where they lost in 2012 so places like florida or virginia or ohio or north carolina and new hampshire colorado the republicans actually have it yet but because some of those changes they had a pretty good opportunity but to find out who they are because that key theory is the reason why republicans win more state elections win more state elections cannot presidential elections they have lost touch of the voters at the local level. >> host: hamilton county ohio cincinnati to are the voters that republicans have lost? >> that is an interesting case the only county that had a net population in lost so the challenge is more about population growth other people carrying those predilections hamilton county is where people have actually left it with a significant decrease of the last 30 or 40 years so those who are left did not have the economic mobility to leave so the blue-collar workers to work hard but not necessarily high priced could find work with their hands and put food on the table republicans have the opportunity to make the case for economic liberty based on their particular issues but th

colorado. certainly better than new hampshire. the electoral college votes usually considered a pretty key state for both parties to win because it says something about the breach of their national message. if republicans could take wisconsin and put it into their column and really think it's feasible to do that, that really resent the whole midwest belt for republican in a way that would show that kind of strength throughout the entire region. it would be difficult for democrats to counter. >> host: what is your day job? ayes and senior editor at hot air.com. ideally twice a week podcast on politics and culture and also write columns for the fiscal times and for the week. >> host: in this election season, have any candidates done what you are suggesting here? >> guest: i think if you look at the primary races so far, ted cruz has actually done a very good job of getting on the ground in iowa especially, but also in texas. some states, apparently in oklahoma as well hear a lot of things about ted cruz's organization that tend to m

colorado. that's certainly better than new hampshire.the electoral college vote is usually can edit a keith vote for parties to win because it says something about the reach of their national message. if republicans pick wisconsin out of the democrats and put it into their policy, they really think it's feasible to do that. that really resets the whole midwest rust belt for republicans than one in wisconsin would show that kind is trained throughout the entire region. that would be difficult for democrats to counter. postcode at morrissey, what is your day job? >> and senior editor at hot air.com. i do it twice a week podcast and also by columns for the fiscal times for the week. >> host: in this election season, have any of the candidates on what you are suggesting here and going red? >> guest: if you take a look at the primary races so far, ted cruz has actually done a very good job of getting on the ground in iowa especially. apparently in oklahoma as well here in a lot of things about the ted cruz organization that tend to make me th

so that's better than colorado, certainly better than new hampshire.new hampshire's four electoral college votes, usually a pretty key state for both parties to win because it says something about the reach of their national message. wisconsin, if republicans could take wisconsin and put it into their column -- and i really do think it's feasible to do that -- then that really resets the whole midwest and rust belt for republicans in a way. and winning wisconsin would show that kind of strength throughout that entire region that would be very difficult for democrats to counter. >> host: ed morrissey, what is your day job? >> guest: i work at hotair.com, i'm senior editor. i do a, i do a twice-a-week podcast on politics and culture and also write columns for the fiscal times and for "the week." >> host: in this election season, have any of the candidates done what you're suggesting here in "going red"? >> guest: you know, i think if you take a look at the primary races so far, i think ted cruz has actually done a very good job of getting on the ground,

so that is better than colorado, that is certainly better than new hampshire, new hampshire is all elects is considered a key state for both parties to win because it says something. wisconsin, if republicans could take wisconsin and put it in their column i think it is feasible to do that, then, that resets the whole midwest for republicans in a way and winning wisconsin would show that strength throughout the entire region, that i be very difficult for democrats to counter. >> and what is your day job? >> i'm sr. editor at hot-air.com. i do it twice week podcast on politics and culture, i also write columns for the fiscal times of the week. >> in this election season, has any of the candidates done what you're suggesting here and going right? >> i think is you take a look at the primary races so far think ted cruz has done it good job of getting on the ground in iowa especially. also in texas, he knows taxes very well at his home state. oklahoma as well, were hearing a lot of things about the ted cruz organization that tend to make me think that he is on the right track in terms of wha

states like new hampshire, colorado, and florida.increasing, ramping up her rhetoric against donald trump, the clinton campaign believes that he will, in fact, be the republican nominee. so they're really setting their sights on donald trump. meanwhile, today, here in kentucky, secretary clinton having a little bit of fun with what could happen if she does make it all the way to the white house. take a listen to what she had to say. >> here's what i want to do. i think we've got some good ideas. we have to have a partnership. i've told my husband, he's got to come out of retirement and be in charge of this, because he's got more ideas a minute than anybody i know. we've got to put people back to work and make it happen. so, we're going to give it all we've got. an absolute full-in, 100% effort. because i worry that we won't recognize our country. >> reporter: so the secretary getting a few laughs there, but we know that she does plan to make former president bill clinton one of her advisers, if she were to win. but, of course, first

campaign apparently going to have speakers who are all vets in virginia, pennsylvania, and new hampshire, florida, colorado, so all battleground states. are you planning to counter that counter? >> i'm sure we will. this is one of those irshoes that mr. trump has been extremely strong on. there are two groups of people that i've seen personally mr. trump get a little emotional about. that is veterans who have haven't been -- have been treated completely unfairly. when you have illegal aliens getting faster treatment than veterans that is absurd. this is hillary clinton policy someone has been in office and public life, the first lady being a senator and secretary of state and has done what for veterans? absolutely nothing this is close to mr. trump's heart. over the campaign trail when he saw opportunity to do something for vet rans he did it. he took action. that is the kind of leader we need. deirdre: speaking of fighting, he is fighting hillary clinton looks though as she will be against him tbd. bill kristol looking for strong third party candidate. the republican party has to be smart and strong if it

. >> as she trucks forward towards the nomination, florida, new hampshire, and colorado and when we look at this, bernard, she's moving ahead and those key infrastructures that need to be deployed throughout swing states as well as other states across the union as we look towards the general, is she far ahead? is that what it shows snu. >> i think it absolutely does. the real challenge will be trying to run a campaign against donald trump. proven to be the most unpredictable candidate. so she has got to establish a ground game, get the infrastructure in place and be able to prepare a game play book that's going to have to be able to ripped up and thrown away and innovate as donald trump comes out with whatever insults and whatever sort of unconditional, unprincipled policy he has. >> atypical shall we say. betsy, when we put together the theoretical head to head, clinton is leading trump 3 and 11 percentage points in recent polls that we're looking at. still seems to be pretty real to you? >> look, anything is possible. the realcy is that people who have tried to game out how these elect

they have to thread the needle and get florida, north carolina and ohio and new hampshire and iowa and new mexico and coloradond nevada, this is all bets are off this year? you think this map will be transformed in a major way? >> look, i believe, and you heard it here for the first time so you can keep this and play it later on the air. just as there were once reagan democrats, i think there are going to be trump americans and they're not going to be people who rush in and decide they're republican the next day. they're going to say, look, to make america great again, i'm going to be for donald trump. they're going to be in all 50 states. they're going to be in places you never expected. i think we're going have a new map. as i said. replace red and blue because it's the old order. replace it with green for trump and orange for hillary and have a very different map by election day. >> is there something symbolic about green and orange, a particular reason you chose those two colors? >> well, green is both for the economy and because it will drive the environmentalists crazy. >> yeah. >> and we were just look

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colorado. new hampshire. those states have all voted in the primary.turning the corner looking ahead. top aides totally me they're spending nearly all time plotting out how to game out this campaign against donald trump. for the trump side of things, he's already bringing hillary clinton into nearly everything he says. you heard that off the reservation comment there. so erin, it's an unusual part of the campaign here where the primary is still going on. you can see behind me, thousands of people have gathered in downtown indianapolis. bernie sanders fans. bernie sanders supporters. he may win here tomorrow. the clinton campaign so far ahead in delegates, this campaign is moving forward toward november, regardless of happens here in this state and the states going forward. erin? >> bernie sanders calling that system rigged, because he could win. but yet not win. thank you, jeff zeleny. the panel back with me now. mark, now you've got donald trump going after hillary clinton for the insensitive remark off the reservation. >> and i'm glad we have donald

out west you have got new mexico and colorado. iowa, new hampshire.pread all over the map but in many states republicans are a plurality and elections are won or lost by the candidate to appeal in swing states and both can't be concerned about shoring up their base. think need to build broad coalitions beyond their base and this means moving to the center whether the activist class in both parties like it or not. hillary clinton obviously her husband was known for reaching out to the center and realigning american politics and bringing the democrat party back to the center after being marginalized. you look at the policies and people to try to reach. donald trump begins under water with a lot of key demographics in the states he needs to win. he will if the primaries are any thing to judge by, make gains of white working class voters and could be offset by women and independents. those are the real key things to look at. demographics, math, momentum. but now we're already hillary clinton realizes that her best case right now to bridge that enthusiasm

new hampshire? it's a hypothetical conversation. was colorado in these circumstances decides the presidency.s a very -- this is one hypothetical. you could do thousands of these as you play them out. but if you're inside the campaigns right now, if you're in the trump campaign, you're starting by looking here. you need to know to do better business in the rust belt. if donald trump can change the state of michigan and make that red, it helps his odds. inside the campaigns now in may, especially in the trump campaign, because he has it locked up, this is what he is studying. where am i strongest and what are my demographics. what have i learned in the primaries that i want to test in a general election atmosphere? and if you're the democratic campaign. the clinton campaign, he was campaigning in virginia the other day. that election was a long time ago. they think she'll be the nominee. they're starting to move around this map as well, not only state by state, but sometimes where you are in a state, what issue you're talking about -- >> from hillary clinton's standpoint, since the democrats w

states including the rust belt states, ohio, and pennsylvania, and virginia and iowa and colorado and new hampshired that is a potential path for donald trump to get to the electoral vote majority that he needs, but it is not easy at al all, and is it going to be a very negative campaign, because both hillary clinton and donald trump are fwgoing to to be targeting each other's very high negative ratings, guys. >> voters are prepared for that. thank you, john harwood. and so with ted cruz troping out of the race, that leaves trump as the likely gop. and what led toup to the behind the scenes to lead up to the moment? our next guest is the author of "off script" josh king. and your book is going back to dukakis and the tank and extreme examples, but what would the playbook be from the stage kraft point of view if trump were the client? >> well, he is hard to advise, because he is incredibly consistent since last june when he escalated the gilded trump tower in the branded blue suit, and the departures are the white golf shirt on and the khakis and the red hat at the border. and i am told by the golf

the toss-ups are colorado, florida, iowa, new hampshire, north carolina, ohio, virginia and nebraska'second congressional district, 95 electoral votes. get to know these states and media markets there. democrats need just 17 votes from thats to- s ttoss-up colum the magic number. how does trump get the republicans to where they need to be in preventing hillary clinton from getting any more? trump himself has floated some states from our likely democratic column as states where he believes he can compete. right now, we think it's a bit premature. this week "the washington post" came out with a few realistic paths to a trump victory. he's not saying this is where things stand now. but this is what a trump victory map could look like. first is what he calls the midwest sweep. trump's perceived rust belt strength, we say perceived because there isn't much evidence. but if he does over-perform in the rust belt, three of them we have in our lean category, most most of the mid atlantic and midwest s ttoss-ups. this map has trump with 282 electoral votes, assuming he overcoming an unfavorable

then, you move onto the key swing states, florida, virginia, colorado, nevada, iowa, new hampshire.ng well for clinton in the fall, if it's against trump, it's possible she should try and turn a couple of additional states democratic, georgia and arizona. >> director for the uva center for politics. we always learn something from you. thank you for your time. >> thank you. >>> a newly released 911 call could reveal concerns about possible cocaine use by superstar musician, prince. breaking news. we have it for you on the other side of this break. i can draw lightly, just like i would with a real pencil. i've been a forensic artist for over 30 years. i do the composite sketches which are the bad guy sketches. you need good resolution, powerful processor because the computer has to start thinking as fast as my brain does. i do this because i want my artwork to help people. text mom. i'll be right back. be good. boys have been really good today. send. let's get mark his own cell phone. nice. send. brad could use a new bike. send. [google:] message. you decide. they're your kids. why ar

states offer 70 total electoral votes, only a total of 19 electoral votes are at stake in colorado, iowa and new hampshire where republicans have more registered voters. but the gop has gained more than 600,000 new potential voters over the past four years in those seven key states. that's more than double the number of registered democrats. >>> calling donald trump ignorant. the discussion london's new mayor wants to have with the republican nominee. stay with us. (laughing) except making sure their tomorrow is taken care of too. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. (vo) ming the most out of every mile. while you're mastering life. that's why i got a subaru impreza. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. by switching to xfinity x1. rio olympic games show me gymnastics. x1 lets you search by sport, watch nbc's highlights and catch every live event on your tv with nbc sports live extra. i'm getting ready. are you? x1 will change the way you experience nbcuniversal's coverage of the rio olympic games. call or go online today to switch to x1. unless you have allergies. f

up democratic state organizations for the general election in these eight states, colorado, florida, nevada, new hampshire, north carolina, ohio, pennsylvania, and wisconsin. eight states. building up the organizations in those states. hiring field organizers. making sure those state operations have what they need for the general election. and that will be music to the ears of democratics. now that they have settled on their candidate, donald trump and democrats are still in this contested broil on this side. it's going to be music to their ears to hear that it's starting. it's going to be music to the ears of the democrats specifically in those eight states especially because in six of those states they've got republican incumbent senators who are up for re-election this year and who the democrats would very much like to take their seats away. so millions of dollars in new funding, lots of new field organizers hired, beefing up state organizations. that's all getting under way. sanders campaign aggressively criticized hillary clinton's campaign for forming the fund-raising with dnc. sanders criticizing t

nevada, colorado, wisconsin, ohio, kentucky, new hampshire, and mainer are at risk. health officials are desperate to stop zika, this devastating virus that's been around for so long was not known to carry all the many problems it now carries. it causes birth defects and other deadly conditions. last week a report on npr described what zika does to the brain as it begins to grow. here is one definition. quote, as the brain starts to grow it creates pressure which pushes on the skull and causes it to grow. but if something stops brain growth, such as the zika virus, the person's skull drops and the skull can collapse down into the brain. two weeks ago we had people come into my caucus and they described these skulls that just collapse. that's the end of the quote. zika is not only linked to birth defects. the virus is also linked to nervous system disorder that can cause paralysis among other problems. despite the devastating impacts of zika, i'm sorry to say the republican congress doesn't see this virus as an issue. months ago president obama requested almost $2 bil

million more in tv ad time reserved in those states and three more battleground states -- colorado, iowa and new hampshirethe one place the clinton campaign believes trump is vulnerable is in his treatment of women. the headline here today in "the new york times," crossing the line. but the lead woman in the story, she's a former trump girlfriend. she's now slamming "the times" for its reporting. this is what she told msnbc earlier today. >> i don't have a negative story to give about donald trump, because i don't have a negative, you know, account of anything. he was -- we had a great relationship. i just really felt like they misled me into that, the entire time into that article and that it was almost a trap. he was nothing but a gentleman, very gracious to women. they liked him, they were very pleasant. every woman i ever met had respect for him and extreme respect he had for them as well. >> "the new york times" put out an official statement asserting that miss brewer was quoted fairly, accurately and in proper context. trump, though, having a field day tweeting attacks at "the times" over this story

, the former colorado senator faced allegations of an extramarital affair with a miami woman named donna rice. next he addresses the charges at a news conference in hand over, new hampshire picks up as the news conference gets underway this. portion is just under 40 minutes. >> as i have made clear, i think, to everyone, i have nothing to hide. i made a mistake. i made a series of mistakes in mistakes, in fact. i regret those very much not just for myself but for all

colorado. look at virginia and new hampshire look at where the growth is coming from, and in texas, and we are incredibly optimistic about that. what i'm trying to ask a member of congress to do, i ask with my wife, to get her to do something that maybe she doesn't want to it you explain to people why is the right thing to do and you try to make it easier for them and tell them it is important. you willeveryone of have the opportunity to share a story online and meet a member of hamas and the legislator and talk to the staff, tell them what the he is that should happen here. were just those policies in favor of commonsense reform. it is so important. make it a little easier for them. if they say any to hear more from the fate of unity, i can help and make that connection. surround them with the people who matter. these constituencies are important. you make the right thing to do and make it a little easier for them, you have got to make sure it is important. the people who are impacted by this, i have yet to have a conversation with a single policymaker who, when they have to look a dreamer in

colorado, we won that state with 59% of the vote. pretty strong margin. secretary clinton has 10 superdelegates. we have zero. new hampshire, we won that state with more than 60% of the vote. secretary clinton has six superdelegates. we have zero. and that pattern continues in other states where we have one -- won landslide victories. i would hope very much that the superdelegates from those states where we have won with big margins or where secretary clinton has won with big margins, to respect to the wishes of the people of those states and vote in line with how the people of that state voted. secondly, and extremely importantly, secretary clinton and i obviously have many differences of opinion on some of the most important issues facing our country. we disagree on trade policy. on breaking up wall street banks. we disagree on the minimum wage. i want to raise it to $15 an hour, she wants to raise it to $12 an hour. she disagrees on whether we should impose a tax on carbon. we disagree with climate change. i believe we should. we disagree about the extent to which the wealthy and profitable multinational corporations sh

new hampshire? then you're at 266-263. this is a hypothetical situation, but here colorado in this circumstance decides the presidency.is one hypothetical. you could do thousands of these as you play them out. but if you're inside the campaigns right now, if you're the trump campaign, you're starting by looking here. you know you need to do better business up here in the rust belt. if donald trump can change, for example, the state of michigan, if he can make that red, it helps his odds. if he can make pennsylvania red, it helps his odds. there are a lot of places here secretary clinton thinks she can play as well. bernie sanders noting he thinks he's stronger now. some democrats are dubious it would play out that way. inside the campaigns now in may, especially in the trump campaign because he has it locked up, this is what he is studying. what are my demographics? what have i learned in the primary that i want to test in a general election atmosphere? clinton was campaigning in virginia the other day. that was a long time ago. they think she's going to be the nominee. they're starting to move around this map as well

new hampshire. in these rule areas he can consolidate. trump makes it uniquely harder, it's probably colorado>> i have to agree with that. there's no question the hispanic vote in nevada makes it tough to see how that helps in the senate race. trump is the least of their problems now. >> you said obvious lily a lot these will try to make these races. you made a point you can't do that anymore. >> they took away earmarks. i was mr. northern virginia. >> you weren't trying to get criticism. >> it gave me my local brand. they don't have that anymore. these races have become parliamentary. they are no longer voting for the candidate. they are voting for the party. that's a problem when your party is running. >> if these guys are running with trump, that makes it difficult. >> i ran with oliver north. >> that was considered disaster. it can be done. >> one of the crazy things we might see is the return of the split ticket voter. we haven't seen that since probably '92, '96. in this case you might see it back. i can't see some of these republicans going all the way democrat down the ticket. >> you'

colorado. look in virginia, ohio, new hampshire, look where the growth is coming from. some point in texas, too. and so we are currently optimistic about that. i was saying we take the approach forward what i'm trying to ask a member of contested is a become take the same approach i would ask with my wife ever tried to get her to do something maybe she didn't want to do. you make it really comes going to be the one it's right thing to do, try to make it easier for them and tell them it's important what do i mean by that? each and everyone gets of 11 up to where you can share it online, meet a member of congress, could we can all, see a legislator. tell them what the policy is you have. these horrible policies reject those in favor of comprehensive reform. given the economics that so important. make it easier for them. if you get sick of this idea get more from a faith committee say i can make that connection. that's what we tried to do. surrounded with people who matter. these constituents that are important. but after you make, try to make it easier for them. make sure

west, going east, you had nevada, colorado, iowa, wisconsin, and then at that point michigan was considered relatively safe. we went to ohio, pennsylvania, new hampshire, virginia, north carolina, florida. >> okay, so that's -- you think that in this race, trump/clinton, you're looking at the same turf more or less? or do you think michigan becomes a battleground state? >> i think the 2012 map will be the foundation for where these races will play out. i do think that michigan, we had an artificial boost in 2012 because of how weak that specific candidate was for that state. as you remember the auto bailout. some of the statements that mitt romney made even though his father was governor there almost disqualified immediately in michigan. michigan should be a closer state. i suspect in 2016 it will be. >> that is interesting. i had not thought of that. so you think he actually ran below essentially generic republican in michigan, mitt romney, mostly because of the auto bailout thing? >> yeah, if you look at what's happened in the legislature in michigan, the governor, given what's happened in flint, that may change. but it's a state that should be much

new hampshire. if nothing else changes, donald trump is the next president. follow where they buy ads, watch in the states, where they know he will make a push and a few others, maybe colorado. virginia. watch how it plays out. until donald trump can make inroads from pennsylvania, across, then the democrats have advantage. >> now, pennsylvania has gone republican since the late 1980s. democrats will say, give me a break, that is not going to happen. >> a couple of people on the panel gives you the side eye. >> if you don't get pennsylvania, find somewhere else. the map is tough for republicans. trying to build. we will see what he does here. he knows it, everybody knows it. to get there, it starts here. >> do you have any questions for him? no. nobody. amanda carpenter, the communication director for ted kru,z they will have their analysis of tonight's races, and what is next. is bernie sanders giving his supporters false hope? we will talk about it next. >> we saw what happened in nevada. for me, it seems as if senator sanders is not doing the same thing that hillary clinton did in 2008. he is taking every effort to delijit myself her. we are at a point now, and senator s

, the former colorado senator faced allegations of an extramarital affair with a miami woman named donna rice. next he addresses the charges at a news conference in hand over, new hampshire picks up as the news conference gets underway this. portion is just under 40 minutes. >> as i have made clear, i think, to everyone, i have nothing to hide. i made a mistake. i made a series of mistakes in mistakes, in fact. i regret those very much not just for myself but for all those individuals and the individuals who have been unfairly maligned. my own family, first of all, and for my supporters. we still believe, and i would be willing to go into these at any length you wish, that some very fundamental facts about the events are still not clearly known. i just mentioned three or four since they have been mentioned to me by key supporters and spokespersons on my behalf that they were not aware of. those were, including this, in the events of the evening in question on last saturday, reporters did not confront me. icon fronted them. there was a report that i was, i think, in their words, walking aimlessly about the neighborhood. what i was doing was finding them. and when i found

colorado, we won that state with 59% of the vote. pretty strong margin. secretary clinton has 10 superdelegates. we have zero. new hampshire, we won that state 60% of the vote. secretary clinton has six superdelegates. we have zero. that pattern continues in other states where we have one landslide victories. i would hope very much that the superdelegates from those states , where they had -- or we have one with big margins or with secretary clinton having big margins, to respect to the wishes of the people of those states and vote in line with how the people of that state voted. secondly, and extremely importantly, secretary clinton and i obviously have many differences of opinion on some of the most important issues facing our country. we disagree on trade policy. on breaking up wall street banks. wage.agree on the minimum i want to raise it to $15 per hour, she wants $12 per hour. she disagrees on whether we should impose a tax on carbon. we disagree about the extent to which the wealthy and a profitable multinational corporations should be asked to pay their fair share of taxes. we disagree on fracking. i believe we've

colorado or virginia in this kind of climate. i really think this race will come down to five states. that's florida, ohio, pennsylvania, new hampshire. and donald trump needs a majority of those to win. >> needs a majority of those to win. we are, of course, a few months out at this point. we don't even technically have a democratic nominee yet. how much of this do you think any of this could shift the next couple of months? >> it could shift. 1988, michael dukakis held a large lead and george herbert walker bush walked all over him in the fall. but donald trump has strong unfavorable ratings, north of 50%, well higher than anybody ever had. if you look at that and people already have a strong opinion of him. you can't look at that map and say anything but donald trump is anything but a heavy underdog heading into the fall. >> i know you've made a case about how democrats could shape the election, you talk specifically about the voter base and who is coming over to the democratic side. democrats bringing in more people while this traditional republican voting base of white men is sort of, you know, not there where it used to be. but

colorado, or virginia, you can say he's having a good night at that point. >> you are saying earlier if he does struggle, he's going to have to rely on places like new hampshire>> these are smaller states. if it's a close election, if we're looking at polls showing it's very close on the popular vote and these other states are being split down the middle, new hampshire and iowa are always in play. >> the big take away here, scott. florida. ohio. >> we've been talking about those states forever and those are the decisive states in this presidential race. >> anything could happen as we've seen with the polling recently. it's anyone's guess. >> it's important to remember six months ago people were saying donald trump didn't have a chance at the republican nomination. obviously we were all wrong. to try and get what's going to happen in november, at this point in time, is a little bit of a fool's game. all we can do is identify a playing field. >> it's foolish to make any sorts of determinations at this point. >> right. >> thanks for breaking it down. >>> heather, over to you. >> we're not done yet. six minutes until the top of the hour. we're going to tell you a

colorado, we won that state with 59% of the vote. pretty strong margin. secretary clinton has 10 superdelegates. we have zero. new hampshire, we won that state with more than 60% of the vote. secretary clinton has six superdelegates. we have zero. and that pattern continues in other states where we have one -- won landslide victories. i would hope very much that the superdelegates from those states where we have won with big margins or where secretary clinton has won with big margins, to respect to the wishes of the people of those states and vote in line with how the people of that state voted. secondly, and extremely importantly, secretary clinton and i obviously have many differences of opinion on some of the most important issues facing our country. we disagree on trade policy. on breaking up wall street banks. we disagree on the minimum wage. i want to raise it to $15 an hour, she wants to raise it to $12 an hour. she disagrees on whether we should impose a tax on carbon. we disagree with climate change. i believe we should. we disagree about the extent to which the wealthy and profitable multinational corporations sh

new hampshire, ms. kuster. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. kuster: thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank the gentleman from colorado for yielding. i also thank the representative from georgia, the chairman, for your words. in new hampshire, actually right now we have a four times greater chance of dying from a heroin or opioid overdose than a car accident, as you've pointed out in national statistics. this morning i rise to say that i am proud of what the house has been able to accomplish this week in a bipartisan way, working to address this critical challenge of substance use disorder that's devastating communities in my home state of new hampshire and all across the country. last year i had the honor to co-found with my colleague from new hampshire, mr. guinta, the bipartisan task force to combat the heroin epidemic, to address the critical problem that heroin and opioid addiction are bringing to every corner of my district and most parts of the country. the membership of the task force now includes 83 members, about half republicans and democrats who are dedicated to fighting this problem. last month we unveile