mitch mcconnell immediately endorsed him.hen paul started to get asked questions on national press, pressed harmed on the rachel mad do you show about his position on certain things. he said although he hated racism, he thought it was a bad idea for federal government to tell private business what to do. so private business could have segregation. every republican senator distanced himself from him and mitch mcconnell said this man to whose arms i running back rushing i am now running away from. he said one of the great moments was watching the civil rights bill pass. democrats, of course, are loving this. they would be so happy for rand paul to be the face of the american republican -- republican party, they might concealed the senate seat. gwen: even on things like the b.p. oil spill he criticized the president. that begins to expose something very interesting about the tea party. >> it's very popular to say i want smaller government, i don't want government interfering in your life. when you start saying we're going to rai

in the case of kentucky, i think mitch mcconnell is not a step we what we would call a people person he is a very powerful senator as the minority leader, of course, but what is the first thing he does? after he has road mccall's knows in the bluegrass of kentucky -- after he has read it mcconnell's -- rubbed mcconnell's nose in the bluegrass of kentucky, he steps in it. >> in each case, the democratic candidate was an unattractive candidate for a particular reason. you look at virginia where we have the democrat against bob mcdonnell's face in the camera, who is a very likable. and the other was very quiet and shy and never caught on with the voters. and the one in new jersey just entered a lot of people. -- angered a lot of people. people are not going to vote for a candidate that they find an attractive just because they are with a particular party. -- they find unattractive just because they are with a particular party. >> [unintelligible] particularly the new report out that shows a tough talk with the military. he told general mcchrystal that he was out of line and almost fired

mitch mcconnell and the rest of the establishment tried to portray the libertarian as a nut case. it did not work. >> no, though he has his own troubles. he is the bernie sanders of the republican party. bernie sanders is a socialist in vermont and he votes with democrats be with her but -- he votes with democrats. if granholm makes it to the senate, he will be the outlier and be -- rand paul makes it to the senate, he will be on the extreme of the party. >> when the views are exposed this way, the first day after the election saying that you would not repeal the civil rights act, you are in big trouble. the libertarian view is that the government should not do anything, that they should just protect the country with the military and police, basically. and maybe some food safety things, maybe. but they don't want the boot hill of government on a lot of things. >> the problem rand paul is going to face in this campaign is that as a faithful libertarian, he thinks the food and drug in ministration ought to get out of business, and whether or not toys come in from china with lead pai

as you know, joseph, people outside are now portraying this race as some kind of referendum on mitch mcconnell, the republican leader of the senate, because he did endorse grayson. is that a fair way to look at this? >> you know, to some degree, it is. mcconnell for years has helped pick candidates, republican candidates here in kentucky. and for years he has angered some republicans by doing that. going back a dozen or more years. and so there may be a bit of mcconnell fat agency out there. but at the same time mcconnell did not jump with both feet into this race until late after the die was already cast and paul was leading in polls by 15% so it may be a bit of an overstatement to call it a referendum on mcconnell. >> what really separates, we saw the little piece of the debate but really separates these two guys? >> i think largely what it is, more than anything is just this idea that paul is the outsider. he's not part of the establishment. he's not part of the problem that brought us bailouts. and not part of the what has gone on in washington with health-care reform. he is completely fro

republicans will go with paul against the democrat. >> i think that is a question, although, mitch mcconnell and others are moving very quickly to have a unity gathering on saturday to show the party is thoroughly behind him. but there's no question there will be some tensions within the party, plique over some of the things rand paul has advocated as a candidate. >> lehrer: what's the quick explanation for arkansas? >> well, i think that the base of the democratic party was unhappy with senator lincoln for health care in particular, because she had jettisoned her support for the public option, which was the holy grail on the left in the democratic party during the health care debate. the unions in particular got very energized . she's not strong on their agenda. and they went after her. and so , you know, she was-- she's in trouble whether she wins this primary or not. i mean, this is going to be a tough race in arkansas for whoever is the democratic nominee. >> lehrer: because the republican is going to accuse her of being a liberal, no matter what. >> well, this is what i found fascinatin

mitch mcconnell's specially picked fellow. rand paul beat him by 25 points. he's not only anti-the welfare state but anti-interventionist foreign policy. in other words, he believes we ought to only have wars that have been declared. he will always have problems. >>red to know about him. eleanor -- >> sorry, go ahead. >> no, i think it's a phenomenon that he's able to do this well. i don't know if it says much about him or the weakness of his alternative. >> he he's not only for small government but no government. when he was asked about his views of the 1964 civil rights act, i think it came up because he held his victory party in a members-only exclusive country club. he said if he were voting in 1964, he would have reworked that part about making businesses desegregate. and he walked back from that position. >> mm-hmm. >> but i think it's made some people uneasy about where this man comes from and if he is a throwback to an era america does not want to relitigate and relive. >> the republican party does not want to be catapulted back 45 years. he did step

he has made the campaign about as much as mitch mcconnell as against the real opponent.s important to note, rand paul does a little bit better at this point in time. >> gregg: and then the four polls of all the candidates, kentucky is one to really watch. hey, you polled what are the important issues to people, what did you find out? >> we do this every single month in a variety of ways. the economy and government ethics and corruption are number one and number two. the republicans have a little bit of an edge on the economy. voters don't trust either party when it comes to those issues but the big move, immigration has moved up, 63% say it's very important issue. it's number five in the list of ten issues. it did change from most of the past year. >> gregg: and because of arizona. okay. thanks for being with us this sunday. >> juliet: coming up, tomorrow the vatican will make the most detailed argument why it's not liable for bishops that allowed priests to molest children in the united states. we'll have a live report coming up at the top of the hour. see you then. so

i am a big fan of that mitch mcconnell. he has done more with less than about any political leader has in this last 15 or 16 months. we have had the bare minimum. we have not had enough power to stop anything. we have won a lot of arguments but not many votes. on important issues, he has held republicans together, helped us make our point, and provide a real difference of opinion between democrats and republicans on jobs. we think we need more private- sector jobs, terror, tripling the debt, and he is a good listener to the different voices in our caucus. >> do you want to move up in the leadership? >> i am about at the top. i like where i am. it gives me a chance to have more of a voice. i am an independent operator. my voting record will show that. i like what i am doing, and i think i have helped the leaders. i think i have helped individual leaders. >> any idea to go to new hampshire for 2012? >> no. [laughter] you were there a few years ago with me when i went to iowa and new hampshire. our party will have a good, stro

something the t party movement is going to take kindly i don't think because it clearly shows mitch mcconnell and the houseeleader, when they met with bankers and said they're going to try to slow down the effort, they did. they tried to slow it down. we have overcome that, at least so far, but that's not something that is going to bring a smile to the tea party movement's base, the idea of the republican leadership huddling with big wall street bankers and lobbyists. >> wouldn't you democrats like to have some of the passion and energy see among t party ad -- the party activists? -- the tea party activists? but aren't the republicans also in danger of having the reverse problem and maybe quite a number of voters who were excited about barack obama and turned out in to decimate, perhaps not turning out this year but when he is not on the ballot? >> there is a danger of that. that is a big challenge between now and election day. the passage of the health care bill, a big issue president obama campaigned on, has restored a lot of face to democratic activists voters in our ability to get big thi

especially down kentucky where you had the hand-picked candidate of mitch mcconnell, your leader, in the senate. the whole republican establishment down there was for one guy and along comes rand paul, this tea party favorite. he doesn't just beat him. he wins it in a blow-out. since then, he has had some rather controversial things to say like the '64 civil rights bill may have been too broad. he's questioned the disabilities act. he's talking about abolishing the federal reserve and the department of education. can you see yourself supporting a candidate who takes those kinds of positions, senator? >> yes, i can. >> schieffer: you can? >> i'm glad he cleared up at least one of them. but here's what happened. even a very good baseball player sometimes has a hard time going from triple-a to the major leagues. that's what happened to him last week. if he'll stick to the jobs, debt and terror and providing a check-and-balance on a run- away government in washington he'll be the next republican senator. we'll be glad to have him. >> schieffer: that's not what he campaigned on. he campai

tea party movement is going to take too kindly, i don't think, because it clearly showed that mitch mcconnell and john boehner, when they met with the boehner, when they met with the big wall street loobyists and said we're going to try to slow down this effort, they did. they tried to slow down the effort. and we have overcome that, at least so far. but that's not something that is going to bring a smile to the tea party movement's face, the idea of the republican leadership huddling with the big wall street bankers and lobbyists. >> wouldn't you like to have some of the passion and energy that you do see among the tea party activists? and i think you make a good point. it's not quite clear how the republicans can harness that. but on the other hand, aren't the democrats in danger of having the reverse problem, some lack of energy, some lack of enthusiasm, and maybe quite a number of voters who were excited about barack obama and 2008 not turning out this year. 2008 not turning out this year. >> well, there is a danger of that. and we understand that that is a big challenge between now and e

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kentucky's secretary of state grayson is backed by republicans like senate majority leader mitch mcconnell but rand paul leads by double figures could be a big day on tuesday and a test of how angry voters are with washington. thank you. >> thank you very much. we'll be watching up a those races on tuesday. >> in is a fox news alert. 7-year-old girl in detroit shot and killed by a police officer. this happened when an officer's gun went off during a struggle with a woman in a house where police were searching for a murder suspect. officers set off a flash grenade as they entered after midnight with a warrant. was suspect was eventually arrested. now, the shooting is under investigation. >>> the crew of the space shuttle "atlantis" is getting used to their new home. now, that they are docked they plan to take a look at the 100-foot inspection boom where a cable has gotten snagged. the first spacewalk is scheduled for tomorrow. >>> thai authorities are rejecting pleas for talks with protesters. so far, at least 30 people killed in street protests between antigovernment protesters and troops.

here is republican leader mitch mcconnell. >> the senate has a role in our government. it always has. it is the place where our two great political parties must work together if i common goal is to be reached. it is the legislative the embodiment of individual and minority rights, a place for the careful design, crafted by our founding fathers, pretty much operates today the way they play and it 220 years ago. -- the way they planned it. we saw this with the civil rights act of 1964. when the two parties forged a difficult alliance to reach a great goal. segregated buses and lunch counters are difficult to fathom, now, but that only came about through the kind of cooperative resolution that has marked this body from the start. at its best, the senate is a workshop, where difficult challenges, like civil rights, are faced squarely and addressed with goodwill and careful principaled agreement, and at a time when so many things press upon us, it must be nothing less. yet, the challenges ahead will not be met if we do nothing to overcome the partisanship that has come to ch

anger at the political establishment because as you say in kentucky, the candidate supported by mitch mcconnell, by the party establishment was drubbed by the tea party. and you had arlen specter, 30 years in the u.s. senate seat there, drubbed by a more liberal alternative, joe sestak. and i think you've seen this over and over again that there is an anti-incumbent feeling. many don't like what is going on here in washington and throw the bums out. >> you want to call them all bums? we're just joking here. and we see good signs, including what chairman tim kaine said is a corrosive civil car going on in g.o.p. and if sarah palin comes and campaigns, they think it's a good thing? >> i think what they believe, and you can argue this, is that palin and the tea party are going to end up getting more conservative people, people further to the right nominated as the republican nominee in various races like rand paul in kentucky and they'll have a harder time when they have to face the whole electorate in november. and on the other hand they say there is a civil war going on in the democrat party. in

mitch mcconnell, dick cheney, rick santorum, it goes that far right that his support is, but it's not for the tea party people. there is a human sacrifice, a purification campaign going on in the republican party. he is a victim. rand paul, son of ron paul is going to win the primary and then he will lose the election in the fall. it serves the tea party people right. it should be a lesson to the republican party not to go that far right. all the tea party people doing is narrowing the republican base and not good for them. >> shannon: all right. charles, a big race that carl previewed for us, sestak and specter. >> specter, democrat -- >> democrat, republican, democrat. >> sometimes, some days forget what he is. in a couple of speeches he did. running against admiral joe sestak, member of the house. running on his left sestak is ahead in the polls. lately run one of the great ads in american history where he showed bush endorsing specter in 2004 i think, in the last election, which is devastating to the democratic state like thathat. i will go against the grain and say specter i thin

i don't know if you will send a copy to sarah palin or mitch mcconnell. [laughter] i don't know if it will do any good but a quick question. something that has always puzzled me on the fuel consumption i have never seen a figure for how much fuel is burned by the nascar races i would guess that must we zillions of gallons in has anybody compiled that figure? it is the number one spectator sport and all of the rest of us try to get the hybrid car. >> unless i am wrong i think all of those nascar guys are going on ethanol or alcohol for acquittal think they are pumping on leaded. but of course, it illustrates the point* is a real feel? 200,000 people that are showing up in the rv to watch. that is the problem with this problem. there is no easy way to get added because it is so deeply ingrained in all of our actions and the lives. think of the way which we nonchalant get on board the jet airplane to go someplace when we want to buy it right now seems normal but it is not the amount of energy that takes is so astonishing that one trip on a jet to is more tha

the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell weighing in on this arrest a little bit earlier today.e a listen to him. >> it's my understanding the suspect, a naturalized american citizen is a native of pakistan and that he traveled there at some point in the past year. hopefully the appropriate officials are using this opportunity to exploit as much intelligence as he may have about his overseas connections and any other plots against americans, either here or abroad. >> that is a reference to december 25th christmas of 2009 when authorities mirandized the suspect in that underwear bombing after only about an hour. according to many republicans, that was not enough time tof&dz out all the information they'd need. today we learned from authorities speaking a short time ago at the justice department led by the attorney general eric holder that they did gather information from this suspect. that he was cooperative. then they read him his miranda rights and he continued to be cooperative, providing them some new information. weighing in on this topic for us is the representative from mi

minority leader mitch mcconnell said kagan must prove she won't "rubber stamp" obama administration policies. the federal budget deficit hit an all-time high for april. the treasury department figures showed it soared to $82.7 billion. economists had predicted a number closer to $30 billion. it's the largest imbalance for april on record. april is normally a month that runs surpluses from taxpayers filing income tax returns. on wall street today, the dow jones industrial average gained 148 points to close at 10,897. the nasdaq rose nearly 50 points to close at 2,425. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the newshour's web site. but for now, back to judy. >> woodruff: now, the latest on the oil spill in the gulf of mexico. b.p. and coast guard officials said today they were hopeful a new containment dome would capture some leaking oil as early as tomorrow night. that came amid new questions in washington today about failsafe equipment. newshour correspondent tom bearden reports. >> reporter: late into th

trey grayson is mitch mcconnell's preferred candidate. endorsed him yesterday.ul is running literally as the candidate of the tea party. that's a big moment. rand paul is i think their best chance to win a big race with the possible exception of bob bennett in utah this weekend, also in trouble from the con se servetives. we'll have a couple stories this week. >> when we look at what's going to happen with arlen specter, isn't that race narrowing? democratic primary in pennsylvania? >> if i knew, andrea, i'd quit journalism and go into handicapping full time. quinnipiac poll came out yesterday that showed it 47%, 38%, arlen specter ahead. that's way down from an early april poll that had 53% specter. joe is rising because he's on television. aefs congressman from the philadelphia area. we knew arlen specter's support among democrats was relatively soft after his party switch last spring. the question is can he go from being down -- arlen specter does -- this is a race that's going to be closer than i think a lot of people thought. >> chris, could there be some b

i bet it just tore up mitch mcconnell today to go to the floor of the senate and just make a couple of words for the record. but the sound chamber is what counts. that's who is leading the republican party, and they can't stand the fact that the due diligence, the cross checking of the agencies, which we didn't have during the bush administration, got the job done. and they paid attention to what people were saying. tell me what you think about this in our television survey tonight, folks. number to dial is 1-877-ed-msnbc. our question tonight is, do you feel safer under the obama administration's watch? press 1 for yes, press 2 for no. and i'll bring you the results later on in the show. joining me now is vermont senator, patrick leahy, chairman of the senate judiciary committee. senator, good to have you with us tonight. it's been too long. how have you been? >> i've been very well, ed, and it's good to be with you. >> good to be with you, my friend. all right. we read miranda rights, we didn't torture, and we're getting information. this is kind of a textbook case on how it's suppos

, trey grayson lost to rand paul, though he, grayson, had support of senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. governor, what do you think voters in both parties were saying on tuesday? >> i think both parties were saying especially as reflected in p.a.-12 where the anti-obama -- >> chris: pennsylvania 12. >> pennsylvania 12, right, where the anti-obama candidate registered as a democrat, he won! pro-life, pro-gun, anti-obamacare and he won. they're in a district where the democrats outnumber republicans 2 to 1. that is a reflection of the voters' mood right now. that mood is we do not want to see the obama/pelosi/reid agenda, the transformation of america continue. we need to take steps to stop it. it's also a message, though, with that victory there in pennsylvania 12 of the democrat for republicans, for common sense constitutional conservatives to ride the momentum of the voters' desire for a change away from what obama is doing to the country, but not take anything for granted, not just assume that everyone on board, though democrats who are quite conservative, a reagan democrat ty typele

i don't know if you will send a copy to sarah palin or mitch mcconnell or anybody. i don't know if it would do any good. i have a quick question. something that has always puzzled me on one aspect of the civil consumption is that i have never seen a figure for how much fuel is burned up by nascar racers. i would guess that it must be in the zillions of gallons. i was wondering if anybody ever compiled that figure because it is the number one spectator sport. all the rest of us are trying to get to a hybrid car. >> unless i am wrong i think that all those nascar guys are running on ethanol or some alcohol. i don't think they are pumping unleaded. of course, it illustrates the point. where is the real money, the real fuel, 200,000 people that are showing up in rvs to watch every weekend to watch or whatever. that is the problem with this from, that is the problem. there is no easy way to get at it because it is so deeply ingrained in all of our actions in all of our lives. think of the way we nonchalantly get on jet airplanes. by now it is normal. it is not a normal.

. >> i think rand paul in the last 48 hours since the election has explained why mitch mcconnell, the republican. >> leader was voting trey grayson who paul did defeat. it has been nothing but a headache since he won. there is a certain hubris, i could go on and joust with anybody and all of that. but it is a very intriguing, development in two respects. first of all, the tea party has been a fascinating, intriguing movement all year with rallies and everything else. but it hasn't had a face or a voice. and this is somebody who has embraced the tea party. >> lehrer: rand paul. >> and he's become the face and the voice until somebody else comes along. so that is a little bit of a-- . >> lehrer: would sarah palin qualify. >> no, because sarah palin was the republican-- his whole existence is through the tea party. >> lehrer: that's right. >> and she was certainly the republican standard-bearer. i think that's-- i think that's important, jim. and i this the think the other thing about rand paul is the libertarian instinct and impulse that he does represent is not going to be an easy harn

. >> did you want to grade mitch mcconnell? >> i'm not going to grade anybody but i'm a big fan of mitch. he's done more with less than about any political leader has in this last 15 or 16 months. it's been -- we've had the bear minimum. we haven't had enough votes to stop anything, and have had good arguments. we have won a lot of arguments but not many votes. and on important issues he has held the republicans together, helped us make our point and provide a real difference of opinion between democrats and republicans on jobs. they're creating more government jobs. we think we need environment for private sector jobs debt. they're doubling and tribbling it. terror. mitch has been a leader on that issue. he's a good listener to the different voices in our caucus. >> do you want to move up in the leadership? >> i've about topped out. i like where i am. i'm really in the leadership to help mitch and the other republicans succeed. and it gives me a chance to have more of a voice. i'm really a pretty independent operator and i thin

>> she met with senate majority leader harry reid, minority leader mitch mcconnell, the leaders of the judiciary committee, senators sessions and leahy. these were fairly easygoing discussions about the basic issues. they have all met with her before. she was meeting with some of the other members who have not had a chance to discuss the issues with care. >> how did the meetings go, particularly with republicans? >> they're very guarded about what they said. they have not explain exactly what they talked about with her. they seem to have gone fairly well. most of the members came away with a positive feeling. it looks like they're going fairly well at this point. >> what is the purpose of the meetings? are they substantial? >> some of the members, it is meet and greet, but for others, lawmakers say it definitely provides a way for them to get insight into who the nominee is, how they will act as a judge, and whether or not -- how it will vote in court. >> when will the confirmation hearings begin? >> right now, senator sessions and leahy are putting together a questionnaire. once they

yesterday, they have a unity summit with mitch mcconnell, who had endorsed his primary opponent. host: the philadelphia "enquirer," front page. "party machine." he says the outcome challenges the notion that e white house and other big shots in the party can clear the field for the favored candidate to avert a bid price of -- a divisive fight. the candidate is running in a year when the voters are mad at the political it's publishment. -- political establishment. fewer voters have ties to vote for infrastructure. gut: so why colleagues -- some of my colleagues wrote in this new age of politics that some endorsements are done from party bosses and the establishment from the white house. to what extent do they make much of a different right now? we have seenhe white house braced for michael bennett in colorado. we come to find out that those endorsements do not make much of a different right now. host: let's get your phone calls. you can join the conversation online at twitter.com/cspanwj. let me ask you abo the margin of defeat by arlen specter. did that surprise you? >> i think i

don't see this as the kind of out and out political brawl that they have with john boehner or mitch mcconnell. this is a different thing and they need to proceed with caution, but they should be to do what they believe and they should call attention to what the court is doing, absolutely. >> supreme power is a force out the bookstore. i encourage it want to buy and i thank you all. [applause] >> for more information visit west wing writers.org. >> speaking with mike with his book, great things are expected from the virginians in the american revolution. can you tell us a bit about what exactly virginians role was in the american revolution? >> gladly. virginia's role, as i tell my students, virginia played a crucial role in the revolution. a lot of folks that are knowledgeable of the revolution understand the role, people like washington and jefferson and such, but militarily speaking, virginians role was gigantic. it was huge. even though when you look for battlefields and for key events, military events you don't find many except for what happened at the end at yorktown. virginia and served

we have heard from senator patrick leahy, and mitch mcconnell said his party would make sure there was a thorough process, no rash on the nomination. we will give you a look also at elena kagan in her role as solicitor general. she spoke last year in july at the ninth circuit conference, and talked about the duties. she talked about how she prepares to argue before the supreme court. it runs about 45 minutes. >> can we have your attention, please? >> before i introduce the last portion of our program, there is a for money to your tables if you are interested in the dr.'s scions. now it is my great pleasure to introduce the participants of the last part of our program. i would first like to introduce you to solicitor general elena kagan, confirmed as the 45th solicitor general in march 2009. prior to her confirmation she was the charles hamilton houston professor of law in the 11th -- and the 11th being of harvard law school. during her nearly six years as dean, the law school enhanced its faculty, modernized curriculum, developed a new campus facilities, and promoted public service. sh

kentucky's secretary of state grayson is backed by washington republicans like senate majority leader mitch mcconnellon of ron paul, who leads by double digits right now in most polls there. so it's going to be a big day on tuesday. the races are all unique, but they are pretty good tests of the mood of voters as we head to the november midterm. back to you. >> we'll see what happens on tuesday. >> jamie: of course, fox is also following two special elections taking place this week in pennsylvania and hawaii, both will fill vacant house seats. what can we expect in these races and how are both parties preparing for the potential outcomes? let's bring in our political panel, jason roe, gop campaign consultant and joe trippy is joining me. great to see both of you. >> good to be with you. >> jamie: i want to saw with you, jason, because i'm taking a look at the special elections. it's a different situation in the primaries because whoever wins does get to spend all be it brief, a time in office before they would have to run again. how significant would it be if these seats are taken by a republican? >>

i got a kick out of sand -- republican senator mitch mcconnell.ier this week, he was talking about the negotiations going on in the senate over the details of the financial reform bill. he said the government is taking over financial system as if this idea that the government has taken over the financial system is not going to resonate with the american people. [laughter] i am sure many people heard that and said," right on!" people are angry at the bank. s. turning to the election, there will be a fierce battle. i don't have to tell you that the outcome is uncertain. we will have the best reproductions either good or bad. -- that- vast repercussions, either good or bad. millions have to be urged to vote as if their future and their families' future depend on it. and it does. many have to be convinced not to be -- not to buy into the republican right wing spin. the primary results earlier this week to suggest the republicans thought it would be easy to win back control of the congress. [applause] to make things more difficult for them, the preside

>> i think it tells me that mitch mcconnell is very effective inside the senate. when it comes to anointing somebody to be a senator in kentucky, people are thinking for themselves. what has happened all over the country, gregg, is that people are reading the constitution, this little document here. they are deciding that government has gone away wai beyond the scope of the constitution. rand paul is the son of ron paul right in the middle of that debate. he has captured the imagination of the tea party crowd, sarah palin's endorsement, i think he will win and be a united states senator in kentucky joining tom coburn, both will be physicians and very much standing up for the constitution. >> gregg: last one is congressional race, this actually republican versus democrat. these are not intraparty races but interraces to replace john murtha, toward the end was embroiled in ethics controversies. this is a toss-up a long time held democratic district? >> absolutely. they are trying to run to the right of the republican. he is saying i wouldn't voted for obama he'll. h

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in kentucky, mitch mcconnell's favorite candidate is trailing badly. host: we welcome you.primaries in kentucky, pennsylvania, ark., and oregon. it has national implications. we will open up our phone lines and talk national politics with you. democrats, 202-737-0002. our line for republicans, 202- 737-0001. our line for independents, 202- 628-0205. a late decision by the white house not to go to pennsylvania to support senator specter. guest: the white house seems to have been burned. you go back to the campaign stops he made for former gov. john karzai n corzine. the white house has spent a lot of political capital and it has not paid off. they are looking at the poll numbers. they see that specter faces a tough time. they know the mood of the electorate in pennsylvania. the fact that you do not have obama or biden headed to pennsylvania is a real telling sign. host: this is how tough it gets. i read that vice-president joe biden was in philadelphia last night for another event and he did not use that time. guest: and the president flew over pennsylvania today. they see t

about 44.5% to the next person who is trade grayson -- trey grayson, at 25.5%, was endorsed by mitch mcconnell. kid seavey writes from hola, mass., "just ictu years ago not a single democrat step forward -- just two years ago not a single democrat step forward. now 11 people are lining up to challenge her, seven of them republicans and four independents. grindle, new york, joan, a democrat, the you cut program, a good idea or a gimmick? caller: i do not think it matters because they are not doing what we want them to now. i think we have to remember that politicians have a completely different agenda than the people they serve. they keep funding the 800 military bases that we have a row the world that are there to protect corporate interests. -- are around the world that are there to protect corporate interests. we're the ones that pay the money and the things that come back, that is what they cut, like education and safety issues, medicare, that kind of thing. they cut what is good for us and they fund everything that is bad for us. host: venice, fla., clyde, independent. caller: actually, wh