host: nathan gonzales, talk about the rise of greg norman. -- of greg orman.e had run briefly as a democrat in the past, has given to president obama in the past, has also given to scott brown in the past. fascinating dynamic. democrats got their own nominee to drop out of the race, so greg orman is getting independent voters and republican voters who are the satisfied with pat roberts. they may not like that he has not spend a lot of time that she has not spent a lot of time in kansas. it looks like it could be a perfect storm for an independent candidate to win. one of the advantages he has is that he is independently wealthy. he has not suffered from the structural fundraising deficit i was talking about. he can write a check and has been able to boost his campaign on his own. if he did not have that ability, i am not sure he would be in the same position he is right now. what about when he says things like, "i am going to caucus with whatever party wins"? also: i believe he has told chuck todd of nbc that he has said he would not caucus --h a party that ha

host: nathan gonzales, talk about the rise of greg norman. -- of greg orman. he had run briefly as a democrat in the past, has given to president obama in the past, has also given to scott brown in the past. fascinating dynamic. democrats got their own nominee to drop out of the race, so greg orman is getting independent voters and republican voters who are the satisfied with pat roberts. they may not like that he has not spend a lot of time that she has not spent a lot of time in kansas. it looks like it could be a perfect storm for an independent candidate to win. one of the advantages he has is that he is independently wealthy. he has not suffered from the structural fundraising deficit i was talking about. he can write a check and has been able to boost his campaign on his own. if he did not have that ability, i am not sure he would be in the same position he is right now. what about when he says things like, "i am going to caucus with whatever party wins"? also: i believe he has told chuck todd of nbc that he has said he would not caucus --h a party that

in 45 minutes, nathan gonzales of the rothenberg political report offers protections for the midterm elections. taylor a.m., jessica from "the hill" newspaper, arun blake of "the washington post," and mary sabato from the university of virginia. today, decisions will be made on all 435 house seats. an estimated $4 billion spent on this campaign. much of that tilted toward senate races. republicans need succeeds to gain control of the senate. -- need six seats. website for more information. our first 45 minutes this morning, as we talk to you about elections on this election

joining me today is nathan gonzales, the deputy editor of the rothenberg political report, contributing writer and founder of politics in stereo.com. to my right nbc news political , reporter and previously reporter for time and the "washington post" and he covers domestic policy and politics and you can follow him on twitter. to my left is mark blumenthal the editor at the huffington post and founding editor. if you would like you can sign up for the newsletter simply add pollster.com and then on my left abby livingston, who focuses on the house create you can follow her at rollcall addie and she's also been a producer at cnn and nbc and very importantly, she is one of the star players of the bad news softball team on the press side. every year, the female members of the press take on the members of congress and it's a great fundraiser for cancer research as well. abby is agreat pitcher. i have a couple of questions for the panel and then for about 30 or 40 minutes and we will go to the queue and day so start thinking of your questions now. the key thing i keep looking after tuesday ni

on the next "washington journal" nathan gonzales offers his predictions for the midterm elections and then analysis from jessica taylor of "the hill," aaron blake of "the "washington kcashaar. "washington journal" is live every morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span. you can join the conversation with calls and comments on acebook and twitter. >> today a discussion on technologies and biomedical reform at work to create an h.i.v. vaccine and other reatments. the doctor takes part in the event hosted by the center for strategic and international throughout campaign 2014, c-span has brought you more than 130 candidate debates from across the country in races that will determine control of the next congress. tonight, watch c-span's coverage to see who wins, who loses, and which party will control the house and senate. our coverage begins at 8 p.m. eastern. you also see candidate victory and concession speeches in some of the most closely watched races threat the country. withnt to hear from you your calls, facebook comments and tweets. >> the 2015 c-span student cam contest is underway. showi

joining me today is nathan gonzales, the deputy editor of the rothenberg medical report and it including writer to "rollcall." nbc news political reporter and previously reporter for time and the "washington post" and he covers domestic policy and politics and you can follow him on twitter. to my left is mark blumenthal, the senior polling editor at the huffington post and founding editor. if you would like, you can follow him on twitter @mysterypollster. if you would like you can sign up for the newsletter simply add pollster.com and then on my left is abby livingstone, who focuses on the house create you can follow her at rollcall addie and she's also been a producer at cnn and nbc and very importantly, she is one of the star players of the bad news softball team on the press side. the members of the press take on the members of congress and it's a great fundraiser for cancer research as well. so. and abby is a great pitcher. i have a couple of questions for the panel and then for about 30 or 40 minutes and we will go to the q-and-a stood to go so start thinking of your questions now.

and on tomorrow morning's "washington journal" we will get a final preview of the election with nathan gonzalesenberg political report, jessica taylor, aaron blake and others. "washington journal" live is always with your phone calls, tweets and facebook comments. in new york's 19th congressional district republican chris gibson is running for a third term. is challenges democrat sean eldridge up next on c-span2 from albany, new york, a debate between the two candidates. ♪ ♪ >> hello and welcome to our time warner cable news debate between the candidates for the 19th congressional district. i'm host liz benjamin but i will be moderating along with nick price but michael scotto. at his baby are chris gibson has been in office for two terms, republican, and his democratic challenger sean eldridge. the silicon had read several times in this campaign and we will be continuing that conversation. here are the rules that both have agreed to. moderators will ask as many questions as were able to get to. responses will be initially one minute. about halfway through the candidates which have the opportun