mary burke is the first gubernatorial candidate to back a plan to combat student debt. ocrats want to allow students to refinance their college loans the same way homeowners can refinance their mortgages, car loans at a lower interest rate. now, whether or not students decide to vote could determine the outcome of this very close governor's race. and i'm curious as to why scott walker wants to stick it to the kids? why doesn't he want to give them a break? i thought he was for that generation. joining me tonight editor and chief of "the progressive" magazine and leana taylor. ruth, you first. is mary burke doing enough to show students that she really wants to do this? how does this break down between republicans and democrats? who is for it and who it against it in the state of wisconsin? >> well, the politicians it breaks down on straight party lines. every democrat including my friend leana taylor. instead of paying high interest rates that make this problem for students even worse even though debt has quadrupled in the last decade adults are paying into their 40s rea

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mary burke has attracted a lot of interest, as well.i think you are going to start to see that wisconsin governor's race move way up the ladder along with other states that get a lot of focus. there is no question scott walker would like to run for president. the thing is 67% of wisconsinites say they don't want him to do so. >> it will be very interesting. it is an indictment of the gop's bench if both christie and walker are taken out in the next few months. thank you for your time. >>> coming up, some children grow up in homes patrolled by helicopter parents or dominated by tiger moms and then there is today show and morning joe host willie geist raised by bill geist and in the category all of his own. i will talk with willie about life in the geist home and his new book "good talk dad" just ahead. marge: you know, there's a more enjoyable way to get your fiber. try phillips fiber good gummies. they're delicious, and an excellent source of fiber to help support regularity. wife: mmmm husband: these are good! marge: the tasty side of

walker is all tied up with his brattic challenger mary burke among registered voters. walker 46, burke 46. we know he's a fighter after fighting back big labor's attempts to recall him. >>> democrats sharply debated whether to boycott the benghazi committee. the republicans announced their slate early this month, the democrats on the committee are certainly a serious group of heavyweights. there's elijah cummings, the ranking democrat on the oversight committee. adam smith on the armed services committee. a member of the intelligence committee, the ranking democrat on ethics. and tammy duckworth, an iraq war veteran. some democrats argue they should not appoint members and send a signal that the committee is a political farce. but there was one very strong person lobbying indirectly. hillary clinton's forces made it clear. hillary clinton's world was so worried about a republican investigation of the benghazi attacks they sent a message to house democrats, we need backup. house minority leader nancy pelosi publicly considered boycotting a pam, an idea that clinton supp

republican-leaning liberty foundation have the governor running neck and neck with his democratic opponent mary burkeu tomorrow live from d.c. at 4:00 p.m. eastern. "the ed show" is next. >>> good evening, americans, welcome to "the ed show." live from detroit lakes, minnesota. i'm ready to go! let's get to work! >> i don't believe there ought to be a national minimum wage. >> yes, we will raise the minimum wage because you cannot survive on $7.25! >> we don't know what the minimum wage should be. how did they pick 10.10? why not 22? why not 100? >> i've got a better idea. actually, i've got a stack of better ideas and they're the stacks of jobs bills that we've sent over to the united states senate. >> is it fair that working men and women are being stripped of the american dream? >> we're out of touch with regular american families, their version of the american dream. >> refuse to pay a more livable wage. >> goes against free market principles. >> the american dream is within reach but you have to have fairness. >> if you do your work well and learn the skills and you become dependable, you will w

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we've got a great candidate in wisconsin, married will -- mary burke.she is asked what they can do in wisconsin. let's not forget wisconsin the state of tammy baldwin and would like we've got a great shot there. and then if you look at the other states will we've got high hopes and some of them might surprise you but we are optimistic about south carolina. you can see from the rga spending it with some of the ads they been running they understand they could well be in trouble in southfield or they wouldn't be spending like they are right now. south carolina, georgia. i know that might surprise some but jason gore is extraordinary candidate for governor. i keep saying jason carter is going to be the governor of georgia and i believe it's going to be in 2012. south carolina, georgia, kansas. governor brownback is not a popular governor by the great candidate in kansas. he is out raising him in many cases. we believe we have a shot in kansas, and arizona. we understand that we're hopeful in texas but we will be candid about the fact we all understand that

and gop scott walker finds himself tied with mary burke at 47%.ia incumbent tom corbett is struggling to keep the keys to the governor's mansion with polls showing him trailing. however, the gop does appear toic maing inroads elsewhere. in oregon, john kitzhaber is in winning 49 prosecutes of the vote. gop representative dennis richardson is in a good position to make a strong challenge with the latest poll showing a race. all in all, it's shaping up to be a very competitive election cycle in state capitols across the country. guys? >> it's going to be close. thank you, derrick kitts. >> i'm surprised walker in wisconsin, tied 47/47. i thought walker was clear on that. >> well, he's had a contentious time in texas. he's been involved in controversy, he's a governor who has gone in there who has enacted an agenda. a lot of reforms. it's going to be a close race. i wouldn't count scott walker out of it. he's shown a lot of resiliency. >> she's a good candidate and pretty well-known. and steve said it, the structure of the race, it's a blue to purple