three-point lead on republican josh holly and north dakota incumbent heidi heitkamp is down to republican challenger kevin kramer in north dakota. now i look at some of the key gubernatorial races republicans are targeting. correspondent peter doocy ins in st. paul. >> in three states with retiring democratic governors, gubernatorial elections are about to give voters their first chance to either double down and take a democrats direction or reconsider and pick a republican. in minnesota where mark dayton is retiring, g.o.p. candidates jeff johnson says president trump's rise gives him an edge. >> regardless of what people think about donald trump, one thing he did his he empowered a lot of people haven't been involved before. >> he's running against democratic congressman tim walls. >> i hope he asked them to take the teraflop soybeans soybeans and figure that out. >> in connecticut the retiring democratic governor is very

steven: it could be helpful to mike braun in indiana, josh holly in missouri. it could be decisive for patrick morrissey in west virginia. i think that race gets a shakeup if the president decides to park himself there for the last two weeks of october. jonathan: you have come around on josh holly and think he is in a good spot now. steven: in his defense, he was caught in the quagmire surrounding the governor. the poor guy could not go to dinner because people would say why are you investigating the governor. it was hard to raise money and move around in the state. i think he is an energetic candidate. i think that is a dead heat at this point in terms of where that ballot his. jonathan: two fast questions. signals fromen any senator cruz that they would like you to play in that race? ate his allies given cues all about that race? steven: we heard some other groups are thinking about hitting involved in the race, but everyone is testing how serious this is. jonathan: are you pulling there? steven: we will be. jonathan: who on election night will be closer in t

senate hinges on this race. >> for those not following as closely as you are but about josh holly why the president supports them so much. >> holly, it's ironic because the people who recruited holly were skeptics or even critics of trump including former senator danforth who wrote a blistering op-ed about trump a year ago saying republicans should not be seen in public but holly has fully embraced the trump agenda since getting his endorsement last year. it has been very reluctant to disagree with president policies. one reason he was a top gop recruit in general is holly when he ran for attorney general in 2016 it was his first time running for statewide office, he actually with the top vote getter in the state trump won the state by double digits but holly got even more votes in the state then trump so he was seen as a rising star in the republican parties and social conservative has been clerked for chief justice roberts before he returned to missouri so he has social conservative credentials but it is also -- he seen as young face, freshfaced angela begins have seen him as a good

and it's all going to start with josh holly. we love josh. we love josh! he's a star.just said it -- i didn't say it. he just said it. he said, this place broke every record they've ever had. look at this place. now, the fake news will never say that. they'll never report it. they will never report it. but that's okay. because we all know it. by the way, obviously, look at what happened in 2016. obviously -- remember all the phony polls, the states we were supposed to lose? and 8:00, this data closes. donald trump has one make the of texas! donald trump has won -- remember? remember? for months, texas was too close to call. let me tell you, missouri was never too close to call. remember, georgia was too close to call? utah was too close to call? okay, so it's 8:00. they close in texas. the poles have just closed in texas. donald trump has won the state of texas. donald trump has won the state of utah. donald trump has won the state of utah. i thought it was so close. we won in, like, two seconds. do you know why? they are phony polls! they have phony polls. they are ca

be in missouri for a rally in support of senate republican candidate and state attorney general josh hollye c-span and work, your primary source for campaign 2018. we will have live coverage on as former vice president joe biden talks about the search for a cure for cancer. live from the summit in washington dc starting at 4:30 eastern time. this evening more live coverage from the campaign trail in texas as republican senator ted cruz faces his democratic challenger congressman work -- congressman rourke in dallas. your primary source for campaign 2018. >> saturday, two retiring members of congress, senator bob corker of tennessee and democratic congresswoman of massachusetts talks about their experience in congress. >> so important for us as a nation to be a begin for the world and conduct ourselves in a manner that represents the best. when we stoop to uncivil discord, we stoop to pettiness, we have to remember that the entire world looks to us. concerned on many levels of policy. i think he's not been helpful to long-term relations. long-term allies who question the support of the unit

tonight, president trump speaking at a rally in support of missouri republican senate candidate josh holly who currently serves as the state attorney general. he is facing incoming democrat claire mccaskill in november. the president will be in springfield and even struts live at 7:30 eastern on c-span2. sunday night onto monday -- major garrett talks about his book. >> not just about partisanship, it transcends party, i describe donald trump as proto-partisan, bigger than partisanship because dynamos this emotional that he spends within people. he does it intentionally and sometimes he does not know he is doing it but it happens. it is influencing every aspect of american life, culture, economics, politics, and in ways you have detected. the way journalists interact with this ongoing up next, a book tv exclusive. flagstaff, arizona to learn more about its unique history. we have traveled the u.s. cities bringing the book seem to our viewers. >> welcome to flagstaff, arizona.

[applause] and it is all going to start with josh holly. we love josh. he is a star.t, he it, i did not say said this place broke every record they have ever had. look at this place. fake news will never say that. boos] they will never reported, but that is ok because we know it. look at what happened in 2016. = obvious remember the phony polls, the states we were supposed to lose. has won0, donald trump the state of texas. remember? wasmber, four months texas too close to call. i have to tell you, missouri was never too close to call. [applause] closeer, georgia was too to call. utah was too close to call. texas, theclosed in polls have just closed in texas, donald trump has won the state of texas. [applause] of utah, donald trump has won georgia. i thought it was so close it should go all night, we one in like two seconds. do you know why? because they have phony polls. [boos] they are called suppression polls, what they do, you are with your wife, and you say, alice, i love trump but he cannot win because the polls. suppression. let's go to a movie, and sadly we wi

tonight, president trump speaks at a rally in support of missouri republican senate candidate josh holly is currently serving as the state attorney general. he is facing incumbent democrat claire mccaskill in november. the president will be in springfield and the event starts live at 7:30 p.m. eastern on c-span two. tvc-span3, american history with the world war ii film series why we fight which looks at the outbreak of the global conflict from pearl harbor and the rise of authoritarianism in germany, italy, and japan. american history tv tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. ♪ >> washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up saturday morning, legal conservation voters president will be on to talk about the november election. and clifford young, president of public affairs for its the, discusses the research group poll on brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination and actor dean cain would join us to tell us what it is like to be a donald trump supported in hollywood. watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern saturday morning, join the di

guest: to get josh holly over the finish line. he is the gop nominee. rump's fifth missouri in a few months. the next time he went, he has lly,rsed the josh ho so this is another rally and another fundraising push. the president has been very focused on this race. repeatedly gone after claire mccaskill in speeches and on twitter. this shows you that the race in missouri is very important to the white house. they think control of the u.s. senate hinges on this race. little bit about josh holly and particularly why the president supports him so much. ly, it is ironic since a lot of the people were skeptics are critics of trump who recruited holly, and one who wrote a blistering op-ed about trump saying to -- but holly has fully embraced and very reluctant to disagree with the president on policy. one reason he was just a top gop recruit in general is holly, he ran for attorney general in 2016, he was the top vote getter in the state. he was really seen as a rising star in the republican party. he is a social conservative, has clerked for chief justice robe

if i can find a good conservative like josh holly and convince everybody else they like him too, which they do, we leverage our influence and are at war. reid: let's go back to the map a little bit. you're playing in almost every one of the red states the democrats are up in. the midget holly and a few others -- you mentioned holly and a few others. you are you supporting kevin cramer in north dakota. explain that a little bit. david: we have a scorecard we keep track of how people vote on the economic issues. has notman cramer scored very well, to be honest with you. minas or -- c minus or d range. we just decided he is not somebody that club for growth will put its endorsement behind. our members expect us to do that. they want justice crude niceties candidates are. we interviewed them all. we do research other background and their votes. it would be in this queue to the e to the-- a miscu members about if he is a real conservative or not. for growth and tariffs are antithetical to each other. would you talk about the impact of the president's tariff policies on individual districts

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friday, he holds a rally in missouri for republican senate candidate in state attorney general josh holly. that is live friday at 7:30 p.m. eastern on our companion network, c-span2. saturday, two retiring members of congress, republican senator bob corker of tennessee and democratic congresswoman niki saugus of massachusetts talk about their experience in congress. it's important as a nation to continue to be a beacon to the world and conduct ourselves in a manner that represents the best. when we stoop to uncivil discourse, we stoop to pettiness . we have to remember that the entire world looks to us. they do. >> i am deeply concerned by our president on many levels come on policy. think he has been not been helpful to long-term relationships across the globe. read about that on a daily basis, long-term allies who question the support of the united states. in the united states can go it alone. i don't think that's the case by any means. we have extra berry power in and of ourselves but we need partners around the globe in order to achieve the goals we seek. >> join us for our conversati

on friday, he holds a rally in misery for republican senate candidate and state attorney general josh holly. that is live friday at 7:00 -- 7:30 p.m. eastern on c-span two. washington,ack in defense secretary mattis addressed rumors about leaving the administration. >> we've heard stories suggesting your tenure is coming to a close. can you comment on the substance to that? whether you are thinking about leaving. >> i think about doing my job each day. i got to go off and get to the top. >> should we take it seriously? >> no, i would not take it seriously at all. it is like most of those rings. come at a cooks up a headline. then they call to a normally chatty class of people. they find a couple other things to put in. they add the rumor. the other coach starts writing the same thing. you know, you have a story. how many times have we been through this? who rumor will be allowed to write the next rumor. that is the way the town is keep a sense of humor about it. >> you never think about leaving? >> of course i don't think about leaving. i love it here. i'm going to retire here. announcer: s

the state's attorney general, josh holly, filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging the owner anded weather warnings to avoid giving refunds. the boat sank in a missouri lake during severe weather, killing 17 passengers. in a statement, the attorney general added, quote, my hope is that this lawsuit will ensure that the unsafe duck boats and companies who put profits ahead of safety will not continue to operate. robert bianch is a criminal defense attorney, and a attorney. lots of questions for you. first of all, why did the state's attorney general file the lawsuit and what route will prosecution take and if possible -- is it possible for prosecutors to ask for too much in terms of penalty and payout? >> arthel, you've got two things going on with a case like this. the first are the civil ramifications and then the criminal law ramifications. the attorney general doesn't have jurisdictions over the criminal law because it's maritime and the u.s. attorney's office is currently investigating the potential criminal violations. the attorney general here filed a civil suit under a fal

looking at that race, josh holly has made this his campaign about this nomination.ng the nomination in the country. >> missouri is interesting to look at mccaskill who came out about the allegations against kavanaugh. she talked about dark money and the fact that kavanaugh is the kind of judge who would allow even more dark money into our politics. just basically a unifying issue in missouri. one of the reasons i thought this was interesting is because from what i see on the ground and among pretty much every woman i run into, including republican women, they are very weary of kavanaugh. back in 2012 kavanaugh ran against aiken and it shows how far we've fallen, that trump's own record of sexual assault could not be disqualifying. the political culture has shifted and not just in missouri. it's nationwide. >> we talk a lot about suburban republican women and how they might be swayed to vote for democrats. >> i think every place is a combination of different voter blocks. it's unwise to focus on one. i do think women are fed up. it's not necessarily something that wi

so far claire mccaskill, visiting democrat is edging ahead of josh holly yet of democrats are going toeed to hold their own seats but there are so many democratic seats in play on republican turf. another possible republican flip, the hoosier state, donald trump campaigned for mike braun who is just ahead of joe donnelly by two percentage points but 32% of voters said they could change their mind in this contest. both mccaskill and donnelly won the election in 2012 because republicans felt they damaged candidates. a place that shouldn't be in play but is is tennessee, democrats have an outside shot at winning the senate. the former governor is striking marsha blackburn. donald trump's approval rating in the state is a staggering 58%. that makes this a challenge for democrats. >> thank you so much. fox news exclusive. more text messages between peter stzrok and lisa page revealing others were leaking like mad. the exchange from 2016 indicates other government officials were leaking about the russia probe a month after the presidential election. one text said leaking like a mad, scorn an

♪ ♪ >> now, we go live to springfield, missouri were president trump has become known rally for josh holly♪ ♪ [applause] a real friend of mine and a great friend of my wife's, the great friend of melania, who sends her regards. [applause] she is home now. she said, like those people. but, she is really a great man, great senator and respected by everybody. senator roy blunts. thank you. [applause] a great guy. another great guy, he's big and strong, you heard him the other night when he did that whole deal going. i said what was that about? billy long. [applause] [applause] >> he is a great guy. another great guy who has helped us from the beginning, congressman jason smith. thank you. [applause] terrific people. finally, please welcome, he said he will only be a minute, we are going to have such fun. he is going to give us a lots of fun also. please welcome the person we are all here tonight to support. a special man, special talent. a man who loves the state. he loves this country. the next united states senator from missouri, josh harley. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. thank you so

but there's josh holly, the attorney general of missouri, the republican candidate there was talkinging saying the republicans are doing everything right. he's made the supreme court a major part of his candidacy, so i think you're seeing that republicans feel that democrats have mistreat the press, and republic. >> the republican candidate against claire mccaskill, he's one of the ten state seats up. she marsha blackburn is the candidate there. she should be heard, she should come in before the vote on thursday, she has between now and thursday and then you call on the vote as schedule. a republican senator saying yes, you can be heard, but do it quickly. >> they're making a mockery of this process and they should be asha ashamed. this is exactly the kind of thing that voters in my state at least say that is wrong with washington and that needs to change, it looks to be just an ambush, sitting on this when they had the chance to bring it up in the hearings, had the chance -- it's not as if judge kavanagh didn't sit for questioning, he sat for hour upon hour upon hour over days and w

josh holly is running against claire mccaskill and rick scott is running against nelson in florida.ing to be interesting to watch. it's a former president that is coming out. >> george w. bush is going to florida and, he seems to be distancing himself from trump. his popularity is very high there, and he's going to be campaigning in florida. the reality is, look. i will tell you, i know george w. bush, i can tell you what he is not going to do, he's going to break the norms of the presidency and go after his successor. he is set such an example of decency and grace, until now, the first campaign political speech he has given was only in 2016 for his brother jeb. despite the fact that he undid his policies and blamed him for every mistake and every problem he inherited, and for barack obama to go out and attacked donald trump the way he did was a shameful act of political hatred. >> people talk about the economy, he will talk about improving economy and talk about the international scene as well. that's a voice that can perhaps cut through what people don't like about president trump

she is locked in the tightest of races with republican josh holly, a really clear poll has his lead atis dicey. i will go to you first. what do you think these folks are due, because first and foremost, i don't know -- they've got to be concerned about their own reelection. >> absolutely. i think if you're claire mccaskill, you're looking at two things. where is the base on missouri on kavanaugh? where are white suburban women? they are obviously the swing vote in every election, especially in 2016. they are again in 2018. white suburban women, who tend to swing either way, republican, democrat, many of them are dependent. they are very opposed to kavanaugh's nomination, as the polling shows. if you are claire mccaskill, you're probably looking at those two factors to help come to your determination. of course, a number of other reasons why she's opposing him. but she is a very calculated, very smart politician, and she knows exactly what she is doing by coming out and saying this. >> harris: one quick follow-up, i looked at that same polling and there's been quite a bit of it about wh

. >> you have josh holly runningi in mssouri. he has an ad up now.s the republican talking about his son who has a preexisting conditions. republicans see this as enough of a problem that they're ving to go out and proactively message about their views on healthcare and they're not talk big repealing andp relacing obamacare anymore they are now talking about we're going to protect your preexisting conditions. slanwhile democrats previ hid from the affordable care act didn't want to talk about it, certainly did not campaign on it and now they are proactively campaigning on it. >> obamacare is more popular now than it ever was. >> woodruff: it's turned up side town. >> in large part because it's about protecting, voters don't like to lose something that they already have versus the fight over its existence in the first place. >> woodruff: the other thing, tam, being discussed in this race and minnesota sight and other parts of the can cuntry the tariff issues how much of an impact do we see that having in races. >> what we know is a couplewe s ago we h

c-span2 will be live with president trump rally in support of senate republican candidate josh holly.atch that at 7:30 p.m. eastern. the c-span network -- your primary source for campaign 2018. saturday, to retiring members of congress, republican senator bob corker of tennessee and democratic congress wan woman niki tsongas, talk about their experience in congress. >> it's important for us to be a beacon to the world and conduct ourselves in a manner that represents the best. when we stoop to uncivil discourse, we stoop to pettiness, we have to remember what the entire world looks to us. they do. >> i'm deeply concerned. i'm deeply concerned by our president on many levels, on policy. i think he has not been helpful with long-term relationships across the globe. you can read about that on a daily basis. long-term allies who question the support of the united states. he said just that we in the united states can go it alone. i don't think that's the case by any means. we have extraordinary power in and of ourselves, but we need partners around the globe in order to achieve the goals w

president trump will be in missouri for a rally in support of state attorney general josh holly. at 7:30 p.m. on c-span 2. forre your primary source campaign 2018. we will be live with former vice president joe biden as he talks about finding a cure for cancer. the biden cancer initiative summit will start at 4:30 eastern. this evening we will bring you live coverage as ted cruz faces his democratic challenger, beto o'rourke, for the first of three scheduled debates. live coverage on c-span, your primary source for coverage. saturday, retiring members of congress, bob corker of tennessee and niki tsongas of massachusetts, talk about their experience in congress. >> so important as a nation to continue to be a beacon to the world and conduct ourselves in a manner that represents the best. when we stoop to uncivil discourse, we stoop to pettiness , we have to remember the entire world looks to us. >> i am deeply concerned by our president on many levels, on policy. i think on -- i think he has been very, not been helpful to long-term relationships across the globe. you only read ab

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republicans are trying to apply the pressure, josh holly is putting a lot of pressure on claire mccaskillo vote for brett kavanaugh. i'm not sure how much that will matter in november but it's working for him now. she has yet to decide or yet to announce a decision on the vote. this is an issue to watch, i'm less convinced it will be an issue in late october. host: we mentioned the arizona senate race and i want to come back to that, especially on 9/11, the republican running in released an ad invoking 9/11 and what she was doing on 9/11. here is that. >> everyone remembers where they were on 9/11, i was deployed to the middle east leading air strikes against the taliban and was the first woman to fight a -- fly a fighter jet in combat. i know the price of freedom. pinkas protesting us in a tutu and denigrating our service while we were fighting for our freedom. we need leaders who understand the threat and respect our troops. she failed the test. and again with the call and response of a campaign ad, kyrsten sinema released her own ad. >> about member of a military family doing whatever

let's bring in josh holly joining us from springfield, missouri. josh, good morning to you.is is another one of those stories where a big search engine or social media giant says trust us we're right down the middle fair and balanced but you don't buy it? >> no, i don't buy it this is whyistic investigating google for almost a year. we issued subpoena in the attorney general's office to google. one of the things we wanted to know is how is google using that famous al gori them? what kind of result is it returning on these searches? and are they biased against conservatives? are they manipulating the kind of information consumers get to benefit google and their platform. that's exactly we are investigating them. steve: what has your investigation shown so far? >> well, we have received a tremendous amount of information from google and we continue to press for more. and we want to see exactly how they are using that search al gori them. google is the most powerful search platform in the world and the information that people get from google is just incredible. we want to know

ck.org says they have no evidence and are not -- propping sp josh holly -- hawley' special interest campaignre mccaskill is a worker for missourians. >> i am claire mccaskill and i approve this message. ,ost: the republican candidate one of the top 10 or 12 senate races that will determine control of the senate. here is an ad now in that state. [video clip] >> they are not getting claire mccaskill on this. >> she is up for reelection. >> she is going with her base. >> not the red state, missouri feel. there is a desire in the base of our party to take a step. i completely get hit. i am very comfortable voting against him. >> not the red state, missouri feel. the ads in the air in the senate missouri race. this tweet saying i am going to vote republican so i can protect my country, my president, and my children. democrats work every day to destroy the usa they want to bring socialism to the usa. that is a total failure plan. mike on the democrats mine, crofton, maryland. also a governor's race in your state. good morning. caller: i actually thought i called independents line. in any event, th

in missouri the democratic senator mccaskill and republican state attorney general general josh holly> let's stop right there. so many of these races are neck-and-neck. you can go across the country. there are seven to ten that are within the margin of error, it seems. >> yeah. and look, i mean you would think under the circumstance this is supposed to be the most -- on the senate side at least this is supposed to be the most favorable map that republicans could have possibly had and one of the most favorable maps i believe charlie cook said any party has ever had in a midterm election. when you look at the states that were supposed to offer wide opportunities for republicans not just to hold the senate but to pick up seats. all those races are much tighter than they should be. in many cases the democratic incumbents in supposedly vulnerable red and purple states are holding not just leads but leads that are getting wider. narrow but getting wider. in the context of the economy and everything that's going on these should have been slam-dunk races for the republican party and quite the

he joins us now on the phone from holly ridge, north carolina. josh, thank you for joining us. us about why did you and why so many others have as well. >> what we did, it was actually me and a buddy of mine named james lancaster. we were helping out one of the business owners in surf city who happens to be a business owner as well. discussing how they were doing mandatory evacuations of the counties around' us and cities. our area tight-knit group we have seven communities in this little area. we were discussing how it would be nice to know who stayed, who left, and who we could cowpght on if we needed. naturally, it started as a small group and now grown to over 800 people. more of informative situations. what roads are open? what roads are closed? does anybody need any help? plywood? does anybody need help boarding stuff up? covering stuff up now that the storm has passed. now we are having to deal with the torrential downpour. checking on each other, staying connected, staying informed and making sure everybody is okay. plus, the ones that left the area and the ones that ar