stop the obama administration for the last two years of what i hope this is only term and that is john racey. [applause] as some of you may have heard, john and i first met a while back. i was running for the u.s. senate from kentucky and he was used -- running from the u.s. senate from virginia and we were little known and had little opportunity to be victorious, everyone thought. we met up at a television studio in huntingtown and i'm sure they were checking the box. the fcc probably tell them they have to have these people on and give them free time. [laughter] they decided to check the box on the same day. they could take care of the kentucky box and the west virginia box on the same day. i was immediately impressed with the intelligence and persuasiveness of john. i view this as a long overdue teaming up. we had hoped to go to washington to gather a number of years ago. it is not too late. send me my buddy john racey and we will help you change this country and the right direction. [applause] john racey knows that to do not create jobs by borrowing almost $1 trillion which will have to

the survey shows that john racey is leading joe mansion 48% to 46%. 4% remain undecided.he winner will finish the term of the late robert byrd. >>> today christine o'donnell goes on the offensive. she will air a television add addressing witchcraft. in ' 99 she said she dabbled in witchcraft. in the new ad that comes out she says she is not a witch and adds none of us are perfect. she is trailing chris cools by 15 points. >>> it is 6:19. >>> next in sports a blowout in monday night football. >>> and haynesworth talked about his strong performance on sunday. hear what he has to say about himself in three minutes. when haynesworth feels like it is he is a great football player. sunday was one of the games for bill al. he had four tackles and induced two key holding call an the most disruptive game of the year. when we pointed that out to albert he couldn't resist taking a stab at the redskins coaching staff. >> the more i play the better i get. if you leave me on the field longer, i can cause more havoc. >> let me say the more he plays like, this the more he will play. that

. >> reporter: republican industrialist john racey has run for senate twice before he favors abolishing minimum wage and likes to joke he's to the right of the tea party. >> governor manchen was a advocate of the stimulus and used it throughout virginia. >> wasn't every republican. >> oh, no. >> reporter: a firm they hired to produce this ad -- >> we better keep joe here in west virginia away from washington. >> reporter: without a casting call for hickey blue collar types. >> that upset me terribly. >> why? >> because it portrays west virginia as being red neck and they are not. we're all kinds of educated people here. >> reporter: they are running to replace the late robert byrd who served in the senate a record 51 years. and because this is a special election, whoever wins will head to washington, not in january, but right away. cbs news, west virginia. >>> it is coming up on 6:18. here's what is in the news now. this is reality tv at its best. a live look at the ongoing rescue of those miners in chile. so far eight of the 33 miners have been pulled to safety. they are bringing about

the state's governor is running against republican businessman john racey. also the mountain party candidate is participating and the constitution party member. west virginia university school moderator -- is the moderator. this is one hour. >> we have assistance tonight from the women's league of voters pri. mary anne reed is our moderator. >> thank you for joining us for this live debate broadcast on west virginia at pbs and public radio. with the balance of power in congress at stake, the u.s. senate race in west virginia has become one of the races to watch. it is probably no exaggeration to say that the outcome of this election could have a significant impact on important issues facing americans such as health care, the economy, and the environment. the winner of the west virginia senate race will serve the remaining two years of the late robert byrd's term. he is the longest serving senator in u.s. history and he held his seat for 51 years. these are pretty big shoes to fill. with me in the studio are the four candidates will looking for the senate say

so republican john racey is leading joe manch chin 48% to 43%. obviously there is a a pattern. on the other side in connecticut the president has good numbers 48% approve. 46 disapprove. that's reflected in the senatorial race as well. democrat richard blumenthal leads linda mcmahon 52% to 42%. she is stepping up her personal attacks on blumenthal. laura ingraham will weigh in on that later on. congressman barney frank is even worried. is he running against sean belat a former degree with a masters degree from harvard. frank leaves in the polls but the gap is closing. >> he is helped in the right wing media by hannity, limbaugh, by fox news. it's a fascinating thing. because they are blaming us, me as chairman of the committee, for their ownerrers. >> bill: as you know congressman frank is not taking any responsibility for the economic collapse on his watch as he is the chairman of the house financial services committee. frank resides in a very liberal district so blaming his troubles on hannity and limbaugh is absurd. they are liberals there. why would they listen to hannity a

republican john racey running nor senate in west virginia.mum wage. in connecticut democratic rich around blumenthal already hit lynn la linda mcmahon on it. now she says she misunderstood the question. she didn't understand it at all. good luck. the principle that anyone working a full time shouldn't be poor, the richest most powerful country on earth, you ought to be table to live on what you earn if you live full time as

[laughter] >> i think john racey will be the next united states senator from west virginia. >> i simply think that democrats will have a lot more votes in the united states senate than people think. we will surprise people on november 2. >> thank you senator spread i want to tackle all of you for coming today. i want to thank the national press club staff. in today's event. for more information on joining the press club and how to acquire a copy of today's program, go to our website. thank you, we are adjourned. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> this weekend on c-span 3, american history tv. discovering why the presidential elections of 1824 and 1828 or not only important but also two of the most scandalous. after 90 years, why the 19th amendment still has an impact on race and gender relations in america. 48 hours of people and events telling the american story, all weekend, every weekend, american history tv, on c-span 3. >> mr. cameron, you were an optimist once, but now all you are is a mise