they are one of the most targeted groups that the official democratic party is trying to get to turn out. but groups like emily's list will be providing a really big assist to those efforts combined. we will see whether or not they can stop some of those losses. >> the first lady this week was named the most powerful woman on "forbes" list of 100. they will put her on the campaign trail. how big a drought will the first lady before the kinds of voters that emily's list is trying to attract to the polls? >> first, their moms. s. they are mom' i think michelle obama could certainly bring up some of those voters. with the mood of the electorate, it may be harder this year, but, certainly, polls show that she is a very popular person, even more popular than her husband. >> she has an extraordinarily large draw. the administration has helped her out as this example of a successful, professional woman. that is the type of voter that they are trying to bring out. they are deploying her strategically. she is going to ohio. that is not an accident. she is not going to massachusetts or alaska.

the official democratic party is trying to get them turned out. groups like emily's list will provide a really big assessed to those efforts. we will see in about a month whether or not it stops some of those losses. >> two things happen for the white house this week, the first lady was named the most powerful lady on forbes' list and the white house announced they will put her on the campaign trail she will do some independent stops. how big a drop will the first lady do for the kind of voters that emily's list is trying to attract? >> i think they're looking for suppose the moms. the arm are many races around denver. i think michelle obama could bring out some of those voters. maybe it will be harder this year. certainly, polls showed she is even more popular than her husband. >> she has an extraordinarily >> she has an extraordinarily large dry and the

democrats in congress. i personally would like to see all elected officials talk more about their faith authentically. with respect to the democratic party, the way i view it is that it's a work in progress. >> reporter: i spoke with several democratic religious activists who are deeply frustrated with how their party has been handling faith-based outreach this campaign season. they talked with me at length off the record but declined to be interviewed on camera before the election. some in the religious community blame president obama for the lack of democratic outreach. >> well, let's face it. the prident is not just the president, he's head of the party. and if the party is not reflecting those concerns it's because of the president's fault, in my estimation. so put the blame where it belongs, right up at the top. >> reporter: during the presidential campaign, obama spoke frequently about his faith and how that faith connected with his policies. he put together a broad religious coalition that even included some from the evangelical community, which traditionally has voted overwhelmingly republican. at the beginning of his administrat

for the first time in a midterm, outside groups are outspending the official democratic and republican parties. tens of millions are being given anonymously through groups that don't have to disclose details. >> with nevada in economic freefall... >> reporter: there's never- before-seen volume and spending on ads, up 75% over 2008. >> the u.s. chamber is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> in the last five weeks, interest groups have spent about $65 million in the top races in the country, which is an unprecedented number. >> reporter: the newest numbers show democrats with a $20 million advantage in traditional spending by party committees. and democrats have long held the lead in outside spending. but this year, the supreme court loosened the rules, and it's not hard to see why so many liberals are angry. the scales have tipped the other way. >> all across america, special interests have poured millions of dollars into phony front groups. you've seen them. >> reporter: ironically, it was republicans lambasting outside spending groups in 2004. they're happily embracing the new

you talking to us about these lawsuits because the tea party groups have been fighting him for months. they think he's a democratic plant. the official party, he was a registered democrat. there have been accusations back and forth. >> they're saying this fellow isn't the real thing. >> exactly. they think he's a spoiler. on this tape, she also thinks he's a spoiler. she's trying to cut him some deals. if you heard a democrat doing it, they'd feel the same way. nobody likes back room deals. that's what the tea party claims to be against. >> isn't ait amazing to hear politicians talking in the language of tamny hall and chicago? this guy's got juice. >> pretty funny to hear, but it's also presumption. if ken buck wins in colorado, they probably will have a little clout. if you don't win, you don't have anything. >> here it is, sharron ainge angle on republican reaction. well there she is again vetting the fellow tea party candidates saying she believes christine o'donnell is for real. joe miller and ken buck in colorado, but is not sure about marco rubio. she's already vetting the national tea party ticket. it's interesting. your thou

party groups have been fighting him for many months. they think he's a democratic plant. the guy who filed the candidacy for the tea party of nevada, the officialparty. he was a registered democrat. there have been accusations back and forth. >> they're saying this fellow isn't the real thing. >> exactly. they think he's a spoiler. so on this tape which revealed pretty clearly, she also thinks that he's a spoiler. she's trying to cut him some deals. i don't think that that will sit very well with any voter. if you heard a democrat doing it, they'd feel the same way. nobody likes back room deals. that's what the tea party claims to be against. >> i mean isn't it fun? you're probably new to this business than i am but i think that you may know much already. isn't it amazing to hear politicians talking as outsiders talking the language of tammany hall and chicago. this guy's got juice. this is blagojevich and his brother, it sounds like that kind of conversation. >> it is pretty funny to hear but it's also a little presumptuous. if she wins this race and joe miller wins that race and ken buck wins in colorado, they probably will have a little bit

party groups have been fighting him for many months. they think he's a democratic plant. the guy who filed the candidacy for the tea party of nevada, the fortunate official democrat. there have been accusations back and forth. >> they're saying this fellow isn't the real thing. >> exactly. they think he's a spoiler. so on this tape which revealed pretty clearly, she also thinks that he's a spoiler. she's trying to cut him some deals. i don't think that that will sit very well with any voter. if you heard a democrat doing it, they'd feel the same way. nobody likes back room deals. that's what the tea party claims to be against. >> i mean isn't it fun? you're probably new to this business than i am but i think that you may know much already. isn't it amazing to hear politicians talking as outsiders talking the language of tameny hall and chicago. this guy's got juice. this is blagojevich and his brother, it sounds like that kind of conversation. >> it is pretty funny to hear but it's also a little presumptuous. if she wins this race and joe miller wins that race and ken buck wins in colorado, they probably will have a little bit of clout. they'll be able t

proportionally among those sparks is the first of all is the party that is on officially associated here with former president but he also the party of social democrats and party of one of the opposition leaders who are the natural leaders in this vote because most of this those parties have very similar political agendas they have received very similar percentages all of the vote so we might still see a parliamentary stalemate in the country like the one we saw in ukraine when the country's parliament simply couldn't form a government's coalition well the security is situation was rather conjuring the elections and after the elections we have seen security tightened throughout the country police has been patrolling the streets for the past two days some experienced still believe that why it's may take place later after it leaves elections and some experts have been saying that there lections were rather sounds in the southern regions. the county where they have seen people being drug from one polling station train the other in forced to vote several times sound we're saying people were actually bribed to pay for specific political parties our film c

million to be raised and separately the first lady michelle obama is on a call today with the democratic party officialssupporters and those that backed her husband in 2008 urging them to give money and vote again for her husband's party. fred, that's what we have right now. back to you. >> okay. i guess the white house acknowledging and realizing she was quite the asset on the campaign trail when he was campaigning for president and why not try it again? >> very much so. >> paul, thanks so much. >>> of course, we'll have your next political update one hour from now and a reminder for all the latest political news go to cnnpolitics.com. >>> also, straight ahead, we'll look at the mysterious case of a jet skier reportedly killed by mexican pirates. the latest on the search for his body and the search for answers. . this one card i had -- there were all these rules. rules and restrictions. oh, and limits. [ scoffs ] forget about it. but i love this card. bankamericard cash rewards credit card. 1% cash back on everything i buy. period. no limit to the amount of cash back i can get. no hoops to jump through

george washington university at a taun hall taking questions from facebook and twitter, and democratic party officialstaking questions from skype to try to get younger voters out there to cast ballots. he did this in wisconsin a week and a half ago, a big rally in philadelphia. check out these numbers. 54% of republicans we questioned said they are very enthusiastic about voting. only 34% of democrats. that's a problem for democrats. senator harry reid in nevada, kyra, as you know, facing a very tough re-election. he's going to get help tonight. bill clinton heading out there. a man on demand among democrats on the campaign trail. he will team up with reid at a high school to try to excite democratic voters to get out and vote. early voting starts saturday in nevada. harry reid, facing off against sharron angle. every night now is debate night in america. tonight you have debates in ohio, connecticut. tomorrow night, wolf blitzer in delaware. big debate. can't miss it. >> nor political news next hour. if you're away from the tv, go to our website, cnnpolitics.com. >>> christine o'donnell is one of the

does seem to be the republican party that has the higher profile hispanic candidates although generally, many more of the elected officials who are hispanic or democratic and in the last presidential cycle, it was over two-thirds of the vote that went for president obama. it is also a reminder to the democratic party. a reminder that you cannot take hispanics for granted. you cannot think you have folks in your corner, in your back pocket and their interests like any other interest of hoekstra the u.s., that their interests should not be met with a substantive response. the latino community like any other folks in the u.s., they are going to vote with the party that meets their needs. tavis: does that mean you think the democratic party has taken hispanic voters for granted? >> i think from time to time, there have been times that the democratic party has probably not paid as much attention to the community, not been as responsive as i could. i will say that having said that, that is calling a spade a spade, they have been much more responsive and much better on the issues generally than the republican party has. i saw that ad that ran in nevada or alm

party faithful fired up. as they are fired up here. waiting for president obama who just landed here in philadelphia. he will be arriving shortly. but, yes, democratic officials hope that these kinds of events will get the party faithful and those independents fired up again. this is the second of four events recently president obama was on a college campus in wisconsin. more than 17,000 young people there, those are the young people who helped president obama get elected in 2008. this crowd, we see a lot of young people and minorities also and union members and we see them with their t-shirts on. the message that they're hearing so far from some of the speakers is to get engaged. go out and canvas, but more importantly, on election day, show up and vote. >> why, dan, has the president spent so much time there in pennsylvania? >> well, you know, it's an important battleground state for starters but also joe sestak the democrat candidate for the senate seat here is in a very tight race down by single digits. you see the president the vice president and other former vice president bill clinton spending a lot of time on the ground here raising money for that sen

i think it did redefine democratic party politics in arkansas by showing there is a challenge that can be mounted on the left of a democratic elected official in arkansas. i've never seen that challenge mounted before. what do you say about that, do you think it weakened blanche lincoln going into the next in november? do you think it weakened the democratic party? do you think the left should have tactically held their fire to try to preserve that senate seat? >> no. i think primary challenges are fair game. if the left or moderate wing of our party wants to challenge somebody, i think it's fair game and in many ways makes the winner a little bit stronger. i know when bob casey and i squared off in 2002, people said this is going to wreck our chances. i came out of that election much stronger, much better known and the republican never had a chance looking back. i think that's fair and appropriate. that's all over. this is four weeks to go, maybe having a republican congress. with this republican party is a very frightening prospect. we need to all of us get over it, get out to vote. even if there's not a wildly enthusiastic vote, there's

, the dnc, the congressal campaign committees on the democratic side raking in the money relative to what the republicans are doing, an official party capacity but outside groups are more than make you the difference, savannah, has democrats worried, railing time and time again it all spells from that citizens united case at the supreme court where it struck down a law that outlawed or banned these kinds of practices that we are seeing today. all about the air waves, this final push less than a month from the election. republicans now not only hitting democrats for john mccain, normally republican districts, the low-hanging fruit but also districts that respect necessarily going to go into the republican column, spending money anyway trying to wind the playing field and perhaps looking down the road to some of these candidates who have statewide or national ambitions trying to take them down a notch, savannah. >> nbc's mike viqueira on the white house north lawn for us. thanks. >>> in california, the race for governor has taken another ugly turn. democratic candidate jerry brown is now apologizing for a voicemail recording in which

democratic official says the comments coming from the president have clearly hit a nervous with many in his party about tax and spend and stimulus. noting that the democratic candidates are already trying to defend their vote on stimulus and have another booby trap to deal with in debate. >> bret: more on this with the panel tonight. mike emanuel, thank you. >>> defense secretary robert gates says ending the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays would have enormous consequences. his comments come a day after a judge in california ordered pentagon to cease enforcement to bar gays from openly serving in the military. the justice department is considering whether to appeal the court ruling. gates said any repeal should be done by congress. only after the pentagon completes the study on the issue. soldier who lost most of his eyesight after being shot five times in last year's fort hood rampage told a military court today he made eye contact with major nidal hasan. just before he was hit. hasan is charged with 13 counts of premedicated murder and 32 counts of attempted premedicated murder. the heari

. >>> with recent polls suggesting democrats are actually narrowing the gap with some republicans, party officials say they still have their work cut out for them and that includes working class voters and there's a new poll out from the associated press that shows white voters without four-year college degrees but for republicans over democrats, get that. 58 to 36%. 22-point difference. let's bring in mary kay henry into the conversation. she is president of one of the nation's largest unions the service employees international union. mary kay, this is such a total shift for unions for working class americans to see those kinds of numbers. what do you make of it? >> well, chris, i think that working class americans are looking at the moment that we're in and confronting the crisis for working people and are going to face a very clear choice on november 2nd and i'm really confident that people will begin to examine who stands on building the middle class and who stands on the side of corporate interest. >> we're getting down to the wire here and you look at those numbers and, frapgly, they're pret

officials, democrats from coastal louisiana, wrote mr. melancon, it's dated june 7, saying this is wrong, this bill needs to move forward, talk to your party leadership, this is dead wrong. democrats saying do not obstruct this bill for unkpped b.p. liability. so that's the biggest untruth. the biggest area where you cross the line is taking and using video of my children in his two-minute, r-rated attack ad. that is clearly crossing the line. if that's part of your family values, charlie, i don't want any part of it. >> david, you've never had family values. you've demonstrated that to american quite keenly. as a matter of fact, the worst member of congress. >> david, it's the image of louisiana that you have damaged. it is the reputation of louisiana that you have damaged. it is the people that you have broken faith with and lied to, not just your family. you railed against bill clinton and blue dress. you railed against bob livingston because you coveted his seat. but when he had a -- an indiscretion, and then you said they sin, they lied, and they should resign. you as i understand, you lied, you've broken the law, you've embarrassed t

so crucial to democrats, the national party is pouring in millions of dollars for harry reid tv ads, trying to save their senate majority leader and their senate majority. election officials in nevada preparing for an early start to one of the hottest senate elections in the nation. beginning tomorrow as many as half the state's ballots will be cast in early voting. in their one and only debate last night, sharron angle was the aggressor, hitting harry reid on president obama's health care reform, which he helped write. >> when we talk about what has destroyed this economy, obama care is destroying our economy. >> we had to do health insurance reform to maintain competitive in the world economy. and it creates jobs. >> reporter: angle, on the defensive for wanting to phase out social security, tried to turn the tables on reid. >> man up, harry reid. you need to understand that we have a problem with social security. >> social security will pay out 100% of its benefits for the next 35 to 40 years. that's important. >> reporter: polls this week show the race a dead heat. >> the democratic agenda is so manifestly unpopular and people need a lightning rod for that, right? so

democratic party. at 7:00 he'll take the stage at san jose state university with democrats jerry brown and gavin newsom to help in their respective races for governor and lieutenant governor. several environmental officials are here in the bay area this weekend awarding grants for projects in three bay area communities. environmental protection agency administrator lisa jackson toured parts of oakland and richmond yesterday including the aamco superfund site in west oakland. industrial pollution is blamed for causing unusually high rates of asthma and lung diseases there. residents presented innovative ways to clean the contaminated toil including putting fish bones in the ground and covering with organic material. >> at the end of the day this community protection, i saw some outstanding examples today here in oakland of leadership. >> residents want to develop these superfund fights as well as create an environmental program involving latinos in the canal district. the epa is helping by issuing $100,000 grants in the low-income communities. an american businessman jailed for two years in iran has been released. a family spokesman says 71-year-old padabi is expected to be escorted back to the u.s. soon.

democratic party. he attended two events here one and paul alt tel, democratic officials that he raised about $2 million> if quick take pictures >> take a picture, so any way the president will be down in l.a. for barbara boxer is she tries to win their reelection and for jerry brown. >> let steak a live look at the dow, we have been down to days so far this week just about 15 points this hour a >>. let's head outside, it is a great day in san francisco probably be life out all day long. if you miss the forecasts we have a lot of rain in store this weekend. mark will have the forecasts coming up >>. we will have a another one in two minutes. rule the tweet. rule the bedtime. rule the upload. we built america's most reliable network to make a more powerful you. rule the air. verizon. right now at verizon, you can get a new samsung intensity ii free after mail-in rebate. only at verizon. alive lookit at&t park because a lower left hand have a this green the buses arrived. any minute they will load up with the giants team and head over to s f o. we did not win the game last night so names six. >> proposed

democratic party. put out a fund-raising plea especially to people who helped volunteer for her husband's campaign in 2008 and democratic officialst tomorrow michelle obama will be part of a call -- fund-raising call. >> paul, hold on a second. i can just watch you all the time but we can't really hear you all that well. tap your mike for me. >> oh, sorry about that. >> move it up a little bill. >> get it real close. >> there we go. >> ali, take a look here. that's the story brand new for you guys at cnnpolitics.com. remember michelle obama, we're going to see a lot of her on the campaign trail the next couple of weeks campaigning for democratic candidates. mark, back to you. >> ali, let's talk about the closing argument. 28 days until election day. will former house speaker newt gingrich, someone looking at running for president in 2012 has put a memo out to republican candidates and telling them to frame the midterm elections in very simple terms. he's telling them to frame it in the argument of food stamps versus where they are now. let me just read his quote. it's very, very simple. it is a fact that in january 2007 when nanc

told by senior democratic officials going on a major campaign swing out west, the president. partyecided they think control of the u.s. senate comes down to the fate of three big incumbents out west so the president's going to seattle for patty murray, san francisco for barbara boxer and then las vegas at the end of the month for harry looed, the senate majority leader. keep a close eye on senator reid in particular. we knew he was in trouble and hearing from party leaders in private they're getting increasingly worried that the poll numbers are stuck in the low to mid-40s. very bad territory for an incumbent a. adviser said they knew it would be a tough campaign for a listening time. still confident he'll win in the end. john boehner giving a major campaign speech of his own in ohio. focused on jobs very timely having a new employment report coming out mixed numbers in some ways saying that unemployment rate unchanged at 9.6%. a good sign that maybe some private sector jobs created but more private sector jobs were lost. so, in the end, we're seeing some problems there, obviously.

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there is a tea party movement growing that is republican, democrat, independent and non-political out there. >> shannon: there is already a tea party caucus coming together officially on the house side. do you think they will keep a little separation from the establishment g.o.p.? or do you think they will sort of meld together based on who ends up here in november? >> you know, honestly, based on what happens with the congress before they left where they didn't take care of the tax issue, the tea party numbers are going to swell. so we are trying to build a big petition, at liberty central.org against tax hikes. in january the numbers will swell and that is part of what will make the election turnout so important. and then who comes in january will be very much tied to the citizen outrage out there. >> shannon: i want to ask about the petition. libertycentral.org's first big ad campaign. what is it about and what are you asking people to do? >> in january it will be the biggest tax hike we have ever had in our country. up employment is so high right now. the very worst policy is to raise taxes in a recession. to pick winners and losers from washington. so our goal

. >> reporter: it was democrats who got the obama administration to back away from reinstituting a ban on assault weapons. despite their linkage with the republican party, officialsre not a partisan organization. one official said if you're a candidate and you're sincere about fighting for the second amendment, the right to bear arms, you'll get the nra's support. but if you don't, he said, we'll go after you. and if two have earned the same rating, the nra favors the incumbent. if you're a democrat, does the nra back you -- backing inoculate you? an nra official told me they'll spend $15 to $20 million this election cycle. but tom davis says it's not the money the nra brings that's so crucial, it's the fact this they have people in virtually every district in the country who with bound the beat in favor of or against any candidate. brian candidate, cnn, fairfax, virginia. >>> there are some big names on the big screen this weekend. joanna langfield joins us from new york with today's movie reviewing. good to see you. >> you too, randi. thank you. >> let's start with the comedy "life as we know it." here's a clip. >> i don't know what i'm doing. >> it's not rocke

course, who really do elect our official across the country, less than half the independents who voted for president obama in 2008 will continue to support the democratic party big gray area there. our political analysts at the big board with us this morning to show us what to expect if the next two-weeks including california. plus, could facebook be leaking your information to internet tracking companies? do you think??? our tech experts tell you how to stay -- keep your private things private. and health food fakeouts. how some seemingly healthy foods can wreck your diet and cause you to gain weight. there you have it. all that and more coming up right here. and i bought my tickets on stub hub. >> i'll root for your yankees if you root for our giants. how's that? >> sold! >> okay. thank you, harry smith. we'll see you on "the early show" at 7:00. >>> 6:52 now. pg&e is making a deal with home owners. the offer on the table and the bonus for people who act fast. n francisco giants ,, [ male announcer ] itchy dry scalp? get selsun blue for itchy dry scalp. strong itch-fighters target scalp itch while 5 moisturizers leave hair healthy. selsun blue. got a clue?

democratic ground game and a divided g.o.p. that has dozens of state republican officials defecting to support him rather than the tea party- backedngle. university of nevada las vegas professor david demore. >> the insider scoop is that angle has made no attempts to reach out to establishment republicans there. harry reid has done a nice job creating the republicans for reed. angle wears that as a badge of honor because as most of the tea party they're not only just fighting the democrats but they're also fighting the republican establishment. she tries to spin that in her favor but at the end of the day it's made it much more difficult for her to raise money in state. >> woodruff: much of the $14 million raised by angle in the last quarter came from out of state. but into the home stretch, both have about the same amount on hand. for angle the advantage is anger over the economy and the enthusiasm of the right. >> so the central question then ishe enthusiasm gap that exists between the republicans and the democrats versus this democratic turnout machine. can they hold their registration advantage which is five points? can they n

democratic incumbents patty murray and republican challenger. in the final weeks of campaign 2010, the c-span video library is a great resource for voters. hear from the candidates, party officials, strategist, and officials. all free online anytime. >> no defense of this policy. he cannot explain why they are going to sustain this loss. the chancellor sets there. this policy has been a shambles from day one. from day one. the

aren't just mad at democrats and aren't in love with republicans yet, but they are angry is that some in both parties who have become what i like to call clept-kratt. an elected officialives it to someone who can win favor for future votes. he doesn't think the actions are wrong. that's the sad part. they can readily justifying stealing from those who worked and earn and giving to those who didn't by using words like fairness, passion, and rights. and many americans are sick of them and are fighting in this election to keep us from becoming like europe. the good news, plenty of it, what i believe to be the god inspired genius and brilliance of our founders. america's constitution created us to be like a self-cleaning oven. every now and then, you have to turn up the heat to really high level and burn off the junk that's got to be cleaned. come november 2nd it will be time to open the oven door and clean out the ashes and remind ourselves that we really live in a great country and on election day, let's say goodbye to the cleptokrats. [applause] >> that's my view and i welcome yours, i'd love to hear from you. go to mike huckabee.com and e-mail your thoughts. you can a

democrats and they aren't in love with republicans yet. what they are angry is that some in both parties who have become what i like to call, toe crat. it is an elected official who takes that which does not belong him, keeps it or give it to someone he can win favor with for future votes. the kleptocrat doesn't think his actions are wrong. can readily justify stealing from those who worked and earned and giving to those who didn't by using words like fair , compassion and rights. many americans are sick of the kleptocrats. and the good news, there's plenty of it. what i believe to be the god inspired genius and brilliance of our founders. america's constitution created us to be like a self-cleaning oven. every now and then, we have to turn up the heat to a really high level and burn off all the junk that's gotta be cleaned. come november 2nd, it is going to be time open the oven door, clean out the ashes and remean ourselves that we really did live in a great country. on election day, let's say, good-bye to the kleptocrats! [ applause ] >> mike: that's my view and i welcome yours. i'd love hear from you. go to mikehuckabee.com. you can follow me on twitter,

i have not been happy with the job our elected officials have been doing, republican or democrat. i feel like the two-party system does not give this a good choice. we have candidates -- we ultimately want what is in the middle -- good jobs, prosperity, a quality education. we do not get that. in my professional life and businesses, state governments come to me for interest and help. i want to help our state government do better. i believe we can fix the problems we have. we just need quality individuals running who are not wrapped up in politics and into the parties of republican or democrat. we can work together and together we can make a difference. >> mr. lincoln chafee? >> thank you. i like to thank channel 6 and all your viewers, and the university. through the course of this campaign i have been talking about the challenges that face us in this state. we have high unemployment, a budget deficit that might exceedh $300 million mightow will we turn that around -- that might exceed $300 million. how would turn that around? a focus on the abc's. we have made a huge investment in the people-mover. econom

group of house democrats who got the obama administration to back away from reinstituting a ban on assault weapons. despite their traditional link badge with the republican party, officials here at the nra insist to us they are not a partisan organization. one official said if you're a candidate and you're sincere about fighting for the second amendment, the right the to bear arms, you will get the nra's support but also said flat out, if you don't, we will go after you. and if two opponents have earned the same rating, the nra favors the incouple bent, even if is a democrat. if you are a democrat, does the nra's backing inoculate you from criticism? >> republicans will go out and troy to labor all these democrats nancy pelosi's democrats f you have the nr a's backing, you can say i'm not a nancy pelosi democrat, i'm democrat that represents you. >> reporter: nra brings considerable financial backing when it endorses. an nra official told me they will spend 15 to $20 million this election cycle but tom davis stays is not the money the nra brings that is so crucial it is the fact they have people in virtually every district in the country who can pound the beat in favor o

official cold medicine of the u.s. ski team. alka-seltzer plus. >>> just 19 days from now, elections that could change the course of the country. with polls showing democrats in deep trouble, some of the party'se on the campaign trail. we're talking about first lady michelle obama and former president bill clinton. what's happening with president obama's approval ratings is not so good. they're dropping, and some moderate democrats don't want to be seen with him right now. ed henry joining us live from washington. how is the president taking all this? i know he knows his wife is a pretty amazing woman, ed. >> reporter: well, kyra, in fairness, he's still popular in a lot of the parts of the country but he is proud, maybe, that the first lady is getting out there. she is sort of a reluctant warrior. she didn't really want to campaign a lot in the 2006 battle. in 2008 she went 0 the there. now she's everywhere. i was in chicago. she was battling there for the democratic snd for her husband's old senate seat in illinois, she is going to denver for senator michael bennet. they're all key battlegrounds. the president's been in some of the places. might not be back. they think she's a huge asset. y