we will go now to a debate between christie vilsack and represented seeking -- steve king. he won reelection last time with 66% of the vote. christie is the former first lady of iowa and the wife of andvilsack. this is courtesy of iowa public television, the fourth house district. they are now joining sioux city been anchoring the priestly predominantly rural district that steve king has been representing during the past 10 years. he has been running this by very margins. redistricting may be diluting the republican dominance. that is what christie vilsack may have been hoping when she declared candidacy. welcome to iowa press. you are familiar with the format. with this audience and the television viewers -- they will cheer at the beginning and end. the question in this debate edition come from sioux city journal writer bret heyward and kay henderson. >> mrs. vilsack, at an iowa fundraiser, you said, you were running to prove being a woman is not a barrier. do you ask for them to put asidetheir issues and vote on you because you're a woman? >> i think the delegation will be

christie vilsack was his oppo. michele bachmann is 50/50 with á her graves.'samous even before she ran for preside this year. high-profile member of congress. that race could not be tighter. obviously no characterization there. district 18 in florida. this is also a race where there is no characterization. 50/50 west in florida district oprphy. look how fight that is. not just 50/50 but in terms of that raw vote. we're going to keep an eye on the house races, some of the ballot races and senate races atfold. keep in mind for the o representatives, projected early tonight that the house overall would continue to eans everything in the house in terms of power in the house. the speaker of the house will continue to be the republican john boehner.q?obviously the main stonues to be the presidential election. nbc news projects that president obamelection that he will be a second term 44 united states. that call coming upon president obama being projected to win the state of ohio. all of the networks, for what it's worth, president obama. but the romney campaign is

the latest ppp poll has him running three points ahead of his democratic opponent, christie vilsack. 48% to 45% in iowa. congressman king is not alone. several of his fellow representatives from tea party crazytown are in the political fights of their lives as well. begin with minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann. she's off the charts in name recognition. she raised $18 million more than her democratic opponent jim graves. her district has an 8% republican registration edge but still she only leads graves by 6 points. florida congressman allen west, he's raised $17 million compared to the $3.5 million of his democratic opponent patrick murphy. but polls show murphy leading west 48% to 47%. and, of course, we just cannot forget illinois congressman joe walsh -- perhaps the craziest of them all. he's answering a question about women's reproductive rights. take a listen. >> if a woman's life is at issue, would you say she was allowed to have a abortion? >> let me say there's no sun exception. with modern technology and science, you can't find one instance. this is an issue that oppo

this one is christy vilsack, the former first lady of iowa.usband is very close to the obama administration, steve king. he's going for a sixth time in the senate. it's a redrawn district over here. it's pretty red. >> very red. >> it's pretty red. but it is still a competitive race. >> one thing about illinois, illinois key that democrats want to pick up any house seats in this election, the democrats not feeling as good as they once did about major gains in illinois. >> all right. 36 minutes after the hour. now we have a look at the other stories making news. >>> one week ago today that superstorm sandy slammed into the oeeast coast. the storm is blamed for 110 deaths in the united states alone. this morning, more than 1.5 million power customers are still in the dark. and with the falling temperatures, housing is a major issue in all of those devastated communities. the red cross reports that more than 10,000 people in nine states spent saturday night in a shelter. >>> now there is a brand new worry, a nor'easter is in the forecast for the

democrats, or republicans, or independents -- the kind of iowa leaders you've always had -- tom and christie vilsacktom harkin, and leonard boswell and bruce braley, and my great friends, tom miller and mike fitzgerald. but there's some principles you got to fight for. there are times where you've got to take a stand. if the price of peace in washington is cutting deals to kick students off of financial aid, or get rid of funding for planned parenthood, or let insurance companies discriminate against kids with preexisting conditions, or eliminate health care for millions on medicaid who are poor, or elderly, or disabled -- i won't pay that price. that's not a deal i will make. that's not bipartisanship. that's not change. that's surrender to the same forces of the status quo that has squeezed middle-class families for way too long. and, iowa, i'm not ready to give up on the fight. i've got a lot more fight left in me. but to wage that fight on behalf of american families, i need you to still have some fight in you, too. the folks at the top in this country, it turns out they don't need another champ

christie vilsack good friend of ours. steve king, such a loser. how's that looking for christie?g to be dethroned. [ laughter ] >> this is a great race. she's done everything right. tough district. but boy i tell ya, i think people have now seen that they don't want anymore of that right wing nut rhetoric and all of that kind of stuff. they want someone who is going to work hard for them. christie -- i think she'll pull that out today. it will be very close. >> bill: so great for you to join us on election day today senator. i know is a busy day for you. go get 'em. you've got a lot of work to do. we'll see you back here shortly. >> when we make the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes so we can get our house back in order again. >> bill: you got it, senator tom harkin from iowa. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." and i want new cooling relief! ugh. how do you feel? now i'm cold. hmm. this is a better choice. new cepacol sensations cools instantly, and has an active ingredient that stays with you long after the lozenge is gone. ahhh. not just a sensation sensational re