my friend bob kerrey is going to run in nebraska. we have some good things going on around the country. >> your friend bob kerrey has dropped some pretty broad hints that you sort of put some sweeteners in this to get him to decide again that he would come into this race. what did you tell him you might be able to do for him if he would run for the senate. >> anyone that knows bob kerrey knows you don't need to make a deal with bob kerrey. he's running because he wants to run. he loved the senate. he's coming back. bob kerrey and i had conversations not over a few days, but over many, many months. and the things we talked about were between the two of us. but bob kerrey was promised nothing. >> you didn't say i'll give you seniority, i'll put you on a committee, none of that was promised? >> no. and not only that, it's determined after the election when our steering committee meets. i can make recommendations. but i've learned a long time ago -- for example, when arlen specter switched parties, he's writing in his book, reid didn't d

senator bob kerrey changed his mind and will seek the democratic nomination for senate, a move to boost efforts to keep one of the most vulnerable seats this fall. mr. kerrey, 68, represented the state for 12 years before retiring in '01 said his reversal fit his character because doing things the conventional way has never been my strong suit. i came to realize the previous decision was the easy one, not the right one. my commitment to serve nebraska and america and be part of the didn't about the challenges we face was too strong to dismiss. he says his family supports his decision 100%. a kerrey candidacy would jump-start enthusiasm, media attention and cash for democrats in a state where registered republicans outnumbered democrats 48% to 32%. that's in the washington times this morning. here is from cincinnati, the cincinnati inquirer newspaper only. it's all about how now, and battle starts today. all about super tuesday, of course, which comes up next tuesday. in this article on cincinnati inquirer, ohio is a state where according to the university of cincinnati's ohio poll mitt

bob kerrey, i know he is not a hero, but he is running for senator in a conservative state, alaska. the hatred that has been leveled a against them by people on the left, and an -- a conservative state, nebraska. the hatred and has been leveled against them, one blogger had a two-word statement to senator kerrey when he announced he was going to run again, and the second word was you. can you imagine a democrat during that to a war hero? a guy who left his leg on the battlefield, a guy who is trying to work across the aisle, it's just like can you believe conservatives aren't cheering olympia snowe -- conservatives are cheering olympia snowe. now she is about as conservative as you can get in maine. there are a lot of really great men and women who do not want to fight the fight again. >> you said two things. in no particular order, disabuse me of this notion there is any space left in this hour for moderates in your party. >> scott brown is more conservative than most new england republicans of 10 or 15 years ago. at the same time, he has made some votes against his party. the tea

now they have bob kerrey in who is a stronger opponent than they thought they'd have.e the chances? >> look, the conventional wisdom, and it was based on real math, has been that republicans had a very good shot at taking over the senate because of those that are actually up. democrats have 21 seats that they're defending. republicans have only 10. let's just start there. then you had seven democratic retirements, so that's always bad news. and the fact of the matter is it's also the environment. the democrats are having trouble defending a lot of these states. the fact that democrats saw suddenly a burst of a chance in red, the red state of nebraska keeping that. a huge chance in maine. there's no question that they are extremely excited, and there's no question that republicans in the senate are going, oh, because they're going to -- >> assess their chances now, republicans about taking over the senate. >> probably no more than 50/50, i think. no more than that. look, the obama shadow is going to be very large on this race. since the 1970s we have seen in polling a s

. >>> former nebraska democratic senator bob kerrey announced his intention to run for senator again after 11 years away. most spent as president of the new school in new york. he was a medal of honor res ip egypt for his time as a navy seal in vietnam. he once ran for president. is hoping to hold on to the seat held by democrats by the retiring ben nelson. an apology from the reverend franklin graham to president obama. graham came under fire after he questioned that president obama is a christian. it happened during an appearance on "morning joe." graham now says he's sorry and regrets any comments that may have cast doubt on the president's faith. >>> now to the ohio up to that was the scene of monday's school shooting. we learn more today about the victims and teenager accused of killing three boys. our report from nbc's kevin tibbles. >> reporter: teachers returned to chardon high school today. while students won't be back till friday, freshman casey and her family turned out to greet them. >> they're the sole reason why most of us are okay. >> reporter: as this ohio town strugg

. >> i want to get your thoughts on bob kerrey, returning to nebraska to run for the senate seat. this is the ap reporting today. the judge has ruled that the former senator will appear on nebraska's primary ballot in may. what are your thoughts on him? >> he is an outstanding man. i work with him very closely in the senate when i chaired the senate intelligence committee in 1995 and 1996. bob was the vice-chairman. i saw him recently. he has been away from nebraska for a while. but he is independent. he is smart, and an outstanding senator. >> let me go back to campaign 2012. do you think rick santorum can win the april 24th primary in pennsylvania? >> it's an open question. the last time he ran in pennsylvania, he got beaten very badly, 59-41. the people who knew him handed down that verdict. that's what the jury said. in the presidential issue, there is a lot of local pride. my hunch is that it won't be sufficient, that he will not win. the republican establishment is against him, not that that's necessarily significant. but the elected officials would be worried if he was on t

bob kerrey was exciting for the democrats in nebraska. that would give them a shot of hanging onto the seat of ben nelson. he is behind in the polls. that is scary for democrats early. he has got to close that gap significantly if he is going to be a legitimate candidate in this race. if democrats have any shot at that see, it would be through former senator bob kerrey. host: he has not lived in the state 10 years. that bank people are looking upon that skeptically. he -- people -- guest: people are looking at that skeptically. guest: to come to nebraska, which is not an back to you and say, i will be the successor to ben nelson, -- nebraska, and said i will be the successor to ben nelson, that does not go over well. host: ken and susan, thank you for being with us. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," the role of social issues on the campaign. the co-founder of no labels talks about reducing polarization in congress. an analyst for the congressional research service reduce the funding for the federal emergency management association. "wa

former united states senator bob kerrey is running. he ruled out a run leaving democrats without a strong candidate in the trice replace the retiring ben nelson. he's the only guy going into -- what's the name of that place? the alamo. that's where politics begun. along with olympia snowe's retirement in maine it gives democrats new hope they can keep control of the senate. [ fem] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first. get more whole grain than any other ingredient... just look for the white check. cleaning better doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna...use these. ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] unlike mops, swiffer can maneuver into tight spaces without the hassle and its wet mopping cloths can clean better in half the time, so you don't miss a thing. mom? ahhhh! ahhhh! no it's mommy! [ female announcer ] swiffer. better clean in hal

liz, editor for associated press, nbc senior political editor mark murray, bob schrum, adviser to bob kerrey, and it is great to have you all here as we have our super tuesday hangovers together. liz, let's talk to you first. mitt romney pulls off the upset in ohio. "the cincinnati enquirer" nailed it saying "romney takes ohio barely," it's like the fight of the century, but if we take a look at this map, santorum taking nearly every ohio county, what does this do to the perception that he can't close the deal? >> well, i think what's happened is that rick santorum has solidified his standing as chief alternative to romney. in doing so highlighted the main issue romney has had throughout the past year which is he just can't seem to consolidate the conservative base. as we move forward, this is romney's big challenge. he can't win in the south, can't consolidate the conservative base. when was the last time there was a gop nominee who couldn't win in the geographical base of his own party? that's his challenge going forward. how does he overcome that? >> bob, let's look at exit polls together

before she stepped out and bob kerrey came back in in nebraska, it looked like republicans would haved chance. but i think if they don't have a really dominant presidential candidate, it doesn't look like they'll have that, this will be a close presidential race. i think the senate probably stays in the democratic hands. >> comparatively, is it better to have -- for republicans to have mitt romney at the head of the ticket or rick santorum at the head of the ticket in so far as the senate is concerned or the house? >> i think to do well in the presidential campaign, they've got to have a strong economic message. and to the extent that rick santorum has been talking more about social issues and less emphasis on the economic issues and maybe that romney could fulfill that role better. but, again, reality, what's happening in the country will, i think, determine this election. >> dick gephardt, steve forbes, thank you both so much for joining us. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> job market shows sign of growth. but the republicans may have another achilles heel for presi

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host: i want to get your thoughts on bob kerrey returning to nebraska.e will appear on the ballot. what are your thoughts of him? guest: he is an outstanding man. i worked closely with him when i chaired the senate finance committee in 1995 and 1996. he was the vice chairman. i saw him recently. he has been away from nebraska for a while. he is independent. he is smart, and an outstanding senator. host: i want to go back to campaign 2012. do you think rick santorum can win the primary in pennsylvania? guest: it is an open question. the last time he ran in pennsylvania he was beaten very badly, 59-41. the people who knew him best handed down that verdict. that is what the jury said. in the presidential issue, there is a lot of local pride. my hunch is it will not be sufficient. he will not win. the republican establishment is against him, not that necessarily is significant, but the elected officials would be worried if he is on the ticket he would hurt the race for state attorney general and the people running for the house. my hunch is he will not win,

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. >> but former senator bob kerrey of northbound been, who will be running again, he also gave a depositionfidavit we did get both of them to try to speak to us. >> any reaction or from the embassy here in washington? over the years they flatly denied this. for this -- they're -- when you ask them, but nothing today from them. we did speak with someone connected to their position on this, though. >> brian todd reporting for us. >> >>> now we want to go inside iran for a rare live report from a nation that's considered dangerous. cnn's ivan watson is in the capital of tehran right now. ivan is joining us. when i was in north korea, i had government minders with me all of the time. i was restricted where i could go, with whom i could deal, who i could interview, first of all before we get to some substance, give us some of the restrictions you're facing now, the first time in three year that someone representing cnn has been allowed inside iran? >> this has never been an e -- but compared to the last time i was here seven years ago, it has gotten a bit tougher. we were told we were not allow

now you have -- bob kerrey coming back in nebraska.er the senate. now it is going to be a lot higher mountain to climb than it was before this week. in -- so -- as a result, you know, you are getting some losses that way. and -- there are seat throughout the country and no -- massachusetts senate race is one of them. and a few others in which you are not going to elect a pure conservative republican. but that republican -- if he or she selected in a more moderate leaning district, if you will, is going to help the party with procedural votes or whatever it may be. there needs to be an understanding, you are going to have to have a blend if you are going to be a majority party. if you just want to have your -- ideological beliefs, fine. you can keep on supporting the absolute most conservative candidate, have them get nominated and many instances defeated. >> mr. castle -- >> i think the party needs -- >> mr. castle, this is goldie taylor. i have to ask you -- looking back, you know, when i was a lad in '75, wasn't this just holy, holy

in other news, political news, fears the "washington times, bob kerrey, a vietnam veteran changed his mind and decides to run for senate. that's a "washington times this morning. here is from the cincinnati inquirer newspaper online. it's all about ohio and the battle starts today. this is about super tuesday if. that's next tuesday. in this article, -- next call comes from nebraska. justin is an iraq war veteran. caller: good morning. i served in baghdad and then sadr city in 2004 and cut 2005, right after the invasion there was no iraqi government, no army. everything was pretty hazy. that was at the height of the war and there were 160,000 troops there. i feel foolish in a way. i would do it over again. i'm proud to wear the uniform for my country. i did not figure we would spend a decade in that country and in afghanistan. i want to know what i did for my country when we were there in that war. i really don't feel we accomplished anything. it kills me to say that. host: are you still in the military? caller: no. i had a briefing this month, two years plus training, no i bill. i st

grant from florida, a democratic senator on the intelligence commission, the co-chair, he informed bob kerrey of nebraska, also on the commission -- on to every 24, they swore statements to the u.s. district court of manhattan. they both reviewed the spirit connection not this official commission exonerated, the king of saudi arabia. they were anointed by the british about 100 years ago. we are the ottoman empire, which may have been a good thing. any involvement in the 9/11 attacks, the saudis are claiming they have been dismissed and incinerated. connections made in florida and the l.a. by saudi families -- made in florida and in l.a. by saudi families -- it is interesting, the bae connection. who is really funding al qaeda? the british have been in afghanistan for decades. host: thank you for the call. we will get a response. guest: throughout the middle east, asia, pakistan -- there are people who support terrorism and taxes, and do not share the united states view of the world. those people will, from time to time, provide money and even family members or encourage other people to join e