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conversation. plus some common sense advice for all those folks who make it to capitol hill. exclusive first look at the bipartisan battle cry for less fighting. two former senate majority leaders who did their own share of fighting. good morning from washington. it's tuesday, june 24th, 2014. this is the daily rundown, your 2014 campaign election headquarters. first read of the morning, eight states go to the polls for primaries, runoffs and even in the state of florida, a very special congressional election to replace our cocaine friend. later this hour we'll take a deep dive in the governor races in colorado and maryland as well, race in oklahoma to replace tom coburn. first, two long-time members of congress are fighting to keep their jobs. if this is truly going to be an anti-incumbent year, then on paper neither thad cochran or charlie rangel should win today, right? let's go to mississippi, his battle to remain in congress has

gone into round two. in the final days of this runoff campaign, cochran has run on his ability to haul federal dollars into the state while mcdaniel tries to tap into the conservative anger. >> why should you get six more years? >> i think the experience that comes with service on the defense appropriations committee where we analyze the budget requests of the president for funding of our department of defense and all the related activities coming out of their jurisdiction. and i think that experience is a very strong asset. >> the people of the country are finally waking up again. they recognize that washington has been broken for a long time. they recognize that washington is not listening. all of a sudden you see a great awakening in the country. >> fascinating to listen to the two candidates. cochran broke one of the first rules of campaign politics, don't speak legislativese.

any time you talk about committees, you're probably not winning. stumping for. >> not only the eyes of the nation be on this election tomorrow but the eyes of the world will be on this election. >> fighting for his political life -- yes, it's a cliche some have asked me to retire. i challenge you to come up with others. the campaign on the airwaves has been ugly. >> it's so interesting to see this woman basically using her [ bleep ] -- using her breasts to run for office. >> mississippi senior senator thad cochran said just last week that growing up it was fun to

do. >> all kinds of indecent things with animals. tell thad cochran you're no farm anim animal. >> how about that? is that ugly? if mcdaniel does win today, republicans are worried that he'll have a tough time uniting the party. it will come down to turnout and that's probably not good news for cochran. political physics says mcdaniel should be the favorite. cochran is reaching out to voters who did not traditionally vote in republican primaries, particularly african-americans. a group supporting him placed these ads in african-american newspapers in the jackson area. according to a state election law, by the way, democrats who cast ballots in the june 3rd primary cannot vote in the republican runoff. conservative groups plan to police the polls to make sure that cochran voters aren't breaking any voting laws. mcdaniel supporters have to be

very careful here. are there really going to be people singling out african-american voters as they go to the polls in mississippi? with mississippi's history, it will not look good. the way mcdaniel supporters behave today will mean a lot in the general election. meanwhile, charlie rangel has been in washington nearly 16,000 days, first elected to congress eight years before cochran in 1970. will he be able to survive his last campaign? with state senator adriano espaillat. probably the last african-american that will represent this district. question is, is that this year or next term? ranghe felt l got into trouble, after charging espaillat's only

credential was his ethnicity. rangel called it a subjective question. then he said this. >> most of the states that they represent were confederate states that fought the union? were they slave-holding states? and when they come to washington you see more confederate flags than american flags. >> well, okay then. we'll get to the rangel fight in a minute. first i'm joined now by joe nasaf. good morning to you, sir. >> thanks for having me. >> let me ask you a few questions. you think this party can unite if mcdaniel is the nominee? >> i do. i think we'll be able to unite, regardless of who the nominee is. we've got to. mississippi is a conservative state. the last thing we want to do is to have a senator that doesn't reflect the values and the positions of mississippi voters

and so i'm confident that right now while tensions are high and people are upset, like they always are at this point in the campaign, i'm confident that we'll be able to come together. >> what do you make of the cochran campaign's attempts to woo african-american voters? >> well, obviously, part of what we've been concentrating on is our outreach for -- at least as long as i've been chairman. we want to expand the party in a state that is made up of -- is populated like ours is, it's not only the right thing to do, but we need to do that. there is a law in our state, however, that says that in order to vote in our primary, you need to intend on supporting our candidate in the general election. so we want it, obviously, to be

people who are inclined to vote republican and want to continue to support our party. but we want to expand our party. >> what do you make of the conservative groups that will send these poll watchers? do you think that's good for the party's image? >> i'm worried about it, to be honest, chuck. i've talked to almost every lawyer with a bar number in mississippi about the law i just mentioned. one thing that seems to be clear is it's nearly unenforceable. the judge that wrote an opinion on it said that, that something needed to be changed. the last thing that i want say bunch of out-of-state people questioning randomly or worse -- >> profiling. >> people who are trying to vote today. that's right. >> joe nosef, you have a big job on your hands tomorrow, uniting this party, depending which way it goes, no matter what, it may be a tough job. we'll check back in with you. thank you, sir. >> thank you. let's turn now to the race in new york's 13th district. i'm joined now on the phone by the guy who wants to retire

charlie rangel, adrian espaillat. >> thank you for inviting me on to your program. >> let me ask you this. what is the fireable offense of charlie rangel? he wants to serve one more term. why not give him his one more term? >> ever since he has been a senator, he has not been effective, has not passed any legislation and has bn become a liability for the democratic party. he can no longer go across the country and campaign to gain the majority. that's probably what the tea party radicals want him to do, so they can rally their troops against president obama. >> you think he does damage to the -- >> he has served 44 years, hasn't been effective since he was censured. they want a new voice, someone that will bring a big approach to politics in government. >> it sounds like you think charlie rangel does a disservice to the entire democratic party nationally? >> right now he cannot get us to

the majority. i doubt very seriously that any margin democrat in a contested race will take his endorsement of support. in fact, the president just recently said he's not supporting him. he's not getting involved in this race. he is supporting other democrats across the country, but not charlie rangel. so, every person -- he may have been very effective when he first took out adam powell but hasn't been as effective since he got censured and got ethical problems. we need a change in the district, someone that will fight for the streets in this neighborhood, not wall street. dodd-frank, has been a strong supporter of the risky behavior on wall street that put us all in peril. it's time to change. >> now i know polls and congressional races are tricking things to look at. some have said you're behind by double digits. you only lost by 1,000 votes last time. how do you overcome it?

>> i had nobody with me. doing it empty handed. now i have the support of many of the elected officials, city-wide elected officials, united federation, workers union. the whole democratic organization as well as the speaker of the city council. so, you know, i'm well equipped right now. we're going to win tonight. >> all right. state senator espaillat, stay safe on the campaign trail. we'll be watching. >> thank you, chuck. let me turn now -- yes, you've got it, sir. let me turn now to the man he is trying to replace, charlie rangel joins me on the phone. good morning to you, sir. >> good morning, chuck. good to talk with you. surprised this race has reached national recognition. >> well, let me ask you this. your opponent, i just talked to him a few minutes ago. he says the reason you should be fired by voters is because you

were censored by congress and are no longer effective. what do you say to that charge? >> i think the voters have overwhelmingly approved of my conduct in the congress, especially as a legislator. and i think that issue is behind us. and i think that we're now talking about who is best qualified to serve the congress now and not something that occurred half a dozen years ago. >> you decided you want to serve one more term. in many ways you probably are not going to be in the majority. you say that why is it better for to you serve one more term for two years than maybe retiring? why did you decide you needed two more years? >> for a variety of reasons. one, of course, i truly believe that the republicans have to break their arrangement with the tea party. i truly believe if they're going to try to become a national

party once again, they have to cut the tea party loose. i think they're going to have to do something positive in the next couple of years, whether it's immigration, education. they'll have to do something besides just say no. i've been with the president for six years and the congress, leadership of the house -- and i think the main reason is that none of the competitors have any experience of doing anything. so i think the voters will have to just make up their minds and look forward to returning to congress. >> you have made some veiled references that you believe your main opponent there, senator espaillat, has been playing ethnic politics. how has he been doing that? >> i never said that. it's the press that keeps saying that.

espaillat, the bronx portion to my district was basically latino. so, you know, the press tries to act as though i'm the only one that's supposed to not be aware of it. the fact remains if you take a look at his support for me over the years, you take a look that he has no legislative record, you take a look at the fact that i've represented this district and represented it well, what reason in the world would he decide to look at the map and run? there's nothing for me to say about ambition. it's just that this is not what congressional races are decided on. >> i understand you did -- >> by candidate and i'm willing to let it go like that. i've always had a diversified district sbchlt we've never had any conflicts on any level of government based on where you were born, the color of your skin, religion. >> you believe this is a media issue, congressman, not something espaillat's campaign

has played up? >> well, every time the media talks about me being challenged, they talk about my district being changed and enlarged. so, that's true. but it doesn't mean that i have to change the way that i have been serving my constituents. basically, besides having more spanish speaking, they have the same problems as other people in the other part of my districts have. so, yes, i am saying that reporters have speculated as to why he has entered the race. i haven't made any comment except that may be the only reason. >> all right. congressman charlie rangel, we'll be watching. stay safe on the campaign trail. i know you'll be running around, subway stops and the like. we'll check in with you tonight. >> thank you, chuck. you do good work. >> you got it. thank you, sir. we're just getting started

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all right. now to a story i may care about the most today. if you're wondering how bad things have gotten on capitol hill and campaigns, look no further than the interesting blueprint being offered today by

former members who appear to be wondering what the heck happened since they left office. it's not like things were always peachy a few years back. there were at least some bright spots some of the time. this is a reasonable list of common sense changes for fixing the all-too caustic process. it's basically a manual for how to get along, america, in an effort to fix the polarized process, this report recommends that states should have redistricting commissions that are bipartisan, take it out of the hands. it states parties should agree on a single national party date in june. candidates should fully disclose all contributions and that leadership pacs should be limited to people who are actually leaders in congress like the top three guys, both sides of the hill. this report has some advice for congre congress, too. adopting a five-day workweek where the house and the senate are actually in session at the same time? that would be nuts, huh? representatives and senators would spend three weeks per

month in session, then have one week for state and district work. is that a lot to ask for? then this, legislation 101 from these guys. committee chairs should solicit the views of all members. a full report before a vote. the senate majority leader should allow for a filibuster on a selected basis as well as give priority consideration to a minimum of ten amendments offered by both parties and there should be a budget process every two years. they offer this advice, too. quality time and attention to policy duties. the president should hold regular monthly meetings with congressional leaders. wouldn't that be a shock? then there's a tip for general getting along, attending periodic informal gatherings. two of the leaders on political reform had their share of tough fights, including incredibly divisive times, impeachment, 2000 election, 50/50 senate.

trent lott, and south dakota tom daschle. i believe, senator lott, i can't believe you guys had to write this down. >> i know it goes from the very mundane and simple, having regular joint meetings between the republicans and democrats and regular meetings with the president and actually having votes five days a week. if you're going to be on three weeks and off a week, you should at least work the three weeks you're supposed to be here. after all, you need to stay in touch with your district, the job of legislating takes time t goes from the very simple to the sublime. can we go back to having real committee work? can we have real debate with amendments being offered and also some reasonable restriction on filibuster. we don't want to do away with filibuster. we both use it. >> right. >> some respect and limit on that, we think, is worth considering. >> senator daschle, does it

appear to you -- i feel like the leaders, the four leaders, two on each side, take so much power away from ranking members. is it because you feel that the campaign is now dominant both years of a congress? >> chuck, in part it's politics. it's partly also a result of something you put your focus on. that is how little time people spend in washington today. it's not atypical for people to leave thursday, come back tuesday and try to run the government on wednesday. that's not an exaggeration in many cases. the majority leader is trying to put as much emphasis on that little time that there is in washington. that requires consolidation. i don't think it's justify i believe. we ought to go back, as trent has just described. clearly, that's a big part of the problem. we're not spending the kind of time in washington we have to, to get the job done today. >> do you think you could get

reid, mcconnell, boehner, pelosi, mccarthy in a room to agree to this? i don't think you could. it seems ridiculous that they couldn't agree to something this simple. >> give you an example. i did talk to the new majority leader in the house, kevin mccarthy and i have a lot of respect for him. i think he will be a really good leader. just trying to coordinate the schedules between the house and the senate when they're in town at the same time, very simple thing. it makes it so difficult one body is in, the other is out and they reverse it the next week. maybe this is the time we should say blessed be the peacemakers. get them to talk more and understand that the approval rating is down in the low double digits, 13%. >> i question the insanity of the people who do approve. i don't know who they are. >> surely, they need to get together more. this is something that tom has

really pushed. we spent a lot of time reaching across the aisle, trying to find bipartisan ways to get things done. we talked a lot. they even kind of lost that. i also feel, chuck -- and maybe this report is timely. i get a sense that members on both sides of the aisle are feeling frustrated and wanting to be able do more as united states senator. >> rank and file, you're absolutely right. i can't tell you how many senators who, behind the scenes, will say how frustrated they are with leadership. one of the things you recommend are the monthly meetings with the president. i'm sure a lot of americans will say you mean they don't meet monthly? some of them might be surprised they don't even meet weekly. talk about your schedule. you're a majority leader with president bush, you met every couple of weeks, i believe? >> we did, especially around the tragedies, 9/11 and the anthrax attack in my office. we had a lot of routineness to the schedule. and to meeting with the

president. i think it made a big difference. we moved a lot of legislation, in part, because we were all on the same page. that's exactly what we need now. it would be great if we could come together every tuesday, at least every other week and say what could we accomplish where we all do it together and try to build the momentum, building on bigger and bigger things? it could be nominations, some small piece of legislation. to unify around some procedural effort to pass or nominate could go a long way to improving the climate. >> when we have a crisis it's a shame we have to wait for a crisis. quite frankly, in many respects, we are in a crisis. >> i completely -- it's not just there, frankly. it's all of washington. before i let you go, senator lott, if senator cochran does not win today, can you support chris mcdaniel in the general election? >> i will, of course. pulling for my former colleague, done some tv and radio for him.

we need him. he is a very thoughtful, gentle man. he does a lot for our state and our country without being pushy and nasty about it. if he doesn't win the primary -- i certainly hope he does, then certainly i'm going to reach out and try to work with chris mcdaniel. >> all right. senator lott, senator daschle, the report is fantastic, but depressing that you had to write it down in many ways. thank you both for fronting this. up next, a race to build a coalition government in iraq. andrea mitchell has a sitdown with secretary of state john kerry in iraq, what he's up against. first tdr's trivia question, delaware's swroe biden is number 16 on the list of longest serving senators. how many of the top 25 are still serving? first person to tweet will get the shoutout. the answer is coming up on tdr.

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back now with more on today's big primaries happening across the country. colorado, former republican congressm congressman. just his latest about-face, frankly, on this issue. after the 2012 shootings in aurora, colorado, hickenlooper said gun laws were not the way to requiring background checks and limiting high-capacity magazines. >> it's that simple, these high-capacity magazines have potential to turn killers into killing machines. >> but two weeks ago, hickenlooper told the county sheriffs of colorado behind closed doors that he never expected the gun bill to pass.

unfortunately for him, a right-leaning tracker caught the remarks on camera. >> i think a lot of people didn't know how much commotion would come out of the magazine probably would have voted for something different, or different approach. one of my staff made a commitment that we would sign it if we got passed. to be honest, no one in our office thought it would get pass -- would get to legislat e legislature. >> he also denied that he had spoken to michael bloomberg about it. he reversed his reversal, telling a local fox station that he hadn't changed his original views and would sign the bill again. then he clarified that he had talked to bloomberg, but only after he had made his decision. all of this has an election year conversion, watching one of tonight's returns closely. tom tancreda has built his

reputation to be the republican nominee. right now he seems to trail. another race being billed as an establishment playing out in the state of oklahoma where congressman langford and t.w. shannon lead a crowded republican field trying to fill senator tom coburn's term. both are frankly establishment. one leadership in washington and the other in oklahoma city. the latest sooner poll had langford in the lead narrowly. still undecide voters meaning there's enough candidates on the ballot to keep either one of them from getting to 50%. if neither candidate cracks 50%, get ready for round two. telling national review that langford says he supports a pathway to citizenship and, indeed, for juveniles and tried to connect the current crisis on

the border to that. congressman james langford joins me on the phone now. happy election day to you, sir. >> happy election day to you as well. this is fun for you and the media, to be able to track us is sport. >> well, you're right. it's not always sport. t.w. shannon about your support essentially for a modified dream act. >> right. it's interesting in the last 24 hours that they're very, very behind it. now it's a launch out. the implication is these children coming from central america, somehow i would support them being able to stay and have some sort of citizenship. it's incorrect. it's a humanitarian crisis on the president's manufacturing. a couple of years ago it sent a people around the world that if you get your children here, the president will allow them to stay, separation of parents and kids. we need to lovingly and compassionately send those

children back to their parents. i've never been supportive of amnesty, nor am i supportive of trying to loosen the borders. we need to have a clear border security. it's interesting the last 24 hours what they'll launch. >> let me ask you, define amnesty. everybody uses the word. i sometimes now get confused in politics what the definition is. what is it to you? >> you bet actually. do you know what's fun about that, chuck? i do the same thing when people come to me. define amnesty for me and people are all over the board with how they actually personally define amnesty. someone that violates a law that suddenly has no consequences for that. consequences are pretty clear on the violation of the law. if you say to someone i'm going to ignore the consequences and take those away, you actually have offered them amnesty. >> so if you guys pass addy law on immigration reform that did have a penalty for people that were here, the 11 million undocumented folks that are here, and if they eventually became citizens after paying some sort of penalty, that is

not amnesty, in your opinion? >> no. i would say that i do not agree that you start a relationship with the greatest nation in the world and start your destination toward citizenship by violating a law first. i don't think that's the way that you begin. now, i would look at every single case and every single individual as they should be, but you apply the law. as the law is applied, you don't begin by having a felony where you have multiple crossings over the border becomes a felony action and you don't begin your path to citizenship by having a fel nochlt. y. >> do you think those 11 million should ever have a path to citizenship? >> no, i do not. people that violated our law, that committed a felony in the border crossing, i do not. are there some individuals because of the process have some sort of recognized status, yes. while most individuals that should be able to return to their own country and go through the process the right way, yes, as well.

>> congressman james langford, republican, running in oklahoma, possibly having to do this again in two months. stay safe on the campaign trail. we'll be watching tonight, sir. >> thank you. >> you got it. up next, four candidates are fighting it out. three democrats and republican front-runner vying to be the next governor of maryland. they all join me live after the break. but first our tdr soup of the day, charcoal pit wilmington, delaware or simply the pit as it's known to loyal locals like joe biden and brook bauer simply said it's awesome. tomato basil soup. if it's the soup of the day you're sort of shrugging your shoulders. no offense. cut! [bell rings] this...is jane. her long day on set starts with shoulder pain... ...and a choice take 6 tylenol in a day which is 2 aleve for... ...all day relief. hmm. [bell ring] "roll sound!" "action!"

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next head chief executive of maryland. maryland's first june primary, by the way, since the eisenhower administration in a state where september primaries have been the norm. that could really impact turnout today. anthony brown is trying to become the state's first african-american governor and just the third elected black governor elected in u.s. history. he leads heather nazier. four democratic candidates are hoping that they will be the one to break that streak. we'll talk to four of them right now. lieutenant governor brown, good morning to you, sir. >> good morning. who are you? >> i'm pretty good. so let me ask you this. do you feel that this race has become a referendum on how you managed health care and did you expect it to be about the health care exchange? >> no. this campaign is bigger than the implication of affordable care

act. the issues that are important to marylanders are, you know, wide range of issues, education, the progress we've made in maryland, building some of the best schools in the nation. what do we do now to make sure that every child has access to a world-class education? jobs are an issue, we have a strong economy. what's next is to create more jobs for marylanders and health care is certainly one of the important issues. there's a range of issues that maryland families are focusing on every day. >> and you're vying to replace your running mate, martin o'malley. what would you bring to the governor's office that's different than governor o'malley? >> martin o'malley has been an extraordinary governor. we've made a lot of progress the last eight years. we're different people. i've got 30 years of experience in active reserve duty, including a tour of duty in iraq. i was in the maryland general assembly, first generation american. he and i are a lot different in

term terms of our background and our experience. we share the same values, you know. great schools, safe neighborhoods, clean environment. what's next for maryland is, you know, what do we do to build on our great schools? i'm talking about investments in career technology, education, a slight departure from what we've been focusing on. health care. i'm talking about reducing, eliminating health disparities, which is a departure from what we've been focusing on. we're going to build on our successes, not abandon them, build on our successes and fill in the gaps that we have not been able to bridge in the last eight years. >> lieutenant governor brown, i'll leave it there. trying to get to a lot of folks today. thank you very much. stay safe on the campaign trail. we'll be watching tonight. current maryland attorney general, doug gansler, who joins me on the phone. you're running an ad that talks about you being blunt. are you concerned that your image has been distorted during this campaign a little bit? >> well, yeah.

in that sense, absolutely. look, at the end of the day, people will vote on the records of candidates with the vision of the state. you mentioned the lieutenant governor, health care. that's literally the only thing he has ever managed, the health care rollout and it was a national embarrassment by all accounts. the other piece that was just discussed as well, we have the second worst economy in the country just ahead of alaska. that's what's on voters minds as they go to the polls. up and down, depending which poll you look at. 40 straight taxes in a row. the middle class is getting squeezed out of maryland. that's what we're hearing from the voters. >> would you have supported martin o'malley for a third term? you're basically running against the o'malley/brown administration. >> yeah, we are. people do believe what he just said, they are different people. lieutenant governor doesn't have

the experience and hasn't really done much here for the state. >> do you believe martin o o'malley has been a good governor? >> he jumped on board with us on the marriage equality act. 49th in the economy as well as over 8,000 small businesses leaving the last eight years. he has some things to answer for in terms of the economic outcast in maryland but other than that, he has been very good on the social issues. >> attorney general doug gansler, thank you for joining me zblsk. heather mizeur and has been seen by somebody who has outshined her male candidates. how do you break through the machines? two statewide elected officials, that's an uphill battle. >> well, thank you, chuck. the way we've broken through is with a positive, innovative and

uplifting message that's inspiring people to turn out to the polls in droves to help us win this election today. i've been focused on turning our minimum wage into a living on the minimum wage to living wage. bringing back the millionaires tax provide middle class tax cuts. universal pre-k to eliminate the achievement gap in our school and addressing our failed war on drugs. i have the courage of my convictions. i stand up for what i believe in. i've inspired a lot of people around state to not just a moment but a movement to get great things done. we have rejected corporate and special interest financing in the race. we're the first campaign in 20 years to participate in the public campaign finance system. that's giving voters the ability to -- >> i'll be honest. >> willingness to return. >> i forgot public financing

system. if you're not the nominee, do you have a preference who you would rather support? >> i'm going to be the nominee, chuck. i run a clean campaign. i've not said one negative word about either of the other candidates in this race. i consider them both friends. i know, i have a better, stronger vision for the future of this state that is resonating with the voters. >> we'll be watching later today. let me turn to the potential republican nominee in this race, larry hogan. good morning, sir. >> good morning, chuck. >> tough being a republican in the state of maryland. why do you think you're going to do something that only one person has done once in the last four decades? >> well, i think that an overwhelming majority of marylanders regardless of their party affiliation. the polls show we're down to single digits on the most likely

democratic nominee, anthony brown. it's the first time it happened since we elected our last republican governor in 2002. >> if you, obviously, you feel as you face anthony brown. what is the fireable offense of the o'malley/brown administration? >> the real issue is our state economy. you know, we've had 40 consecutive tax hikes that have taken an additional 9.5 billion out of small businesses and our economy is a wreck. we lost ten of our 13 fortune 500 companies. we lost small businesses. unemployment is up 76%. our state economy ranks 49th out of 50 state s what i hear is frustration. the disconnect between annapolis and the rest of maryland. >> stay safe, we'll see if you are indeed the republican nominee come tonight. there you have it. there's the four of the top

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