. >> kyrsten, you are in a new district and political dimensions and it's a real 50/50 and you're oneng rank district in terms of how the electorate is. when you say we need to see people who solve problems and not bicker, can you simultaneously say i want to work to save problems and this party on the other side that will do nothing, but stop at nuthing to destroy the democratic party? >> well, you know, chris, i just served seven years in the arizona state legislature, really, if i can manage that, i can certainly handle congress. the truth is, there are opportunities to work across the aisle. the problem that we faced in congress is that there is so many extremists who are just like my new tea party opponent who are more interested in partisan gridlock than in finding shared solutions. you know, chris, i have an opponent who want to eliminate the department of education, right? no pel grants, no student loans. it's hard to find common ground with those individuals, but i believe that you can always find a way to reach across the aisle and solve some problems. what we need is a cong

we are joined by his opponent, kyrsten sinema who says vernon parker doesn't care about the issues important so much for joining us. i want to start by giving you a chance to respond to criticism just as i did with mr. parker. those who say you are too far out. we ran an ad by republicans who say that your connections and the things that you care about and issues that you fought for aren't a match for the district. are you too far out? >> you know, that ad is just ridiculous and full of dishonest smears and i'm grateful to have a chance to set the record straight. the truth is that i support keeping tax cuts for middle class families but i do believe that the richest 2% -- >> shannon: i'm sorry you are hearing probably a little bit of the commercial in the background. we are running it so people can see it. we will turn that down a little bit but we are hearing you loud and clear. >> i believe that the richest 2% in the country should be asked to pay their fair share. it could raise our deficit by a trillion dollars if we continue the tax cuts. i just don't believe that we should leave the n