. >> a recent hust "ing tonne post poll" -- a recent handcuffing tonne post poll: >> what are your thoughts of america's future as the leader in space? >> as we continue to defund the american space program in the way we have. it will send a signal around the world. that is - will be that the u.s. is no longer dominant in space exploration or travel. that sends a message that we would rather not send, that the united states is second or third or in much less capability technologically speaking. i think it opens the doors to considerations about the u.s. that we don't want, that we are losing our position on the world stage. not a good message to spend. >> so many fascinating things going on with respect to space. >> derrick pitts, great to have you with us. >> the show may be over. the consider conditions on the website aljazeera.com/consider this and facebook and google+. you can find us on twitter. . >> picking up the peaces in the midwest where dozens of tornados caused widespread devastation. the loss of life may have been minimised thanks to early warnings. food and other supplies are

not only that, the "washington post" poll showed a majority of republicans support the deal. d it was basically even. among republicans. and a majority of conservatives supported the deal. so it's not the first time that republican lawmakers have been quick to just say the opposite of whatever the president says, even if their own voters are more supportive. and hopefully, we'll see voters be consistent and maybe we'll see some elected officials go home and listen to some of their constituents. >> you know what, and ryan, among -- that's a great point that most republicans are supportive of the deal, except perhaps the neo cons. everything old in politics new again. and it's interesting to see the neo cons come back out of the woodwork. they were put aside by the tea party. but i want you to listen really quickly to former bush administration official, john boltton, former ambassador. listen to him. >> the sanctions are not going to work. you need to give it up and accept one of two propositions. the most likely proposition is iran gets nuclear weapons. the second proposition

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. >> the latest "washington post" poll shows mcauliffe leading cuccinelli by 12 points. >>> toronto's embattled mayor says if the police chief has video of him smoking crack, bring it, prove it. speaking on his radio show yesterday, mayor ford struck a defiant tone vowing to stay the course in office. still he apologized for mistakes saying, quote, i just got to maybe slow down a little bit on my drinking. he demandeded the police chief foe public with the video. he says the city should be able to judge for itself. arriving at the radio station sunday, he chose an interesting song to blair out of his car. ♪ staying alive, staying alive. >> cocking do rocking to the bee gees, he seems went to do just that. >> i have made mistakes and all i can do is apologize. >> reporter: after a heart to heart are the deputy mayor saturday, most expected a major announcement on ford's future. instead -- >> i am going for continto cont my job. >> and he also has a pending re-election. recent poll shows support for him creeping upward in spite of the video in question. >>> now to business. wall street

the lowest job approval we have ever seen in the abc news/"washington post" poll. take a look at this. only 42% approving of the president's job performance. 55% disapproving. and on the health care law, a record high, 57%, say they oppose the law. only 40% are supporting it. and george, look at this number. we asked voters if they can have a mulligan on the 2012 election, who would they vote for? a plurality now say they would vote for romney over obama. that's one thing president obama doesn't have to worry about. >> what a difference a year makes. meantime, jon, real signs that there were some red flashing lights back in march about the rollout of the website. >> reporter: that's right. it turns out we learned from the congressional committees investigating this, they asked a consulting firm to look at whether or not they would be ready. the mckinsey consulting firm. and they found in a march report that was presented to white house officials in april, they thought there were real problems. they thought the website would not be ready. their biggest concern, ther

this is the reality in today's nbc washington post poll, the president is down 15 points from january when it comes to being a strong leader, he's down 8 points for being honest and trustworthy. most damaging though, 70% of the country believe he's on the wrong track. is 70% of the country wrong? >> i think it's also reflective of where they see their government going. it's not just the president. i think it's the entire congress as well. you have a dysfunctional congress. the republican congress has no vision. it has no agenda for 2014. and i think the president pays some of the price for that. >> these numbers are about the president, though. >> polls go up and down. >> they're not just reflective of the president. they're reflective of what's happening right now in the times. we live in a very unsettling world. and quite frankly, what my republican colleagues continue to do is create more uncertainty. more fiscal cliffs to come, unfortunately, we have a cr that will expire in mid january. and we have another debt ceiling coming in february. hello. >> but congressman, in the same po

i think it's interesting the washington post poll last week showed that even though people were supportiveey were skeptical. i think people are really taking aim of this position even if they don't think something is going to come to fruition eventually. >> aaron blake, the washington post. aaron, thank you. >> thank you. >>> coming up, a $20,000 for one college athlete. plus, richard's buzz word topics on the getaway hump day before on the getaway hump day before thanksgiving.erica, even though she doesn't need them, cheryl burke is a-cha-ing in depend silhouette briefs for charity, to prove that with soft fabric and waistband, the best protection looks, fits, and feels just like underwear. get a free sample and try for yourself. the united states population is going to grow by over 90 ovemillion people,ears and almost all that growth is going to be in cities. what's the healthiest and best way for them to grow so that they really become cauldrons of prosperity and cities of opportunity? what we have found is that if that family is moved into safe, clean affordable housing, places that ha

a brand new abc news "washington post" poll out tonight shows 62 percent believe more than one personnvolved. abc's byron pitts on the school teacher convinced from the very start that investigators got it wrong. >> something has happened in the motorcade, i repeat something has happened in the motorcade route. >> reporter: november 22, 1963, jean hill, the dallas school teacher would become known as the lady in red. there she is captured in the zapruder film standing just 20 feet from the president when the fatal shot hit. hours later she was live on the air with local abc affiliate. >> he grabbed his chest and he pitched forward onto her lap. >> reporter: even though the official version of events is found only three gunshots fired, from then until the day she died, hill kept insisting she heard up to six shots, adding she saw a second gunman above the grassy knoll. hers would be the first of countless conspiracies. today some 50 years later we met her daughter and granddaughter on that very same spot. >> she heard four to six shots. that's what she believed that day and said it for

the abc news/"washington post" poll puts the president obama's overall job approval rating at just 42%. down 15% points this year. 55 disapprove, a new record high for his presidency. and the president's other ratings are tumbling, as well. 46% see him as a strong leader. 47% see him as honest and trustworthy. and 47% say he understands americans' problems. fueling the negativity is the botched rollout of obama care. americans by nearly 2-1, disapprove of his handling of the rollout. and opposition to the affordable care act is at an all-time high, 57%. last week, the president said he didn't know the extent of the problems with the obama care website when it launched. >> i'm accused of a lot of things. but i don't think i'm stupid enough to go around saying this is going to be like shopping on amazon or travelocity. >> reporter: and this week, more assurances from the white house. >> the goal here is obviously to get people through the system. and by the system, we don't mean the website. but through the system, and therefore allow them to enroll in a plan. >> reporter: an estimated 7

an abc/washington post poll found 55% in favor of a government takeover while only 36% wanted private takeoff on the outskirts of new york city. although not linked to terrorism, it came amid news reports about more breaches in airport security. these events forced a compromise on capitol hill. so we did act, we got it done, buried our differences. we bring to this body a bill that will substantially enhance security and restore airline finances. poussaint: events and public pressure had moved both sides to agreement, compromising to make screeners federal employees, but only on an interim basis with an option to privatize them later. man: on this vote, the yeas are 410, the nays are 9, the conference report is agreed to. poussaint: the post-vote analysis pointed to a disconnect between republican party policy and public sentiment on this issue. oberstar: they were pursuing their own ideological bent and they misjudged what the public wanted. poussaint: on november 16th, president bush and a delegation from congress went to the airport for the signing ceremony. today, we take permanen

"washington post" abc poll has the president in their poll at the lowest approval rating during his entiresidency. the health care law is down to 57% opposed to the health care law. that is extremely high number in the "washington post/abc news poll" as well. that is why there is pressure on the president. democrats lacking at the poll and joining republican pubs saying. bill: will heads roll at the white house because of botched rollout of obamacare? what do you think. @billhemmer, @marthamaccallum. heads are rolling. we'll get to all could have those. martha: big question whose side is robert gibbs on at this point? is he softening the ground and there will be firing at the white house? discuss he suggest things are mismanaged and if he were there he would have done a better job. bill: "washington post" poll we'll talk about that in 25 minutes. so much criticism to go around this singular issue. gibbs is not alone whether you're a democrat or republicanning. we're watching a hearing on the hill. peter doocy is life in washington. what do we expect. >> reporter: bill we'll see big holes i

in an abc washington post poll. most say the government shouldn't been involved with health care. most blame those numbers on the troubled roll out of healthcare.gov. press secretary saying the information is secure. >> when consumers fill out their online applications they can trust that the information that they are providing is protected by security standards. testing happens on an on going basis using best practices to safeguard personal information. the healthcare.gov website has been determined to beco complia. >> gretchen? >> i can imagine republicans have something to say about these polls. what has the reaction been? >> the polls mirror their own scep ti sim. lawmakers asking why the president wasn't briefed on the situation and given the efforts to make good on his promise if you like your health insurance you can keep it. they are asking if he can keep promises for example about costs. >> what we are seeing here is pattern of broken promises from the administration. i think most americans are finding out that is really not true. secondly what the president said is if we

has appeared to be leaning very strongly in favor of the democratic candidate with the washington post pollterry mcauliffe over cuccinelli by 20 points. women preferring mcauliffe by 24 points. but then two days ago, a new poll released which shows a much, much closer contest for virginia governor. in the poll, he's still in the lead but only by four points now. for a candidate who has nod led a poll outright since he led exactly one back in mid july, ken cuccinelli being down by four in october represents an epic surge, a cuccinelli surge which sounds like an fcc violation. and he might actually be closing the gap. what does that mean? john stanton is joining us washington bureau chief at buzz feed. thank you for being here tonight. >> good to be here. >> do you see a way that ken cuccinelli surprises everyone and scratches out a win here? >> yeah, sure. if his staff lets him out of the box they're keeping him in, yes, sure, i think that would allow him to start talking and say things that would probably hurt his candidacy. other than some major gaffe on his part, no, i don't think, he's l

the "washington post" poll found 6 in 10 want an overhaul.ims are handled by victim's own commanders instead of in a separate court of law. >>> john kerry has reached an agreement with afghan officials over the future u.s. troop levels. details will be announced tomorrow. the afghans want some 2024. the pentagon hinted at the shorter time frame. we'll find out more tomorrow. >>> wall street is pulling back from the early gains. a surprisingly big bump in retail sales last month. jc penny which struggled for years is leading after the sales rose for first time since december of 2011. the fed signaled it could curb its bond buying program in the coming months. set three indexes, especially the dow jones industrial average dropping. >>> turning to a bit of science that caught our eye according to new research, mean girl behavior is real. >> you're wearing sweat pants. it's monday. >> so? >> so that's against the rules and you can't sit with us. >> whatever? those rules are aren't real. >> they were real that day i wore a vet. >> because that ves

in the abc washington post poll, three measures of leadership and empathy in that particular poll, he's under water for the first time in his presidency. people don't see him as a strong leader. they don't see him as somebody that understands people like them. they don't view him as honest and trustworthy. with that in mind, is it pos able as you now move forward in your opinion that can can be repeeld, stopped. how would you go about doing that? >> i believe that is the only answer. you are seeing president obama and the democrats propose band aid fixes that are cosmetic. some have great names like if you like your plan, you can really, really, really, really keep it. wouldn't give real relief to the people who lost their health insurance plans. the president apologized. but an apology is only meaningful if you make it right. the way to make it right is to repeal it all and allow people to buy insurance across state linebackers, have real choice, real opp patients to control health care, not the government. >> senator ted cruz, good to see you. >> thank you, sean. >> up next tonight on

look at what happened because cuccinelli was so far behind terry mcauliffe had a 12 point lead in post pollonsensus, 8 or 9, no, this thing was so close, and reason is, is that, health care. i mean you look at correlation, healthcare. if this -- if the republican had a narrative on healthcare if the roll out problem, i think that obama numbers are wire seeing he is down under 40 in gallup yesterday. i have not seen today's numbers. you look at that, what happens, i think this thing about keeping your health care -- this -- this spin, this absolute amazing this shows healthcare is popular? my god, ii this campaign had been on the last for 2 more weeks or another week with some her sauces put in -- resources put in terry mcauliffe would have lost, and lieutenant governor, if any other aren't except a person who was so vulnerable because of his social position, had been running, terry mcauliffe would have been toast. neil: ad there not been a libertarian candidate in the race. >> let plea get to that point, 7% of vote, about 70-30 split for republican, and stories this morning that democrats,

supposed to be a disastrous result, but the gallup poll and the washington post poll, showed that health reform held steady or even ticked up a little bit in public esteem after the first few disastrous weeks. after the media could settle full-time on the result, after the coverage of terrible, terrible obama care, the poll numbers according to a new reuters report, weirdly, the support keeps going up. overall, the support for health care reform has gone up a little bit. among the americans who don't have health insurance, their approval of the affordable care act is going up. their disapproval is going down. again, this is in the middle of the fire hose coverage of how terrible health reform is, how terrible it is, you could possibly imagine. how people are looking forward to use the new law to get health insurance has gone from 37% last month to 42% this month. the poll numbers on obama care are going up. which is absolutely inexplicable if you only look at the beltway media. yeah, the conservative media, but pretty much the whole national media is following their lead on talking about

this week an abc "washington post" poll found had the health care lie been exposed before november 2012, romney would have won the election 49% to 45%. and benghazi, of course, you have to say it was a video. if you admitted that you knew al qaeda had killed four americans, then i guess you're osama bin laden wouldn't have been so compelling, and if the irs hadn't targeted your political enemies during your election, which, by the way, was pretty close, we might also have had a completely different result. so now that you've been forced to admitted lie even your own party has panicked. they are scared. those ho touted your health care bill including mary landrieu, they're jumping ship. what to do going forward? yesterday you gave us an extra month next year to sign up for obama care. you say it's good news for consumers, because we'll have more time to learn about the plan before enrolling. you know, my dad, rest in peace, always told me, there are two reasons for doing things. a good reason, and the real reason. the real reason -- the one month would move the start of the 2015 enrollme

president obama, job approval is in an absolute free fall, now according to the latest washington post pollly 42% approve of his job performance, and a staggering 55% disapprove. now, it is not all. the registered voters asked if the 2012 election were held today, who would they vote for? well, 49% say they would vote for governor romney, only 45% would vote for president obama, romney would win by double digits, 49 to 39%. now the disastrous numbers for team obama are because of one thing and one thing only, obama care, 51% of the people surveyed disapprove of the president's health care overhaul, and obama is under water for the first time. half of all say he is not a strong leader, doesn't understand the problems of people like you, and is not honest, or trustworthy. how are you, sir? >> great, sean, how are you? >> you're a great american, bill bennett, these numbers, the first time it happened on the issues of leadership, empathy, the president, not a strong leader and doesn't understand people's problems. more important, people don't view him as honest and trustworthy. what does it me

in the last "washington post" poll for the virginia governor's race. mocrat terry mccauliffe was leading ken cuccinelli by 12 points among voters in total. he was leading by 24 points among women. exit polling tonight in that virginia race shows that ken cuccinelli is losing women to democrat terry mccauliffe by 16 points. again, that's according to the exit polls. when virginia voters were asked tonight the single most important issue they took into the volting booth, surprisingly a high number of voters chose abortion as the single highest motivating factor for their vote. 20% of virginia voters tonight, one-fifty oe one-fifth of all voters said that abortion was the most important issue. and 65% of them voted for the democrat in the race, terry mccauliffe. joining us now from mccauliffe campaign headquarters, chuck todd, host of "the daily rundown." so nbc news originally said it was too early, now it's too close. what can you tell us? >> reporter: here's what we can tell you about what changed, frankly as the raw vote count came in, sometimes they c

all right, gentlemen, another number for you, according to abc news "washington post" poll, excuse meof americans oppose the affordable care act. the national journal poll shows that 52% with a negative assessment of the law. gentlemen, let's start with you, mr. shrum. do you think that the media coverage has had an effect on this and on these numbers? >> oh, sure i do. and in the segments you showed at the beginning were ridiculous. for the most part, people were just asserting things, they weren't explaining anything. and for howard kurtz to chair this to accurate raikatrina whe the city of new orleans was devastated is obscene. maybe he borrowed the line from somebody else. what's happening here, the press curve is behind what i think the reality curve is. in states that have exchanges, you're seeing enrollment surging far faster than they surged, for example, in massachusetts, when romney care was established, which is after all, very much the model for this. secondly, and it's a little noted statistic today. 90% of the people who first went to healthcare.gov, and were -- couldn't

opinion polls in just the past couple of weeks leading up to this night, one poll, the washington post poll it at 12 points, terry mcauliffe win. this is going to come down to a pretty narrow victory for mcauliffe. and that has to send a message especially for red state democrats up for re-election next year. >> reporter: and it shows it is still a very potent issue for republicans to criticize and go after affordable care act. and this started. you can see it in the polling data, virtually at the same time that the launch of healthcare.gov began to develop problems and ultimately collapsed because of the pressure of the applicants, and then collapsed with the computer code. it does show with their decision that there needs to be reforms, particularly as it relates to the deadline on march 31st is probably good politics and policy. it signals to the house and candidates throughout 2014 that this issue is going to continue. one of the things we saw last month because of the race was terry mcauliffe and democrats latching on to essentially what was the democratic talking point, attacking tea

cautioned before they make the decision, they would consider public input and now a new huffington post poll out this week, 49% of respondents do not think cell phones should be allowed while 31% say they should. joining me now, paul hudson of flyers rights.org. thanks for joining me. >> glad to be here with all of the weather. >> absolutely. safe and sound, other people are out there traveling. let me ask you, this is the first major holiday where people are allowed to keep their phones on and ipads and not in wi-fi mode. it seems flight attendants are adjusting well to that change. it's the issue of having phones on planes. >> allowing cell phone calls as opposed to other things is another major step. and most flyers are against that. and we feel that it would be very disruptive to do it on a unrestricted basis certainly. >> go ahead. >> i mean, i've already heard people leaving their cell phones on without it being on airplane mode when the plane is taking off and climbing and very jarring to hear somebody's phone going off not to mention what's going to happen when we have a weather emer

a new poll shows the bungleed health care rollout is continuing to take its toll on president obama. "washington post/abc news poll" shows the president's approval rating the lowest since he took office and a shift in how americans view the significant piece of legislation. a full 56% now say they oppose obamacare. of them, 46% strongly opposed law. that is compared to just a month ago when the public was pretty much split. joining me are a political reporter for the "national journal" and john mccormick, a staff writer for "the weekly standard." alex, to you first. the president has always been fairly popular among the american electorate. people thought he was trustworthy and so forth. obamacare you say not so much. what does this disasterous rollout do with all of that? >> it is really hard to overstate how much damage he has done this with nobody's else fault besides his own. he got it through the house, the senate despite scott brown's election. got through the election and tea party. fumbleed it up in a way that many critics say that government is incapable doing something this important in peo

. >> the american people appear to be with gillibrand, according to the abc/washington post poll. 59% supporting independent prosecution. i want to bring in our company, politico senior congressional reporter manu raju and molly ball is the atlantic's national political reporter. good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> as you both know, this crosses party lines. gillibrand has the support of eight republicans, including ted cruz, rand paul, chuck grassley, but can she get to 60? >> well, that's the question at this point. but she's made so much progress from where she started. and i think you see why a lot of democrats think very highly of kirsten gillibrand, the way she has worked so hard behind the scenes and worked across the aisle to persuade people to support her approach to this. she's refused to give in or to compromise with the other approach that was offered, and she's really drawn support from a lot of unexpected quarters. i think with senator reid offering his support now, that's a big deal and that could potentially move some votes into her column as well. >> ma

according to a new "washington post" "abc news" poll the president's approval rating has plummeted to its lowest yet. 55% of americans say they disapprove of the job the president is doing now. only 42% approve. the poll shows 50% of americans feel that president obama is not honest or trustworthy in contrast to 47% of americans who think he is. the hidden credibility follows a partial government shutdown near national default after a stand off in congress, a series of nsa revelations on the extensiveness of u.s. spying, and now a fumbled roll out on the affordable care act. the president offered a long apology in last week's press prs briefing. >> i understand why folks are frustrated. i am, too. sometimes they take a look at what's taking place in washington, and they say not enough is getting on it that helps me with my life. regardless of what congress does, ultimately i'm the president of the united states, and they expect me to do something about it. you know, that's on me. i mean, we fumbled the roll out on this healthcare law. >> reporter: first on the agenda is revamping conf

more than 6 in 10 workers at a recent washington post poll worry that they will lose their jobs in thisfitz in portland, that's not a good sign of the economy, nothing to do with the stock market, but not a good sign for the economy. >> not on this one. and on this one, i have to watch my language, it's hard to retain a modicum of respect for anyone in the beltway. they would realize that mainstream america is in a world of hurt. higher taxes and take money from everybody and give it to the government and 60% to me is a reflection of the social fear that's associated with a recovery that doesn't exist. it goes back to washington. stuart: back to the original point. you think we're going to hit 18,000 on the dow industrials by the middle of next year even though we've got i think a dismal economy and a dismal approach to the economy by ordinary people? >> yes, we do and that's a function of liquidity, stuart. don't forget the entire market is jacked up by leverage. if bernanke, well, soon to be yellen, if she puts more in it, you have increasing money chasing a relatively few number of q

job he doing and that is a record high for the presidency according to the latest washington post/abc news polluch because of problems with the rollout of the affordable care act. >> seven, selfie is the chosen word of the year and we declare this selfie day. take a selfie picture of yourself and tweet it to us. we could share it on air and on-line. >> today is 150 years since president lincoln gave one of the most famous stirring speeches in american history. thousands of people are flocking to gettysburg to recognize one of the greatest moments, the gettysburg dress the dedication if a new national cemetery in pennsylvania in november of 1863 fourscore and seven years arrest he gave the short speech to remind people that the war effort mist go on after the civil war. >> this morning, the los angeles police department is looking at a new approach to crackdown on car burglars. move over walking dead, the lapd northeast division has a new video starring zombies. it features zombie whose steal ipads and other items from parked cars. this year, 21,000 vehicles have been burglarized in los angeles.

polls show more and more americans are fed up with the whole thing. opposition to obamacare has hit an all-time high of 57%, according to the "washington post" and abc news poll. the problems seem to be hurting the president. for the first time in his presidency 53% of americans say president obama is not a strong leader. also, the poll finds a record 50% of people say that the president is not honest and trustworthy. credibility problem is clearly developing. mike emanuel with the news and is live this afternoon on capitol hill. is there an official explanation why they did not put all of this on hold given the problems about which they were clearly warned. >> reporter: the impression is that october 1st was the gate and all systems needed to go. the one company said the launch of the web site could be a plane crash on takeoff and was asked about that today. >> when were you first concerned the administration would not be read you october 1 nor the start of the open enrollment? >> i never thought that. >> but you made a comment you didn't want this to be plane crash. >> well, you're referring to the e-mail -- >> yes. >> exchange i had -- >> yes. certain

one washington post poll had him up 12 percentage points just one week ago.president obama came here to arlington on sunday, biden came monday, and they all pushed really hard. he said he feared that the fear of god into you because he know his up in the polls and i need you to turn out. unquestionably, a lot of the , they aresupporters people who do not have a history of doing so in nonpresidential elections. they had an intensity advantage. the same poll had two thirds of mcauliffe voters said they were voting against cuccinelli and not for mcauliffe. poll showsc significantly more voters said that they were strongly supportive of cuccinelli and they were strongly supportive of mcauliffe. that accounts for the race being as tight as it is tonight. forhat is the storyline tonight? >> chris christie takes his victory lap. the new york mayoral race winning as expected and in the tightness of virginia, trying to get at why that is. what would have made the difference here? was it money, the gender gap, the government shutdown, healthcare? a lot of different iss

a new "washington post" poll shows that americans want a negotiated deal with iran by a two to one margin. the alternative negotiation is not good. in fact, it could lead to war. americans do not want another war, and therefore negotiations are the right way to handle this particular problem with regard to the preventing iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. ellison: support negotiations. we do support them and hope they succeed. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. recently i received an email from a woman in my district named shannon. she received a letter from her health care provider stating her current policy did not meet the retirements of the affordable care act, and she would have to choose a new plan or go to the health care marketpla

the leadsri vary from four poins in a quinnepiac poll to 12 points in a "washington post" poll. private polling the race is probably closer to five to seven points than to 12 points but turnout issue that you mentioned is really key in that area. do republicans show up even though it seems like their candidate is struggling at this point? do democrats show up even though it seems like their candidate will be fine? >> host: alexander burns, before i let you go, talk about governor christie, if he wins re-election what does he face in the next term? >> guest: he has w a whole bunch of issues related to education, state teacher contracts. rebuilding the jersey shore, gay marriage, that were raised in his first term, fought out to somerm degree but not completely resolved. i think if we do view christie as someone who wants to be president or certainly could run for president in 2016 it will be really interesting to watch especially the first year of the second term before he gets sucked into the 2016 whirlpool. what he tries to prioritize to maintain the narrative he has from the fi

this is the washington post poll 45-44 among men. for terry mcauliffe among women. here is a quote. one of the interviews from that poll that sort of illustrates where that's coming from, a 64-year-old female voter from virginia saying i am not a fan of terry mcauliffe. i think he's a light weight, if he's the only democrat, he gets my vote the devil himself would be better on women's issues than ken cuccinelli. tom, i guess, this to me seems in virginia the ultimate test of what the tea party can do in a general election in a swing state. terry mcauliffe is a weak democratic candidate this is an off year election. it should favor the republican. all these conditionsist that should make this a winnable race for republicans. like you say, the fact that cuccinelli will lose this, is there any sign, are you hearing any seen from the republicans of rethinking their strategy, rethinking that convention and more broadly rethinking the leaning on the pea party? >> i think, lock, the party has become estranged from the business base, you hav