowering regulation, and lowering all the barriers to growth and starting a new business, we've increased all those barriers. that's why jessica admitted this is a terrible recovery for a lot of people. jessica, i agree with you 100% about that. but the fact is, it's because of policies that have stopped the creation of new businesses -- >> let her respond to that. jessica. i disagree. i think why the wages haven't been coming up is because corporations are still holding on to their cash reserves. we're not seeing fluidities we need to in the marketplaces that would continue to allow them to spend. >> do you blame them for being anxious? >> this is years into the recovery. they're making money hand over

fist. that's why the fed -- >> you mentioned in prior appearances on the show this is not a great recovery so anxious. guys who employ people >> yeah, it has been recovering though and they can see and project out and know. i think there's a lot of instability too. they want to see what's going on with washington. we've got a lot of gridlock there. >> real quickly, steve, take on that? >> the bottom line is like the 1930s, they tried to legislate prosperi prosperity, didn't work. they have to remove the barriers. >> i want to thank you all. with all the breaking news, some things were truncated. i apologize for that. don't forget, on monday, when my special guest will be mitt romney talking about what he's trying to make happen. he could be helping a lot of republicans get elect and could be a point man running for president as a result in 2016. we shall see. also, don't forget, on our sister business network, fox business network. beginning at 8:00 p.m. we're going to have the power

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