we need to see what the real facts are and the secret deals pat quinn has put in place. this is just a continuation of rod blagojevich, pat quinn's followed suit with his partner and we don't know the truth what's going on in state government. >> whittled down the deficit? >> we have a structural deficit we estimate about $5 billion. we spend about $57 billion. so yeah, families and businesses have had to make the tough choices to do that. but that's what we have to do. under pat quinn's plan we had human service agencies going out of business and firing people because he is overpromised and underdelivered. i believe if we balance our budget we deliver on what -- and people can expect it we can make it work. >> are you describing the kind of belt tightening that former governor jim edgar put citizens of illinois through? it was uncomfortable but balanced the budget. >> look what happened. we created jobs. we had integrity in government. no question that we need to go back to the days of the jim edgar who had the fiscal discipline to be truthful. no secret deals. but blag

he will head land rally in support of pat quinn. on the near west side, judy wang, wgn news. >>> green party gubernatorial candidate rich whitney is hoping to be include in the upcoming debates against governor pat quinn. and his challenger republican bill brady. >> i'm here today to announce a campaign to get each of these civic organizations to do the right thing, respect the voters and include me in each of these debates. >> whitney says that the criteria to participate in the debate is based on public opinion polling and that's something he has no control over and is calling on concerned voters to contact debate sponsors to appeal on his behalf. >>> a prominent hispanic politician is making an endorsement for chicago mayor. illinois commerce commissioner manihi flores says he is backing former chicago school board president gary chico for mayor. flores is a former chicago alderman and some had considered him a strong candidate for mayor. but flores says chico is the best qualified candidate. >> gary has time and again demonstrat

pat quinn is no exception. e tonight one that speaks directly to the unions backing quinn, we're talking about jobs. he entered the packed union hall to cheers wore through of a vice president, joe biden backing the union, their middle class cause and their endorsement of pat quinn for governor. >> he knows how to govern and it's finally starting to work. the unemployment rate has gone down 8 months in a row in illinois, we have a lot more to do. the illinois state economy is growing faster than the national average because of pat. >> reporter: it has a membership of 350,000 strong, they welcomed him hoping his celebrity would help in the fight against brady. the ua general president says quinn is not the best choice, he's the only choice. >> i truly believe at this time pat quinn is the man for the job, because he's all about people. i mean he's about the working people, he's about the retirees, he's about the military, active military, he's about veterans, he's truly a champion of the people of illinois. >> in

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governor pat quinn and state bill gradey took their campaigns to the pulpit today. gaynor hall reports that quinn is not apologizing for former democrats controversialcomments. >> the good thing is brady and quinn are going to listen to each other this morning. >> governor pat quinn and republican challenger, bill brady, trading jabs in a spiritual arena. in front of the congregation of james meeks salem baptist church. brady up first, talking about how he worked with motorcycles to pass an education bill in the state senate, a move he said governor quinn did not support. >> as your next governor, i promise you i will put the student and people's interest in front of the government's interest. >> we are not going to have a governor that wants to cut the minimum wage are we? no no. >> reporter: the presentation ended with meeks praying the two candidates will never be mean orbiter, but the race took a bitter turn on saturday with this. >> i have never served with such an idiotic racist homophobic person in my life. >> i don't endorse any of the comments, name calling

. ♪ ♪ >> my name is pat quinn.the governor of illinois. now, are you ready to vote? are you fired up and ready to go? you know, illinois, we believe in government of the people, and by the people, and for the people. it shall not pairish from this earth. and what do people do best? they vote in election. that's what it's all about this tuesday. we want to make sure that everybody in our society gets a chance to really have a say so. and that's why this election on tuesday is so important. because in 2008, we changed the guard in america and in 2010 we're going to guard the change to our country. now, yesterday, yesterday in our state of illinois we buried a very special person, bishop arthur brazer, 89 years old arks great man. and hebled in voting. if you don't vote, you don't have a voice in democracy. and those of us who gathered at that funeral i think bishop brazer would want us on tuesday and every election day to exercise our right to vote. it will make you big and strong if you vote. we believe in that in o

. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> my name's pat quinn. it shall not perish from this earth. and what do people do best? they vote in an election. that's what it's all about this tuesday. we want to make sure everybody, everybody in our society gets a chance to really have a say-so, and that's why this election on tuesday is so important, because in 2008 we changed the guard in america, and in 2010 we're going to guard the change across our whole state and our country. [cheers and applause] now yesterday in our state of illinois we buried a very special person, bishop arthur frazier, 89 years old, a great man. and he believed in voting. if you don't vote, you don't have a voice in democracy, and those of us who gathered at that funeral, i think the bishop would want us on tuesday and every election day to exercise our right to vote. it will make you big and strong if you vote. we believe in that in our country and our state, and i think it's especially important because when we're voting this tuesday, we're voting for jobs in america. we b

pat quinn is concentrating his efforts in chicago. challenger is spending much of his time in central and southern illinois. tonight, they spend much time in chicago where state election of -- state offices are often decided. our political coverage continues with the massachusetts governor's debate. the candice discuss the commonwealth economy and the crime rate. this is one hour. >> welcome to the 22 news broadcast center in massachusetts. this will be the only gubernatorial debate here to take place in western massachusetts. is originating from a broadcast studios. this will be available online on our website. our viewers have some added some of the questions we will ask our candidates to night. we are committed to bringing the information you need to know to make informed decisions on election day this november 2. thanks for your for dissipation. -- participation. >> good evening. welcome to the gubernatorial debate in massachusetts. i am from public television. i will be the moderator. here are the candidates. mr.ublican charlie b

pat quinn has attacked bilbraydy for offering a bill to mass euthanize stray cats and dogs. >> shamey by. i'm a republican, but i don't support him. >> reporter: and the daydy sr. best exploitation of an animal goes to joe sestak and his dog belle. the democrat compares the wall street bailout he voted for to cleaning up his dog belle's poop. >> had to clean up the mess left behind by these guys. >> reporter: congratulations, admiral. our next daisy is for best use of a foreign boogeyman. an ad from sharron angle attacks democratic senator harry reid for voting to give tax breaks and social security benefits to illegal immigrants. but are tax breaks and social security benefits really what you think about when you see these actors? i wonder if any of the same actors were used in this ad from david vitter. >> we might as well put our welcome sign for illegal aliens. >> reporter: that one prompted the local archbishop to reach out to visitor. the democratic national committee uses a stack of chinese money to make it evidence-free charge against the chamber of commerce. >> it's incredib

. >> governor pat quinn joined fellow democrats at a get out the vote rally. >> all of these candidates right here annul 0 of and all of these office holiers believe that the number one issue is jobs. >> the 9th district congress woman hosted the event. among the others taking part in the rally were chicago alderman -- who is running for cook county board president. >> after a string of high- profile suicides, there is a new movement to send a positive message to gay teens. next, using the power of you tube to try to save lives. >> the wife of a man who wants to build a mosque near ground zero opens up about the death threats they have received. >> hi, jim. >> hi, jackie, if you park yourself outside are, you may find frost on the wind shield. details and a full forecast, still ahead. discover customersl are getting five percent cashback bonus at restaurants. it pays to switch, it pays to discover. >>> a new new jersey vigil for the rutgers student who committed suicide after a sexual encounter was secretly stream lined online. 1-year-old freshman tyler cement, jumped off the george was

you've got guys like the democratic governor in illinois, pat quinn, making the argument right now he taught to be elected as a democrat he'd be better positioned to force unions to make concessions. i mean, this is a crazy turn of events out there, but, it goes to show what is interesting, a lot of these republican candidates, they're not only running to wind, they're running to build public mandates to get this done. >> i think one of the ironies, two candidates, meg whitman in california and foley in connecticut they're ham strung a little bit because they're succeeding republican governors who are not very popular and who both raised taxes so you're seeing the democratic candidates try to, and particularly in california, jerry brown running for california tying meg whitman to arnold schwarzenegger who is not popular, he says we tried an outsider and tried a reformer, didn't work, let's stick with the professionals like jerry brown. >> yeah, and you've got, you know, tom foley in connecticut same thing running under the legacy of jody rell, a big-- and in some cases it's helping wh

candidate bill brady and pat quinn meet face to face. the audience, members, and guest -- which may, here are two of the candidates who want to be our next governor. republican candidate bill brady is currently a member of the illinois state senate. democrat pat quinn currently holds the office of illinois governor. also on the ballot or green party candidate, libertarian candidate, an independent candidate. a quick note on procedure, this is not a formal debate. there are no opening or closing statements. the answers will not be time. the candidates will not necessarily be asked the same questions. we have a limited amount of time, so we have ask the candidates to be sustained. if they begin to make a speech or filibuster, they know i will cut them off. center brady, governor clinton, welcome. >> it is good to be here. >> whichever of you is elected, you will have to make hard and unpopular decisions. i am wondering, will either of you say tonight that you'll just served one term so that this term will have your undivided attention with

alexi ginnaoulias and the governor pat quinn were among the candidates who spoke in front of a packed house. >> s we all know what it is about, it is jobs. we believe in jobs in illinois. we have to work hard, jobs for everybody. the important way to help people, the best way to fight poverty and crime, the way to keep families together is that job. that's what we unbelievable, jobs! >> the state senator and candidate for mayor was among the politicians hosting the event. before he introduced the governor, he made some controversial statements about bill brady. >> and i served with bill brady, i have never served with such an idiotic, racist, sexist person in my life. >> he has worked in springfield with bill brady in the state senate. today quinn distanced himself from the comments saying i don't associate myself with the comments, i don't talk that way. >>> candidate for governor bill brady responded to the comments during a stop this afternoon in highwood. >> he knows better, just disappointed. it is desperate. i don't have much to say about it. >> the candidates had an ugly battle

. >>> polls show that pat quinn is in a dead heat in the governor's race. he joined candidates for a race in niles. >> the office holder hearse believe like i do the number one issue is jobs. woo have to get the economy on track. >> and the board president of cook county was present. >>> and bill brady is starting his express bus tour. it started this morning in fahena. he will talk with businesses about creating jobs. >>> and euphoria of the bears win over the packers last week has been white papered out. the giants crushed the bears. cutler suffered an injury. he was knocked out in the 4th. bears lose 17-3. >> beyond ugly. >>> more countries are issuing warnings following a threat for europe. >>> and the glut temperature that is costing them 50 million collars. -- 50 million-dollars. [ male announcer ] give yourself an edge. new one a day men's pro edge. a complete multivitamin with more magnesium to help support healthy muscle function. more b vitamins to help convert food to fuel. more confidence in a healthy you. new one a day men's pro edge. tdt@ú@ di

we all know where pat quinn and bill brady stand when it comes to raising taxes. >> we hope we can get the revenue for our schools and the courage to tell people before the election that we need the revenue for education. >> his only solution is to raise your taxes. >> reporter: but there's more to this race than taxes. both are far apart when it comes to abortion, guns, and gay rights. quinn long a populous aggressive supports gay rights and same-sex civil unions. brady a conservative lawmaker from bloomington opposes abortion in all cases. and proposed a ban on gay marriage. and on guns! law enforcement needs to enforce the existing laws. >> reporter: where do voters stand on those issues? that's what we asked. on the issue of abortion, half of voters believe the law should stay the same or have less restrictions. more in line with quinn. 41% say there should be more restrictions or that it should be illegal. more illinois residents than not oppose same-sex major. but a majority of 57% approved having civil unions. again more in line with quinn. nearly half, 49% want tougher gun laws

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it is a tossup between governor pat quinn and bill brady. mr. quinn was governor when rob blagojevich was removed from office last year. mr. brady 01 the gop primary by fewer than 200 votes. this debate is a little more than an hour. >> good morning, everyone. a 50 years ago in chicago, in nixon's last kennedy debate made campaign history. 102 years before that, senator stephen douglas and abraham lincoln made history in illinois. we take great pride in welcoming all of you here tomorrow for the 2010 gubernatorial campaign. a warm and union league club of chicago welcome for governor pat quinn and senator bill brady. [applause] please, do your best with block letters in short question so your moderator can get them out to our candidates. i will try to group them. please, try to get them in the early. we are going to have a rose mary reed and david cone. they will be picking up the questions from me. lucy beekeeping time for us. you do not want to miss -- will be keeping time for us. you do not want to mess with lucy daley. governor pat quinn wil

incumbent pat quinn called bill brady heartless for proposed budget guts.rady says quinn made a shady deal to help his campaign. brady leads by 2-1/2 points in the real clear politics average. >>> senate race in snefz too close to call and earth voting there is about to -- early voting there is about to begin. bret baier reports on the first and only debate of the election season. >> prior to the biggest senate debate of the 2010 cycle, they never met. republican tea party favorite sharron angle was a credible and feisty aggressor against senate majority leader harry reid. >> i live in a neighborhood and reid lives in the ritz carlton. you came to the senate with very little and now you're one of the richest men in the u.s. senate. on behalf of the nevada taxpayers i'd like to know, we'd like to know how did you become so wealthy on a government payroll? >> that is a low blow. i think most everyone knows i was a successful lawyer. so her suggestion that i made money being a senator is simply false. >> with the race a dead heat in the polls reid cast angle a

>> it provides a great opportunity for pat quinn to raise the question about how you going to manage state finances if you can't pay your bills. this is the wrong time for a candidate for governor in a close contest can really afford to have his commercials pulled off the air. >> rick, do we have a clear picture? last night a source had told me that the brady campaign apparently hadn't paid the advertising buyers. today he said the buyers were paid but the buyers didn't pay the tv stations. >> my sources are telling me that the buyers did not have the money to make the purchases of tv air time. now, some of those payments have been coming in this evening. some of those stations are going back on the air or are back on the air. this whole change of tactics they're talking about, some oh execs i talked to say this is completely unusual. this is the other thing. this change of tactic also means that what was suppose to be a $1.4 million time to run the final week is being reduced drastically in size. and opens up that question does the campaign have enough money for the final days? they

. >>> three weeks before the election, governor pat quinn campaigning around the state to keep his job. first rally held this morning at the plumbers and pipe fitters office on the northwest side. the campaign blitz was called putting illinois back to work. he visited seven cities ending in champagne tonight. he says he's fighting for every vote and sprinting toward the finish line. >> the best way to fight poverty, the best way to fight crime, the best way to keep families together is a j-o-b. i believe that and i think everybody in illinois understands that's what our job is. >> governor accuses his republican challenger bill brady of being anti-labor. brady says he supports union and nonunion labor. he picked up a key endorsement from the chicago tribune. the chicago tribune, owned by the tribune company which also owns wgn tv. >>> early voting for the mid term elections kicked off in illinois. some voters ran into trouble. a number of polling locations were closed because of the holiday. it didn't stop senator dick dur ban from encouraging voters to get out there and vote. >> the p

standing in the shadow of o'hare airport, pat quinn talking about the bypass. democrat who is running again put a 19 member advisory board in place to manage the millions for the bypass. he said that project connecting folks in the west of o'hare field would create 21,000 short- term jobs, 60,000 long-term ones. construction begins in 2013. bill brady got a boost from a rising star on the right. new jersey governor crist kristi campaigned with him. suspended property tax rebates, skipped a government pension payment to deal with new jersey's budget crisis. but brady called it irresponsible when illinois missed pension payments here. >>> up next: she went from one of the happiest moments of her life to a heart wrenching and possibly deadly diagnosis. >>> and later we'll meet the chicago police dog who was given a second chance at life thanks to very modern medicine. >>> and an emotional day for a man that lost his entire family in a day. a verdict in the case. welcome to progressive.com. you must be looking for motorcycle insurance. you're good. thanks. so is ou

pat quinn, nice guy. he put out this ad against bill brady.f true, but is it effective? this is the most unusual ad of the year. >> shame on bill brady. i am a republican, but i don't support him or the mass oout anization of animals. >> apparently, this bill that brady put in the hopper in the state senate out there, allows you to kill animals in shelters by the dozens rather than one at a time. i'd say he's got a problem. alex? rex rather. >> i think the ad is just not believable. there has to be something that you actually watch that you think maybe there might be a shred of truth here and i think this one doesn't work at all. >> you don't think the little gas chamber worked there? i wonder what season they filmed this in? doesn't seem like that would be an illinois seasonal ad right now. >> it's designed to get attention. it worked for that purpose, but rex raises a good point when he says it's not credible, relevant to the lives of many people. i'm not sure it's ver effective. >> let's take a look at another one. here's a movie trailer sp

. >> wttw's gubernatorial debate featured pat quinn and bill brady.ically those with low polling numbers aren't invited. >>> president obama set to make one last campaign trip to chicago tomorrow. in support of his fellow democrats. the rush to the enden. preparations already underway for the rally. at 4:30 tomorrow afternoon nearly university of chicago campus supporters are already starting to fill the stands. it'll be a busy weekend for the president who's also scheduled to stump for democrats in connecticut, pennsylvania, and ohio as well. our coverage will begin with the news at 5:00. it'll continue on cltv 6:00 to 9:00. we'll have reactions the whole bit on wgn tv. the whole thing being streamed live on wgntv.com. >>> the comedy channel going i head with plans on a rally on the national mall tomorrow. this reality to restore sanity and/or fear. a local organizer is going ahead with ideas for a rally to coincide with that. >>> reversing two fraud convictions against the former media mogul. black convicted three years ago of pilfering from those c

i'm more concerned about re- electing governor pat quinn. will be quite involved and have been in that race. that's more important. that's coming up in a month. >>> you are doing political consulting. will you work with any candidate in particular? >> no. >> always a pleasure. >> great. >> great that you came and did a little work with us today. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> growth hormones could help those with cystic fibrosis. >> being called an ecological disaster that can threaten several european rivers. details on hungary's sludge tsunami ahead. >>> this guitar duo melds classic rock and folk to create their own styling. live music performing tomorrow night at chicago guitar festival. tdt@ú@ >>> maybe spending a few more nights in jail. carla ogless vee not -- oglesby not able to come up with enough money for bail. she is accused of fumling county contracts to herself. the family could not raise 10% of $2,950,000 needed for her release. another bond hearing will be held tomorrow. >>> a small town in indiana still does not hav

. >> pat quinn flanked by african- american leaders at the king college pledged millions. program is based on feedback from the govern's antiviolence commission. it's an effort to keep young people safe off the streets and in school. >>> going or staying? chicago public schools ron huberman denying he's headed out the door. but he hasn't made promises about his plans. word had it he was going to take a job in the private sector. but he denies that. he was made the ceo of cps in 2009. he didn't deny that the mayor's departure has everyone talking. >> i think any cabinet mayor of anyone working directly with the mayor, they're looking for options. nothing is imminent, nothing is this year. i'm committed to making sure the school year goes well. >> other educators today saying huberman has to make up his mind about the future because it's a distraction. >>> it's a television tradition going back years, but what you don't know mda telethon is cutting it short next year. on time on tv. seen right here on wgn for many years, it will shave off more than 15 hours from its 21-plus

it finds voters disproving of pat quinn but growing on brady. >> there's ban lot of talk that this year is supposed to be a changed year when it comes to politics. that incumbents around the country are faces defeat. but not so fast. >> reporter: you've seen the ads from embattled governor quinn taking down brady. the voters are finding out and some don't necessary li like it. only a month ago, the republican held a 37% to 32% advantage over quinn. but that's evaporated. today the race is a toss up. what's changed? quinn is consolidating support among what had been a shaky democratic base in chicago. and his ads attacking brady seem to be working. last month few voters in the chicago area knew the republican nominee for governor. and of those who did, more had a favorable view of him. today more know him but they're equally split of what they think of him. still, that doesn't mean quinn's viewed that much better. at the start of september, 53% approved of his. but the number who approve has risen to 30%. met with the tribune's editorial board today seeking an endorsement. it became a sp

. >>> a governor pat quinn and state senator bill brady will hold their own way -- debate tonight.hey will be joined by the green party's gubernatorial candidate. again, rich whitney at southern illinois university in carbondale. the other candidate scott lee cohen and lex green were not invited because neither has a score of 5% in a major poll? the latest poll taken by sui shows brady leading quinn by more than 8 percentage points. >>> and because scott lee cohen is not preparing for tonight's debate, he is holding another one of his job fairs. today muriel clair live downtown with more on that. >>> good afternoon. thils the sixth job fair sponsored by scott lee cohen. and it may not be his last. >> hi the independent gubernatorial candidate says he is demple to the find work for those in if need. that's a claim driving his campaign. >> it's not about being elected. it's about helping people, real people get real jobs. >> today's job fair held at cohen's campaign headquarters opened at 10:00 this morning. job seekers started lining up 30 minutes earlier with resume's in hand and a

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later today and will host the democratic party fundraiser and headline a labor rally for governor pat quinn. the white house has been stepping up its efforts to help quinn get re-elected. the most recent poll by rasmussen shows quinn trailing republican state senator bill brady by eight percentage points. >>> coming up next, why some toll violators in indiana may get a pass on having to pay a fine. >>> and they can't talk or write, but they are linked in. the growing trend of infants with e-mail. and why it may not be a cute idea. >> too much technology. and ahead in our lunch break today. the author of the kosher baker shows us how to prepare a delicious dairy-free dessert. i know the best card you're holding. you do? your medicare card. [ laughing ] but don't let me or anyone see it except your doctor or their staff. and don't tell anyone your card or social security number over the phone. guard your card. [ woman 2 ] i hear unauthorized card use is a big source of fraud. the new healthcare law lets us crack down on criminals and win against fraud. making medicare stronger. and speaking o

later, an illinois governor debate between democratic governor pat quinn and state senator bill brady. >> with just days until election day, follow the key races and candidates on c-span with the bait every night. go online to do -- with debates every night. online to visit -- go online to visit c-span.org. you can see the jon stewart and steven colbert rally this weekend. falsies and's election coverage through election day -- followed c-span -- follow c-span's election coverage through election day. >> we connected with elected officials and policy makers. watch live courage of the house of representatives on weekdays -- live coverage of the house of representatives on weekdays. you can see "newsmakers" on weekends. also, the prime minister's questions. c coverage of campaign 2010 as a political party's battle -- see coverage of campaign 2010 as the political parties battle for control of congress. c-span -- created by cable, provided as a public service. >> our coverage continues with the alaska senate debate with republican joe miller, democrat scott mcadams, and republican senato

pat quinn, nice guy, here he is, put out this ad against his republican challenger, bill brady.uracy rating this one, i love this, half true. but is it effective? let's listen. this is the most unusual ad of the year. >> ♪ç >> shame on bill brady. i'm a republican but i don't support him for the euthization of animals. >> well, apparently this bill, alex, that brady put into hopper in the state senate out there allows you to kill animals that you have in shelters by the dozens rather than at one at a time. i don't know what constituent service he was rendering there, but i'd say he's gite problem. alex? rex, rather. >> yeah, i think that the ad's just kind of not believable. you know there has to be something that you actually you know watch, that actually you think maybe there might be a shred of truth here, and i think that this one doesn't work at all you. >> don't think that that little gas chamber worked there that woman on the beach in her bathing suit? by the way i wonder wa season they filmed this ad in. it doesn't seem like that's an illinois seasonal ad right now wear

pat quinn and his challenger, bill brady. guest: he is the longest serving theire and he is seeking it back. they see branstad, you know, he whengovernor in the '80s po they were spending and splurging and he is starting a recovering that. host: suit in rome, ga., another state with the gubernatorial race. caller: i would like to ask the lady about the governor's race in georgia. host: who are you supporting? caller: i'm supporting a thin veil, republican, because barnes has already been -- by supporting nathan dale, republican, because barnes has already been governor. i would like to get her opinion. guest: this is another one that is probably a little closer than a true b, especially in a republican state like georgia. -- and then it should be, especially in a republican state like georgia. there was a very bitter republican primary that came down into a runoff between secretary of state and representative nathan deal. and he focused on his governor's race there. shortly after the runoff, and he didn't win the runoff and h

pat quinn has proven he is not up to the job. as your next governor, i will put the people bought the interest in front of the insider's address. >> thank you, mr. brady. mr. quinn. >> i am feel honored to be the state of illinois. i was sworn in during a tough time in our state's history. i brought honesty to the governor's of this. we have enacted very strong ethical standards and we enforce the standards every day. that is the best way to have jobs in illinois -- have an honest governor who puts the people first. just today we were able to bring jobs to our state. 250 jobs making railroad cars. yesterday, a company called groupon now has 900 jobs in our state. that gave us the incentive to grow even more jobs -- 250 jobs. i understand what jobs are all about. we have to recover our economy. we inherited a terrible recession from george bush. we are on the comeback trail. >> the first question goes to mr. brady. >> senator brady, on the subject of balancing the state budget budget, the freezes are a dime on the dollar and 10% on

pat quinn has proven he is not up to the job. as your next governor, i will put the people bought the interest in front of the insider's address. >> thank you, mr. brady. mr. quinn. >> i am feel honored to be the state of illinois. i was sworn in during a tough time in our state's history. i brought honesty to the governor's of this. we have enacted very strong ethical standards and we enforce the standards every day. that is the best way to have jobs in illinois -- have an honest governor who puts the people first. just today we were able to bring jobs to our state. 250 jobs making railroad cars. yesterday, a company called groupon now has 900 jobs in our state. that gave us the incentive to grow even more jobs -- 250 jobs. i understand what jobs are all about. we have to recover our economy. we inherited a terrible recession from george bush. we are on the comeback trail. >> the first question goes to mr. brady. >> senator brady, on the subject of balancing the state budget budget, the freezes are a dime on the dollar and 10% on

>> the incumbent governor is pat quinn who famously took over for rod blagojevich. he is coming up against state senator bill brady, a conservative republican. he would be the most conservative governor that we have had in illinois in recent history. but he is running a tight race. today, actually, vice-president biden is coming to town for a rally for quinn. michelle obama will be here tomorrow attending a rally for the senate seat once held by her husband. she will also be rallying for some vulnerable congressional candidates in the area. host: a lot of people are paying attention to the senate race. what are the issues driving the race? >> mark kirk, the republican nominee, had some misstatements over the summer, as he called them, about his military record that he got called out on. the democrat has had some problems because his family bank was taken over by the fdic this past spring. on the issues, kirk is a moderate republican, but he has run this campaign moderate on social issues but anti- stimulus, anti-health care overhaul. both of those policies, the demo

between pat quinn and bill bradley. the florida governor's debate, the pennsylvania senate debate, and the connecticut governor's today. >> voters head to the polls and less than two weeks, following the key races -- follow the key races and debates on c-span. archived debates on line at the c-span video library and at our politics stage of the candidates twitter feeds, and other helpful resources. follow election coverage on c- span right through election day. >> secretary of state hillary clinton is addressing the american tax for -- task force on palestine this evening. she will discuss peace talks between israel and palestinian leaders you can see live coverage starting at 7:00 2.stern on c-spa the fund's financial institutions received two years ago, kenneth feinberg, overseen compensation, will testify. live coverage will start at 11:00 a.m. eastern. on to a debate now between massachusetts fourth district democratic congressman barney frank and his republican challenger, shot the appeared on a cable news public a

ladies and gentlemen, a warm union league club of chicago welcome for governor pat quinn and state senator bill brady. [applause] gentlemen, as we agreed, we are going to be starting here with opening remarks in just a second. questions from the floor are then going to follow. i ask all of you in the audience who are participating this morning, please do your best with block letters and short questions so that your moderator can get them out to our candidates. i'll try to group them in thematic groups so please try and get them in early if you want to talk about education,tration, the budget or any of the issues. we are going to have rosemary reid and david cohen. there's david and rosemary is right here. they'll be picking up the questions to -- fra you. as before lucy daley right here in the front is going to be keeping time for us, gentlemen, and you don't want to mess with lucy daley. a few minutes ago we flipped a coin and we decided governor quinn is going to give the first opening remarks of about four minutes, and then senator brady will give the first closing statement after our q

brady has 42% to 41% for pat quinn. voters supporting third-party candidates don't care for the democratic incumbent, but cannot bring themselves to support the republican challenger. each night on c-span, we are still in debates from key races across the country. live at 7:00 eastern, the second and final televised debate between the pennsylvania u.s. senate candidates for republican pat toomey and democratic congressman joe sestak. at 8:00, a profile of indiana's 9 thomas phister rate, followed by if the candidates debate. at 9:00 eastern live, president obama for a get-out-the-vote rally with senate candidate harry reid. followed by the third and final debate in another race. in washington state posted third house district, two candidates vowing to replace --. it is a tossup. anddebate between democrat republicans, right now, just over 20 minutes. >> home to one of the hottest political races in the country, the fight to replace a retiring congressman has turned into an explosive and expensive battle, pitting the dem

pat quinn and faces a bill brady. later, candidates for the second congressional district of new hampshire. after that, in connecticut governors debate. dan meloy is running against republican. >> the first debate between senate cabinet. richard blumenthal and linda mcmahon. they rate this a toss up. this is hosted by the hartford courant. the moderator is from the fox news channel. >> live, and from the theater, fox coonnecticut since the debate. here is our moderator. >> good evening. this is a special report. welcome to the connecticut senate debate. it is between richard blumenthal and linda ed mcmahon. we bring you this debate. cover a wide range of topics it is from the economy to foreign policy. to an art to esteemed panelists. joining me are -- joining me are two esteemed panelists. these have not been shared with their cleared by either campaign. the audience has promised to remain quiet. we will keep with that. no tears or outburst of any time. the person referred to mr. blumenthal. this one comes from ellin

write-in ballot, and it should come as no surprise the white house says he checked the boxes for pat quinnas for senate. both democrats. and in one of those races the president has a very personal stake. the struggle for the president's old senate seat is a sign of just how embattled this election year is. >> what an amazing signal it would send to take the barack obama seat and make it the mark kirk seat. >> reporter: republican mark kirk has hammered democrat alexi giannoulias over those who got loans at his family's bank. >> blagojevich, rezko, and the mob. alexi giannoulias. he'd make tony soprano proud. >> reporter: democrats are most endangered in the house, where the latest abc news estimate shows 107 democratic seats in jeopardy, with 64 of those either leaning republican or pure tossups. republicans need only 39 to win the house. in senate races the struggle for control is turning ugly. >> i've been called a nazi. i've been called a whore. i've been called a liar. >> reporter: in kentucky a rand paul supporter stomped on the head of a liberal activist. >> i just wanted to get out

tonight, bill brady and pat quinn meet face-to-face. here in the audience are members the city club. with me at the table or the two candidates that want to be the next governor of illinois. they appear in the order in which they appear on the belt. mr. quinn currently holds the position of governor. the answers will not be time. necessarily be asked the same questions. we have a limited amount of time, so we have ask the candidates to be sustained. if they begin to make a speech or filibuster, they know i will cut them off. senator brady, governor clinton, welcome. >> it is good to be here. >> whichever of you is elected, you will have to make hard and unpopular decisions. i am wondering, will either of you say tonight that you'll just served one term so that this term will have your undivided attention with no distractions or thoughts about coming elections. >> i believe in term limits. i think eight is enough. i try to get that on the ballot in illinois. with respect to this office, it is important that we strike in illinois out. i t

very close race between the democrat and republican and you have a governor's race with governor pat quinnrying to combat the challenge from built brady. the governor's race is tainted by the rod but give it to impeachment and subsequent trial. it has been a democratic state. you have two races that are basically what our polling has shown in the margin of error. the white house is very much concerned. host: as you point out in the chicago tribune, $45 million is spent on chicago tv stations by outside groups. guest: not all that is by outside groups but the bulk of that money has been by outside groups. that ranges from everything from the national congressional and senatorial campaign committee s two other groups that were co-founded by karl rove to the u.s. chamber of commerce. it is like everywhere else in the country, it has been virtually every local tv spot on any tv station. there is political ads and most of them are attack ads. host: president obama's reference to grant's heart. the president-elect declared victory over two years ago and he is asking for the magic to return. what

ladies and edelman, a warm union league will come for pat quinn and state senator brady >. >> and gentlemen, as we agreed, we will begin with opening remarks and then question will follow. i will ask all of you participating this morning to do your best with block letters and short questions so your moderator can get them out to the candidates. i will try to group them in thematic groups, so please try to get them in early. we who are going to have rosemary reed and david cone. they will be picking up the questions from you. lucy daly, here in the front, will be keeping time for us. gentlemen, you do not want to mess with lucy. we flipped a coin and decided that governor clinton would give the first opening remarks of a -- quinn would give the first opening remarks. with that, we begin with gov. quinn. your opening statement? >> thank you very much. i want to thank the union league club for holding this debate. i also want to thank the union league club for their devotion to our veterans, service members and their families. i worked with them on countless efforts to make sure that we take c

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pat quinn will win. the entire ticket will win. [applause] so they are counting on you staying home and being apathetic. they're counting on your silence. they are counting on your amnesia. that's what they're counting on. so, chicago, prove them wrong. let's show washington one more time change doesn't come from the top -- it doesn't come from millions of dollars of attack ads. [applause] change happens from the bottom up. change happens because of you. [applause] and if you get fired up one more time, if you're knocking on doors and making phone calls and talking to your friends and going to in the barbershops, going in the beauty shops, i promise you we will have alexi as the next senator from the great state of illinois. [applause] thank you very much. god bless you, and god bless the united states of america. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> now a look at the growth of the tea party movement and tea party candidates running in the house, senate, and gubernatorial races. this is 35 minutes of "washington journal." host: on this friday morni

pat quinn will win. the entire ticket will win.pplause] so they are counting on you staying home and being apathetic. they're counting on your silence. they are counting on your amnesia. that's what they're counting on. so, chicago, prove them wrong. let's show washington one more time change doesn't me from the top -- it doesn't come from millions of dollars of attack ads. [alause] change happens from the bottom up. change happens because of you. [applause] and if you get fired up one more time, if you're knocking on doors and making phone calls and talking to your friends and going to in the barbershops, going in the beauty shops, i promise you we will have alexi as the next senator from the great state of illinois. [applause] thank you very much. god bless you, and god bless the united states of america. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ now, the look of the growth of the tea party movement and he carted candidates running in house, senate and governor's races. this is 35 minutes. host: on this friday morning we are pleased to welcome back to

illinois governor pat quinn introduced the president. the candidate who is running for the president's former senate seat. >> we've got democrats in the house? i can't hear you. we got any democrats in the house? it is great to see so many friends, so many incredible supporters. how about common? look, we all know that this country has seen some tough times lately. people are hurting, in a very real way. they are losing their jobs, their homes, and their shot at the american dream. you would expect in a time of economic crisis, at a time when we should be working together to give a helping hand to these families that the republicans might actually think about joining forces with our president and try to help get our nation back on the road to prosperity. unfortunately, tragically, all the republicans try to do is stop our president every time at every turn. when president obama tried to jump-start the economy with the largest middle class tax cuts in this country's history, the republicans said no. when president obama wanted to end tax