my father's favorite senator even after i was sworn in was russ feingold. we need him back in the united states senate. i tell you if wisconsin does their job, i'm confident they will, we will have russ back in the united states and we will have a working majority of democrats in the united states after this election in november. [applause] so, but we have our work cut out for us. and i will tell you that, in montana we have an incredibly difficult gubernatorial election going on and i brought these papers up because i'm not very familiar with scott walker but, but i'm going to tell you that, that i think we do have some connections with the governor's race in montana and what you guys experienced in wisconsin. in wisconsin you had hundreds of millions of dollars cut from public education, right? you've had right to work laws imposed, yeah. you have have photo i.d. laws so people can't vote in a democracy, unbelievable. you have five planned parenthood clinics close in the last three years. i will tell you what that sounds like to mon tan. that sounds like g

i'm going to thank you for sending russ feingold back to united states senate. [applause] i will tell you unequivocally anti-mom passed away, i got elected in 06 and my mom passed away in 09. i was sworn in 07 and my mother's favor senator even after i was sworn in was russ feingold. that's a fact. we need him back in the united states senate and i'm going to tell you if wisconsin does their job and i'm confident they will, we will have russ back in the united states senate and we will have a working majority of democrats back in the united states senate after this election in november. [applause] but we have our work cut out for us and i will tell you bad in montana we have an incredibly difficult gubernatorial election going on and i brought these papers up because i'm not very familiar with scott walker but i'm going to tell you that i think we do have some connections with the governor's race in montana and what you have experienced in wisconsin. wisconsin you had hundreds of millions of dollars in public education, right? you had right to work laws imposed.

johnson is in a tight race against former senator russ feingold. earlier in the day, politico ran a stunning article about fears within the republican establishment about the future of the party. they revealed former president george w. bush recently told aides, "i worried that i will be am the last republican president." and the convention as one of the most powerful figures in the conservative movement, roger and, may soon be forced out as chairman and ceo of fox news following a sexual harassment lawsuit. joining us now here in cleveland is john nichols, political writer for the nation. his most recent piece is headlined, "trump is officially the gop nominee-but republicans aren't exactly celebrating." john nichols is also co-author of the new book, "people get ready: the fight against a jobless economy and a citizenless democracy." welcome back to democracy now! you are on the floor. i sell you -- i saw you over there at the quicken loans arena. thousands of trump up supporters and simply republican delegates -- not always the same -- were ther

and we are home to future senator russ feingold. tonight, we cast 49 votes for senator bernie sanders and we cast 47 votes for the next president of the united states, secretary hillary clinton. >> thank you very much, wisconsin. you have cast 47 votes for secretary clinton and 49 votes for senator sanders. wyoming. wyoming, you have 18 votes. how do you cast your votes? >> madam secretary, i am the chairwoman of the wyoming democratic party. wyoming, the equality state and the home of many firsts. the first national park, the first national monument, the first state to guarantee women the right to vote and the first state to elect a woman governor. tonight, we are proud to be the last to cast our state votes. seven votes for senator bernie sanders and 11 votes for the next president of the united states, the first woman president of the united states, hillary rodham clinton. >> thank you very much. >> we will now hear from the state of vermont. we have seen senator sanders sitting with the vermont democratic chair. lot of suspense

in wisconsin, i am running against russ feingold, a man who even after 9/11, was the only senator to vote against giving law enforcement the tools they need to help stop international terror. during his 18 year senate career, he also voted against authorizing the military 11 separate times. he is asking wisconsinites to give him a fourth term. just as hillary clinton is asking america to give her obamas first term. -- third term. the world is simply too dangerous to elect either of them. instead, america needs strong leadership. leaders who will jumpstart our economy, secure our borders strengthen our military and accomplish the goal that president obama set out over 22 months ago -- we must defeat isis. and we must remain fully committed to destroying islamic terrorist wherever they hide. [applause] it doesn't have to be like this. we should not have to live in fear. but if we want to change that reality, we must understand exactly what is at take. this is a fight for freedom. this is not somebody else's fight. this is our fight and it is our fight that we absolutely must win. [appl

my witness on the ground in witness is that whether it's fighting to elect russ feingold as the nexting on local state legislative elections. bernie supporters and hillary supporters are working together towards those goals and i'm convinced by the end of this we are going to be together. the other thing i would tell you about wisconsin is we have become sadly quite a divided state because of the antics of our governor and -- >> labor issue? >> labor issues and a lot of this election is about how working people get ahead again. wages have been stagnant for years and years. so i think people will recognize that we need to support hillary clinton if we're going to break agree of that and give people a fair chance at getting a leg up and reaching the middle class. >> senator, thank you for being with us. >> thank you so much. >> good luck tonight. tonight after hillary clinton accepts the nomination, it's game on for the general election. for months we have been out speaking with voters leading up to conventions. that take mess to delegate hunter jacob soboroff. e he joins me from the c

and we are home to future senator russ feingold.e cast 49 votes for senator bernie sanders and we cast 47 votes for the next president of the united states, secretary hillary clinton. thank you very much. wisconsin. you cast 47 votes for secretary clinton and 49 votes for senator sanders. wyoming. >> all right. wyoming will be the last state before vermont. let's listen in. >> how do you cast your votes? >> madam secretary, i am the chair woman of the wyoming democratic party. wyoming. the equality state and the home of many firsts. the first national park, the first national monument, the first state to guarantee women woman governor. today we are proud to be the last to cast our state votes. seven votes for senator bernie sanders and 11 votes for the next president of the united states, the first woman president of the united states, hillary rodham clinton. >> thank you very much, wyoming. you have cast 11 votes for secretary clinton, and seven votes for senator sanders. and now to vermont. how do you cast your 26 votes? i'm dotti

in wisconsin, i am running against russ feingold, a man who even after 9/11, was the only senator toote against giving law enforcement the tools they need to help stop international terror. during his 18 year senate career, he also voted against authorizing the military 11 separate times. he is asking wisconsinites to give him a fourth term. just as hillary clinton is asking america to give her obamas first term. -- third term. the world is simply too dangerous to elect either of them. instead, america needs strong leadership. who will jumpstart our economy, secure our borders, strengthen our military and accomplish the goal that president obama set out over 22 months ago -- we must defeat isis. and we must remain fully committed to destroying islamic terrorist wherever they hide. [applause] it doesn't have to be like this. we should not have to live in fear. but if we want to change that reality, we must understand exactly what is at take. .his is a fight for freedom this is not somebody else's fight. this is our fight and it is our fight that we absolutely must win. [applause] dona

and we are home to future senator russ feingold. cast 49 votes for senator bernie sanders, and we for the next president of the united states, secretary hillary clinton. thank youings-blake: very much, wisconsin. for secretary clinton. 49 votes for senator sanders. wyoming. have 18 votes. how do you cast your votes? i am thesecretary, chairwoman of the wyoming democratic party. wyoming, the equality state and , firste of many firsts national park, first national monument, first state to guarantee women the right to vote and the first state to elect a woman governor. tonight, we are proud to cast seven votes for bernie sanders and 11 votes for the next president of the united states, of thest woman president united states, hillary rodham clinton. thank youings-blake: very much, wyoming. you have cast 11 votes for hillary clinton and seven votes for bernie sanders. and now to vermont. how do you cast your 26 votes? >> i am dotty dean, chair of the vermont democratic party. on behalf of the great state of vermont, us eight -- a state t

in wisconsin twisconsin senatorn faces pro- abortion senator russ feingold. senator johnson has a 100% pro-life voting record and in contrast to the former senator supports the current policy of abortion on demand and the band every chance he had and is endorsed by planned parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider. they faced the former assemblywoman deborah ross the candidates supported by emily's list. >> in arizona congresswoman kirkpatrick, a candidate from emily's list -- >> the nation's largest -- the extreme pro- abortion pac is challenging senator john mccain. senator mccain's record contrasts greatly with kirkpatrick's who voted against the legislation and voted to fund the planned parenthood, the nation's largest provider. >> the commissioner is challenging the senator michael bennett and the colorado senate race they voted against the child protection act and has been awarded a 100% lifetime rating by planned parenthood. todd young will face the former congressman for indiana's open senate seat. todd young has a 100% voting right record wh

outspent and they have gone way out of their way to fix some of these like ted strickland and russ feingold said he was tired of the institution and written his own book on them. it is instantly more competitive because of the money he brings. people wondered for years what he was going to do with it. >> we will be back. >> he is now a senior writer with the website ball otpedia.org. the races here, the candidates are not here in ohio. >> it is not that unusual. we remember for in the close races. and again, if you come. it is a reasonable strategy for these folks. >> you have been surveying delegates. share what you have learned over the last couple of days. >> one of the things i find interesting about this is half of the delegates say that this is their first convention. the nominee is an outsider like donald trump who doesn't have a political base in this country. i think that makes sense. they call themselves very conservative. it is a pretty conservative platform. inhave still got about three 10. there are reservations about donald trump either supporting him reluctantly because he is

together one of the great campaigns the structure that we need to win and i absolutely believe russ feingold will come back to the senate. [cheers and applause] he has one of the great campaign managers working with tom russell he will do a great job to make sure that we elect not just ross fine gold but also hillary clinton. [applause] to make sure she cringes the so-called glass ceiling i have two daughters and a granddaughter and a grandson i thought the show last night was spectacular run she talked about that and so what is bernie sanders and elisabeth. [applause] this election is not about us most of us that are here have had a pretty decent life. this election is about what our kids and grandkids will have their young people here this election is about you and the kind of future we handover to them and i really want to say that i believe if we work hard enough that we will win this election once we get past these conventions and people start paying attention, you will have to ask yourself how could he even come close to winning the presidential election? we took care of mitt romney an

it's a weakness for his opponent, russ feingold. >> do you think briefly, bill, they're going to losethink it's definitely a possibility. i think that if it breaks one way it's going to break for all. they need four seats, six are in states that obama carried. and the margins are all within four points. >> all right. we have to take one more break. when we come back, hits and misses of the week. ...clear for take off. see ya! when you're living with diabetes. steady is exciting. oh this is living baby! only glucerna has carbsteady, to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and try new glucerna hunger smart to help you feel full. once i left the hospital after a dvt blood clot. what about my wife... ...what we're building together... ...and could this happen again? i was given warfarin in the hospital, but wondered, was this the best treatment for me? i spoke to my doctor and she told me about eliquis. eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots and reduces the risk of them happening again. not only does eliquis treat dvt and pe blood clots. but eliquis also had significantly less major bleeding

. >> in wisconsin, pro-life senator ron johnson faces pro-abortion former senator russ feingold. senator johnson has a 100% pro-life voting record. in contrast, former senator feingold supports the current policy of abortion on demand and voted against the partial birth abortion ban every chance he had. and is endorsed by planned parenthood. >> the nation's largest abortion provider. >> north carolina pro-life senator robert burr is face challenge by former assemblywoman debra ross, a candidate supported by emily's list. >> the extreme pro-abortion pac. >> in arizona, congresswoman ann kirkpatrick, a candidate from emily's list -- >> the nation's largest -- >> the extreme pro-abortion pac is challenging pro-life senator john mccain. senator mccain's pro-life record contrasts greatly with kirkpatrick's, who voted against the pain capable legislation and voted to fund planned parenthood. >> the nation's largest abortion provider. >> pro-life el paso county commissioner darryl glen is challenging pro-abortion senator michael bennet in colorado's senate race. michael bennet voted aga

senator russ feingold, my colleagues and i learned that a plane hijacked by terrorists was heading for the capitol. i still vividly recall what it was like to run out of the hart senate office building, fearing for the safety of my friends, my colleagues, and my family. three weeks later, our senate office received mail contaminated with deadly anthrax spores. my colleagues and i were put on powerful antibiotics for several months to counteract possible anthrax exposure. you see, mr. chairman, i understand on a deeply personal level what it feels like to fear harm, and to be under attack. i resolved then to do my part to ensure that violent extremists, regardless of race, religion or ideology, never succeed in their mission to destroy the values that make our nation great. freedom, justice and equality for all. mr. chairman, senator coons and members of the subcommittee, thank you so much for inviting me to testify today on how we can do better to keep our nation safe while upholding our nation's founding values. days after 9/11, president george bush called on the nation to uphold the

that will help a candidate like russ feingold for senate in wisconsin beat ron johnson, incoming republicanenator. that district is held by democrats in the house. we see fewer of those changes, fewer diversification's benefiting democrats broadly when it comes to the electoral college in some of the state ride -- statewide races. the other factor at work really limiting them a craft is that the filing deadline passed in 81% of districts by early may when donald trump clinched the nomination. for democratic strategists who want to recruit candidates to get into races and say the water is warm they did not really have a window of time to do so. by the time everyone realized the montreux is actually going to be the republican nominee for president it was too late in a lot of districts. host: robert costa on the washington post with renewed speculation on michael flynn. seriouslymp considering him as his running mate. he had a falling out with the president of the left of the administration back in 2014 as an attired -- as a retired military general. anything?impact guest: it would not surpris