does allison lundergren grimes want us to believe she didn't vote for barack obama? why not just own it? it's so disingenuous. >> well, i would do more than that. she's a great candidate. i support her. but if i were advising her, i would say in kentucky it's one of the few states in the country where obamacare has a positive approval because it's worked so well. it's covered uninsured people. it's guaranteed that preexisting conditions aren't going to cost you. >> so throw your arms around it. embrace it. >> so why not support -- >> let me ask you this. leon panetta seems to be taking a genuine shot at the president's leadership. do you think he has a point at all there? >> well, i certainly think that there is a point. and i have said it myself that president obama has not been a great communicator. his communication shop has failed to get out in front of stories even on explaining isis. it took a long time for him to depart from the jayvee to the varsity that isis is a threat to our homeland and that's why the democratic party base supports the bombing and obliter

and if he loses to opponent allison lundergren grimes, not only will it be a stunning personal rebukemay mean the gop won't take the senate. grimes, who comes from one of kentucky's prominent democratic families, came out swinging. >> together we will take this fight to mitch mcconnell and hold him accountable for his 30 years of failed leadership. >> reporter: meanwhile, mcconnell is giving as good as he gets. >> she's a partisan's partisan. she's been practicing party politics since she learned to talk. >> reporter: and the race will turn to a great extent on the economy. and who can convince voters they'll help the state get through recent tough economic times? there's no place that the struggle to get by is more deeply felt than in harlan county with a population of nearly 29,000, it's in the heart of kentucky's coal country. >> my grandfather worked in the coal mines back in the '20s and '30s. and he among others worked hard underground. and they fought for the miners to have good benefits, wages. >> reporter: frank dixon was a coal miner for 30 years. >> the miners operators, ow

. >> kentucky's democratic candidate allison lundergren grimes refused to answer who she voted for in the last two presidential elections. >> did you vote for president obama in 2008, 2012? >> this election isn't about the president. it is about -- >> i know, but -- >> making sure we put kentuckians back to work. >> did you vote for him? >> i was actually a delicate for hillary clinton. i think that -- >> so there are signs of trouble elsewhere for democrats. a new cnn research poll shows mark begich trails in alaska. >>> the ceo of microsoft is apologizing for suggesting that women should just go along to get along instead of actually asking for a raise. his advice, it is not really about asking for the raise, but knowing and having faith that the system will actually give you the right raises as you go along. not asking for a raise, he added, he wrote is good karma that would help a boss realize the employee can be trust and should have more responsibility. his comments really caused an uproar online prompting microsoft to post a memo saying its ceo answered the question completely

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seat, which is why former president bill clinton is headed back tomorrow, to help democrat allison lundergren grimes, turkey, finally allowing kur kurdish fighters across the boarder to fight isis. >> our contacts say the u.s. air drop of guns, ammunition and supplies happened over there, that is to the west of kobani held by the kurdish fighters, we're told the supplies have already made their way into the city, you can see a little smoke and a little haze hanging from past battles. we're also told the next 24 hours will tell the tale of whether these new guns are going to make a difference in the fight. >> reporter: the president received an update from lisa monaco, not from ebola czar ron klain. >> i don't know ron klain's emergency response experience may be the bush-gore recount qualified in that. >> reporter: democrats know president bush's bird flu czar had zero medical experience and dr. anthony fauci says there's plenty -- >> he's been chief of staff to a couple of vice presidents, he has a lot of experience. >> reporter: meanwhile democrat mark udall is proposing not a full travel began, b

kentucky senate challenger allison lundergren-grimes. >> did you vote for president obama in 2008 and, this election isn't about the president. it's about making sure -- i was actually in '08 a delegate for t!?d@ry clinton. >> that looked like a deposition from a murder trial. president who? well, was he on the ballot? how about this? [ bleep ] vote for, brad pitt, george clooney, barack obama. go. >> you know, i got to tell you this. if i'm watching a debate and i'm an independent voter, all right, and the candidate won't answer a question straightforward, i will not vote for that person. i don't care. end. i am not going to be insulted. >> the president said, you know, these folks all vote with me anyway. >> knows the woman in kentucky voted for him. >> might be one of these candidates say i have voted with the president but i've become disenchanted with a lot of his policies. if you re-elect me, here's what i'm going to do. >> and invite to the white house cocktail party for christmas. >> they also need to lay off their own position and stick by it. they don't want to end up in any

. >> i'm allison lundergren-grimes. >> first we learned mcconnell skipped hundreds of committee meetings. where was he? he didn't show up to vote on troop funding, the farm bill and va on days he found time for a lobbiest fund-raiser and was on two tv shows. skipped a vote on job but toasted the chinese president for china's great achievement. the rest of the time he created gridlock. 30 years is long enough. >> the media call her ads false and misleading but alison grimes is attacking on attendance. she must not understand mitch doesn't just serve on committees, he can appoint committee members. it's a power grimes won't have. as for mcconnell's attendance, 99%. alison grimes, no experience, false and misleading attacks. >> i'm mitch mcconnell and a prove this message. >> republican senator mitch mcconnell and democratic challenger alison grimes debate tonight in lexington, kentucky. you can see that live on c-span at 8 p.m. eastern. >>> be part of c-span's campaign 2014 coverage. follow us on twitter and "like" us on facebook to get debate schedules, video clips of key moments, debate

if he loses to opponent allison lund lundergren grimes, republicans may lose control of the senate. grimes has come out swinging. >> together we will take this fight to mitch mcconnell and hold him accountable for his 30 years of failed leadership. >> reporter: meanwhile mcconnell is giviingivining as good as he. the race will turn to a great extent on the economy, and who can convince voters they can help them get through tough times. there's no place where the struggle is greater than harlan county, in the heart of kentucky's coal country. >> my daddy worked in the coal mines back in the 20s and 30s. him, among others, worked hard underground. they fought for the miners to have good benefits, wages. >> reporter: frank coleson was the good miner for many years. >> had everything we wanted, my home, home paid for. it's just life is good. it's what people, hard working people work for. >> i was making about $1,100 a week after taxes and cuts and everything, i was living comfortably. >> reporter: james walker worked in the mines for 22 years. >> i went to work one day and we didn't ge