david: jason kander. nder: it has been 60 days since the u.s. senate worked so few days. it's not because they are getting so much done. they decided to give themselves a seven-week break, either to a -- to go campaign or for those not up for reelection, to go on vacation. it was not as though they had gotten all of their work done. they had plenty left on the table. just the other day, they finished funding the government. and they had to hurry to do that. prior to that, the zika virus. they had not updated at all, really seriously debated the authorization of military force against isis, the greatest military threat we face. what happens when someone does not get their work done and takes a seven-week break if they -- is they get fired. senator blunt is a member of senate leadership. he sits at the table when they come up with the schedule and apparently at no point did he say, hey, fellas, since we have not gotten our done, maybe we should not go home. david: jonathan dine. mr. dine: america's founders

we could really handle this situation a lot better. >> jason kander. ary kander: yes, congress waited too long. they were too busy taking seven weeks off to campaign or vacation for those not up for reelection. this is something urgent that should have been dealt with and it goes back to the makeup of congress. right now we have the fewest veterans in congress than any time since world war ii. it is not a coincidence that we have so few people who have the ability -- people have the ability to put aside their differences or their opportunity for career advancement and work together. in the military, we have folks from different backgrounds, different places, different perspectives who come together to get things done. they rally around the mission. in this case, getting zika done on time was the mission, but they don't seem to have the ability to put their differences aside. i believe it has something to do with us, friendly, having too few people who have served in congress. mr. dine: how many viruses has the government cured? to me, i think it will un

democrat jason kander. libertarian jonathan dine i'm a constitution party candidate and republican roy blunt. after their opening statements, i will ask the first question and then we will proceed to questions from our three panelists. our three panelists today art can newton of the saint joseph news press. carol stark and bill miller of the washington missouri. candidates will have one minute to answer each question. after each has had a turn, i will decide whether any rebuttal-- but all time is necessary. if so candidates will receive an additional 30 seconds for rebuttal, but rebuttal will be reserved only for those candidates involved in an attack. if a candidate fails to answer a question i also reserve the right to prod him to try again. signs will be held up in the front row showing the time remaining during the remarks. candidates, please adhere to the soft assigns an audience, please hold your applause until today's events are over here quick that, let's begin. opening statements first for green pa

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i don't know that anyone in washington would be talking about jason kander if it weren't for that ad. it put him on the map nationally.democratic senate campaign committee communication s director sadie weiner says republicans made a grave mistake underestimating kander. sadie weiner for granted.weiner says kander's campaign is on the offense against blunt's family of lobbyists. the same attack was used against blunt in 20-10 unsuccessfully. sadie weiner what's really mattered in missouri has been roy blunt's inability to defend his record of helping his lobbyist family memberskande r is seen as the outsider to blunt's twenty plus years in washington- though state. alex miller : we reached out to the national republican senatorial committee to discuss blunt's strategy. they did not grant us an interview but sent us a statement saying quote kander would be a blank check rubber stamp to clinton and other liberals in congresseli yokley: he's just trying to make the case that jason kander is just another washington dc democrat.kander has put some distance between himself and the top of th

we could really handle this situation a lot better. >> jason kander. ngress kander: yes, waited too long. they were too busy taking seven weeks off to campaign or not up forr those reelection. this is something urgent that should have been dealt with and it goes back to the makeup of congress. right now we have the fewest veterans in congress than any time since world war ii. it is not a coincidence that we have so few people who have the ability -- people have the ability to put aside their differences or their opportunity workareer advancement and together. in the military, we have folks from different backgrounds, different places, different perspectives who come together to get things done. they rally around the mission. in this case, getting zika done on time was the mission, but they don't seem to have the ability to put their differences aside. i believe it has something to do with us, friendly, having too few people who have served in congress. how many viruses has the government george? to me, i think it will unfortunately be a waste of money.

this >> i'm jason kander. sen. blunt: been attacking me icons. in the army, i like how to use and respect my rifle. toafghanistan, i volunteered be an extra gun and a convoy of an armored suvs. in the state legislature, i support second amendment rights. i also believe in that context so that terrorists can get their hands on one of these. becauseved this message i would like to see sen. blunt: this. do this. >> some people can put together a gun unfold. some to really fast. some really fast. some to upside down and blindfolded. but only one of these is a hillary clinton national campaign chairman. only one has a failure to defend the amendment. only one supports amnesty for illegal immigrants. when it comes to the u.s. senate, missouri voters know what is important. afghanistanhat looks like when your next are done in an unarmored at the zogby -- seb. i was an army intelligence officer rooting out corruption the afghanistan government. when i can come to my work to reform state government. states tax dollars and now i'm running for senate and i

democrat jason kander. libertarian, jonathan dine. constitution party candidate brad riemann and republican roy blunt. after their opening statements i will ask the first question and then we will proceed to questions from our three panelists. our three panelists today are ken nugent of the st. joseph press, carol stark of the globe and l. miller of the washington misery in. candidates will have one minute to answer each question. after each has had a turn i will decide whether rebuttal time is necessary. if so candidates will receive an additional 30 seconds for rebuttal but rebuttals will be reserved only for those particular candidates involved. if the candidate fails to answer question i also reserve the right to cause them to try again the signs will be held up in the front row showing the time remaining during their remarks. candidates please appear to the stop sign and audience please hold your applause until today's event is over. with that, let's begin. opening statements first for green party candidate jonathan mcfarland. >>

the contest between incumbent republican senator roy blunt and democratic challenger jason kander is heating up. the latest polls are telling--- blunt and kander are now neck and neck. political expert eli yokley says the tides changed when kander released his now infamous washington would be talking about jason kander if it weren't for that ad. it put him on the map nationally.democratic presidential nominees have just a little more than 2 weeks to persuade voters. with election day now 17 days away, the nominees are focusing their time on key swing states. today republican donald trump plans to lay out plans for his first 100 days in office at an event in gettysburg pennsylvania. that's of course where delivered his famous 'gettysburg address' back in 18-63. trump's policy adviser says the nominee will talk about his vision to quote 'restore our economy' and 'give the government back to the people'. democrat hillary clinton makes several campaign stops in pennsylvania today. she was in ohio yesterday. whoever wins the state of ohio has gone on to win the election for the past sever

>>> i'm jason kander. in the army i learned how to use and respect my rifle and in afghanistan i'd volunteer to be an extra gun in a convoy of amendment rights and also believe in background checks so that terrorists can't get their hands on one of these. i approve this message because i'd like to see senator blount do this. >> could that ad decide control of the senate? it's put veteran and democrat jason kander into a dead heat with roy blount. one of a dozen competitive races and jon karl joins us with a closer look. democrats need to pick up at least four seats to gain back control and republicans are playing defense in most battlegrounds. >> that's right, george. democratic chances of winning the senate have gone up as donald trump's campaign has gone down. our partners the five p ththirtt put it at 70%. right now republicans hold the that majority with 54 seats and as you pointed out if they win the presidency they need to pick up four seats to win a senate majority. in our latest abc news race repub

jason kander is now in a prime position. ads like that are what democrats have to do. the question is, does it work? it is a typical republican tactic. what democrats are using against senator blunt are very specific. it is creating a big problem for blunt. host: a lot of focus on nevada because the final debate will be taking place there. senator reid is retiring. catherine cortez is the democratic candidate. here is an added against democratic candidate. we want to share that with you in a moment, that spot. guest: the narrative on nevada got out ahead of itself. most people did not give republicans much of a chance in nevada. maybe they were not taking into account how the economy, the downturn of the economy. this is republicans' only takeover opportunity and that is critical to help balance out some of the losses they could experience. joe heck is in prime position to win. he has been narrowly ahead. there is different information about whether he is ahead now. democrats released a poll that had him behind for the first

jason kander is now in a prime position. ads like that are what democrats have to do. the question is, does it work? it is a typical republican tactic. what democrats are using against senator blunt are very specific. it is creating a big problem for blunt. host: a lot of focus on nevada because the final debate will be taking place there. senator reid is retiring. catherine cortez is the democratic candidate. here is an added against democratic candidate. we want to share that with you in a moment, that spot. guest: the narrative on nevada got out ahead of itself. most people did not give republicans much of a chance in nevada. maybe they were not taking into account how the economy, the downturn of the economy. this is republicans' only takeover opportunity and that is critical to help balance out some of the losses they could experience. joe heck is in prime position to win. he has been narrowly ahead. there is different information about whether he is ahead now. democrats released a poll that had him behind for the first

jason kander, another liberal copycat. jason kander taking on republican roy blunt. democrats trying to tie republican candidates to donald trump as well. by maggie hassan trying to highlight kelly ayotte. [video clip] >> would you tell a child to aspire to be like donald trump? >> absolutely. >> she gained a massive amount of weight. it was a real problem. >> donald trump called you miss piggy. how did that make you feel? >> so sad. >> here's a woman and she can't make it 15 feet to her car. he suffers from a chronic condition that impairs movement of his arm. >> i don't know what i said. i don't remember. i would look her in that fat face of hers. blood coming out of her whatever. >> absolutely, i would do that. >> since that debate in new hampshire, kelly ayotte with some comments saying she misspoke during that debate. trump as role model, kelly ayotte says she misspoke. misspokeaying she during the debate -- neither donald trump nor hillary clinton have set a good example. those words are out there. democrats already using it in their ads. when governor pence wa

he's facing off against jason kander he is a former army guy and he has actually narrowed that race. i would say if i was handicapping. and rob portman they are really in good shape. they are a bunch that are too close to call. and of course north carolina. i think that is where a lot of the focus has got to be now. he has closed the gap a lot is another place where a lot of focus and money is now being directed. you can't ignore the fact that you have a deborah ross. katie mcginty. yes they are women. but this issue is not involved in the presidential campaign but as the is a wall to climb is it not. and some of the states that as a is a real issue for the republican candidate. the senator has of course announce in the last couple of days that his leadership pack which has been an important funding source here is trying to raise $25 million in the last ten or 12 days to catch up to what is a funding shortfall that is a super pack. i am optimistic that those big donations are to come in. you're not dealing with the presidential election. we kind of rounded down on the fund-raising. i

this is the candor race versus the incumbent roy blunt. 44.7% for the incumbent of jason kander. 45.7% roy blunt. what is going on here? >> two things. roy kander had the great event when he had the blindfold. he can use the trump narrative of being in washington too long. and also in pennsylvania, the bottom line with all of these is a little bit of momentum change that changes the whole thing. if you go back to the will the hillary e-mail thing on friday affect him? sometimes you -- either way that's a bad snake. it's not a rattlesnake. i'm already shot, i'm already worried, it's a snake. it's going to have some effect, whether it's a good or bad snake. >> why are you so anti-snake, right? >> and you work in politics, too. which is amazing. what do you think about some of these races? because i felt like the news on friday gave republicans something else to talk about going into those last eight days. so instead of talking about donald trump and whether he's a good role model or not, kelly ayotte can now say, let's talk about hillary clinton and your sport of her. >> exactly. this wh

roy blount is now in a very close race with jason kander.surprise the republicans are up against it in a red state missouri. >> why is it always about race? if the republicans lose the senate and lose the white house, america is doomed. make no mistake. it's over. >> turn out the lights. >> buy gold. buy silver. by a my pillow, a catheter, reverse mortgage. >> let me ask you something. if you are so worried about blocking hillary clinton, then you are concerned she's in the white house, don't let her get elected. you don't have to worry about blocking her. >> except there's a guy nape e trump. recently, a 1954 mercedz grand prix race car made history when it sold for a record price of just under $30 million. and now, another mercedes-benz makes history selling at just over $30,000. and to think this one actually has a surround-sound stereo. the 2016 cla. lease the cla250 for $299 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. >>> time for one more thing. i will begin with myself. then i won't forget to go. th

reject jason kander. >> to half hearted acceptance. >> a nominee is a change agent. i'm a change agent. >> somewhere in between. >> i am still in the same mode i was monday night, which is feeling stuck. >> joining me is senator tim kaine. welcome back to "meet the press." >> chuck, good to be with you. >> let me start with whether you believe this race is over. your running mate, secretary done responding to donald trump on anything. and then added, as we're traveling in these last 17 days, we're emphasizing electioning democrats down the ballot. >> neither hillary or i believe it's in the bag. if you look at our schedule, you know we are not taking anything for granted. it's been a season of surprises. we like what we see now. we like the early voting activity and the absentee ballot requests coming in in other granted. we're going to hammer to do everything we can before the polls close on november 8. >> i want to go to the hacked e maims, wikileaks. i know you have a blanket statement here. you don't want to respond because you don't believe that they have been c

from what i've read about that race in missouri, it was that ad that really flipped things for jason kander look, he's a former army national guard veteran. and at the time, blunt is a well-known name in missouri politics. he's been there a long time. his son was the governor. but missouri is a stated where they embrace the second amendment. when you have a democrat go out there and be able to take that issue off of the table, that's very powerful. we saw that in that ad. >> quickly, i want to move on a conservative ad, but you like that, as well. >> it was a definite mike drop. i called my friend in the military, and said do they do this? they practice in case they have to but their weapons together in the dark and it's a bang of honor to do it as well as he did. >> you agree? >> definitely. >> you liked an ad on the conservative side. here it is. >> the most important job any woman can have is being a mother. it shouldn't mean taking a pay cut. i'm ivanka trump, a mother, a wife and entrepreneur. donald trump understands the needs of a modern workforce. my father will change outdated labo

jason kander is tied with blunt. she needs those seats. democrats need those seats so that she can have a democratic majority in the senate. >> it's been extraordinary actually the percentage increase in missouri alone over the last week has been about 20% plus. evening up the race certainly. we should note for anybody listening to you, number 352, that's relative to 270 of the electoral votes needed to win the presidency. in a tv interview you made this past week, you made a stunning prediction. despite an electoral map which puts pollsters in clinton's favor most of all, you are predicting a potential landslide. why is that? >> well, we say a landslide in the electoral college. this is one of the great things about the electiooral college. it expands the popular vote lead and gives of a new president a little extra boost as he or she comes into office. look, in popular vote, some very interesting things have been happening. the most interesting is that hillary clinton is now apparently winning by about the same margin by which her husban

at 9:00 on c-span a closer look at the senate race between roy blunt and challenger jason kander.up with senator lott in blunt.i and -- senator >> this weekend c-span2 we are featuring political radio programs with national talk show host, tuesday morning from 6-9 eastern politics with a left-leaning respected -- perspective. wednesday from washington conservative radio talkshow host hugh hewitt is live from 6-9 eastern. three,ursday noon to author and progressive radio host tom hartman and friday from 9 a.m. until noon a conservative perspective on the mike gallagher show live from new york city and all this week live on c-span2. c-span's washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. tuesday morning former justice department prosecutor paul butler talks about the hillary linton e-mail investigation, and the recent actions by james comey and other investigators looking into the case. then patrick merit from the university of oklahoma joins us to talk about the history of political advertising and where it is today. jason roberts, associate professo

statessouri said their jason kander is running so presently close to roy blunt and deborah ross and noarolina is tied with richard byrne. forcing republicans to defend the two states. a lot of focus on those senate races. also a lot of focus on the amount of money that has been pouring into, not just the presidential campaign, but the house and senate campaigns. there is a story about that on the front page of the washington post this morning. super pac seeking to influence the 2016 election. it has collected more than $1 billion in record all driven by jumbo sized contributions from rich donors on both sides of the aisle. 10 mega donors individually and couples treated nearly 20% of the $1.1 billion raised by super pac's by the end of august according to the washington post reports and analysis. the total exceeds the $853 million that super pac's collected in the entire 2012 cycle. in a reflection of how once reluctant democrats have fully embraced the big money system, the top givers were split equally along party lines with five republicans, for democrats and one independent, former

i am jason kander. sen. blunt: and attacking me on guns.the army i learned how to use in respect to arrival. in afghanistan i volunteered to be annexed or gun in a convoy. in the state legislature i supported the second amendment. i also believe in background checks so terrorists. can get their hands on one of these i approve this message because i would like to see sen. blunt: this -- do this. host: did i say your name correct? caller: michaelina. host: you are not swayed at all by these ads? negativityber one, doesn't actually let the people know what is really going on. it is like bullying each other. both candidates do not qualify to represent our beautiful country. and it is sad. all theye negative ads are doing -- other countries are watching. it makes us look funny. host: would you like to see a more positive message? caller: very much so. you can listen to the ads. each one will say they will do this and they will do that. then with the other one gets a bad negative, there is no proof. like the women that are saying -- coming out ab

senate candidate jason kander on friday.he latest indication that the missouri senate race has become a nationally watched showdown, according to st. louis today. he notes, c-span will be covering the event. check www.c-span.org rescheduling cash poor scheduling updates. is facing al ryan challenge not in his election but in his speakership. senator paul ryan trounced his republican primary opponent by 68 point margin in august in wisconsin's first district, but him defeat is not stopping from challenging ryan. according to roll call, this time, he is fine for the speaker's gavel. the speaker does not have to be a sitting member of congress, although a nonmember has never been elected. turning to california, pamela by a 2-1 leading margin according to "the l.a. times," and with how it's already been cast, state attorney kamala harris leads by 2-1 margin according to a new poll by the public policy institute of california. finally, in illinois, last night during the senate debate, there chargerges -- a racial during the debat

kander is ahead by two points are according to an poll by emerson college. the cook political report taking the race leading republican to a tossup. one of jason kantor shows him assembly a gun blindfolded. take a look at one of his advertisements and some from roy blunt. i'm dissing candor. senator blunt has been attacking me on guns. in the army, i learned how to use and respect my rifle. in afghanistan, volunteered to be an extra gun in a convoy running armored suvs. in the state legislature, i support second amendment rights. i believe in background checks so that terrorists can get their hands on one of these. i approve this message because i would like to see senator blunt do this. some people can put together a guideline for the. some do it really fast. some really, really fast. some do it upside down and blindfolded. is a hillaryhese clinton national campaign chairman, only to sales to defend the second amendment. only one who supports amnesty for illegal immigrants. comes to the senate, missouri voters know what is important. this is what afghanistan looks like when you are an actor gone in and on armored suv. i'm dissing candor, i li