. >> if you look at somebody like bruce braley and others like the issues they are running on, militaryva, that's breaking through. the white house has been surprised about the issues that are breaking through. >> for a while, to your point about 2016 in addition to having been able to pick up certain states, the messaging overall, one of the issues that some republicans, scott brown has been running on is immigration. that's not helpful to the republican brand at all for 2016 and that's one of the things you'll hear democrats take solace in. >> especially on those issues that affect demographics. >>> big political news yet to come. that's 150 years of experience in perfecting the rich, never bitter taste of gevalia. and we do it for this very experience. this very second. this exact moment. that's good. i know right? cheers to that. gevalia. 150 years of rich, never bitter coffee. this is kathleen. setting up the perfect wedding day begins with arthritis pain and two pills. afternoon arrives and feeling good, but her knee pain returns... that's two more pills. the evening's event bring

. >> phil rucker had a fun piece in "the washington post" this woke about bruce braley in iowa, the senatorandidate who had a dispute over chickens over a property at his vacation home. it touched on an important theme, though, democrats are actually more scared about losing this race than they were a few months ago and republicans feel really emboldled, outside republican spending on the race quintupled over the last month. outside groups are looking into going heavier because of braley's self-inflicted wounds and rand paul has another trip to iowa in september/october to help the republican nominee. race the republicans think is still on the table >> big shakeup on that campaign a month ago amazingly. so in the fight to replace john walsh in montana, which manu and i wrote about this last week, there is some concern amongst some republicans that walsh, that the hit on walsh for lack of a better way of putting it in terms of the plagiarism scandal was landed too early. it gave him enough time to get out, give democrats to find a replacement candidate. most democrats don't think this is in

the latest poll has democratic congressman bruce braley and republican jo any ernst even at 40%.e have new numbers for the governor's race in the hawkeye state. terry branstad is up by 12 over jack hatch. that's 47-35. things are happening in iowa. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." when president obama won 55% of the women's vote to romney's 44% republicans could no longer deny they had a problem. it was acknowledged in the 2013 rnc autopsy report. now a new report commissioned by two major republican organizations including one founded by karl rove. it has bleak news for the grand old party among women. it concludes female voters view the party as intolerant, lacking in compassion, stuck in the past. if hillary clinton is their democratic nominee for president in 2016 the republican party's un popularity with women voters could grow exponentially. joining us is kelly ann conway, a great pollster with the republicans generally and michelle bernard, president of the bernard center for women, politics and public policy who i can never figure out politically. kell

. >> incredibly, bruce braley supports building a mosque at ground zero. >> how much relevance does alle to you? >> nothing. doesn't have a bit of relevance to me. >> we invited some of the folks in town to the legion hall. how many of you would say that you're angry about politics right now? [people murmuring] oh, that got a big yes. >> i'm sick and tired of people going to congress and washington, d.c., and making a living out of it while we starve to death. >> does it matter much to anyone in here whether the republicans or the democrats control the house, for example? doesn't matter? [people murmuring] >> if a republican says it, the democrats don't listen. if the democrats say it, the republicans don't care what they're saying. >> what gets done in washington? what gets done at the iowa state house? very little gets done. i mean, everything comes down to either abortion issues, gay marriage issues. it needs to go above and beyond that. >> i don't have a job. that's all i care about. i don't care about the republicans or the democrats. i care about newton, iowa, the job situation, t

the latest poll has democratic congressman bruce braley and republican jo any ernst even at 40%. we have new numbers for the governor's race in the hawkeye state. terry branstad is up by 12 over jack hatch. that's 47-35. things are happening in iowa. we'll be right back. choose nexium twenty-foureople hour for frequent heartburn. i was worried about orange juice, coffee... everything. not anymore. get nexium level protection ™ and for a limited time save six dollars at nexium24hr.com for over 19 million people. [ susan ] my promotion allowed me to start investing for my retirement. transamerica made it easy. [ female announcer ] everyone has a moment when tomorrow becomes real. transamerica. transform tomorrow. transamerica. could help your business didavoid hours of delaynd test caused by slow internet from the phone company? that's enough time to record a memo. idea for sales giveaway. return a call. sign a contract. pick a tie. take a break with mr. duck. practice up for the business trip. fly to florida. win an award. close a deal. hire an intern. and still have time to spare

where that makes a difference is in places like iowa, where you have joni ernst against bruce braley. that's doubling down on the very right wing of the ted cruz wing of the party. and i don't think that's -- that dog won't hunt in iowa, i can tell you that. >> that's the one thing interestingly enough that i've seen covering different congressional districts around the country, republican or democratic, nobody wants more boots on the ground. patrick murphy, thanks for joining us. we appreciate it. >> thank you, luke. >>> president obama and hillary clinton cross paths last night for the first time since she criticized her former boss's approach to foreign policy. the much ballyhooed hug summit happened at a golf course where ann jordan, the wife of vernon jordan and cousin of obama adviser valerie jarrett was celebrating her pirt day. according to the white house, a good time was had by all. they even danced and had surf and turf. on wednesday at a book signing at martha's vineyard, clinton tried to downplay any supposed tensions. >> are you going to hug it out with the president? >>

morning in the "usa today," the latest polls showing that race is deadlocked between congressman bruce braley and state senator joni earnst, one of those key races that will determine the makeup of the senate in the 114th congress. the story's also available online at usa today.com. mitt romney in 2016, what do you think? >> caller: i'd say, yes, i would vote for mitt romney. i voted for him before, i'd vote for him again. i believe he is a good, decent man, and he has the experience to pull this economy up. i think he has the gumption to go after our enemies, and i do believe he can beat hillary. and there's one great thing about him. we won't have to pay for his vacations the way we had to pay for obama. he has the money to pay for his own vacations, so the taxpayer won't have to fund that. [laughter] thank you. >> host: teresa, you still with us? teresa? i was going to ask her who she voted for in 2012. let's go to maria from pennsylvania next. good morning. maria? >> caller: hello. >> host: yes, go ahead, please. >> caller: yes. i voted for mitt romney in the primary, and i voted for him

bruce braley said excited to spend time in iowa with good friends and tom millsap. chuck hagel yesterday called the isis an imminent threat. well-funded and sophisticated. politico has an article this morning. here's a look at the entire briefing. >> good afternoon, everybody. as the u.s. central command continues to provide regular updates about our military support to iraq and kurdish forces, this afternoon, i want to say a few words about what this assistance has accomplished over the last two weeks and, based on the president's guidance, what we can expect going forward. chairman dempsey will give you a brief summary, including some numbers on the u.s. military actions to date. but first, let me offer my deepest condolences and sympathy to the family of jim foley. the american journalist who as you all know was savagely murdered by the isil. as the department of defense confirmed yesterday, earlier this summer, the united states attempted a rescue of a number of american hostages held in syria, including jim foley. we all regret that mission did not succeed. but

she gets to run against bruce braley. she has that opportunity to run as an outsider. that is what they're trying to focus on. ads is talking about raising the minimum wage. that is one issue that democrats believe can work in multiple state to try to energize the base. >> tom harkin's influence in this race? >> he is popular among democrats. the question is does he have the machine to win this type of race ? i don't know if he will be the difference maker. >> us talk about what happened today in montana where senator john walsh said he will not seek a full term. this is the editorial. senator john walsh is response to plagiarism has destroyed our faith in him. >> the montana senate race has been a difficult route -- road. it started to become this multiple bank shot. he is the underdog. charges havem become too much. now he is not running. they will be able to replace him on the ballot. there is a convention. they have to do it by august 20. we are counting this in the republican column. >> he issued a statement saying that this plagiarism issue with the distraction.

and race between republican joni and democratic bruce braley is dead even. >> john harwood is is therejohn? >> tyler, i want to give you guys a flavor of the economic debate here in iowa from these television ads. joni ernst said she will cut earnings and bruce said he will raise the minimum wage. she's against it. >> joni ernst doesn't think there should be a national minimum wage. and what does she think is right for iowa? >> i'm joni ernst and i approve this message because washington is full of big spenders. let's make them squeal. >> that's just the beginning of the economic divide in this race. let's run through some of the issues. first of all, obamacare, joni ernst wants to appeal, defund it. bruce voted for it. social security, joni said she will entertain structural changes. bruce won't, he'll protect it. environmental protection agency. she would abolish it all together. she will kurch i'm missions from power plants. minimum wage, she does nout believe in a meshl minimum wage. he would take it to 1010. and ethanol, he says she's squish in on it. she says she isn't. both cand