in michigan, democrat gary peters leads republican terri lynn land by six points. in colorado, senator mark udahl who seemed to be in trouble leads cory gardner by seven. one of the main reasons is the overwhelming majority the democrats enjoy among women voters. the numbers are something. in colorado, udahl leads women by 12. in michigan, peters leads by 13 and he's running against a woman. it's the same in other states. mark pryor leads tom cotton among women by 20 points. in all three states the men's vote is about even. in other words, all the advantage of a gender split goes to the democrat. women go one way where as men are 50/50 in these races. but in kentucky, an exception here. although the democrat leads mitch mcconnell by seven points with women, mcconnell's advantage is more pronounced. for whatevers nasty or positive

congressman gary peters and his buddies want you to believe i'm waging a war on women. really? about that for a moment. i'm terri lynn land and i approve this message because as a woman i might know a little bit more about women than gary peters. >> i'm not sure how well that ad is playing. republicans aren't done pushing back on this issue. in april they launched the 14 for 14 initiative designed to recruit female volunteers. our latest poll found 46% of women identify as democrats to just 34% of women identifying at republican. a difference of 12 points. republicans have the edge among men by just 4 points. of course this debate has been going on for years and really heated up during the 2012 cycle. you heard senator murray refer to comments about, quote, legitimate rape. that was of course a reference to my next guest who found himself at the heart of this fight after his remarks during his 2012 senate campaign. former missouri congressman todd akin joins me now. congressman, good morning to you, sir. >> chuck, it's a pleasure to join you. >> you've got the new book called "

and in michigan, gary peters is ahead of republican terri lynn land by six points. mark shaw, 46 to 44, but that's within the margin of error. what is the difference between democrats? senate majority pac supports democratic candidates is out with this new ad in colorado. >> your whole world torn apart, but congressman gardner would make it harder pushing to outlaw a woman's right to choose even in cases of rape and incest. >> so far the play for women voters appears to be working along with gardner. 70% of those say they are less likely the support a candidate who restricts contraception. think about that with the latest ruling for hobby lobby. and udall has a 38-point lead over gardner, a lead that is likely to grow bigger. then there's the gap among independents. colorado is leaping democratic. and in michigan governor snyder has a narrow lead by 14 points in the race. and in colorado governor hickenlooper is taking heat for appearing to flip-flop on the gun issue. 40% of registered voters say they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who believes the sal

the democrats senate candidate is congressman gary peters. >> this is about our nation's independence. >> reporter: michigan republican secretary of state argues democratic opposition possible energy development makes u.s. independence from foreign oil more difficult and undercuts the economy. in maine green politics by the opposition could help re-elect republican incumbent governor. his democratic rival backs climate change legislation and so does a third candidate an independent who helped draft the clean air and water acts back in the 1970s. he could take democrat and green votes. democrats are trying to energize liberal voters but opposing energy development under cuts democrats in energy producing states and could end up helping republicans. >> we'll have to see, carl. thank you. >>> tea party republican who lost last week's senate primary in mississippi will challenge the results. chris mcdaniel says in an interview his campaign found at least 5,000 voting irregul irregularities. >> the frequent contributor to libertarian and conservative causes died earlier today. james rosen

starting in michigan, according to a new mitchell research pole, gary peters, the democrat, lead republicanrry linlinby five points. peters, 43%, lan, 48%. that's probably a must-win for democrats to keep the senate. next from arkansas, a republican challenger, tom cotton has a two-point edge on incumbent democrat mark pryor. cotton, 42%, pryor, 42%, and we'll be right back. %, pryor, 4 we'll be right back. 4%, pryor, we'll be right back. won't have a claim. that's why allstate claim free rewards gives you money back for every year you don't have one. and why if you're part of the other 5%, allstate offers claim rateguard. so your rates won't go up just because of a claim. no matter what comes your way, your home protects you. ...protect it back allstate home insurance from an allstate agent. it's been that way since the day you met. but your erectile dysfunction - it could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved t

gary peters holding a slight edge over terri lin land and nearly a fifth is undecided.ide open. joining us now chris cillizza and jean cummings. welcome to both. mark -- mark? chris. >> that's okay. i'll answer to whatever. >> i was thinking of mark murray and done the polling analysis for us, deputy political director. but chris cillizza, what is your read on the polling so far on these two races? >> well, look, if you're a democrat you have to be somewhat heartened. neither of the races colorado or michigan are sort of a prime pick-up opportunities for republicans. they're not louisiana, arkansas, alaska, south dakota, montana. so there are a number of seats out there that i think are looking better for republicans but looking at firewalls in terms of democrats keeping republicans from those six seats they need, colorado is certainly a state that could be one. i think mark udall, 48-41. good number for him. cory gardner has a base in the state. it would suggest i think, andrea, that you don't have democratic incumbents in such deep trouble whether because of the envir

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i'd rather be congressman gary peters because just looking historically republicans have been able tover except for spence abraham's win. but they don't have to win michigan in order to get to the majority? >> any disagreement there? >> no. >> sort of a unanimous view on that one. let's move to iowa, amy. this is probably -- there is no race that has sort of changed more in the last six months than iowa. >> right. this was supposed to be an easy hold. this is tom harkins' seat. bruce braley was the candidate everybody united behind. joni ernst has turned out to be a very good candidate, bruce braley not so good, having a lot of troubles. when we talk about colorado is a swing state, so is iowa. let's not forget that iowa too has gone back and forth, it's really more of a purple state. if i were republicans i would much rather be focusing on states that have open seats rather than trying to beat some of these incumbents. >> iowa always looks more democratic but it really is a tipping pointing. who would you rather be? >> i don't know on that one. terry branstad is still focused on maki

meanwhile in michigan, congressman gary peters has a six hof point lead over terri lynn land. keep in mind, these polls are among registered voters, not likely voters. in the last midterm cycle, only 48% of registered voters actually came out to the polls in colorado. percentage was even lower, actually, in michigan. one sunny spot for democrats in these states is that voters are even more down on congressional republicans, but is that enough to weather a late autumn storm? >> i see what you did there. >> let's ask our own mr. sunshine, msnbc political analyst howard fineman. how's it going? >> just terrific. thank you. >> nice and sunny over there. so the question here is, whose bad approval ratings are going to more define the midterm elections? the president under water, which has an impact on democratic candidates. but he looks great compared to the way that house republicans in congress in general is viewed. >> yes, if he's under water, they're at the bottom of the ocean. i think that's a big part of what the democrats have to hope that voters focus on. by the way, i thin

and gary peters is trying to hang on to the seat vacated by carl levin. ll has a 12-point lead among women while peters holds a 13-point advantage. but there's a silver line for republicans. obamacare is up popular in both states with the majority saying the law is a bad idea. and the president himself isn't doing much better despite carrying both states in 2008 and 2012. presidential elections are just 40% of those approving from what he's doing in life. >> those are two races democrats probably have to one to keep the senate. and the up told story is how incumbents and challengers are working. they are doing great voter files. i still think republicans have a good chance to take back control, but quietly democratic candidates are doing well in the battleground races on the ground. >> senator rand paul is facing more backlash on his foreign policy views. yesterday former vice president dick cheney, wife lynn and daughter liz sat down with politico's for a family issue becoming a major rift. american foreign policy and how best to defend the country. >> ob

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in michigan, just six points separate congressman gary peters and republican terry lynn land.igan, the president's approval rating is just 40%. in iowa and new hampshire it's even lower, but republicans fair even worse. the republicans don't break 21% approval in any of the four states polled by nbc. joe, it's sort of hard -- chuck is calling it a race to the bottom? >> right. >> i feel like i'm not sure -- >> you guys need to change your breakfast cereal. elections are still a choice. i think this is always the case when you head into a midterm. each party's base is more animated than the general electorate at large. >> but nicolle it's usually a zero sum game. as the republican parties numbers go down in 2006, the democratic party numbers go up. as the democratic numbers go down in 2010, the republican party numbers go up in 2010. i think it's the republican party that needs to change its breakfast cereal. we have a great opportunity, a great opportunity to take over the senate, a great opportunity to take over the white house in 2016, and yet, if you ask working class ameri

while peter recognizes that his adviser gary gallagher made d nc mistakes, my binder did no suchs thi thing. i also thought they would dwell on the sexual practices and fantasies of confederate generals and their historians.n i thoughtab i'd tell a little story of my own in this regard. not about me. that's a tmi moment, you'll have to join me on facebook for that one. that several years ago, my wife, cheryle and i went to wife haven, which is the plantation where ulysses s. grant's in-laws had lived and was later owned by grant during his presidency. and we went in and i asked my ea wife nott to reveal who i was. i had worked there before, but whenever you go to a place, it's better to try to see it, at least from my point of view as e are someone they do not know. then you can see what kind of presentation they give to normae visitors to the area asbo oppos to somebody where they say, well, you know this, and you know -- it disrupts the entire experience. and cheryl has made it through exactly five chapters of migrant biography, she says once they th begin firing at each other, she

>> channing tatum is prepping a film about the character at warner brothers "peter and the star catchers" is lined up wii gary ross. it will be broadcast live on december 4th. >>> so much for comfort food. how eating angry could make you burn fewer caloe >>> a mysterious odor in suburban phi >>> good afternoon, welcome back. i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. at 4:30, right now, a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect. >> let's get to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. what's it looking like now? >> under the gun in fairfax county where the severe thunderstorm warning is in effect. it will be ending here in a few minutes. they may have to reissue the warning. they are under the gun through 8:00 this evening. as of now, the strongest, most intense storm is rolling into the western and central parts of fairfax county. a lot of lightning with this storm. arriving in reston in the next couple minutes. washington by 4:53. the east side of the metro by 5:15. that's the track over the next hour or so. inside the beltway, baton down the hatches and be strong for a heavy lightning thunderstorm to come throug

while peter recognizes that his adviser gary gallagher made d nc mistakes, my binder did no suchs thi thing. i also thought they would dwell on the sexual practices and fantasies of confederate generals and their historians.n i thoughtab i'd tell a little story of my own in this regard. not about me. that's a tmi moment, you'll have to join me on facebook for that one. that several years ago, my wife, cheryle and i went to wife haven, which is the plantation where ulysses s. grant's in-laws had lived and was later owned by grant during his presidency. and we went in and i asked my ea wife nott to reveal who i was. i had worked there before, but whenever you go to a place, it's better to try to see it, at least from my point of view as e are someone they do not know. then you can see what kind of presentation they give to normae visitors to the area asbo oppos to somebody where they say, well, you know this, and you know -- it disrupts the entire experience. and cheryl has made it through exactly five chapters of migrant biography, she says once they th begin firing at each other, she