massachusetts senator scott brown and elizabeth warren just completed their second televised debate. you might recall the first one. let's see if senator brown's, but she doesn't look native american card is the only one in his deck. that's it next. >>> congressman barney frank will assess the scot brown and elizabeth warren debate which just wrapped up. don't miss that. >>> the columbus dispatch released their latest poll yesterday and found in the state of ohio it's president obama leading mitt romney right now by nine points. the other big home state newspaper poll was from the des moines register. according to that poll, the des moines register poll in iowa, president obama is leading by four points. there are a ton of national tracking polls out today. and spoiler alert, they all show president obama ahead by a few points. in terms of the senate races, that same columbus poll out of ohio that shows president obama ahead it shows sherrod brown leading by ten points. heading into the elizabeth warren and scot brown debate in massachusetts, we'll be talking about that in a moment, t

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massachusetts senator scott brown and elizabeth warren just completed their second televised debate. you might recall the first one. let's see if senator brown's, but she doesn't look native american card is the only one in his deck. that's it next. mike rowe here at a ford tell me fiona, who's having a big tire event? your ford dealer. who has 11 major brands to choose from? your ford dealer. who's offering a rebate? your ford dealer. who has the low price tire guarantee... affording peace of mind to anyone who might be in the market for a new set of tires? your ford dealer. i'm beginning to sense a pattern. buy four select tires, get a $60 rebate. use the ford service credit credit card, get $60 more. that's up to $120. where did you get that sweater vest? your ford dealer. >>> congressman barney frank will assess the scot brown and elizabeth warren debate which just wrapped up. don't miss that. those surprising little things she does still make you take notice. there are a million reasons why. but your erectile dysfunction that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily us

senator scott brown ifill: in 2010 brown won the senate seat once held by ted kennedy by playing up his blue collar labor union roots, touring around the state in a pick-up truck and making a direct appeal to the state's independent voters >> i don't think people really ideify with scott brown as a republican. i think they look at him as somebody who can really bring people together. you know what? his story is the story of most of the people that live in this community. ( cheers and applause ) >> ifill: then there's tom menino, boston's current and longest serving mayor. he waited until just a few weeks ago to endorse fellow democrat elizabeth warren, but now he's counting on the harvard law professor to beat brown at his own game. >> just one of those phenomenons in this business where scott

there's a real risk for scott brown.ith his likability coming down, 53 to 33 is a drop for him, there's a risk he's alienating swing voters and it could kogs cost him the election. if you talk to republicans in massachusetts, the great fall back plan is this. scott brown loses this year, the governor ship is open in 2014. he's an ideal candidate to run for governor of massachusetts because of the likability. the party label is not as much of a hindrance. 53/33. he's no longer the most popular in massachusetts? someone more popular is an attorney general named martha coakley. scott brown, if he loses this race and tries the governor, good chance the opony net is martha coakley. it could be ended by the woman. >> for people not from massachusetts, he beat her in 2010. >> right. she could have the last laugh still. >> it's not mitt romney the most popular politician in massachusetts? i'm surprised by that. i'm the lone nonbase stater at the table, so i will leave the hard analysis to you three. there was a moment that reall

nice guy thing is maybe going to be an issue for scott brown. , as luke said, brown leads warren 58 to 27% on most likable, but warren wins 47 to 42% on helps working people. that to me is interesting. they don't like her as much but they think her heart is in the right place and values. >> here you have the president is likable, and they also -- and the people also think well things are bad, but he's the one who cares about them. how she's able -- how she -- elizabeth warren will bring the personality and she cares about us thing together will be really tough because as we've seen, the reason why pollsters ask these questions and the reason why we focus on the likability question, is because it matters. >> what does likability mean? does it mean scott brown has a pick-up truck? i mean -- i mean it is -- to me, i understand that in massachusetts, there seems to be also a kind of predisposition against electing women to positions of power. >> it's a tough thing for women in massachusetts. >> scott brown has worked owe doesly and esid wasly to atta

senator scott brown ifill: in 2010 brown won the senate seat once held by ted kennedy by playing up his blue collar labor union roots, touring around the state in a pick-uprucknd making direct appeal to the state's independent voters >> i don't think people really identify with scott brown as a republican. i think they look at him as somebody who can really bring people together. you know what? his story is the story of most of the people that live in this community. ( cheers and applause ) >> ifill: then there's tom menino, boston's current and longest serving mayor. he waited until just a few weeks ago to endorse fellow democrat elizabeth warren, but now he's counting on the harvard law professor to be bro at his own game. >> just one of those phenomenons in this business where scott caught everybody off guard. he worked hard and he won. i think this time everybody understands that he's a very good retail politician. they're all watching and working harder than they ever have in the past. i've never seen folks more enthusiastic about a campaign than the elizabeth warren campaign >> if

scott brown is an affable guy and a likable candidate.or anybody to be running from the same party against someone from the same party as the president. he's up 20 in massachusetts. >> cenk: the president is. brown is a gigantic fraud if you ask me. the pickup truck, he used to carry his daughter's horse in that pickup truck. what's with the dressage horses and the republicans? i don't know if it was a dressage horse. >> and the bayonets. >> cenk: connecticut. again, shouldn't be a close race. it is. >> it is a close race. chris murphy is a congressman. he beat nancy johnson six years ago. nancy johnson was a popular. they thought it was in the bag. linda mcmahon ran against blumenthal. she lost. she's the wife of vince mcmahon, the founder of wwe. she was a candidate despised by a lot of people in connecticut. the fact she became the nominee made the democrats think this is's cakewalk. it is never a cakewalk. that's why scott brown is in this. >> cenk: mcmahon has been delivering elbows in the sky. came out with it to be fair. >> you owe

>>> scott brown and elizabeth warren had their second massachusetts senate debate last night with brownswer on the supreme score the and warren for hers about bipartisanship in the senate. the question is how close is this race? >>> and tony romo connects five times with the chicago bears, throwing one away in dallas. the question is, what was his deal last night? it's "way too early" for this.

and they have sent lots of money to scott brown, millions of dollars, and, look, scott brown's been working with the folks on wall street for a long time. >> reporter: wall street is republican senator scott brown's biggest contributor. the financial sector donated more than $2.5 million to his reelection campaign. but in 2010, brown cast the tie-breaking vote to pass wall street reforms. >> i don' i don't owe anybody ag because nobody helps me get down there except the people of massachusetts. >> reporter: the 53-year-old is a moderate republican. he's trying to become the first massachusetts republican to win a full term to the u.s. senate since 1972. what is at stake here? >> if you figure out where the united states senate stands right now, basically you have extremes on both sides. so by sending professor warren down there as an extremist, ultra liberal, i mean there's no argument there, and putting her into that mixer where she'll be 100% with her party, how does that solve problems? >> this particular seat could help determine who controls the senate. isn't that what this race is abo

all in scott brown. they love scott brown. he's their kind of guy. he's with them on the economic issues and he's not a real, you know, social hardliner whereas they've avoided a winnable race in missouri, right? they've had -- had they've invested in this deep blue state of maus chet and avoided the red state of missouri, much more -- >> why is that? >> because scott brown is their kind of guy. >> it feels like the presidential election there. it's -- i mean elizabeth warren is very close in terms of the thinking to obama. >> yeah. >> brown is very close to the thinking of romney. >> they hate warren. they really do hate her. >> i mean nobody -- i mean, to the extent that washington money that mitt romney is anywhere near todd akin it's a week spent talking about legitimate rape and it's just not what they want. >> not to mention the fact there's a lot of criticism against mitt romney for not coming out against extreme elements in his own party where he chose to take his stand was todd akin in missouri. it would look hypocritical to go back on it. i

. >> what was your initial reaction to the elizabeth warren/scott brown debate. >> scott brown fell intohe trap that sometimes male politicians fall into when they debate women. he looked overbearing and angry. and you particularly can't do that when you're debating a woman candidate. i thought he was in a lot of trouble as a result of this. he's behind anyway, but now he looks mad, angry, and i think that's a -- >> okay. well, that race is fascinating. the debate was last night and we have fascinating clips of that. and also the look at preparations of the presidential debates a day away. but first, we'll start with afghanistan. nato's secretary general says there's a possibility that western forces could be withdrawn from afghanistan more quickly than previously planned. he suggested the deadly spike of insider attacks has hit the morale of former troops serving in the war zone. and today's front page of the "new york times" claims the u.s. is abandoning its hopes for a peace deal with the taliban. the "times" reports american officials are essentially giving up on what was once a crit

. >>> the second debate between elizabeth warren and scott brown has just ended. >>> and another big debate tonight. and you are going to see the coverage right here before anywhere else. democrat wayne powell just finishes debate with eric cantor. i'll talk to the man trying to unseat one of the biggest obstructionists in congress. share your thoughts with us on facebook and on twitter using the hash tag ed show. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." thanks for watching tonight. the presidential debate is just two days away in denver. here's chris christie talking about how incredibly well mitt romney is going to do. >> on wednesday night, mitt romney is going to be standing on the same stage as the president of the united states and i'm telling you come thursday morning, the entire narrative of the race is going to change. here's the great news for republicans. we have a candidate who is going to contrast what his view and what the president's record is. and this whole race will be turned upside down come thursday morning. over the course of every time he was backed into a corner in t

and scott brown said that has nothing to do with me?e this is your campaign staff and maybe you ought to put out the word that this is not the way to behave. and scott brown said if you want to talk to the campaign, you talk to them. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ dose of politics from a fresh perspective. >>i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops love me. >>only on current tv. >> announcer: this is the "full court press," the "bill press show," live on your radio, and current tv. >> bill: how about it? 33 minutes after the hour now. this is the "bill press show." good to have you with us. we are coming to you from your nation's capitol and brought to you by the good federation of teachers. you can find out more about the good job they are doing in classrooms across the country at aft.org big night tonight. the first and only vice presidential debate of this campaign season. all eyes on joe biden, and all eyes also on paul pau. can he keep the hopes of the republicans up after mitt romney gave them a pretty good -- a very good

he's scott brown who drives a truck.'s a big part of his image and theme as he tries to portray himself to voters. there was that subtle again and again professor, professor, professor. she said it didn't bother her at all, but i guess it's open to voters to see how it makes them feel. >> kelly o'donnell on what is perhaps the most interesting of all of these senate races, but then again, there's todd akin. we'll get to that. >> exactly. more people are concerned about obama/romney this was a heck of a debate and if you love politics it's one to look up on-line. it was quite something to watch. >> indeed. looks like you had a great time as well. thank you. >> we did. >> and up next, the politico briefing, the pitfalls to avoid tomorrow night. stay with us. [ rosa ] i'm rosa and i quit smoking with chantix. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people qu

elizabeth warren and scott brown tried to dodge partisanship at every turn yet somehow the candidates got chippy. we will dissect and discuss round two ahead on "now." [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso.

. >>> the second debate between elizabeth warren and scott brown has just ended. there were a ton of fireworks. we will be life in massachusetts with the latest. and there was another big debate tonight. and you are going to see the coverage right here before anywhere else. democrat wayne powell just finished his debate with house majority leaderer rick can for. tonight, i'll talk to the man tried to unseat one of the biggest constructionist in congress. share your thoughts with us on facebook and on twitter. we're coming right back. [ male announcer ] if you had a dollar for every dollar car insurance companies say they'll save you by switching, you'd have like, a ton of dollars. but how are they saving you those dollars? a lot of companies might answer "um" or, "no comment." then there's esurance. born online, raised by technology, and majors in efficiency. so whatever they save, you save. hassle, time, paperwork, hair-tearing-out, and yes, especially dollars. esurance. insurance for the modern world. click or call. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." thanks for

scott brown has been ahead in some. we've kind of seen consistently her being a few points up over scott brown. there was one poll out this week that was considered encouraging for brown, showing him up again, possibly, and apparently as a result of mitt romney's debate performance. mitt romney, being a former governor of massachusetts, is very unpopular in the state. most polls have showed him lagging obama by a huge margin. this poll shows up he has made some ground -- this poll shows he has made up some ground against obama. we can expect this race to be one of the closest in the country. host: we will talk about the senate race later with you in the program. again, our coverage tonight of the senate debate, 7:00 p.m. eastern time. senator scott brown, republican, faces off with elizabeth warren, the democratic challenger, at 7:00 p.m. eastern time, 4:00 p.m. if you are on the west coast. gopac, campaign 2012. let's begin with ohio. "the washington post," "obama and romney running hard in ohio." why ohio? caller: a r

a spirited, at times, testy debate last night as massachusetts republican incumbent senator scott brown met his democratic challenger, elizabeth warren, at the university of massachusetts in lowell. it was the second of four scheduled debates as a new poll from "the boston globe" shows 18% of massachusetts voters still undecided and with warren holding a lead. right out of the gate, moderator david gregory asked about the controversy around elizabeth warren's claim to native american heritage. >> i never used the information about our native american heritage to get any advantage, not to apply to college, not to apply to law school, and not to get hired for any job. i was listed in a directory as -- i listed myself as native american. i was listed there. it's part of who i am. >> do you consider yourself a minority? >> i consider myself as having a native american background. that's what i said. that's what i am. >> no one is questioning what her parents told her when she was younger or all the way through that time frame. but when she was asked by "the boston herald" why is harvard tou

in some cases a lot of personal attacks. >> town to scott brown. tor brown using the line i'm not one of your students. you can hear the audience. both had certainly what would be described as low points for them. let me play them back-to-back. scott brown on the supreme court, and elizabeth warren or what republican in the senate she could work with. let's play them back to back. >> let me see here. that's a great question. i think justice scalia is a very good judge. judge kennedy. justice kennedy is, obviously, very good and justice roberts. justice so he hadmyier is qualified people there. >> can you name republicans in the senate today you can work with on big, substantive issues? >> i think probably richard lugar would come to mind. he's not going to be there. >> he's not going to be there. >> who else could you name, senator? >> that is a problem. >> other than they were uncomfortable once the audience reacted, what do we get out of the two situations? >> i think what you qualify them as kind of minor stumbles. neither one was a major mistake

. >>> a lot of democrats think or hope that scott brown up in massachusetts came on too strong in hisebate last night with elizabeth warren. >>> let who's had another etch-a-sketch moment. mitt romney says he won't revoke the self-deportation for illegal immigrants. >>> let me fin wish a behind the scene looks in what happened in the great kennedy/nixon debates. i've got it for you. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> ron brown's in "the national journal" wrote, the main reason obama is doing better in battleground states has to do with his increase from white working women. working class women. keep in mind, back in 2008, nationally, obama only got 41% of that group's vote. well, today in michigan 46% say they support the president. in florida it's 48%. nevada, new hampshire, wisconsin, and pennsylvania, the number hovers in those cases around 50%. in ohio and iowa, it's up to 52%. looking good for the president with white working class women. what an interesting category to be moving ahead in. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." today we saw a blow to th

elizabeth warren pushing scott brown as hard as she possibly can and even with scott brown going in onseen as personal attacks regarding her heritage, as well. this one's been one for the ages and going at it. >> they really have. and scott brown has more recently shifted toward saying she's not who she says she is because of some lawsuits that she's worked on during her long legal career and she continues to hammer him saying he is not who he says as far as being a moderate and so tonight we get the third debate and, you know, i expect we might get new ground in the debate. the first two had a lot of overlap. tonight's debate will be in springfield instead of boston so we might get a different perspective further out west. >> thank you. we'll see what happens tonight there. thank you. >>> protests outside the supreme court today as the justices take up university of texas affirmative action plan. the court's conservatives already casting doubt on the program. >>> but first, there's a lot going on today. here's some things we just thought you should know. stacey dash says she is shocke

control of the united states senate. >> reporter: in fact, democrats believe if they can defeat scott brown, they are virtually guaranteed to keep control of the senate. and, diane, they're probably right. >> and from capitol hill tonight, jonathan karl, thank you, jon. >>> and, there was news today about something american families trust to keep their children safe. school buses. a new investigation by our affiliate, wmar in baltimore. it shows school buses caught on tape, gunning it through red lights. abc's senior national correspondent jim avila has more. >> hug and kiss. >> reporter: parents trust them with precious lives. >> our bus driver is really good. i never seen speed. >> reporter: so, when moms and dads see pictures like this, school buses barrelling through red lights and caught hitting speeds 20 miles or more over the speed limit, it's shocking. >> on our lives, 50 lives that you just put in danger. >> reporter: this is baltimore, are our affiliate wmar-abc 2 investigates hundreds of speeding and red light camera violations, caught on tape. some of them had kids in the bus as

scott brown, the incumbent, rung in a blue state is in a tough race with elizabeth warren. i think that's going to go down to the wire. we may not even know who won that race on election night because it is that close. scott brown has run a fairly good campaign but he is going to have to convince one of every six voters who votes for obama to vote for him in order to win. also, linda mcman, the former wrestling guru, is in a tough race in connecticut. the polls are fairly time. connecticut is a blue statement most people think that murphy will get the w, but mcmahon has millions of dollars to spend. >> what about the so-called legitimate rape candidate, todd aiken in missouri? what does it say about either aiken's campaign or the state of missouri or mccaskill's campaign that it's still tight? >> it's single digits, it's not double digits. he's made controversial remarks continuing this week. it's a red statement there are a lot of republicans what feel like they could actually stun mccaskill and win that see. mitt romney and republicans in washington have totally distanced

release her personnel. >> i never used it for college, for law school, or to get a job. >> senator scott brown on defense trying to back up his manufactured native american controversy. brown and democratic opponent elizabeth warren just finished their second debate for brown's senate seat. it was front and center in the debate. but brown also had a tough time standing by mitt romney's economic plan. >> you support governor romney for president, i assume. >> as i said, when it comes to dealing with the economic issues, absolutely. but we're two different people. >> you would be a reliable ally when it came to his economic plan? on his economic plan, you said there's nobody better. >> i would also like to read the bills. a lot of people don't read the bills down there. >> meanwhile, a new set of polls show this race is close. polling from mass i think has it close. 18% of massachusetts voters are still undecided. and that means senator brown's seat is still up for grabs. for more on this tonight, let's turn to felix arroyo. you were at the first debate and of course, at this one again tonight.