georgia, michelle nunn.espite all these bigger trends, we have had good recruits and as brad is saying, you win races with good can'didates. >> the challenges that democrats are mounting would come in at number eight or number nine. the republicans have better than anything the democrats have to flip even one. this is where democrat recru recruitment failed and it's because of obama and obamacare. >> it looks like lindsey graham will be okay. the one i have a close eye on is georgia. paul brown is one of the more conservative players in the house of representatives. he could get into a runoff if paul brown is the nominee in georgia, that puts the seat in play with michelle nunn. is she that good she can take on anybody? >> she's certainly raising a lot of money. i think it's clear the two top candidates in that race are kingston and purdue. they're arguably the two strongest candidates in the general election for republicans. i think that georgia also is a very red state. it takes very wishful thinking to th

it essentially said your campaign and michelle nunn's campaign were not running on health care, you didn't way to win votes. is that a fair assessment? >> i think our campaign in georgia today, it not about washington politics, it's about how we solve the problems that we face as georgians. right now with respect to health care, we've got rural hospitals that are closing throughout georgia. when that happens, it's a devastating blow to those communities. and right now our state is not looking for answers because the governor doesn't have a true vision for what types of solutions we need on health care. so we'll talk about health care but we also have to focus on our education system, which is being bled dry, our economy, which is failing the middle class and getting an honest government that works for everyone. >> nathan diehl, your republican opponent, will sign a new sweeping gun rights bill, not really a gun control bill, a gun rights bill, which you voted for in the state senate. it would allow georgians to legally carry firearms in schools, churches and government buildings. why did y

. >> michelle nunn is a really exciting candidate. the nunn name is an important name in the state of georgia. her father has a lot of i guess still fans but i think one of the things we've seen with her, i'll start with her background as a nonprofit executive and somebody who worked on a bipartisan nonprofit, she is portray herself as a moderate, can be the bipartisan person to reach across the aisle with a credibility we don't generally see with other candidates. her fund raise something fantastic. she's outraising hand over fist the gop primary candidates but i think there's other things in her fund-raising that's kind of telling, for example senator dick luger and john warner, both republicans have given money and supported her campaign. when you have the republicans poised to take the senate and two former republican senators endorsing the democratic candidate in georgia, i mean that says a lot. >> yes. >> pretty striking. >> the other thing is that if you look at who her donors are she's made strong inroads with the pro-business

. >> michelle nunn is raising a lot of month. >> georgia was a much more democratic state when sam nunn was senate. >> in mississippi, thad cochran should have been a slam dunk. chris mcdaniel, tea party candidate. if he could knock cochran off, and he might. it happens to senators who serve that long. they could lose mississippi which could cause them to not win the senate. it would be incredible. >> is obamacare enough for republicans to run against? do they need something else as -- something positive? >> at this point it looks that way. we are still seven months out. i agree that i think they need to be for something not just anti-obamacare or think they can only run on that issue. i'd like to see them talking about tax reform, immigration reform. some other issues. it's hard for these politicians. they see something working. they say let's stay laser focused on this issue. there is risk in doing that. >> i guess i agree with that to the extent you can't run a political campaign on one issue. you can be swept to victory on one issue. this is the issue this year just as iraq was in 2

senate candidate michelle nunn raised, bringing the total to a whopping $5.7 million. >>> and mitch mcconnellraking in the funds. his campaign has raised $2.4 million since january. >>> in an interview with the "los angeles times," hawaii governor questioned the legitimacy of the death bed request to have congresswoman chosen to succeed him. governor abercrombie instead appointed brian schatz who is facing a primary race. >>> a huge number out of a new quinnipiac university poll, 93% of new jersey voters say they're stronger than the storm and do not expect to change vacation plans this summer because of remaining damage from hurricane sandy. >>> house speaker john boehner's tea party primary opponent has a new ciallis inspired ad. apparently constituents can treat their electile dysfunction by not giving boehner a 13th time. >> if you have a boehner lasting longer than 23 years, seek immediate medical attention because boehner shouldn't counties chickens before they hatch. >> and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. i'm joined now by columnist ellis th ellis hanigan. >> i think t

if michelle nunn is georgia is able to do it better. as very strong indication. >> she is smart in georgia, michelle nunn. she's reaching out to conservative democrats in her state who often vote republican when they send someone to washington. she's trying to do business while the republicans fight among themselves. this is a senate race to watch. barack obama won it twice, blue state. republicans think they have a chance here to pick up a senate seat. terri is the woman candidate, former secretary of state. they are saying republicans are waging a war on women. here's her rebuttal. >> congressman gary and his buddies want you believe i'm waging a war on women. really? ity about that for a moment. ♪ i approve this message because as a woman i might know a little bit more a women than gary peters. >> good stuff. >> fantastic ad. it really is a fantastic ad. you have had republicans try to figure out how they push back on this war against women. the best way they are doing it, i think, is with women candidates. you see terri lynn land th

. >> moving on to georgia, there's a seven-way fight with no clear front-runner to take on michelle nunnf seems inevitable at this point. this week the chamber of commerce backed jack kingston, which is a good boost for his candidacy. but despite all that, the ugliest fight may be in idaho's secretary district where mike simpson is fighting off a challenge from tea party candidate brian smith. the race has become a proxy fight between the gop's business wing represented by boehner, mitt romney, congressman paul ryan and the chamber of commerce and tea party groups like the club for growth and senate conservative fund and both sides are flooding the airwaves with ads. romney himself visited last month to campaign for simpson. >> you can take it for me, the conservative choice for congress is mike simpson. i know because i've seen him in action. >> arkansas, the primary signals the official start of what will be one of the most bitterly fought fought battles this year between mark pryor and tom cotton. moving on to pennsylvania where a four-way democratic primary will decide which candidat

michelle nunn is raising a lot of money in georgia. grimes is leading, or close to miss mcconnell in kentucky, depending which poll you read. kay hagan may end up running against a tea party challenger. that is the one person in north carolina who she could probably beat. so -- >> i think i'll jump in here. the president is expected to come out to the white house briefing room. we have kristen welker out at the white house. what do we know the president is expected to say here, impromptu kind of entrance into the press briefing room any minute? >> reporter: he does this from time to time. the white house won't say what president obama will talk about. but we know that these comments are coming on the heels of a meeting that he's had with state insurance commissioners, and according to a source with whom i spoke familiar with that conversation, president obama told the insurance commissioners that at this point, 35% of those who have enrolled in health insurance are under the age of 35. why is that significant? it's significant because

i would love to see michelle nunn try to drop the war on oh women on me. >> is being a. wo herself enough to inoculate her from the war on women attack? in 2012 she was at the center of a fire storm over women's reproductive health when under her leadership the susan g.kohen cut off screening given to planned parenthood each year. they provide breast exams and other cancer screening. the group gets lots of attention for providing abortions which is only 3% of their annual spending. there was a huge public backlash for cutting off funding. hande l resigned as a result. handel didn't make amends with the organization. in her book called "planned bullyhood." she called them a bunch of schoolyard thugs. this is the karen handel who says she's best suited oh oh to stand up to democrats saying the gop is waging a war on women. could she be right? we'll put forward women candidates be enough for republicans to win over more women or do the policies have to change? i want to bring in joan walsh from salon.com. kelly conley, a republican pollster, msnbc contributor victoria defra

but you are going to watch michelle nunn in georgia in what is emerging as a very interesting race whereshe has a clear field against an unruly field of republicans who are competing for their nomination. her father, you will remember, sam nunn, served for 24 years in the house with distinction and expert on the armed services committee. that i would keep my eye there. mark udall here you all know him well, and that's another one that people will be watching closely. then pri your in arkansas. -- pryor in arkansas. and i think this is important for reasons that have been alluded to. i don't know how much tolerance we have to invest in families to lead us. and it's hard to know whether the values that we come to know about them are so clear to us that we have confidence and trust that is earned or whether we are a lazy electorate, and it's just easier to go with the brand you know. but i think this election cycle and the next one will put us to the test. whether we're ready for, call it a generational change, call it a shift in perception, but some different approach to how we evaluate th

michelle nine in georgia in what is emerging as a very interesting race. she has a clear field against him unruly field of republicans who are repeating -- competing for their nomination. her father, sam nunn, search 24 with in the house distinction, an expert on the armed services committee. i would keep my eye there. well.dall -- you know him that is another one that people will be watching closely. sam pryor in arkansas. i think this is important, for reasons that have been alluded to. i do not know how much tolerance families tonvest in lead us. and it is hard to know whether the value that we come to know about them are so clear to us that we have confidence and or whetheris earned, we are a lazy electorate and it is easier to go with the brand they know. i think this election cycle and the next one will put us to the test. aether you are looking for generational change or a shift in perception, some different approach to how we evaluate the generations that come after. and i think we are going to have an opportunity to do that. hampshire,o new where we all know all politics in america is rooted. contest in ther last 48 hours. scott brown moved into new hampshire. let me assure you, j

michelle nine in georgia in what is emerging as a very interesting race. she has a clear field against him unruly field of republicans who are repeating -- competing for their nomination. her father, sam nunn, search 24 with in the house distinction, an expert on the armed services committee. i would keep my eye there. well.dall -- you know him that is another one that people will be watching closely. sam pryor in arkansas. i think this is important, for reasons that have been alluded to. i do not know how much tolerance families tonvest in lead us. and it is hard to know whether the value that we come to know about them are so clear to us that we have confidence and or whetheris earned, we are a lazy electorate and it is easier to go with the brand they know. i think this election cycle and the next one will put us to the test. aether you are looking for generational change or a shift in perception, some different approach to how we evaluate the generations that come after. and i think we are going to have an opportunity to do that. hampshire,o new where we all know all politics in america is rooted. contest in ther last 48 hours. scott brown moved into new hampshire. let me assure you, j