in recent cnn, orc, wnba poll of new hampshire republicans, jindal got only 3% of respondents, tied withick santorum, and falling just short of "no one" at 4%, which i say he can use to his advantage. jindal 2016: no one is more popular! (laughter) (applause) but recently, jindal set out to convince people he's a down-home guy who's learned to stop learning. >> do you personally believe the theory of evolution explains the complex life on earth? >> look, the reality is i was not an evolutionary biologist. >> stephen: yes, the reality is he was not an evolutionary biologist. he just graduated from brown university with an honors degree in biology. (laughter) but come on! nobody uses their college degree in real life. i went to dartmouth but i don't use my degree in -- "diploma withheld due to outstanding library book." (laughter) true story, by the way. and jindal knows what it's like to be handicapped by knowledge, so he wants to make sure others don't have to suffer the same fate. >> i want my kids to be taught about evolution in their school. what i believe as a father and a husband is

new hampshire which means he could be a senator representing both states -- new hampshire and massachusetts -- in less than a six year span of a single senate term. >> thank you, carl. new hampshire republicanidate scottoins "fox & friends" just about an hour from now. >> are you looking for a good scare this halloween? we've got the five most terrifying haunted houses in america. five, headless horseman in new york dubbed the hay ride from hell. this treacherous haunted house will keep you on your toes. number four, bennett's curse in maryland. it is a 3-d inferno attraction to scare your pants off. number three, cutting off in fort worth, texas. this two-time world record holder for largest haunted house located inside a meat processing plant. >> second place, the beef in kansas city, missouri. the maze takes you through a forest and swatch -- swamp and there is even a live alligator. finally the best haunted house in the country... 13th floor haunted house in denver, colorado. it is a futuristic haunted house, the frightening haunted house uses life-sized animated figures that can interact with visitors. >> no, no and no. no thank you. the time six minutes until the top of the hour. comi

. >> turning to midterm elections, just 6 days until polls open, new hampshire republican scott brown taking a one point lead on shaheen, brown closing what was a 10 point deficit in a poll last month, interesting stuff, joining us now, former member of george w. bush senior staff brad blakeman, thank you for coming here. >> hig my pleasure. ashley: talk about sheehan, scott brown race, why is this so close, ha has brown done to -- what has brown done to close the gap, mercedes? >> i think, that the fact indonesiashaheen has closely ald herself with president obama, saying that she is proud to stand with the president 99% of the time has not been helpful for her, and stt brown has taken advantage of fact he is tracking beneficiaries like national security. >> tacking about issues like national security, it is impacting her numbers. you saw it was 10 points about a month ago he is now closed that gap to 1 to 2%. he is still an underdog in the race. but it does put them in a toss up category for many of these political scientists that are saying it was before safe say the for democrats

state that went for obama twice where there was a wig bigger swing towards the republicans in 2010 than there was in new hampshire. an open senate race, kelly ayotte, the republican. this was a credible democratic candidate, a member of congress, was trounced. almost 25 points in new hampshire that night. so when you start to look at this, you start to say republicans are talking about, they think there's gong to be some kind of a wave here in 2014. they think candidates like scott brown running a few points behind right now, they think those candidates are going to catch up in the end. if scott brown goes over the top after trailing by a fou point, that could be a seen it's happening elsewhere nationally. if gejean shaheen wins, then that's an indication there may not be that kind of a wave. >> this is the most interesting state to me. we're always asking the question, scott brown coming up from massachusetts into new hampshire. is there a carpet bagger problem with him? this is the most heavily republican and densely populated part of the state. it's filled with people who are like scott brown. they left massac

has been interesting about new hampshire, is as new hampshire has gone, so has the nation. 2006 and 2008 big democratic years in new hampshire and internationally. big republican hampshire and nationally. a good democratic year nationally. good democratic year in new hampshire. what's it going to be in 2014? that's what tells you a lot about what's going on in the senate race. if there is a national way, we may see it in the new hampshire senate race more than any other place. the first district flipped four times in the last ten years. it's also had political whiplash. new hampshire has really been the dish of which way the political winds have been blowing. it's why i'm looking forward to going there today. then i'm meeting voters. we'll go to kansas, iowa, wisconsin this week. that's our midwestern swing. and basically the battleground is the midwest and the south. and then wrap things up the following week with a southern swing. it's going to be fun. i'm looking forward to it. this has been a frustrating election cycle. let's hear from them and find out what's making them so cranky. i'll see you on the the road. >> u looking forward to watching that. it wi

. >>> a new hampshire republican and former massachusetts senator scout brown hold a single point lead over jean shaheen seeking a second term. >>> in kansas a huge race here. independent greg orrman has a two point late over senator pat roberts. >>> in iowa jonni ernst has a lead over bruce braley. >>> big name republicans and democrats are out today. marco rubio just appear at the rally in iowa for ernst. and hillary clinton will be in iowa later today to campaign for bruce braley. >>> time to bring in our political panel today nbc news political editor mark murray. huffington post managing editor, and editor at large and msnbc political analyst joan walsh. all three we're heading up. six days to go. we thank you for your time here as we try to break this down. mark, let's start with you this morning. a new washington post shows americans expect the gop to take control of the senate by a margin of 13 points. so break down what you're seeing today. >> i think that sentiment is probably about right. i think all the promost caters think the republicans have the advantage. there's the po

new web ad that the republican scott brown on the jobs in new hampshire. they worked at technologies in massachusetts until their jobs were outsourced. >> scott brown is stabbing us in the back and selling us out. right now, he's working for that company that exported the jobs. >> i don't think scott brown is going to take care of me or the people of new hampshire more than he did before. >> scott brown is not for us and definitely not for new hampshire. >> scott brown is scott brown and big money. >> a recent cbs news/new york times poll shows senator shaheen with a lead over brown. we may get a preview of the presidential race on the campaign trail. jeb bush is going after hillary clinton for these comments she made last week at a campaign rally in massachusetts. >> don't let anybody tell you that, you know, it's

new hampshire. georgia everybody agrees going to a runoff. a republican held seat. we won't know -- >> it is going to factor in big later. >> new hampshire closes at 7:00. even some republicans say that jeanne shaheen is likely to win. for the sake of our exercise let's assume democrats hold that. and let's assume that kay hagan holds it in north carolina. the race has gotten closer, and -- let's give them both. then kansas at 8 p.m., another one where let's push it to the republicans. democrats might win, but let's push it that way. >> the independent, you mean. >> at the end of these we get to 8:00 p.m. 7:30one overtime, two the democrats hold, one republican. a wash. we are starting at 8:30 p.m. republicans need six. let's say they win west virginia , montana, south dakota, those seem safe. magic number is three. not all these may be projected. let's see colorado. louisiana another one that is going to overtime, even more likely than georgia. they still need one. give them iowa at 10:00 and alaska at midnight. now they they have one more than they need. but they h

in new hampshire, republican scott brown saying the ebola scare wouldn't have happened if mitt romney was in the white house. >> gosh, can you imagine if mitt was the president right now? i guarantee you we would not be worrying about ebola right now. >> reporter: some other republicans are even linking it to immigration. >> the ebola epidemic along with isis shows you how we should really secure the border. >> reporter: our poll finds republicans are even more worried than democrats about ebola striking themselves or a family member. it's one more thing along with the economy and threat of isis adding to a lingering sense of voter unease. an issue perhaps becoming the october surprise of the fall campaign. for "this week," jeff zeleny, abc news, washington. >>> let's talk about this now on the roundtable. i'm joined by bill kristol, editor of "weekly standard." tv and radio host tavis smiley, author of the new book, "death of a king" and stephanie schriock president of emily's list and mary matalin. bill kristol, let me begin with you. is this the october surprise, how much of a fact

in new hampshire, republican scott brown saying the ebola scare wouldn't have happened if mitt romney was in the white house. >> can you imagine if mitt was president right now? i guarantee you we'd not be worrying about ebola right now. >> reporter: some other republicans are linking it to immigration. >> ebola epidemic along with isis shows you how we should really secure the border. >> reporter: our poll finds republicans are more concerns about ebola striking themselves or a family member. one more thing along with the economy and threat of isis adding to a lingering sense of voter inn ease. an issue perhaps becoming the october surprise of the fall cam pan. jeff zeleny, abc news, washington. >>> after 135 air strikes, the u.s. has slowed isis advances, killed hundreds of its fighters and destroyed scores of pieces of combat equipment. for the first time in the battle against isirks they've air dropped supplies to kurdish fighters near kobani. they say the situation is still fragile and kobani could still fall. >>> a cold war-style drama unfolding in sweden where the military says

there was a senate race in new hampshire in 2010 for an open seat and the republicans won it by 25 points. so new hampshire is filled -- this is a state that's very much in transition and filled with a lot of voters who kind of politically have gone both ways. >> and new hampshire voters are sort of like your friend who will want to disagree with whatever you want to order for dinner. if you're like, how about sushi, they say no. but if you order burgers, they would say no to that. and you saw that when they rejected the pick on president obama. >> it's a food analogy, but when obama won iowa, they said, not so fast and went to clinton. and it was one of the biggest shifts, which was interesting. i want your thoughts on alaska. >> this is a race. the democratic incumbent being challenged by dan sullivan and the republican. the republican theory on this race has been very simple all year. and frankly, democrats to be honest get a few drinks in them, they'll tell you the same theory. he won this race in 2008 by 3,700 votes. took two weeks for a winner to be declared. now, what happened in t

host: surely in new hampshire. republican. caller: thank you for c-span. i want to shout out for ray to the man who called from massachusetts who wanted ben carson for president. i'm with him. here, i'm veryt concerned with the way the government feels about corporations. i don't care how much a man makes if he owns a corporation. worked with the corporations instead of being envious of the money they make, it would be so much more people.eous for our they would have jobs that would cut out this welfare problem we have. the government probably would have more money to work with than they ever expected. jobs that are out there are low-paying. they can't have a middle-class life like their parents had. ceos withorporation huge salaries and huge profits. caller: everybody can't be equal. when i was seven years old, my father was killed in the battle of the bulge. my family was no longer equal with the middle class. it happens. pull yourself together and work. i live on next to nothing. i am so far below the poverty .evel, but i have food to eat i'm 77 years o

new hampshire and north carolina. those are democrat seats that they potentially could lose. >> absolutely. you have i would say in iowa the republican slightly better than 50%-50% chance of are ining that race. you have democratic incumbents running in new hampshire, senator jean shaheen and also in north carolina senator kay hagen. both of them were well ahead but now the latest polls show this moving into a one, two, three-point race with their opponents, senator scott brown in new hampshire and republican nominee tom tillis down in north carolina. i think they're going to go to the wire, too. as i say, there are so many close races. we'll be counting for a long time come election day. >> we know you'll be there when the dust settles. in the meantime, we'll continue to pick your brain. larry, thank you so much. >>> the end of an era in afghanistan. u.s. and royal marines hand over two key bases to afghan forces. we'll get a live report from our mideast bureau. >>> with just a few short days to go, why are so many democrats telling the white house thanks, but no thanks, to actually showing up on the campaign trail. that is a visit

many races are simply too close to call including new hampshire where republican challenger scott browned ground focussing on international issues like ebola and islamic state. will that strategy snatch the seek from the democratic hand? we'll find out. in new hampshire at election time, the natural habitat of senator john mccain. this feels like a homecoming. today he's campaigning for scott brown, a former senator from neighboring massachusetts who's crossed the state line many a bid to revive his political career. both believe that focussing on national security is the way to do it. >> if you want to change the direction of not only our state but our country, if you want to make sure that our allies trust us. if you want to make sure that our they fear and respect us, i want to have the ability to be the leader and help restore america. >> republicans have been hammering home what they call the president's foreign policy, withdraw of american leadership that's left the country vulnerable to threats whether from ebola or islamic state. this foreign focus has helped brown close the gap

republicans need to know to six, and they have three in the bag. they're looking for three more. the states on the right, we call them the big six. new hampshirend michigan, some republicans today and democrats were seizing on the reports that republicans have given up in michigan. that is not true. from those eight, they need to net three, unless they start to lose some of the republican held ones. >> all of these are races that a few weeks ago you would have thought republicans were in great shape. louisiana seems to be the place where it is most likely gone to the democrats, or caps on really tough, and alaska. if they won those three races, that would give them their net three. however, kansas right now, according to the most recent polling has the democrats backed by double digits. if they lose that race, they are shy one. and the whole map, the tightest race in the country right now is iowa. that could be were it comes down, and means control or not control for the election. >> i do not think these are very much a done deal. arkansas louisiana are the ones that are most likely for the republicans to pick up. i do not have a strong feelin

look today at battleground new hampshire where republican scott brown has come on in recent days. now trailing incumbent senator jeanne shaheen by about two points. this is a very tight race at this point according to ol' "real clear politics" average. bill: during a debate, senator shaheen refusing to answer the question plaguing many democrats seeking office. >> do you approve of the job president obama is doing? there will be a chance to follow up. this is yes or no answer. do you approve, yes or no? >> in some ways i approve and some things i don't approve. so -- >> check on -- >> both questions that we deal with as policymakers there aren't simple answers. bill: for more on the nuance, chris stirewalt, fox news digital politics editor. how are you? good morning to you. >> that is great. bill: how was she able to tap around that question? for you i need a yes or no answer. >> no. she didn't tap around that question. she got hit like she was hit with a mac control by the question. -- mackerel. her supporters were laughing. it is silly. she does support the president. does she a

. >> the battle for key senate state will go down to the wire in new hampshire. but republican challenger scott frown is gaining ground in his quest to unseat democrat jeanne shaheen. carl cameron is live in new hampshire with more. carl? >> reporter: incumbency can be a disadvantage. in new hampshire, one of the blue states where democratic incumbents are very vulnerable, jeanne shaheen the freshman is having tough time. scott brown, former senator from massachusetts. you remember he won the special election for ted kennedy's seat back in 2010 is going at her at hard, released his closing argument advertisement forethe final seven-day sprint. in it he makes the case jeanne shaheen as republicans made about democrats all over the country is too closely wedded to president obama and his agenda and that is bad for the country. watch. >> we're dealing with new threats to our way of life on issue after issue, senator shaheen continues to vote with president obama 99% of the time. she promised to be independent but washington changed her. >> reporter: and it has taken a bit of a bit

there will be a couple of races right now today in north carolina and new hampshire the republicans are being outspent but the gap has been closing and i suspect it will close even in those two states. >> let's turn quickly. south dakota, that senate race is just blown up it looks like. three folks fighting it out, republican, democrat and independent who famously brought the telecommunications act into being. how do you expect that to unwind with what looks like the scandal to governor rounds, are they going to make it stick? >> i don't think so. there is one poll that shows the race close. the rest of the polling shows the race open. with a big margin for rounds. he has a gap between he and wieland. it is a small state, a superpack being run by a harvard professor is going to come into the state and support with $1 million. that is a lot of money for a small state like south dakota. i think rounds wins this not by the margin that he leads in most polls today which is well into the double digits but i think he wins it and wins it. he was a very popular governor and attacks on his ethic

senate was new hampshire, obviously republicans in the granite state have hopes that former senator scottwn can pull off an upset there. jeanne shaheen -- brown missed all six hearings on border security when he was a senator from ma. brown has criticized shaheen for her positions on immigration. when asked for comments about his missed hearings, his aid said that shaheen missed several hearings regarding isis. >>> they were likely to disenfranchise black voters, this would have eliminated same day registrations of voters and volts cast outside of voters assigned districts will not apply in the midterm elections. we will talk all about the hot midterm races to watch and what's happening there on the map during our online show beginning at 7:00 eastern. log on at fox news.com/sronline a little bit later just after the show. >>> just ahead, will president obama's fcc try to make it illegal to say washington redskins on radio and tv. >>> but first, the tea party flexes considerable muscle in the uk. >>> britain's version of the american tea party is making things tough tonight on prime minis

>> as republicans worry about deep red kansas, democrats are nervous about states the president carried, iowa, colorado, and even new hampshire, where republican scott brown is trailing democratic senator jeanne shaheen by just two points. stumping for bruce braley in iowa yesterday, biden said a win in iowa would break the back of the hard right. hillary clinton will be in iowa to campaign for braley on wednesday. former president bill clinton headlines a rally for uudall. former florida governor jeb bush will be in the state on wednesday. and a new louisiana poll shows a democratic state runoff is likely. republican congressman bill cassidy is at 35, and tea party favorite, rob maness has 11%. here's the head-to-head matchup. there cassidy is ahead of landrieu by seven points. 48-41. at a debate last night, landrieu was asked if she would blame the president if she loses. >> i've now worked with three presidents, six governors and four majority leaders of various different parties. some have been popular. some have been very unpopular. i'm not going to blame anyone but myself if i lose. >> would you vote for harry reid? i'm

just out tonight by the university of new hampshire has jeanne shaheen ahead by eight points in new hampshire. and a new quinnipiac poll in colorado shows republican cory gardner widing his lead over mark udall. kentucky is seeing a lot of the clintons these days. hillary clinton campaigned for alison grimes. and today, bill clinton made his fourth trip to kentucky where alison grimes is try to unseat republican senate leader mitch mcconnell. >> you may not like me, but you still got to vote against her. it's not that you want to vote against her. they've trite to kick her off the ballot and put the president on in his place. a man who's been here for 30 years said i'm sorry, i can't talk about your promise. i can't talk about your problems. i got to demonize her. into the valley went goliath and david. david turned out to be a girl who whooped him anyway. >> the obamas spent the day in new england. president obama campaigned in maine. and michelle obama went to rhode island to help ramondo in her campaign for governor. then headed to connecticut to support the re-election of governor dan malloy. where the first lady was confronted by a young woma

contests will be a rough parody, there will be a couple of races in north carolina and new hampshire, the republicans are terribly outspent, but the gap is closing in and i suspect it will close in those two states. lou: turn quickly as we wrap up here, south dakota, that senate race has blown up, it looks like, three folks fighting it out for republican, democrat and independent by the name of larry pressler, who famously brought the telecommunications act into being. how do you expect that to unwind with what looks like they've attached scandal to governor rounds. are they going to make it stick? >> i don't think so. look, there's one poll that shows the race close. the other polling shows the race wide open, excuse me with, a big margin, for rounds. but, look, it's a small state. a super pac run by a harvard professor opposed to big money and politics is going to come into the state and support wyland with a million dollars. that's a lot of money for a small state like south dakota. at the end of the day, rounds wins this not by the margin he leads with in polls well into the double digits. i thin

mitt romney stumping in new hampshire for republican scott brown. joining us now, mark murray. bc news political reporter carey dan. thanks for being here. the law firm of dan and murray as it were. if we can, just right out of the gates, talk about kentucky. the timing is awkward for hillary clinton to be showing up given the dnc said we're done. >> it's not good timing. you need to understand what's going on in kentucky. allison grimes has been behind. maybe a couple of polls have shown her competitive or ahead. most every poll has had mcconnell leading. what democrats have decided to do is say, look, we don't think we're going to win kentucky but we have a much better chance in a place like georgia. where the polls have shown the race to be much closer between republican perdue and democrat michelle nunn. georgia, particularly the fact it has a runoff that goes to january 6, may be a better investment for us. >> carrie, your takeaway from the debates, arkansas and louisiana? >> i thought mary landrieu's answer was an example for other democrats. rating him a 6. >> perhaps lik

that might boost -- certainly republicans think they can take advantage of that. brown in new hampshire talked a lot about isis and ebola. tom in north carolina talked about isis and ebola. use our republicans, even in not going to re win, talk about ebola and talking about it as a big issue. governor christie said yesterday they are going to impose partial quarantines. you need you need to stop all arrivals from west africa through jfk. he is looking to take advantage of that late in the race. >> plenty of ebola news out today, and we will get to that during our open phone segment. but we want to stick to the campaign's, the elections and the late money moves. let's go to keith on a republican line. >> good morning. i would just like to comment on the governor's race in pennsylvania. governor wolf has put up $10 million of his own money and he started way early back in early spring and is flooded the airwaves with ads. thank you. >> that is absolutely right and that is what propelled him. he was up 2%. and he searched to the front of the pack for quickly. and allison waited until the a

. >> i am scott brown, republican candidate for senate in new hampshire. in these closing weeks of the 2014 campaign, americans are realizing how much is actually on the line, especially when it comes to national security. we are at a dangerous moment for our country and for our friends. it is starting to feel like the world is on fire. worse, soises getting many adversaries gaining ground. in iraq and syria, and expense of territory larger the new england has now been lost to a terrorist army, isis. our closest ally in the middle east, israel, faced rocket attacks all summer long. in iran the extremist regime is still intent on building nuclear weapons. in ukraine, america's friends are dealing with belligerence from the russian army. it is bullying neighbors while pressing ahead with a massive military buildup. so many challenges, so many threats and problems, and all at the same time. yet the obama administration seems only more confused as things actually unravel. this is what the world looks like without american leadership. so it is hardly surprising

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democrats certainly are not -- republicans are certainly not counting on new hampshire. would be a big upset if jeanne shaheen loses. and if kay hagan manages to hold in north carolina, there are multiple other paths for republicans to take to get to majority. so let's not overstate what it means. but if they both win, it means democrats are probably not looking at the kind of blow-out that would be their worst nightmare. >> but that's the way i set it up. i didn't say it would be decisive at all to the majority rule. i know you're right, but i said it before you did. >> i very rarely tell you anything that you do not know. that cannot be our standard. >> you're so sarcastic. what i'm arguing, a sweep is going to look like a sweep. if this is one of those bloody nights, where you get people like al franken in trouble, and mark warner in a closer race, do you think that's possible? might see a horrendous night? >> no. >> you think those people are safe? >> i think those are safe. has it been a surprise shaheen has been inasmuch trouble as she's been. we could have a surpr

host: surely in new hampshire. republican. caller: thank you for c-span. i want to shout out for ray to the man who called from massachusetts who wanted ben carson for president. i'm with him. here, i'm veryt concerned with the way the government feels about corporations. i don't care how much a man makes if he owns a corporation. worked with the corporations instead of being envious of the money they make, it would be so much more people.eous for our they would have jobs that would cut out this welfare problem we have. the government probably would have more money to work with than they ever expected. jobs that are out there are low-paying. they can't have a middle-class life like their parents had. ceos withorporation huge salaries and huge profits. caller: everybody can't be equal. when i was seven years old, my father was killed in the battle of the bulge. my family was no longer equal with the middle class. it happens. pull yourself together and work. i live on next to nothing. i am so far below the poverty .evel, but i have food to eat i'm 77 years o

there's a slight chance they could pick up a republican-held seat in colorado and feeling better about protecting two democratic held seats in new hampshiree competitive into the final stretch. republicans trying to get over 40, closer to 250, now spending late in massachusetts in the sixth congressional district in florida and the 26th, yes, the senate gets most of the attention but some fun house chess to play as well. that's it for "inside politics." thanks thanks for sharing your sunday morning. "state of the union" with candy crowley starts now. >>> after a manhattan doctor from new guinea returns from illinois, new york, new jersey and illinois trump federal regulations with their own regulations. >>> today dr. tony fauci on whether the states are on to something the feds should have been and an exclusive with the chair of a key house committee who blasts the central government response as bumbling. >> i think we all know that the system is not yet refined

maybe it's a conspiracy theory, maybe it's hardball politics, an issue is the republican candidate in new hampshireecond congressional district. ten days ago, john boehner helped her raise money and then she did a radio interview in which she refused to commit to voting for boehner if he ran for speaker in january. now they are being told that there won't be any more money coming up to that district in the final 30 days of the campaign. maybe that's hardball politics. maybe it's a misunderstanding. suffice is to say, the speaker was not happy after making that trip. we'll see you soon. state of the union with candy crowley starts right now. >>> one man in texas comes down with ebola and the country comes down with a case of the jitters. today, ebola in the u.s., low risk is not no risk. >> our number one priority is the safety of americans. >> the top doc for the cdc with the latest facts and fears about the ebola virus. >>> plus, a reality check on the readiness of u.s. emergency rooms. >>> then, another murder in the desert takes a second british life. >> what we see with this organization is tha

current senator from new hampshire versus the former senator from massachusetts who wants her job. >> you see on her sign, she's putting new hampshire first. since when? >> republican scott brown is fighting attempts to peg him as a carpetbagger from the state next door. >> i will answer only to you, the people of new hampshire. >> democrat jeanne shaheen is fighting attempts to level her as a rubber stamp for the president. >> this race is about who's going to represent the people of new hampshire. >> some of the biggest names in politics are taking sides in the state that holds the lead-off presidential primary. election day is almost here. the senate race is up for grabs, and it's new hampshire's choice. >> live from concord, new hampshire, this is debate night. we want to welcome our viewers here in new hampshire and around the country. i'm wolf blitzer from cnn's "the situation room." tonight, tough questions for the democratic senator from the state, jeanne shaheen, and her republican challenger, the former senator from massachusetts, scott brown. i'm joined by paul steinhauser. he's the political director and anchor of nh1, our partner in this debate. we'll

>> it's one of the surprising issues that republicans have used, not just in north carolina, but in new hampshire and iowa. the issue of missing committee hearings. it happen as lot, no the that uncommon. but voters at a time when they're angry at washington, are