blackburn: absolutely. i think one of the things of the me too movement is that our daughters and granddaughters know that when they make a complaint, that they are going to be listened to. like so many women, when you feel the sting of discrimination or discounting, or diminishment, or condescension, or harassment, all of that in every form. the good thing is that the shame is on the perpetrator. you know that is where the shame will be placed. that is a positive. it is not placed on the victim at this point. we know that phil had issues in his administration. there was a past for friends of phil were sexual harassment claims were handled. it was also the past for everyone else. what happened? the voices of those women were shredded. they died in that shredder. [bell] >> congressman, thank you. governor, would you advise your child or grandchild to go public with these allegations? today, with the sensitivity that we have to these issues, i certainly would, yes. i also understand that 30 years ago the cond

congressman blackburn. rep. blackburn: i would give senator corker an "a." mr.redesen: i would give him an "a," too. he is a different party, i would give him an a though. >> congressman blackburn, explain why did you give him the grade you did? rep. blackburn: i have enjoyed working with senator corker on different issues. one of those that we are working on this week is the issue with sex trafficking and human trafficking, and i will be working on him with this issue friday in memphis. this is something that has so affected our communities and our state. conducted the largest sex trafficking sting was conducted. 22 people were arrested in that sting. this is something that so affects our young women. and say, when you hear the stories of how these traffickers prey on children that are in foster care, this is absolutely heartbreaking. and i know that senator corker has worked hard on this issue. i appreciate that he has been diligent on on this issue. ,i also know that it -- [bell] >> governor bredesen you also , give the senator an "a." why? mr. bredesen: the

congressman blackburn: thank you for that. one of the things we hear from our current seniors is why in the world does in congress move forward and establish medicare and social security? long-term the liabilities on these, making certain that we give our current seniors assurance that these are going to stay in place, and that their benefits are not going to be diminished. that is something that is very important. supported barack obama and called obamacare is significant achievement. that took $700 billion out of the medicare trust fund. this is unfair to our seniors, it is money that has come out of their paycheck. it is money that should be there for them, for their health care and for their retirement needs. >> would you consider raising the cap? gov. bredesen: social security is a trust fund. it is the only trust fund we really have for any of those programs. it has begun to dip into it now and in another 10 or 15 years it will have done itself out. i do not support in any way, in essence reducing the benefits by either

she also disagrees with blackburn's stance against gay marriage and locations for lgbtq rights.not my tennessee values." >> taylor swift has 112 million instagram followers. this is very taylor swift in that it was careful, it was considered, it was her controlling her own message. >> reporter: jo levy of "rolling stone" magazine says swift's public "me too" moment likely influenced her message. >> in real life she was talking about the one-year anniversary of a trial in a sexual assault case in which she was touched without her consent by a deejay. this has been an important issue for her. she's always been very clear about her support of women's rights. >> reporter: this year swift says she's throwing her support to democrats, including blackburn's opponent, former tennessee governor bill brettison, who thanked swift on twitter. i'm honored to have your support and that of so many tennesseens who are ready to put aside partisan shouting and get things done. president trump was swift to disagree with the pop star's criticism. >> marcia blackburn is doing a very good job in tenn

>> caller: between blackburn -- with the pharmaceutical company i would really like to know where they stand onn the changes to the law. >> guest: i think that's really important. i think that the crisis continues to be one of these issues congress has not done a good job of addressing. it is ravaging communities. she's absolutely right. i go out to martinsburg and you drive down the main street and see people passed out in their cars with their car door open, and i think that is something that is an issue not many people in washington, d.c. are focused on, particularly when you are looking at a lot of these application states that it's a biis a bigdeal. and it does draw questions about who is receiving support from which pharmaceutical companies in which pharmaceutical companies are on that getting rid of the tendency and addiction sides and which have been part of the problem and i think that that could be an issue people in washington, d.c. are not paying attention to that could affect things. when i go back and look, one of the things that is remarkable stout it is a. during the pr

marsha blackburn got up there taking money. we all know this, he took our campaign money, marshall blackburn doesn't care about the working black people, the crime rate in tennessee is outrageous, people are dying every day in memphis every day, she is not saying a word. people need help, older people need healthcare but marshall blackburn is going to reap what she sows . >> okay lily, we will have to leave it there . >>. since the women's march and we are now seeing it resurface, is the color divide. , black women vote heavily democrat. you look at white women . >> what you have is women of color is saying, why are you guys so divided, so when susan collins voted for brett kavanaugh, that made this all flare up again and once again, women don't vote for things because they are women but on party. but that's what they're getting at, the women's movement, how does race affect how we feel about ourselves and our policy as women. the other thing to get at is the tennessee senate race. , so we are trying to signal voters but he did

blackburn leads and her led has grown.desen. >> they want presidency confirmed. -- they want brett kavanaugh confirmed. theyatched this character assassination play out. they are horrified as to what that could mean for their children or their siblings or their spouse. >> the tennessee is to replace a retiring senator. a senator sticking around gets more attention from blackburn. >> chuck schumer said his path to the majority runs through tennessee. >> president trump has a 60% approval rating here. he rallied for her. even though bredesen didn't have president trump's endorsement, he borrowed one of his famous words. "swamp." but blackburn insists she and president trump are on the same page about the swamp. >> he is a good swamp drainer in chief. people in tennessee love that about him. >> this is an election where voters are more fired up about national issues than state-level issues. that played out this morning during the blackburn breakfast voters booed senator dianne feinstein. a california democrat with no obvious

president trump speaks at a rally for republican congresswoman, marsha blackburn. she's running for senate seat being vacated by bob corker. life coverage begins at 7:20 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> president trump live at a rally in johnson city tennessee for marsha blackburn. the president running about ten minutes early. we have live coverage on c-spa c-span2. [applause] [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> it is great to be with you. i am thrilled to be back. [cheers and applause] stomach i look forward to being back in the great state of tennessee with thousands of hard-working american patriots. that is what you are. [cheers and applause] in less than two years we have achieved the biggest comeback in american history. look at what is happening. our country is respected again. we are respected again. jobless claims are at a 50 year low the stock market is at an all-time high the economy is booming, wages are rising, and more americans are working today than ever before think of that. such a simple statement. such a complex thing to do. more america

she called fans to vote for phil bredesen over marsha blackburn. >> marsha blackburn is doing a great job in tennessee. she is a tremendous woman. i'm sure taylor swift doesn't know anything about her. let's say i like taylor's music about 25% now. okay? >> swift also endorsed democratic congress member jim cooper who is running for re-election to the house. so far, swift has not commented on the presidential remarks. >> she has been careful to stay out of politics. she is making it clear here. >> that is a tight race. >>> the boston red sox handing the yankees the worst post season loss. 16-1. brock holt had a single, double, triple and home run to spark the sox to a 2-1 series lead. red sox can move on with a win. astros in game four tonight. the game was so lopsided. yankees used back-up catcher andrew romine as a pitcher. holt took him deep for the cycle. the second position player to be used as a pitcher in the post season. >>> moving to football. peyton manning, drew brees is now the all-time passing leader in the nfl. the saints quarterback breaking the record with the dazzling

who is challenging senator marsha blackburn.she said in the past i've been reluctant to voice my political opinions but due to several events in high life and in the world in the past two years, i feel very differently about that now. i cannot vote for someone who will not be willing to fight for dignity for all americans no matter their skin color, gender or who they love. back now with bakari sellers tara set meyer and scott jennings. wow. but she also goes on to back up and give reasons why she's not doing it. instead of platitudes. okay? so tara, vote.org tells cnn in the last 24 hours they very a speak of 650 -- 65,000 new voter registrations. we don't note what he party affiliation but do you think celebrity endorsements make a difference in. >> i think people that have 112 million instagram followers have an influence. sure. i think that people are paying more attention in a midterm election than usual. usually no one cares about midterms and voter participation is so low, especially in the demographic that taylor swift i

marsha blackburn is against lgbt. marsha blackburn is against pro-woman. givegive me a break.y're getting ready for fifth avenue. i'm debating how will i get home. when they block the street, can't figure out how to get home. ed: subway problem. ainsley: i used to do subway. i'm scared with cameras in people's faces. not doing that. steve: thank you for joining us. brian is off today. ed: always tough to be on with ainsley, she is sweetest person. you have to sit up straight. you have to have your tie right. ainsley: thank you. i always try to remind myself to have good posture. i have to remind myself to sit like this. big news happened over the weekend. you were working on the weekend show. justice roberts was sworn in saturday night. tonight he is sworn in ceremonially with the president. steve: that's right. i was reading an item on cnn.com over the weekend. ed: you were? steve: talking about what a great week for the president of the united states. not only was he able to put a second conservative on the supreme court, but you look at the economy. we saw in the cold open,

my question was about marsha blackburn.okay. >> i'm sure marsha will shake it off, and go on and win this thing. taylor's not going to keep her from winning. > can we go to break? >> that was good. you guys are fun. i love the beginning when your giving to scott, lessons in blackness. >>> well, i'm making white person jokes now. you all made the black people jokes in the first panel. i it will make the white person jokes. we'll explain to each other. >> can i mention something real quick. >> quickly, quickly, i'm already over. >> taylor swift is dope for doing this and i hope more young people get involved in the process because young people will change the dynamic of this country. go taylor, i'm a swifty. >> as you can see, there's no bad blood here. >> oh. >> by the way, what was the entertainer of the year? >> she won. >> artist of the year. >> she's more than kanye west. >> she won over kanye again. here we are how many years later. i'm team taylor >> i'm going to let you finish, tara, tomorrow. >> we'll be back. the a.

over a week until the election, marcia blackburn is getting high-profile support. doocy live in nashville for that. reporter: the support came from senator lindsey graham who got a hero's welcome from republicans who are appreciative how he helped get brett kavanaugh confirmed to the supreme court. but just like that kavanaugh confirmation hearing in d.c., here in nashville at the ray stevens dinner theater, there were protesters who disrupted the proceedings and even needed to be escorted or carried out. >> judge me by my friends and the people want to yell at me. all the people that yell at me would turn the country into a mob. they don't respect the presumption of innocence, they have the view of venezuela. they have every right to their opinion, i guess they can yell and spit on you, they don't have a right but exercise it that way. reporter: after the event wrapped, blackburn pointed out one of the protesters interrupted during a moment of silence for the pittsburgh synagogue victims but brettisson has his own statement, he said it is a shame that people inter

swift saying she cannot support gop senate candidate marsha blackburn because her voting record in congressalls and terrifies me. the superstar writing, i cannot vote for someone who will not be willing to fight for dignity for all americans, no matter their

it was marsha blackburn. she spoke for 11 minutes.ment of silence for the victims in pennsylvania. and that is when somebody decided, you know what? this is a good time to do this. watch. >> a moment of silence. [shouting] >> marsha blackburn is a white supremacist. [shouting] [chanting u.s.a.] brian: unbelievable. if you have a point of view, obviously it's not marsha blackburn's. did you nothing to forward your cause. you are being mocked on the left and many and, steve, you mentioned phil bredesen did come out and condemn it but he also said hey, i have been interrupted multiple times. what democrat is happy with those scenes. that doesn't show courage it shows you are absolutely oblivious. in keep in mind in terms of these midterms i get it, 8 million have already voted. it's the largest early voter turnout that we have ever had. looks as though greatest turnout since 1914. great news for the country taking part in the process. this is not taking part in the process. steve: of those protests we saw only one during the moment of si

marsha blackburn got up there, taking money.yow he took campaign and win on trip -- money and went on trips with it. the crime rate in tennessee is outrageous. people are dying every day in memphis. he is not saying a word. care butes health marsha blackburn is going to reap what she sows. host: -- guest: she gets in the fascinating things going on. i would be remiss to talk about gender is not to talk about race at the same time because women are not a mono list. there are racial divides as well. one conversation you see among women on the left since the women's march but we see it resurface around the brett kavanaugh hearings is the color divide. how black women vote democrat. latina women vote democrat. were evenlyin 2016 divided. they went slightly for donald trump. what you have is women of color saying, white women, why are you divided? when susan collins voted for brett kavanaugh, that made this flareup. women do not vote for things because of women. your collar is getting at that fascinating point of the women's movement

with democrat and former tennessee governor phil brett is in, blackburn's leaders within the margin of error but is up from last month but we should note brett a synapse voters are but more loyal, 92% of democrats back him versus 82% of republicans backing blackburn. it will be fascinating to see where the chips fall once the vote is complete. >> we will come back to you in a little bit. let's begin digging deeper for analysis and bring in bipartisan pollsters to weigh in. chris anderson and the ceo of wpa intelligence, welcome to you both. i will give you first and last, let's start with north dakota. heidi heitkamp in the race trace was talking about. a tighter race earlier and now 12 points in favor of republicans, what do you make of it? >> this is a very red state the trump won overwhelmingly and what seems to be happening in north dakota and the other four states is republicans are coming home. they were less enthusiastic a month ago. what happens seem to have energized them some and they are coming home to their natural base which is voting for the republican. north dakota do

it's been blackburn by four, blackburn by 8, blackburn by 14 and now blackburn by 3.can say i think that over the summer what we were typically seeing in this race was bredesen's popularity. kavanaugh, maybe that was the event. maybe it was inevitable. but since around the start of this month, we have seen a trend towards what you call political uncertainty reasserting itself. >> this was never a 14-point race. this was never a 14-point race. bredesen, one of the most popular governors in all of america. this guy is sitting in the 60s. chances are good this one will be tight to the end. >> in a place like arizona where it looks like maybe the republicans would get into a really nasty primary fight, that didn't happen. and what we're seeing is the political gravities start to come into play here, that red states are behaving like red states and blue states are behaving like blue states. so where it seems like we are two weeks before the election is the senate map and the house.map both seem to be closing in, which is the ceiling now for democratic gains seems to be dro

she went as far as slamming the republican senate candidate marsha blackburn. this is a big deal. she has millions of fans. some are young. some are old enough to vote now. she is a vocal feminist. she has been appropriated as a symbol of the right due to her country roots. she has over 80 million followers on twitter. she has over 100 million instagram fans. that is where she posted her endorsement. vote --g to busby, according to a buzz feed, vote.org solid and uptake following the post -- saul and uptake following the post. >> what kind of response was from the conservatives? said -- setabee himself up in a fight with fans. he said she has the right to be political. donald trump for his part reacted. fox news reporting that he said he likes her music about 25% less now that she has taken on marsha blackburn. accusing that candidate of voting against equal pay for women and against an act of the two protect women from domestic violence. -- an act attempting to protect women from domestic violence. alaska's national park is home to brown bears who are preparing for the winter hib

tim: we are happy to support marsha blackburn in tennessee. we have held claire mccaskill accountable in missouri. there are champions running that republicans have, so we are involved in a lot of races, but we absolutely made a decision to be clear we've never been an appendage of any party, that we wanted to send a stronger message this year. we thought it was important to do that. i think the omnibus, that's not the only reason but that was a big one, and inflection point for us, that so many republicans who talk about being fiscally responsible instead blew through spending caps, at around $600 billion more than they promised to spend. and now we have a situation this year where tax cuts have brought in additional revenue to the government, because when you lower tax rates you increase economic activity and growth, and we are seeing that, but the deficit is too much. >> on the big annual spending bill that funds the government, the president said he might veto and then went ahead and signed because of some of the issues you raised. because

we will begin with our first question and it goes to congressman blackburn. what do you think is the single most important issue. >> also to the league of women voters, the tennessean and channel five, thank you for giving us the opportunity to talk to tennesseans about the issues that are pressing and so important to them. as i talked to people around the state the number one thing they talk about is making certain that we keep the jobs and the economy is growing as tax cuts are working in tennessee. we hear story after story from people about how very important it is. i know phil would've voted against the tax cuts, he called them crumbs but i gotta tell you, when you are out and about in our communities and you see the economic growth and development, this is what they're talking about. in scott county last week they said they were advertising for people to come in and work because of the jobs growth. this is their number one issue, good for all tennesseans. >> i think the number one issue has got to be the overarching issue of how dysfunctional washington

that will be voting for phil medicine for the senate and it did the opposite, marsha blackburn wentw she is encouraging people to vote early so sometimes it has the opposite effect. >> sometimes it does, i am for voter turnout and voter registration and everybody should so kudos to her for that. i don't have a problem with that. kanye west is encouraging people, not telling you who to vote for, that is the difference, the easy joke would be to say how can we listen to taylor swift, this is a person who traded boyfriends out quicker than i change socks but i won't be mean like that. heather: she is very talented. >> she has done well. if she ever dated me -- terrible. heather: you bring up a good point. that is something people will say listening to this if we post this online the left will say you say listen to kanye west and listen to celebrities or sports people who support the president but then don't listen to the left leaning celebrities so if you listen to when you got to listen to the other give them equal time. >> it is not going to go away. we will hear the political opinio

marcia blackburn is ahead by five points, which is within the margin of error.his as we learn the kavanaugh nomination could be having an impact. peter doocy is live there now. what is the democrat in this race do that sets him apart from most democrats in the senate? >> reporter: dana, he said that he would have voted for kavanaugh if he had the chance. that's something only one democrat in the senate actually did today, joe manchin, the democratic candidate here in the senate race is a former governor who still carries a 51% approval rating. he said i was prepared to say yes prior to dr. ford's coming forward. while the subsequent event making it a much closer call and i am missing key pieces of information that a sitting senator has, i am still a yes. that statement look bredesen awhile. he did not weigh in for weeks. we got the statement in our inbox today at the same time that senators were voting. >> dana: how does marcia blackburn think the kavanaugh process has impacted her campaign? across the board the republicans are saying they're raising more money,

the first poll i've seen in a long time that has blackburn ahead in this race. the former governor, very personally popular in the state, surprised a lot of people by saying, hey, i want to go to the u.s. senate. he'd been defying political gravity in tennessee now we'll see. we need some more polls to see if blackburn really has pulled into the lead or if this proves to be more of an outlier. but interestingly, yesterday, phil bryson who is obviously not in the senate, right now not anywhere near washington, d.c., he announced yesterday he was for the kavanaugh nomination. if in the senate, he would have voted for the kavanaugh nomination. so there's a democrat like manchen in west virginia trying to separate himself from the national party and trying to appeal to voters in the state. in tennessee's case, it went to trump by 26 points. >> given the down numbers from marsha blackburn leading up to today, you have to wonder if this is a bounce from enthusiasm, whether it sustains itself. i don't want to overlook nevada. >> this nevada is the one example here wher

we just interviewed congresswoman march happen blackburn.did reach out to her opponent phil bredesen, but so far no response. juan, china is a bad actor in this world. >> the chinese chip manufacturer, how the chinese have been hacking into you. charles: we'll cover that later. amazon, am, they both have denied it. but we know there are a lot of things going on. >> this a lot of news. one of the biggest things i saw from a business perspective is the fact he called out google specifically and called on them to halt doing the search engine in china. if i'm sitting as an american business, i'll have to think twice. every corporation that was global, their strategy was how do we get into china. everything you have know as it relates to i.p. theft and forced transfer of technology, you have to look at yourself if you are a western business in china saying can i afford to do business in china? charles: or maybe you can go into china knowing the united states has your back. alphabet was down almost 3% today. gillian, i spoke to the ce to of a mid-

but the poll there showing blackburn at 43, bredesen at 34.e map, with bredesen plus one. fox news has blackburn up five. what would explain the discrepancys? >> methodology. bredesen in i believe five out of six polls conducted through the end of august. since early september republican blackburn has led in i think four of five polls. so you can see her growing in strength. the numbers are there. it's a republican state. my point is, the democrats got excited early and locked into their candidate. republicans are doing it later. this is a state trump carried by 22. last democrat who won state election was bredesen. republican governor is pretty popular. and the man running to succeed him is ahead by 13 points in the real clear politics average. this is not a blue state. this is a red state. the red state is gonna come across the line for blackburn. >> dana: let me ask you something about early voting. did you see the information date? yesterday started early voting in tennessee. 10,000 or so people came out to vote. on the first day in 2016,

the guy that called in about marsha blackburn in tennessee, marsha blackburn has never been a senator. she's running for senate, and she's not running for governor, so he's all messed up on that. but marsha blackburn has moved up the last few days. points.ead by 14 tellingst came out exactly the way it is. your planned parenthood, which has nothing to do with ,arenthood, 70 million babies basically 40% plus are black babies, have been aborted. that whenevere people are standing up, the party that stands up for planned parenthood, that puts planned parenthood clinics right in the low income areas, and it's a large majority of them are the black, hispanic, and low income, and half of those babies are female, so they are not standing up for women's rights. host: that's larry and waynesboro, tennessee. the last caller in our segment on "washington journal." that tennessee race one we will touch on an hour 9:00 hour of "washington journal." we will spend that our with kyle , speaking about the election landscape for 2018. up next, we are joined by one america news network's emerald robinso

donald trump rallying the crowd in tennessee to stump for marsha blackburn. president warning voters democrats, quote, the party of crime. >> stop the crime, sounds a little tough but it is true, open borders, they want to shut down american energy and replace freedom with socialism. they went, the democrats want to turn america into venezuela. >> the president heads to mississippi, minnesota on thursday and kansas on saturday. the president taking aim at democrats trying to block the nomination of brett kavanaugh, this as it is revealed the supreme court nominee's friend is interviewed by the fbi and his third accuser walking back some of her claims. doug was later live with the latest twist in the confirmation battle. what a day it was yesterday. >> donald trump still standing firmly behind brett kavanaugh, went after democrats by name. >> he went around telling war stories, people dying left and right. he was never in vietnam. it was a lie. cory booker who destroyed -- dianne feinstein had this letter for months and she didn't reveal it until everything wa

i am 100% for marsha blackburn. host: why is that? caller: she stands for the same principles that president trump does in the same that i did. my comment real quick was on the senator from hawaii's quote about men need to shut up and stand up. my response to that is democrats need to shut up and sit down. say.s all i have to host: alex is in michigan, independent. good morning. caller: good morning. i say. host: wanted to talk about -- yu had a guy on there talking about the trump economy and all that. if the american people really needed a republican presidential, they should have chosen to cinch. -- kacinich. this guy pushing this book about the trunk economy, i asked him to tell me specifically what donald trump had done to cause the economy to turn around, and he came back with this spin about optimism. d that i was never able to get back with him because you guys shut me down. i asked him specifically to tell me exactly what donald trump had put into effect to cause the economy to turn around because the economy was already turn

the question might be because you've mentioned blackburn, she's embraced president trump.eading to topeka, kansas, and as he came out during the confirmation process, he really did lean on kavanaugh. is he the reason why kavanaugh is making it through and it shows his support has a lot of legs on the campaign trail still. >> i believe it was wednesday night president trump was in south haven, mississippi, about an hour from where i grew up and was born and raised in mississippi. he changed his strategy. he had been, for donald trump, relatively restrain and attacked christine blasey ford by name, attacked the evidence, attacked her claims that she had been sexually assaulted by judge kavanaugh. and so that was a turning point in that the white house had been very cautious about not making this about her, not attacking dr. ford. and then dr. ford upended that strategy. while it was not necessarily the advice they wanted, it perhaps reflected the anger that some trump supporters felt over what they feel was a very dirty process. >> okay. it's always great to have you here. e

and not marsha blackburn, especially. >> well, marsha blackburn is doing a very good job in tennessee. she is leading now substantially, which she should. she's a tremendous woman. i'm sure taylor swift has nothing -- doesn't know anything about her. and let's say that i like taylor's music about 25% less now, okay? thank you. >> so the president stopping off on his way back to the white house to answer a few questions from reporters. jim acosta over at the white house. jim, once again, making it clear, he has no intention of firing the deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein. >> that's right, wolf. and i thought it was interesting, there was almost -- i don't want to call it a bromance between the president and rod rosenstein. that might be taking things too far. but he was certainly giving him the air force one treatment. he was there in front of the cameras, traveling with the president. and the president making it clee clear, he's not going to fire the deputy attorney general. he may be concluding, wolf, he may be better off in terms of the russia investigation by, you know, showi

facebook censoring marsha blackburn. the republican candidate got the last laugh. accused of trying to censor marsha blackburn's campaign ads, the campaign video showing protesters interrupting her moment of silence for pittsburgh synagogue victims. >> a moment of silence. >> marsha blackburn is a white supremacist! [shouting] heather: during a moment of silence for victims of the synagogue shooting. the tennessee senate candidate's videos of, quote, shocking content. a new poll showing the republican is pulling ahead by 5% in the tennessee senate race against democrat phil vbredesen. bernie sanders cannot commit to finishing his senator every elected. he has not ruled out a 2020 presidential wanting the simple truth is i have not made that decision but i'm not going to sit here and tell you i may not run. i may. if i run and when the likelihood is i will not be vermont's senator. she said she will not run for president but millennials want oprah in the oval office. the former talkshow host taking the top spot in a new survey that asked americans which celebrities

blackburn's lead is still within the margin of error but it is up from last month, although we shoulds appear to be a bit more loadable, 92% of democrats back him versus 82% of republicans backing blackburn. bottom line here, it will be fascinating to see where the chips fall once the kavanaugh vote is complete. >> shannon: trace, thank you very much. if we will come back to you in just a little bit. in the meantime let's dig in deeper to the polls for analysis. it will bring in our bipartisan posters to weigh in. the president of anderson robbins research, chris anderson and ceo of wpa intelligence, chris wilson, welcome to you both. i'm tempted to call you just buy your last names, but i won't, i will give you first and last because you are both chris. heidi heitkamp in that case the race that trace was just talking about, a tighter race earlier and now are spread of 12 points in favor of the republican, what you make of it, chris anderson? >> this is a very red state, one that trump won overwhelmingly and what seems to be happening in north dakota and in the other four states is th

>> this is not the first run-in marsha blackburn had with big tech. come big tech only seems to sensor republican candidates for office not democratic candidates? if he they are putting thumb on the scale, give in-kind contributions. 80% of the u.s. searches start with google. if google shutting down what republicans putting out there, how will we get our message out. this is unfair and showing their partisan nature. charles: ford, this effort president trump is putting forth. i never see anything like it. his energy, his resolve, his ability to make these barnstorming events, one after another. he did it for himself. we've never really seen anything like that. the fact he would do it for other candidates, even going against history, how important is that for the party overall? >> i think this is strategically a smart use of trump's time and an effort to turn out that 2016 trump voter. essentially, look he is going to places where he is popular. he is going to places rural and exurban. he frankly generates the most enthusiasm in the republican party.

heather: tennessee, marsha blackburn, the president was just there. other week, he won that state by 26 points. what about the influence of brett cavanagh? >> not long ago democrats are saying their candidate was going to win and this was a done deal and now you have marsha blackburn, no question about it and the reason the president was there, this is a state he won overwhelmingly. they liked is issue agenda and they know he can get the republican base going for marsha blackburn. heather: he is stumping for these candidates. we will see the enthusiasm last until the midterms. the time is 8 minutes until the top of the hour and we will be right back. what the heck is that?! whoa! what truck brand comes from the family of the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road? i think it's the chevy. ford. is it ford? nope, it's not ford. i think it's ram. is it ram? not ram. that's a chevy! it's chevy! that's right. from the family of the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road. gorgeous. chevy hit it out of the ball

the republican candidate, marsha blackburn, has a reputation as a firebrand. tied herself closely to president trump. >> look, i am not running against president trump. i am running for a senate seat to run in tennessee. reporter: the popular former goveor talks about his personal brand as a politician who gets things done rather than h party. >> ♪ reporter: that pitch is aimed sqrely at disaffected republicans. but in our outside of ar nashville, the is pretty important. >> ♪ reporter: this is lewisville's annual fair. it's trump country. still, there is some impatience with partisan shouting matches in washington. tennessee is an interesting o tewhether a political moderate has appeal r in this hylarized climate. it's crucial because a democratic win here is key to helping the party take control br the senate. and that's a deaker for many. >> i love donald trump. i think america is bac a run right now. dthink we're being respec all over the world. reporter: phil, what do you think of him? >> a nice guy. i ain't voting for him. reporter: but he's somebody tha

rob: donald trump rallies a crowd for marsha blackburn.illian: he warns voters of dangers ahead of democrats take over congress in november. >> a democrat takeover of congress will plunge our country into gridlock and chaos, the stock market which is up at record levels and now the highest, will drop, your 401(k)s will be devastated. your taxes will rise beyond your wildest imagination. rob: a tough fight to keep bob corker's seat in check. he heads to mississippi today, minnesota thursday, kansas on saturday. jillian: the president also taking aim at democrats trying to block the nomination of brett cavanagh as it is revealed the supreme court nominee's friend is interviewed by the fbi and his third accuser walking back her claims. rob: doug lose 8 or --luzader is here with a twist. >> reporter: donald trump at a rally last night firing up the crowd talking about how his supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, has been tweet -- treated through this process and blamed specific democrats. >> went around telling war stories, people dying lef

the president touting tariffs at a rally for marcia blackburn in johnson city, tennessee. president trump: mexico and canada are partners now. that's a good thing. because we are finally putting america first. lou: america first. and a reminder could preorder burgess owens' new ♪ >> we made history again when i announced to the world that we are replacing the job-killing disaster known as nafta. >> trump taking a victory last night for historic deal with canada and mexico as we learn more of the details. >> that new trade pact gives stocks shot in the arm yesterday. dow soaring nearly 200 points. s&p almost hitting a new record. >> as for today, we do have stock market futures sharply lower, the dow is down about half of one percent. 117 point downside and nasdaq is down 42. part that have could be oil watching oil

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the president touting tariffs at a rally for marcia blackburn in johnson city, tennessee.mp: mexico and canada are partners now. that's a good thing. america is winning again and being respected again because we are finally putting america first. lou: america first. and a reminder could preorder burgess owens' new book, wh. kennedy: the that's top republican has a warning for democrats. quit delaying and resisting the kavanaugh vote. a poll shows more americans think the confirmation is the target of a smear campaign. christine blasey ford says she is 100% sure brett kavanaugh attacked her. president trump defended him

marsha blackburn and a republican, and the president decided to weigh in on this today. >> president blackburn is doing a very good job in tennessee, she is a tremendous woman, and let's say that i like taylor's music about 25% less now, okay? >> bret: i just wanted to play that sound bite. everyone has a point of view and obviously, taylor swift is weighing in. >> i know some people might say they like or music or not, who cares. but people that may not come out and have not come out certainly for my party. unlike the president said, less than 3% in the margin of error and we are talking about a very red state to see a democrat less than three points behind republicans in a state like tennessee. it's very encouraging for democrats. >> thoughts? we are 29 days in the news cycle i mentioned with brit hume early or are about six or seven per day. we will look at shiny things between now and election day which could change that dynamic entirely. >> i am for whatever meat loaf for earl keen. >> 2 out of 3. >> you have to kick it off. all right, i have to run. [laughs] >> bret: nine races

>> i take that endorsement and put it my tv ads if i'm marsha blackburn.ebrity endorsements do not help. in fact, often they hurt. i remember in the hillary clinton campaign, the huge philadelphia thing with all the -- jay-z and everybody. most of america look at that and says not my people. >> swift, in theory, is different. she is from tennessee. she writes songs or did, before she went pop, she was country. >> for most country people in tennessee she went pop and that's not good, okay? most people see her -- she's a worldwide celebrity figure. they associate that with hollywood. democrats dominate the world of culture and celebrity but right now republicans dominate the world of power of politics and that's kind of the dynamic going on right now. i'm glad she's doing it. i think it's good. i think younger people are fired up and should be activated. i'm just cynical about celebrity endorsements, particularly in the south. >> it's fascinating, too, from someone like her, because she is so carefully controlled and she does the controlling, right? she runs

heather: taylor swift called her out and now congress woman marsha blackburn is hitting marsha blackburnthe tennessee congressional candidate outlining the ways that she helps women after swift said the republican's voting record tire fide her. >terrified her.>> of course i s. i've been very active in abuse shelters and child advocacy centers. i've been advocating for women and equal pay since i was 19 years old and making certain women have the opportunity for maximum pay and having good record on that. heather: swift says that she's voting for democrats. remember the teacher who posted a tweet threatening to kill brett kavanaugh? brett kavanaugh? the teacher has resigned. an unidentified special education teacher in minnesota tweeting, quote, so who's going to take one for the team and kill kavanaugh. her account has been deleted. she was previously placed on administrative leave. federal and local authorities are investigating. threats like that, they need to be taken seriously. that is the word from senator rand paul who is now warning, quote, somebody is going to be killed. jackie i

the laundry room at royal blackburn hospital, not a part of the nhs that many of us think about, butthe hospitalfunctioning. 100,000 pieces of washing are dealt with here each week. so, if this team is hit by flu, it can really throw a spanner in the works. so, you're ok to go ahead? yes. that's why becky and her colleagues are encouraged to take the flu jab... lovely. ..with nurses coming to them to make it easier. last year i got a flu really bad, so i definitely advise to have it done. it's not nice when you have the flu, is it? i couldn't get out of bed. last winter was the worst flu season in a decade and sickness among staff added to the pressure on the nhs. in england, just 64% of health workers took up the offer of a free flu vaccination. which arm do you want? left arm? this year all front line staff are expected to have the flu jab. excuse me, lads, we are doing the flu injection, have you had yours? it's not compulsory, but those who don't will be asked to explain the reason. the flu jab for me is the most important thing we can do in the nhs, because we are not only looki