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

so i'm here for kevin kramer. -- kevin cramer. i want to thank you all for supporting him.s an honor for me because he's a very special man. i really said -- you really owe it to the country, you have to do this. you have to do this. we need that vote. we need him. we need his brainpower. we need his presence. in washington, d.c. because that place is brutal. it's brutal. it's -- a lot of bad, bad things up here going through people's heads. sick people. sick people. [laughter] cheers and applause] i mean the deceit and again some f these democrat senators, oh, mr. president, how are you, such a fan, then i see them on television, we must get rid of this guy. wade a -- wait a minute, i just said hello to the guy 15 minutes ago, he's hugging and kissing me. he's hugging and kiss, then he's talking. these people, it's bad. i used to say real estate guys in new york, they're real yes tough. now i say they're babies. they're babies. but we need -- we need kevin there. we have to have him. i'm here for him. i honor him. and i honor you for helping. thank you all very much. thank

kevin kramer has won and run four times and he has just as good name i.d.e's going to lock himself in a silo at a norad base so he doesn't -- i'm a republican, just vote for may. >> martha: how does this impact their votes, . >> claire mccaskill is ahead and she is under increasing pressure to say no. she would probably like to say yes. if he could do anything that would serve her political needs, she would vote yes. she's at 44. she's got a lead on the much lesser known holly. she would love to be able to vote i'm sure but she has two big cities with lots of liberal democrats. >> martha: she could pick up some of those urban voters. >> but then does she lose support among progressive and liberal -- these calculations, one of the big advantages that somebody like kevin kramer in north dakota has, there's no cities in north dakota. it's all red, all rural, all uniform. the comb is easy to run through. >> martha: take a look at tennessee, what are your thoughts on that? >> a remarkable story in tennessee. phil bred us and starts out with the lead, he is a ver

she has something she would like to say the to kevin kramer. >> kevin kramer, i don't know why you want denying insurance coverage for preexisting conditions, but heidi would never do that. >> you have a general sense that all democrats want to talk about health care, and they also feel like it's a bridge to independence. you notice that there's no necessarily mention of obama care, it's basically about health care, you have heidi hitekamp there personalizing the preexisting condition argument. it's a catch all for them to not only galvanize the left, but also cross a bridge and get those independents on this kitchen table issue which is ultimately people's pocket books and the economy. >> here's from three different house races in different parts of the country. >> donald trump and his allies are taking a wrecking ball to health care. premiums could go up thousands this year. now donald trump wants to end protections for preexisting conditions like cancer, leaving millions more uninsured. >> president obama's two biggest wins for michigan families were the auto rescue and health reform

president trump is campaigning for congressman kevin kramer here. representative kramer is challenging

this is for republican congressman kevin kramer who hopes to unseat his democratic opponent this november. if you want to listen to this, we're streaming it at abc7news.com and on our app. >>> mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all? this princess. after the break, find out how to give snow white the fairytale >>> it's time for "perfect pet." i understand evil queens need not apply. >> a disney theme to this "perfect pet." we'll like this. absolutely. yeah, we've got this week's snow white up for adoption. here she is. a spayed short-haired rabbit. snow white is mostly white, but she does have caramel coloring in her fur. tbe shy and prefers a quiet home. if you believe in fairy tales, and who doesn't, you might want to make snow white's dreams come true and adopt her. call the peninsula humane society and spca. the number on the bottom of the screen, 650-340-7022. no kruella devilles either. >> no one with apples. snow white might like that. >> if rabbits eat apples. >> stick to celery and carrots maybe? >> we don't have a lot of ran s rabbits on the show. nice to see

seat likely to get go democrat and those are in north dakota heidi heitkamp is likely to lose to kevin kramer in montana jon tester is likely to you lose to matt rosendale.

seat likely to get go democrat and those are in north dakota heidi heitkamp is likely to lose to kevin kramer in montana jon tester is likely to you lose to matt rosendale in indiana joe donnelly is likely to you lose to micron and in missouri you have claire mccaskill likely you'd lose to josh ali and so you get through those four before you get to the first republican competitive seat which is in nevada so i got to say i really like where we republicans sit right now far more than i would like it if i were democrats and to be clear that's not usually the case it just so happened because we're coming off of the re-elect of those who are the democrats who won in a very difficult cycle.

seat likely to get go democrat and those are in north dakota heidi heitkamp is likely to lose to kevin kramer in montana jon tester is likely to you lose to matt rosendale in indiana joe donnelly is likely to you lose to my braun and in missouri you have claire mccaskill likely you'd lose to josh ali and so you get through those four before you get to the first republican competitive seat which is a nevada so i gotta say i really like where we republicans sit right now far more than i would like it if i were democrats and to be clear that's not usually the case it just so happened because we're coming off of the reelect of those who the democrats who won in a very difficult cycle in two thousand and twelve where democrats pick up a lot of seats that you know in the republican states where trump won last time so i guess i think mcconnell's doing his job but it's republicans are good shape right and. i think chris is right i think mitch mcconnell is just doing his job his job is to raise funds for republican candidates and so he's doing his job if i had to venture a guess i would say that democ

north dakota's kevin kramer has a four-point lead over senator heidi hidecamp.ckburn just ahead of phil bredson. and sherrod brown with a 16 point lead in ohio. >> a lot of close races. ahead of the midterms, two democratic pacs are launching an add campaign to boost candidates in nine competitive senate race this is fall. the ads will run on social media and streaming services. the spots are focusing on taking aim at republicans over health care. over 18 million will be spent in several states. >> back with us now, a reporter from the "washington post" eugene scott. can you translate spending money on ads into getting votes? >> we'll see. this is such a unique election year where we are expecting turnout and interest at levels that we do not normally see during midterms. we are seeing democrats as well as republicans really trying to get people out to would who normally would not by using effective messages, scare tactics and just the idea of change in general. >> i got a two-part for you about this election interference executive order. how are supporters and

. >> host: the president will be dakota today, fargo, campaigning for kevin kramer. running against senator incumbent. thishe remarks at 9:00 evening on c-span and the start of the campaign coverage and c-span. org on and the radio app when keep its to judge kavanaugh, rick says he been exposed as extremist. he must be stopped. president trump had no business anyone forfor anything. open the back to guy. knowds citizens should about when it comes to cory booker the senator from new theey performance saying grand stand. the grandstanding on the e and they have been release around 4:00 a.m. in the morning before the big show. the november election, you can calfnt on that, and judge mau, and the other things as well. jerome, thank for with a l weight. line from pennsylvania. >> caller: good morning. for taking my call. first i will start out by saying the reason they have appointed is because all they are doing is setting it up for the transformation that america is doing. president trump is trying to transform this confly a and republican party is going to allow it to

know them taking on billy sykes, the president returning to fargo, north dakota for congressman kevin kramerican challenging heidi heitkamp for her senate seat. hollywood is mourning the death of legendary actor burt reynolds. >> place to place, do what i do best. >> what is that? >> show up. >> this was a real shame. the charismatic actor died at florida hospital of cardiac arrest. in 2015 he was on "fox and friends" sharing what he wanted readers to take away from a book he had written. >> i worked hard, i wanted very much to do good work. i hope that gets home. jillian: burt reynolds was 82 years old. rob: a fun guy who lived an awesome life. 11 minutes after the hour. for the sake of our national security donald trump demanding the new york times release the names of their anonymous op-ed author. does that article heard the president? our political panel talked about this. jillian: build that wall. armed immigrants sneaking across the southern border. the rancher who made the case for donald trump. stay right there. ♪ yet it's very gentle on the denture itself. polident consists of 4 pow

also you have kevin kramer out there in the senate race with heidi heitkamp, an opportunity for republicans to flip a senate seat saying they were teenagers, he was drunk, it didn't go anywhere. that's the opposite reaction republican men should have having in situations like this. that's what turns women off. that's why the me too movement was born, not just republicans but men in general, but i'm talking about republicans because we're talk act the political folout if t not handlhandl handled well. and don't think the republican leadership doesn't know the longer this goes on the more opportunity there is for people to say these kinds of things or for more information to come out. >> that's what this is about and republicans should know petter. >> thank you all. we'll continue to follow this breaking news. christine blazey ford announcing she will testify next week. >>> talk about this next with a senator who will ultimately be voting on whether to approve kavanaugh to the highest court in the land. that's coming up after a quick break. ot the new iphone on verizon. yep, just got it. nice

the statewide congressman kevin kramer is leading her by for points. the president was just there. no to the race for the president lured him in because they needed a top-flight recruit. another possible gop pickup missouri. so far claire mccaskill, visiting democrat is edging ahead of josh holly yet of democrats are going to win the senate they need 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 bet

today he is stumping for congressman kevin kramer, who hopes to unseat democratic senator heidi heitkamppresident's attempt to boost gop hopefuls is part of the story. like all things on his regular schedule, his midterm effort is being overshadowed or framed by news the president can't help but amplify. he called on the doj

then on friday he will head to north dakota for a campaign event for kevin kramer, running against senator heidi heitkamp. she is considered one of the most vulnerable democrats running this november. then he will head down to south dakota where he will be raising money for a gop goosh governorial candidate. he has has the kavanaugh hearings and nafta negotiations this week. as republicans are getting more and more nervous about the elections they are turning more and more to trump for support. while he is not popular in every state in the country, certainly in the three states he is visiting this weekend he could give those candidates a boost. >> those are the trips this week. let's focus on what is happening tomorrow. you mentioned the brett kavanaugh hearings beginning. the trump administration is withholding 00,000 pages, documents from his time in the bush 43 white house. obviously, democrats, sarah, are outraged. talk to me about that. >> well that's right. democrats are saying that these 100,000 pages of documents that the white house and the justice department are withholding for c

the statewide congressmen comparable public and kevin kramer, is leading her by about four points.dent was just there, kramer initially said no to the race but the president lowered him into the contest because they needed a top-flight recruit. another possible g.o.p. pickup, missouri. so far claire mccaskill, the sitting democrat, is edging had a republican josh hawley. yet for democrats, if they will remark the senate, the need to hold their own seats. there are so many of these democratic seats in play on the public interest. there is another possible republican club. the hoosier state. president trump recently campaigned for a republican, mike braun, just ahead of democratic indiana senator joe donnelly by two percentage points. 32% of voters say they could change their mind in this contrast. remember that both mccaskill and connolly won the election of 2012 because republicans feel damaged candidates. a place that shouldn't be in play, but it is, tennessee. this is why democrats have an outside shot at winning the senate. former governor phil bredesen is within striking distan

you're already seeing in in other words, kevin kramer who is running a red state is on the defensiveurd for teenagers who are drunk to be able to be sexual assaulted. and that kind of comment from republicans is going to be heard far and wide and is going to really hurt them in november. they have a lot to be afraid of. >> when we do look at the president, sophia, he is out on the campaign trail and despite comments that had been made in the past and then specifically with regard to dr. ford overnight, and we know senator collins was not in favor of the comment being made coming from the president of the united states, she's a key vote for kavanaugh clearly on this, but when we look at the statements coming from the president, it seems like it is not effecting still his traction and we saw it in missouri and other states that he continues to visit on t the campaign trail. >> two things. i don't think any of us should be surprised if president trump lost his earlier restraint in the early part of the week and did what he did on twitter. here's a man who is president of the united stat

today he is stumping for congressman kevin kramer, who hopes to unseat democratic senator heidi heitkamp in the midterm election. but the president's attempt to boost gop hopefuls is part of the story. like all things on his regular schedule, his midterm effort is being overshadowed or framed by news the president can't help but amplify. he called on the doj and his attorney general to find the anonymous senior administration official who wrote an op-ed in "the new york times" calling him amoral and warning the country that his own advisors, donald trump's own advisors are constantly working to pull him back from the brink. >> do you think jeff sessions should be investigating who the author of the op-ed piece was? >> i think it's national security. i would say jeff should be investigating who the author of that piece was because i really believe it's national security. >> reporter: is there action that should be taken against "the new york times"? >> we will see. i am looking at that right now. >> at the white house the search for the anonymous senior white house staffer who wrote that

. >> host: the president will be dakota today, fargo, campaigning for kevin kramer. against senator incumbent. thishe remarks at 9:00 evening on c-span and the start of the campaign coverage and c-span. org on and the radio app when keep its to judge kavanaugh, rick says he been exposed as extremist. he must be stopped. president trump had no business anyone forfor anything. open the back to guy. knowds citizens should about when it comes to cory booker the senator from new theey performance saying grand stand. the grandstanding on the e and they have been release around 4:00 a.m. in the morning before the big show. the november election, you can calfnt on that, and judge mau, and the other things as well. jerome, thank for with a l weight. line from pennsylvania. >> caller: good morning. for taking my call. first i will start out by saying the reason they have appointed is because all they are doing is setting it up for the transformation that america is doing. president trump is trying to transform this confly a and republican party is going to allow it to happen.

newman and kevin kramer of the pittsburgh pirates.re on one of the teams. my copy upstairs said the a's. but now it says pirates. you be the judge. they're teammates and got the attention of former new york met keith hernandez, who also, of course, had a role on the classic show. he posted. see is why -- is this "seinfeld" or the oakland a's? we say it's the oakland a's, people. they didn't get along on the show but something's working here. they're now in second place in the a.l. west. >> but we are not done yet. you shouldn't be working so hard on your honeymoon. we just wanted to congratulate you in person on a beautiful weekend. we want to show some of the pictures right now. it was a three-day blowout out there in colorado. there you are. you're with our friend nick. >> aw. [ applause ] >> you guys look so happy right there. had so much fun with family and friends. there's the ceremony. a little barbecue afterwards as well. >> look at that. we wanted to feel like a million moons. there's the whole clan. >> what did you want? >> t

norman who is taking on democrat billy sutton and returning to fargo to stump for congressman kevin kramer darling and republicans think they might have found her match. she is 33 years old, republican running for congress against a democrat establishment politician, 6 percentage points of him in the primary and as one op-ed put that she is not your father's republican. thank you for joining us. what did you think of the headline. do you agree with it? >> socialism will never work. it might be a great campaign platform for certain parts of new york but won't work for the central valley in california. we need real reform for challenges here for water, education and not economics. >> we saw gillam beat the establishment party pick. alexandria ocasio-cortez beat joe crowley, no one saw that coming. many say you are the alexandria ocasio-cortez of california, the gop pick running against jim costa. explain the jungle primary system. everyone no matter what your party is rent against each other at the top two go on? >> correct. everyone runs in the primary and when they do, you can vote for any

kevin kramer north dakota, indiana, marshall blackburn, tennessee and now they are in the lead slightlytes. this comes after mitch mcconnell said it will be a knife fight for the replicants to keep control of the senate. what is going on here? >> mcconnell is probably smart to make that point because republicans should be worried in this environment. obviously democrats are enthused right now and house is the greater danger but if republicans lose the senate they would be - it would be the worst case scenario. stuart: do you think bill lose the senate? >> i do not but the only way they don't is by keeping people on their toes. the thing that should worry republicans is yes, all those candidates and it's good news but all those candidates are in the lead but the problem is they are - they are leading by smaller margins much smaller margins than donald trump one oh states by. that means there is an enthusiasm gap between donald trump and the generic republican candidate. republicans have to do something to make sure they get those orders out. it's the missing trumpeters from 2016 and ever