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. >> eric, james carville once said it's the economy stupid. in this midterm do you think it's the economy? >> i do. 55% of the population both republican and democrats and independents believe the economy remains weak. 65% feel the country is going in the wrong direction. food prices up, energy prices are up, incomes are literally down under president obama. percentage of americans working is at 40 year lows. i think it's going to end up being a reflection of a poor economy. again, 1% is doing great. the people at the tippy top of the ladder are doing fantastic. the middle class is not. the bottom is taken care of. >> we have to look at it state by state in certain places like north carolina where they're doing much better. always a fascination by elections. they will talk about the st. louis thing. there will be ire in the black community. no north carolina the assumption is blacks will turn out in low numbers. those are things we don't know for politics. >> it was carville's statement it's the economy stupid. i think the motto for this elect

james carville famous lip said, it's the economy stupid. this is what we should focus on as well, right? >> yeah. of course they're concerned about ebola and isis. what they're really concerned about, empty bank accounts. democrats continue to say, oh, the economy is doing fine, doing great. the labor participation rate is the lowest its been in 36 years. and a new poll out shows that only 24% of americans have confidence in president obama's economic policies and it's easy to see why. because obama's policies have not worked for the american people. >> all right. juan, 92 million people, americans, are not in the workforce. one in four young americans aren't working. how can he possibly, our president, possibly say by all economic measures everything's great? >> because it's true. i mean, unemployment's down. i don't think we've had unemployment in the 5% range in the last seven years. not only is unemployment down, consumer confidence is up. the stock market is breaking records. i don't think there's anybody on >> because people have give

democratic strategist james carville's famous declaration that then drove bill clinton's successful presidentialn. the strategy connect with an american middle class desperate for a rebound. it failed to the financial crisis president obama inherited. president obama offered messages similar of hope to the millions who lost their jobs, while supporting bailout and stimulus programs designed to usher in an economic revival. the result the stock market is at record highs, all jobs lost have been recovered and the unemployment rate stands below 6% for the first time since president bush left office. so it would seem to follow with a crucial midterm election less than one month away, that you would have trouble avoiding democrats touting their party's success. but you would be wrong. a survey found more than four out of five registered voters declaring the economy their top issue, neither party is willing to touch it in their television adds. why? the answer can be found in a separate poll, 79% of americans rate the economy poor or fair. democrats are hardly ready to claim credit for numerical probl

and james carville was the governor's consultant when he was running. but i think we also have to remember that bill clinton was running after 12 years of republican rule and with a very bad economy. now the economy is not so great, but it's not the republicans' fault. i think that's going to hurt her. but getting back to bill clinton's southern charm, if you will, i've met him many times. he's a likeable guy, an approachable guy. he can talk to the heads of state. he can talk to the gas station attendant. hillary clinton does not have that skill, and she can't fake it. >> do you ever talk to her on that one to one basis? i've done it and it's a different hillary when you meet her. i think he's very easy to get along with when you meet her, if she's not afraid of you that day. she should be afraid of people like me, maybe that day. but you're on the other side of the aisle. when you're with her personally, do you find her off-putting or cold? what would be your definition? >> no. but i don't find her warm and friendly and charming. what i do sense with

now for the top story tonight, reaction, joining us from new orleans, fox news analyst james carvilleemocrat. now, carville, where am i going wrong here? >> i think the general shinseki validity. the president is -- i may not agree wefer person brought up. that is a absolute fair criticism. >> the question is why then? i might point out that president bush didn't hold people accountable. brown, the fema guy and hurricane katrina he hung around. >> rumsfeld? >> rumsfeld, you know, i don't know whether you dump the whole iraq debacle on rumsfeld's shoulders or not. i don't know whether that's fair. surely most presidents are reluctant to admit mistakes and i think that's what's going on. >> i agree and that's a fair criticism. secret service this is a -- maybe it's not exactly her fault. she is in charge of it. you know, that's pretty serious. if he has gotten bad intelligence, well, it's his guide as head of the cia. i think people should be held accountable. i don't have a problem with that. >> is it just ego by the president they don't want to admit mistakes that the guys they put in

bill, you were very rude to james carville. i have met him. he's a generous host.with him. he said he was 72 and a little too old to do heavy lifting. i agreed and then asked him about, you know, how that's affecting his thinking process. kidding around with him. i do that with everybody. finally tonight, "the factor" tip of the day. speaking at northwestern university in illinois yesterday, president obama told everybody that obamacare's doing very well. and then being a politician he threw this in. >> while good affordable health care might seem like a threat to the famed freedom to the american people on fox news, it turns out it's working pretty well in the real world. >> now, yesterday i said i understood, but tonight i want to amplify. there's no question mr. obama's having a very hard time governing right now. most of the national media is still on his side, although recent events have made it difficult for the left wing zealous in the press to praise him. fox news has never been on the president's side. but that doesn't mean we've been unfair to him. we cov

and james carville. >> set your dvr so you never miss an episode. "special report with bret baier" is up next. >>> the fight intensifies for a crucial border town in syria, while resistance here grows to president obama's air power only strategy. this is "special report." >>> good evening, i'm bret baier. it's the fight for kobani. american war planes are pounding isis targets in a crucial syrian border town today, but reports on the ground said the terrorists continue to take territory. turkey's foreign minister says it is unrealistic to expect his country to launch a ground war on its own. let's get a live update tonight from the senior foreign affairs correspondent who is near the turkey border. >> reporter: on that border watching a big deadly fight in kobani, which is having an even bigger impact on a broader war against isis terrorists. you're looking at what appears to be a massive isis car bomb blowing up in the syrian town of kobani. the terrorists said to be targeting a compound are the kurdish militia defending the city. a huge cloud of s

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in 1992, james carville said it is the economy, stupid, and help the hillary clinton get white house. ronald reagan said are you better off than four years ago. we know what happened with that. will this issue haunt democrats again? >> absolutely there is no question about it. "fox news poll" and ap poll bear that out quite nicely. but i think, it is even harder slog for democrats. if you look into that, to those polls, what you see is, that yes, the economy is the number one issue and remains the number one issue but it is also being joined by a lot of other issues as well. and, you know, foreign policy, terrorism, and in a, sort of undercurrent way we now have this whole ebola crisis which adds to sort of uncertainty among voters. and, it has an element of immigration and other foreign issues tied into it. it is turning out to be sort of across the board nightmare i think for, for democrats both in running for house races and in the senate. eric: ab, look what charlie listed off, ebola, terrorism, everything else. is there sense of anxiety besides the economy that can play into this

next on the rundown, reaction from andrea tantero and james carville and the second ebola carville andond ebola victim flew on an airliner r r i'm over the hill. my body doesn't work the way it used to. past my prime? i'm a victim of a slowing metabolism? i don't think so. great grains protein blend. protein from natural ingredients like seeds and nuts. it helps support a healthy metabolism. great grains protein blend. [ male announcer ] when your office is 1,500 acres, it's good to have the right help. with models up to 62 horsepower or 1,400-pound payload. go tough. go strong. go gator. >>> to the lead story, the ebola factor, how the disease will influence american politics. joining us from new orleans jails carville, a democrat and here in studio andzrya tanteros one of the co-hosts of the vibe. so am i peking mistakes here? i know you disagree with me on something. let's lead with that. >> you say frieden should sep down. >> yes. >> i understand your anger with them, i think unlike some people on this network, it is valid, but he's a doctor, bill. he's not a crisis communications

>> i think that saturday bill hader got an eye infection and he was supposed to do james carville one to like cover those stories. bill couldn't do it. so mulaney just came to me, and was like, "what if we try huffington?" and it was so funny. he wrote this thing where she just got to flirt her little face off with you. >> seth: yeah. we got to be very flirty together. i really liked that. and you've since seen her and she really liked it. >> we're very much in touch. actually, i heard from her -- remember when the ice bucket challenge stuff was happening? i got an email from her just like, "darling, i wanted top give you the heads up. i'm going to nominate you for the ice bucket challenge. you know, i really hope you do it. you have 24 hours to do it." [ laughter ] >> seth: that's more than enough time. [ cheers and applause ] >> and i took exactly six days. >> seth: that's right, and you did it in exactly six days. >> seth: being back in new york, when you come back for something like this, is it weird to re-enter new york? >> yes. first of all, it's surreal even just being on this

. >> the back story an this is there's been great polling done by stan greenberg and james carville about how difficult it is to talk about an improving economy when you're still close to a recession. that's primarily because a lot of voters will say you're talking about how this economy is improving but i don't feel it in my pocketbook or my home. obama was incredibly careful about this. he rarely talked about how well the economy was doing. this year he's leaning into it. the international community would have loved our recovery. we've had so many months of positive economic growth, job numbers growth. unemployment rate below 6%. we should celebrate this. build an it but celebrate it. and you are starting to see some democrats take up that argument. but you're right. there's not a chorus here. people are timid, very afraid about touting the economic growth because they're worried a lot of people still don't feel it. >> sam stein, political editor, white house correspondent for huffington post. thanks for being here. >> thanks, rachel. >>> lots more ahead, including new information that