third and four for denver gardner. michigan, you can see how he celebrates. they are up 16-9.d craddock in for the field goal. craddock shows off his acting skills. and it works because they get a first down. it pays off. the next play brown on the keeper from nine yards out. now later in the quarter, still tied, brown showing off that arm. up top. he makes the grab, takes it 36 yards down to the three. two plays later they punch it in from a yard out. maryland takes the lead and beats michigan for the first time in school shoist. randy he had sell going against them next week. >> we challenged them this week. they met the challenge. they had chances today, battled, got the seventh win, which is huge. this is great. >> he is happy. virginia may be singing their swan song. but their goose isn't cooked just yet. yes, i wrote that. lambert rifles one to kanaan. severance makes a one-handed grab. they win 3-3. high school football. stags are trailing 14-0. airing it out for third down mcfarland. they take the lead 17-4. english calls his own number. they win their second straight

. >> despite the fact the denver post portrayed gardner as a prince of moderation. colorado. latinos, make up about 14% of eligible voters. in 2040, by then, they'll make up a third of the state's population. obama won this group by 75% of the latino vote in colorado. colorado is trending the way the nation is trending, just faster. >> they're very much a proxy. if you recall in the 2008 election, when colorado was called, everybody knew obama had safely secured the seat. why? latinos came out in droves and pollsters had underestimated their participation. you're going to see the same thing -- those same margins come out in a real heat when you look at georgia, the senate races in georgia, north carolina and kansas. while the two candidates are neck to neck, latino vote in these respective states are 2% to 4% and that will make all the difference. >> in florida it's this flux vote, too. it's less cuban-american, more puerto rican. it's in flux all over the country. >> what you see specifically in florida is interesting is that you have a growing population of puerto

worked out as well as they wanted it to, particularly in colorado where you had "the denver post" endorse cory gardnerthe republican, saying in part because the incumbent, mark udall was a one issue campaign on women's issues. and in fact, in the questioning during that debate "the denver post" reporter said, in fact you're being called mark uterus, not mark udall anymore because you're so single issue. in iowa it is another race. joni ernst is running a pretty solid campaign and war on women thing is kind of not reverberate ing. >> we want to ask you about the president. wee haven't seen a whole lot of the president past couple days. "politico" has an article today said this, obama so long, man with bright future hated being relbated to a sideline pariah in the midterms. that is pretty tough to say about the president. what do you think this indicates next couple of years for him? >> they're trying to lay the groundwork if the republicans take the senate what that will look like the next two years. they're not there yet. i think there is still a decent shot the democrats could hold on to the senate,

the denver post endorsed cory gardner, the republican. they en dorszed mark udall the first time he ran and it was a shock. it was a shock wave out there. i think you just saw a campaign event the other day where a democratic fundraiser gave money, said you are more than just about women's issues. and got very upset with udall. i think that has cost him some. >> in corado, and this is true also in alaska, they have a ballot measure, an amendment that could bring out conservative voters. you who do you think that affects overall voting and do they bring out democrats where they're legalizing pot and more republicans with the personhood amendments? >> colorado is by mail. a lot votes are already in but in the ballot measures, there's a medical marijuana in florida that could affect that governor's race down there, who goes out to the polls. you mentioned personhood in colorado. there are also minimum wage ballot initiatives in several states. and that would obviously favor democrats in the turnout model. >> if donors remember to vote. >> pa

the denver post endorsing cory gardner. there is a clearly striking change from endorsing democrats. endorsements, you have to be cautious not to overthink them. it is an indication of a campaign that is a little off. >> you know colorado better than anyone in this room. technically a purple state but many are thinking of it as a blue state. why has he done so well? >> because it is a purple state. republicans won almost every statewide office. they defeated a sitting democratic congressman. most of what happened under the aiken looper and bennett was republican. in a state like colorado or iowa, purple states would be competitive. that has been true in the case. the one thing i think, and this is a misperception, is that mark udall has spent all his time talking about choice and contraception. 50% of his as have not talked about choice and contraception. i remember in 2010, we had a dozen editorials written against us that we were making choice and contraception a big issue. there was no way republicans were ever going to

a recent poll shows 66% of colorado's latinos supporting orderly 17% leaning towards gardner south of denver. tell me what you say to latino whose are skeptical of the republican party. >> well, you know, when i talk to them, i just mostly point out to the values we have, that we share. >> what are those values? >> the belief in hard work, beef in having a strong nuclear family. the beef in religion and faith. >> but immigration is the red hot issue hurting republicans among latinos here. senator like most, favors comprehensive reform with a path to citizen ship, representative gardner says it will only encouraging more illegal immigration. after a long day of can vanceing voters, dinner with his family. >> this election is personal for you and your family, what does it mean to you. >> well, it just means keeping our family together. at any moment, one of my family members can get picked up and deported and i am planning to stop that. >> and that is exactly the kind of vies royal emotional response democrats are hoping will rally enough latinos to the polls and into they column o election da

there was a denver post poll that showed gardner over udall but it was only land line phones only conductedtalked to a couple dozen latino respondents altogether. >> i know your poll was national and didn't reference colorado specifically but what happens when a group is underpolled like this? >> it could really affect the results for that particular group. for example, in our polls that we do of hispanics nationally 70%, seven zero percent, of our sample is done on cell phones so that really gives you a real good sense of how important. the telephone sample is because half of latinos today live in households where there is only a cell phone and no land line telephone. >> good point. thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> that's a wrap of this hour of "weekends with alex witt" i'll be back at 12:00 noon with another edition of the show. for sensitive bladders. absorbs heavy leaks faster than the leading brand so you can feel comfortably dry. plus a discreet fit that hugs your curves. you barely feel it. new always discreet. now bladder leaks can feel like no big deal. because hey, pee happens. v

the denver post endorsing cory gardner. there is a clearly striking change from endorsing democrats. endorsements, you have to be cautious not to overthink them. it is an indication of a campaign that is a little off. >> you know colorado better than anyone in this room. technically a purple state but many are thinking of it as a blue state. why has he done so well? >> because it is a purple state. republicans won almost every statewide office. they defeated a sitting democratic congressman. most of what happened under the aiken looper and bennett was republican. in a state like colorado or iowa, purple states would be competitive. that has been true in the case. the one thing i think, and this is a misperception, is that mark udall has spent all his time talking about choice and contraception. 50% of his as have not talked about choice and contraception. 2010, we had a dozen editorials written against us that we were making choice and contraception a big issue. there was no way republicans were ever going to roll back choi

gardner. if we look closer on the map, there are a couple of different stories in colorado. one i'll draw you attention to, jefferson county. a swing county. right outside denverudall actually didn't do that t bad here. he basically drew even with gardner. they wanted to win this thing by a couple points. this actually isn't that bad. where was the damage done? the damage was done -- let's take a look right here. this is el paso county. where colorado springs is. sort of the capital of republican colorado, very, you know, socially conservative military presence. the key here is you you see the were actually some other candidates on the ballot. the total turnout in el paso county last night was 227,000. the last type there was a competitive senate race in colorado, it was only 190,000 here. so basically this county generated 20,000 extra votes for cory gardner. the republicans didn't have before. not the only county where that happened. the core democratic counties, denver, boulder, they really weren't up from where they were in 2010 so the democrats weren't out. one final thing to draw your attention to that's sort of unique to colorado, this is pueblo. very i

representative gardner talk to supporters in denver. republicans, it is a privilege to be able to introduce to you the next united states senator for the state of colorado, cory gardner. [applause] ♪ [applause] >> i have a quick question for you. is there anybody here from yuma? [applause] tonight, we shook up the senate. you shook up the senate. your message was heard from nevada to pennsylvania avenue. , weepublicans in colorado have gotten used to the saying, wait until the next election. i have news for you. that next election has finally happened. a few minutes ago, i spoke with senator udall and i think tim for his incredible commitment and the second phase he and his family have made in the name of making colorado a better place. and our commitment together to work to a smooth transition. [applause] , in boulder, i stood before you to accept the nomination for united states senate. we realize together the great challenge we faced to get to this day. signed up to be the tip of the spear, the vanguard of the movement that is sweepin

denver and boulder. and there's still more democratic votes coming in. but right now, gardner only gained over romney in 2012 by about 2%. if that had been extrapolated statewide, it would have been a 50/50 race. outside of that, in the non-denver metro area, he gained over 3.3%. rural areas, even more. in ski bunny, colorado, on the other hand, there are seven counties, and if i told you the

representative gardner talked to supporters in denver. >> good evening again, colorado republicans, its a privilege to be able to introduce to you the next united states senator for the state of colorado, cory gardner. [cheers and applause] >> i have a quick question for you. is there anybody here from yuma? tonight we shook up the senate. you shook up the senate. your message was heard from nevada to pennsylvania avenue. as republicans in colorado, we've gotten used to the saying, wait until the next election. well, i've got news for you. that next election, it finally happened. [cheers and applause] a few minutes ago i spoke with senator udall and i thanked him for his incredible commitment to public service and the sacrifices that he and his family have made. in the name of making colorado a better place. and our commitment together to work for a smooth transition. [applause] nine months ago in boulder i stood before you to accept the nomination for united states senate. it was there that we realized together the great challenge that we would face to get to this day. saying then, we

gardner did. and kent buck did that in 2010. what he failed to do was win in the denver suburbs. adams county. . close presidential elections the got to hold your own in the fast growing suburbs. cory gardner at the moment. ahead in adams county. all he needed to do was break even. he gets it. ahead by a little more. jefferson county. golden, colorado, area right here. cory gardner winning badly. in denver city, mark udall, nearly 70% of the vote. win in the suburbs. then in the rural areas. when i was out there, wolf, through the conversation, ed promar, democratic, congressman from the suburbs thought, he was dead wrong. d dissatisfaction. the udall campaign disagreed. the president is popular in the west and east. see all the red filling in. very impressive victory for cory gardner. a lot of controversy. tea party members were upset. cory gardner was hand picked. guys were pushed out. ratification of the republican establishment strat jegy to cle the field for their candidates. >> mainstream republican next senator from the state of colorado. we have a key race alert that i want to update yo

on the flipside, cory gardner, considered a rock star, an up and comer in the gop party. lindsey davis, denvercolorado. >>> we have much more with live team coverage on "good morning america." >>> and a major break in the case of a philadelphia woman kidnapped as she walked home. police released security video of a man they believe just used the victim's bank card. they say the store where he is located off an exit for aberdeen, maryland, 75 miles from philadelphia. her parents are pleading for her safe return. >> please. please give me back my child. give me back my baby. please, give me my child. please. >> whatever you're asking for, me and my family, not pressing any charges. all we want back it our daughter. >> family members say an old boyfriend from maryland was obsessed with the young woman. police won't say if there is a connection. >>> also in pennsylvania, learning new details about how accused cop killer eric frein managed to avoid hundreds of law enforcement officials for 58 days in the pocono mountains. newly released court documents say he used a laptop. logging on to the intern

and the states like in colorado, and the "denver post" endorsed the republican candidate lloyd gardner and he won, and that is a breakthrough for the republicans to nominate and send someone like that to washington. is he conservative, yes e. hard right, no. but it is a mischaracterization to say that it is a bunch of hard tea parr ti people. >> well, we have to go, and paul begala and ananavarro and david gergen, thank you so much. and set your dvr tonight. and the road to victory was paved with red, and john king is going to break it down and explain why so many states have shift ed shifted to trigt. htrigt. still the one for you. e trigt. rtrigt. trigt. ght. . . d to treat symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long term injury, get me

denver and boulder. and there's still more democratic votes coming in. but right now, gardner only gained over romney in 2012 by about 2%. if that had been extrapolated statewide, it would have been a 50/50 race. outside of that, in the non-denver metro area, he gained over 3.3%. rural areas, even more. in ski bunny, colorado, on the other hand, there are seven counties, and if i told you the names of the ski resorts, you would recognize them. the counties, you never would. gardner ran behind romney. it was a rural issue, not an across-the-board issue. the same thing is true in other places as well. iowa, it's less obvious but the same distinction prevails. then the question is, what does this mean for 2016 if what we're seeing is not a uniform swing but a localized swing? and is this a turnout question? well, i've done two states, colorado and iowa, and colorado keeps moving up. but the differential, if you compare 2014 turnout to the 2012 turnout, is not very great. it's slightly higher as far as the percentage of people voting in rural areas versus urban areas, in 2014 vers

denver and boulder. morehere's still democratic votes coming in. but right now, gardner only 2012 byver romney in about 2%. extrapolatedeen statewide, it would have been a 50/50 race. theide of that, in nondenver metro area, he gained over 3.3%. rural areas, even more. in ski bunny, colorado, on the other hand, there are seven if i told you the ski resorts, you would recognize them. the counties, you never would. gardner ran behind. it was a rural issue, not an across-the-board issue. thing is true in other places as well. iowa, it's less obvious but the prevails.nction then the question is, what does this mean for 2016 if what we're not a uniform swing swing?ocalized and is this a turnout question? well, i've done two states, iowa, and colorado keeps moving up. youthe differential, if compare 2014 turnout to the 2012 turnout, is not very great. slightly higher as far as the percentage of people voting areas versus urban areas, in 2014 versus 2012, but enough to explain the difference. the reason joni ernst won is not republicans were an unusual share of the electorate.

the cory gardner campaign headquarters for his republican campaign for senate. b, is it a downtown denverwhere voters can drop off early ballots. c is, it a child modeling agency? or d, is it a gym? >> c, child modeling agency. >> steve, do you have the answer for us? >> what they call their effort nationwide is the bennick street project because it was on bannock street here in denver, which is now home to a gym. >> that's the correct answer, a gym. >> that was the back story that we got from lynn bartels about the michael bennett campaign, that his campaign headquarters had turned into a child modeling agency. that's why they use their field headquarters, which is now a gym as the bannock street thing because of the creepy model agency. so you remember the detail, you just put it in the wrong place. but kent jones, are we going to be putting swag in jack's trick or treat bag? >> high degree of difficulty, i say oh, yes, we are. here it is. >> you got two out of three right. you're getting a teeny, tiny little cocktail shaker. thanks so much for playing. it was really nice to meet you. >

denver and boulder. and there's still more democratic votes coming in. but right now, gardner only gained over romney in 2012 by about 2%. if that had been extrapolated statewide, it would have been a 50/50 race. outside of that in nonmetro, nondenver metro area, he gained over 3.3%. rural areas, even more. in ski bunny, colorado, on the other hand, there are seven counties that if i told you the name of the ski resort you would -- gardner ran behind romney. it was a rural issue, not an across the board issue. and the same thing is true in other places, as well. iowa, it's less obvious, but the same distinction prevails. so then the question is what does this mean for 2016 if what we're seeing is not a uniform swing but a -- a localized swing. and is this a turnout question? well, i've done two states, colorado and iowa, and colorado keeps moving up. the differential if you compare 2014 to 2012 turnout. it's slightly higher as a percentage of people voting in 20, in rural areas versus urban areas in 2014 versus 2012, but not enough to explain the difference. the reason why jon

cory gardner provides a template in how you compete in the suburbs of around denver for other candidatesre going to win a national election, we're going to have to win ohio, which we lost last time and win places like colorado. >> the economic argument in ohio, he took medicaid expansion. and that is a poison pill in western iowa. >> only of those debates on health care and where we go forward as being -- rather than justifying ourselves by what we're against, but what we're for. and what more patient-centric health care looks like. >> basically dropped out of the race in ohio. if i was a republican, i would ask one question, does this help me win florida? whatever i do, does it help me win florida because everything that's changing in america with the growth of latinos, and still the strong voting power of african-americans, if it does not help you win florida, you should not be doing it. >> i'm a cincinnati bengals fan, are you going to hold that against me. >> i'm a redskins fan. >> we don't call them redskins anymore, haven't you gotten the memo? >> can we please stop talking about s

denver. ana, democratic senator mark udall is hoping to be elected for a second term but he's trailing corery gardnerthree points in the latest public policy polling. tell us more. cory. >> carol, that's one of many polls that now has the republican challenger leading which is raising eyebrows here in the state and across the nation. we're inside one of the places where they're already sorting the early votes that are coming in. they're already doing signature verification, will hit the button to do the tallying tomorrow night. here's what's unique about colorado, every active voter got one of these, a mail-in ballot so they have the option to mail it box, drop it off or do it the old-fashioned way and go to the polls on election night. the idea is this added convenience may lead to greater voter turnout and we know already more than a million colorado voters have cast their ballots. so far, republicans have the edge with about 100,000 more republican affiliated voters already casting their ballots and turning them in compared to democrats. but democrats say they really weren't worried just yet, that

in fact, the denver post endo e endorsed cory gardner. enver post reporter, well known veteran out there, called senator udall senator uterus because of his sole focus on women's issues. i think this really hurt there. >> and they were saying that if he had won tonight, he would have been dubbed a genius for sticking to that issue and playing it up with the electorate and winning women voters which is important for any democrat running and wonder what they will say now. will that be the death of that narrative which has been so well played by democrats in particular in the presidential election in 2012. >> clearly did not work well here. i just say the names. >> we call them the campaign cowboys. i got to say that the campaign cowboys have known for some period of time that colorado was going the republican way. i know there's been a lot of snorting and head shaking about the predicto-meter, joe. show what it shows. >> this is the highest tech we have available here. but karl and i went through it. when you're looking at the real clear pol

gardner just 40 years old. he's considered an up and comer in the gop party. linsey davis, abc news, denverrecreational pot use has been approved by voters in oregon and the district of columbia. but the measure could be blocked in d.c. since congress ultimately holds hour there. a similar law is being considered in alaska where the rurlts still being tallied allowing the use of medicinal marijuana failed in florida. >>> now that we have some of the results, let's get some insight from our deputy political director. >> shushannah walshe joins us. the headline, no doubt, the senate goes to republicans. it was amazing how quickly it all happened. >> a big night for republicans. not just the senate, which was the big win. big win from republicans in governors and state houses across the country, including in blue states. unexpected wins really in massachusetts and maryland which was a shocker. >> the political reality in washington so much different than it was 24 hours ago. what does this all mean for president obama? >> it was a bad evening. it's going to be a bad day for president obama but

denver post endorsing cory gardner, and the "iowa register" endorsing ernst. >> i was go toy say marthathe worst candidates we've seen repeatedly. i think the broader point you're making here is pretty close to the mark. i think you saw a lot of democrats in some of these close places take these key groups for granted, whether it was women, whether it was african-american voters. the question is how do we turn these people out? in colorado it was essentially how do we turn people off of cory gardner. and that tactic at the end of the day wasn't enough. >> and it could be the voters who are being targeted figured and probably correctly that you know, these republicans are conservative and weird but they're not actually going to do all this stuff. they're in the going to do what -- >> that's the key point is that you have to have some faith that there's some causal connection between who you vote for and what those people will do. when that gets severed, right, what you end up voting is your discontent. right now and for a long time let's remember the economy -- this recovery has not deli

incumbent senator, made this a women's issue, cory gardner the republican challenger came out on a host of issues and earned the endorsement of the denver. have democrats lost their way to talk to the middle class and try to convince them of their policy to make it a better life for them? does it just not work anymore? >> you know, i've said this before and i'll say it again and i've said it to democratic house and senate members. if you vote for something, back it. you don't just run away from the affordable care act and legislation based on a poll or based on quite frankly the president's approval rating. because the president's approval rating really isn't about the aca, it's more about foreign policy. again, perception and messaging. i've got to say the republicans not just in midterm elections but have been doing a much better job with messaging. mike, your guys are great with fear and ebola does help with that. >> but we have a reason to fear obamacare. i talk to business owners every day who are getting crushed by it. and it ties right into the economy and right back to why the economy is just going to be burdened by this. again,

denver paper for running a single-issue campaign, udall did, on liberal social issues. >> ifill: didn't that strategy work for senator bennett a few years ago? >> but that's the question. gardner doesn't fit the profile as well as ken buck did in the past. gardner is a much more appealing character. the shoe didn't fit as well in this race. >> i think that there's no question that michael bennett, the senior democratic senator now, presumably from colorado, ran against his opponent. and identified his opponent. and ken buck was more than willing to fill that role. there's nothing more tempting in politics than to use something that's won once. there are still republicans all over the country who say, just do what ronald reagan did, double the defense budget and cut taxes by one-third. democrats are trying to affect jack kennedy's mannerisms. it's a very derivative and imitative business, and i think mark udall got tagged by the "denver post" editorial board as senator you tillist. this was hurtful for his campaign because it's a liberal newspaper. >> woodruff: he tried the change that strategy. >> ifill: he did. i asked him about that. he said, we're talking about the economy,

thank you. >> from north carolina to denver, we will introduce you to representative and senator elect cory gardner than our present. ours is a forever young state. all of us are here because we believe there is something exceptional about our state and nation. we believe in courageous ideas. we believe in the power of optimism of the american story. i believe that is not electioneering -- a belief that is not electioneering. a commitment to be better than we are. to give our children and grand children a better starting point. i say we can fix the nation's problems together. we can build a stronger economy together. we can achieve energy independence together. we can improve education together. we can protect the environment together. because the people of colorado sent a message, a message that what is happening is not working. that leaders should not stop at the status quo. and think they need a pet on the back. -- it was a pat on the back. it was a warning or warning to all who failed to courageously act. over 200 years ago people came to this great nation wondering how we became who we are. ho

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denver post" described senator udall's campaign as obnoxious and focused on a single issue. the people of colorado wanted something much broader, discussion about the direction of the country. >> senator elect cory gardnerfor talking to us. congratulations again. your campaign is heralded by people in washington as a near-perfect campaign. >> we had a great team around us. thank you very much. >> does their midterm ramp put republicans closer to winning the white house two years from now. a look at 2016. what is at stake for both parties when we come back. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >> the mid terms, they weren't all about the senate. there were also some very closely watched governors races and republicans won the vast majority of them. they took stunning victories and blue states. illinois, massachusetts, maryland. wisconsin, scott walker, possible 2016 presidential contend ter. won re-election along with in come benlt and republicans came out on top in 24 governors races. the mid terms are over. republicans can't get their guard down right now. 2016 starts right now. and the prize is the presidency. brianna

gardner and how he articulated his message. the democrats way overplayed their hands by doubling down on the war over women. we've seen in multiple states in this election cycle, it didn't work. the ""denver post"" joked about this you've nix that mark udall had been called mark uterus, he so talked about women's issues to the demise of the issues that mattered to coloradans. they care about wages, they care about a stagnant economy, they wanted to see other issues talked about and it back-fired for democrats. >> there was no leadership by the candidates. tell me which of these candidates on either side is a real leader in campaigned as a real leader? particularly the senatorial -- >> hold on, hold on. >> i think -- >> why is it that so many -- look, what did obama promise to do? that he was going to end gridlock. what did not he do? he did not end gridlock. i think that's a bottom-line of this election and that's a lot of what the electorate is telling us. woo want the end of gridlock. we want leadership and at the same time, the reality of this country is we are an ideologically divided country. and until we get some leaders who are going to find a way to lead that says, we have got to