according to critics of shaheen's plan, the results were devastating. the law drove up premiums and drove insurers out of the state. these same critics now claim the affordable care act would superceded state la laws has made matters worse. the narrow networks are narrower than expected. >> prior to january 1, 2014 you had access to a nation-wide network of all providers and hospitals. >> based in ham stead, new hampshire, tom hart is president of the national association of health underwriters. and he says the new obama care network doesn't cover out-of-state treatment except for emergencies. >> and that's a big difference for someone who lives in new hampshire. because many people prefer to have access to boston-based fa si facilities or massachusetts hospitals. >> senator shaheen who's up for re-election wouldn't talk to us. but when she speaks in public these days, she doesn't seem to want credit for obama care. >> i would have designed it differently if i had been designing it. unfortunately, i wasn't the person who was writing the law. hindsight i

it could be a liability for senator jeanne shaheen, whose vote ensured the bill became law.uldn't be the first time. >> people do not want the trillion dollar health care plan that's being forced. >> it's being forced on the american people. >> his campaign was widely seen as a referendum on obamacare. not yet a law. despite his victory, the afford able care act was passed. soon after brown arrived in washington, which may be why he's back on the campaign trail, this time in new hampshire, running against senator jeanne shaheen. >> i want to run to repeal obamacare and then go back and develop a plan that works for the states. >> the average of the latest polls shows sheheen with a solid lead. we tried to speak with senator sheheen for months to discuss her stance on health care. >> she was the deciding vote to implement a health care bill that people didn't vote. she voted against every single grandfathering amendment to protect people's doctors, nurses, hospitals. >> brown believes the people will vote for him for many issues, not just obamacare. but there's no denying it

thanks to the policies of senator shaheen, we have an immigration crises on our hands. we respond with compassion, but it's time for us to secure the border once and for all. >> scott brown, good to have you with us. >> thank you, lou. >> the house looks like they're going to put up $659 million, not what the president wanted to solve the border crises. your reaction to the republican move in the house? >> there's a need to make sure our border patrol and others have the tools and resources to do their job and do it safely. we are a kpas nat country but when the president and senator shaheen and others put out a neon sign that said, listen, come get your kids here and through his executive orders we'll take care of those kids, put them ahead of the millions of people trying to follow our laws, it sent a powerful message to come on over. it's creating an economic problem and potential national security problem, something i don't support but apparently the president and senator shaheen do. >> the calls it a sign of surrender to the president because it contains no languag

it could be a live ilk for one senator shaheen,ed and it may ba what boosts her opponent.dn't be the first time. >> people don't want the trillion dollar healthcare planl that is being forced. >> scott brown shocked the country when he won a special election for the late ted ena kennedy's senate seat in liberal massachusetts two years ago. his campaign was widely seen as a referendum on obamacare. not yet a law.t despite his victory, the affordable care act was passed through unusual legislative maneuvers soon after brown to arrived in washington which may be why he is back on the campaign trail. this time in new hampshire running against senator gene shaheen. >> i want to run to be the 51st senator to repeal obamacare. we can do it the same way repeal it and go back and develop a plan that works for the states. >> the average of the polls shows shaheen with a solid lead. we tried to speak with senator r shaheen for months to discuss is her stance on healthcare. but she would not talk to us. >> she was the deciding vote tot implement a healthcare bill that people didn't wa

. >>> a new poll finds republican senate candidate scott brown in a dead heat with jean shaheen. he trailed by two points today. last month he was trailed shaheen by 12 points. >>> this sounds like a story out of the late 17th century. they are banning magic arts which includes fortune telling. the debate started after a local tarot card reader was asked to stop her craft in this antique store. supporters of the ban say repealing the law will bring about crime. the council is taking steps to remove the code that prohibits fortune telling. ♪ reunited and it feels so good ♪ >>> oh, and there you have it. that reunion. it was last night former republican presidential candidate mitt romney and paul ryan together for the first time since their failed 2012 campaign bid. take a listen to their responses when asked who should run for president next. >> i've got to say him. >> he's generous. but i had my turn. it's his turn now. >> after the interview saying, quote, third time's a charm. the former massachusetts governor has denied any plans to run again, but ryan has said he would wait u

in august of 2014, just this month, shaheen at 46% to brown's 44%.he's definitely narrowed the gap there. i wanted you to take a look at an advertisement that scott brown has been running in new hampshire because it goes to the heart of what we're talking about. >> i'm scott brown and i approve this message. americans go through security before they get on a plane, enter a government building or attend a ball game. but folks who come here illegally, they just walk across the border. that's wrong. thanks to the pro-amnesty policies of president obama and senator shaheen, we have an immigration problem on our hands. but it's time for us to secure the border once and for all. >> since he's been running that ad, he's made this reemergence. >> i think that's a good issue for him, i think obamacare is a good issue, but jean shaheen is running a bad campaign. she's not holding a town hall, she's not engaging. the kid in the chicken suit that was following her around, they had him arrested, because she wasn't doing debates. she's not doing what candidates wa

ask senator shaheen. she voted against border security twice and for amnesty. it's time for us to secure the boarder and enforce the law. >> the fear factor is ready to latch on to the latest news, things like the ebola scare. check out mark pryor's new ad this week in arkansas. >> i'm mark pryor and approve this mess annual. >> the ebola outbreak is worse. >> the ebola is vastly underestimated. >> tom cotton voted against preparing america against pandemics. >> congressman cotton voted to cut billions from our emergency disaster programs. >> he was the only arkansas congressman to vote this way. >> are you scared yet? back to the democrats big fear factor. right now shutdown talk. remember that was arguably the only good few weeks president obama had in 2013 politically so it's no surprise that democrats are practically republicans to talk about it. none other than senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is giving them what they want. last week he told politico, quote, we're going to pass spending bills and they are going to have a lot of restrictions on the ac

shaheen 46 and the former massachusetts senator brown at 44. if brown wins in new hampshire, expect the republican sweep on election night. we'll be right back. each years won't have a claim. that's why allstate claim free rewards gives you money back for every year you don't have one. and why if you're part of the other 5%, allstate offers claim rateguard. so your rates won't go up just because of a claim. no matter what comes your way, your home protects you. ...protect it back allstate home insurance from an allstate agent. that's why i always choose the fastest intern.r slow. the fastest printer. the fastest lunch. turkey club. the fastest pencil sharpener. the fastest elevator. the fastest speed dial. the fastest office plant. so why wouldn't i choose the fastest wifi? i would. switch to comcast business internet and get the fastest wifi included. comcast business. built for business. >>> welcome back to "hardball." it's been 13 days since that august 9th shooting of michael brown in ferguson, missouri. the past seven days have delivered b

when it comes to challenging jeanne shaheen in new hampshire.he seems to be comfortably ahead when it comes to the polls . that's why a lot of scott brown's tactics have been to really blame them the current on theon the border president and jeanne shaheen. theis not only boarded immigration -- supported the immigration agenda, but voted for the bill that passed the senate. whether that's effective in new hampshire is entirely unclear. scott brown in massachusetts had positioned himself as a moderate. it is a little at odds with the image that he has created for himself. the issue ofng immigration reform, which most modern republicans have supported, including his own former senate colleagues who come into the scheme of things, and may have supported the immigration bill he is now attacking. guesthost: an update on the mississippi primary. conference foe vote challenges the gop primary loss. host: does he have the backing of the party? guest: no. i believe it has been the most , whene about perhaps looking at the way it played out. not just mcda

massachusetts senator, has not been able to get closer in the polls to the democratic incumbent, jeanne shaheenad a consistent lead. republicans say it has begun to shrink a little bit and they say, and i'll use a new england term here talking to one prominent republican, he says their one hope continues to be in new hampshire that president has "wicked bad" approval numbers in the state. keep an eye on those two. after labor day getting in the final stretch a lot of big decisions have to be made not only by the national parties but the cast-rich superpacks to w.h.o. get precious resources. that's it for "inside politics." see you soon. "state of the union with candy "state of the union with candy crowley" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> the company turns prying eyes on the senate and israel turns a deaf ear to critics. today, stopping hamas. israel's war plan. >> translator: we will continue to operate no matter how much time it will take and how much force it will take. >> the latest from jerusalem and gaza. >>> then, deep in the heart of texas, the governor who wa

he trailed shaheen by two points.e wrong direction against favorables and unfavorables. it determines the president's reputation is what is dragging down her numbers. mike, 37% approval rating in the state of new hampshire and that is obviously having an impact. >> it sure has. as scott brown also has been making a big point about how few town halls jeanne shaheen is doing. scott brown is gifted in the retail campaigning and doing a lot around the state. today, senator john mccain is sending out a fund-raising e-mail trying to capitalize on this poll and talking about the ten-point swing that you just highlighted there. >> mike, it's getting so -- i won't say so bad. it's getting so close up there. again, shocking. i mean, it really is based on what we were seeing a month ago that san francisco billionaire tom steyer is rushing in with a six-figure bye. >> joe, last night, i was asking top republicans how big a deal is this? this is a huge psychological turning point for republicans. not just in new hampshire, but els

. >> reporter: in new hampshire scott brown is using this issue as a weapon against jean shaheen. >> that's to the pro-am nesty policies we have an immigration crisis. >> reporter: in his 2014 cycle there's a definite enthusiasm gap. >> the democrats have a real problem in this mid-term year because of members of their coalition including minorities like hispanics, young people, they are not as fired up. >> reporter: so president obama is trying to close it. >> immigration. we all agree that there's a problem that needs be solved in a portion of our southern border. >> the president using immigration and a series of other issues including republican lawsuit and the talk about impeachment to gin up the democratic base and try to get equal excitement. >> reporter: the experts warn 2016 will be different with hispanic voters a much larger force in a presidential election and more than 60% in recent national polls calling this an important issue. so it's believed the gop will need some kind of a plan to avoid a latino landslide. >>> please join me this weekend for a special look at the e

brown is coming up against incumbent jean shaheen for u.s. senate.he trend might not be the democrat's friend come november. he joins us on the phone. floyd, the latest poll shows brown down by two points, but last month he was down by 12 points. that's quite a catch-up he's doing here. >> that is an extraordinary change of events there. and if the democrats -- pardon me, if the republicans can win new hampshire, that would be a very, very good sign in terms of winning the senate because this was a seat most of the pundits were rating as lean or likely democrat. it's a tremendous change and it's an incredible poll, stuart, done by the university there, a sample of over 800. >> a lot of the pollsteres i talked to now suggest there is a possibility, better than 50%, that the republicans do indeed take the senate. how would you put the odds? >> just about the same. i think that somewhere between four and eight seats is very likely but what they need is six. it's a little over half, but it's a seat like new hampshire could switch, that would pretty much

we put out a call to his opponent, democrat jeanne shaheen to appear on this practice senator to you, what you make of this growing force of americans who end up fighting over there for isis. first, what what's going on there? >> they left their citizenship at the door. and they should not be able to hide behind that citizenship and get the rights and privileges guaranteed by our constitution. if we have evidence that they have in fact over there fighting and they want to come back here and not to buy a house or the white picket fence, we should allow them to stay where they and are -- a bill i filed twice, we had a bipartisan effort on two separate occasions and went nowhere because of politics. i'm hoping, just like after 9/11, congress will finally find something they can actually work together and immediately, if not come bang right now, when they come back, bake it this first priority. the president doesn't have a plan. he has an incoherent foreign policy. how about a plan to keep those people there and not allow them to come back home. that's good start to a plan. >> what if we

the senate seat, jeanne shaheen trying to hold off scott brown, former massachusetts senator now running in new hampshire. she had about a ten-point lead in most polls. all of a sudden it's evaporated over the last month. i think talking about this challenge of how do you run in a moderate to conservative state after what's been happening in washington, her story is she had her biggest wins in the past running essentially as a moderate to conservative democrat, being a tax cutter. she now is basically going after brown on the global warming argument, saying that he's an oil industry guy and she's the is a and. winning formula for her. right now it's basically a dead heat. >> and in arkansas. >> yeah, arkansas is fascinating. the incumbent senator mark pryor running against a pretty respectable republican congressman tom cotton. harry reid really wants to hold this seat. his senatorial pac has put $3.6 million into pryor's campaign. >> not saying nice thing bz pryor. >> they had an ad out say cotton 0 is going to cut your social security payments, even ran an ad saying cotton voted agains

it seem juice the peace keepers are lead by, you know, people like brother anthony shaheen, n antonio french and the bulk of the protesters. among the protesters, you have a contingent of fired up youth and the right to be fired up. you look at the circumstances they come from. they look how they're coming up, and they seem to be incited by a group of what i would describe is mostly out of town professional protesters. some people refer to them as communists. but people -- some people refer to them as an are key. i can could careless. anarchy, communists, none of that matters to me. it's unfortunate we have people coming from out of town coming in here and inciting violence that do nothing but get a bunch of black youth killed and chill whenever they came from. >> that's a key point you're bringing up. captain ron johnson talked about the arrest. he said people coming in from as far away as california or new york. there's also reports of a group from chicago called the revolution club joining the protest. you're talking about this and it's so important. because when the professional a

jeanne shaheen has not only support the president but voted for the comprehensive immigration bill that passed the senate. whether that is effective in a state like new hampshire is not entirely clear. scott brown in massachusetts itself as a moderate. with thele at odds image he has created himself with handling the immigration reform, which most republicans have supported, including colleagues who have seen overwhelming support of the immigration bill he is now attacking. host: an update on the mississippi primary in the washington times this morning. lawmaker -- n does he have the backing of the party? >> no. i believe that his bid, the most bizarre is looking at the way it played out, you would've a candidate and the controversy where a reporter photographed her in the nursing home, bizarre incidents that have come up. evil in politics have gotten dirty, that takes the case. it has now dominated the headlines in mississippi over the last few weeks. , he spent morer time in mississippi that he had sat in the mississippi primary, and really put in the effort and a party put in the --

campaign treated out a link that said important information for new link was -- that senator jeanne shaheenho is running for reelection to her website. like a script attacking scott brown, the challenger. there was no reason for that script to be there and know at coming out of that script for her campaign. two days later, the senate this on the push democratic side and release campaign ads tracking that exact script. the ideas to ensure that everybody is coordinated while staying on the right side of the law. >> what about the idea that these groups are becoming increasingly intertwined? are they all on the same page in the comes of these races? >> they are not. cannot talkgroups to candidates but they can talk to one another. these groups have the, lot better at working together. the don't always support same candidates. you saw this in the republican primary. some of the conservative groups split with different candidates. as we go to the general election, on both sides, these groups are more tightly coordinated than ever before and they are all looking toward november to push their cand

pryor in arkansas, mary landrieu, kay hagen in north carolina, mark begich in alaska, then maybe shaheen in new hampshire, udall in colorado certainly. there are a lot of very vulnerable democratic incumbents tied to an unpopular president. >> if i might add, though, in michigan, what guy neglects to 0 tell your viewers is that the republicans haven't won a senate campaign in michigan in 20 years, so the odds of them winning the michigan race especially when the candidate won't even debate the democratic nominee, gary peters, is just showing you that they're running away from it and they don't -- they're not fighting hard enough nor do they have any plans for the american people by which they can argue that they deserve to have the majority, let alone a senate seat or two. >> guy, what about the fact about the michigan race? does it matter? >> well, first of all, that will be of the many races that i listed, which i think i've listed ten already, if he wants to focus on the michigan race, that's fine. a number of recent polls have showed the race a statistical tie within the margin of er

these include proposals from senators shaheen, ayotte, mcconnell, sanders, pryor, hagen and others. the differences among these proposals highlight the challenges and opportunities in endeavoring to repeal this legislation before it takes effect in 2016. but i believe we must find a way to repeal it, and i predict that we will. i i trust that our first panel will also address the broader context in which this provision's repeal will be considered including both the stress placed on the department of defense budget by the combination of congressionally-mandated budget reductions approaching a trillion dollars over the next decade, and also combined with the dramatic growth in the cost of military pay and benefits. the military services have responded to severe budget pressure by reducing force structure and end strength, deferring repair of equipment, delaying or canceling modernization programs and allowing training levels to seriously decline. the department of defense has told us that it will be unable to meet legislatively-mandated future budget levels unless it also begins to cu

>> gene shaheen. >> correct. on monday u.s.e new york tennis center named for this trail blazing -- josh? >> arthur ashe. >> incorrect. i'll complete the question. the tennis center named for this trail blazing female tennis star. >> billy jean king. >> correct. 300 points for l. joy. 200 points there. josh, at 1700, john at zero. l. joy on the board at 200. this moves us to the final round the 300-point round. the ph.d round. we'll dim the lights for dramatic effect. play dramatic music. we'll crown a champion at the end of the round. points can add up fast here. everybody is still in the game. 300-point round begins now. this former senator who single handedly shifted control of the senate when he defected -- john. >> jim jeffords. >> died this week. 300 points for john. top of bankers around the world including federal reserve chair janet yellin are gathered this weekend for the federal reserve bank of kansas city's annual -- josh. >> jackson hole. >> is in jackson hole. correct. 300-point question. in a new ad georgia senat