. >> lily, what about the senate race in tennessee, what are your plans for that? >> yes, this is what i'm glad you said. marsha blackburn got up there taking money. we all know this, he took our campaign money, marshall blackburn doesn't care about the working black people, the crime rate in tennessee is outrageous, people are dying every day in memphis every day, she is not saying a word. people need help, older people need healthcare but marshall blackburn is going to reap what she sows . >> okay lily, we will have to leave it there . >>. since the women's march and we are now seeing it resurface, is the color divide. , black women vote heavily democrat. you look at white women . >> what you have is women of color is saying, why are you guys so divided, so when susan collins voted for brett kavanaugh, that made this all flare up again and once again, women don't vote for things because they are women but on party. but that's what they're getting at, the women's movement, how does race affect how we feel about ourselves and our policy as women. the other thing to

nomination to the supreme court, we saw taylor swift get involved in promoting a candidate in the tennessee senate race. kanye west, kid rock, when it comes to the november election, what celebrity appearances do you think will have the most impact? ted: the only celebrity appearance that we actually have seems to be taylor swift. of put out this endorsement two tennessee candidates on instagram, and urged people to register to vote. and within 24 hours there was a spike in voter registration. i think there is probably a good chance that there is a correlation right there. overall to comes celebrity endorsements or celebrity activism, i think people certainly pay attention. the tougher thing to prove his whether they actually take action. whether af skeptical, celebrity that says vote for this candidate, or whether a celebrity says, take this action, actually has a huge impact. and one of the reasons is, especially for younger voters and younger activists, they are with messages these days. and i think a lot of things just get lost in the shuffle. there is so much coming at you that i question whether

host: where are you as far as the tennessee senate race? blackburnam between -- host: bredeson. caller: i am not there he sure due to both of their involvement with the pharmaceutical company know would really like to where they stand on the changes that are being pushed in congress right now because of the changes to the hippo laws -- lippa laws. laws. a guest: it is ravaging communities, she is absolutely right. i go to martinsburg west virginia quite a lot and you see carse passed out in their with the car door open having od'ed/ . that is an issue not very many people in washington, d.c. are focused on. when you look at these appalachian states, that's a big deal and it draws questions about who is receiving support from which pharmaceutical companies and which pharmaceutical companies are more on getting rid of the dependency and addiction side and which ones have been part of the supply problem and i think that could the part of an issue that washington, d.c. are not paying attention to. when i go back and look at the 2016 election, one of the things that is remarkable, pe

tennessee senate candidate's videos of, quote, shocking content. a new poll showing the republican is pulling ahead by 5% in the tennessee senate race against democrat bernie sanders cannot commit to finishing his senator every elected. he has not ruled out a 2020 presidential wanting the simple truth is i have not made that decision but i'm not going to sit here and tell you i may not run. i may. if i run and when the likelihood is i will not be vermont's senator. she said she will not run for president but millennials want oprah in the oval office. the former talkshow host taking the top spot in a new survey that asked americans which celebrities they want to be president and tom hanks came in second with dwayne the rock johnson trailing closely behind. oprah may not be running but barbra streisand could be moving. the actress once again considers relocating to canada if democrats don't win control of the house in the midterms, telling the new york times, quote, i have been thinking about do i want to move to canada? i don't know. i am so saddened by this thing happening to our country. the actress is an open creek of donald trump so this is no su

this is marsha blackburn running against the former governor of tennessee in a very close tennessee senate race. she's playing the immigration card. >> because of loose immigration policies, every state's a border state and every town is a border town. when phil brat i son was governor he issued taxpayer-funded driving certificates to 51,000 illegal aliens. he made our state a magnet for illegal aliens. people in tennesseer that. >> every state is a border state. >> it may be a slogan, especi especially if you're trying to drive that home. though there's a lot of internal middle of america state seems to care more about it than -- they're bluer states towards the border, because these are people who live among them and part of their communities. look, this is effectively driving a message to the base. people came out to vote for trump, and he needs to transfer that down to the congressional-level races for hits majority in congress. and this would rev up the people who are already with him to make sure they get out on election day to actually cast their vote. i don't know if it draws anybody fr

taylor swift on instagram this past week, weighing in on the tennessee senate race.ton of followers, trying to tell young people everywhere, not just in tennessee, get out and vote. texas long shot trying to beat ted cruz in texas needs young voters to come out, came out on a skateboard at a rally. we might have video of that. there you go. this is the challenge. the big numbers favor the democrats overwhelmingly, to turn this from a blue ripple or small blue wave into a blue tsunami, they need to motivate people who traditionally do not show up in midterm elections. can they? >> they're certainly putting money, trying to do so. dccc, house campaign arms $25 million specifically trying to target unlikely voters, minorities, young people. they know they have an issue here and want people to show up. beyond young people, though, big concern they have is latino voters right now. there are about a dozen house republican districts where the population of latinos is above 20%, up to two-thirds of the population. and this is halfway to the numbers they need to the majority.

in the tennessee senate race day.a blackburn and they are come seating for the bob corker who is retiring. all eyes on tennessee, a heated race reaches a boiling point. side she conservative is the 800 pound gorilla. >> head to head on one stage. dubbed the most important senate race in the country. paul's show a dead heat. >> this one is too close to call. coming from both sides. tonight, your chance to hear from the candidates in their final debate before election night. your local election headquarters welcomes you to tonight's tennessee debate. we are broadcasting live across the state of tennessee. we welcome viewers from's nations in memphis, jackson, nashville, chattanooga, knoxville and huntsville, alabama. let's meet the panel of journalists who will be asking the tough questions tonight. we have richard ransom, anchor in memphis. kristen, an anchor in knoxville and bob mueller, anchor in nashville. here is a quick rundown of tonight's debate rules. there are no opening statements. candidates will have 30 seconds each for closing. candidates will get 60 seconds to answer main que

on the tennessee senate race side where a poll of registered voters conducted for vanderbilt university democrat with a one point lead over the republican 44-43%. >>> balook at those numbers fro new jersey in particular. you look at someone like menendez, who certainly has his share of controversy over the years and his lack of personal popularity and yet he is soaring in popularity. >> in a very blue state, you can win on that. what's kept his numbers down was not only his own personal issues. it's that he hasn't been able to raise money. he just got an infusion of about $3 million in the last week from the national committee. so that has made a difference. he's gotten his ads up. his ads are only attacking the president and that allows him to hit 49%. but he's still not at 50. i would argue that with 18 days to go and his republican opponent having a lot of money, anything can happen. >> i go back to that "washington post"/abc news poll last weekend. health care is associated with the democrats and yet you hear the president talking about this more and more as the week wears on. is he

. >> i'm interested in tennessee's senate race.nd declared a toss-up in part because the democratic candidate phil broadus and is a very moderate democrat. he had been doing really well recently, you are starting to see marcia blackburn, the republican candidate pull away. because broadus he is a well-le said if you put him in office, you'd be responsible for having die in feinstein pick your judges and chuck schumer running the show, bernie sanders having his way. in 2016 when a lot of people didn't like donald trump they were happy to vote for him. >> it's interesting because that is how martha mcsally is running. so does the cavanaugh effect last 26 days for the republican side, that they seen some change over the past two weeks? >> in the senate side i think it absolutely does. the red state democrats are trying to make this about local issues or health care to a lesser extent but now it's all about the national divide between red and blue, and it's about kavanaugh. in most of these red states, kavanaugh has very strong approva

a brand new poll of tennessee senate race gives marsha blackburn a 14-point lead.gh numbers for wisconsin's governor scott walker. democrat tony evers leads the two-term republican among likely voters. it is worth noting that the nbc poll was conducted before a just released marquette poll which shows 47-46%. >> house republicans have narrowed their sights in hopes of keeping an even one seat majority. a the report says a memo from the republican super pac congressional leadership fund circulated this week stating there are 20 races within four points that will determine the house majority and clf will keep working to win them. but the math is daunting since republicans hold between 60 and 70 competitive districts and democrats only need to flip 23 to win control. the times writes, republican groups have already withdrawn some or all funding from a few embattled incumbents, maybely where president trump isn't popul popular. they have abandoned more than half a dozen seats where republican lawmakers are not running for reelection on wednesd wednesday. >>> joining us

she is tied in the tennessee senate race. she has 46.5%. that is a tie with phil radisson. ters at the rally, their votes will decide which party controls the u.s. senate. >> number one, marshall would be a great, great senator. number two, we need the votes. one of the reasons they say i got elected, they always say the single most important thing that a president can do is a selection of a supreme court judge, okay. >> as part of president trump's midterm election campaign tour, the g.o.p. is underscoring the importance of getting conservative justices confirmed to the supreme court, a task that can be difficult even with one party in control of both houses of congress at the white house. mr. trump spends much of tonight warming got a blue wave in november would reverse much of the progress that he has made with his agenda. tomorrow, president trump travels back to the southeast. he will be in southaven, mississippi, campaigning with cindy highsmith. she is sort of an interesting situation because she faces three challengers in both parties in a nonpartisan special electio

we saw taylor swift get involved in promoting a candidate in the tennessee senate race. kanye west, kid rock. when it comes to the november election, what celebrity appearance over the past two weeks will have the most impact? when it comes to taylor swift, the only celebrity appearance we have data on is taylor swift. she put out an endorsement on instagram and urged people to register to vote. within the next 24 hours, there was a spike in voter registration. i am hesitant to say whether celebrities take this action. for the hugeasons impact, especially for younger think a lotvists, i of things just get lost in the shuffle. there is so much coming that you that i question whether is as great as maybe it was 10 years ago when we saw oprah winfrey endorsed president obama and we saw that big impact on his campaign, especially in iowa. drucker, a reporter and frequent guest on cnn, tweeted yesterday, blasted in -- basting and the support of celebrity entertainers and both parties practice for years. when did it backfire? guest: they could backfire when the celebrity gets

a republican on the ballot in the very tight tennessee senate race says illegal immigration is a critical issue. >> people also are focused on what's happening with this caravan that is coming to the southern border. they want to see our borders secured and as people focus on the future and the message, we know that our support grows every single day. >> and battleground ohio, support has launched this attack ad against the democrat opponent danny o'connor. >> danny o'connor is pushing his radical agenda on us including pushing a plan to make columbus a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants. danny o'connor, too extreme for us. a small business owner, tori balderson knows our values and is committed to working with both parties to find solutions. >> republicans are warning that if democrats win back the house, nancy pelosi could return to being speaker. members like adam schiff and maxine waters could be committee chairs. pelosi is telling what democrats consider the top issue, health care and says that senate majority leader has it all wron wrong. >> mcconnell is giving us a gift today wh

told her one of the 12 million instagram followers that she will vote for a democrat in the tennessee senate race against republican marsha blackburn. swift says that blackburn's record terrifies her and she directed fans to the website www.vote.org. tens of thousands registered to vote after the post but when asked about her voting for democrats, president trump joked, quote, i like taylor swift music about 25% less now. >> bill clinton and his wife are going on tour. they will speak at the arenas in north american cities later this year. the promoters will focus on how they shaped the world today and where society is going next. they will speak in las vegas, toronto, montrial, before next year going to new york and then to the forum outside of downtown los angeles. >>> a manhunt of their way across the bay area. it is over the search for a stolen truck suspect accused of a daring escape after he was handcuffed in the back of a police car. >>> a nonprofit is taking on a new mission. they are working to change the perception of single mothers. ye find the perfect dress for every occasion. it feel

that changed last night in an instagram post where she endorsed democrat phil bredesen in the tennessee senate racejim cooper for house of representatives. she wrote this, in part. i believe in the fight for lbgtq rights and that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is wrong. i believe that the systemic racism we still in this country towards people of country is terrifying, sickening, and prevalent. as much as i have in the past and would like to continue voting for women in office, i cannot support marsha blackburn, her voting record in congress appalls and terrifies me. with that, swift now joins the likes of kanye west in having bad blood with fans over their political stances. let's go to joel abert, a political reporter for the tennessean and david litt, former speechwriter for president obama. and joel, i want to go to you in tennessee. how is this playing -- and keeping in mind, this is a place where the president recently campaigned and essentially said, a vote for marcia is a vote for me. can taylor swift compete with that? >> well, the president is extremely p

senator. one of the races that features a woman is the u.s. senate race in tennessee.epresentative marsha blackburn currently serving in the house against the former governor build reticent -- bill brett us in -- she put out an attack ad against the governor. [video clip] >> i voted filled brett us and for governor. i cannot support him -- >> he supports a obamacare. >> he opposed trump's tax cuts. >> he gave crooked hillary tons of money. >> now washington democrats are behind him. >> i cannot support him for center -- senator. >> i just can't do it. >> i am marsha blackburn and i approve this message. host: to georgia, this is savanna. go ahead. caller: good morning. yes, i am savanna, from georgia. not from savannah, georgia. years old currently receiving my masters degree and i am 100% voting republican. i have been voting republican for a long time and surprised that people are supporting stacey abrams when she is not even campaigning in her own state. she is campaigning in other states because she knows she cannot get george and support. host: what is it about th

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it's a big campaign issue in the tennessee senate race.aign issue in the mississippi senate race. donald trump has been unnerving some of his strongest supporters who really are dependent on agriculture for their livelih d livelihoods. >> he's the p.t. barnum of american politics. >> but people went to the circus and last night he could tick down deregulation, tough on immigration, trade, the economy, and getting those judges in place. while it may be a circus and when you look under the hood, when you say tough on immigration, do you know what's happening to migrant children? when he just goes with that top line, it sounds pretty good at a rally. >> we go to the circus and we don't pay attention to the cruelty that happens to the animals. >> that is an amazing point. >> yes. >> and it's a circus. it's not the united states of america. the values that our country was founded upon. we're going to leave it there. up next, i have to talk about amazon announcing a $15 minimum wage for all of it's 350,000 employees, including its more than 100,

. >> host: where are you as far as the tennessee senate b race? >> caller: between blackburn -- with the pharmaceutical company i would really like to know where they stand onn the changes to the law. >> guest: i think that's really important. i think that the crisis continues to be one of these issues congress has not done a good job of addressing. it is ravaging communities. she's absolutely right. i go out to martinsburg and you drive down the main street and see people passed out in their cars with their car door open, and i think that is something that is an issue not many people in washington, d.c. are focused on, particularly when you are looking at a lot of these application states that it's a biis a bigdeal. and it does draw questions about who is receiving support from which pharmaceutical companies in which pharmaceutical companies are on that getting rid of the tendency and addiction sides and which have been part of the problem and i think that that could be an issue people in washington, d.c. are not paying attention to that could af

. >> host: before we have our guest response, and what are yu as far as the tennessee senate race? >> caller: between blackburn and brightest in, i'm not very sure. -- phil brotherson. i would like to know where they stand on the changes they are being pushed in congress right now about the changes to the hipaa loss. >> host: thank you tragedy that's important what ashley said. i think the opioid crisis continues to be one of these issues that congress has done a take a good job of addressing. it isth ravaging communities. she's absolutely right. i go out to west virginia quite a lot and you drive down the main street and you see people passed out in the cars with the carter opened like literally having dod's. i think that is something that is an issue that not bring people in washington, d.c. are focused on but kicks when you look at a lot of these appalachian states. that is a big deal. it does draw in questions about who is receiving support from which pharmaceutical companies which pharmaceutical companies are more on getting rid of dependency and addiction side, which won seve

we saw taylor swift get involved in promoting a candidate in the tennessee senate race.n it comes to the november election, what celebrity appearance over the past two weeks do you think will actually have the most impact? celebrity only appearance we actually have data on seems to be taylor swift. she put out this endorsement of two tennessee candidates on instagram and urged people to register to vote. and in the next 24 hours, there is a spike in voter registration. i think there is probably a good chance that is a correlation right there. but when it comes overall to celebrity endorsements or activism, i think people certainly pay attention. the tougher thing to prove is whether they actually take action. i am kind of kept skal, whether a celebrity who says vote for this candidate, or whether a celebrity says take this action actually has a huge impact. one of the reasons is, especially for younger voters, younger activists. they are bombarded with messages these days. i think a lot of things just get lost in the shuffle. there is so much coming at you that i questio

in the tennessee senate race day.a blackburn and they are come seating for the bob corker who is retiring. all eyes on tennessee, a heated race reaches a boiling point. side she conservative is the 800 pound

satellite corp. 2017] watch the debates from key house and senate races, make c-span your primary source for campaign 2018. announcer 2: in the tennessee u.s. senate race, marsha blackburn and phil brotherson participated in the last scheduled debate before election day. there in the race to succeed senator bob corker who is retiring. they talked about a number of issues including gun control, health care, and immigration. tonight, all eyes on tennessee. from two sides of the aisle. the only democratic politician with a fighting chance. go head-to-head on one stage. dubbed the most important senate state -- senate race in the country. paul's show a dead heat. is too close to call. tonight, your chance to hear from the candidates in their final debate before election night. your local election headquarters welcomes you to tonight's tennessee debate. we are broadcasting live from the bigger center on the university of tennessee campus in knoxville. wam evening anchor for etienne in memphis and i will be your guide this evening for this presentation. let's go right ahead and introduce you to the candidates who are running for u.s. senate.

satellite corp. 2017] watch the debates from key house and senate races, make c-span your primary source for campaign 2018. announcer 2: in the tennessee u.s. senate race, marsha blackburn and phil brotherson participated in the last scheduled debate before election day. there in the race to succeed senator bob corker who is retiring. they talked about a number of issues including gun control, health care, and immigration. tonight, all eyes on tennessee. from two sides of the aisle. the only democratic politician with a fighting chance. go head-to-head on one stage. dubbed the most important senate state -- senate race in the country. paul's show a dead heat. is too close to call. tonight, your chance to hear from the candidates in their final debate before election night. your local election headquarters welcomes you to tonight's tennessee debate. we are broadcasting live from the bigger center on the university of tennessee campus in knoxville. wam evening anchor for etienne in memphis and i will be your guide this evening for this presentation. let's go right ahead and introduce you to the candidates who are running for u.s. senate.

many of these are senate races. tennesseemple after close senate race the republicans think they can pick up. montana is one they think they can take away. many close senate races where the president is going. let's zero in on some of these right now especially in the state of florida because that obviously, and this is our what if map. i think we introduced this to you the other day, but if you start 51-49 republicans, democrats in the senate, gop has this map advantage, but they start taking some of those states, i mentioned missouri going there twice, that is the claire mccaskill seat, if you can turn that if you're republicans and turn florida, which is heavier lift from missouri if the poll numbers are right, you're in a 53-47 race or split without getting the state of north dakota. other scenarios will complicate that. for example, you have red states out west like nevada and arizona could easily go back to the democrats to kind of even things up. the larger point the advantage most likely will be with republicans on th

tennessee is now one of the highest—profile races in the nation. donald trump won the state by 25 points in 2016, so how has the senate race in tennessee become so hotly a warning — there is flash photography coming up. at the new hope missionary baptist church in nashville, voting is a faith issue. african—americans didn't turn out in large numbers for the presidential elections, and they don't like the result, so the black clergy has mobilised. if we stand together, if we pray together, when we vote together... pastorjames c turner ii believes that, if african—america ns in tennessee vote as a bloc, they can tip the scales in the senate race and send a democrat to washington. a new spirit has awakened, and we're just happy to see this energy, and now we've just got to take it to the polls. it is extraordinary that the democrats think they even have a chance in this ruby—red state. the republican candidate, marsha blackburn, has a reputation as a firebrand. she has tied herself closely to donald trump. look, i'm not running against donald trump. i'm running for a senate seat to represent the people tennessee. the democratic candidate, phil bredesen,

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senate candidates in tennessee. live coverage of the campaign debate in new mexico's senate race and later, vice president mike pencean indiana republican party dinner. tennessee, senator bob corker is not seeking reelection. republican congresswoman russia blackburn and former governor democrat field medicine are campaigning to fill the open seat. they met for their second televised debate on wednesday. you are watching c-span, your primary source for campaign 2018. >> tonight, all eyes on tennessee, a heated race reaches a boiling point, to candidates. from two sides of the aisle. >> on the conservative side she is the 800 pound gorilla. >> the only democratic po

. >> new york times and sienna college say marsha blackburn has a 15-point lead in the tennessee senate raceative. maria: dagen, have a great day. "varney & company" begins now. charles payne, take it away. charles: we've got a huge day for you and your money. in fact, we've got all the angles covered here. the dow falling 831 points yesterday, that's a 3% loss, in fact, the worst day since february. investors are worried about rising rates, and president trump agrees. in fact, he says the fed has gone loco, he says they're crazy. you're going to hear it here. but it looks like things may be turning around, futures well off the lows this morning. still hovering under the negative, as you can see, but we were down a lot more just an ho

. >> looking at the tennessee senate race, marsha blackburn has opened up the lead there kevin cramerened up a wide lead over heidi hide camp and you are jon test test test tester in montana voting no. working with president trump. took out a first page ad in his newspaper before president trump came to montana. he is in trouble now. ed: lisa booth, thanks for breaking it down. >> thanks, ed. ed: tom perez already raising money saying republicans, quote, unquote. must pay a price. dan bongino next on that. >> tech: so you think this chip is nothing to worry about? well at safelite, we know sooner or later every chip will crack. these friends were on a trip when their windshield got chipped. so they scheduled at safelite.com. they didn't have to change their plans or worry about a thing. i'll see you all in a little bit. and i fixed it right away with a strong repair they can trust. plus, with most insurance a safelite repair is no cost to you. >> customer: really?! >> tech: being there whenever you need us that's another safelite advantage. >> singers: safelite repair, safelite replac

increasing in the senate states where there are a lot of tight races, and basically we've seen upward movement for the republican candidate in arizona, and both the senate and governor 's race, tennessee, missouri, north dakota, both the house race and senate race, indiana is the only one that sort of break that trend. which one are you most focused on? >> i'm involved in a super pac focused on the senate, so i'm focused on any state with a senate race. you're right, the president's popularity matters a lot. the president approve, disapprove and north dakota, 61-36. the closest to the states that you mention, arizona where it's 52% approve, 46% disapprove, and that says significantly about this national average. where the president is doing well, 58-39, favorite, unfavored, approve, disapprove and tennessee, our republican candidates are doing well out there. >> martha: what you think about the arizona race, just to focus in on that, when you look at the sinema and mick martha mcsally? >> i've written about this in my "wall street journal" column, in arizona, 465,000 republicans who cast early ballots, 360,000, 253,000 independents. if you compare that to four years ago, but we republ

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. >>> to the tennessee senate race where taylor swift is now a big player, going after marsha blackburnrs register. connell mcshane talked to her. what was her reaction. reporter: she pushed back. tailor swift was specific with her. her record appals and terrifies, voted against equal pay for women. when asked about that i have a strong record on those issues back when she was teenager, she did vote against the specific bill taylor swift was talking about. the specific in the senate race, turnout, and taylor swift, 100 million instagram pollfollowers. there were reports of a spike in voter registration this week. i spoke to the secretary of state in tennessee on the phone last night. he said, it is tough to say it was because of taylor swift. there are actually normally would be a pickup at this time because the deadline to register to vote was yesterday. blackburn and i in her interview spoke about that. here it is. do you think that her, she has any sway in turning voters out? we talked about turnout earlier with young people. >> tennesseans are more interested in the fact that marsha

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criticizing pop star taylor swift after she endorsed a democrat over the republican in tennessee's closely watched senate racet responded to that. >> marsha blackburn is doing a very good job in tennessee. she's leading now substantially which she should. she's a tremendous woman. i'm sure taylor swift doesn't know anything about her. let's say that i liked taylor's music about 25% less now. >> in an instagram post on sunday, swift endorsed the democrats and wrote that marsha blackburn's voting record a appalls and terrifies her. on twitter, phil brettson thanked hthank ed her. last day to register to vote is october 9th. >>> rapper kanye west is set to meet with president trump at the white house later this week. according to the "new york times" west will have lunch with the president on thursday. prior to that, sit down. the times says he'll meet with jared kushner. the paper says that west wants to discuss job opportunities for former convicts as well as ways to increase the number of manufacturing jobs near his hometown of chicago. a representative for west confirmed the meeting with the times, while the

early voting is under way in tennessee, where the u.s. senate raceld play a role who controls that chamber next year. marsha blackburn is facing off against former democratic governor phil bretterson to fill the seat left by republican senator bob corker, who's retiring. nbc's katie beck is at a early voting location in nashville. i'm sure you have the breaking news that taylor swift cast her ballot for phil bredsen. but there's other stuff going on in tennessee too? >> big news for millennials, that was a resounding endorsement from her, giving bredsen her endorsement several weeks ago and posting again today that picture of her and her mother hoping to influence younger voters. and there have been a number of young voters heading into the polls. early voting has seen a massive surge as in other states. 150,000 early voters in the state of tennessee and what's driving interest is the hotly contested senate race in trump country, where trump won by 26 points in 2016, they're in a neck in neck race. polls are showing over the past few weeks blackburn

laura: donald trump won the state of tennessee by 25 pois in the presidential election. so why has the senate racethis ruby red state become so hotly contested? the mid te a elections in just three weeks' time, and big money as well as big names are weighing in. it's become one of the highest profile races in had our nation. wehv went to nle to find out more and a warning there is lash photographer. >> ♪ >> at the new hope missionary baptist church in nashville, voting is a safe issue. african-americans didn't turn out in large s for the presidential election and they don't like the result. so the black clergy has mobilized. >> if we stand together, if we pray together, if we vote together -- reporter: the pastor believes if african-americans in tennessee vote as a block they can tip the scales in the senate race and sendas democrat tongton. >> a new spirit has awakened and we just happy to see thisen gy and we have to take it to the polls. reporter: it's extraordinary the democrats think they have a chance in this ruby red state. the republican candidate, marsha blackburn, has a reputation as a f

senate candidates in tennessee. live coverage of the campaign debate in new mexico's senate race and later, vice president mike pence at an indiana republican party dinner. tennessee, senator bob corker is not seeking reelection. republican congresswoman russia blackburn and former governor democrat field medicine are campaigning to fill the open seat. they met for their second televised debate on wednesday. you are watching c-span, your primary source for campaign 2018. >> tonight, all eyes on tennessee, a heated race reaches a boiling point, to candidates. from two sides of the aisle. >> on the conservative side she is the 800 pound gorilla. >> the only democratic politician with even a fighting chance. >> dubbed the single most important senate race in the with pollse results, showing a dead heat. coming from both sides. the wrong answer on immigration. >> your chance to hear from the candidates and the final debate before election night. your local election headquarters welcomes you to tonight's debate. we are broadcasting live from the baker center of the university of tennessee campus. will be your guide this

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senator cindy hides matthew faces a four way nonpartisan special election in november. right now, mr. trump in tennessee rallying and enthusiastic crowd talking about the senate racee of maintaining public and control of congress, and also talking about the economy. martha, back to. >> martha: we'll turn it around if there's any news coming out at that rally. jonathan, thank you very much. coming up, it's huge deal when both "the new york times" and senator chuck schumer say something good about the president. steve hilton is up next on that. ♪ >> i am going to tell our nafta partners that i intend to immediately renegotiate the terms of that agreement to get a better deal by a lot, not just a little, by a lot for our workers. ♪ and an ice plant. but we brought power to the people- redefining what that meant from one era to the next. over 90 years later we continue to build as one of the nation's largest investors in infrastructure. we don't just help power the american dream. we're part of it. this is our era. this is america's energy era. nextera energy at humana, we believe great things are ahead of you when you start with healthy. and part of staying healthy m

country music star from trump country, publically supporting the democratic challenger in the senate race in tennesseedo you make of the cultural role reversal there, van? >> well, listen, it's a topsy-turvy world and people are looking at things fresh and they are trying to figure out what, what is the right way forward? we are in the middle of a train crash, inside of a circus, next to a zoo, half the time and nobody knows which way forward? i was impressed that taylor swift came out, i'm from tennessee, born and raised. the guy she is supporting is a moderate democrat, he has done great things for both sides of the aisle, and for taylor swift to come forward and say, listen, because of his opponents a position on lgbtq rights and women's rights, she can not support blackburn, even though blackburn is a female and a woman. you see these lines getting crossed. and the had whole thing is crazy -- andthe whole thing is crazy. we try to get in to it on the show. chappelle is not in politics, he did not even endorse barack obama. he is endorsing ben -- he fehas personally known him and feels he is a good

and the singer took aim at the senate race in her home state of tennessee.y the republican candidate. "as much as i have in the past and would like to continue vote for women in office i cannot support marcia blackburn. her voting record in congress appalls and terrifies me." blackburn is currently a member of congress in the house. >> it is striking to see a celebrity endorsement that goes into detail, doesn't just give a slogan, gives an explanation. >> reporter: swift says blackburn voted against equal pay for women. she also disagrees with blackburn's stance against gay marriage and locations for lgbtq rights. "these are not my tennessee values." >> taylor swift has 112 million instagram followers. this is very taylor swift in that it was careful, it was considered, it was her controlling her own message. >> reporter: jo levy of "rolling stone" magazine says swift's public "me too" moment likely influenced her message. >> in real life she was talking about the one-year anniversary of a trial in a sexual assault case in which she was touched without her c

we haven't run a senate race in tennessee since a young man named al gore won there. >> phil breadesen good a candidate as democrats are going to get there. in texas, we haven't won anything in 24 years. >> as a texan -- you talked about money being raised. $38 million in the third quarter alone, owe rurk. more than president obama or hillary clinton raised for presidential races. a lot of people are saying it's a waste of money. >> i don't think it's a waste of money to actively compete. that's what's happening in texas, tennessee, nevada, georgia, florida, across this country. in order for democrats to win and i would like to start winning again. we have been winning, i would like to note, every election since 2016 post that november. i think in order for us to win, we have to spend money to compete. what you've seen folks like owe rurk do, they raise this money and they put it out there in the field, digital ads, not just television, and putting people on the ground in states all over. so we can win. >> i want to ask our republicans about a different map which is three states i'm ke

support of phil bredesen, the democrat running against marsha blackburn in the hotly contested senate race in tennessee. the president saying he thinks he likes taylor swift about 25% less, just goes to the constant surreal nature of covering the trump presidency when he weighs in on this. and, of course, we have to fact-check things to some extent here, wolf. that's what we do here. and when the president says the democrats colluded with the russians in 2016, that's obviously not true. he's making things up there. that did not happen during the 2016 election cycle, as far as anybody knows. and, of course, there is ample evidence that perhaps things were happening inappropriately inside the trump campaign with respect to the russians, and that's what's being investigated by the rod rosenstein supervised russia investigation as we speak, wolf. >> yeah, and i was also pleased that he finally spoke out about this missing very prominent saudi journalist who writes for the "washington post," a u.s. resident who has gone missing out of the saudi consulate in istanbul, turkey. the president saying i'm concern

tennessee. republican congresswoman marcia blackburn and democratic opponent phil brettson battling it out in a tight senate race over a week until the election, marcia blackburn is getting high-profile support. peter doocy live in nashville for that. reporter: the support came from senator lindsey graham who got a hero's welcome from republicans who are appreciative how he helped get brett kavanaugh confirmed to the supreme court. but just like that kavanaugh confirmation hearing in d.c., here in nashville at the ray stevens dinner theater, there were protesters who disrupted the proceedings and even needed to be escorted or carried out. >> judge me by my friends and the people want to yell at me. all the people that yell at me would turn the country into a mob. they don't respect the presumption of innocence, they have the view of venezuela. they have every right to their opinion, i guess they can yell and spit on you, they don't have a right but exercise it that way. reporter: after the event wrapped, blackburn pointed out one of the protesters interrupted during a moment of silence for the pittsburgh synagog

earlier, but she becomes kind of a serious entrant, a serious factor in a very serious race for senate in tennessee for the corker seat who is retiring. taylor swift, who has much chronical residences in rhode island, new york and elsewhere is, in fact, a native tennesseean, and she has come out in favor of the democrat. >> it's interesting because taylor swift has shied away from politics. in fact, she was criticized for not weighing in on the 2016 election. but a lot of statement around marcia blackburn who is seeking the seat is all for lgbt rights. this, again, is separate from the cultural back drop of the me too movement and just the notion that what is acceptable behavior toward women has changed. how much will one celebrity endorsement influence the outcome of an election? that's, of course, always difficult to assess. but taylor swift is one of the most popular pop stars in the country, and she's particularly popular among millennials and single women, which are key demographics for democrats who don't often, it's also worth pointing out, turn out in midterms. so a lot of this, of course,

earlier, but she becomes kind of a serious entrant, a serious factor in a very serious race for senate in tennessee for the corker seat who is retiring. taylor swift, who has much chronicled residences in new york and rhode island and elsewhere, is after all a native tennessean. and she has come out in favor of bredesen, the democrat. talk about it. >> it's interesting because taylor swift has historically shied away from politics. almost infamously. in fact, she was criticized for not really weighing in during the course of the 2016 election. but a lot of her statement around marsha blackburn, the republican who is seeking to win corker's seat, had to do with marsha blackburn's record an women, on reproductive rights, as well as on lgbt rights. and i think it's no coincidence that this came right after the confirmation of brett kavanaugh, which again is inseparable from the cultural backdrop of the "me too" movement and this moment of reckoning around sexual misconduct and just the notion that the standards for what is acceptable behavior toward women have changed. how much will one celebrity endo

pastorjames c turner ii believes that if african—americans in tennessee vote as a block, they can tip the scales in the senate racehe democrats think they even have a chance in this ruby red state. the republican candidate, marsha blackburn, has a reputation as a firebrand. she has tied herself closely to president trump. i'm not running against donald trump, i'm running for a senate seat to represent the people of tennessee. the democratic candidate phil bredesen is a popular former governor. he talks about his personal brand as a politician who gets things done. rather than his party. that pitch is aimed squarely at disaffected republicans. but an hour outside nashville, the party is pretty important. this is louisburgh‘s annualfair. it is trump country. still, there is some impatience with partisan shouting matches in washington. tennessee is an interesting test of whether a political moderates still has appeal in this hyper pulverised climate. but it is also crucial because a democratic win here is key to helping the party take control of the senate. and that is a deal—breaker for many. i love donald trump. i