and i think mcconnell's office responded, matt bevin is a man that's so out of touch he doesn't recognize the spending caps he's screaming for leadership to protect were actually authored by senator mcconnell. it doesn't matter to bevin that mcconnell is a conservative. there's a part of the wing -- there's a wing of the republican party that is going to find fault no matter what. the question is, can they ever be placated? is it even worth listening to them come march? >> i think the importance -- i think what you just hit on about mitch mcconnell, it's really hard to overstate the importance of the race this is in. yes, you'll have a wing of the republican party that does not want compromise. matt bevin is very much appealing to that group. you were talking about blowing into the hat or talking into the hat. this hat has two sides. he's got the democrat on one side and matt bevin on the other. his instinct is to play much more to the center. he's getting totally pulled to the right. as long as that's happening, you have this really odd situation where the minority leader might lose. he'

. >> but also his primary challenger too, correct, is took a good job, matt bevin? >> he's probably going to beat matt bevin, but mcconnell has to move to the right even further than he would want to because of the primary challenger of matt bevin. >> bottom line, what do you expect this new composition of the senate to be after november the 4th? we'll log this tape and show you on november 4th. >> i expect the republicans to gain between four and six seats so there are 45 now. i would expect they're going to win those three i named at the beginning and two or three and they know one or two others. i'm going to go ahead and be bold and say that republicans will win 50 seats so the democrats will still control the senate in 2015 because joe biden is the 51st vote. >> thegrio.com's perry bacon. good to see you. >> thank you, thomas. >>> still ahead, another setback in efforts to free that ship that's stranded in ice off antarctica. plus an historic step forward for the boy scouts. they prepare to open their ranks to gay children this week. what does the mean for young

i think mitch mcconnell has said a few things to say he's not all that worried about matt bevin, wealthy businessman that's challenging him. that said, i don't know if he puts a finger directly in the eye of the tea party. remember the thing about primaries and everywhere else a small electorate in which a very passionate group can have influence. the taert remains not popular with the general public but a passionate group of people in a republican primary. mitch mcconnell is not unaware of that fact. >> this for both of you very quickly because we're running out of time. bob backer inserting himself into politics. we want to play this ad running as he campaigns for a candidate and get both of your reactions on the other side. >> when you get to be as young as i am, you call it like you see it. that's why i'm supporting david jolly for congress. because with jolly, the choice is right. >> so chris, there he is campaigning for david jolly. >> just missing have you had your pet spade or neutered. >> i spent a lot of ten years trying to get on the price is right. he's a key endorser in my w

matt bevin in kentucky, steve stockman in texas.earing a lot of concern from the establishment, though. i think that the national republican senate committee would like harry reid and the white house to maybe stop praising mcconnell and cornyn. >> kiki -- >> i'mtexan here. >> i keep hearing about that state turning blue. >> her color today is a testament. >> the guys were going to go to fashion -- >> this is the only blue texas i have ever seen. >> i grew up with mr. pickle and barbara jordan, lloyd benson. >> ann richards. >> ann richards. the thing about texas politics, they don't like people from outside the country, no offense, gentlemen, we call it the country, from telling them what will or won't work in their politics. that 7% you refer to, there's a $7 million but there is also that 7%, remember, this is a primary fight. >> right. >> governor perry has done a lot to cede the -- stoke the emotional fire, the super uber tea party conservatives in texas. so we can giggle and laugh and there's a lot of reasons statistically to d

matt bevin, a wealthy businessman running on mcconalpha anything to.nell saying quote there is no threat of default bevin is considered a long shot against mcconnell. think of the message the tea party will be sending if it can take out the top republican in the senate. and even if bevin doesn't win, he can rough up mcconnell and make him more. mississippi on june 3rd. mark that on your calendar this might be the single best chance for the right to take out an incumbent, thad cochran and they are running neck and neck in polk t. south carolina on june 10th, senator lindsey graham will be facing multiple challengers. nobody gets over 50% in that initial round, this will be a runoff. that same day in maine, a challenger to maine's republican senator susan collins announced his candidacy earlier this month, erick bennett says it isn't so much about him but about a desire to force a conversation among republicans about senator collins' voting record. with 44% of republican primary voters telling ppp last month they would support a more conservative alterna

it's a tough sell in that as the senate republican leader, he has a long conservative record but matt bevininst him. mc connell has huge experience even if he were to prevail a tough battle with the republican would help the democrat in kentucky. her name is allison grimes. she's running strong in the polls and if the republicans trip one another up in the next few months before the upcoming general election, democrats are seeing the opportunity of knocking off a couple of republicans and the g.o.p. can't afford to lose even one in the senate if they hope to win the majority. arthel: it will be interesting leading up between now and then for sure. thank you so much. >> you bet. jon: a california judge decides to extend life support for 13-year-old teen. declared brain dead after complications from throat surgery bringing temporary relief to her family who have been fighting to keep her on the ventilator. >> how could you tell people they can't come see their loved one and this is the last time you're going to see them? do you know the torture i have for someone to tell you that your child i

out of the shutdown fight until harry reid and he came together on a deal and that's something matt b bevine a look. >> he calls himself a proud guardian of gridlock. he's blocked the senate over 400 times, and then voted to shut down the government, hurting kentucky's economy mitch mcconnell can't light the house on fire, then claim credit for putting it out. >> so mcconnell's campaign, they responded to the grimes ad with this one. take a peek. >> ultimately gridlock is not good for the market. >> panic, gridlock. >> gridlock is about inaction. >> gridlock and games. >> minority leader mitch mcconnell helped pave the way on this. >> perception is reality and these two ads paint a completely different picture and we're seeing a little over ten months away and do you think the shutdown will still be a major factor in november or do you think it will be more of bevin being able to paint the corner for mitch mcconnell coming from the other direction about the affordable care act and the success that it's had in kentucky. >> those two ads are sort of a microcosm over what will happen over the

matt bevin tweets this, if we do not defeat him, mitch mcconnell will lose to the democrats.oting his numbers are as low as the president's. leader facesnority a tough primary challenge and a tough challenge from the democrats when he is up for reelection in toy 14. getting your take on whether or not the folks in washington reflect your views. david, ohio, republican caller. my concern with the american government, the way it is running this country. stealing taxpayer dollars, wasting it on anything that is not necessary. host: turn that television down. talk through the telephone on air. steve, arizona, independent caller. caller: good morning. i would like to say merry christmas and a happy new year. going to have are coming up today -- i hope that my senators would go ahead and vote against it. they are not going to. they are all upset about taking the money away from our veterans. they're going to turn around and go for it anyway. that is mccain and flake. i have been watching mccain for .any years he is not doing arizona people any good at all. he reminds me of arlen sp

. >> he's also got this primary challenger, matt bevin, who he leads handily but it means he's goings to grimes. which is going to be problematic if republicans nationally are suffering. mcconnell could take a hit from that as well. >> our politics team said the marquee gubernatorial contest is rick scott will put tons of his own money into this race against republican turned independent turned democrat charlie crist. this is a big story. do you think that crist can pull it off? >> scott is very unpopular. crist has a strong background in the state of florida. he has a high name i.d. and, you know, i think that the switch from republican to independent and then democrat, it's been done before where people have been successful. i think scott is very, very vulnerable. >> so you think he can justify the moves ideologically to the left. >> yeah. >> republicans neat a net gain of six seats to regain the senate. they have been campaigning hard against mary landrieu in louisiana. meanwhile she's been on the defensive over obamacare. she eventually voted for it but she had that ad that basic