every kentuckyian has that right. as secretary of state i'm tasked with overseeing and making sure we're enforcing all of our election laws. >> it's a matter of principle, standing on principle. >> i'm not going to compromise a constitutional right provided here in kentucky in order to curry favor on one or other side or for members of the media. >> you won't answer that question tonight. >> again, you have that right, senator mcconnell has that right, every kentuckyian has that right for privacy at the ballot box. >> there's not a dime's worth of difference between a clinton democrat and obama democrat. there's no sacred right to not announce how we vote. i voted for mitt romney. proudly. i voted for john mccain. by the way in 2012, 116 out of 120 kentucky counties agreed with my judgment that we might be in better shape now had mitt romney been elected. >>> so this morning islamic state militants are claiming gains on two different fronts. the iraqi army said they were forced to abandon a key army base. the base is

it's about making sure we put kentuckyians back to work. >> did you vote for him? >> i was in 2008, a delegate for hillary clinton, i think kentuckyians know i'm a clinton democrat true and true. i respect the sanctity of the ballot box -- >> so you're not giving an answer? >> i don't think the president is on the ballot as much as mitch mcconnell might want him to be. it's my name. >> grimes is trying to win in a red state. and it led to an awkward moment. but there's a better way to handle it. when you disagree with the president, say so. but when you know he's right, don't back down. and don't give in to the gop's distorted narrative about the president's record. here's the cover story in "rolling stone." in defense of obama, paul krugman writes, quote, obama has emerged as one of the most consequential and, yes, successful presidents in american history. he calls the affordable care act a huge step forward. notes that economic growth is much better than in any other advanced country. and says his work on the environment is a major legacy. quote, this is what a

kentuckyians expect her to cast a tough vote on anything?tion on anything. you want to be a u.s. senator. if you can't say -- if you can't find a way to stand behind your party's president, you can disagree with him but can't answer that basic question and come across looking ridiculous. i think she disqualified herself. >> doesn't this point to the issue that democrats always had with her candidacy to begin with that she wasn't very good on the stump. >> yes. >> created by consultants. >> well, i want to go to jeremy's fabulous piece today about the way republicans are using isis and ebola in their campaign ads and isis is a legitimate subject. they would have more credibility if they voted on it before they went home. ebola is a total fraud. ted cruz and others are saying we'll have a travel ban. i talked to the head of the infectious disease center. that's so counter productive. it would prevent equipment, epidemic would spread in west africa, hurt more people. others like scott brown say there's a problem at the border. there's no ebola

it is about making sure we put kentuckyians back to work. >> it was painful to watch. democrats appear to be running from the president and nancy pelosi and harry reid. >> there is two things that are happening here. with that specific case. there was a poll that showed grimes was leading by four points and mcconnell immediately released that video. it is not good or a surprise. this happens when there is a lame duck president whether it is clinton or bush or obama. they are not a moving target and so they put him out as being a nasty person to be affiliated and allyson grimes has to be careful who she affiliates with. >> and mark pryor didn't think we should keep harry redid. and mark warner made similar comments in virginia. not only president obama but harryñ<ç reid. i understand his unpopularity. he made the senate the roach motel.  go out. >> democrats are looking to distance themselves. >> president obama, this is the first president whose approval rating is 39 percent. you don't see him on the campaign trial. and the fact that the senate candidate in kentucky

but on connect, the exchange that insured over 500,0 kentuck i -- >> insured over 500,000 kentuckyianld support connect? >> it's a state decision. >> would you support it? >> well it's fine, yeah. i think it is fine to have a website, yeah. >> the new york times put that best. that is like saying, google should cease to exist but that google.com should live on. >>> on policy what are tom cotton's great accomplishment besides voting against the farm bill. voting against violence against women and overwhelming tendency to vote "no" on everything. >> i haven't been in washington very long, less than a year, but been there long enough to know it is just as important to stop bad laws is it is to pass good laws. >> david let me just start with breaking news here. the democratic senatorial campaign k34i9 committee is announcing it is going off the air in kentucky. can't be good news for allison grimes campaign. what's your reaction. >> i'm not terribly surprised. the committees have to allocate their resources in the final weeks. there are so many difficult race that's are more winnable for

i was actually a delegate for hillary clinton and i think that kentuckyians know i'm a democrat throughugh. the president is on the ballot, as much as mitch mcconnell would like to be. >> the president's dealing with a lot of crises in the world right now and i think it's important for him to continue to address what's happening with isis, to continue to address the ebola scare and so i expect him to be in washington. >> well, he's not in washington tonight, he's actually -- kentucky, take a look at the rcp average in polls, allison lu lundergan grimes -- the president's been in san francisco and he's not been campaigning, but the average of these polls, there you see new hampshi hampshire, 41%, but take a look at the next set of states, and these are the average of polls, arkansas, kansas and kentucky, 33%. our poll in arkansas has the 31. associated editor of the hill and. >> these are actually different races but they're both just as panicked. allison lundergen crime -- she's trying to make sure that she keeps in that lead. they cannot appear with obama and any statement they make is

. >> more than one out of every 12 kentuckyians have health insurance through consecutive. >> it is a state exchange they can continue if this they like to. >> you would support the tings of connect. >> i think it is fine to have a website, yeah. >> hello computer zpl the website can continue but in my view the best interest in the country would be achieved by pulling out obamacare root and branch. >> the information super highway is closed. >>> in today's top trender money business. >> the dscc has announced they won't invest any more in kentucky. >> another way of saying this one is over. >> bad news for middle class workers. >> raising the minimum wage is not the answer. >> when you increase the minimum wage you help to expand the middle class. >> there are times minimum wage would be appropriate but not had jobless economy. >> 20 million american woz benefit from minimum wage increase. >> i don't think it serves a purpose. >> we will have more on what a republican controlled congress would mean for the united states economy. first, a volatile global economy is taking a toll at hom

every kentuckyian has the right for privacy at the ballot box. >> doesn't that go to the larger issue of democrats not going on the offensive? even to the point of trying to not say who you voted for and you're a democrat, and it is likely you voted for president obama. i mean, who are we kidding here, angela? >> yeah, i think that one thing that we should recommend to miss grimes is to talk about what she voted for. she doesn't even have to name the president, fine. but at least say, i voted for a candidate that stood up for what i believe was best for the citizens of this state and others throughout the country. i voted for a president that would ensure that people's voting rights are protected. i voted for a president who would ensure that the economy would turn around and we would have consistent job growth as we have over the last six months. i voted for someone who would not continue to strip away -- >> i voted for someone that we wouldn't have had kentucky connect if we hadn't done what we did. >> that's exactly the point. that's exactly right. so talk about the policies that y

that is emancipation became such a northern war aim, kentuckyians were hemmed in. that is partly why lincoln waits to do the proclamation to make sure kentucky won't be in a position to create problems. and it is too late to fight for the confederacy. i think many people, their sympathies start to shift to the confetti is saved -- confederacy. luke harlow has written a really interesting book just out which is about the role of religion in this and that oddty that along with these cultural affiliations of politics and cultural and political affiliations there is a shift of religious affiliations which is that when northern and southern -- u.s. -- u.s. churches break into northern and southern branches, by and large kentucky troops stay with the northern branches. but some of them leave after the end of the civil war and join in with the southern one and they leave over the particular question of whether slavery had been a sin or whether slavery was theologically justified. slavery is gone but when northern branches start passing resolutions saying slavery had not b

. >> becoming a multimillionaire on the backs of hardworking kentuckyians. >> i can't let that stand.ageous suggestion, she knows it's wrong. >> reporter: grimes weakest moment, she still wouldn't stay if she voted for president obama. >> why are you reluctant to give an answer on whether or not you voted for president obama. >> bill, there's no reluctance. this is a matter of principle. our constitution grants here in kentucky the constitutional right for privacy at the ballot box, for a secret ballot. >> still, the real answer may be political, not principle. in 2012 obama got crushed in kentucky and is even more unpopular now. mcconnell suffered his own stumble. on obamacare, of all things, which has to be the gop issue against democrats and democratic policies. he contradicted himself by arguing he wants to rip out obamacare by its roots but he told the moderator that kentucky's health care web site which has been a successful tool in signing people up for obamacare is "fine." ana? >> interesting, thank you so much, dana. >>> still to come, the cdc gets a big hand in fighting ebol

it's about -- >> i know, but -- >> about making sure we put kentuckyians back to work. >>> democrat allisonr grin, who is trying to unseat mitch mcconnell in kentucky, refusing three times to answer whether she voted for president obama, either in 2008 or '12. while grimes could certainly have handle it better, you can understand why she wants to distance herself from president obama and why a bunch of democrats want to. take a look at this. these are the approval ratings for president obama in a new fox news poll in five states, including as you can see in kentucky. even if the purple state of colorado, his approval rating is only 36%. brit, how big a drag is the president on these candidates? >> he's a huge drag in an election which historically, that is the second misdemeanor term of a presidency turns on a president's popularity, which means that the key elements are in place for a big republican years. there are some things that point in the other direction. one is that -- in the house where you might expect major pickups, all low-hanging fruit was already picked in 2010, and in the se

but kentuckyians all over the commom mon weal. go to a job. they'll pay a more gain and try to family. they want to know which of you they can trust more to provide for them a decent standard of living and quality of sludget secretary grimes you have 30 seconds. >> i believe kentuckians know my record. it's an >> of being i a good relationship that is what my job's plan is all about. it's a pro prehencive jobs plan. you're the only one with a job plan after 20 years, we've yet to see it. and it's about making sure. we fight for them to earn a living wait. to not not just the right equal pay for equal work. we fight for or strengthness to strengthen and protect medical medicare. >> i think i've demonstrated that i have the relationship ualities to do that. a recent poll of staffers out d mest working senator of 100. we have the chance to pick a senator. thank you very much to with here tonight. join us us on "kentucky tonight." >> and we had a couple of your facebook comments. brian just refused to tell kentuckyian who is she voted for in twage

500,000 kentuckyians' health care now?n i finish my answer some. >> poll position. >> the republican governor asked the supreme court to stop same-day voter registration. >> because of the redistricting it decreased the change in precincts. >> the supreme court cuts voting access. >> this is the kind of thing that the people saw that part of the paul, were most fearful of. >> essentially undid a lot of the progress and making voting more accessible. >> the people who are rung the show in north carolina perceive the african-american community as a block of voters that will vote them out of office. >> joining me tonight dr. reverend william barber, president of the north carolina state conference to the naacp. reverend, good to have you with us tonight. this has got to be a shocking blow to the minority community in north carolina. what has been the response on this? >> first of all, thank you, ed. i am join here by delegates of the 71st convention and right beside me, miss rosa eden, a 93-year-old and one of our plaintiffs.

so far -- >> that would take away, what, 500,000 kentuckyians health care? >> yeah, can i finish my answer? it would restore the $700 billion in medicare reimbursement reductions. >> with me is matt jones, the host of kentucky sports radio and jerry sonka for insider louisville. matt, did it start to feel like mitch mcconnell was never going to call? >> it did after a while. when i initially had the idea of having both candidates on, the mcconnell people were the first to say yes, which i liked and then after grimes came on i couldn't get them to return my calls so i didn't think they were going to come on then today called randomly and said, hey, we're going to come on right now. we had a break so it gave me ten minutes to get ready and then there we go. we were off and running. >> and joe, in the state of kentucky, this is the number one radio show down there, if politician mcconnell's position is designing to go on and matt's dealing with that day to day, you know, basically saying where is he, what do you gauge to be the effective of that over time on vo

>> you know, it's about making sure we put kentuc kentuckyians back to work.ns know i'm a clinton democrat through and through. i know that the members of this editorial board respect the ballot box, as do i. i know that the president is on the ballot, as much as mitch mcconnell might want him to be. i want's my name. it's going to hold him accountable for the state of kentucky. >> described grimes' response as 40 painful seconds. while the opponent has maintained a slight edge in the polls, the political report considers that race a toss-up. the average shows mcconnell narrowly leading 46-43. let me ask you about this. it seems to me that this is unacceptable. she's going to have to, and the sooner the better, say how she voted. >> it also seems like a rookie error. it's shocking she hasn't been asked this question until now. i don't see why should she couldn't have said she did. go on with it from there. nobody is going to be surprised that she voted for barack obama. and, frankly, by distancing herself, she doesn't rally the base which she needs to get out

. >> it's about making sure we put kentuckyians back to work. i was a delegate for hillary clinton.ntucky knows i'm a democrat through and through. i respect the seat of the ballot box. and i know that the members of this editorial board do as well. >> so you're not going to answer? >> again, i don't think the president is on the ballot as much as mitch mcconnell might want him to be. but it's my name. >> so no? the latest polls show that senator mcconnell is leading her, although that's turning out to be a tight race. go to facebook.com/thekellyfile. let me know what you think. see you tomorrow night at 9:00. i'm megyn kelly. this is "the kelly file." >>> they were very credible and very specific allegations that a white house staffer was intimately involved with a prostitute. >> a new explosive scandal involving prostitutes rocks the obama white house. >> i think it's a very clear cover-up even more clear cut than benghazi. >> anyone who's going to use the quran to commit crimes of violence is someone who's a criminal. >> they're not criminals, these kids are running over there. t

>> i was a delegate for clinton and kentuckyians know i'm a clinton democrat. lot tnot a straight answer. does that disqualify her? >> i understand where which you can chuck is coming you you from. this is a high profile is that the rasenate race, how do you n and it anticipate the question. his numbers are so bad in so many states that whether she want it s it or not, he will dr down some democrats. so the answer was pretty pathet pathetic. >> what is mitt romney bringing to the stump? >> he's really the closest thing to a unifying figure the republican party has. there is no one else that can bring the entire sort of big ten republican party in one place aunt not th and not that he was especially great during the primaries, but he is the closest thing. mitt romney has not been to kansas to campaign for pat roberts, but still the name has some cache. i think he tapped into a sense of buyer's remorse. reminds them of a time when they thought they could take out the sitting president. >> john, you're out in nevada. i want to get your input on harry reid. will he

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say he's the solution to gridlock, not the cause of it that's significant in saying where the kentuckyiansnt to ask him who he voted for in the last election. >> who wins? >> the debate? >> no. forget the debate. who wins the race. >> it's a toss-up. >> three or four points. he only won by a few points last time and he blew out his entire $21 million budget. this is a state although it votes deeply red in presidential elections is mostly democratic state if you look at registration, and the eastern coal counties, they've elected democratic governors for decades. so it's not at all assured that mitch mcconnell gets a re-election. >> and mitch mcconnell is a great parliamentarian. not the biggest populist you ever met in your life. that's a brig bridge he's got to cross. >> this race is impactful because it involves leadership it would cut to the heart of the republican party. will come down to turn-out. that sounds, obama and his campaign were able to dramatically able to change the shape of the electorate in 2012. if democrats could goose registration and the turn-out, it could be a game-c

>> i was actually in '08 a delegate for hillary clinton and i think that kentuckyians know i'm a clintoni respect the sanctity of the ballot box and i know that the members of this editorial board do as well. >> so you're not going to answer? >> again, i don't think that the president is on the ballot, as much as mitch mcconnell might want him to be. >> that was dana bash reporting. thanks, dana. >>> well, isis has its grip on a town that's visible from the border with turkey. turkey's hearing the calls to tackle isis head-on. we'll go to the border next to see just how dire the situation is today. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked. made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. what's up for the next shift? ah, nothing much. just keeping the lights on. (laugh) nice. doing the big things that move an economy. see you tomorrow, mac. see you tomorrow, sam. just another day at norfolk southern. where the reward was that what if tnew car smelledit card and the freedom of the open road? a card that gave you that "i'm 16 an