this candidates are incumbent democratic congresswoman dina titus and joe heck. both will make opening and closing statements. i will moderate a discussion on six issues of importance to voters and the canada it will take questions and it will have an opportunity to question each other. >> thank you for tuning in. i am running for congress because i believe at this time in our nation's history, we are standing at a time of a critical turning point of our country to mistake, and our communities. i invite you to ask yourself are you better off today than you were two years ago? with our nation in the worst recession since the depression, our state suffers from the highest unemployment rate and there is the foreclosure crisis. we answered with a note. my business has trailed off. i have a daughter that graduated and cannot find full-time job and another daughter leadoff when the company had to downsize. congresswoman titus will tell you about the things she has allegedly then. since 2008, nearly one had a thousand people have lost their jobs and we have unemployment

the candidates are incumbent democratic congresswoman dina titus and joe heck. all moderated discussion on six issues of importance to voters in southern nevada. the candidates will take questions from readers of the las vegas journal and will have an opportunity to question each other. >> thank you for tuning in, and good evening. i am running for congress because i believe that at this time in our nation's history, we are standing at a critical turning point as the country, state, and community. it hinges on the sample in question i invite you to ask yourself, are you better off today than you were two years ago? our state is suffering from the highest unemployment rate in the nation, and our community is mired in housing in foreclosure crisis. as a small-business man, my business has trailed off. my daughter recently graduated and cannot find a full-time job in her major. another daughter was laid off under company had to downsize. congresswoman titus will tell us about all the things she has allegedly done for nevada, but same.acts remain the stat we are pus

representative dina titus, a democrat, won her seat in 2008. >> the main thing i hear is jobs. we have to create jobs. >> reporter: and this is the republican challenger joe heck. he's seen the unemployment rate here-- the highest in the nation at over 14%-- hit his family. one daughter, a new college graduate, is having trouble finding work. another daughter was laid off six months ago. >> she's actually on unemployment trying to find another job. >> reporter: to say this election is about the economy doesn't quite capture what is going on here. it's more basic than that. for many people, it's about survival. >> reporter: which is why titus emphasizes the basics when she talks to voters. >> i'm committed to helping them with the v.a., with their social security, with their medicare, with their foreclosure problem. and that's what they need right now, not the big theories, not the ideologies. it's keeping body and soul together. >> reporter: and far from running from her vote for the obama stimulus plan, she says it's critical to nevada's future, and saved jobs. >> reporter: jo

and also dina titus running for a congressional seat there with a tough race.talk to today said things that were concerning in making their case for him. they are saying they are looking at the none of the above. there is a choice on the ballot for none of the above. polling at 5%. internal polls quite a bit higher. they're saying look, we think you can get around 46%. then we have this plus there is nine, you know, other candidates in the race. hoping that all of that will come together and work to his advantage. that is the risky plan, though. >> bret: james did the comment in the interview hurt him? >> i don't know. people are beating up on harry reid for that but he makes he laugh. i call him the sad clown of a senate majority leader. he is a great depression cure. >> bret: rich? >> if you were dropped in from outer space and you just had to guess which of the candidates was a gaffe prone outsider in america won primary and which was the outsider you'd have no idea. template for the race is new jersey. we had unpopular incumbent jon corzine turn it on chris

in an hour, will be back in nevada for the third congressional district debate, dina titus and joe heckat midnight eastern, tennesee's candidates for governor meet in their final debate. candidates, it's the for the house seat in ohio's ninth district. tonight, we have campaign coverage from tennessee, ohio, nevada, and washington, which is up next. if you are looking for ads from your home state, go to c- span.org/politics. sarah palin began a three day swing through california today, as she appeared in san francisco at a forum offered by the conservative liberty and freedom foundation. the former vices