braley. braley: i brought in a nonpartisan group called the concorde coalition to have town hall meetings in my district so we could talk about how the federal government raises money and spends money. if you ask everybody in the room cabin how many of you think the tax code needs to be simplified every hand goes up. denise talk about specifics and say how many of you would like to give up your charitable contribution to your church and hands start to go down. when you say how many do you want to give up your home mortgage interest and action, and start to go down. we need to have a meaningful conversation where we put all of us this on the table me talk about the trade-offs of making things simpler. but what i do not support this senator ernst proposal that's a tea party proposal to impose a 23% national sales tax in place of the current income tax system. why? because the people who are going to be the hardest hit by that are the working-class iowans who are going to keep paying 23% nationa

the first question goes to congressman braley. opposed to tort reform for people suing for damage is a medical malpractice cases? >> i think we need to be doing more to protect iowa consumers and families, and not taking away their rights under the constitution. one of the things that we need to be talking about is when people are making radical proposals to take away your rights, you need to be thinking about what that is going to mean when something happens to me. i think that something that is important to iowans. iowans havece -- always known that they need to hold people accountable. that is why i don't support those proposals. that you not believe defensive medicines and -- madison is a significant part? >> there are a host of different factors that contribute to the madisomedicine.-- we are seeing significant growth in medical cost to level off and not be as high. that is in part due to some of the measures we put in place with the affordable care act to cut wasteful spending. we know there are certain parts of the country

this is something that was supported by congressman braley. other areas would be the epa, as it applies to the clean water act, and the overreach the epa has. if you look at the role that allows the federal government to come in and regulate water on farmers lands, they would have to go to the federal government and ask permission. >> each of these items that senator ernst just mentioned are not law. she talked about cap and trade. she talked about the proposed rule on clean water. it is a proposed rule. i have been working to make sure that it is a balance rule and is not harmful to farmers and agriculture. that is not become a real yet. >> you mentioned rules and regulations. these are things that the congressman has supported which would kill jobs in iowa. i believe we need to do what is best for iowans and stand up to those rules and regulations. >> congressman braley, where do you stand today on the keystone pipeline? >> i am opposed to the keystone xl pipeline. when the pipeline was first brought before congress and was being discussed,

congressman braley is part of washington, d.c. bureaucracy. it doesn't work for iowa. >> woodruff: iowa's republican governor, terry branstad, who appears to be sailing to re- election to his sixth time in that office, is campaigning hard for ernst, who's surprised democrats and pulled even with braley. did you like the castrating hogs ad? >> i loved it. i grew up on a farm, holding hogs that the veterinarian castrated as well. but that's the kind of stuff we farm kids do. working long hours. and not too many women are lieutenant colonels in the national guard, have combat experience. so, we've never elected a woman, but i think this is a woman who can serve iowa well. >> woodruff: the selling point that iowa has never before elected a woman to congress or works with some voters, but not others: >> to me, these elections often the women are the swing voters. and i think voting for a woman would be attractive to them. >> it'd be wonderful, right, but i wouldn't vote for someone just because they're a woman. >> woodruff: some say they like her b

i think bruce braley gets that. he gets it in his heart as well as his head because of his own experience. and that's why easing the burdens on iowa's working families is more than a policy proposal for him. it's a personal commitment. i look at him and i see a leader who's going to do his best to make this a better country for my grandchild and all of our children. so -- [cheers and applause] iowa, leave here committed to working as hard as you can. we see your neighbors in the super market or pick your kids up from school, tell them about our candidates, share your passion, share your enthusiasm, knock on some doors, make some phone calls. remember, when democrats show up, we win. not just by electing our candidates, but by voting for the kind of future all of our people deserve. now, if you're traveling nearly a million miles and going to 112 countries on your behalf, i know we face a lot of economic, political, and security challenges here at home and around the world. but everything i've seen convinces me that

roos braley is running for the seat now held by senator tom harkin -- bruce braley is running for the seat now held by senator tom harkin. ready for hillary is in place on college campuses. they will be traveling to about a dozen colleges and universities in iowa to try to gin up support among the younger voter in preparation for a potential bid by the former secretary of state. george is in florida on our line for independents. >> i think it is premature to say hillary will win that race or the general. but romney seems to be giving serious consideration to entering the race. he says that circumstances can change. whole numbers show he has a heavy advantage over the rest of the republican field. he has a huge war chest, and we know he has a gigantic. [profanity]. >> the republicans have a total disrespect for the office of obama. you hear on fox news mostly, where they just call him obama, and he is supposed to be called mr. president, but they almost never want to use it. they are all trying to find a way to always go to war, fight some 30,000 people. we can fight those people with

this is something that was supported by congressman braley. other areas would be the epa, as it applies to the clean water act, and the overreach the epa has. if you look at the role that allows the federal government to come in and regulate water on farmers lands, they would have to go to the federal government and ask permission. >> each of these items that senator ernst just mentioned are not law. she talked about cap and trade. she talked about the proposed rule on clean water. it is a proposed rule. i have been working to make sure that it is a balance rule and is not harmful to farmers and agriculture. that is not become a real yet. >> you mentioned rules and regulations. these are things that the congressman has supported which would kill jobs in iowa. i believe we need to do what is best for iowans and stand up to those rules and regulations. >> congressman braley, where do you stand today on the keystone pipeline? if your position has changed, why? >> i am opposed to the keystone xl pipeline. when the pipeline was first brought before

they didn't remember that much about bruce braley.felt so inundated by the negative ads, but they worked because they remembered exactly the key points. what was most interesting, though, also was -- >> i want you to pause real quick. help the viewers know what it is. >> it's a project being done with moms who shop at walmart from all over the country. they have been doing this project for a little over a year and it's been -- this one specifically was focusing on the races in iowa and actually there was a group in arkansas, but they have done economic issues, they have done education issues, they have done a range of issues. so this group was specifically talking about what's going on in des moines. and what was interesting was they wanted to know more about what the candidates stood for, they kept saying that. the two things that they kept talking about, though, school violence and isis. so this idea -- which is part of what i think you're seeing ads bringing in the tension and fear that people have of what's going on outside. >> so

. >> i'm bruce braley. >> a new poll shows bruce braley democrat and republican joni ernst neck and necko replace democrat tom harkin. iowa could decide control of the senate and democrats are calling in the big guns, michelle obama. the first lady hits the trail next month bringing star power, but not her husband's low approval rating. just 38% in iowa. and time for our weekly check-in fivethirtyeight. they give braley a 55% chance of winning the seat but republican chances of taking over the senate, at 59%, down three points from last week. >> all right. back with our roundtable, donna brazile, matthew dowd. we're here in iowa. this senate race, bruce braley, joni ernst, the motorcycle driving republican who likes to spend time in the firing range. this could actually be the race that determines control of the senate. >> if you take a look at the 10 or 12 key races in this election and you go down the list, this is the race to me that's the tipping point race. tell me which race -- if you ask me what race on election night will determine who takes the senate, whether democrats keep it

pat murphy was an outstanding speaker of the house and with our help you will replace bruce braley. right here, from dubuque. [applause] , i haveecond district never seen anyone work as hard as dave. he is out there constantly, all the time. i know he is going to get reelected. join me in thanking dave for his great service and for winning this next election and continuing his service in the congress. [applause] well, this can all happen, but we need your help. we need you to volunteer. when you leave here today, help us to get the absentee ballots in. if democrats who voted in the last election vote this time, we win. we just got to get the votes in. join me in showing the koch brothers and the tea party the democratic people power in iowa will whip them every time. [applause] so, friends. i know you are eager to hear from our special guests. i mentioned bill clinton's abridged to the 21st century and how it is being replaced with a bridge that goes backwards. well, i have to close my remarks with my signature closing. at the 2000d by me national convention in los angeles. what is

pat murphy was an outstanding speaker of the house and with our help you will replace bruce braley. right here, from dubuque. [applause] , i haveecond district never seen anyone work as hard as dave. he is out there constantly, all the time. i know he is going to get reelected. join me in thanking dave for his great service and for winning this next election and continuing his service in the congress. [applause] well, this can all happen, but we need your help. we need you to volunteer. when you leave here today, help us to get the absentee ballots in. if democrats who voted in the last election vote this time, we win. we just got to get the votes in. join me in showing the koch brothers and the tea party the democratic people power in iowa will whip them every time. [applause] so, friends. i know you are eager to hear from our special guests. i mentioned bill clinton's abridged to the 21st century and how it is being replaced with a bridge that goes backwards. well, i have to close my remarks with my signature closing. at the 2000d by me national convention in los angeles. what is

. >> the latest des moines register poll shows earnest, a state senator pulling away from braley 38% to 44%. but among men, earnest crushes braley by 25 percentage points. >> i think her lead in the iowa poll, the morning register poll is very indick tiff of the fajt that she's moving forward has a great shotz at winning this thing. >> iowa is all but a lost cause. >> this one has eroded right now that i think there's a real, real concern here that brayly's got to get back into this. and a lot of this was caused by mistakes that he and his campaign made. >> braley made one big mistake on war policy. hazy vote to arm some rebels in syria, which has not been voted on and troubles members of both parties. >> i recently had the opportunity to vote to give the president limited authority to begin strikes against terrorists in iraq and syria. >> reporter: each time braley tried to cast earnest as too far right, she had a counter singer to undercut him. >> senator earnest woumtd have voted to shut down the government with ted cruz, she's called president obama dictator and thinks impeachmen

up 38% for bruce braley.ank you very much for being with us. >> have a good day. >> we'll take your calls and comments. we'll show you ads from the iowa senate race. but first matthew joining us on the republican line. are you going to vote next month? in november? >> i would like to. i hope people will vote more. however, i think there is a that's how it's done. i compare it to being a kid sometimes. if you're lucky enough to have parents. sometimes you go through tough times. and you want to vote, but your parents are, not now. you want to make some change. you want to do positive things. but i'm looking for a little more inspiration nationally across the country. i hope it works out where people are able to do that. >> thanks for the call. joining us from fort lauderdale florida. >> good morning. >> go ahead, you're on the air. >> i'm motivated to vote primarily because i don't want republicans to be rewarded for not doing anything over the last six years. they have run our tax dollars, been on vacation, i

i am bruce braley. i grew up in a working-class home in a small farm town.my mom is a schoolteacher. my dad ran a grain elevator before dying. i've worked for the des moines register. i got my first job in the third grade grade i worked a lot of different jobs to pay my way through law school. i met my wife and we have been together for 30 years. i am running for the senate because i am going to stand up iowans, which is what i've been doing 30 years. i will work with anyone who has a good idea that is good for iowa. i am a bridge builder. this election is about a clear choice about moving forward or following a radical tea party agenda. on issue after issue, senator joni k. ernst has stood with a extreme agenda. opposing the farm bill and the renewable deal standard. i'm here tonight to listen, learn, to share my views, and ask for your vote. thank you. >> thank you. >> i would like to thank our hosts. i am joni k. ernst. i am a mother. i am a soldier. i'm someone who cares deeply.

i think bruce braley will win. we have excellent candidates around this country. common sense, feet on the ground candidates. a lot of them are going to win. we will surprise some people with how many seats we win. having said that, i think this president did what the american people wanted. i think they saw a leader looking at a security challenge and saying, we will confront it, and we will defeat it. i think they have seen a president who has led us over the last five and a half years from an economy that is the worst that almost every american has seen in their lifetime. you have to be 90 years old or older to have seen a worst economy -- worse economy than president obama inherited. we build up this economy. the last 50 plus months we have had a growing economy. we have averaged in the last year over 200,000 jobs created per month. the stock market has almost tripled in terms of value. much of our economy is doing well. we have not passed the kind of jobs legislation that will make sure that those who have not been lifted up by the growth in our economy, the

ernst is now leading democratic congressman bruce braley by 6% at 44-38.rs say they are undecided at this point. we'll have the wait until the big night to see how they break, and during a fairly heated debate last night, both candidates trying to separate themselves from certain political allegiances. >> president obama's name is not on the ballot, and i'm not going to owe president obama anything on election day. you're going to eau the koch -- owe the koch brothers everything. >> i will stand up and do what's right for iowans, not for california extreme environmentalists, not for senator harry reid, not for president obama. martha: that's how it goes on the campaign trail. ed rollins was a campaign manager for reagan bush in 1984, joe trippi is former howard dean campaign manager, both are fox news contributors. hello, gentlemen, good morning. good to have you here. so, ed, how do you think this joni ernst thing is doing in iowa? this is tom harkin's seat. this is a long-held democratic seat. that would be a big deal. >> first of all, she's a tremendous

what was on braley's schedule? same day he skipped a va meeting he found time to hold three fundraisers. >> . speaking of fundraisers, the biggest fundraiser of iowa is this sunday. welcoming 6,000 people to the annual steak fry. the featured speakers will include bill and hillary clinton. this will be mrs. clinton's first visit to iowa since she lost the 2008 caucuses to barack obama compelling him to presidential nomination. the visit which the clintons agreed to months ago is feeling speculation of a potential clinton run. she said that she will announce her plans by january. >>> today in toronto rob ford said he's dropping his election bid. he's suffering from a stomach tumor and it must be especially serious despite being photographed on two separate occasions smoking crack. his brother said that he is now considering entering the mayoral race himself. >>> in washington, d.c. president obama just got a fresh reminder that thinks job is not as cool as it may seem. the president and first lady went to a charter

braley was unopposed. and while he has had debate experience in previous campaigns, he has not really had to do a lot of that in this race. so it's going to be interesting to see how they look and how aggressive they are against each other. like i said, the ads have been very, very negative in this race. it will be interesting to see if they are willing to repeat some of those attacks face to face. >> iowa is not an expensive media market. but one figure i saw on your website, close to $14 million being spent so far in this senate race. >> yeah. that is including all of the third party ads. this has been a race where a ton of money is coming from the national republican and democratic senate campaign committees. and also third party superpac coke groups like the brothers and nextgen climate. so there have been lots and lots of ads. i would have thought that these claims were running together perhaps in people's minds. people not paying attention. but the des moines register's iowa poll did test some of tho

the latest poll by quinnipiac has ernst up over braley. this will be one of the closest races of the year. the party that wins the close ones, just like in sports usually ends up on top. howard fineman is here and analyze this one. it seems to me that it's hard to pick this one. >> it's hard to pick this one because iowa is about farms and it's about farmers, if you spend a lot of time in iowa, as i have, endless farm fields. >> and she? is a farmer. >> she's a farm girl, except iowa farmers are probably the most worldly educated farmers in the world except for those in minnesota and the dakotas. these are educated people with liberal values in many cases on things like women's rights and education and social security and so forth. so yes, it's a battle of the farm wives, if you will, but it's a battle between the battles is between the farm itself and what those women think about abortion rights, women's rights, education and social security. because joni ernst has talked about privatizing social security. she's talked about abolishing th

pat murphy was an outstanding speaker of the house and with our help you will replace bruce braley. from dubuque. [applause] , i haveecond district never seen anyone work as hard as dave. he is out there constantly, all the time. i know he is going to get reelected. join me in thanking dave for his great service and for winning this next election and continuing his service in the congress. [applause] well, this can all happen, but we need your help. we need you to volunteer. when you leave here today, help us to get the absentee ballots in. if democrats who voted in the last election vote this time, we win. we just got to get the votes in. join me in showing the koch brothers and the tea party the democratic people power in iowa will whip them every time. [applause] so, friends. i know you are eager to hear from our special guests. i mentioned bill clinton's abridged to the 21st century and how it is being replaced with a bridge that goes backwards. well, i have to close my remarks with my signature closing. at the 2000d by me national convention in los angeles. what is atsks you st

braley made a number of mistakes that are localized.t's about his neighbors and their chickens getting on to his lawn. about him being critical of chuck grassley and other farmers in the state. while he is being attacked by republicanses as a tool of barack obama, in many ways, it's the candidate that is hurting democrats and she has turned out to be a surprisingly good candidate. she made mistakes, but a pop lift feel to her, much more average joe or jane than braley comes across. if kansas is the one where republicans think i can't believe this, i think you right now democrats look at iowa and say this is not -- i'm with mark. i don't know that she ahead by six. this is not a race where we should be tied at best or behind by a few points at worst. >> what's happening with kay hang in? jeb bush tried to campaign and he was talking about immigration reform and about common core in education. tom gets up and rebuts everything he said. >> every poll we have seen shows kay hang in with a slide advantage. they r two . i think there two thin

last night joni ernst and bill braley were both on offense. let's watch them both. >> i have a proven history of working across the aisle with republicans in the house and the senate, because that's what iowans deserve. senator ernst would have voted to shut down the government. >> congressman, you threatened to sue a neighbor over chickens that came on to your property. you're talking about bipartisanship. how do we expect as iowans to believe that you will work across the aisle when you can't walk across your yard? [ kevin ] this is connolly, cameron, zach, and clementine. we have a serious hairball issue. we clean it up, turn around, and there it is again. it's scary. little bit in my eye. [ michelle ] underneath the kitchen table, underneath my work desk, we've got enough to knit a sweater. [ doorbell rings ] zach, what is that? the swiffer sweeper. the swiffer dusters. it's some sort of magic cloth that sucks in all the dog hair. it's quick and easy. pretty amazing that it picked it all up. i would totally take on another dog. [ kevin ] r

the breakdown at jep dgender, b braley is ahead by a margin and look at new hampshire, scott brown versusshaheen, brown winning big among men, jeanne shaheen big among women. who can turn out more of their vote come election day. >> iowa is one of the most fascinating races. there's consensus that joni ernst is poised to win, a strong candidate, a soldier and mother, et cetera, but iowa is turning blue and bruce braley, perhaps not the best on the trail candidate he is representing a state that is moving to the democratic side and running for tom harkin's seat, a progressive senator and legendary one at that. this is something joni ernst is grappling with and that's the problem with the republican primaries they pull the candidates to far to the right. once it gets to the general it's tough. >> six weeks out, republicans need a net gain of six to pick up control of the senate. they think they have odds of picking up seats in montana, south dakota and west virginia. then you see the seven blue lettered states, alaska, arkansas, louisiana, north carolina, new hampshire, iowa and colorado, t

up 38% for bruce braley. iowa, for the first debate between bruce braley and republican joni ernst. this is courtesy of kci itb, the >> commitment 2014. the united states senate debate. presented by the des moines register. >> good evening, everyone. to a special event. tonight, the first debate between the two candidates for the u.s. senate it. democrat bruce braley and republican joni k. ernst. they are vying for the

i think what congressman braley just said is key.p people focused on what government can do, proetect ther interests. if he doesn't win, we're likely to see lamar alexander chairing the committee who will push the issues in to federal court. this choice couldn't be clearer. the difference between mitch mcconnell and harry reid, who will lead the senate, and what are we prepared to do about it. >> a year ago at this time, we were talking about health care and jobs. in fact obamacare will be one year old this wednesday. john ralston, does the middle east play into this midterm at all? >> i think it does in the accepts that the foreign policy in general has hurt the president's numbers. unless you to the kind of micro targeting that larry just talked about with voters who can be activated.to the kind of micro targeting that larry just talked about with voters who can be activated. i don't being the average voter really cares who is the head of the senate. so you have to do something else. and i don't think for policy drives them. i thin

senate this year and it shows joni ernst the republican leading bruce braley the democrat.ee a lot of different poll numbers floating around there. des moines register poll taken by one of the most reputable pollsters in the country. the national media looks to every four years to give the final read out of what will happen in these caucuses. this broke overnight. getting a lot of taernattention the political world this morning. the significance of the race and what you think when you see a poll like this. >> this is not the only poll showing ernst ahead of bruce braley. a series of polls where iowa is really, really hard to see a path for the democrats in the senate that doesn't involve them winning this race. the fact that braley is behind in several polls, including this one, tell you the democrats need to be really worried about losing that race and therefore losing the senate because this number has a lot of democrats worried, and it should. >> and, of course, the back story here is that braley had his own 47% moment they called it. this videotape of him talking to a g

last night joanie ernst and bill braley were both on offense.>> i have a proven history of working across the aisle with republicans in the house and the senate, because that's what iowans deserve. senator ernst would have voted to shut down the government. >> congressman, you threatened to sue a neighbor over chickens that came on to your property. you're talking about bipartisanship. how do we expect as iowans to believe that you will work across the aisle when you can't walk across your yard? your cus. your aspirations, our analytics. your goals, our technology. introducing synchrony financial, bringing new meaning to the word partnership. banking. loyalty. analytics. synchrony financial. enagage with us. from the experts in feminine protection. introducing dance-all-you-want bladder leak protection new always discreet underwear for sensitive bladders. only always discreet underwear has soft dual leakguard barriers to help stop leaks where they happen most. plus a discreet fit that hugs your curves. you barely feel it. new always discreet. no

cnn polling shows a virtual tie between democrat bruce braley and jodi ernst. the midterm is just weeks away. this is one of cnn's five races to watch. our chief sponge l correspond t correspondecorresponden congressional correspondent dana bash looks at the race. >> reporter: jodi ernst takes running for senate quite literally. she doesn't run in this parade, she sprints. the lieutenant colonel in the iowa national guard recruiting volunteers for her campaign. >> being a veteran is what i believe in, the greatness of america. >> reporter: an iraq war vet, a little known iowa state senator that burst onto scene -- >> i'm jodi ernst. i grew up castrating hogs on an iowa farm so when i get to washington, i'll know how to cut pork. >> reporter: she's a tea party favorite now trying to moderate her image to snatch iowa's vacant democratic seat left open by tom harkin. would you be in the mold of tez cr ted cruz? >> no in the mold of jodi ernst. >> reporter: democratic bruce bailey argues he's the candidate who fits iowa's problem-solving sensibilities. >> iowans ex

senate debate between democrat reuss braley and joni ernst. more than 100 debates for the control of congress. all weekend, american history tv is joining our comcast partners to showcase the history of st. paul, minnesota. to learn more about the cities on our tour, visit c-span.org. we continue with our look of the history of st. paul. this is american history tv on c-span3. alexander ramsey was a politician who achieved recognition and people don't realize that. he was not from minnesota. he and his wife or from pennsylvania. 1815. born in he rose through the ranks, he started as a lawyer and then became involved in the whig party, served in congress, and that is how he made connections. his would help him later in life, including working for zachary taylor. taylor was so grateful the work a pointid, he wanted to in the first territorial governor of minnesota. first had a career from territorial governor, the mayor of st. paul, second elected state governor, u.s. senator, serving washington, and secretary of war. we are not sure why taylor

for missing veteran's affairs hearings. >> as a member of the veterans affairs hearings, bruce braleyskipped 75% of meetings. what was on his schedule? he some how had time to hold three fundraisers. >> . the biggest democratic party event in iowa of the year is this sunday. tom hearken picked with barack obama from a few years ago, will invite 6,000 people to an july steak friday. this wilin attendance is former president and mrs. clinton. this is mrs. clinton's first time here. mrs. clinton said she will announce her plans by january. >>> today in toronto rob ford announced he's dropping his re-election bid for mayor. ford is suffering from a stomach tumor that doctors have called significant. supporters of ford believe the condition must be especially serious given that ford stayed in the race early despite bees photographed on two separate occasions smoking crack. ford's brother is considering entering the race himself. >>> finally in washington president obama got a fresh remind that are his job is not as cool as it may seem. the president and first lady went to school to help st

braley voteditten against your rights. defend your right to self-defense -- congressman braley voted against your rights. ernst promises to shut down the department of education herding iowa students, abolishing the epa. that is why extremists eric palin and the billionaire koch brothers want her in washington. palin andsts sarah the koch brothers. >> current polling has listed this iowa senate race as a tossup. you can see their first debate sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. her campaign 2014 debate coverage continues live on c-span. tuesday night, the final texas governors debate between state senator democrat wendy davis in state attorney general republican greg abbott. then the oklahoma governors debate the between incumbent governor mary fallin and democrat joe dorman. watch the nebraska governor debate between chuck hass brooke and pete ricketts -- chuck hassebrook. more than 100 debate for the control of congress. congressional the black caucus foundation annual conference to hear remarks from outgoing attorney

and joan ni has gotten the race he much braley has beend& going ag with obama.?andxd cory gardner right there behind him. that would be an upset if he wins, right? >> it would. they had a debate and this is a reminder how important the debates are. not just the debate but the debate after the debate, where b,Ñ speaking on behalf of the murdered american journalists that have been beheaded by isis. this has reacted badly to him. this again like iowa has shown movement to republicans. >> colorado is a crazy state. >> it's social ly moderate but economically conservative. it's economically conservative and gardner has been pushing that button hard. >> mr. rove, thanks as always. when we come back,

braley also got in trouble for insulting iowa farmers. iowa's other senator, republican chuck grassley will chair the judicial area committee in a majority. >> you might have a farmer from iowa who never went to law school, never practiced law. >> democrats are already worried that six senate seats are in jeopardy. in addition to iowa's neck and neck battle, a new poll in new hampshire this week showed an actual tie of 48-48 between scott brown and democratic incumbent jeanne shaheen. >> that's six seats plus two and two more republicans really contesting seriously between north carolina and colorado. ten where they're looking for six pickups. that assumes however for them to protect three republican seats, kentucky, georgia, and particularly in kansas where as you said earlier, pat roberts is in a tough race. >>> president obama >>> the nfl is bringing in cynthia hogan -- also today, minnesota democratic governor mark dayton says vikings star adrian peterson should remain suspended until the child abuse scandal is resolved. >>> a grand j

republican joniernst leading bruce braley 44 to 38%. last night iowans got a chance to hear the candidates in their first televised debate. if two clashed on a number of issues including abortion, climate change, and the government shutdown. and there was a tense exchange after braley accused ernst of being in the pocket of the koch brothers. >> you're not running against these other people, you're running against me. i'm a mother, i'm a soldier, and i am an independent leader. you're being funded by tom pryor who is a california billionaire extreme environmentist. so remember please you're running against me, not against any of these other groups, you're running against me. >> i realize that and president obama's name is not on the ballot and i'm not going to owe president obama anything on election day, you're going to owe the koch brothers everything. >> that's ridiculous. willie, come on. this koch brothers thing. it's ridiculous. especially when they are getting tons of money from their own side. >> as was pointed out. we've been t

this is an open seat in iowa and democrat congressman braley is up against republican state senator ermst> it is a dead heat. both parties will put everything into this. the interesting play here, is, does the money advantage and does the get-out-the-vote effort that the democrats have perfected, does it turnout more votes for braley? the republicans are the rnc have been trying to play catch up and with data and we have not seen that, yet. does it appear in this race? >> i don't think iowa has ever elect add woman to the united states senate, either republican or democrat. >> or in the governor's race. >> it has not happened in the top races in iowa. we will be interested. >> there is another race, potential g.o.p. pickup, but very close and we will put that on the screen. it is alaska, the incumbent democratic sent begich trailing and official attorney general sullivan trailing by less than two points. that is close. >> 1.3 percent. remember, real clear politics average and the rest of the axes are lagging indicators because this took a dramatic shift three weeks ago this coming thursda

braley: i realize that. president obama's name is not on the ballot and i am not going to owe president obama anything on election day. you are going to other koch brothers everything. ernst: i owe them -- >> moderator: please continue. ernst: i owe nobody anything except for these iowa people and i'll stand up and do what's right for iowans, not for california extreme environmentalists. not for senator harry reid. not for president obama, but again for the iowa people. i am someone who has to do for my community, my state and the nation. i have not left my rural roots, but i think congressman, you have left those behind in your beltway ways. >> moderator: 15 seconds to wrap up the topic. braley: i have never forgotten where i came from. that is why i voted to pass a five-year farm bill and every major farm saved it. that's why the iowa corn growers are supporting me and the national farm union has given the award. i have not forgotten my rural values. [applause] >> i'm absolutely delighted to be here and th

but congressman braley voted against your right. defend your right to self-defense. defeated bruce braley. >> the nra political victory fund is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> joni ernst promises shut down the department of education, hurting iowa students. >> abolish the epa, getting polluters a pas. >> joni ernst, promises for them, too extreme for us. >> the league of conservation voters is responsible for this advertising. >> the bill and melinda gates foundation has donated to ebola centers. they talked about ebola monday in washington. he was interviewed as a part of the politicos series. this is an hour. >> to be partnering with bank of america to get off a series. a moret think of anyone timely to have a conversation with than bill gates. we so appreciate you joining us this morning and to all of you who are here. we're going to start off in a way that's unlikely but i think absolutely fitting topic, which is the subject of ebola and the spreading crisis in africa and potentially beyond africa. the gates foundation recently announced it is

polls showing republican johnny ernst and democrat bruce braley virtually in a dead heat. what are you hearing on the ground? is tom harkin's seat. he is retiring after 40 years as a federal lawmaker, and his seat is in jeopardy now. this race could not be any closer. it is completely tied up right now, which i don't think the democrats expected. six months ago, if you had said, will we get a republican nominee in this race who could possibly harkin's designated protÉge, i do not think any democrats would think that was possible. you had this no-name republican come in, and caught fire and surged up in the polls. now, there is no way anyone can tell you who is going to win. this raises extremely close. people here are hoping that hillary clinton can say bruce's name enough times to get people fired up about him. >> a governor's race as well. what do you expect in those contests? >> we have a des moines area u.s. house race that could switch from republican hands into democratic hands. i expect hillary clinton will be mentioning that democratic candidate, stacy apple, a for

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have been something none of us would have known about, she'd have been delivering pizza so bruce braleyuarters and instagramming and a sudden of people, hey, look, hillary clinton is in iowa and somebody would have written the story. look who gets iowa now. i think showing up your first time at the biggest political event and, oh, by the way, doing it as a joint appearance with former president clinton tells me that they actually don't know how they're going to do iowa. >> well, let me ask you about that great old political term trimming. you trimming bastard somebody called somebody. tip o'neil calling somebody that. when you don't quite support them but give the lip service to it but everybody knows you're saying secretly i'd do it differently, this isn't my guy. are you going to get these signals from hillary clinton in the weeks to come or now that the president's moved to at least technically the right or hockey side of things by bombing at least iraq, probably syria next week, that she's more comfortable just being there with him and not making any distinction from him. >> i don't

speaking of iowa, the state that she'll be campaigning next month for bruce braley. >> i'll close with, a big upset this past week in massachusetts could cost the republicans a rare chance for a house pickup in relatively blue new england. at issue was john tierney, democratic incumbent in the north shore district lost his primary to seth molten. republicans hoped for a rematch. tierney just won then in the 2012 presidential year. republicans thought they could get him in a more republican leading year. they think molten will win that seat. he doesn't have the baggage of incumbency, when terror is rising as an issue. republicans thinking one seat they might pick up might be slipping away. that's it for "inside politics." thanks for sharing your sunday morning. "state of the union" with candy "state of the union" with candy crowley starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> another barbaric act by isis renews international fury. today -- >> they are not muslims. they are monsters. >> a british aide worker becomes the third westerner beheaded by isis. we talk with white

bruce braley is the democrat, you he's the congressman. 49%.ernst, 48% the republican candidate. if you're the republicans, you're happy. iowa is a blue state. president obama carried it comfortably twice. you have a dead heat in iowa. republicans slightly ahead in some of the red states that has to be a cause of concern. >> joanie ernst came out strong from a five-way primary and i think it's helped her and bruce braley suffered from unforced errors. this is a fight over the middle. democrats are voting for bruce braley and it's the middle they'll be fighting for and it's a soft middle. they don't know where they're going to go yet. >> do these numbers shock you? this is the state that launched president obama, he beat hillary clinton in the 2008 caucuses, his launching ground into the national politics. 37% approve and 66% disapprove of him right now. that would tell me if that number holds and that race is still close on election day, that tells me the republicans will win because of anti-president sentiment. >> bruce braley won't get the sa

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