kissell. kissell: $1.7 million. that is how much money has been stolen from taxpayers to put into the social security trust fund coming four years put into the social security trust fund. if we had that money better, if the government had kept his hands up that money, how much further down the road with the security of our seniors be a? what age do we say the cutoff will be a? we are not talking about those ages. keep the promises for the people as they enter the workforce. >> moderator: this question is from b. thompson director to mr. kissell. >> a few minutes ago we asked a question about modifying medicare. let's look at social security. what proposals being discussed in washington now to modify social security do you favor? and which are the most concern to you? >> obviously i consider in favor quit raiding the social security trust fund. if we get that money back, the interest back, and the issues we talk about or postponed on the road. that's first and foremost we got to do. the things that concern me the mos

and larry kissell in the 8th district in charlotte area and that goes down to the south carolina borderreelection fight. and then really the race that really is getting all the attention and that is really the cliff hanger here is in the seventh district where conservative democrat mike mcintire is facing a difficult fight against david rouser who is a state senator. and that's one of the most expensive congressional races in the country. and a lot of national money is flowing into that. that is in the southeast part of the state from raleigh down to the southeastern part of the state. mcintire is trying to hold on in a district that is much more republican. and that's the district that everyone is looking for. but we could see a district -- we could see the state's delegation go from 7-6 democratic majority to a 10-3 republican majority over night. host: rob christensen, we're going to go back to the phones. go ahead. caller: how you doing? my question is how can you guess that mitt romney is winning in north carolina when mitt romney paid his horse $71 ,000$71,000 but he wants people

and larry kissell in the 8th district in charlotte area and that goes down to the south carolina border is in a really tough reelection fight. and then really the race that really is getting all the attention and that is really the cliff hanger here is in the seventh district where conservative democrat mike mcintire is facing a difficult fight against david rouser who is a state senator. and that's one of the most expensive congressional races in the country. and a lot of national money is flowing into that. that is in the southeast part of the state from raleigh down to the southeastern part of the state. mcintire is trying to hold on in a district that is much more republican. and that's the district that everyone is looking for. but we could see a district -- we could see the state's delegation go from 7-6 democratic majority to a 10-3 republican majority over night. host: rob christensen, we're going to go back to the phones. go ahead. caller: how you doing? my question is how can you guess all of today's washington journal is available in our video library at c-span.org. we are go

and larry kissell in the 8th district in charlotte area and that goes down to the south carolina border is in a really tough reelection fight. and then really the race that really is getting all the attention and that is really the cliff hanger here is in the seventh district where conservative democrat mike mcintire is facing a difficult fithe against david rouser who is a state senator. and that's one of the most expensive congressional races in the country. and a lot of national money is flowing into that. that is in the southeast part of the state from raleigh down to the southeastern part of the state. mcintire is trying to hold on in a district that is much more republican. and that's the district that everyone is looking for. but we could see a district -- we could see the state's delegation go from 7-6 democratic majority to a 10-3 republican majority over night. host: rob christensen, we're going to go back to the phones. go ahead. caller: how you doing? my question is how can you guess that mitt romney is winning in north carolina when mitt romney his [inaudible] $71,000 but h

we appreciate they wasted the money they could have spent helping out larry kissell. these are the choices the other side has to make. going off on fantasyland is not exactly great opportunity. host: let me get ed in, he's in pennsylvania, independent caller there. caller: good morning, both parties owned totally by the israeli lobby including billionaires like saban who bought the democratic party ten years ago. host: what evidence do you have of that? caller: the way they vote. the fact that two years ago, netanyahu addressed both houses of congress, joined session. he got 29 standing ovations they worship him. host: okay ed, got your point. we'll go to betty in eerie, pennsylvania. caller: this is to the republican who is sitting there about nothing getting through the senate. host: guy harrison is his name. caller: i'm sorry. do you know how many filibusters there has been since obama has been president? 278 more than any president, the last four president has to put up with. and cloture votes, you can't pass anything when you have somebody that wants to make you

>> he feels good about kissell because he's putting no money into that race in the charlotte area.hey'll soon be walking from that race in utah. as i said before, we have eight seats they are not contesting right now and we have an opportunity to pick up those eight and we go beyond from there. we believe we've done a great service to the country by eliminating the blue dog democrats and we'll finish off that job this cycle. i think the thing that we can both agree on is we are not just in presidential states. most of the house races are going to be outside or at least 50% of the races are going to be outside of presidential targeted states in california and illinois. and there was talk about how illinois was going to be for the democrats and we feel great about our prospects there host: we're having a long discussion about the balance of the house. before we get to viewer phone calls i want to ask both of you to tell our viewers why these congressional races matter. guest: i think the house is where everything gets done whether it's democratic or republican. if you look at the gre