what else cheri beasley to keep this competitive that she can win on election day, what do you see isontinue what beasley's been doing. beasley is running a really good campaign which is a north carolina-based campaign. the fact that there hasn't been a ton of money in the last two or three months has been to they are benefit, because it's allowed her to introduce and create a relationship with voters based on her record as a judge. based on somebody who approaches things from an independent lens and makes a decision based on law. i think that's what voters are looking for somebody independent. i think people have to take budd, we talked about beasley being the first african american in 26 years. ted budd is a throwback to jesse helms, the most conservative nominee in of the last 26 years. it's incredible contrast for voters. >> morgan says incredible contrast. richard burr, same thing as in the cliff, budd linked the democrat to an unpopular president, is that enough? >> it's not enough. what he's doing you learn about politics watching college football. watching north carolina, you

joining us now, cheri beasley, democratic north carolina senate candidate. , thank you for being here. so, i truly do believe that every senate race is the most important senate race in the country, but your race, in the last closing week of the campaign, it has been the thing that democrats are quite focused on. we know that senator schumer's pac has funneled, i think, $4 million into your campaign in recent days. what has your correspondents been with national democrats as you seek to perhaps help them hold on to the upper chamber? >> we have been focused on our in state, people power campaign. we knew this was gonna be a tough race, we have had tough fights before and i will not back down now. i am thankful that i had two successful contested statewide elections here in north carolina, and we are doing really well. there is a lot of enthusiasm and we've been traveling to a all of our one hundred counties around the state talking about the things people care lot about. they care about lowering costs, and they're feeling everything from the pain at the pump

and cheri beasley shout the responsibilities of forsman attacks.lence from day one, weathers in washington d.c., or whether it is the riots that my opponent was encouraging all across our state and our country in 2020. and i think believe that whether it's between washington d.c. at the capitol, downtime, rally or downtown, charlotte i wanted to announce her. i would encourage my pointed to the same thing. >> congressman but has been very clear and said that he supports and is leading the charge on an absolute ban on abortion. without exceptions for rape, incest, we risk to a mother's health. the bottom line, as a congressman but wants to be in between a woman and her doctor. and there is no place in the same room for congressman bed. >> what we're finding here and on the ground and north carolina, while bud remains a bit ahead of cheri beasley. some of the calculus here has changed. there are new voters who come into the fold and democrats cooley think of this race a still winnable. much of the time they've been in the statistical tie here, but we

here with me is north carolina democratic senate candidate cheri beasley. so much for joining me this morning. let's talk about what's happening on the ground there. early voting is under way in north carolina, as you know. a new poll shows inflation is the number one issue for north carolina voters. you just heard senator rick scott's attacks on your party when it comes to inflation. democrats here in washington control the house, senate and white house. are you satisfied with how president biden and democrats in washington are handling inflation? >> you know, dana, i can certainly tell you having traveled to all 100 counties in north carolina, folks want to know that the senate is going to lower costs. people are feeling everything from pain at the pump to the cost of prescription drugs and everything in between. in the greatest country in the world folks should not have to make choices around buying groceries or school supplies or high-priced medication. congress really can fix this. we know the greatest factor really is the supply chain. we know that in

cheri beasley would be a rubberstamp for those policies.oderator: question number two, one of the other big issues in this campaign and nationally is the supreme court decision this year an abortion. south carolina currently has a ban in most cases after 20 weeks. what parameters on abortion do you support? mr. budd you have signed onto a bill that would create a national ban on most cases after 15 weeks. what would your ideal law look like? >>>> again, i have always been pro-life, long before i was in congress and i have been consistently there. at the same time, i have always been about protecting the life of the mother. i want to save as many onboard lives as possible. i hope you dive into how extreme my important is when it comes to abortion. the democrats have signed on to the women's health protection act, the most extreme bill in legislative history, completely out of standards with anywhere in the developed world that this is awful. the things i support are saving onboard lives, and i just think my apartment is up for abortion, she

former north carolina supreme court justice cheri beasley joins me now. y, let's start with the core issue in your campaign. reproductive rights. the opponent congressman but is one of the co-sponsors of the house version of a national abortion ban that would ban abortions after 15 weeks. how has the overturning of roe redefined your campaign? and what are your plans to address this issue if you are successfully elected to the senate? >> you know, reverend al, this is a really critical issue for folks in north carolina. people are angry and afraid. they are scared. i heard from the grandfather a few nights ago who was very fearful for his granddaughter's. and while my opponent, congressman bud, is a cosponsor for this legislation, he has been very clear that he's aligned himself with the extremist faction of his party and has promoted an absolute ban on abortion without exceptions for rape, incest, or risk to a mother's health. we know that means women who are sexually assaulted will be forced to carry the pregnancy to term. people with a topic pregnancies

yesterday they endorsed cheri beasley for senator, calling her a capable and thoughtful leader.ues on important issues including abortion and the climate crisis, aligned with most of the contest do entity she would serve. >> i just want to save unborn lives. i want to protect lives. >> congressman bud is very clear, and it said that he supports, and is leading the charge on an absolute ban on abortion. without exceptions for rape, incest, or a mother's health. it means that they will not be able to get the lifesaving treatment that they need, which is an abortion, and it means that women will die. and that is unacceptable. >> joining us now is cheri beasley, she is the former chief justice of the north carolina supreme court. democratic nominee for senate. thank you so much for joining us. all the polls indicate that the economy is the number one issue. is that the number one issue for you and north carolina? >> you know, the economy is very important. folks here in north carolina care a whole lot about rising costs. everything from paying at the pump, to prescription drugs and

what i would ask, for your viewers for more information to go to cheri beasley.y candidacy and a successful race that were running. >> richard burr, voted against the inflation reduction act which passed on a party line vote. would you have voted for the invitation reduction act if you are serving in the senate? >> well, i certainly would have. we know that it is legislation that would allow us to focus on our made in america economy. to make sure that we are focusing on manufacturing -- which need to bolster our made in america economy. and to make sure that good, talented folks here in north carolina can produce the goods we need here in our everyday lives. it will certainly help to bring the cost of goods down. we certainly know in so many ways inflation has been caused by rising prices, -- and supply chain problems. it's important that congress and the senate take constructive action to get a handle on this. this is what people in north carolina want. >> you were a justice on the state supreme court in north carolina. it's interesting, judging electoral polit

. >> representative ted budd, the republican nominee in north carolina senate race and cheri beasley, democratic nominee participated in a debate. topics include inflation and the role of the u.s. and its military in world affairs. this runs an hour. ♪ >> thank you for joining us for the only debate between the leading contenders for the open u.s. senate seat in north carolina. it is a contest that has garnered national attention. let's meet the candidates for tonight's debate. former chief justice of the north carolina supreme court, cheri beasley is the nominee for the democrats. she has served on of: a court of appeals and served as a district judge in cumberland county. she is facing off against public nominee ted budd. he has represented 13th district since 2017. he has been a farmer and owns a gun store. thank you for being here tonight. let's go over the rules for tonight's debate. each candidate will have 90 seconds to answer the question. each will have 30 seconds for rebuttal. we will alternate who heads -- who answered each question first. at the end, each candidate will ha

joining me now is cheri beasley. before we get into your race, i want to ask you about what happened to speaker pelosi's husband in north carolina. you worked as a judge. how concerning is this attack on the spouse of a speaker, second in line for the presidency? >> andandrea, we have to believn election integrity. i know the foundation of this country is grounded on free and fair elections. those that are administered properly. i believe that they are administered properly, there are not problems with our elections. my opponent is an election denier. he called the mob that stormed the capitol just patriots standing up. even after all that was violence, he refused to certify the 2020 election. when asked in this race if he will accept the results, he is hesitant to say yes. it's critical. certainly, violence and violent acts are not acceptable as folks are trying to exercise their right to use their voices in our democracy by the power of the vote. >> there's been a late surge of money from a political action committ

and former justice cheri beasley joins me now. it's great to have you on the program.this race right now? >> hi chris. we're really excited about where we are. we said all along, even as we're starting this race and we are prepared to win regardless of what a challenge it will be. we now know it's ted bide who has been very much -- in washington. and we're really excited as we fall across the state it's a pretty big state. with 100 counties listening to folks, talking about constructive issues that really feeling a sense of energy and engagement in this race. people are really excited about where we are. we're really thrilled. >> congressman bides one of the co-sponsor for the house version of the national abortion ban. it would allow abortion palace to 15 weeks, would you support such a ban? >> congressman biden is leading a charge on this national abortion ban. she and other politicians like them are fully out of step with folks are here in north carolina and across the country. what we know about this absolute ban on abortion that congressman bug supports, is that t

. >> bill: north carolina where democrat cheri beasley is outraising republican ted budd.we're live in greensboro, north carolina and what's happening in that race there. good morning. >> good morning, bill. donald trump junior about to take the stage at a local business in the greensboro area in north carolina trying to boost ted budd in his race against cheri beasley. donald trump senior, the former president was here a few weeks ago to support budde in his race here in north carolina. this race has gotten a lot of national attention. also a lot of national dollars. groups supporting both candidates have been spending millions here intensified recently. democrats have spent heavily over the past three senate races and come up short this time. republicans and conservative groups appear to be outspending democrats to try to hold onto this seat. for the national recognition budd welcomes the support of the former president. >> he endorsed me because i'm an america first candidate. he was here a couple of weeks ago. had a great event. my style is districtly north carolinian.

congressman ted budd, but facing the full weight of the republican party. >> left wing extremist named cheri beasley running for a second term as a democrat supports beasley, and said she is hardly extreme. but he acknowledged challenges in how some voters view their party. you think that was a mistake for some democrats to use those words, "defund the police"? i think so r. >> i think defund the police did more damage to law enforcement and communities than anyone ever imagined. and unfortunately, we're seeing the effects of that now. reforming the criminal justice system? absolutely. that's the conversation we should be having. >> reporter: but that conversation is in short supply amid a wave of campaign ads up and down the ballot featuring frightening messages -- >> on november 8th, vote like your life depends on it. it just might. >> reporter: with far less discussion devoted to finding solutions to crime in america. >> and jeff zeleny joins us now. why is crime emerging such a central issue so late it seems in the campaign? >> anderson, one thing is that voters now are just beginning to pay att

that was a conversation that democrats cheri beasley, made some of the most effective arguments in. people in north carolina, seek to react really positively to. their argument essentially being that as a supporter of access to abortion. reproductive rights. she is more in line with north carolina eons and the voting age population. then her opponent is. he really shine when it came to things like inflation, the economy, pocketbook issues and crime. and then sort of waffled on his views around abortion. and what exactly, what kind of restrictions or ideal legislation he would be looking for. take a listen to what happened last night. >> i have denounce violence from day one. whether it's at washington d.c. or whether it is the riots that my opponent was encouraging all across our state and our across the country in 2020. i believe whether it's in washington, d.c. at the capitol or whether it's downtown raleigh or downtown charlotte. i will denounce violence, and i will encourage my opponent to do the same thing. >> congressman but has been very clear and i said that she supports and

cheri beasley, who has made this race very tight down the stretch here. morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you, willie. >> all right. >> mika? >>> in light of that, joining us now white house editor for politico sam stein and symone sanders townsend. haven't seen you since you have gotten married. congratulations. >> thank you very much, and good to have you on "morning joe." start your your polls, though, especially hearing from a candidate and these issues especially abortion and others that democrats have to go on. how is it looking a month, 27 days now, before the midterms? are we there? >> we're close. >> go time. >> the polls basically tell the story of a very difficult to understand election. generic poll saying democrats is low. president biden numbers ticked up. polls so democrats coming home not because independents are grafting towards president biden. then a weird setter issues. inflation and the economy top of issues. and polled side issues, too, as well including marijuana pardons, which have become a new electoral driven by taking action an

democratic nominee cheri beasley hopes the stakes will drive voter turnout. >> even in the smallest ruralnities, regardless of party affiliation, people want to talk about abortion access. >> i'm going to work and i'm going to vote to stop inflation. >> reporter: beasley's opponent, congressman ted budd, supports federal abortion restriction, but believes the election will hinge on the economy. republican pollster paul schumaker says there's little upside for g.o.p. candidates to engage on the issue of abortion. >> keep the discussion about the economy. don't have a discussion about the abortion issue because, quite frankly, he runs the risk of stepping on his base's enthusiasm for turning out. >> reporter: and turnout will be key in a tight race with the balance of power on the line. caitlin huey-burns, cbs news, raleigh, north carolina. >> dickerson: the search for victims continues in the aftermath of hurricane ian. we'll have an update on storm- ravaged florida when we return. e return. ...when it comes to our skin, what if it could feel differently? say hello to opzelura for the trea

we know that cheri beasley is a complete rubber stamp for joe biden's policies. and i think north carolina has figured that out and they don't want anything to do with her or joe biden's policies. >> while senator scott is staying on beasley for a moment, she's cribbed the party line on the gop congressman. >> but has been in service for six years and he votes against the interests of folks here in the state. and he's far more entwined with corporate special interests and his own interests. he is aligned with the most extreme faction of his of his of his party. >> well, isn't it true that corporate america is still pouring millions and millions of dollars into the democrat coffers? isn't the isn't that a fact? unfortune? >> absolutely. but if you look at what here's what ted bud's going to do. he's going to represent north carolina. almost every one of our senators, they just represent their states. we would we wouldn't have the inflation we have today. we wouldn't have the crime we have today. we have parental involvement in schools. and so bud's going to do the

when i was will say about cheri beasley she's a strong candidate. not only that but the money that is pouring into this race. you may have more money pouring into georgia, pennsylvania, nevada and other places, where you do have republicans that are they are problematic enough. but she is raising money and she is widening the fund raising gap which is important in the final weeks because you can spend that money on television. she can spend that money to turn out voters, and with all of these races, all of these races are gonna be close and it's gonna be a turnout game. so that is critical for her in order to remain at the top. >> i'm surprised as somebody who could be the first black woman senator out of north carolina they are not hearing more about this. the you want to say something. >> exactly, that's the thing. you're not hearing more. north carolina is my home state, and watching this race with interest. i think beasley has run a fine race but not a race that is yet compelled voters to come out, and that's why i think ten ted budd is a little

standing strong and ted budd continues to expose the radicalism of far left democratic opponent cheri beasley. he has a 4.5% lead. here with the latest in north carolina, ted budd. he brought along his fellow carolynian, lindsey graham is with you. welcome both of you. ted, you've been able to build up a lead. it's gone from one point to two points, now 4 1/2 points. what is happening in north carolina that is bringing you more support almost on a weekly basis in. >> sean, thanks for having us. we're all carolinians today. this is about inflation, crime and education. we're talking about the things that the voters want to get better in their life. everything that democrats are doing is making it worse. everything i'm doing is making life better for not just here in north carolina and south carolina but the whole country. and beasley is running from her record. she's defended cop killers, thrown out diamonds for sex offenders. the more we dig into her record the worse it gets. i'm for getting parents a say in their education. we can't let up in the next 11 days. that's why i help everybody goe

. >> joining us now is cheri beasley, she is the former chief justice of the north carolina supreme courtatic nominee for senate. thank you so much for joining us. all the polls indicate that the economy is the number one issue. is that the number one issue for you and north carolina? >> you know, the economy is very important. folks here in north carolina care a whole lot about rising costs. they everything from paying at the pump, to prescription drugs and everything in between. in the greatest country in the world, folks should not have to be thinking about choosing to buy groceries or school supplies or high priced medicines. what we know is that congress really can fix that. we know that here, in this country, we pay more for prescription drugs than anywhere else in the world. congress can fix that. we also know that corporations are making 70-year record profits under the cover of inflation, they're raising prices that we need. congress can fix that. my opponent, congressman bud, has been in congress for six years and he is not fixing it, he is helping it. in fact, he is taking corp

cheri beasley wants you to pay off loans for doctors and lawyers. >> dana: is that policy sitting badly with people in north carolina? >> it is. it's people that know how to weld and build. those are the people that are our heroes right now and those in north carolina probably went right from high school right into the workforce. they made good money. sometimes making a lot more money than those with four-year degrees saying what do we get? nothing. people with degrees not paying the bills and can't pay back student debt get a hand-out and that's not sitting well. >> bill: democrats haven't won a contest since 2008. it would seem that republicans have the state locked down. this race is too close to call. >> there are 29 days to go. we're the nascar state and have to keep our foot on the gas and can't let up in the corners. >> dana: has the population changes with the build-up of the cities around charlotte and raleigh and a big university system, of course, super popular. a lot of people want to live in north carolina and a well-run state. as the population changes one of the reasons w

what they're spending on mandela barnes, or cheri beasley, it's about crime.to me why the majority of money being spent against whites and democrats is on the economy. the majority of money spent against black senate democratic candidates is on crime. >> riddle me that, i think that i know the answer. race based strategy, also known as racism. i, cecil shared priorities usa, thank you for your time and thoughts. we have much more ahead this hour. the conviction of three michigan men in their plans today -- is part of a background for this consequential election in november. the attorney generals office can secure those convictions, and retain the rule of law in michigan. she joins me to talk about that, and more. first, one story out of florida this week is drawing attention to the ties of the florida gop, and some far-right activists and white supremacists. stay with us. listen, i'm done settling. because this is my secret. i put it on once, no more touch ups! secret had ph balancing minerals; and it helps eliminate odor, instead of just masking it. so pull i

. >> i'm so glad you had senate candidate cheri beasley because it is so important. to control the senate is so important. we're gonna have senator maggie hassan on. she is running against a very strange republican candidate in new hampshire. katie hobbs will join us. the candidate for governor in arizona, where it's possible, if she doesn't win, arizona might never again have a fair election. the republican candidate for governor, for secretary of state, for attorney general, all say donald trump won the last presidential election. >> i think it's important to underscore that in many cases women are the last frontier between the country and a precipice of election denialism. these are not just republican candidates. don bolduc, kari lake, these people are a new strain of conservative, and it gives conservativism a bad name, but this is really, they are the gatekeepers between democracy and chaos in a lot of respects, so paying attention to these candidates and listening to what the democrats have to say about the races is critical, with just 27 days to go. >> we rea

. >> left wing extremists named cheri beasley. >> durham county sheriff clarence birkhead, who's runnings a democrat, supports beasley and says she is hardly extreme. but he acknowledged challenges in how some voters view their party. >> do you think that was a mistake for some democrats to use those words defund the police? >> i think defund the police the phrase itself did more damage than law enforcement and communities than anyone ever imagined. unfortunately, we are seeing the effects of that now. reforming the criminal justice system? absolutely, that's a conversation we should be having. >> but that conversation is in short supply, amid a wave of campaign ads up and down the ballot, featuring frightening messages. >> on november 8th, vote like your life depends on it, it just might. >> with far less discussion devoted to finding solutions to crime in america. >> and jeff zeleny joins us now. so, why has crime amours as such a central issue, it seems, so late in the campaign? >> anderson, one thing is that voters are now just beginning to pay attention to this. so, republicans are

. >> yeah, i was just in north carolina, for example, with cheri beasley and democrats are begging, screaming, put more money in here. we can win if we have more money. defending in arizona which is now a toss-up, in pennsylvania or wherever else, that money is finite. you don't have that money to go to other races so defense has an effect on where that is going on but ripples. >> a number of interesting wrinkles. liz cheney is going to michigan next week to campaign for democrat elissa slotkin in one of those democratic districts. again, the fundamentals tell you it's trending toward republicans and get examples of things outside the box. >> slotkin's district is interesting. i went out months ago to look at how voters were feeling, back at that time, i would say she, democrats on the ground there, wanted to hear more from the white house about the economy. you know, i've been trying to track this for the past year and there was a sense initially that the white house was a bit slow to respond. i think they have tried to be more aggressive on that front. we see that with the president today t

, now that guy, republican ted budd is pulling one point of head of his democratic competitor, cheri beasley it for us. rachel will be here on monday. i will see you on tuesday. if you are looking for something to do, this weekend, you can see another project i was working on which is very very different than this one. i'm hosting a little project over on our friends on netflix it's called the mole, the first episode's drop today. that's all i got. now it's time for the last word for it low and's -- good evening, lawrence. so >> we have mandela barnes, fresh off an hour ago, his debate with republican senator ron johnson, there is some amazing exchanges and there. we will have the video of that. he will join us with his own postgame analysis of his own debate. >> every senate race in this country is the most important senate rate of this country. and mandela barnes is a fascinating candidate. that's great, lawrence. >> thank you, alex. ate. >> we have breaking news tonight on top of breaking news about herschel walker, the new

former chief justice of the north carolina supreme court, cheri beasley is the nominee for the democratsshe has served on of: a court of appeals and served as a district judge in cumberland county. she is facing off against public nominee ted budd. he has represented 13th district since 2017. he has been a farmer and owns a gun store. thank you for being here tonight. let's go over the rules for tonight's debate. each candidate will have 90 seconds to answer the question. each will have 30 seconds for rebuttal. we will alternate who heads -- who answered each question first. at the end, each candidate will have 90 seconds for a closing statement. judge beasley won the toss which means the first question will go to her. in order to make sure no one gets the first and last, the final closing statement will go to representative budd. what are your solutions to help inflation, gas prices, grocery prices and other economic issues we are facing as a potential recession looms? your opponent has said you are a rubberstamp for biden policies. would you have voted for all the spending packages pro

of us >> cheri beasley, -- democratic nominee before the senate in that state, thank you so much. >> that's all in on this thursday. night alex wagner tonight starts right now. thursdaywe live in this extraory moment where one senate seat is the sort of basically determines the balance of power. every senate race in the country is the most important senate race. >> i forget what vote it was. it was one of the votes during the bush administration. or something passed by one vote. so, everyone who voted for it could be like, he was the deciding vote. i remember a bunch of ads in the midterms, i think it was 2006. the deciding vote. but every race -- >> every single race is the most important thing. we haven't looked at all of them but each one is urgent, specifically. thank you chris. and thanks to you at home for joining us this evening. i want to start tonight with the kind of seems like a small thing, it's one of those small things that when you scratch the surface a little bed starts to look like the symptom of a larger problem. vice president kamala harris was in a car accident on

others, like cheri beasley, a democrat running for the u. s senate in north carolina.on committal on a potential campaign event with the president. if it's an official visit will just have to see if that's something that's a big if we're available. president biden is set to travel out west this week with stops in colorado, california and oregon . he's expected to tell the bipartisan infrastructure law and draw a contrast with republicans on issues like health care and social security. in washington. mala rivera, fox news wall street stocks were lower for the fourth session in a row. the dow lost 93 points. the nasdaq fell 1 10 in the s and p slid 27 points. traders are waiting for several updates on inflation later this week, including the producer price report wednesday, consumer prices thursday and retail sales on friday. there's also security cost of living increases, also set to be released on thursday. analysts say the adjustment could be close to 9% based on the august inflation numbers. this means that the average retiree benefit could be raised by about $144 pe

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we are going to track these numbers and see if they end up adding up to a victory for cheri beasley. we are watching that. jim, it's not just the democrats okay? political is reporting that the national republican senatorial campaign committee again, republican entity whose job it is to help get folks elected to the senate, who are republicans. they are actually slashing its ad buy in new hampshire. and redirecting the funds the races in georgia, arizona, nevada. i also think pennsylvania. what do you think that this signals in the final stretch, we are 31 days away. stretchit's been very crazy la. weeks first-ever taking money at arizona, now they're putting money back in. i think we nominated frankly the wrong candidate in new hampshire to be able to beat maggie hassan. i do think that if we are going back and forth the pennsylvania, i think there is a shot there. but it is crazy. these polls have been up and down, it is based on gas prices, abortion, the issues literally change from week to week. and so the strategist at these very communities are trying to decide where the best p

new polling shows democrat and former state supreme court chief justice cheri beasley, only 1.5 percentagejoining me now from raleigh, north carolina, is nbc's antonio hilton. it is close there but north carolina has a history of voting democrat as well. >> reporter: that's right, the margins in this state tend to be really tight. so tonight's debate is going to be interesting. i think people have slept on this race a little bit. but these two are in a statistical tie. and what you're going to see happen tonight is they're tempt to draw a contrast to reach. so folks here in this very purple state who are in the middle so you will see representative budd try to make the argument that beasley is far to the left, that she's soft on crime, that she's going to support biden policies that will hurt your pocketbook, and then you will hear beasley talk a lot about abortion rights about, her record as a judge, support of civil rights issues, and she's really going to try to paint budd as an extremist, on everything from election integrity and denialism, to women's reproductive access. take a listen

cheri beasley, the far left former chief justice of the north carolina supreme court. now, beasley has a pro criminal history on the bench. she also amplified the violent rioting in the summer of 2020. she has made it clear she is a sure vote for the democrats antipolice defund, dismantle, no pro crime agenda. and this race is tight as of now, ted, but is in the lead. and he joins us right now. north carolina republican senate candidate and congressman ted bud. all right. you're ahead in this race, but it's closer than it should be . and what i'm noticing is a trend, and that is that only now are people beginning to catch up with the the radicalism of candidates that the democrats are running. do you think the people in north carolina are fully aware of her record on? most people out there aren't really political and they're just trying to make their lives work, especially under what joe biden has done to them in the last two years. gas is more expensive, groceries are more expensive. it's harder. it just cost, as you said earlier, seventy two hundred dollars more for

but he continues to exposeft the radicalism of far left democratic opponent cheri beasley. the latest real clear politics numbers have, but with a four point five percentage point lead. here with the latestre with on the state of the race, republican senate candidate in north carolinae , bud, and heng brought along his fellow withlinian, although south carolina, lindsey graham is with you. up a bothwelcome , both of you. ted, you've been able to build up a lead. it's on from one point to two points now.. four and a half points. whats ha is happening in north carolina that is bringing you more support? almost on a weekly basis?asis >> and again, thanks for havingl us are all carolinians today. but i would say this is aboutan inflation, about crime're and about education. we're talking aboutat tht the ts that the voters want tohing t get better in their lives and everything that democrathaes are doing is making life worse. everything that i'm doing is about making life better for not just us here in north carolina or south carolina, but in thi s whole country. running fro and

house of representatives, and cheri beasley, a former north carolina supreme court justice.p being a better night than expected she could pull this off. now to iowa, chuck grassley is heavily favored here. he is 89 years old, however, and running for another six-year term. he has served in the u.s. senate for 42 years. he's served in public office for 63 years, going all the way back to the eisenhower administration. i bring this up, guys, because a recent selzer poll by ann selzer, the gold standard in iowa, found grassley's lead is merely three points against mike franken. that is an eye-popping number and suggests that something is going on in this race. i dug through the internals of the poll. i was shocked to see that chuck grassley is only three points ahead. 60% of likely voters in iowa said his age was a concern. that might be catching up with him. forecasters also say his opponent is running a competent campaign in that state. >> finally, washington state. >> reporter: this is the white whale for the republicans. they are going after patty murray, the third-ranked d