if you want to call and ask terry madonna a question, it is (202) 748-8000. all others, (202) 748-8001. living2.8 million people in the state. the governor is tom wolfe. six democrats, and two vacancies. donald trump won the state over hillary clinton. when it comes to that winning of the state by donald trump, have much of that is a factor this in helping republicans? guest: donald trump is not on the ballot literally but figuratively he is. here is what is going on in pennsylvania and many other states. political historians often talk about midterm elections being essentially about the president, about his incumbency. the fact of the matter is that that is true not just a bit, but usually so this year -- but hugely so this year. they're going to vote this year, what's important to you? overwhelmingly democrat say they are opposed to president trump and they want their party to gain control of congress and conversely the republicans, because they support the president and because they want to see her party retain control of congress. typically it is a refere

doing us, terry madonna from franklin and marshall college.ater, the c-span bus concluded its 50 capitals tour. one more stop today in washington, d.c. and speaking with mayor muriel bowser later on washington journal. ♪ >> this weekend on american history tv, saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on the civil war, peter carr michael talks about public reaction to photographs of the dead at the battle of antietam, and the soldiers' perspective from letters the home. >> there was a strange spell. he said this was a terrible confirmation these people had in death. all they didaphs, was satisfy this morbid satisfaction. >> at 8:00 p.m., arizona state university professor kyle longley on president lyndon johnson and the vietnam war in 1968. >> euros one of the most powerful presidents in american history is transformed the country giving up power to search for peace. pretty big. major step. it all relates to what? what is the issue? vietnam. >> sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, ronald reagan's attorney general talked about president reagan's

you're on with terry madonna, dennis. go ahead. >> caller: thanks for taking my call.ment on the fact that every republican out there, including our local representative tom marino, now claim that the republicans, that is, now claim that they're all for pre-existing conditions, and they're trying to pull the wool over the voters' eyes, because at the same time they're backing -- along with the trump administration -- a lawsuit to do away with the exact same thing, pre-existing conditions. i find it pretty ironic that they're trying to -- [laughter] go out and there and pull the wool over the voters' eyes on that issue. and also since tom wolf will be reelected governor, the next census the republicans won't be able to gerrymander the districts like they did in the last census. have a nice day and thank you. >> host: professor, go ahead. >> guest: yeah. well, the caller makes an important point as i think many polls in congressional districts have shown, health care has emerged as one -- particularly raised by democrats. when a democratic candidate is running against an

you are on with terry madonna. go ahead. caller: thank you for taking my call. i would like to comment on the fact that every republican out there including our local representative now claims that the -- that they are all for pre-existing conditions. they are trying to pull the wool over the voters eyes because at the same time, they are backing, along with the trump administration, a lawsuit to do away with the exact same thing. -- host: i am the cochair of the 2020 women's -- an initiative which is an effort by founded two years ago with others to make sure that the country commemorates the 100th anniversary of women's fight to obtain the constitutional right to vote which it did with the 19th amendment that passed in 1920. before that, for the previous 15 years, i was the executive director of the league of women voters of the united states and in that capacity, worked closely and all of our 50 states 700 local leagues in helping citizens understand what was going on in the elections, but also to fight and promote fair election laws that would make an inclus

coming up this morning, terry madonna discusses the political dynamics of pennsylvania.hington dc mayor mariel bowser talks about issues facing the nation's capital. be sure to watch washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern this morning. join the discussion. >> here is some of our live coverage thursday buried at 10:00 a.m., a discussion on election challenges facing states in the midterms and beyond. then more live debates. in new york, republican the democraticg challenger. on c-span 2, larry kudlow on small business issues. in the afternoon, the focus is on minority voter turnout, expected in the elections next week. president trump is in missouri for a rally to campaign for republican candidates at 7:30 p.m. our coverage of the national arab-u.s. policymakers conference continues on c-span 30 1:30. for theo connecticut only scheduled debate in the u.s. senate race there. democrat incumbent senator chris murphy faces republican matt corey. this is about 20 minutes.

coming up thursday morning, terry madonna of franklin and marshall college discusses the political dynamic os pennsylvania and washington, d.c. mayor mural bouser talk about issues facing the -- muirall bouser talks about issues facing the nation's capital. >> here's some of our live coverage thursday. 10:00 a.m., a discussion on election challenges facing states in the mid-terms and beyond. senator joe tes, manchin meets his challenger at 7:00 p.m. on c-span. at 8:00 p.m., republican democrat ney facing anthony denney. on c-span2, 9:30 a.m., larry kudlow on small business issues. president trump is in columbia, missouri, for a rally to campaign for republican candidates live at 7:30 p.m. our coverage of the national arab u.s. policymakers conference continues on c-span3 at 1:30. now the debate for california's 49th district u.s. house seat between democrat mike levin and republican diane harkey. the candidates are vying for the seat held by republican congressman darryl issa -- issa who is retiring. politico list this is race as leaning democratic, it's about 0 minutes. >> she chairs the