rick berg, you start this time. berg: i would vote to repeal obamacare.istinction in this race. my opponent will not vote to repeal it. this is a $1 #.7 trillion takeover of our health care industry. we taked a little bit about medicare. $716 billion coming out of our seniors. the worst is it creates a board of unelected officials, an ipab board, making decisions on what's covered and what's not coveredded. that puts government between a doctor and their patient. this is a big government solution that's wrong. i remember seeing my wife, a family practice doctor, and she said this will be a problem. it puts government between me and my patient. my son and i were having breakfast several months ago, and the gal was busing tables, working her butt off, and she said, rick, i wish you luck this fall because i don't know what will happen if obamacare stays. we started with one restaurant, and now we have several. if this kicks in, i don't know what we're going to do. olive garden and red lobster said they are going to part time employees because we don't unders

i called him something else but it's rick berg. gled let's move to arizona, and that's also very tight in a state which hasn't elected a democrat to the senate in house long? >> it's because, you know, this is a surprise retirement with senator keil, and i don't think republicans were expecting to defend here. but this is a close race. what we're looking at there is carmona had his own debate gaffe where he basically insulted cnn's candy crowley, even though she wasn't in the room at the time. i mean, at best it was a crude remark, and we're seeing whether it was-- it will have further ramifications. it's a close race, but jeff flake went through a late republican primary, piled up a lot of negatives from his opponent spending millions of dollars against him, and it looked like flake will have the advantage there, but it's very close, and republicans can't afford to lose their own seats if they want to take over enough democratic seats in order to win back the majority. >> ifill: they need four seats to take over the majority if th

obviously, rick berg, a freshman congressman, but he was a longtime state lawmaker in the state. he was dealing with a lot of these issues. and hide, former state attorney general let public office temporarily, obviously she's running again now, in 2000 and went to work at an energy company. energy is huge in the state and huge if the race. >> ifill: thanks for correcting me on the candidate's name. i called him something else but i s ris berg. gled let's move to arizona, and that's also very tight in a state which hasn't elected a democrat to the senate in house long? >> it's because, you know, this is a surprise retirement with senator keil, and i don't think republicans were expecting to defend here. but this is a close race. what we're looking at there is carmona had his own debate gaffe where he basically insulted cnn's candy crowley, even though she wasn't in the room at the time. i mean, at best it was a crude remark, and we're seeing whether it was-- it will have further ramifications. it's a close race, but jeff flake went through a late republican primary, piled up a lo

rick berg you can start this time. berg: i will vote to repeal obamacare.his is the one clear distinction in this race. my opponent will not vote to repeal it. this is a $1.7 trillion takeover of our health care industry. we are talking about medicare, $716 billion coming out of our seniors at the worst is that it decreases unelected officials going into this ipap board. they will make decisions on what is covered and what is not covered. what that fundamentally does is it puts government between their doctor and their patient. this is a big government solution that is wrong. my wife is in a family practice doctor and she said you know it puts government between me and my patient. my son and i were having breakfast several months ago and this gal was busing tables and she stopped at our table and she said i don't know what will happen if obamacare stays. we started in the restaurant. is this kicks in i don't know what we are going to do. the olive garden and red lobster this week said we are going to go to part-time employees because we don't understand the

the difference between a republican and democrat in north dakota, as you see it, between you and rick bergat's this campaign about? >> i think it's fundamentally about whether you support medicare, whether you support social security, and you support that social safety net that's so important to the elderly. so much of what we talk about is privatizing those important programs. i don't agree with that. my opponent voted to privatize both of those programs. what we hear over and over again is the economic problems will go away if we just give another billionaire a tax break. we know that's not true. there's no proof that that's ever been true and so we continue to push back against those ideas. >> let me ask you about the keystone pipeline, because i've always wondered why the president opposed it because it looked like a job creator in your part of the country. you're for it. tell me about the president on that one. it's obviously a jobs issue. >> well, the keystone pipeline is about transporting tar sand oil out of canada down into louisiana. the environmentalists will tell you it's never

they think this race is closer although rick berg is ahead.can state ahead. >> senator in jon tester running for re-election. most polls show a very tight race with the congressman. this is a race that's been essentially tied since he got in the race. montana only has one congressional seat. same number of people vote for him as tester in 2006. here's the clash of the titans. this is a race that republicans absolutely must have if they are going recapture the majority on november 6th. >> reed wilson thanks for being with us. >>> it's about eight minutes after the hour. time to head over to lonnie quinn for another check of the weather. >> good morning. we have that extraordinary storm out there and extra hurricane season. this is hurricane sandy. keep in mind we already had tony out there. only two names left. then we go back to the greek alphabet only done once before. we have a cold front that's stalled in the ohio valley. we also have a low pressure system up here. around the pacific northwest. and take a look at this. we're going see some

so would rick berg who we just saw in front of the burning chair. so would josh mandel in ohio.d michael baumgartner, so would tom smith in pennsylvania, and so would everyone's favorite rape pundit, the gentleman from missouri. >> if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> todd akin the republican senate candidate in missouri. like the republican vice presidential nominee this year, they all have the same position on what they want the government to force rape victims to do against their will. which raises the question of what counts as being too creepy about rape now. what counts as an unacceptable level of creepiness when it comes to rape ideas from republican politicians? and that unanswered question set up a big new question mark. for thursday night's debate between paul ryan and joe biden. how would paul ryan hold to that position on stage. as mr. ryan and mr. romney try to make themselves over. would this be their turn to the center? no. >> in the past he has argued that there's rape in forceable rape. he's argued that in

heidi heitkamp, former attorney general up against one of the wealthiest members of congress in rick berg. he came in in the tea party wave but has not been very popular in the state. it's a red state. she's a populist. >> if democrats hold on to the senate, they actually gain, which no one predicted we would be having this conversation, they will have a big politicians name is todd akin. i say that because -- >> you think he's affected all the races? >> it's a cancer that's spread in terms of you already had the talk about the war on women. they say that's not true. there's no such thing as a war on women. someone says i'm convinced doctors are giving abortions to women who aren't even pregnant. that's one of your nominees. it becomes tough to say no our party doesn't have an issue with women. call me crazy. >> i have often thought that the cuts in medicaid that have been proposed in the ryan plan has affected a lot of the races. because as families in america, we try to take care of our parents. that effects moms. i think that effects women really a lot. they see that and they say, i'm

what about north dakota's rice with heidi heitkamp up against one of the wealthiest in congress in rick berg. he came in in the tea party wave but hasn't been very popular in the state. it is a red state. she is a populist. what do you make of that race? that's a big seat. >> it was. >> that is senator conrad retiring from the senate budget committee. >> democrats hold on to the committee. the unthinkable happens, which they gang and they will have a one rather impressive politician, or not very impressive, but a politician to send a politician to and that is todd aiken. >> you think he affected the races? tz. >> it is like the canser that spread. you have the tack, the war on women. and they say that's not true. there is no war on women. and someone comes out and says, i'm convinced doctors are giving abortions to women who are not even pregnant. that is hard to say if our party doesn't have a war on women. call me crazy. >> cuts in medicaid have been proposed in the ryan plan has really affected a lot of these races. because as families in america, we try to take care of our parents. that

there were independent democratic polls which show a dead heat or a slight edge for rick berg.ecent poll showed a tight race. we have not seen either candidate gain an edge. this could be a race where nobody knows what will happen until late at night. host: is the state must win for senate republicans? guest: the field is looking so volatile.e -- call it t it would be surprising if they could not win give the mitt romney's big advantage. host: we will keep an eye on that. julie sobel, thank you for joining us. we'll be right back with tucker carlson to discuss tonight's debate. [video clip] >> i watch c-span, especially when there are events going on. --i can get the original script from a person and i can come to my own conclusion. i get c-span, c-span2, and c- span3. c-span3 is the history channel. sometimes i want to visit the senate and see what the house is doing. >> sandra watches c-span on verizon. brought you as a public service by your television provider. >> in every presidential election since 1992, hopefuls have taken their questions from undecided voters in a town

it's richard mourdock in indiana, rick berg in north dakota. it's michael baumgartner in washington state. it's pete hoekstra in michigan. it's tom smith. it's todd akin in missouri. it's josh mandell in ohio. seven senate candidates in these high-profile states hold that same position. seven. here's how josh mandell of ohio reacted today when he was confronted with richard mourdock's feelings about god's will and rape victims. >> he said that, i think, even when life begins in the horrible situation of rape, that this is something that god intended. is that something that you would denounce or -- >> i think i would want to see his comments -- is there a video of it? >> it was in a debate last night. >> yeah, i think i would want to see the video or see the debate before commenting on that. >> but it's true that you do not have an exception when it comes to abortion? you're pro-life in all cases, even -- >> i think it's important to protect the life of the mother and, you know, i'm proud to be pro-life. >> even in the possibility of rape? that'

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. >> the candidates are heidi heitkamp and rick berg. this is a little less than one half hour. >> welcome to the continuing coverage of election 2012. this is the debate where north seat.a is a u.s. senate sen i am here with berg and heidi heitkamp. thank you so much for being here. both candidates will have a bottom in the closing statement. there will be topics as i mean where there will be discussion and debate. >> thank you. i would like to thank everyone watching. this election may be the most important election in our lifetime. if we did i get our country back on track on the road to growth and prosperity, my children will not inherit the same country we do. i will fight against barack obama's failed policies and fight for the idea that people from north dakota should make decisions about their family and their opportunities. i served in the best legislature in the country. we crafted policy that has made north dakota the economic envy of the nation. washington likes to make complicated. it is simple. we live within our means and

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i think rick berg the republican has a bit of a lead but nothing to be comfortable about. >> bill: heidi? >> florida is in mid-single digits, maybe 7 to 9 points and a lot of it has to do with the fact that romney is doing so much better in the state. i'm not sure the republican can really close those last few points. really tough. >> bill: at this point nelson ahead. nevada? >> another close race. i think the republican here is a little bit ahead, but the one thing that republicans are concerned about is the fact that president obama is running ahead here. democrats talk a lot about their -- about their turnout operation there, their voter registration advantage, which could be worth a couple of points to the democrat, but close race. >> bill: maine? >> maine will be the death of me this cycle. you have a three-way race. leader is angus king former governor, but i think the writing is on the wall here and he will caucus with democrats. this ball game an important race for republicans. crossroads went up on the air with an independent expenditure aimed at king. the democrat cynthia dill

the lady called from florida rick berg -- referred to independents lacking education.here are a lot of independents out there. the reason we are independent is because we will make up our own minds. i thank you for your time. host: about undecided voters? caller: i think the undecided voters are probably those who are dealing with the daily day- to-day stresses and they don't really understand or believe which candidate is going to get us up that mountain. it is a very difficult process between the social reform and birth control issues. it is a mes/. for the first seven by 65 years, i am on the fence. host: what will it take to push you over one way or another? caller: an increase in my social security check, no, really, believability. i would like to look into the eyes of the candidate and sense the truth or the fall said. it is something did that is a visceral thing. both men are very intelligent, very competent and capable of doing the right thing. they are performing very well but don't tell me, show me. that is basically all i can say. host: thank you for your ca

turn us to talk about the senate race in north dakota, a very tight senate race between republican rick bergand democrats hedy heitkamp. ms. sobel, this is a state where president obama is fairly certain to lose by double digits. why is the senate race expected to be so close? >> yeah, i mean, for sure obama is expected to lose by double digits in north dakota. but haiti heitkamp, people basically agree it could have made at the race for democrats. republicans are expected to win the seat in the beginning and would have been a republican kickoff. but she's kind of crass to the independent persona. she really a centrist credentials on the trail and people just say she's a great campaigner. she's got some good ads in this race has basically a dead heat or months. >> these two candidates met at a debate last night. c-span will be airing that debate tonight on c-span 2 at 8:00 reviewers would like to watch that. but julie sobel of the national journal, talk about the strategy of nationalizing this race on berg's part. >> sure, what he basically has to do as president obama is unpopular in the st