chamber response to the dnc ad, quote, the dnc is going to exhaust itself trying to hard to change theolitical conversation. its ad attacking the u.s. chamber is a blatant attempt to avoid a serious discussion of americans' top priority-creating jobs and growing the economy, the ad is ridiculous and it's false. we can argue more about right or wrong, true or false, but are the democrats making a mistake spending money on an ad like this? >> yes. i don't think it's a winner for them, you know? it's the kind of game that goes on always in politics, but i think it's not the best way for the democrats to climb out of what is clearly a very deep political hole. it's not going to work. the supreme court made their decisions. everybody hides their contributions, who knows where some of the big democratic money said were collected, it's just not a winning issue. >> where should they be put their money? >> i disagree. the thing that the gop has over the democrats is they have an enemy. they can look at barack obama, they can make him the bad guy, i mean it's what the out party always has agains

he could probably do a lot of interesting things with dnc as well.matter is he's got a job, and we have a dnc chair out in. >> do you say this smells like a washington trial balloon, somebody is testing it out, even if it's not being seriously contemplated as anita says? >> i was asking anita before we came on air, whether you and mike making trouble. i think there are a lot of pieces on the chessboard now. clearly there's a lot of shifting of chairs in the white house, key advises are leaving after the campaign. what happens to robert depends on the rest of the cast of characters and how the president sees his new team after the midterms. >> anita dunn, mark whitaker, my boss over the washington bureau, i'm coming back, promise. grabbing a train today, anyway. >>> next, we're going to take you inside the european beard and mustache championship, because we know you guys have been wondering what's go on with that. forget soccer. follow us anytime on twitter at chuck todd, savannah guthrie and daily rundown. [ manager ] you know... i've been looking a

it comes the same weekend as the dnc released an ad alleging that november elections could be, quote, stolen by foreign influences. >> karl rove, ed gillespie, the oouts chamber of commerce, they're shields for big business and they're stealing our democracy, sending millions from secret donors to elect republicans to do their bidding in congress. it appears they even take foreign money to influence our election. it's incredible, republicans benefitting from secret foreign money. tell the bush crowd and the chamber of commerce, stop stealing our currency. >> the chamber of commerce has repeatedly denied that its $7 million campaign war chest contains any foreign funds. in a statement, the organization says the dnc is going to exhaust itself trying so hard to change the political conversation. its ad attacking the u.s. chamber is a platant attempt to avoid a serious growing the economy. the ad is false. >> this is a desperate political ploy by the white house to distract attention from the failed economic policies, from a jobless recovery, from the terrible economic news last week and

the dnc need to filter honey into coussoule's race to go arch boehner.epublicans have done great job taking out leadners in the past like tom daschle. a lot of national money in south dakota in that one. thune beat him. we'll have you on again, mr. coussoule. >> coussouleforcongress.com. or beatboehner.com. >> beatboehner, i like that one. >> thanks, ed. >>> up next sharron angle's been caught on tape trying to cut a shady deal. imagine that. i imagine how she'll try on get out of this one. i'll play -- i'll play it for you and you could decide. >>> and heidi harris will give us her expert opinion out of las vegas. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." a potential bombshell in nevada senate race, sharron angle's senate campaign could be undone by an angry tea party. while angle has a lot of support from tea partiers scott ash. >>an is the actual tea party candidate on the battle in nevada. he claims he could get 20% of the vote on election day so angle met with him last week and tried to convince them to drop out of race given her better chances to win. the

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so dean gets up at the dnc meeting. these events are very scripted affairs. everyone kind of makes nice jokes about each other, plays nice. i want to make a good impression. don't want to go. dean gets up there, lets his upper lip and says i want to know why so many democrats are supporting the unilateral invasion in iraq. ever mistake what is he talking about. he says the same thing about no child left behind and the same thing about the patient's bill of rights. and all of a sudden the room is kind of getting this message and no other candidate is articulating it. and the hands by essentially listing a lie from paul wellstone, which is when howard dean and i'm here to represent democratically at the democratic party. and the room just goes nuts. and it's interesting because he was essentially challenging the democratic tardy in washington right to its core, saying went to stand up for core democratic values. but the people in the room in some ways for the target of that, but they also believe that, too. at the democratic party had kind of started to lose it

the dnc says they'll go up with this ad starting on tuesday and run on cable for about a week. baseless charges. he goes on to say he was on the sunday programs earlier today. this is beyond pail, how dare the president do this to the chamber oferse, as well responding that the accusation that they are taking money from foreign donations is not true and that it is baseless. so, a lot of push back by republicans. what is his whole argument about it? a lot of independent organizations, a lot of independent organizations that are backing the republicans like the chamber of commerce and the cross roads which is a new group that karl rove is associated with. they're raising a lot of money and spending a lot of money on republican candidates and a lot more on the democratic side than republican side. and because of recent rulings, these organizations are partially classified as nonprofit. they don't have to expose or say where they got the money. the democrats attacking on this and new theme for them over the last few weeks and we'll see if it is effective. right now, it is getting u

dnc leade say they have been connecting with churches, especially black churches, and listening to the concerns of clergy. they've enlisted the support of some high-profile african- american pastors, including civil rights leader rev. joseph lowery. >> in 2008, we changed the guard. this year we must guard the change. >> reporter: some progressive faith-based groups have been trying to rally voters, although they say they don't have the resources they did two years ago. catholics united is urging support for candidates the group believes are advancing justice and the common good. on this night the group organized catholic university students to call catholic swing voters in ohio on behalf of democratic congressman john boccieri. he's been targeted by conservatives after voting in favor of health care reform. >> there's 40 million more americans that have access to health insurance after this bill goes into effect, and that's something that we're proud of, something that our nation should stand by. that's a moral issue, and we're proud of that. so we're out calling voters and defending

the story goes according to politico he would go to the dnc. he would be the chairman there. tim kaine would get some sort of position within the administration, perhaps a cabinet position. it got shot down all the way around. i talked to one senior white house official yesterday after we had spoken, alex, after we got off the air that it was all quote/unquote b.s. it was thrown out at a meeting. don't put too much stock in it. i heard that over and over again from deep resources in the white house and down the street at the capitol. it's another one of these things. people talk about two years of transition. after two years of an administration, people tend to leave. it's a burnout job. sigh them on the weekend. they're here from dawn until dusk and beyond and before, seven day as week. they have families. it's very difficult. after two years a lot of people do leave. no one would be surprised if gibbs does go. he said he had no conversations about the future and he's very happy in the job he has for now, alex. >> okay. do you think any of the past t dust-ups if you will hur

committee is oozing confidence in the run up to the mid terms, both rnc chairman michael steele and dnc chairman, playing forecasters. each leader predicting two very different outcomes. as you know, democrats control both houses of congress right now, but that could change with november second's results. republicans threatening to shift the balance of power in washington. many political watchers thinking it's likely the g.o.p. can win control of the house by picking up at least 39 congressional seats, but in the senate, the odds look much tougher. the republicans need to win ten seats to take the majority. but both national party leaders saying the political winds are blowing their way. >> the voters are tired of the fact that the federal government has not listened to them over the past two years and moved in its own direction at its own rhythm and they want to pull back on that and i think you want to see a wave, an unprecedented wave on election day that's going to surprise a lot of people. >> almost all the polls have been moving for us and we have work to do and what the democrats

the dnc just came out, 16 million bucks in september. we have more money.the president's out campaigning. >> give me a commercial to the democratic voter out there. i always kid on this show that the democrats are the last people to show up for the movies. they come up with the popcorn and the coke and all but they're about five minutes late. how do you get the democrats to get their act together this time? >> they saved this economy from going off a cliff. we got a lot of work to do. they want to repeal health care. democrats want to fight for manufacturing, health care jobs, they want to fight for green technology jobs. republicans are against all that. you have a choice. we're just beginning. we saved the economy. we've got more work to do. don't stop us in 21 days. >> richard wolffe, that's a good argument. how come we don't hear it so loudly? >> he's the model for dnc chair if anyone's thinking of taking that job right now. >> right there, brother. >> i hear a lot of explanation at town meetings, i see the president out there trying to explain to that

will you remain dnc chairman? >> i'm doing what the president wants me to do. i have not had any conversation with him or the white house to suggest they want me to do anything different. it's full speed ahead. a tremendous honor to serve this president in this way. >> tim kaine, chairman of the dnc, thank you very much for joining us. thank you very much. >>> and even before it's over sayings during the election will go down as some of the more memorable in recent years. >> i'm not a witch. >> this campaign season has been peppered with astonishing statements and a sprinkling of awkward brain freeze. >> across the country voter discontent has created openings for political novices. >> the voters want to send a message of protest they will walk over broken glass to do it. i mean, they will -- a lot of voters will accept candidates who they would not accept in any other time. >> where are we going now. >> inexperience once was an impediment but now it's a selling point. however, it does come with risks as delaware tea party darling christine o'donnell demonstrat

the dnc just came out, 16 million bucks in september. we have more money. the president's out campaigning. >> give me a commercial to the democratic voter out there. i always kid on this show that the democrats are the last people to show up for the movies. they come up with the popcorn and the coke and all but they're about five minutes late. how do you get the democratics to get their acttogether this time? >> they saved this economy from going off a cliff. we got a lot of work to do. they want to repeal health care. democrats want to fight for manufacturing, health care jobs, they want to fight for green technology jobs. republicans are against all that. you have a choice. we're just beginning. we saved the economy. we've got more work to do. don't stop us in 21 days. >> richard wolffe, that's a good argument. how come we don't hear it so loudly? >> he's the model for dnc chair if anyone's thinking of taking that job right now. >> right there, brother. >> i hear a lot of explanation at town meetings, i see the president out there trying to explain to tha

do you feel as a former head of the dnc, do you feel democrats or voters are and they can especially midterm election sentence. >> democratic voters aren't as wildly enthusiastic as the tea partier are and there's no question about that. but remember, there's an age-old adage that a tepid vote counts the same as a wildly enthusiastic vote. what our task is to get our voters to the polls and say to them, look, what's going on hasn't been perfect. there have been some mistakes made and we know you're disappointed by what's going on in the country, but this is not a referendum. it's a choice between two parties, two individuals, and the choice is absolutely clear. for the people who were at that rally today, you've got republicans, a lot of them, across the country, talking about repealing the minimum wage. well, that would be disastrous for the people of germantown, for example. you've got people talking about repealing the health care bill. that health care bill is going to give a lot of people in that crowd access to health care for the first time in their lives. it would be disastro

the president will travel to las vegas and headline a dnc rally at middle school park there. as i mentioned earlier the president plans to leave sfo at 10:00 this morning. reporting live jade hernandez ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a two day burn that is part of the mexican war on drugs will wrap up today. they set 150 tons of marijuana on fire as a message the government is serious about cracking down on drug traffickers. the marijuana was headed to the u.s.. >>> so far there are no reports of damages or injuries but there was a powerful earthquake in mexico. the 6 .7 quake was off the coast of the gulf of mexico yesterday. a lot of schools were evacuated to check for damage. the same region was hit by three moderately powerful earthquakes earlier this week. >>> officials are stunned by $10,000 cash donation. it was left in one of the donation boxes at the world trade center. a manager found the money during a routine check of boxes. there were $99 crisp unfolded $100 bills and five $20s. they want to know who put the money there to say thanks. >>> they have agreed to shut down f

i really like this gibbs dnc thing. >> why?s a snarky guy and i don't think it's appropriate as white house press secretary. i think he wants to open up his personality and be more -- >> chitchatery and cheerleadery. >> he's been wants to expand his role since the campaign. there's some pretty powerful folks on the nd who aren't sure he should play outside that. >> a pleasure to have the conversation. i'm going to keep you because i understand d.c.'s the smartest town going. >> that's what they tell us. >> we're going to see if we can figure out how that happened or how it's not helping. jonathan altar, a pleasure. >>> coming up, chuck todd, chris matthews breaking down the numbers. but first, a new list of america's smartest cities including the dubious number one after this. interesting grooming. thanks. i got the idea from general mills big g cereals. they put a white check on the top of every box to let people know that their cereals have healthy whole grain, and they're the right choice... (announcer) general mills makes g

those harsh words for president obama from frank shove it,aying he can show i the president of the dnc said that it was disappointing, saying that frank caprio deserves the full support of his party and its leaders. >> a washington post poll shows that 54% of those polled are planning to vote for o'malley. this is the second poll in the last week that shows o'malley pulling at least 14 points ahead of ehrlich. still to come, it caught on tape, a maryland man stealing campaign signs. how it could link to one of the most controversial campaign issues. >> [unintelligible] what sparked the gunfire? >> and the highest-paid ceos in d.c. >> it feels like summer up there, but nothing could be further from the truth. some big changes coming. bob ehrlich's 24 years in politics. in congress ehrlich voted with george bush 90% of the time, protecting the special interests. as governor, ehrlich cut education, increased college tuition by 40%, and vetoed an increase in the minimum wage. and after losing his election, bob ehrlich joined a lobbying firm and got paid $2.5 million to represent casinos an

if the current dnc chair is moved to a cabinet most in the obama administration.day's press hearing. here's what he said. >> people in this building are focused on what they're doing here now, much like i am. i'm happy doing what i'm doing. i love my job. >> charlie, sounds like a nondenial denial. >> right. that's the only thing you can do at this stage. it's really just a trial balloon meant to go out to sort of test the waters. it's in the early stage give tennessee time that remains until the midterms and afterwards when the plan, if it ever was implemented came together. that's the approach you want to take if you're gibbs. >> it is interesting even though we're gearing up, we're now ab month out from the midterms. the 2010 midterms that a lot of the shakeup that the white house is prepping for the 2012 reelect with axelrod planning to go home for next year with this trial balloon about gibbs going over to dnc chair. they're already lining up the ducks in a row. >> well, you have to in a lot of ways. particularly in an election like this where you see such si

let's take a look at the new dnc ad that makes the same point.hat may explain why rove has come out of the bushes on this thing. >> karl rove. ed glis. their shields for big business and they're stealing our democracy, stealing millions from secret donors to let republicans do their bidding in congress. it appears they even take in secret foreign money. it's incredible. republicans benefitting from secret, foreign money. tell the bush crowd, stop stealing our democracy. >> that ripped a scab off, didn't it? i understand why old rove came out. i guess somebody roused him on this. >> i want to know what that woman was doing when her purse was stolen in that ad. karl rove is really mugging or spinning history when he equates what the obama white house and dnc is doing to an enemies list. >> here, what he was doing is trying to make the president come down a bit. >>ç the enemies list was a sect list of people who, including gregory peck, joe namath, paul newman, opponents of the white house, how can we screw these guys. white house language. not min

the dnc just came out, 16 million bucks in september. we have more money. the president's out campaigning. >> give me a commercial, i always kid that democrats are the last ones to show up for the movies. how do you get them to get their act together this time? >> they saved this economy from going off a cliff. we got a lot of work to do. they want to repeal health care. democrats want to fight for manufacturing, health care jobs, green technology jobs. republicans are against that. you have a choice. we're just beginning. we saved the economy. we've got more work to do. >> richard wolffe, that's a good argument. how come we don't hear it so loudly? >> anyone think he's taking that job? >> right there, brother. >> i hear a lot of explanation at town meetings, i see the president trying to explain to that woman why she's eating franks and beans, but i don't hear a strong, aggressive argument. those guys are bums. why? >> we're all getting played here. it's in everyone's interest to say this race is tightening and -- i'm telling you why. number one, democrats

. >> let's take a look at the new dnc ad that makes the same point. the democrats are doubling down. that may explain why rove has come out of the bushes on this thing. let's listen. >> karl rove. ed gillespie. they're bush cronies. the u.s. chamber of commerce, they're shields for big business. and they're stealing our democracy, spending millions from secret donors to elect republicans to do their bidding in congress. it appears they even take in secret foreign money. to influence our elections. it's incredible. republicans benefitting from secret, foreign money. tell the bush crowd and the chamber of commerce, stop stealing our democracy. >> well that ripped the scab off, didn't it? i understand why old rove came out. of the bushes. i guess somebody roused him on this. david? >> i want to know what that woman was doing when her purse was stolen in that ad. karl rove is really mugging or spinning history when he equates what the obama white house and dnc is doing to an enemies' list. >> here, what he was doing is trying to make the president come do

dan, what is the main thrust that the dnc and president obama want to get out of today's event? >> well, the message that we've been hearing from the vice president and other state and local officials throughout the afternoon is that they want a democratic base to get energized, to go out and do canvassing and notobely that, but on election day actually show up to vote. there's concern among democratic officials that there's a big enthusiasm gap. republicans have been taking the lead in polls in that area, so they want to get everyone eng e engag engaged, energized, much like democrats were in 2008 when they were ushered into office when president obama was voted president. now, that is what they're trying to re-create. democratic officials believing that these grand events can really accomplish that. this is the second of four events recently president obama was in wisconsin addressing young people, that's the group that worked very hard to get him elected and now the president just stepping up to the mike. take a listen. >> yes, we can! yes, we can! >> thank you! thank you! th

. >> the event was organized by dnc's team that tries to cultivate young leaders. >>> former president jimmy carter is out of the hospital and in washington just in time to celebrate his 85th birthday. carter spent two days resting and recovering after an upset stomach caused by a viral infection. carter has a private meeting scheduled today before heading back on the road to continue his book tour. >>> a dream come true for a forever girl who has been battling a life-threatening illness. this morning she left from reagan national airport for a trip for a lifetime. 13-year-old alice hancock's magical experience began at the airport today. cheerleaders welcome to alex, her three younger systems, to their very own private high -- pirate party -- pirate party. she even had a few real-life visitors, including senator chris dodd. >> i had no idea there would be this much of a party at the airport for everybody. we have a private party going on. it looks like we are going to have a lot of fun. >> she has been battling a brain tumor for the past three years. she has had to go through countles

dnc will say, look how great things are going for us. the truth is, there's a lot of money going into this campaign, recession or not. >> right. >> the vast majority of it is going to republicans. frankly, they're tired of this administration already. >> the vast majority by republicans in the conservative side and we don't know who those people are, that's one of the big stories coming out of this cycle when we get to see those reports and find out who actually was giving money. but democrats have been able to kind of regain some momentum. we knew the tea party candidates initially, that was a civil war within the republican party. we knew when we hit the again election voters, when trying to appeal to independents, democrats would have a shot to win those voters back, and you're seeing races tighten up. >> j.d., i have to tell you, i did chuckle when i read in the new york times that the republican leaders are saying we only have half of seats we need. is there a little bit of expectations game going on or are you worried? >> pride goe

he raised another $300 million for the dnc. i am saying that the supreme court has decided -- >> but the question is from where. >> you showed that clip of the president read the implications are that republicans are purchasing the election. that is nonsense. rove has raised $50 million, unions have set aside $100 million. the difference is that the union member does not have a say in where it goes, to a democrat or republican, even if he is a republican. that is not white republicans lost in 2008 and not why -- not why republicans loss in 2008 and not why democrats are going to lose in 2010. >> it is approved by the union members and their political action committees. >> individual member of a union -- >> it is a democracy. let's get this straight. you are barbara boxer in california -- >> not voluntary -- >> they should be. do it on your own time. >> how do corporate pac's operate? >> barbara boxer is accused of destroying jobs. dick blumenthal in connecticut is called the worst attorney general in the united states. there is

on board with air force one as you see in the middle of your picture he has been participating in a dncrally at usc all day and barbara boxer is one of that people yasmin at helping and then he is going on to rally and raise money for democratic candidates. we're taking a close eye on this picture and we will update you as we get more and >> formation. we have word of an incident going on with it a refinery and here for more details is kron4 news jonathan blum. jonathan what is going on? >> if you look at the sky where the refinery is located you will see a lot of black smoke some of the look down from one of the refinery as you will see is blue of flames command of the smokestack. here's what it is. early according to a spokesperson and they have a problem with one of the hydrogen production units and what it will shut down part of the steam power plant that runs the refinery and it's starting to burn off some of the gas that is used to refine oil. they say that the flame is glad to keep shooting at the smoke stack before it they can get there will shut down. the refinery operates 24 h

>> i think the way the president and the dnc change it is to talk about this process that we started just for african-americans, but all americans. but including our interests because we are disproportionately impacted. we can't do it with one vote. this is not like going to a cafeteria where you pay up front and you pay once and you go down and get whatever you want. this is a process you have to continue to be involved in and i think we're beginning to hear that message. the radios, the churches, the social groups are beginning to do it. i spoke last night in atlanta, georgia, at morehouse college and those young people were fired up because they're beginning to understand that you can't vote one time. you've got to vote in the mid-term and you have to have the senate and the congress to help push the things through that all americans want. >> were they fired up because i've seen you in those situations, you're a speaker who gets people fired up or were they fired up to go to the polls? >> i hope i helped them to do both. i think that, clearly, the fact that it was a packed house t

obama allowed raised $600 billion, breaking all records and the galaxy, another $300 million for the dnc. the supreme court has decided -- the implication is that -- you showed that clip of the president -- the implication is that republicans are purchasing the election. that is nonsense. rove raised $50 million, the unions set aside $100 million. the difference is the union member does not have to say on whether it goes to a democrat or republican, even if he is a republican. let's not hear this whining. that is not why republicans lost in 2008 and not why democrats will lose in 2010. >> federal law has always required that political contributions be approved by union members -- >> by individuals. individual members of the union -- >> it is a democracy. let's get this straight -- barbara boxer -- >> not voluntary. >> they shouldn't be. do it on your own time -- i want to make this point. barbara boxer is accused of destroying jobs. dick limit all in connecticut is called the worst attorney general in the united states -- dick blackmon fall in connecticut is called the worst attorney gen

arm here separate from the white house to run the dnc a smart move?at gibbs is necessarily the right person. there are specific skill sets that robert gibbs has, he's a strong and smart political analyst, a good spokesman for the president, that's part of the job as a dnc chair. other parts of the job involve going out to donors and democratic donors around the country, and trying, trying to get them to cough up tens of thousands or millions of dollars. i just don't know and i'm not sure whether anyone knows whether that's part of robert gibbs' strengths. again, i would very much caution you against the idea that the team is falling apart, there may be some changes they need to make after two years, these jobs send to, tend to switch anyway, but the biggest thing, obama team of axlerod and garrett is there. >> and interesting to see how gibbs got along with the professional left as he calls them, if he took that position. let's talk about what you're doing today. moderating a huge debate for the kentucky senate race and we haven't heard much from rand

. >> reporter: the dnc is doing just that, spending $3 million on radio and television advertising, aimed at black voters. that's ten-times the amount they spent in the 2006 midterms. >> performing education so it works for every child. >> reporter: the money is going towards ads like this one, that is running in 18 cities. >> two years ago, you voted in record numbers. and we won a victory few dreamed possible. on november 2nd, i need you to stand with me and vote. >> reporter: president obama is also making an aggressive, direct appeal to african-american voters through the media. >> well, i'm doing great. but i'll be doing even better when ever one of your listeners has voted november 2nd. >> reporter: this push may bring out voters. but will it be enough to turn the tide for democrats? a recent study found that african-american turnout could impact 20 competitive house races in 14 states. earlier this month, the president made it personal. telling african-american voters, don't make me look bad. karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> one final political note this morning. a top repu

the dnc every dollar i raise we disclose where it comes from and how it's spent and they have supported a disclose act that would require anybody supporting any candidate to disclose. 9 american public has a right to know who is funding political campaigns and that is a bedrock principle of ours that we'll uphold. >> let me ask you again about some of the policies. despite the crises that you inherited, the financial crisis and some of the legislation, the economy stays pretty -- the unemployment is pretty stuck at 9.6. thing haven't sort of moved. this an interview with "the national journal." the president said "it's going to be important for democrats to have a proper and appropriate sense of humility about what we can accomplish in the absence of republican cooperation." what does he mean by humility. >> i think it's trying to find the balance between telling a story of accomplishment and change and improvement while acknowledging that we still have a long way to go so when the president came in as you know, christiane, the economy was actually shrinking for the first time in 70 yea

barack obama's campaign and the dnc poured an unprecedented $20 million into targeting hispanic turnoutthey aren't doing the same. but you know who is? they are pouring tens and millions of dollars into targeting hispanic voter turnout and they could have a real effect. >> what is that? >> the service employees international union. >> uh-huh. >> mort. >> andy stern was ahead of that. i agree with eleanor. there will not be a single community that is going to vote to the extent of 75%. having said that, their numbers will go up in this world. >> 70%? >> i don't know. >> 65%? >> 65%. >> i'll stick with you, mort. when we come back, will both the house and senate go republican? boss: and now i'll turn it over to the gecko. gecko: ah, thank you, sir. as we all know, geico has been saving people money on rv, camper and trailer insurance... ...as well as motorcycle insurance... gecko: oh...sorry, technical difficulties. boss: uh...what about this? gecko: what's this one do? gecko: um...maybe that one. ♪ dance music boss: ok, let's keep rolling. we're on motorcycle insurance. vo: take fifteen

raised $600 million, breaking all records in the galaxy, and he raised another $300 million for the dnc. the supreme court has decided -- >> but the question is from where. >> you show that co -- that clip of the president, and the implication is that republicans are purchasing the election. that is nonsense. rove has raised $50 million, the unions had set aside $100 million, and the difference is that a union member does not have to say about whether it goes to a democrat or republican even if he is a republican. not here this -- let's not hear this whining. this is not by republicans lost in 2008 and not white to -- not why democrats will lose in 2010. >> unions have always required that it be approved by union members -- >> only individuals, individual members of the union -- >> it is a democracy. the dues are not -- >> the dues are not voluntary. >> and they should not be. do it on your own time -- >> how to corporate pacs operate? >> barbara boxer is accused of destroying jobs. dick blumenthal is called the worst attorney-general in the united states. there is no attribution, no ac

was national finance chairman for president clinton's reelection committee in 1996 he was chairman of dnc from 2000 went to 2005 and rws a total of $570 billion getting the democratic party out of debt for the first time. he was chairman of hillary clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. you ran for governor in 2009 and right now he's in virginia. right now he does not have an american cross counterpart, but he's told me he's doing his darndest to help elect democrats and he too ithe author of a book, but a party: my life among decrats, candidates, presidents, donors, act that is, alligators and other wild animals. anyway. >> was yours "the new york times" bestseller? >> the "washington post." >> there you go. [laughter] >> for hardback nonfiction political. [laughter] see i told you, no styling here. i'm going to ask each of the panelists, starting with ed, what is going to happen next tuesday and why? please confine your answer to three minutes. we've got a lot of ground to cover. >> republicans will have a very big day. i'm afraid to get my hopes up and say just let them go. the fact is

the former dnc chairman said if connelly loses, democrats will lose the house. >> and we'll be watching closely. >>> a d.c. sanitation worker gunned down. still ahead, the steps being taken to protect employees after the deadly workplace shooting. >> plus, some are so afraid, they refused to drive over it. and find out where the bay bridge ranks on the list of the world's scarry yesterday bridges.  man: ♪ i'm home announcer: over a million americans at risk of foreclosure have been helped by making home affordable. find out now what your options are. ♪ i'm home where i belong >> today, a d.c. public works facility, where a gunman shot and killed another one. the trash collectors were preparing to start work for the day. longtime employee larry hutchins was killed yesterday morning. the employees arrived this morning to a d.c.-protected service officer and checking i.d.'s. >>> and in northwest d.c., get out a pen if these are on your commute and the cameras are along connecticut avenue southbound at porter street. 14th street northbound and k street and third stree

>>> coming up a bit later on "the early show" with campaign 2010 in the homestretch we'll hear from dncirman tim kane. also an exclusive interview with the diver who ran into a shark and lived to tell about it. >>> plus a huge halloween bash on the plaza, complete with a costume contest. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching. i'm betty nguyen. have a great weekend! -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com republican. democrat. independent. your party doesn't matter anymore. it's fixing this mess. boxer's been there twenty-eight years. and, look what we've got. when bickering ends, solutions begin. i'm prepared to oppose my party when it's wrong. we can change washington but first you have to vote, to change the people we send there. i'm carly fiorina and i approve this message. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >>> what a way to start the weekend, rain and wind making for a nasty friday morning commute. these are live looks at the bay bridge. excuse

barack obama's campaign and the dnc poured an unprecedented $20 million into targeting hispanic turnoutthey aren't doing the same. but you know who is? they are pouring tens and millions of dollars into targeting hispanic voter turnout and they could have a real effect. >> what is that? >> the service employees internatnal union. >> uh-huh. >> mort. >> andy stern was ahead of thatat i agree with eleanor. there will not be a single community that is going to vote to the extent of 75%. having said that, their numbers will go up in this world. >> 70%? >> i don't know. >> >>> issue two, not a race, a referendum? >> the midterm elections a week from tuesday are seen as a referendum on president obama. president obama's national approval ratings hover now just below 50%. if you accept that voters will cast their ballots on whether they like mr. obama or dislike him, we will experience a wave election. an antiincumbent and antidemocrat tsunami, many believe. most pollsters and pundits agree they will seize the majority. can republicans also flip the u.s. senate? republicans need to pick up ten

. >> dnc chairman, tim kaine, argues that early rally turnouts shows that democrats are energized or more so than has opinion portrayed. kaine thinks that democrats can prevent the disaster that analysts have predicted. >> do you think you will keep the house? >> i do. it's going to be close. the races are very close. but from this point forward, it's turnout and ground game. we're seeing early voting trends. we have work to do. >> back and forth comes in new polling that shows democrats are well-positioned in the major races in california. an "l.a. times" has a poll with jerry brown leading whitman. and boxer holds an eight-point lead over challenger, carly fiorina, in the final week of campaigning. and a new poll from "the denver post" shows michael bennet closing the gap on ken buck. they are deadlocked at 47-47. >>> mike huckabee is speaking out against what he calms the republican establishment. he's with chuck norris on the campaign trail. in a radio interview, huckabee blasted karl rove and others who have dismissed christine o'donne o'donnell. calling it an elitist, country c

also, the head of the dnc made this pitch on abc this morning. >> we saved the auto industry. we've saved the financial sector. we passed a bill enabling women to get equal pay for equal work and done historic health care reform, among many other bills. we feel very good about the accomplishments and that's why i think you see the polls closing. people understand that. >> well, this week the president,ed first lady and the vice president all making their vice president all making their final appeals, including in illinois where mr. obama's former senate seat could go to a republican. so my question now to cnn's senior political editor mark preston is has the president's appeal been underestimated, and is he closing the gap here, mark? >> reporter: well, clearly the white house, don, is very careful about where they have sent him in these closing weeks. he's going into states where they think he can be helpful. as you said, he was in nevada for the senate majority leader harry reid. he was in california for barbara boxer and for jerry brown, in washington state for patty murray

one thing the dnc may not be able to overcome, sky-high dissatisfaction with the government, which, ofourse, they control. that is now at 71%. >>> the miners trapped deep underground in chile could be out in a matter of days. the government is close to pulling the 33 men to safety. and he hopes to be there in person to see it before leaving on a trip to europe october 15th. original estimates have said the men might be trapped until christmas. >>> the italian coast guard has called off the search for two american balloonists missing in the adriatic sea. richard abruzzo of new mexico and carol rymer davis of colorado, plunged into the water during a balloon race last wednesday. organizers say it's unlikely they survived. >>> tony curtis has been laid to rest after a funeral. hundreds gathered to pay final respects to the actor. his daughter, jamie lee curtis, joked she inherited her father's desperate need for attention. and arnold schwarzenegger remembered curtis, the mentor, who encouraged him when he was just starting out in hollywood. >>> it's back to work for pittsburgh steelers qu

that karl rove helped form, crossroads e-mailed, we have raised $14 million since the president and dnc began attacking us. by far, the biggest ten days of fund-raising we've had. diane? >> thank you, jake. >>> and we want to bring you up to date on an infamous figure in the subprime mortgage meltdown. former countrywide ceo angel local mozilo will pay a record $67.5 million in a settlement with the s.e.c. the charges? fraud and insider trading. he has not admitted any wrong doing. >>> and now, we have a program note from "world news." an announcement of a special event. in four weeks, "world news" will take you to china. and as everyone knows, china is america's biggest rival as we race together to the 21st century. and, the season's campaign ads make this rivalry clear. >> we've lost 91,000 jobs to china. >> this campaign season -- >> he's fighting for jobs. in china. >> reporter: one country is cited as america's dangerous rival. here are the hard facts. the chinese economy is rocketing, 10% each year. they already buy more tvs, cars, homes and cell phones than anyone else in the wor