>> it looks like it'll be sarah gideon. once she gets the nomination, she will be the beneficiary of almost $4 million that came on vote.els of the kavanaugh thom tillis of north carolina up for reelection next year. beents indicated he has very influential with the president. why the challenge? yc in the tossup category? closest14, that was the senate race, and i expect north carolina to continue to be competitive and close. he does have a primary challenge from a wealthy candidate named garland tucker. democrats are still sorting through their field. it looks like a former legislator and veteran, named cal cunningham, is still the front runner. that race is still evolving. at its core north carolina is a competitive place. >> we will start our phone calls in north carolina. the number is on your screen. jim is on the republican line in wilmington, north carolina. >> good morning. melting in the dark. it might have been a beautiful cake at some point i i watched both of the democrat debates and i just have to tell you it r

teresa greenfeld and sarah gideon. what was the decision behind jumping in so early especially in a state like maine? ms. schriock: in iowa teresa greenfeld appears to be the only woman. we have known teresa. that's the thing. the interesting thing about emily's list is for so many of the women we have known or been working with them for years. as they come up. unlike the democratic congressional campaign committee dealing with a ballot line, we deal with the whole ballot. i often tell the story of maggie hassan, whom he had the great honor of framing before she ran for the state senate in new hampshire, we knew her as a state senator when she lost that senate seat. we came back around and said, you should run for governor. we supported her in that governor's race. then when the senate seat came up against kelly ayotte, we sat down with many conversations and said, we think we should do this. we're really looking for leaders, rising leaders across the ballot lines. it is a really unique thing that emily's list does tha

sarah gideon. a weekse $1 million in for a senate campaign against a senator who has seemed invincible in cycle ex-slugger -- cycle after cycle. she raced half a million. people are still find in the down ballot candidates in a way that republicans should worry about. when i asked about money outside, i was seeing what she would do with that question because the democratic donors are still primed to think giving to down ballot races if they are exciting enough. host: the supreme court decision on redistricting will energize both parties on the state legislature level. how do you see that playing out over the next year? >> democrats are very upset by this decision that there will be on the started -- unfettered gerrymandering. in a state like virginia were control of the chamber cooking down to one or two seats. it is something that activists will push through, these really matter. this one legislative seat m at atters. it could mean the difference between a different control of the house. >> it's a

so, somebody like sarah gideon in maine, who we have been a champion of in her work, who not only did a phenomenal job as speaker of the state house in maine ensuring a newly elected candidate, janet mills, the newly elected governor started to turn the train around after eight years of republican governor lapage getting that agenda through. but she also proved her worse -- worth when she was in the minority. when she had to work across the aisle in cycles before. that is the kind of leadership we are looking for. we think she's someone who is a strong leader who can take on susan collins. >> looking at the entire ballot in the last cycle what we have heard is we have never seen this level of interest, women signing up and asking how they can run. what do you see? has any of that enthusiasm slipped? ms. schriock: no. i keep thinking it is going to slip. at some point. so, we have a website right now. slist.org. you can sign up for our run to win program if you are pro-choice democratic woman who has any interest to run for anything. we will put you into a program first online and then

state speaker sarah gideon just announced last week. she's kind of the preferred candidate of the democratic establishment. there is another candidate who is running who announced earlier who finished third in the gubernatorial race. i expect gideon to be the democratic nominee. susan collins has proven herself as she can win tough races. we are in an era of increased polarization. i don't think she can take her race for granted. the only two senators up for reelection in a state for -- that hillary clinton carried in 2016. that was the first time since we have been popularly electing our senators that the senate result in the presidential result matched in every state. holds that map should be concerning to senator collins and senator gardner. host: was it senator gardner's voted that alvin eyes to or ?nergized opposition in maine were $7.8 million -- once gideon gets the nomination she will be the beneficiary of almost $4 million that came on the heels of the cavanagh vote. host: thom tillis of north carolina up for reelection. he has

state speaker sarah gideon just announced last week.he's kind of the preferred candidate of the democratic establishment. there is another candidate who is running who announced earlier who finished third in the gubernatorial race. i expect gideon to be the democratic nominee. susan collins has proven herself as she can win tough races. we are in an era of increased polarization. i don't think she can take her race for granted. the only two senators up for reelection in a state for -- that hillary clinton carried in 2016. that was the first time since we have been popularly electing our senators that the senate result in the presidential result matched in every state. holds that map should be concerning to senator collins and senator gardner. host: was it senator gardner's voted that alvin eyes to or ?nergized opposition in maine were $7.8 million -- once gideon gets the nomination she will be the beneficiary of almost $4 million that came on the heels of the cavanagh vote. host: thom tillis of north carolina up for reelection. he has b