president trump was swift to disagree with the pop star's criticism. >> marcia blackburn is doing a very tennessee. she's leading now substantially which she should. she's a tremendous woman. i'm sure taylor swift has nothing -- doesn't know anything about her. >> the fact that it's a fight is a bad sign for republicans. the fact that they have to play defense in places like tennessee tell you why that senate map is suddenly in play for democrats. >> reporter: and it seems swift's decision could leave some fans with bad blood. ♪ now we got bad blood >> i believe entertain shers keep it to themselves. >> reporter: we went to the center of the story, the heart of taylor swift country today, nashville. where people are both angry and elated. >> the fact that she was able to stand up and say what she believed in was awesome. >> gimmick. >> reporter: we sat down with young republicans and young democrats for their takes on this new political taylor swift. >> i'm going to think about things like what's going to help me have a better job market when i graduate from law school. i don't concern m

our polls has marcia blackburn leading the majority of the vote, 51% to 46%.s continues a trend. this race really did seem to take a turn sometime in late september, start of october. phil bredesen was leading over the summer. but marcia blackburn, it seems like partisan gravity may be inserting itself in tennessee. she now leads this race by a 5.5 poll. kirst kirsten sinema leading 50 to 44%. what does this all do to the race for the senate? we talked about how much high and uphill this shows you. they've still got a long way to go. they have to get this number up to 50, 51 and a sloet republican. if you've in them showing dines, those two republicans would be winning and away. when you pull at three would put the penns at 50 without breaking any tie. that serves, whaet the story with all these others what went into the democratic colleagues. they were down five in tennessee, they're probably more down in north dakota, down at to least if i have the president's. get republicans to east fitfully if they're going to sleep a favor. . the republicans certainly fa

voting for women in office, i cannot support marcia blackburn.ing record in congress appalls and terrifies me. here's the question. can you previously a political celebrity motivate younger voters. voters 18 to 53 became the majority of eligible voters, but the numbers were significantly outvoted by the and older crowd. a new ad hopes to motivate and change that. >> maybe you could go to one of the little marches. >> you might share this video on facebook. >> you young people never do. >> we will be there. but you won't. >> because we are a generation of doers. >> not whiners. >>>. >> who was fighting to take the lead? >> they have been revving up for this. >> we are making light, but number one, whether you are democrat, republican, far left, far right. everybody should vote and care and try to be active. there are those who think the seb celebrity endorsements backfired. >> they can backfire and we see the republicans and committee coming out against the fact that she did this and came down from her ivory tower and told people to vote. they hop

over a week until the election, marcia blackburn is getting high-profile support. doocy live in nashville for that. reporter: the support came from senator lindsey graham who got a hero's welcome from republicans who are appreciative how he helped get brett kavanaugh confirmed to the supreme court. but just like that kavanaugh confirmation hearing in d.c., here in nashville at the ray stevens dinner theater, there were protesters who disrupted the proceedings and even needed to be escorted or carried out. >> judge me by my friends and the people want to yell at me. all the people that yell at me would turn the country into a mob. they don't respect the presumption of innocence, they have the view of venezuela. they have every right to their opinion, i guess they can yell and spit on you, they don't have a right but exercise it that way. reporter: after the event wrapped, blackburn pointed out one of the protesters interrupted during a moment of silence for the pittsburgh synagogue victims but brettisson has his own statement, he said it is a shame that people inter

so that shows marcia blackburn doing something there in tennessee.ad gone down there for her. now, senator corker, who has declined to get involved in the race and doing a fund-raiser for blackburn, what do you think will happen? >> when this was a local race between a popular governor and popular republican congress woman it was going to be a close race. tphoeut's become nationalized. you saw that debate where marcia blackburn was talking to much about chuck shumer and hillary clinton. i think taylor swift did a huge favor to republicans in that race. we want this to be a national race. exactly. she was not helping the governor by having a national celebrity like that weighing in on this race. >> dana: let me give you a quick last word on tennessee. >> tennessee is a state a democrat has not won since al gore in 1990. the fact that we are even competing in tennessee shows the favorable environment for democrats. i think nevada and arizona are the places with prime pickup possibilities for democrats. tennessee and texas are much harder. >> dana: is n

to the tape. >> marcia blackburn is doing a good job in tennessee, i'm sure taylor swift has nothing. and let's say that i like taylor's music about 25% less now. >> tucker: all right. >> good effort. >> watching all of this tape finally sunk in. >> tucker: roughly 25% less. question three, also taken from the world of pop culture, kanye west under fire today, for showing all of america his eye phone's pass code on live television. he met with the president in the white house, kanye took out his phone and hit the same number 6 times to unlock it. what very unsecure number was it? [buzzer] bret baier. >> zero. no, i don't know how many zeros, i think it us 000000. >> tucker: all zeros. >> yes. >> tucker: was it all zeros? >> what we want to start with, is, i brought -- wow. >> not exactly secure. >> tucker: the judges say that's enough zeros. we might be looking at the comeback story of the week. 1 to zero. you are back to stasis. >> good egg. >> tucker: which former american president will come to life in the form of a 3-d hologram in washington? kristin. >> reagan. >> tucker: reagan

marcia blackburn is ahead by five points, which is within the margin of error.his as we learn the kavanaugh nomination could be having an impact. peter doocy is live there now. what is the democrat in this race do that sets him apart from most democrats in the senate? >> reporter: dana, he said that he would have voted for kavanaugh if he had the chance. that's something only one democrat in the senate actually did today, joe manchin, the democratic candidate here in the senate race is a former governor who still carries a 51% approval rating. he said i was prepared to say yes prior to dr. ford's coming forward. while the subsequent event making it a much closer call and i am missing key pieces of information that a sitting senator has, i am still a yes. that statement look bredesen awhile. he did not weigh in for weeks. we got the statement in our inbox today at the same time that senators were voting. >> dana: how does marcia blackburn think the kavanaugh process has impacted her campaign? across the board the republicans are saying they're raising more money,

marcia blackburn not as popular statewide. the trump bounce and bredesen is fighting his own because he's a great politician. >> what do republicans in the white house think that they are going to pick up seats in the senate, that it's going to stay the same, or do you they like at indiana and tennessee and say we might even lose a few seats? >> depends on how hopeful they are and those around washington and have worked for other people, people who didn't come here with trump, you know, from new york or from wherever, they are not so confident. they really do see that this could be a very real problem for them, and they are trying to look ahead to the future, how they are going to react when the democrats do take back the house, what is their plan going to be? >> speaking of races, tune into cnn at 7:00 p.m. eastern this evening for a live town hall in texas with senate candidate beto o'rourke. dana bash will moderate. senator ted cruz was invited several times to appear in his own town hall. he declined. >>> the reason why pr

lou: marcia blackburn is in the lead. ed: they are all * close. the president energizing his base, getting more voters out there. heller was the most of vulnerable guy. the president has been there 12 times. he turned from being anti-trump to strong trump. lou: if he's not pro -- why would anybody be anti-trump? here is a man who turned around the economy. this is an economy the chairman of the federal reserve which i think the president is absolutely right, this jerome powell is out of his mind to be raising rates at this pace. and he is jeopardizing a strong economy and markets performing beautifully. there is 2% inflation. that's the target. what's the excuse. but getting back to it. the president has done -- there is nothing he can do. >> no one has ever had a stronger economy in the last 50 years i have been around the game as this president has driving this agenda. it should be a slam dunk. the biggest problem in the house is we have 40-plus house members who gave up their seats to run for something else. going in and defending those seats,

in the post, swift went after the senate rival, a republican congress member marcia blackburn. as much as i would like to continue to vote for women in office, i cannot support marsha blackburn. her record in office apparent pauls and terrify -- appalls and terrifies me. >>> the atlanta braves fight another day in the national league division series. they jumped in front of the dodgers 5-0. los angeles came back to tie the game in the fifth, but freeman came back with the home run in the sixth. braves win 6-5. game four is this afternoon. which ever team wins the series faces the brewers. the brewers finished off the sweep of dave briggs' colorado rockies. >> is that why he's not here? >> he sorrowful today. milwaukee hit three home runs in the 6-0 win. american league playoffs resume today. astros look to finish off the indians and yankees and red sox moves to new york. >>> a check on cnn business. europe and asia stocks falling. shangh shanghai falling 3.7%. china has been hurt by slowing growth and debt and the trade war. china's central bank is freeing up $109 billion to fr

the president touting tariffs at a rally for marcia blackburn in johnson city, tennessee. president trump: mexico and canada are partners now. that's a good thing. because we are finally putting america first. lou: america first. and a reminder could preorder burgess owens' new ♪ >> we made history again when i announced to the world that we are replacing the job-killing disaster known as nafta. >> trump taking a victory last night for historic deal with canada and mexico as we learn more of the details. >> that new trade pact gives stocks shot in the arm yesterday. dow soaring nearly 200 points. s&p almost hitting a new record. >> as for today, we do have stock market futures sharply lower, the dow is down about half of one percent. 117 point downside and nasdaq is down 42. part that have could be oil watching oil

he has another rally >>> republican marcia blackburn has take in the lead.o 46% to former governor phil bredesen. the democrats brushed it off with help from pop star, taylor swift writing we want leadership not fear based extremism. please don't sit this one out. >>> let's get a check of our weather from meteorologist bill karins. >> maybe even a dangerous one too. we have a big storm system especially in areas off texas. it's snowing on interstate 25 from denver southwards. we have rain that's moved through chicago and now slicing all the way back down through missouri and starting to form on little rock. people are going to be out there trick-or-treating. we expect tornados later on today. you want to have your phone and get your weather alerts as you're heading oout the door. all of central and southern louisiana and as far north as southern arkansas. the dallas/fort worth area you're going to get heavy rain. and possibly severe weather outbreak. the least thing you want when you're trick-or-treating. let's fast forward to 4:00 p.m. a soaking rain around

i served with marcia blackburn and but for her vote which was a signature accomplishment, she did zerod. her career in congress has been equally as non-noteworthy. she is good on jumping in front of a parade and putting on her leading the parade. that's not what you need. tennessee is a great senators over the years. he could be a senator like howard baker and like sasser who become leaders in the senate and judge issues based on the issues not based on party all the time. >> for democrats do become the majority, what's going to be your main priority? >> we will be concerned about health care and jobs and cleaning up the corruption. i suspect i will be on the transportation committees as well. the abuses of the you will trump administration of which there are thousands. we will figure out what we can about protecting mueller and get information concerning his involvement with the russians. and the emoluments clause. senator blumenthal is the lead person. go forward to say he violated the constitution by not coming to congress and ask for permission. he is taking money from chinese, sau

we have seen in tennessean eight-point lead for marcia blackburn, second poll to show we are at least ahead by five. last week in tennessee, of course, over the summer, maybe defying gravity a little bit in tennessee. is political gravity trying to reassert itself in tennessee? in texas, beto o'rourke making an appearance. ted cruz still leading in that state. heidi heitkamp, this poll taken before she voted no on the kavanaugh nomination. just to show you what that would mean in terms of the senate battleground. if north dakota were to go republican, if ted cruz were to hang on in texas. in tennessee if we say political gravity asserts itself, those three right there with nothing else, those three right there get republicans to 50. with pence breaking the tie, that's the majority. and then if you could add in nevada, if dean heller could hang on, this entire battleground democrats could sweep it and you would still have a republican majority. that's why democrats discouraged this week on the senate side, brian. >> no one better to lay it all out. steve kornacki, thank you, as always.

the president touting tariffs at a rally for marcia blackburn in johnson city, tennessee.mp: mexico and canada are partners now. that's a good thing. america is winning again and being respected again because we are finally putting america first. lou: america first. and a reminder could preorder burgess owens' new book, wh. kennedy: the that's top republican has a warning for democrats. quit delaying and resisting the kavanaugh vote. a poll shows more americans think the confirmation is the target of a smear campaign. christine blasey ford says she is 100% sure brett kavanaugh attacked her. president trump defended him

he had been doing really well recently, you are starting to see marcia blackburn, the republican candidatebroadus he is a well-le said if you put him in office, you'd be responsible for having die in feinstein pick your judges and chuck schumer running the show, bernie sanders having his way. in 2016 when a lot of people didn't like donald trump they were happy to vote for him. >> it's interesting because that is how martha mcsally is running. so does the cavanaugh effect last 26 days for the republican side, that they seen some change over the past two weeks? >> in the senate side i think it absolutely does. the red state democrats are trying to make this about local issues or health care to a lesser extent but now it's all about the national divide between red and blue, and it's about kavanaugh. in most of these red states, kavanaugh has very strong approval ratings. >> in a district where you need to get women or independent women voters, i think this actually hurts those candidates. it hurts republican candidates. >> last word, molly. >> it's interesting to think that it might might no

on the other hand, in red states the kavanaugh effect, like in the cruz race and marcia blackburn innessee, i think the kavanaugh dynamic is helping those republicans. >> we joke only 29 days but a lot could happen. basically in 29 days -- >> reporter: it's a lifetime. >> it is a lifetime and to sustain that momentum, anger, fear, whatever it may be, that's a challenge. >> in order for democrats to win, they need to stop fighting culture wars, get back to the pocketbook issues that were giving them the momentum. >> when someone says trump, say health care. when they say kavanaugh, say health care. >> when democrats fight culture wars they lose. >> one democratic vote for yes was joe manchin. let's have the clip and then explain it. >> i started thinking about my sisters and my daughters and my granddaughters. you can't not know this has been traumatic for anybody that's been through this type of sexual abuse. and you never can forget about them. now on the other hand, there's a lot of claims made on people that just aren't true. so, shouldn't a person have a right to clear their name

but a lot of statement around marcia blackburn who is seeking the seat is all for lgbt rights. this, again, is separate from the cultural back drop of the me too movement and just the notion that what is acceptable behavior toward women has changed. how much will one celebrity endorsement influence the outcome of an election? that's, of course, always difficult to assess. but taylor swift is one of the most popular pop stars in the country, and she's particularly popular among millennials and single women, which are key demographics for democrats who don't often, it's also worth pointing out, turn out in midterms. so a lot of this, of course, goes back to the idea of turnout, and that's where someone like taylor swift can be key. >> so i don't hear from all the t. swift fans in the country, i would like to point out that she, indeed, was born in pennsylvania. david jolly and sabrina, it's always nice to have you both on. >>> the warning being sounded across the florida coast tonight for the out of nowhere storm that will be here by wednesday. >>> tonight, the folks along our so

tennessee with marcia blackburn, down by five points, president comes, rallies, she's up by 14.ewise, dean heller out of nevada, he was down by 4, president rallies, he's up by 7. this trend is noticeable. see it at polling at the rnc. they told me in montana in internals, they saw it happen as well. the trump rally has quite a bit of power. kennedy: what about the tricky house races. that's what could be problematic for the president. if democrats win the house, what happens then? >> if democrats win the house, the consequences are quite dire. we know that they will try to impeach, though it's baseless, the trump agenda ends. that's why the president is strategically, obviously he doesn't have a lot of time, strategically help him decide which races he can make the most difference in. kennedy: what are some of the races? >> yeah, so minnesota, he went to minnesota to rally, specifically for the house, and we saw minnesota's 8th district, the democrats, pulled out spending, that is going to be a pickup for republicans, should the polls turn -- should the vote turn out the way th

marcia blackburn, friend of show, squaring off against the phony that we exposed tonight, she is in aight race in tennessee. blackburn with a slight edge. the house of representatives, we've been telling you 10 congressional districts, this will decide the balance of power in washington, d.c. do you want nancy polo lowsie as your speaker -- pelosi as your speaker? these are the house districts that will define the election results. arkansas, second district, where republican incumbent french hill in a serious battle with democratic challenger clark tucker. in iowa, their first district, republican incumbent, rob blum, freedom caucus member, at risk of being overtaken by democrats, one of the best opportunities to snag a seat. if you are in that district you need to vote. let's stay in iowa where the third district is absolutely in play. david young has a tough fight, trump won there by four points in 2016. kansas, a few races to watch in kansas, district two, republican steve watkins, is taking on a democrat, paul davis. kentucky, third district, republican incumbent kevin yoder chall

i cannot support marcia blackburn, noting her voting record appals. here's what stood out to me.ease educate yourself on the candidates running in your state and vote based on who most closely represents your values. she went on to say nobody is 100% with any candidate, and you don't see that, you do you, and by the way, this is me being me. >> i have been arguing for months that celebrity democrats should be getting behind phil, and jim cooper as well, seems to always upset the base of the democratic party because he is too moderate, and she got behind these two candidates. here she decided to keep it localized and decided to have a message that she thought would best reflect her evidence. >> is there any evidence at all that celebrity endorsements have any value? seriously? >> i have not found that, especially in general elections. in primaries when name recognitions are low, maybe then, but in a general election where people are pretty much in a d camp, i don't really see it. maybe it motivates a few people under the age of 30 to come out and vote, but i don't think this is an

the president touting tariffs at a rally for marcia blackburn in johnson city, tennessee.dent trump: mexico and canada are partners now. that's a good thing. america is winning again and being respected again because we are finally putting america first. lou: america first. and a reminder could preorder burgess owens' new all americans and our partners. here's lou. >>> good evening everyone. our top stories promise is kept. president trump eking a trade deal with canada and mexico that does away with the job killing nafta replacing it with an agreement that is fair and reciprocal, putting america first. >> once approved by congress, this new deal will be the most modern, up to date and balanced trade agreement in the history of our country. with the most advanced protections for workers ever developed. >> we will take up the economic significance of president trump's historic agreement with the director of

but other polls have generally had marcia blackburn, the republican nominee up.ennessee is such a conservative republican state. >> it's interesting to see whether or not this new shift in strategy by beto o'rourke to go negative in the last week against ted cruz is going to happen. let me switch from the senate and talk about the house. a lot of talk of a blue wave there. democrats need to flip 23 seats there to win that chamber. our new nbc "wall street journal" poll shows approval rating is at its highest for president trump. how do you think it impacts the overall picture when it comes to a potential democratic takeover of the house. is we hea the president is campaigning out there saying don't let democrats win, it's going to be mob rule and impeachment. >> no question. presidential popularity is one of the best predictors of the outcome of the midterm election and "the wall street journal" have been terrific for many years, but the polling average has trump down 43%, 44%. in that range i think democrats have a good chance to take over the house. if somehow

his conviction is real or political, i don't know, but i suspect that it had a lot to do with marcia blackburn in polling. what we've seen to the politics of the supreme court nomination process is that red states get redder, red districts became more red. sleepy republicans woke up and said democrats are trying to steal a supreme court justice, i need to wake up and participate in the process. >> two things. first of all, i think heidi heitkamp deserves some credit here for saying, you know what, i'm behind, i'm in a big republican state and i'm going to vote the way i voted anyway. she's relying on that being a small state where people know people personally to somehow get her through. the bigger point nationally is donald trump has said, fine, you want to fight this election on this issue, on the issue of sexual harassment and attitude toward women, go ahead. let's see you turn out the independent voters and the young voters who will be key here and who polls show are still a little behind the curve in likely turnout. i'm going to turn out all my people and we're going to be behind brett ka

as i have in the past and would like to continue voting for women in office i cannot support marcia blackburnrd appalls and terrifies me. she's currently a member of congress in the house. >> it is surprising to see it gives an explanation. >> reporter: swift says blackburn voted against equal pay for women, against the reauthorization of the violence against women act and disagrees about stance on gay marriage lgbtq rights. "these are not my tennessee values." >> this is very taylor swift. unthat was careful, it was considered. it was her controlling her own message. >> reporter: and swift's message appears to be especially targeting those younger fans, writing so many intelligent, thoughtful, self-possessed people have turned 18 in the past two years and now have the right and privilege to make their vote count. >>. >> we'll see if taylor swift has political coattails. >> reporter: swifrt now walking a delicate line. we may find out if she has any more to say and soon. she's the opening act in this week's american music awards. >> delicate is right. >> she does have some coattails because t

also, president trump will be in tennessee for a rally in support of marcia blackburn. live coverage on c-span2. on c-span, tom wol will debate scott wagner in hershey, pennsylvania. you can see that live. >>> the c-span bus was in honolulu hawaii. this weekend we feature or visit to hawaii on c-span, book tv, and american history tv. exploring hawaii's history and culture as well as public policy issues facing the state. saturday on c-span at 7:00 a.m. eastern on washington journal, leo will talk about homelessness and lack of affordable housing. on book fv on c-span2 at noon, stewart coleman on his book, eddie would go. on the life of legendary native hawaiian surfer eddie icao. and then to the university of oahu for the book collection of daniel inoui. then on washington journal, jeff mikulina, executive director of the blue planet foundation on renewable energy efforts in hawaii. on c-span3 at temecula p.m. eastern we visit the valley of the priest in the waimea valley along the north shore of oahu and the pioneering voyage society in honolulu. at 4:00 p.m. eastern

was a very big deal we can wonder what it means for her and her fans, but ultimately should marcia blackburnother republicans in tennessee be worried >> i think that celebrity endorsements mean politically farless than most people think that they mean the first time i will have seen a celebrity really influence an election will be the first time and the senate -- that senate race between them was already tight as a tick and it's going to continue to be tight as a tick the thing that i would urge people to think about as they're assessing that is she may have picked up some intensity and some positive voter stimulation, but there's going to be a lot of people who recoil from swift's endorsements as well so i think it's sort of a wash. >> all right taylor swift versus kanye west. >> swift booting >> there you go. terry haines, chuck gabriel, thank you. >>> coming up on the show, find out what one major shipper is trying to fix on a looming labor -- how they're trying to fix a looming labor shortage in this very strong job market. we'll have that story next at fidelity, our online u.s. equity t

huge response after announcing yesterday she's voting for democrat phil bretteson over marcia br marsha blackburn in the race in tennessee. swift, quote, came down from her ivory tower to make the endorsement. president trump told reporters today, i like taylor's music about 25% less. >>> a paralyzed man finished a half marathon on foot. adamy wexo skeleton to move his legs as he competed in portland, orlando. he wasccident 13 years ago. step-by-step he conquered the race in 20 hours. >>> a work by the street artist known a banksy sold at auction well over a million dollars. then something happened that was, well, surreal. here's sunday morning's lee cowan. >> reporter: paintings itself for $1.4 million don't usually make news at sotheby's, but when e baoon, thit sipping affair became a piece of pop culture. agang its w through the canvas, a shock to everyone including the new named owner. it's the painter himself taking credit. the elusive banksy who posted an instagram video that he says shows him secretly installing the teeth into the frame. why? performance art, says art critic jerry. >> i do

charles: marcia blackburn has the kind of track record that normally taylor swift would be embracing. he would have been in the senate would be yes. >> bredesen her opponent as huge accusations covering up sexual harrassment during his administration. charles: talk about your book, the campus battlefield, how conservatives can win the battle on campus and why it matters. how can they win the battle? i'm surprised it is not pass big as war and peace. you have a hell of a battle. >> this is timely what happened during the kavanaugh fight. one of the greatest columns by victor david hanson of the he said the campus comes to congress. politics flow downstream from culture. radicalism, protest, behavior from the radical evident, this starts in universities. what my passion through our organization, turning point usa, to spread truth. we have to be decent people, we're not scheming or yelling. we ask with pointed questions, come with facts and perspectives, perspectives they might not have heard. challenge the orthodoxy that government controls anything and have people reconsider marxism is

marcia blackburn took the stage last night. what issues did she focus on? what should viewers expect to see on their television screens in political ads? guest: she only had a couple minutes to talk. she stressed the importance of the president's tax cut efforts, the economy, the supreme court nomination of judge brett kavanaugh, and also immigration. those are the issues that have been an issue throughout this campaign. iticent is trying to make more about the dysfunction in washington, d.c., and why would you want to send someone like blackburn there when so little has gotten done. he also wants to talk about the health care system given his background in the health care industry. host: joe ebert, appreciate your time this morning. guest: thank you for having me on. host: it is open phones until at 10:00.m ends the phone lines are split between democrats, republicans, and independents as usual. it is under way. you can see jeffrey rosen, president and ceo of the national constitution center participating in the discussion. one of the key events today is e

[applause] >> i just want to thank marsha blackburn she is all about tennessee values. she has tennessee values. a vote for marcia and everything that we stand for it is a vote for make america great again. [cheers and applause] a vote for the governor is a vote for schumer and nancy pelosi. and the real leader of the democrats. filled medicine wants to raise your taxes and as governor remember he is a nice guy but what good does that do? he raises taxes and fees in your state by more than $1 billion he opposes the border wall with driver certificates for illegal aliens and on his watch tennessee unemployment doubled it doubled you want him? i don't think so. >> in 2010 advocating government run healthcare do you want to wait in line to get taken care of and called for it to be funded by a 20 percent payroll tax for all of the hard-working americans many that are here right now government run healthcare no i don't think so. a major financial supporter of president obama and crooked hillary crooked as hell. now running to be the 51st senate democrat and the 51st democrat elected in november chuck schumer will beco

marcia is a vote for me. can taylor swift compete with that? >> well, the president is extremely popular here. the polling suggests that he still remains very popular in tennessee. at the same time, marsha blackburn'ss probably not going to be taylor swift's audience. so i think what taylor swift is trying to do is get young voters to get really energized and for two candidates that are, you know, one is over 60, the other over 70, meaning bredesen, this is really her effort to really get young voters out there, to see bredesen for, you know, her support for him. >> bredesen. david, and i loved your note to my producer, so i'm just going to read it out loud. "full transparency, there was a time when you were at the white house that you actually, it's my understanding, had to drive four staffers to a taylor swift concert very quickly. so we understand where your bias is, so we're all clear. but i think about 2016 and all the star power behind hillary clinton. where did that get her? . >> i have to give a shoutout to the other staffers. on air force one, trying to get back, jump in the car, make it to the stadium for the huge concert. so i feel like this is coming full circle. but i think the importa