bill cassidy is a doctor. he still vote in congress ticket $86 million from schools to pay for tax break for millionaires like himself. i don't know what kind of doctor would do that to my kids. >> i mary landrieu and i approve this message because louisiana's children should never pay the price for millionaires tax cut. >> i'm bill cassidy and i approve this message. >> a few words for mary landrieu on obamacare. >> i would vote for it tomorrow. >> on voting with barack obama 97% of the time. >> i'm very happy to see the president defend what i think is really an extraordinary record. >> and if you dare disagree with her. >> if they don't like it they can and elect us because i'm up for reelection right now. >> now you know what to do on election day. >> again of that debate coming up in about 35 minutes, 8 p.m. eastern here on c-span2 and killed in a discussion on the expiring tax breaks come the tax extenders that congress what to do with before the session and. >> and each week in the segment of the washin

bill cassidy refutes these allegations. cassidy side has he has been only agreeing to a limited number of debate. is a debate between the primary and the runoff. and so for his campaign, it is really kind of keep your head thisand slog through because he is definitely in according to the polls at this point. voicethe teaching contra three -- controversy. he sent xl pipeline has been an issue in this race, especially the votes that happened in the house and senate. what did those vote do for both sides heading into the runoff? the vote played a lot thanr on tv in d.c. necessarily here. anything, these are going the way it did and mary landrieu not getting the votes she needed, that probably hurt a lot more than it helped. getting it to a vote or anything like. , maybe thatssed would have become a campaign issue. that does not seem to be something people are talking about here. it was a couple of days or whatever. everyone was wondering what was going on. pass,t ended and did not i have not heard people talking that much about

republican bill cassidy unseated mary landrieu. it's the last race to be settledar the midterm elections -- settled after the midterm elections. republicans hold every senate seat in the deep south. >> results in louisiana significant and historic for a couple of reasons. with mary landrieu defeated, there'll no longer be a democratic senator from the south, and there'll no longer be a woman senator of either party from a southern state. the outcome not surprising to a load of people following the race. mary landrieu had been polling below bill cassidy, and had been outspent by a lot of groups that came in to support cassidy. a lot of superpacs and the groups backed by karl rove. it was the most expensive senate race in the history of louisiana. republicans had a lot of momentum. they picked up several seats and were hoping to put an exclamation point on the majority received in november. we heard from both candidates a few moments ago. >> this victory happened because people in louisiana voted for a government which serves us but

incumbent democratic senator mary landrieu and the challenger bill cassidy. above the runoff election is this saturday. here's a look at some of the airing in the race. >> i am mary landrieu and i approve the message. >> bill cassidy case a speech that was nearly incoherent. >> senator landrieu may get -- but his record is crystal clear voting to cut social security benefits, to pay for the tax breaks for millionaires like himself. will it be for this quick >> before the end of the year we are going to take whatever actions. >> promising executive amnesty for many that are here illegally. as your senator i will fight to the amnesty plan. your tax dollars should benefit you. and remember, mary landrieu, barack obama, 97%. i will stand up to obama. i am bill cassidy and i approve this message. >> every morning i say a prayer for my kids. i just want him to be happy and do their best. bill cassidy is a doctor but he still voted to cut $86 million from louisiana schools to pay for a tax break for millionaires like himself. i don't know what kind of dr. would do t

askseadline, mary landrieu bill cassidy to bring records.he keystone pipeline has been an issue in the race. especially the votes in the house and senate. what did the votes do for both sides? caller:the keystone pipeline han an issue in the at the end of t, -- iote was a lot more think it played better on tv and in d.c. than it did here. anything, these are going the way it did and mary landrieu not getting the votes she needed, that probably hurt a lot more than it helped. getting it to a vote or anything like. , maybe thatssed would have become a campaign issue. that does not seem to be something people are talking about here. it was a couple of days or whatever. everyone was wondering what was going on. pass,t ended and did not i have not heard people talking that much about it. people do not seem to care that much. if bill cassidy wins, it would give republicans 54 seats in the congress. what are the places to watch on saturday when runoff vote start coming in? guest: the new orleans area is key. certain parishes have been landrieu hasm

bill cassidy. [applause] [chanting] >> where did you come from? [laughter] [chanting] victory belongs to you. thank you. [applause] this victory happened because people in louisiana voted for a government which serves us but does not tell us what to do. think about it. on december the fourth, the american people sent a message that they did not like the direction our country was going in. saying you room are are putting an exclamation mark on that message. we want our country to go in a conservative direction. [applause] where the patients have the power. where we have no shame in using american natural resources to create better jobs for working families. we, the people, have the power, and not the federal government. you sent that message. thank you very much. [applause] i have a lot of people to thank. certainly the staff and volunteers. [applause] people injust have louisiana. alaskans, people from connecticut, massachusetts. we have texans, oklahomans. iowa. we had people -- [indiscernible] [l

we had people saying bill cassidy didn't have a spark.ne reporter called him not natural and off-putting. it seemed like he won because he presented himself as a foil to obama. how long does the window last. you have two years to beat up on him. >> you can beat up on obama. hillary clinton and her task force in the white house as first lady, what did she want to do for health care. what it is costing american taxpayers is through the roof. i have a week to figure out what to do for health care. because obama held a gun to everyone's health. >> what does bill cassidy bring to the table? >> everything that is not obama. >> it's not obama. i want to know what bill cassidy has. >> mary landrieu was obama. don't forget mary landrieu didn't want to support him. >> was that a mistake? >> no, it was not a mistake. it depends on the state or where your votes come from, if they come from heavy urban areas, you'll want the president there. if you want him from rural areas, you don't want him there. elections are about choices. it is a yes or no. the

so, yeah, we're heading into the final stretch. >> mary landriue and bill cassidy joining her in the runoff for that senate seat. you bring up the debate. that's happening tonight. we appreciate you promoting it for us. what does each side have to do for the debate tonight? >> you know, there's been some -- some little things that have just kind of been being promoted and a few that are coming out right now that are focusing a lot on bill cassidy's time as a teacher and how much work he was doing for su. he had some residents that he working with and everything. as far as the cassidy side, he's been agreeing to only a limited number of debates. this is literally the only debate between the primary and the runoff that he's agreed to. so for his campaign, it's been kind of keep your head down and sail through. >> and we have the headlines bringing those records to that debate. besides that teaching controversy, keystone excel pipeline has been an issue in this race, especially the votes that happened in the house and senate. what did those votes do for both sides heading into this runo

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bill cassidy refused the allegations, saying he was doing a lot of work. had people in d.c. he was working with. as far as the cassidy side, he has been only agreeing to a limited number of debates. this is literally the only debate between the primary and the runoff. for his campaign, it has really keep your head down and get through this. story on the a teaching controversy. askseadline, mary landrieu bill cassidy to bring records. the keystone pipeline has been an issue in the race. especially the votes in the house and senate. what did the votes do for both sides? caller:the keystone pipeline han an issue in the at the end of t, -- iote was a lot more think it played better on tv and in d.c. than it did here. anything, these are going the way it did and mary landrieu not getting the votes she needed, that probably hurt a lot more than it helped. getting it to a vote or anything like. , maybe thatssed would have become a campaign issue. that does not seem to be something people are talking about here. it was a couple of days or whatever. everyone was wondering what was goi

to you first, the big headline in all of this, because i don't think it was too unexpected that bill cassidy would win, democrats don't have a single senate seat left in the south from the carolinas to texas. >> absolutely, and look the more the merrier. we welcome dr. cassidy, we need him, but you're right, the south is turning bright red, florida, we thought was going to be a close governor's race, and we won the governor ship there again. as we look to 2016, republicans should be in pretty good shape as we move through the primary system and we have to head down south. we have governors who have great grass roots organizations. now if we can get a great candidate, we'll get a republican president. >> pat, john roberts at the top of the newscast said, well, you can see the swichk in the other direction for democrats, like georgia which is very purple right now. what are your thoughts? >> all the expectations of the governor's race and the senate race never materialized and we're looking forward to runoffs in january. i want to say something about louisiana, what's happening, not only are a

bill cassidy is the new winner from louisiana. >> it's an exclamation mark on the mess act american people set d -- on the message the american people sent on november 4. bill: what is job one for hip, we'll find out. martha: new fallout on the "rolling stones" fallout over the alleged rape at the university of virginia. why the magazine is revising their own apology. bill: jonathon gruber will face congress as we learn the balk administration does not even want to sit next to hip during thaduringo -- next to him during that hearing. >> lack of transopinion i is a huge advantage. calm ited stupidity of the american voter. rams of protein. new ensure active clear protein. 8 grams protein. zero fat. ensure. take life in. martha: think a new group of gitmo detainees going free. the report says they are going to uraguay. it's the largest transfer that we have seen in five years. bill: republicans capping off their triumphant season with another win. bill cassidy easily beating mary landrieu. good morning to you and congratulations on your victory and thank you for doing your first cable interv

bill cassidy is a doctor. he still voted to cut $86 million from louisiana schools to pay for a tax break for millionaires like himself. i don't know what kind of doctor would do that to my kids. >> i'm mary landrieu and i approved this message because louisiana's children should never pay the price for a millionaire's tax cut. >> i'm bill cass iddy. i approved this message. >> a few words from mary land rui. >> if i had to vote for the bill again, i would vote for it tomorrow. >> voting with barack obama 97% of the time. >> i'm happy to see the president defend what i think is really an extraordinary record. >> if you dare disagree with her? >> if they don't like us, they can elect us. i'm up for reelection. >> the final debate between mary landrieu and congressman bill cassidy live tonight on c-span 2. >> tonight on the communicators, peter teal, cofounder of pay pal. >> i would say that the single overarching theme of my class and of the books is that people should rethink competition. most business books t

bill cassidy is a doctor. to pay for a the tax breaks for millionaires like himself. kind of dr. would do that to my kids. i'm mary landrieu and i approved the message because louisiana children should never pay the price for a millionaires tax cut >> i'm bill cassidy and i approved this message. >> on the obamacare come on voting with barack obama 97% of the time stomach to defend what is an extraordinary record. >> if you disagree with her -- spin it either up for reelection right now. >> now you know what to do on election day. >> host: good morning. remind us again where the race stands a few days before the runoff. >> guest: thanks for having me on. we are just a few days out from the election and tonight will be on the online and on tv. >> host: mary landrieu and bill cassidy joining in the runoff for the seat. you bring up a debate that is happening. what does each side have to do in the debate tonight? >> guest: there've been some things that are being promoted -- i apologize for that. there've been a few of them coming out in the campaign that's focusing a lo

enator and congressman bill cassidy. then congressional caucus members discuss the situation in ferguson, missouri and lighter obama announces a new commission to help improve law and the communities they serve. about his attempts to stop the executive order on immigration. from congressman jim mcdermott of washington state on negotiations to fund government amid the tensions over immigration. "washington journal" is live every morning at 7:00 on c-span and you can join the facebook and n twitter. senate congress committee examines the policies f professional sports organizations on domestic 2:30 nce. that's live at eastern on c-span3. to retired at abc ews correspondent on her 40 years of covering the white administrations of jerold ford through barack obama. >> we watched him and watched group of second graders. and they interrupted the president and whispered to him stunned.u was reporter's down in my notebook. the president stood and said he theyo go and then we heard discovered it was two planes plane crashes in new

headline this morning -- congressman bill cassidy in what has been called a landslide. is 14 rgin of victory points for cassidy. again, the headline is -- cassidy wins. and headline we want to focus on this morning -- race relations in america. the following -- when the president was elected as the president six years ago, many hoped his presidency new day on the issue of race. in last week's writing and looting, some wonder if the country has made much progress. there are those who seem to take positions based on race. we were get your causing but ent in just a moment, following the news of not to indict the officer that oof a ed in the death black male. the president had this to say. [video clip] >> too many americans feel deep unfairness when it comes to the how between our ideals and laws are applied on a day-to-day basis. [applause] before i came here, i had a chance to speak with mayor for asio aand commend him how new yorkers have been protests, n peaceful and being constructive. he was just in the white house with us on monday as we started to take some concrete

bill cassidy buried senator mary landrieu by 12 points. cassidy rode the republican wave tapping in a deep well of resentment that really is very, very deep set clear across the state. his only line of attack was that she votes with the president 97% of the time. but that was all he needed to do. >> it was the exclamation mark. the people of louisiana put behind that which the rest of america said on november 4th. we don't like the direction president obama has taken our country. we wish to go in a different direction and i'm privileged to represent these fine folks in louisiana as we place that exclamation mark. >> cassidy's victory was a huge blow to democrats who now do not control a u.s. senate seat, st from texas all the way to the carolinas. landrieu went out gracefully. >> we honor and accept the decision tonight, but i cannot tell you all and my family how proud we are to have made a big difference every day for many decades and we will continue to do so. thank you. >> clearly, the democratic senate campaign committee saw the writin

we'll have an exclusive interview with bill cassidy, fresh off his runoff victory over mary landrieu. and protests over race injustice sweep the nation. we'll discuss the latest decision not to indict a white police officer in the death of an unarmed black man with one of the most influential voices in american media. conservative radio talk show host, rush limbaugh. will republicans use the power of the purse to take a hard line against president obama's executive orders? >> the president thumbed his nose at the american people with his actions on immigration. >> if you shut down the government, you go too far, it becomes about us. the last time we did this, it didn't work out too well for us. >> rush limbaugh, a "fox news sunday" exclusive. >>> then, a u.s. hostage is killed by al qaeda during a failed rescue mission, but hillary clinton says smart power is showing respect for america's enemies. >> trying to understand, and insofar as psychologically possible, empathize with their point of view. >> our sunday panel discusses her controversial comments. >>> plus, republican president

bill cassidy made. the sweep complete over the weekend.blicans will hold 54 seats in the senate, that's a gain of 9 during the midterm elections. republicans will hold every governorship and state legislature from texas all the way to the carolinas. >> there's another party for the elite. that's the democratic party. >> the runoff here was a model of party unity after a divided party. they created nothing less than a landslide. now the task ahead is to get something done. >> repeal obamacare and get that thing taken care of and get it off the backs of the people and small businesses. stand up to the executive amnesty. get our foreign policy back on track. the senate is key to that. >> reporter: now is the time for the republican party to grow itself and increase its diversity in preparation for 2016. >> john roberts in new orleans, thank you. >>> a senate intel committee report on terror suspects due out as early as this week. one pentagon spokesman warning that the report could put lives in danger. fox news is looking at all the potential

. >>> and bill cassidy beats mary landrieu to become louisiana's next senator. >> it was an explanation mark that the people of louisiana put behind the rest of what america said on november 4th. we don't like the direction president obama has taken our country and we wish to go in a different direction. and i'm privileged to represent these fine folks in louisiana as we place that explanation mark. >> after a hard-fought race, senator landrieu thanked supporters during a concession speech. >> we honor and accept the decision tonight, but i cannot tell you all, and my family, how proud we are to have made a big difference every day for many decades. and we will continue to do so. thank you. >> mary landrieu is the last high-ranking democrat to hold office in the deep south. >>> and here is a british invasion. the duke and duchess of cambridge are due to arrive in new york city late this afternoon for the start of a three-day visit. and the big apple is rolling out the royal welcome mat. it is live in the new york city newsroom with all the details. hey, brian. >> reporter: good afternoo

mary landrieu debating with bill cassidy to try to keep her senate seat. the last debate was last night of the runoff election focus on some controversies, among them the keystone pipeline. john roberts at the atlanta bureau. >> the gloves are off, lot of sharp elbows back and forth. the polls suggested to be a dramatic loss. senator mary landrieu throwing a hail mary attempting to raise suspicion of republican challenger bill cassidy's work with baton rouge medical school accusing him of getting paid by the hospital even on days he was in washington, d.c. >> the kindest man has padded his own payroll for the last six years entry into an agreement with one of our hospitals with absolutely no record of the work he has done. >> the charges are absolutely false. the dreck supervisor and i have made comments regarding this. taking the comments and proud of the work i have done. reporter: bill cassidy press the theme a vote for landrieu is a vote for the president's policies which is deeply unpopular in louisiana. both kenneth position themselves as friend of t

her strategy in the past week was to attack bill cassidy mercilessly on two fronts his part-time work forks lsu medical school with little evidence she said bordered on illegal and accused cassidy of being disrespectful to the president. we asked cassidy about that and when we did he seemed surprised. >> just because you disagree with the president doesn't mean you're disrespectful. it's not about the president. it's about our country. if people want a better country, and we feel the president's taken us in the wrong direction, we can disagree without being disrespectful. >> while cassidy, at least landrieu was on the campaign trail all day today, cassidy took the day off. why, you ask? because he still works at lsu medical center part-time as a professor, and he was taking the day to learn the new electronic medical coding system. by the way, should mary landrieu lose today, it will be historic. it will be really sweeping away the last vestages of the old democratic south because there won't be a u.s. senator, a governor or a legislature that's not controlled by the republicans. patt

host: congressman bill cassidy winning in that runoff. bruce albert is joining us live on the phone. he is covering the story in louisiana. thank you very much for being with us. this race was not even close, but what about turnout? was not very ut high -- i think it was 35%. we are still waiting for the final numbers. the : any surprises in margin of victory? there were some polls be t said it would actually significantly larger margin for representative cassidy than it was. a very tough climate for any a ndidate, particularly for three term incumbent who the republicans successfully tied to president obama. host: let me ask you about that strategy by mary landrieu in the general election to promote the fact that she would be the next chair of the energy committee. of course, that fell through when the republicans won majority in the november election. your state has what many call the jungle primary -- so you or nine candidates running, and the ultimate runoff and republicans what has to the other candidates have moved to build cassidy.

i am bill cassidy and i approve that this message. ofevery morning i say part for my kids, i just want them to be happy and do their best. bill cassidy is a doctor, but he still voted for congress to cut schoolsfrom louisiana to pay for tax breaks for doctors like them selves. i do not know what kind of a doctor will do that to my kids. >> louisiana should never pay for a tax cut for millionaires. words from mary landrieu on obamacare. obama andwith barack 90 7% of the time. >> i am very happy to see the president defend what i think is an extraordinary record. >> if you don't disagree with her -- >> if they don't like it they can unelected hats, because i am up for reelection right now. live coverage tonight for louisiana's senate seat from democratic incumbent mary landrieu and republican challenger bill cassidy. beginning at it :00 p.m. on c-span-two. >> this week on "q&a," our guest is new york times reporter, pulitzer prize winner, and author james risen, out with his newest book, "pay any price: greed, power, and endless war," w

we are heading into the final stretch. -- : mary landrieu" the mary landrieu and bill cassidy in the runoff. you bring up the debate.

it is important. >> the keystone bill did pass one taper of commerce, the cassidy bill passed and senatorandrieu could not get it through the senate. that said, my dad moved to louisiana in his late 40's and did not have a college education. he's a life insurance to people that worked at the petrochemical plant. the construction jobs are fantastic. they would be good jobs and when he does, but it is not just the 50. someone like my dad -- it creates prosperous life for his family. i can tell you, it is more than me -- it is the 40,000 construction which is huge, it is more than a 50 permanent to someone at my father. >> we have 45 seconds for the next question. >> dealing in the second amendment rights to the both of you in the week of the school shooting in connecticut where a semi automatic weapon was used to kill 26 students and teachers . tell me your stance on gun ownership beyond the basic handgun or shotgun to go hunting with, i'm specifically talking about a semi automatic weapons. >> i support the second amendment and peoples rights to have guns to protect themselves and would su

out very well for those individuals. >> reporter: what she was referring to was her opponent, bill cassidy, off the trail today to learn the new medical coding system at the hospital where he continues to teach medicine. cassidy told us he doesn't think the campaigning on voting day does much anyway. >> i'm not sure there is anything the candidate can do the final day. the people know the issues. senator landrieu voted with obama 97% of the time. i can go down the list. people know the issues. i'm comfortable the people made their choice. >> reporter: if landrieu hopes to win what she needs is a surge of african-american voters out to the polls today and early indications are that she is not getting it. republican operatives told me their count of african-americans today, slightly less than 20% of all registered black voters. that is down from 47% who showed up on the so-called jungle primary day on november 4. arthel? >> john roberts, thank you. >>> if it does turn out that senator landrieu is not reelected, it would significant nigh an historic political shift in the south from a solid d

bill cassidy's win last night makes the rout of the democratic party complete. his 56-44 drubbing of senator mary landrieu means the democrats now do not control a state wide seat in the south from texas all the way to the carolinas. cassidy told me last night that the democratic party through president obama has lost touch with working folks. >> there's one party for the working people. that is the republican party. there is another party for the elite. that is the democratic party. it is a republican party that favors using america's natural resources to create jobs for that blue collar family who right now is struggling. >> reporter: landrieu will be put out to pasture after 18 years in the senate. graciously accepting defeat last night after waging a losing battle but never giving up the fight. >> the joy has been in the fight. it's been a blessing, it's been a fight worth waging. louisiana will always be worth fighting for. >> reporter: so complete was the republican victory in this region that some analysts believe it could be a decade or more before anoth

i am bill cassidy and i approve this message. >> every morning i say a prayer for my kids. i just want him to be happy and do their best. bill cassidy is a doctor but he still voted to cut $86 million from louisiana schools to pay for a tax break for millionaires like himself. i don't know what kind of dr. would do that to my kids. >> i am mary landrieu and i approve this message because louisiana children should never pay the price for millionaires tax cut >> i'm bill cassidy and i approve this message. >> a few words on obamacare. >> on voting with the barack obama 97% of the time. >> i am very happy to see the president defend what i think it's an extraordinary record. >> but if you dare disagree with her -- now you know what to do on election day. >> that louisiana runoff election between mary landrieu and congressman bill cassidy will be held december 6. louisiana has what is known as an open primary system where if no candidate gets over 50% of the vote in a the november election than the top two face off in a runoff election. it will also be decided by saturday's run

just moments ago the associated press after barely counting even the early votes has declared bill cassidye was leading about 65-35 over the incumbent senator mary landrieu. after 18 years in the senate mary landrieu will be looking for a new job. what led to cassidy's victory. he's a good candidate. then barack obama's deep unpopularity here in the state of louisiana. so it is official at this point. we'll have more details later on. bill cassidy now declared the winner in the louisiana runoff. mary landrieu, 18 years in the senate now will be going home at the beginning of january. john roberts fox news in baton rouge. >>> congress has made an important first step to protect the critical infrastructures. this week the house passed unanimously the act. arizona congressman trent frank. this has been a mission of yours for many years, sponsoring legislation for at least five years. the resistance has been great. what happened and why now? >> well, i guess first of all, i just have a great sense of gratitude in my heart right now. you know, i think when the holidays approach, we all get a se

cassidy: a keystone bill did pass one chamber of congress, that was the cassidy bill that passed, and senator landrieu could not get it through the senate. my dad moved to louisiana in his late 40s. did not have a college education. he sold life insurance to people who worked at the petrochemical plants. good jobs, we need those, but it's not just the 50, it's someone like my dad who then serves those who have those jobs and creates a prosperous life for his family. >> moderator: all right. cassidy: i can tell you, it is more than the -- it is the 40,000 construction which is huge, it is more than the 50 permanent to someone like my father. >> moderator: we have 45 seconds for the next question from doug. >> dealing with the second amendment rights, this is to the both of you, in the wake of the school shooting in newtown, connecticut, with a semiautomatic weapon was used to kill 26 students and teachers. tell me your stance on gun ownership beyond basic handgun to protect your home or a shotgun to go hunting with. i'm specifically talking about semiautomatic weapons -- >> moderator:

and it is important. >> congressman. >> first i will say keystone bill did pass one chamber of commerce that is the cassidy bill that passed and senator land rue could not get it through the senate. keystone is important. my dad moved to louisiana in his late 40's did not have a college education. he sold life insurance to people who worked in the petro chemical plant. we need the jobs. but it's not just the 50. it is someone like my dad who serves those who has those jobs. in so doing he creates a prosperous life for his family. i can tell you, it is more than the -- it is the 40,000 construction which is huge. it is more than the 50 permanent. >> we have 45 seconds for the next question. >> dealing with the second amendment rights. the wake of the school shooting in newtown, connecticut, where a semi-automatic weapon was used to kill 26 students and teachers. tell me your stance on gun ownership beyond basic handgun to protect your home or shot gub to go hunting with. >> 45 seconds. >> i support the second amendment and i support people's rights to have guns to protect themselves. and would support some

republican bill cassidy, a practicing physician, defeats mary landrieu in a senate runoff. leland vittert is live in washington with details on this sweep. good morning. >> reporter: tucker, good morning to you. over the past couple of weeks, a number of experts predicted this would happen, but the margin is particularly telling here as you can see. 56-44, bill cassidy over mary landrieu. you may remember mary landrieu tried to sponsor a political show vote on the keystone xl pipeline that failed and quick ly brought money to the republican party like an oil running dry. she is closely aligned with president obama and it worked for bill cassidy. >> people in louisiana voted for a government that serves us but does not tell us what to do. thank you, y'all. >> reporter: now republicans will have 54 seats in the senate come january. so it is certainly significant to give mitch mcconnell a little more margin to play with. and there's a larger story here. mary landrieu's loss means there's not a single democratic office holder in the south. they have produced a number of preside

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as for bill cassidy. he has been in washington not talking about the campaign. if cassidy wins, he'll be the ninth republican to capture a previously held democratic senate seat. >> in 2016. kentucky senator rand paul generated controversy with comments about the eric garner case. >> obviously the individual circumstances are important, but i think it's important to know that some politician put a tax of $5.85 on a pack of cigarettes, so that driven cigarettes underground by making them expensive. some politician this had to direct the police to say we want you to arrest people for selling a loose cigarette. >> cigarette taxes - that was the moment to make that case when everyone was talking about eric garner. cue "the daily show", with job stewart. >> what the [ bleep ] were you talking about. >> rand paul got the message. the next day he did another interview, trying to do a do-over. >> they outnumbered him five to one. i think it was a better way than holding him in a choke hold. >> there you go. on the democratic side. 2016 potential front runner hillary clin

mary landrieu is fighting for a fourth term against bill cassidy. cassidy is opening to expand the gop majority in the u.s. senate. fox news senior corspopdant john robert system in baton rouge to tell us how it is going. >> reporter: julie, it will not be long now if mary landrieu will know she will go back to washington for six years or six weeks. we'll get the results quickly i believe. landrieu goes in the run off with a disadvantage. bill cassidy, the republican challenger has a lead in the the polls. she is battling stiff head wientds. she was first elected in known 96. and then the deep unpopularity of the president. and pulling out of the race and loving her to battle this on her own with a help of a few friends like bill and hillary clinton. she is vastly outgunned by the republican machine that swept over america on november 4th. she is outgunned in the adfront by len thousand ads in the last month. it will be a difficult campaign for her to win. but don't count her out, she has won difficult campaigns before. and she said she would prevai

bill cassidy is a doctor. but he still voted in congress to put $86 million from louisiana schools to pay for a tax break for millionaires like himself. i don't know what kind of doctor would do that to my kids. >> i'm mary landrieu and i approve this message because louisiana's children should never pay the price for a millionaire's tax cut. >> i'm bill cassidy. i approve this message. >> a few words from mary landrieu. on obamacare. >> if i had to vote for the bill again, i would vote for it tomorrow. >> on voting with barack obama 97% of the time. >> i'm very happy to see the president defend what i think is really an extraordinary record. >> but if you dare disagree with her? >> if they don't like it they can unelect us because i'm up for re-election right now. >> now you know what to do on election day. >> and you can watch the final debate in that race from baton rouge, live tonight at 8:00 eastern, on c-span2. >>> the state of academic freedom at u.s. colleges and universities. anne neal is the presiden

. >> republican congress bill cassidy is the winner in the u.s. senate race in louisiana. he defeats three-term senate democrat mary landrieu. republicans are also winners in the two house races decided in louisiana. we have speeches by both of the senate candidates. we begin with senator landrieu. [cheers and applause] >> what a crowd! thank you all for being here. thank you all for being there every day. thank you all for being at my side with our family fighting for the right thing for louisiana. [cheers and applause] all right. i just called congressman cassidy to congratulate him after a long and tough campaign. i told him that representing the people of this state is the greatest honor that anyone could ever have. [applause] the people of our state have spoken, and while we were working and hoping and praying for a different outcome, i'm so proud that our campaign was open and accessible to voters. talking about issues that are important to the people of louisiana. because where i come from, and you can tell a little bit with this family, there is no quit. we were ex

week whether these documents that democratic operatives have been releasing of time sheets with bill cassidy billing the taxpayer funded university for his job as a physician. cassidy says he can do his job in d.c. and still bill his job in louisiana. the landrieu campaign says they want more documents, that's an incomplete picture. the problem is it came out during thanksgiving week while folks down here are frying turkey and watching football. even despite that last-minute hit, it's going to be incredibly difficult for mary lawnndrieu i think. >> is it thing that came out too late in the campaign to make a significant impact? >> think it did. i think democratic operative, had a difficult time getting this to stick with the legacy media in louisiana. it was broken by two bloggers. lamar white and jason berry. only within the last seven days have the daily newspapers really started to follow up on the story. but landrieu was taken to task in the election cycle for billing campaign fights to her taxpayer civic account. tonight is the final televised debate. both campaigns are telling each oth

it's the final face-off between mary landrieu and bill cassidy. the vote was so close back in november it forced a special runoff election today. john roberts joins us now live from baton rouge, louisiana, with the latest. hi, john. >> caller: eric shawn, good afternoon. if mary landrieu hopes to survive, she needs a big turnout of black voters today. this is actually five precincts near baton rouge, brisk business, a steady stream of people. the parking lot has been full. that may bode well for landrieu because she won this particular parish, 52-39 back on november 4th in the so-called jungle primary. she has been campaigning all day. she is knocking on doors right now. big event in new orleans last night. a real hometown for her. she doing this without the support of the democratic senator committee which pulled out after that jungle primary. landrieu said she still has plenty of support. >> the democratic senatorial committee stepped aside, but my colleagues stepped up and the national party stepped up. president obama stepped up. president cli

bill cassidy will now become the 54th republican in the new senate in january. were left with 45 that means they have gained a total of nine seats in the senate in the 2014 midterms.what's so interesting about these numbers here, in the original election, in the jungle primary a month ago, mary landrieu came in with 42%, in the mons since then, stayed right there climbed a point or two, what happened was there was another republican candidate in that jungle primary and basically, all those votes went to bill cassidy and that's the story of it. mary landrieu loses by 12 points. again, we can see inside the numbers here exactly how this happened. there was no exit poll last night, we can't break this down too exactly. i think we have a pretty good scene what is going on here, look back to 2008, the last time mary landrieu was re-elected, 52% of the vote, got re-elected in 2008. if you look at the white vote in louisiana, these are voters will once, a generation ago two generations ago, all democratic, steadily moving to the republican party in 2008, mary landrieu

news,eating the republican congressman bill cassidy is the winner in the louisiana.ace in he defeats three-term senate landrieu.ary republicans the projected winners in the two house races in louisiana. we have speeches by both of the senate candidates and here they are again. [cheers and applause] >> thank you all for being here. thereyou all for being ever ofry day. thank you all for being at my fighting our family for right things for louisiana. called congressman cassidy to congratulate him campaign.ng and tough i told him that representing the people of this state is the that anyone could ever have. >> the people of our state have spoken and while we were working and hoping and praying for a different outcome, i'm so proud that our campaign was open and accessible to voters. talking about issues that are important to the people of louisiana because where i come from and you can tell a little bit with this family, there is no quit. so we were excited to work hard. i could never ever have started this race or finished it if it wasn't for a solid and secure faith i

election. >> i was able to get the bill through the house. the cassidyill on bipartisan basis passed and senator landrieu could not get it passed. >> i don't think he will be elected but if he does he will be doing more than fighting obama. he padded his payroll. >> recent poles indicate landrieu trails by 15 minutes points. >> rand paul is going for a second term in the senate. while he is months away from a white house run there's a lot of business he needs to attend to in kentucky. the he needs to make an official announcement later today. >> time for a look at who is talking. governor bush is getting ready to make a decision about 2016. >> i am thinking about running for president. i will make up my mind in short order not that far out into the future. i don't know the exact time line. i don't know if i would be a good candidate or a bad one. i kind of know how a republican can win whether it is me or someone else it may to be much more uplifting much more positive much more willing to be practical. it's a pretty ugly business right now. i am not say

the house will bass introduced by louisiana republican bill cassidy. the senate bill by louisiana democrat mary landrieu. >> jon: oh my god, it's so embarrassing. they both wore the same transparent ploy to congress. that's just a shame. you know the keystone pipeline long been an environmental bugaboo. you can never pass the democratically held senate, unless they were willing to sell out a core constituency and vote for this keystone pipeline bill just to save one senate seat that doesn't even change the balance of power. >> to boost landrieu's chances at the polls some of her fellow democrats dropped their opposition to the bill. [laughter] >> jon: i just said that would be stupid to do. [laughter] so the party that lost the midterm election because it didn't stand for anything, has decided oh i've got an idea. what if we stood for that. [laughter] or maybe the right to drop their objections. what exactly is the keystone xp pipeline. >> the pipeline sends tar sands oil from alberta, canada to nebraska where it would hook up with existing pipeline to

mary landrieu was defeated by republican bill cassidy in louisiana's senate runoff race. win gives the gop app 54-seat majority in january. it's the largest majority since harry truman was president. it's the first time in 1232 years that her seat will be held by a republican. >>> and criticizing the new book about his father. >> i think it's typical psychobabble of somebody who has no clue what he's talking about. >> the reviewer said he was in competition with his father. in his book, he says there's no need to compete. >>> during an interview on abc's this week, new york mayor bill de blasio talked about the tension following the decisions in the cases. >> we have to have an honest conversation about a history of racism. an honest conversation about the problem that's caused parents to feel their children may be in danger in their dynamics with police when in fact police are there to protect them. >> officials in north korea are calling the massive cyber attack on sony pictures a righteous deed. they deny any involvement in the hack, but said supporters might be behind

stake in today's runoff election in lose between incumbent mary landrieu and republican challenger bill cassidy. let's bring in cbs news election director anthony salvanto. it appears senator landrieu has an uphill climb. >> she does. runoff elections normally favor the party that has the momentum. moreover, it's not just been a republican year as you saw in november but it's actually becoming more and more difficult for any democratic candidate in the deep south now. >> axelrod: why is that? >> part of it comes down to national versus local politics. nationally, the democratic party is rated very low in the deep south. a lot of southern conservatives feel that the party nationally has just bottom b.c. too liberal for them. so even when candidates like mary landrieu want to stress what they've done locally, it's the "d" after their name that makes things additionally difficult. >> axelrod: if she does get beat, what does that mean? >> reporter: it means if the democrats are going to compete in the deep south they will have to find candidates who can successfully break through and project a mayb