will give us a vote for what we want every single time, there won't be any question about it, patrick morrisseyk, please come up. [cheering and applause] >> thank you, president donald trump and thank you governor justice. thanks to this amazing crowd for this very warm welcome. [cheering and applause] i will tell you, this guy really is making america great again and we know -- [cheering and applause] we know he is also making west virginia great again. [cheering and applause] now, for far too long barack obama -- [crowd boos] hillary clinton -- [crowd boos] and washington liberal, joe manchin -- [crowd boos] all of these individuals in the coastal elites they abandoned our west virginia values and practice political correctness and advanced liberal policies, they did not put america first. but fortunately for all of us there is one candidate, one man willing to fight back against political correctness and put america first, donald j trump. [cheering and applause] this election west virginia has a very big decision to make. you can go back to the values of those who abandoned west virginia, hi

if you vote for patrick morrissey, you will be voting for a conservative fighter with a record of resultshat will advance the trump jobs agenda. [cheering and applause] mr. morrissey: a vote for dishonest washington liberal joe manchin, well -- hang on. you will be empowering that same group of radicals, liberal obstructionists, the ones you saw in the senate circus this past week. now, dishonest washington liberal joe manchin, joe has got to go, amen, brother. [cheering] mr. morrissey: now, dishonest washington liberal joe manchin has a history of abandoning west virginia. he abandoned your gun rights supporting obama's radical gun control. [booing] mr. morrissey: he abandoned your values on life, backing planned parenthood. [booing] mr. morrissey: he abandoned your paychecks when he said no to the trump tax cut. [booing] mr. morrissey: he abandoned you when he opposed trumps border wall. [booing] mr. morrissey: but we are going to build that wall, we are going to build that wall. [cheering] mr. morrissey: but it gets worse. joe manchin supported hillary clinton even after -- hang on. ev

we have got to deliver him patrick morrissey.have to deliver him an absolute solid republican congress. come on, now. get behind him. god bless all of you. [cheering and applause] pres. trump: big jim. that's a big man. and he's doing a great job, he really is, he is doing a great job -- look at these numbers. for july, up 24.1%, revenue growth. [cheering and applause] think of that. i will tell you, look, you people, you know, you were great to me, we won the state i-40 two -- by 42 points. do you know what 42 points is? and that, in all fairness, that's against a democrat. we won by 42 points. you took me in. but i produced, i produced. i produced. these are great people and they love not only beautiful, clean coal, a love lots of other things we are doing well. west virginia is back, a lot faster than even i thought it could happen. backstage, i get hugged by minors, these massive guys. i say, so would you like to make computer widgets? nope. we want to dig coal. they have no interest in delicate computer parts. we also have w

to be in the wheeling up in the northern panhandle at a rally to become up some support for patrick morrissey, the republican senate candidate who's trying to knock manchin out of his seat this coming no. so manchin is under a lot of pressure. west virginia is a very supportive state of the president. the president's going to remind voters of what his stance is, and he's going to tell them to watchmanchin really closely. same thing for heidi heitkamp in north dakota who has not said how she's going to vote on the kavanaugh nomination. so this, the political implications of in the are pretty big, and if nothing big comes out of this probe, you'll, i think you'll see the republicans' support shore up, and they might grab a couple of democrats too. mike: and those moderates say to their constituents, hey, we had the fbi take a look, and there was nothing there, right? >> right. it does give them a reason to get to yes. and, certainly are, that's some of the indications that we've seen previous, before the, you know, before the sexual allegations came out, sexual misconduct allegations came out,

every, single time, there won't be any question about it, patrick moore secured patrick, -- patrick morrisseylease come up. [cheering and applause] mr. morrissey: well, thank you, president donald trump, thank you governor justice, thank you to this amazing crowd for this very warm welcome. [cheers and applause] mr. morrissey: i tell you, this guy really is making america , wet again, and we know know he is also making west virginia great again. [cheering and applause] mr. morrissey: now, for far too long, barack obama -- [booing] clintonissey: hillary -- [booing] mr. morrissey: and washington liberal joe manchin -- [booing] mr. morrissey: all of these individuals and the coastal in our westbeen virginia values, they practice political correctness, they advance liberal policies and they did not put america first. us, fortunately for all of there was one candidate, one man willing to fight back against political correctness and put america first. donald j. trump. [cheering and applause] mr. morrissey: this election, west virginia has a very big decision to make. you can go back to the values o

this time he is doing it to attack his opponent, patrick morrissey, who is suing to have the remaining provisions of obamacare stripped away. gun: you mentioned the culture, the nra hitting joe manchin for his support or lack thereof the second amendment, here is what they had to say. >> he wants to oppose your gun -- the world wants to oppose your gun rights. >> i don't think you want your second amendment taken. >> joe manchin is part of the problem. >> joe manchin always voted for obama, i like joe, but he does not vote forth. >> the national rifle association gives him a grade of d. >> we must elect patrick morrissey. we need him. it's always fun to see the -- host: it's always fun to see the call and response. so joe manchin put out his own and. >> i was born and raised in west virginia. this is what i'm fighting for. a strong military, securing our borders, and keeping our promises to our veterans and miners. technical training for good paying jobs, decent and affordable health care, and the second amendment always. i approve this message because i will work with both parties and

on saturday president trump a rally in west virginia to campaign for patrick morrissey, who is challenging joe manchin. watch live on c-span. also on saturday, montana democratic senator meets his republican challenger for a debate at 9:00 p.m. on c-span, your primary source for campaign 2018. with the control of congress in question this election day, see the competition yourself on c-span. watch debates from key house and senate races. take c-span your primary source for campaign 2018. >> the 73rd session of the united nations general assembly is underway in new york city and october 1.hrough we have covered several speeches, including one by president trump that we will show you in 40 minutes. in accordance with the decision on the 21st of december 2018, the general assembly will hear a presentation from the secretary-general from his annual report for the work of the organization under agenda item i now give the floor to 112. secretary general of the united nations. your excellency, madam and government, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen. our world is suffering from a bad case of trus

it could be decisive for patrick morrissey in west virginia. i think that race gets a shakeup if the president decides to park himself there for the last two weeks of october. jonathan: you have come around on josh holly and think he is in a good spot now. steven: in his defense, he was caught in the quagmire surrounding the governor. the poor guy could not go to dinners because people would say why are you investigating the governor. it was hard to raise money and move around in the state. i think he is an energetic candidate. i think that is a dead heat at this point in terms of where that ballot his. jonathan: two fast questions. have you gotten any signals from senator cruz that they would like you to play in that race? have his allies given cues at all about that race? steven: we heard some other groups are thinking about hitting involved in the race, but everyone is testing how serious this is. jonathan: are you polling there? steven: we will be. jonathan: who on election night will be closer in their race? who will have higher vote share

president trump will hold a political rally in west virginia to campaign for state attorney general patrick morrisseywho's challenging democratic incumbent senator joe manchin. live coverage beginning at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. coming up, this weekend, on book tv, saturday, at 6:15 p.m. eastern, the "wall street journal's" matthew hennessy discusses his book "zero hour for gen-x" how the last adult generation can save america from millennials. >> if you're a millennial, google helped you get through high school. if you're a millennial, wikipedia helped you get through college. if you're a millennial, you're what's called a digital native. your whole life has been shaped by this technology in a way that previous generations never experienced and in ways that many of us never even imagined was possible. and in key ways, this is the thesis of my book, that makes millennials different from the rest of us. >> then on sunday, at 2:00 p.m. eastern, stanford university professor francis fukuyama talks about his book "identity: the demand for dignity and the politics of resentment." >> that's the nice th

now the threat is patrick morrissey's lawsuit, to take away health care for people with preexisting conditionsead wrong and that's just not going to happen. i'm joe manchin, because for me, it's all about west virginia. >> this from heidi hidecamp in north dakota. >> for me it's breast cancer, for denise it's heart disease. she has something she would like to say the to kevin kramer. >> kevin kramer, i don't know why you want to go back to denying insurance coverage for preexisting conditions, but heidi would never do that. >> you have a general sense that all democrats want to talk about health care, and they also feel like it's a bridge to independence. you notice that there's no necessarily mention of obama care, it's basically about health care, you have heidi hitekamp there personalizing the preexisting condition argument. it's a catch all for them to not only galvanize the left, but also cross a bridge and get those independents on this kitchen table issue which is ultimately people's pocket books and the economy. >> here's from three different house races in different parts of the count

i don't know how patrick morrissey doesn't understand diabetes, high blood pressure. all affected in the same way. >> it's wrong for patrick morrissey to want to take away coverage from west virginians like me. we need someone on our side. i approve this message from all less virginians. is a patrick morrissey republican candidate and the west virginia senate race. >> we expect our senators to represent our state's pro-life values. but senator joe manchin is trying to have it both ways. because himself pro-life but he has repeatedly voted to spend more of your tax dollars to fund planned parenthood, largest abortion business in the country. and he voted against legislation giving states the authority to defund planned parenthood. remind him that in west virginia, we want to stop taxpayer funding for abortion. the west virginia senate race and our next caller is from florida area thank you for waiting period independent line, good morning. caller: good morning. i have a remark -- i'm originally from michigan and i would like to remind those people in michigan because i

patrick morrissey, very good seeing you. >> great to be here, thank you so much.the way, we did, in fact, reach out to senator manchin who has been on my show multiple times. we were declined this time. we reach out and always do and try to be fair and balanced. don't blame us if you didn't see him. we tried, we really tried. this fbi investigation is moving quickly, were we to believe the latest reports the washington examiner and other sources, they've talked to quite a few people and just beyond those associated with dr. ford. we'll have much more on that and the implications going forward. ♪ this is loma linda, a place with one of the highest life expectancies in the country. you see so many people walking around here in their hundreds. so how do you stay financially well for all those extra years? well, you have to start planning as early as possible. we all need to plan, for 18 years or more, of retirement. i don't have a whole lot saved up, but i'm working on it now. i will do whatever i need to do. ♪ plan your financial life with prudential. bring your cha

patrick morrissey taking on joe manchin, the democrat.est virginia, among a group of states where president won -- the president won in 2016, where democrats are up for re-election. manchin has not said whether or not he supports judge kavanaugh's confirmation. the fbi investigation is well under way and we expect them to zero in on four individuals to have conversations with to learn more about judge kavanaugh. among them, mark judge. he, of course, the friend of brett kavanaugh that dr. ford believes was in the room during this alleged assault. also deborah ramirez is the yale classmate of brett kavanaugh and she claims he exposed himself to her while they were in college. patrick smyth is a friend and he may have been at that party and also at that party who might have been there is leland keyser. everybody involved in the ford allegations say they are not able to corroborate her claims but not to say that he deidn't happen. the next week is important as the senate decides whether or not judge kavanaugh's confirmation will go through.

patrick morrissey. escue him like he's about to do for ted cruz, or try to rescue him? >> trump won this state overwhelmingly. morrissey is not as well known as manchin, who's been basically representing the state his lifetime. i think it's an i.d. trying to make this vote more about trump is smart for the president. i think the president wants to campaign a lot and this is a place you could see he would make a difference. i think trump will help in like north dakota, indiana. i just don't know if he can break through against joe manchin because of manchin's own brand in that state. >> clinton west virginia. is there a blue pocket in this state at all? >> i don't think so anymore. the governor was elected democrat and changed party last year. at this point, west virginia is a state -- it's like -- it's not in the south geographically but it's like the south politically where it was democrat for a long time. bill clinton won there. al gore almost won there. kerry lost by a lot. so manchin is pretty much a

trump holds a political rally in wheeling, west virginia to campaign for state attorney general patrick morrisseychallenging incumbent democrat joe manchin. live coverage begin 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, also online at www.c-span.org or you can listen on the free radio app. more congressional election coverage tonight, from montana as incumbent democratic senator jon tester meets his republican challenger matt rosendahl for a debate. c-span will have live coverage at 9:00 p.m. eastern, also on our website and radio app. this week, newsmakers interviewed club for growth president david mcintosh about their role in the 2018 midterms. he talked about several congressional races, including the senate race in texas between senator ted cruz and congressman beto o'rourke. >> and then you have texas, which in the last month turned into a real race. we are engaged there, supporting ted cruz. i think he is going to win, but not the way we thought it would be. >> what are the factors that turned it into a race, in texas? >> i give congressman o'rourke a lot of credit for that, to be honest with you. he ga

holding a make america great rally as he looks to boost support for republican senate nominee patrick morrisseymp taking on the democrats calling many out by name including elizabeth warren. >> pocahontas is now considered a conservative in the democrat party. she's like a conservative person. pocahontas, elizabeth warren, she's considered like a conservative person. these people -- they've gone crazy. they've gone loco. >> now, this was the first of five rallies president trump will hold this week, as he looks to drum up support for g.o.p. candidates ahead of the fast-approaching midterm elections. i'm mary ann raferty, now back to the greg gutfeld show. greg: he's getting flak for saying he's black. i speak of ralph taylor who took one of those dna tests which revealed to him that he was 90% european, 6% native american and 4% sub saharan african. what did he do? register as a minority business owner. that's america. that would give him a leg up when competing for government contracts. he took his case to the state court and eventually was recognized as a minority. now it is in the hands of t

the president did tout his endorsement of republican patrick morrissey who is running in west virginiaor the senate against democrat joe manchin. the president touting successes he's made in the economy, the unemployment rate, et cetera, asking supporters here to go out and defend his agenda in november. he put it bluntly at the start of his rally saying that though he is not running in november, really he is. boris sanchez, cnn, traveling with the president in wheeling, west virginia. >>> the fbi investigation is supposed to be finished no later than next friday. >> sources tell cnn three key senators set the terms of the investigation. republican aide says the fbi's findings are expected to be private, and available to senators, not the public. >> then senators will move forward toward a yea or nay vote on kavanaugh's nomination. we get more from it from kara scannell. >> an fbi investigation into allegations of sexual assault by brett kavanaugh is under way. a lawyer for one of the women who has accused kavanaugh tells cnn he's been contacted by the fbi and his client deborah ramire

this time he is doing it to attack his opponent, patrick morrissey, who is suing to have the remainingrovisions of obamacare stripped away. gun: you mentioned the culture, the nra hitting joe manchin for his support or lack thereof the second amendment, here is what they had to say. >> he wants to oppose your gun -- the world wants to oppose your gun rights. >> i don't think you want your second amendment taken. >> joe manchin is part of the problem. >> joe manchin always voted for obama, i like joe, but he does not vote forth. >> the national rifle association gives him a grade of d. >> we must elect patrick morrissey. we need him. it's always fun to see the -- host: it's always fun to see the call and response. so joe manchin put out his own and. >> i was born and raised in west virginia. this is what i'm fighting for. a strong military, securing our borders, and keeping our promises to our veterans and miners. technical training for good paying jobs, decent and affordable health care, and the second amendment always. i approve this message because i will work with both parties and a

the president did tout his endorsement of republican patrick morrissey who is running in west virginia, for the senate, against democrat joe manchin. the president touting successes he's made in the economy, the unemployment rate, et cetera, asking supporters here to go out and defend his agenda in november. he put it bluntly at the start of his rally saying that though he is not running in november, really he is. boris sanchez, cnn, traveling with the president in wheeling, west virginia. >>> let's put it in focus with a professor of international politics at city university of london, joining us this hour from our london bureau. at his rally in west virginia, mr. trump had this description of his democratic counterparts. let's listen. >> they were all saying, he should be on the united states supreme court. that's why i put him up. and i will tell you, i will tell you, i will tell you, he has suffered, the meanness, the anger. the vote for judge ckavanaugh i as a vote to reject the ruthless and outrageous tactics of the democrat party, mean obstructionists, mean resistance. >> okay.

joe manchin has a nine-point lead over patrick morrissey.if that might change if joe manchin decides to vote no on this supreme court nominee. kelly, i'm told you have something as well. >> reporter: the president is going to west virginia tomorrow. in knowing both flake and manchin over the years i can tell you that they were both taking heat from their party because they would have lunch together on a routine basis as a way of trying to bridge the partisan divide. that seems quite innocuous in the secular world, but inside the capitol that was considered something unexpected and unusual for them to do for a long time. so the fact that even not in washington, while he's in his home state this alliance kasie outlined is important. also, it is joe manchin who is up against the current attorney general of a state the president won by 42 points. manchin himself had previously been governor, never an easy race for a democrat in west virginia. he's a popular person. but this is important. of course manchin voted for neil gorsu gorsuch. of course

president trump will hold a campaign rally in west virginia to campaign for state attorney general patrick morrissey who is challenging democratic incumbent senator joe manchain. wasm it live saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern. after that, c-span's 2018 election -- campaign coverage continues. jon tester faces a challenge for the mizzou la. that's 9:00 eastern also on -span. saturday, two retiring members of congress, representative shuster of pennsylvania and representative gutierrez of illinois. i'm coming to the end of my term as leader of the committee, which republicans term limit ourselves for that and that's when i -- when you're on the starting team and they put you on the bench, that's in fun. i decided it was timing to leave and make room for new members. we have a lot of people on the committee and i have no doubt someone will replace me and they'll can't to do good work. >> i've been here 26 years in congress. i believe and i think the last couple of weeks are demonstrative of that, that i have helped create an immigrant movement in the united states of america and in the democratic caucus an

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on saturday president trump a rally in west virginia to campaign for patrick morrissey, who is challenging joe manchin. watch live on c-span. also on saturday, montana democratic senator meets his republican challenger for a debate at 9:00 p.m. on c-span, your primary source for campaign 2018. with the control of congress in question this election day, see the competition yourself on c-span. watch debates from key house and senate races. take c-span your primary source for campaign 2018.

to campaign for state attorney patrick morrissey who is challenging the democratic incumbent. live coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. c-span.orgonline at or you can listen on our free radio app. more congressional election coverage tonight from montana. as the incumbent democratic

now the threat is patrick morrissey's lawsuit to take health care aware from people's pre-existing conditionsand that's not going to happen. i'm joe manchin and for me it's all about west virginia. >>> all right. looking right over the barrel of a gun, joe manchin joining us right now. thanks for being on. good to have you. >> it's been a long time. hope you're all well. >> so donald trump won your state by 40 points. why do you think you're ahead in the polls? >> first of all, this is not new for me. 2012 when i ran for the first full term after bob byrd died in 2010, mitt romney won by states by 35 points. he beat barack obama by 35 points. i won by 25 points so west virginiians go with the person they trust. >> so, joe, help me out here. again, donald trump won your state by 40. we're hearing that people are getting more and more liberal, more and more conservative, going into their camps. never vote for a republican presidential candidate or a democratic congressman, congresswoman or senator and yet you look what's happening in west virginia with you, you see joe donnelly is doing pretty

to campaign for state attorney patrick morrissey who is challenging the democratic incumbent. live coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. c-span.orgonline at or you can listen on our free radio app. more congressional election coverage tonight from montana. as the incumbent democratic senator meets his republican challenger. c-span will have live coverage at 9:00 p.m. eastern. that is also on our website and radio app. alex bolton is a senior staff writer and he joins us. recount for us today what happened in the senate committee meeting just briefly. >> it seemed to be heading toward a normal confirmation vote, which would have sent brett kavanaugh to the floor for confirmation on tuesday, but then everything changed when jeff flake, he disappeared and was gone from the committee room. he did not speak at the other senators did, even though he had issued a statement in support of brett kavanaugh. and as the vote was approaching at 1:30 p.m., there was all this whispering going on beyond the dais. and it was clear something was afoot. and that is when word started to