. >>> joining me on election day from washington is syndicated columnist bob franken. great to have you with us this morning. >> good morning. how are you, frances? >> we're doing very well, a lot of exciting moments to come here. let's get to it, especially with the republicans there, you know, all eyes and fingers possibly pointing at them and they are optimistic. in your take, is this a case of the 6-year itch with the democrats, when it comes to this poll, look at the numbers, 46% of voters prefer a gop congress, but not a huge endorsement, the numbers can bump up so much more. >> well, the 6-year itch is something that is traditional, but the fact of the matter is there is some unusual circumstances here, not the least of which is the antagonism that an awful lot of people feel against president obama. he, of course, is not on the ballot, but in reality he's on the ballot just about everywhere. and i think that just about all of us have concluded that this is going to be a republican takeover of the senate. >> we have seen that on the campaign trail where many on

. >>> and i am joined now by syndicated columnist bob franken. ning to you, bob. >> i didn't know that the speaker was working for the cooking channel. >> neither did i, but i'm not sure if resting was for the bird or just taking a nap. >> what i didn't know was he was able to steal one of the partisan turkeys and that's what he's cooking. >> let's start with the midterms. >> let's start with the midterms. not so much the result, although i think most msnbc viewers would not be happy with the midterm. but my turkey is all this empty talk about my partisanship and compromise, which, as we both know, is just a lot of twaddle. as far as the rest of the year, we have bridgegate, governor christie. actually, the ft. lee washington bridge was shut down for an alleged traffic study in 2013. but it was this year that the governor had to tell people that he had nothing to do with it, even though it was widely suspected that it was a recrimination, it was revenge against the democratic mayor of ft. lee because he hadn't supported christie's reelection. >> b

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. >>> all right, i am joined by bob franken who has pretty good facial expressions himself.morning to you. >> well, i'm hoping that the reverend doesn't strike out and take on an acting career. >> oh, geez, that's tough. only 5:00 in the morning here. yesterday the president said the people have spoken and he hears them. but what exactly did he want republicans to hear in that message to the american people? >> well, it was to me kind of an entertaining news conference in that you had every reporter there desperate to try to get him come up with a one-word description about what happened in the election similar to the shellacking commenting he made after the unpleasant midterm electionness 2010. he was determined he wasn't going to say it. so as a public service to the president i'm going to suggest maybe a stomping would have been appropriate or getting your butt kicked would have been appropriate or other things that are not suitable for family tv but the fact of the matter is, it was a wipeout and chances are he needs to see this as a repudiation of barack obama, not so m

bob dole at a local parade. and it looks here at democratic senator al franken in minnesota his morning t of with volunteers getting ready to knock on doors. and ed gillespie was joined by barbara comstock and congressman whitman. you can follow more candidates on the campaign trail on our twitter page. handle is at c-span. >> c-span has brought you more than 130 candidate debates from across the country in races that will determine control of the next congress. night, watch c-span's live election coverage. at 8:00 pm e begins eastern with results and analysis. you will also see candidate victory and concession speeches and some of the most closely watched senate races across the country. we want to hear from you with your calls, facebook comments, and tweets. campaign 2014 election coverage on c-span. 26th congressional district, democratic is resentative joe garcia running for reelection that is rated tilts republican. is challenged by carlos curbelo. knockdown, drag out fight between carlos and joe. the candidates are here for a live debate. >> the nation is watching and it is close. good morning, everyone. have

bob bfocussing on the economy. i think the candidates that did that this time, like senator franken who found out his results in sixeconds instead of six months this year. those candidates, i think, have fared better. and i think it will be a message to both sides that we need to work on delivering for the people of this country. >> thank you very much, senator, great to see you again as always. anthony mason is keeping up with the exit polling information that we've been pulling in from voters all across the country as they have left the polls. anthony. >> scott, of the three senate battleground states still in play, two, including north carolina, are now leaning republican. the economy a big issue in all of those states as it has been across the country, gayle. >> that is certainly what we heard today, anthony. our exit poll shows the economy was the number one issue for the rest of the country as well, 45% of the voters we talked to today called it the most important issue. as for the direction of the economy, you see there on your screen, 78% of the people we talked to today are very worried, 22%, anthony, not