senator landrieu.> we are glad to see you here in northeast louisiana so thank you for being here. ryan is one of many viewers who submitted questions to guide and a number of questions centered on foreign security. your three tacked together as one question. they can know but we are looking for you explain what your position is. first, do you agree with president obama's military strategy concise as? secondly, as the president overstepped his authority and third, will you authorize the use of ground troops if that time comes? landrieu: issa should be enjoyed and we need to do everything we can to eliminate it. it's a serious threat not only against the united states but the region which is an important region of our interests. secondly i do support the airstrikes against sizes and believe that all presidents should have the authority to act when they believe america is in danger. thirdly i would support the use of force. i think i would stop short at this point for boots on the ground. i think we have

senator landrieu. >> some of the most contentious issues debate him hell about the federal budget and spending bills. tell us who you believe to be the key federal funding areas for louisiana that need to be protected? also if it comes up for next term and it looks like it may well would you vote in favor or against raising the debt ceiling? landrieu: first of all disaster planning is very important. i have been a leader of disaster funding in the congress both for our recovery in the gulf coast and for help with sandy as well around the country. my opponent congressman cassidy voted against funding for his own district when isaac hit. he sided with the republican party and the republican study committee who said sorry we can't afford aid for isaac. we can't afford offsets for people to make over $1 million but not for disaster aid. i've fought hard for the state that was in the bulls-eye of disasters. i also think revenue sharing is an important thing to fight for it. i have secured it as a junior mem

that's what mary landrieu wants to talk about.and cassidy wants to deflect that and say they're going to open borders and it's part of barack obama's plan for that. >> she is part of the washington establishment that a lot of voters don't like and something that the republicans are trying to play up in a lot of races, and mary landrieu had an issue with her residency. she was using her parent's home in louisiana while she lived in a $2 million in washington. that's the sort of issue that pushes into the theme that we talked about before. there is a strong sentiment against washington lawmakers to the extent that relevance will turn that against mary landrieu. >> and look at president obama, he does not have the best approval rating and you have people trying to distance themselves from president obama. >> that's right, michael. the irony here is that the democrat landrieu can't use obama as much as they want. that's what is happening here. they have to find a way to get out the base. it's going to be very important to them after t

and senator landrieu supports him 97% of the time.upport so faithfully someone who is so hostile to our economy? >> reporter: central crude chief steve jordan, who we met earlier, has heard both candidates advocate for the energy industry. but when it comes to his vote, the incumbent, senator landrieu, has an inescapable liability. >> i do appreciate what she has advocated for the industry, unfortunately she just has a very bad bed made that she's chosen to get in bed with named harry reid. and that's just really a tough albatross to have around your neck, just like president obama. >> we talked to a lot of folks here, and they like you. they know you. but you're going up against senator reid and obama administration that is against what they're fighting for. >> it really isn't this election about who's in the white house or who's majority or minority leader of the senate. it's about who's the senator from louisiana that can continue to deliver for this state. people want a senator that will fight for them. >> reporter: the latest pol

landrieu has voted with this man 97% of the time. what you got?ou're going to put miss landrieu back in there and let her vote again with him? >> they've been farming soft shell crab in louisiana for years, just as they've voted far democratic senator for years. come november, the nature of this industry won't change but the color of the state's politics may well. >> and that brings today's show to a close. you can find much more news on our website. from all of us here at "bbc world news" america" thank you for watching and please tune in tomorrow. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation. newman's own foundation, giving all priferts to charity and purr -- profits to charity. cokeler foundation and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers use their expertise in global finance to guide you through the business strategies and opportunities of international commerce. we put our extended global network to work for a wide range of companies, from s

senator landrieu we begin with you.andrieu: i'm concerned about the inequities in the population of the united states and we all should be because this country is founded on strong middle class. we really have to think carefully about how to grow this middle class. as president chair of the energy committee and as a leader in many areas i'm looking forward to using my clout to build a stronger middle class. i support pay equity. my opponents do not. i support paying women the same amount of money for equal work. i support raising the minimum wage. my opponents do not. there are so many women that children depend on their salaries as well as their love and support. they depend on them money -- i think it's almost criminal that my opponents will not support the increase in the minimum wage. i support pay equity since women are still making 67 cents on the dollar and for african-american women are -- women it's even lower. these are things we can do now to strengthen the middle class and close that pay equity gap. cassidy:

we'll start with senator landrieu. but we're down only minute and a half of this closing statement because of timing. but our clothing statement from each candidate starting with senator landrieu. >> i want to thank the coalition for hosting this tonight and for being back at senity nair. i've had the pleasure of representing the state for 18 years in the united states senate. and while president obama is not on the ballot, the future of louisiana is. and electing a senator that can get the job done when it comes to energy, building a middle-class in our country and in louisiana, supporting more domestic production, supporting and capstonal pipeline, 25,000-plus people with natural gas. using my influence and apply clout which is really the people's influence and the people's clout in louisiana. i think fighting hard for our state when it comes to disasters, disaster relief both lone forgiveness, supporting our universities and bringing billions of dollars to the state when it was necessary. i also believe supporting o

. >> four-days until the election mary landrieu says her numbers are dwindling because her comments are sexist. good morning, jane. >>> good morning to you. not surprisingly republican congressman bill cassidy has pounced. most came and interviewed. they asked why president obama who logs louisiana by 12 had such a hard time. he sited that policy difference and then launched into the always incendiary subject of race. >> to be honest with you it was not always in the friendliest place for african americans. it has been a difficult time for the president to present himself in a positive light as a leader. not always been a good place for women to be able to present ourselves more of a conservative place. we have had to work a little bit harder than that. the people trust me, i believe. they trust me to do the right thing for the case. >> a former gastroenterologist she has a 7 point lead over landrieu. by exploiting the fact she listed washington as her primary residents on off fish shall documents. >> landrieu represents washington, d.c. that's probably what the people she goes to a coc

i mean, that is mary landrieu's only hope of sustaining. they are making a very blatant plea for that vote. but, you know, even the general population needs 87% approval among black vote rs. so it makes sense from their point of view demographicicly. >> young people are going to the gop? where'd you get that? same place you were looking for al capone? the louisiana secretary of state released its final report of this year's early voting. black voters only made up about 33% of the overall early voting. they make up about 31% of louisiana's registered voters. mary landrieu is facing a tough re-election battle against bill cassidy. cassidy also reacted to landrieu's interview on fox news. >> i wish she'd focus more on policy instead of insulting it. we're going through the political process to make and change our constitution and we're called racist. we're not racist. we just have common sense. >> joining me tonight on a rapid response panel, political analyst and contributor, and also msnbc contributor and director at lehigh university. dr. p

less than four points separate landrieu and cassidy. and today "meet the press" anchor chuck todd questioned landrieu about why president obama has struggled politically in the south. here is her answer. >> i'm going to be very very honest with you. the south has not always been the friendliest place for african-americans. it's been a difficult time for the president to present himself in a very positive light as a leader. it's not always been a good place for women to be able to present ourselves. it's more of apwj place. so we've had to work a little harder on that. but the people trust me, i believe. really they do to trust me to do the right thing for the state. >> louisiana governor bobby jindal immediately slammed those comments calling them remarkably divisive saying "implied in her comments is the clear suggestion that president obama and his policies are unpopular in louisiana because of his ethnicity. that is a major insult by senator landrieu to the people of louisiana, and i flatly reject it." of course the governor is a rep

the top two contenders, mary landrieu and bill cassidy know the stakes.sensitive to the economic ups is downs in louisia louisiana, a state where oil and gas reins supreme. >> this is where my dad and i first lived. we moved to lake charles 44 years ago. we had a lot of failures. we didn't have a lot of money. >> steve jordan is ceo of central crude based in lake charles, louisiana. >> my wife and i built this house just one minute from my work. i've got my barge terminal in the back and oil wells in the front, so i'm happy to being an energy producer. >> his company specializes in transporting crude oil and natural gas. in an age of new extraction techniques like fracking, business is booming. his 28-year-old son george handles day-to-day operations as the chief operating officer. >> it's because of the success we've had we now employ over 250 people, and that makes me really proud. >> one of those is richard johnson. in only two years, he's worked his way up from driver to field supervisor. >> this is by far one of the best jobs i've ever had. i work ex

leading candidate democratic incumbent mary landrieu and cassidy are polling over 50 percent. a secondary pub can ron manes is 27 percent in the polls. there's a decent chance we will see a run off in december. image what that will be like if the fate of the senate hangs in the balance. >> the top two con senders mary landrieu and bill cassidy know the stakes. >> both are sensitive to the economic ups and downs of louisiana. a state where oil and gas reign supreme. >> first this is where my dad and i first lived when we moved to lake charles 44 years ago. i had a lot of failures. didn't have a lot of money. >> steve jordan is ceo of central crew based in lake charles louisiana. >> my wife and i built this house one minute from my work. i have got my barge terminal in the back and wheels in the front. i am happy to be an energy producer. >> his company specializes in transporting crude oil and natural gas. in an age of new techniques like fracking business is booming. his 41-year-old son george handles day-to-day operations as chief operating officers. >> because of the success

toxic like louisiana, where mary landrieu's opponent, bill cassidy is doing all he can to run against the president. >> one obama in washington is enough but louisiana has two because mary landrieu supports barack obama 97% of the time. she voted for obamacare and still supports it. >> reporter: the president's given mixed signals how much influence he has in congressional races. he says democrats, even some who tried to distance themselves from him still support his policies. his spokesman says mr. obama will be at least partly responsible, no matter which way the senate goes. >> what i feel confident in predict in advance is that the president will be at least get some credit if democrats hold on to majority in the senate and he will get more than his fair share of the blame if they don't. >> reporter: one thing the president has been doing for democrats is raising money. he raised a ton of it. meanwhile democrats have bill and hillary clinton to campaign in states where mr. obama sun popular like louisiana and kentucky. hillary clinton will be in both states on saturday.

but the landrieu strategy is to get to 50.oping to make a huge effort of african-american turnout. if the african-american share of the electorate is over 30%, gets to 31, 32, and mary landrieu can win 31%, 32% of the white vote, that's her path to 50% plus one on election night. even the landrieu folks believe it's a narrow path. but the real magic number to watch on tuesday is 46%. 46% or above and i think it's fair to say she's 50-50 in the runoff. and in pretty good shape to make it competitive. if she's in the low 40s, this some polls have had her, i think that's a sign that this is going to be an uphill struggle in the final four weeks. >> if you stack up right now, the republican candidates number and the tea party candidates number, that's a number that overwhelms mary landrieu. it would. there's a chance those who don't like cassidy stay home. that's a possibility. what is the runoff about? is it control for the u.s. senate? is it red versus blue race and it's to decide who is in charge of the senate? or is it mary la

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. >> the man behind that blistering ad targeting left wing senator mary landrieu.us next. plus the army's investigation surrounding bowe bergdahl's capture is now complete, but the findings are not being released yet. and speculation is running rampant as to why. could it be because the white house doesn't want egg on its face right before you head to the polls in 21 days, three weeks from today? his former platoon leaders here to respond.into to bass pro shops than right now. announcer: bass pro shops is the place for huge savings. like half off redhead lifetime guarantee socks. and this redhead reversible jacket for under $30. for over 19 million people. [ susan ] my promotion allowed me to start investing for my retirement. transamerica made it easy. [ female announcer ] everyone has a moment when tomorrow becomes real. transamerica. transform tomorrow. >>> welcome back to "hannity." a striking new ad released by the free at last pac featuring my next guest. he says democratic louisiana senator mary landrieu and her/w policies is are actually hindering black con

. >> reporter: according to the latest cbs estimates landrieu leads her opponent bill cassidy by fiveoints in a three-way race that includes a tea party candidate, but state rules call for a december run-off between the top two candidates if no one gets above 50%. and in a head fo head -- head-to-head matchup she trails cassidy by four points. how are you feeling about the race right now? >> fantastic. >> cassidy ties landrieu to the president at every turn. >> she's already for the last six years made the u.s. senate a rubber-stamp for barack obama. >> reporter: so on the stump landrieu has touted the money she steered to the state after hurricane katrina and the b.p. oil spill. cassidy claims she's overstating her influence. but hasn't she brought millions to the state after natural disasters? >> our delegation brought millions to the state. >> reporter: outside groups are so sure this race is going to a run-off they've already booked hotel rooms for their operatives through november and reserved millions of dollars worth of advertising time. and if control of the senate hangs on th

>> fantastic. >> cassidy ties landrieu to the president at every turn. >> she's already for the last six years made the u.s. senate a rubber-stamp for barack obama. >> reporter: so on the stump, landrieu has touted the money she steered to the state after hurricane katrina and the b.p. oil spill. cassidy claims she's overstating her influence. but hasn't she brought millions to the state after natural disasters? >> our delegation brought millions to the state. >> reporter: outside groups are so sure this race is going to a run-off they've already booked hotel rooms for their operatives through november and reserved millions of dollars worth of advertising time. and if control of the senate hangs on the outcome of this run-off, then louisiana will become, as one democrat put it, a political circus. scott? >> pelley: sounds like a circus behind you there in new orleans, nancy. thank you very much. nancy will be a key part of our election night team as we bring you updates throughout the evening on election night and a one-hour special with the latest returns analysis. that will be at 1

that's mary landrieu. >> absolutely.at i call a quote/unquote, sister of the south, i would imagine that mary landrieu has been in social settings, political settings, professional settings, where she might be the only white person in the room, in a southern climate, where people have probably made very inappropriate comments about the president, about african americans. i don't think she would make this kind of statement if she didn't have reason to believe it to be completely factual. >> never thought of it. rick, your view? >> that's not what she offered. she forgot to mention, yes, blacks have been historically mistreated in the south, but it was by the democratic party. the republican party, 109 african americans were to the state legislature after reconstruction. wiped them out, caused a massacre in the capital floor. so, yes, it's true, but she doesn't ascribe it to where it belongs. it was the republican party that was the party of freedom. the democratic party, up until jim crow, authored by democrats. standing

mary landrieu in louisiana was with you on that. you were campaigning for mary landrieu this week.ey now, has ads up in louisiana attacking mary landrieu on gun control, really because of that vote. it looks like they are trying to send a message here. are you worried if mary landrieu doesn't win after standing with you on the background check bill and nra campaigning against her, if she doesn't win does that have a chilling effect on having other democrats like her to sign on for stuff like this in the future? >> i respectfully disagree with the leadership of nra in washington. the rank in file members is truly protecting the second amendment rights. mary landrieu will fight to protect the second amendment rights. we call it common sense. treat me like a law abiding gun owner that i am. don't look at me like i'm a criminal because i own my gun. with that we have our rights that were taken away many years ago in this bill. all we had to do was say if you don't know somebody, if you go to a commercial transaction at a gun show, close the loopholes. if you are on the internet close t

senator landrieu, i voted for you.hen you voted for obamacare i knew i made a mistake. >> a great increases. still you refuse to repeal it. >> you try to scare us with nonsense about social security. >> of the stands up two stands up to barack obama. >> i am bill cassidy and i'm standing with you and for you. >> i am mary landrieu and i approve this message. >> three republicans and a democrat and we are supporting mary landrieu. because of mary louisiana got billions. gotr katrina and rita we drilling rakes. >> she took on the president to get that done. of the energyrman committee. we can't afford to lose that. >> i am rob maness. in louisiana you learn to be tough. one moment of weakness and the alligators will eat you alive. i will fight to appeal obamacare, protect our gun rights. i'm colonel rob maness and i approve this message because louisiana needs a senator that will stand up to the career politicians and the alligators. >> in six days louisiana voters go to the polls. in a race that will ultimately decide c

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think about mary landrieu. mary landrieu has been in office in some way since 23 years old.out of office, if she's voted out in louisiana, and it's likely, she's irrelevant. the people she has been feeding off and pretended to feed with good policies, they are the ones that are going to say no to her. and she is who says i'm from louisianans. she said that she would support harry reid to be the senate majority leader, the very guy who is blocking all the legislation. >> you're absolutely right. but what a shame. >> it is a shame but they're being rejected and that's a good thing in america. >> david webb, thanks. >> coming up students ready to take on the fight against the name of the washington football team, the redskins. how much do they know about it? watch? >> there's ten million things on this planet that are fearsome, school and scary or whatever you want to call it. it's one of those. >> huh? revolt of the children against the name. we'll bring you the very latest on that new crusade. >>> it's called the ghost of madagascar. get the children out of bed. we've got hal

there cassidy is ahead of landrieu by seven points. 48-41. at a debate last night, landrieu was asked if she would blame the president if she loses. >> i've now worked with three presidents, six governors and four majority leaders of various different parties. some have been popular. some have been very unpopular. i'm not going to blame anyone but myself if i lose. >> would you vote for harry reid? i'm going to make a decision. i said that i would. i'm going to make a decision based on what is before me and who is running. >> so you're not committing? >> i'm going to wait to see what the leadership looks like. i think harry reid can speed up more than he deserves. i'm not saying yes. and i'm not saying no. >> the president will be in milwaukee, wisconsin, for a rare campaign appearance. he's going to stump for mary burke there. and it's an overwhelmingly african-american war that he carried with 90% of the vote. for the latest on where all the races stand with one week to go, we're joined by nbc news senior political reporter, harry bakin, ca

. >> has not always been -- >> senator mary landrieu's critics say insulting voters five days before the election is not a good campaign strategy, but the incumbent -- bill cassidy in the real clear politics average of polls, did it twice in the same interview. >> it's not always a good place for women to be able to prevent ourselves. >> within moments of those comments, louisiana's republican governor bobby jindal said, quote, she appears to be living in a different century. >> she's calling all of us in the south racist. she owes us an apology. >> reporter: a columnist wrote that landrieu's campaign has hit rock bottom. >> this campaign season, some african-americans have been seen walking out of presidential appearances. high african-american unemployment, and a wave of low wage immigrant labor from central america are seen as further threats, democrats need to inspire the african-american turnout. >> when you look at a percentage of americans who make up the vote, 21% in north carolina, 30% in georgia, it's a big deal that we have large numbers of african-americans turn out. that

landrieu, the expected runoff, he's ahead by three points. so really, manna seems to be pulling most of of his votes from cassidy. >> it's not over until it's over but we'll watch to see if there's a runoff. alexis, thanks for being on. >> thanks for having me. >> california's san joaquin river, it has bigger problems than just the drought. pan. >> california's san joaquin river irrigates the bread basket. bringing water to arable land but the river is in trouble. >> on a late summer day this family is fishing for river along the san joaquin river. chances are they won't catch anything. the second largest and longest river is dying. topping the list of the most endangered rivers. >> it's really low. >> to find out why, i met with conservation expert john kane. >> the reason the river is in such bad shape today it simply does not get enough water to be a healthy river. >> why is that? >> it doesn't get enough water to be a healthy river because so much water is diverted for agriculture. >> california's central valley is home to the nation's br

it begs the question of why senator landrieu supports him 97% of the time. i need to respond to that, john. nobody is arguing that isis is not a threat. it is a threat, absolutely. and nobody is not listening to the joint chiefs except for one and that is president obama and the democratic party. togetherto get his act and start listening to the joint chiefs carried then maybe we can get the job done without extra lives lost. >> the next round of questions a slightly different. pacific league for one candidate. k plc.o to cynthia from >> senator landrieu, you admitted you miss used $33,000 in taxpayer money for air travel for charter flights tom and you paid it back. but walk us through why you need charter flights in the first place for senate business. for thatyou, cynthia, question. first of all, i take full responsibility for that error. it was a bookkeeping error. we did a thorough and independent review and found the $33,000 and has been fully repaid. i used charter flights to move around the state more quickly and efficiently. others travel differentl

if you think that will help, vote for senator landrieu. if you want a senator who is going to stand up to barack obama, who passes -- flood insurance -- >> we are out of time. >> we will repeal and replace obamacare. >> thank you so much. candidates, thank you for your participation. thank you so much for watching, and her member to vote. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> c-span's campaign 2014 is bringing you more than 100 debates for the control of congress. stay in touch with our coverage by following us on twitter and liking us on facebook. >> today, "washington journal" is next. tonight, campaign debates into governor races -- the illinois followed by the new york islanders debate. -- the new york governor's debate. in about 45 minutes, a look at the role of president obama has played in this year's midterm elections. >> give us a sense of what you think the tone h

landrieu blamed the administration's energy policies, noting how voters in the state were enraged whenhe white house issued a moratorium on offshore drilling after the bp oil spill. the senator touted her record of working across the aisle before bringing another reason into the mix. listen. >> let me be very, very honest with you. in the south, it has not always been the friendliest place for african americans. it has been a difficult time for the president to present himself in a very positive light as a leader. it is not always been a good place for women to be able to present ourselves. it is more of a conservative place. so we have had to work a little bit harder on that. but, you know, the people trust me, i believe, really they do, to trust me to do the right thing for the state. >> so recent poll finds that senator landrieu trailing by seven points from bill cassidy. want to bring you the latest information on the nurse who row fuses to stay home in maine after returning from treating ebola patients in west africa. this is video of kaci hickox on a bike ride with her boyfriend

the louisiana senate debate was held last week between mary landrieu and bill cassidy and rob maness. here's a look at that debate. >> i do believe our climate is changing and i do believe it contributes. however, we have to be very careful about the policy that we promote. i am a strong supporter of fossil fuels. natural gas particularly because it is a 50% cleaner burning fuel. we have 200 years of it. america could do itself a great service and great security by promoting more domestic energy exploration production. i have been a strong supporter. i opened up 8 million new acres

a little smirking. >> senator landrieu issued a clarvegz late. the south has not always been the friendliest and easiest place for african-americans to advance. it's a difficult place for women to advance as the leaders we are. i will continue to speak the truth even though some will twist my words. none of this will matter -- get out the vote targeting technology will work this year when so much of the base seems so uninspired. >> doug, i'm sorry. thank you for that report. sticking with the theme. democratic mark pryor is trailing tom cotton by seven points. and he too blaming president obama for his troubles, but he's got an entirely different excuse than mary. john roberts has our report. >> it might seem like he has the air of invebility thanking volunteers, republican tom cocke man is leaving nothing to chance. >> neil, it's not up to me. it's up to you. now everybody get back to work. >> he's the man republicans hope that he will retire mark pryor. mark pryor is making a last stand. whom prior help with the pentagon withdrew her death bene

they are senator mary landrieu, congressman bill cassidy, and colonel rob maness.ach candidate has one minute to respond to questions with a follow-up and some discretion of the moderator. the order of the questioning was predetermined by random drawing. we will introduce our panel of questioners as we go along beginning with greg meriwether. >> good evening. americans are worried about the threat from isis. at what point would you support american troops on the ground in the middle east? >> thank you for that question, and thank you for moderating. thank you for showing up again. it is good to see you facing the voters finally for this hour. we look forward to talking about your record. i believe that isis is a very serious threat, and i believe that we have to do everything we can to eliminate that threat. we have air strikes now to work with our partners to take out that threat. i would be open to other measures if necessary to do that and to make sure that we are as firm as we can be and that we may no mistake that this threat is real. >> would those other meas

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so they have this difficult balancing act and if you look at maryla landrieu, for instance. she was able to get 33% of the white vote and now she's polling in the 20s. it's very hard to see her be able to put together a multi-racial coalition that might very well include african-american voters and historic level of african-american voters, but can she get to 30%, 35%? she might even get somewhere near 40% of the white vote to actually avoid a runoff and so far it doesn't look like she's going to be able to do that. >> you think, dorian, part of the issue here is how genuine is your concern for african-american communities and their disenfranchisement after they come out and vote for you, right? that seems to be the issue. you can talk about the importance of having a diverse cabinet and you can talk about the importance of having a diverse police force and it's about executing on those things after you've been elected and in some of the reason, i think, the stakes are different for invoking ferguson and trayvon because no republican will say, oh, yes, they're not going to d

mary landrieu, who's -- well, she's always embattled.redicting doom and gloom for mary landrieu. she somehow pulls it off. she had thoughts of running in louisiana as a particular thing and she talked about women and issues of race. i want to let you listen to what she said. take a listen. >> to be very honest with you and the south hasn't always been the friendliest place for african-americans. it's been a difficult time for the president to present himself in a very positive light as a leader. it's not always been a good place for women to present ourselves. it's more of a conservative place. so, weave had to work a little harder on that. you know, but the people trust me, i believe. really, they do, to trust me to do the right thing for the state. >> and what an appropriate time to bring in jimmy williams, msnbc contributor and appropriately a man of the south. those comments were taken as controversial, jimmy, but you and i both know they're fundamentally true, right? why would it be controversial for mary landrieu to say something a

. >> that's senator landrieu speaking at an oil and gas business event at the port of lake charles. >t only are we creating jobs here, for us, we're helping to create a middle class in america. >> i sat down to talk with her. she's a powerful figure in the senate, chairing the committee on energy and natural resources. but she's also been in washington for three terms, so how can she claim to have nothing to do with the unpopular regulations that worries so many local energy related businesses. >> they ticked down no votes on the senate floor on the keystone pipeline. and not one single piece of legislation, voted on the senate floor that's come out of your committee. >> i have actually raised the support of houston pipeline from three democrats to 11 and did everything i could to get a vote on the floor of the senate. >> why didn't that happen? >> because i'm not running the senate, i promise you if it were running the senate, we would have had a vote. her leading republican candidate thinks that's ineffect chul chul. >> the only thin she's gotten through are president obama's appoin

. >>> well senator mary landrieu is fighting hard for re-election. well, she may be willing to do a hand stand or even a keg stand for that matter to get re-elected. we will ask karl rove what her chances are. hi karl. >>> i'll ask if he is willing to wager a we go stand of his own if he is wrong. molten lauf wra slowing down what's still crawling towards a road that could cut off one ton from all supplies. now the people there are getting some help if they want to get out. >>> a veteran and father gets in trouble for questioning why his child is learning about islam in school. the school says he threatened to cause problems but his wife says there's another side to that story. >> a lot of people do not understand where my husband is coming from and i guess that's the problem is the people do not understand what he endured when he was over in iraq. now it's quicker and easier for you to start your business, protect your family, and launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. people with type 2 diabetes come from all walks of lif

senator landrieu is excited on it. she was fired up because she is frustrated that she has not had an opportunity to face him in public. we can expect her to really go after him. she was reserved in the first debate with the tea party candidate. this time she is going to really let loose on him. for cassidy, he is going to be attacked and he has to stand his ground. cassidy is going to have to fend off attacks from both sides. he is winning right now because of his party and the toxic nature of being a democrat in the south. cassidy doesn't need to say anything that will give his opponents ammunition to use in the home stretch. host: explain what three candidates on the ballot means for november 4. guest: you are going to have two conservatives and a democrat. i don't think the polling numbers show that senator landrieu can win this outright. we are going to go to a runoff. louisiana will be the last state to pick its senator. depending on how the ballot ships out on november 4, there could be an awful lot of attention

landrieu's campaign has tried to find a path to 50% plus one on election day.perately to see if they can figure out a way to win this without a runoff. it is hard to imagine that they're going to be able to pull it off, i think for a couple reasons. number one, the republican nature of louisiana in general, i think on major election day, 50% of the electorate and more vote republican. even as bill cassidy, leading republican candidate as far as washington is concerned, even though he is not exciting conservatives, there's a more conservative candidate on the ballot, so he is getting conservatives out. i think turnout wise, republicans have the perfect storm to hold landrieu under 50. the magic number to watch though, jose, is 46%. if landrieu is 46 or north of that, then i think she has an even money chance to win the runoff. if on election day tuesday she can't get to 45 or 46, that means it is an uphill battle. >> interesting. and the whole secure the border, secure the border, secure the border talk last night, talk about latino vote in louisiana. clearly th

landrieu is swimming against a tide on that front. number two, as you know, everywhere i have gone whether it's kansas to here, there is a sense of anybody that has been in office for sometime, there is a slice that said it's time for them to go. strike two against her on that front. then of course strike three, the national brand runs countser to what she is trying to do. she wants to be a centrist in the senate. harry reid and the strategy of the democrats and the republicans to create these partisan votes. they made it where it's impossible to show off her credentials. throw in the number one issue that they care about industry-wise and that's the energy issue. here she is the get out of jail free card. when you think about where the national democrats are on energy issues versus the industry in louisiana. they are in conflict. mary landrieu would go over national interests. tough to show that off in this climate. she really has a lot of things that are pushing against her chances here. that said, she is a survivor. we have seen it