massachusetts, gubernatorial candidate charles baker. i was just in beantown to rally for duval patrick. we can't allow baker on huckabee. what is it about this huckabee guy that makes him so appealing? if i watch the show i can learn something. hey, get fox news on my tv in the oval office. yeah, you heard me right, fox news. and let me be clear, i don't want anyone to know i'm watching fox news. [laughte [laughter] >> ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. [applaus [applause] >> thank you very much and thank you, mr. president, for watching tonight. welcome to huckabee from the fox news studios in new york city. okay, i've got to start with a personal word here, you know? texas rangers are going to be in the world series and i know i'm saying this in new york and probably going to get beat up with the crew afterwards it's a long time coming and having grown up three blocks from where the stadium is, yankees are a great team and city, go rangers, just got to say it. [applause] >> desperate democrats are waging attack against cand

by less than seven percentage points, joining us, charles baker. arles, good to have you with us here today. and thank you for taking time off the campaign trail to say hello. you have -- >> thanks very much. you can call my charlie. >> okay, i'll call you char limp we'll be chums. i like that. charlie -- >> i'll call you governor. >> you can call me mikey. charlie, people call me stuff we can't say on television. i can tell you that right now. i want to talk -- >> they call me stuff like that, too. >> you may be the only candidate that has a democratic opponent that is embracing obama. your opponent has continued that close friendship. what impact is that having on the closeness of your race in massachusetts? >> i think the federal government and the folks on beacon hill, the president and the governor, both pursuing tax and spend policies and there's no walking away from that. they've been friends for years. they have the same political advisors, and their message is all the same, which is more government is a good thing. we need raise taxes so we

in boston for massachusetts governor deval patrick who's seeking reelection against republican charles baker and timothy kahill. we'll have live coverage at 3:00 p.m. eastern. and at 6:00 p.m. eastern, we'll bring you a rally in california. >>> and we are hitting the road coming to you next week. when i say you, i mean you, charlotte, north carolina. election express kicking off another tour on our way down to florida. i'll be aboard the election express as we kick off the tour monday in charlotte, north carolina. tuesday coming to see you in columbia, south carolina. macon georgia on wednesday. thursday, jacksonville, florida. then on friday, we're in tampa, florida, where our candy crowley is going to be moderating senate debate between the three top contenders down there. she'll do that on the following sunday. but let us know what type of things we should be covering. send me a message ahead of time on twitter or facebook. we'd like to know some of the things you'd like us to talk about and highlight in your towns. also a reminder for you, if you're away from that television, and need yo

patrick faces a tough re-election against republican charles baker. obama hopes to rev up the voters, especially independents. very important this election. but a recent poll shows more than half the independents in massachusetts have an unfavorable view of him. and former president bill clinton campaigned on the opposite coast for jerry brown and his run for governor. brown faces meg whitman who's spent more than $119 million of her own money. that's a lot of change. not to be outdone, sarah palin and republican national committee chairman michael steele are speaking at a funz rairz in california tonight. palin all but endorsed whitman without using her name. >> republicans seem to be a little more enthused about going to the polls coming up in 17 days than democrats seem to right now. and that is a problem. you need to have your people excited, get them motivated to get to the polls. b brianna keilar is joining us this morning. she is in maryland. >> reporter: i have to tell you in this parking lot that i'm standing in, you're not sensing an enthusi

last saturday for duval patrick, but this is closer than expected, this race between patrick and charles bakerou think people in the white house are worried about another scott brown debacle in the bay state? >> i would caution, this is a little different. there is a long history of electing republican governors in massachusetts. in the senate it was much more surprising. on a federal level republicans just tended to be less successful in recent years there. but, the republican running, charlie baker, fits the mold of new england republican. he is socially moderate, even as he reports to be fiscally conservative. >> okay. we will see what happens. i think duval patrick is up by six at this point? i happened to be up at the bay state -- >> and there is a third party candidate which makes it unstable. >> we'll have you back. thank you. >> thank. >>> should your money troubles prevent you from getting a good job? >>> you heard of the eating disorder anorexia, but have you heard about drunkrexia? it's a growing trend among college students. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest

he's campaigning for an old friend, duvall pat trick in a rival with charles baker.deme bringing out the heavyweights. he's backing a former political rival. jerry brown and him embraced at a rally and praised each other at that rally. you wouldn't have found that back in the day in 1992 when they went at it in the presidential primary. brown is in a race with meg whitman. you can see her there. whitman funded her campaign with over $1 million of her own cash. >> this is your audience. you need to know, where are we now, what are we going to do and who is more likely to do it? nothing else really matters. okay, so -- >> that is on the democratic side. on the republican side, you can't get any bigger this campaign season as far as big heavy hitters than the former alaska governor, sarah palin. she's going to be out with michael steele. >> it's a busy weekend. they will speak at a rally in anaheim, california. sarah palin all but endorsed meg whitman without mentioning her by name. >> your next governor will have to make tough choices about spending cuts and certainly

charles baker was on a four stop bus trip. : the debate was held that dominican university and was moderated by nbc news's tom brokaw. this runs one hour. >> live from dominican university in california. tom brokaw. >> the evening from dominican university in california. welcome to the third and final debate before 2010, the race for governor. it is a crucial election for this state and nation. the winner of this race will face daunting issues on the economy, jobs, budget, pension, immigration, and health care. tonight, we will get answers on of those topics and more. from the democratic candidate, attorney-general jerry brown, and in the republican candidate, former ebay ceo, meg whitman. rebuttals and follow ups will be allowed at my discretion. they will last for 30 seconds. there is a great deal of ground to cover. the candidates have agreed to forgo opening statements. the coin toss was held to determine who will get the first question. that will go to meg whitman. jerry brown will get the last question. welcome to both of you. nice to have you with us. let me remind you of something th

broadcast center, the massachusetts gubernatorial debate with candidates, inculp dent deval patrick, charles baker, tim cahill and jill stein. >> welcome. tonight's debate involving the four candidates for governor will be the only gubernatorial debate to take place here in massachusetts and will originate from our broadcast studios. tonight's debate will also be online. you, our viewers, have submitted some of the questions we'll ask the candidates tonight. we're committed to bringing you what you need to know to make informed decisions on this election day. thank you for your participation. >> good evening. welcome to the 22 broadcast center in chicopee. i'm jim madigan. i will be the moderator this evening. the candidates are deval patrick, jill stein, charlie baker, and tim cahill. names were drawn to determine the order in which the candidates are speak. we'll start with jim patrick. >> thank you and thanks to the panelists and to the viewers. thank you for participating. i promised to serve as governor of the whole state and i have kept that promise. i have been a friend to western massachus

aides planned the desertion of his running mate and give information to his republican rival, charles baker>> this is the pentagon briefing room. testing one, too, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. all right. if you plug in, you get it in korean. if you plug into english, you get it in english. >> c-span's local content the goals are traveling the country as we look at the most contested house races leading up to the midterm elections. >> are you doing? >> good to see you. how are you? >> i want to tell you the spirit we have to stop president obama's agenda. whatever he comes out with, they to polizzi and her people will represent it. she may vote against one or two items, but in the end, those so- called blue dog democrats are delivering each and every vote that she needs to pass the buck obama/pelosi agenda. >> i do not think there are lucid about -- they are lucid about -- our goal in this generation is not to pass a crushing debt to the next generation. i think the physical stimulus was appropriate. i did not agree with some of what was in it, but you hardly ever did exactly what you want in wa

broadcast center, the massachusetts gubernatorial debate with candidates incumbent deval patrick, charles baker, tim cahill, and jill stein. >> welcome to the 22 broadcasts and in massachusetts. tonight's debate will be the only gubernatorial debate to take place here in western massachusetts, and will originate from our broadcast studios. the debate will be available tonight online, screen live on our web site, at wwlp.com. 22 news is working for you, committed to bringing you the candidates and what you need to know to make informed decisions on election day november 2. thank you for your participation. >> good evening. i'm jim madigan and i will be the monitor this evening. -- the moderator deceiving. the candidates are deval patrick, breen rainbow candidate jill stein, a republican charlie baker, an independent candidate tim cahill. names were drawn to determine the order in which the candidates will speak. we'll start with one minute opening segments beginning with mr. patrick. >> jim, thank you and thanks to the panelists and all the viewers who have tended to buy. thank you so much for p