but those when you get closer to home, the senate elections co , congressional elections, . >> is it possible to move the needle? >> i think its pop. it depends a little bit on the race you're looking at and the candidates in that race. one of the reasons that i think people take a strong interest in the presidential and don't in other races is because in the presidential we really see big generally forceful personalities, larger than life characters who fit in the american interests with celebrities. and there are people who you feel you get to know more personally. they're everywhere. they're on late night talk shows. you have tons of campaign ad, that's a natural attention driver. depending on what candidate you're working with you may be able to replicate that in a senate rate or gubernatorial race, i think there are consensus where campaign inviters are not taking what is probably a fairly interest ing but not representing that electorate. calling your data and making sure that they turn out. your field work. in addition to that using digital using technology, and frankly just us

the same rights as a person. after gardner was elected to the house of representatives, he co-sponsored the life at conception act in 2013. shortly after cory gardner entered the colorado senateainst incumbent senator mark udall he said he had a change of heart and could no longer support personhood at the state level. however, since that announcement, he said he will continue to support the federal life at conception act, a bill he continues to claim is not a personhood bill. just life at conception. in last night's colorado senate debate, moderator kyle clark pressed him on that. >> you continue to deny the federal life at conception act which you sponsor is a personhood bill to end abortion and we are not going to debate that here tonight because it's a fact. your co-sponsors say so, your opponents say so, and independent fact checkers say so. so let's instead talk about what this entire episode may say about your judgment more broadly. it would seem that a charitable interpretation would be that you have a difficult time admitting when you're wrong and a less charitable interpretation is that you're not telling us the truth. which is it? ? >> i do not support the personho

washington senate republicans hold a one-seat voting edge in a tenuous co longs with two democrats that have jumpedded the aisle. the special electangel's district could have tipped the balance. and drew a record amount of campaign money, stier and his pack contributed half a million dollars, huge for such a race. do you welcome that help? >> you bet. i welcome anybody who who is an' at this miss and activist . >> reporter: peter quist says the amount of outside money flowing to local races has jumped. since the 2010 citizens united supreme court ruling which loosens restrictions on independent spending. >> if you are trying to affect policy change sometimes the state by state approach is more efficient and certainly those races are less expense itch than federal races. >> reporter: january angel won the special election and tells us she spent more than three-quarters of a million dollars doing it. most of the money raised outside her district. looking ahead the governor has no concerns about getting help from steyer and next gen. >> this is not going to be an unfair debate. oil and gas industry has a few dollars to rub together.

the details. i also join with senator pryor to make exemptions for religious organizations the data access the modern health care system i was disappointed the two republican co-sponsors walked away but i hope after the electioneelected i can work across the aisle on different ways to deal with the part-time and full-time problem, the employer challenges and cost for small business. >>moderator: now we have the next topic this is about education. common core is under fire. even though it was initiated at the state level by the national governors' association it is seen as a precursor to what some view as a federal takeover of the public education system. some critics called it obama pour so how do you see that this could be argued it is on point the goal of common corps is to have the base line standard? coons: the baseline national standard for the skills people should get her upon completing high school, where the standard has been developed in a collaborative conversation with governors does not frighten me. what i fear from educators and manufacturers and employers throughout the state there is a yearning for a clear road map for what it is people should be learning a different stages to measure skills an

the midterm elections that could change the balance of power in the u.s. senate. >> a shocking turn of events in north carolina last night, the incouple benefit, kay hagan, never showed up for the final debate. the cog races that we're all watching. >> that was interesting last night when she didn't show up for the debate. there is a dispute. what happens in these things is that you plan early on to say okay, i'll do three or four debates. she said she only agreed to three. they say she agreed to four. she showed up for the debate and she didn't. her staff probably should have made her go to that debate. she's been in some trouble, especially recently, some allegations about helping her husband get some taxpayer-funded contracts. she disputes that. but that doesn't sit well. however, that still doesn't seem to be affecting her too badly in the polls. she's doing pretty well. >> she blew up the postdebate because she had some controversy about something she said. this is her again avoiding answering questions. she never anticipated the question about who you voted for. >> if you want to be a united states senator, you'll be asked to take very tough votes. hopefully we'll get some legislation moving.