thank you. >> amanda swafford. every bodyu to taking the opportunity and time to listen to these debates. i know politics is not the most enjoyable thing to listen to, but it is so important to get involved and be engaged. i've been called selfish for being in this race. personalng responsibility. i could be doing different things instead of going across the street -- in state and change the true liberty ideals. it is so important that we stay engaged in this rates a really look to individuals and the power and responsibility but cause that's where it lies. if you are not connected to the right people, if your industry does not have the right lobbyists, you're at a disadvantage. that's what i am standing up for. i am standing up for you being able to make your own decisions. i encourage you to please understand that the power and responsibility is where it lies. >> thank you very much. and thanks to all three of you for being here. i speak for everybody that we appreciate your willingness to serve our country. that

nunn, to your question for amanda swafford. >> amanda, i got into this race because i believe questioneed to change and fight the gridlock and dysfunction in washington. i talked about a variety of ways of doing that including really mandating that our congresspeople don't get paid unless they pass an annual budget or that congressmen are precluded from going on to become lobbyists. can you share some of your ideas what we need to do to fight the gridlock in washington? >> well, one of the things we can do is start looking at individuals for individuals and not become so ingrained in an entrenched party system. i think that's one of the most important things we can do, certainly. the other -- another important thing we can certainly do is understanding that government is not always the answer to the problems that we have. and it's to become more self-reliant and get back to first asking the question what can we do through the private sector but as individuals, too, and not always looking to government to solve every problem that we have. i think that's a paramount difference that we ne

amanda swafford is an attorney and former councilwoman. let's meet our panelists. the statehouse correspondent for the social is -- for the associated press. and danielards malloy is the washington, d.c., correspondent for the atlanta journal-constitution. this debate will consist of three rounds. for more on the rules visit pressclub.org. daniel malloy you get the first question for mr. purdue. >> two of the biggest drivers are medicare and social security. what would you do about these programs if elected? would you raise the retirement age, or should we get the private sector more involved? >> it is why i get involved. this is unconscionable. debt.e almost doubled the in the last two years we will do that. those unemployment liabilities combined with our current debt is over $1 million per household. a long timeto take to solve this. the other thing is the interest on this debt. we have to do a couple things with social security and medicare. alreadyto protect those drawing benefits. we then have to look to the beginnings of those programs where people are enter

then another :00 p.m., the georgia senate debate between david purdue, michelle nunn, and amanda swafford. at 10:00 p.m., the minnesota debate with senator al franken and mike mcfadden. then the hawaii governors debate. tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m. eastern, live coverage of the south carolina senate debate between three

[applause] our libertarian candidate amanda swafford. [applause] the format of the debate is as follows. each candidate will get a one-minute opening statement, they will then answer questions from our panelists, who i will introduce in a minute. they will then be allowed to question one another. then more questions from the panelists, and then one minute closing statement. that is the format. our panelists going left to right, the special projects editor with wmaz macon, mr. randall savage. host and reporter with gpb radio, ms. leah fleming. news anchor and reporter in atlanta. and veteran columnist with the "ajc," mr. jim galloway. candidates, analysts, crowd, thank you for being here tonight. we are officially underway, and we will begin with a one minute opening statement as drawn. mr. perdue, you have the honors. >> thank you. wow, great to be home. welcome to perdue country. [applause] folks, this race is not about michelle nunn, it is not about me. it is about the direction of our country. we have a full-blown crisis in america to

then the senate between david purdue, michelle nunn, and amanda swafford. then, the minnesota debate with senator al franken and mike mcfadden. then the hawaii governors debate. tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m. eastern, live coverage of the south carolina senate debate between senator tim scott, joyce ssikerson, and jill bo followed by the new jersey senate to debate with senator cory booker and jeff bell. then live coverage of the louisiana senate debate with mary landrieu, representative bill cassidy, and rob maness. then the texas senate debate between senator john cornyn and david alameel. more than 100 debates for the control of congress. the 2015 c-span studentcam video competition is underway on the theme "the three branches how a law hasng affected you or your community. there are 200 cash prizes totaling $100,000. for a list of rules and how to get started, go to studentcam.org. >> american history tv traveled to the library of congress's kluge center in washington, d.c.

and amanda swafford. charles edwards is the assistant news director.nd daniel malloy is the washington dc corresponded for the atlanta journal-constitution. this debate will consist of three rounds. let's get started. in the first round, each panelist will pose a in the first round, each panelist will pose a question to one candidate. and, daniel malloy -- question for david perdue. >> mr. purdue, you said that national debt is the reason you got into the debate. what specifically would you do about these programs? should we get the private sector more involved? >> thank you, daniel. it is why i got into this race. we have almost doubled this debt under this president's administration. even though he told us he would cut it in half. right now, those liabilities are over $1 million per household. the solution will take a long time to solve this social security, medicare liability. it goes up astronomically over the next 20 to 30 years. we have to do a couple of things with social security and medicare. we have to protect the participants of both program

then at 9:00, the georgia senate debate between david purdue, michelle nunn, and amanda swafford. at 10:00, the minnesota senate debate, with al franken and mike mcfadden. at 11:00 eastern, the hawaii governor's debate. tuesday evening at 7 p.m. eastern western hockey meets -- coverage ofrn, live the south carolina u.s. senate debate, followed at 8:00 by the new jersey senate debate with cory booker and jeff bell. at 8:00, live coverage of the louisiana senate debate between three candidates. senator mary landrieu, ribs of the bill cassidy, and rob mendes did at 9:00, the main the senate debate. -- maine senate debate. and then at 10:00, the texas senate debate. c-span 2014, more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >> now, the colorado governors debate between john hickenlooper and republican challenger bob beauprez. this race is listed as a toss-up. the governor was first elected in 2010. from cbs 4 and colorado public television, this is 55 minutes. >> cbs 4 and cpt 12 present the 2014 gubernatorial debate. >> thanks for joining us for this gubernatorial debate. i am l

. >> amanda swafford. every bodyu to taking the opportunity and time to listen to these debates. i know politics is not the most enjoyable thing to listen to, but it is so important to get involved and be engaged. i've been called selfish for being in this race. personalng responsibility. i could be doing different things instead of going across the street -- in state and change the true liberty ideals. it is so important that we stay engaged in this rates a really look to individuals and the power and responsibility but cause that's where it lies. if you are not connected to the right people, if your industry does not have the right lobbyists, you're at a disadvantage. that's what i am standing up for. i am standing up for you being able to make your own decisions. i encourage you to please understand that the power and responsibility is where it lies. >> thank you very much. and thanks to all three of you for being here. i speak for everybody that we appreciate your willingness to serve our country. that concludes our debate. will like to remind all voters affecting the general

libertarian amanda swafford getting 5% in that same poll.gh to get any candidate from breaking 50% in november and trigger a second runoff between just purdue and just nunn. that runoff held in early december but because of a complicated court ruling it will take place on january 6th, 2015. this is one of the very few states georgia where democrats have a chance to flip a seat and steal one from the dwgop. decisive when deciding senate control. purdue has been leading this race, but nunn who is the daughter of sam nunn picked up some momentum last week. in a 2005 deposition purdue said he spent most of his career outsourcing jobs then when purdue was asked on monday about his outsourcing record, he replied, "defendant it, i'm proud of it." an issue that nunn's campaign is hammering purdue over. will it be enough to lift her to victory on november 4th or force this race and the entire political world into overtime? joining me now to discuss the race in georgia is nate cohn. thanks for joining us this morning. so, we put the latest ppp poll up

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. >> amanda swafford, your turn. >> thank you to everyone at home taking the opportunity and time out of your evening to listen to these debates. i know politics sometimes is not the most enjoyable thing to listen to, but it is so important to get involved and be engaged. i have been called selfish or being in this race, but i am taking personal responsibility. i could be doing a lot of things this whole year instead of going tooss the state and trying embrace the true liberty ideas of individual responsibility. it is so important that we stayed engaged in the race and look at the power and responsibility of true liberty. that is where it lies, not with big government. if you are not connected to the right people and your industry does not have the right lobbyist, you are at a supreme disadvantage in this regulatory environment. i am standing up for you being able to make your own decisions and not always look to big government to solve your problems. so i encourage you to please understand this power and responsibility is where it lies. >> thank you very much, and thanks to all three

and then at 9:00, the georgia senate debate between david perdue, michelle nunn and amanda swafford.0:00, the minnesota debate with senator al franken and mike mcfadden and at 11:00 p.m. eastern, the hawaii governor's debate between david egay and duke iona. tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m. eat earn, life kornlingz between senator tim scott, joyce dickerson and jill bosssi followed at 8 by the new jersey senate debate with corey booker and geoff bell and wednesday night, live coverage of the senate debate between three candidates, maryland drew, bill cassidy and rob maness. at 9:00, the main senate debate with senator susan collins and shana bellows and at 10:00, the texas senate debate between john corn bein and david alamilo. c-span, 2014, more than 100 debates for the control of congress. "washington journal" continues. >> again, the question we want to ask for the next 25 minutes or so here on the washington journal is the american dream leaving america? the premise is this morning's nicholas kristof peace in "the new york times" looking primarily at education and a couple of points,

swafford: i am amanda swofford and you may not have heard about me in this race but i'm the candidatet stands for true freedom. i am bringing to responsibly, responsibly to this race running for united states said because i believe it's that important or i'm holding down my full-time job running for united states senate because i believe in the american dream and they deserve a real choice in the united states senate race. we know it makes no difference which party controls congress in washington because both parties have controlled us for decades. it's time that we get serious about electing a candidate for united states senate who understands the power and responsibility of the individual lies with to liberty, not with big government. i hope you'll keep an open heart and an open mind to listen to our message of true liberty tonight. and i thank you so much for the honor and privilege of participating in tonight's debate. [applause] >> moderator: thank you, candidates. at this time will begin questions from our panelists. the first question will come from randall savage. you were dir

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