closing argued from scott peters and brian bilbray. peters: what mr. ws how to do it is that things are just fine in congress. apparently he thinks it's fine with sequestration, that we have this threat of 30,000 jobs to be lost, $3500 tax increases for the average family. apparently he thinks that gridlock is fun. he thinks it's fine, take a pledge he reaffirms what the tea party this year that he wouldn't compromise. that prevents us from balancing the budget. that's just not what we need. we don't need that political kind of sense but when you sense of how to get things done. that's what i brought in my career, whether it's we got downtown redevelopment, cleaning up our beaches and they come expanding our convention center, or building a new waterfront. that's why i have support from across the border by democrats, and also independence, and mr. bilbray mentioned the message chamber of commerce. but local folks, three former chamber -- republicans, and the executive director of the taxpayers as an individual are supporting me. why are they supporting

thank you. >> moderator: brian bilbray county that the final say. e before you denying review it. i don't want you to make this mistake again. with some gentlemen can i thank you for watching tonight. the fact is that mr. peters needed somebody to work on keeping our cruise ships in san diego, he asked me to take on letters along with mayor sanders because they knew i was the go to guy. when we talk about bipartisanship come even though he's in washington he couldn't come into my office and talk to me. yet staff come in and do it because he couldn't cross the aisle. if you can't cross the aisle when you're a conditioner commissioner, how we do it in congress? as a proud father there's a lot of challenges. one of the things i enjoy supporting endorsement of not political groups, that being named legislator of the year. he named the legislature for the melanoma foundation and getting the endorsement that mr. peters wanted a biotech company people working on these issues. but today you have a choice between somebody who is a failed leadership and reputa

. >> moderator: i want to thank both candidates, congress brian bilbray, scott peters, appreciate your insight. and the level to which it engaged. >> we are live this one at the american enterprise institute. they're holding a panel on the presidential race voting patterns and the latest polls. panelist will also examine the closest senate and house contests and we'll hear from norman ornstein, author of the new york times bestseller, it's even worse than it looks, and "washington examiner" michael barone. >> on behalf of my aei colleagues, michael barone, henry olsen and norm ornstein, i'd like to welcome all of you and our c-span viewers to this, the final pre-election session of aei's election watch program. we will be back on november 8, 2 days after the election for election session where we will be examining the exit poll entrails and try to tell you what happened and why. we hope to see them. in 12 days, or 279 hours, voters will start casting the election day ballots. if tradition holds, the voters in new hampshire, population 11, will gather at midnight to vote and announced t