. >> tom tillis has a proven record fighting against obamacare. >> he stopped the medicare expansionold. not happening in north carolina and it's because of tom tillis. >> that medicaid expansion which he stopped cold would benefit 500,000 north carolina residents. these days he is singing a slightly different tune. in an interview earlier this month, he told the washington examiner, any repeal measure needs to be married with how do you provide a landing or transition to some of those on oba obamacare. tom tillis stopped the whole thing cold until he tried to maybe warm it back up on the back burner ahead of election day. what is happening here? larry points out in politico magazine, where's the wave in every single one of this november's toss-up states, alaska, arkansas and louisiana and north carolina, they have not opened up a real polling lead in any of them. democratic nominees have been running hard and staying slightly ahead or close to their republican foes. joining me now is managing editor of "washington post" politics section and author of the fix, chris cillizza. it's al

we look at tom tillis' record, and he wants to go further on limiting women's access to birth control than even the hobby lobby decision did. so for us on emily's list, we are about winning elections, and we know, as do the voters, that our candidates are the ones that are going to stand up for women's rights period. but with the voters, in particularly north carolina, tennessee, kentucky, want to be hearing from their leaders is about economic opportunity. it is about a fair shot for a future that will be good for their families. for women and families, health care is a huge piece of economic opportunity. i will hear that conversation play out in the weeks to come. >> tell us a little more about -- it is not just about women candidates for your group, but about getting women voters to cast their votes for them. when democrats have talked about particular issues they may have in the mid-term election, young women is one of the groups that gets mentioned most often as being drop-off voters. what kind of things is emily's list doing to ensure that that democratic leaning group is going

through independent -- independent expenditure lays out the differences between senator , he hasn and tom tillis done some real damage to education and women's health issuesd a whole host of that affect women and families in north carolina. our job is to make sure that women voters understand those differences and are aware of the choices that they have. let's talk about some of the other senate races. you have allison grimes in kentucky. tell us about that race and what she represents to your group. -- thrilledree bit allison took this on. she is rented against the minority leader of the united states senate. of we knew two things from the beginning. is one of the least popular senators in the entire country. even by his own voters. that is problem number one for him. the second is the secretary of state has an incredible record in working for women and families in the state and has a real vision for jobs in kentucky , which is so incredibly important. we get engaged with allison right off the bat. and wes a clear contrast have a candidate who can take this on. you can see that by the polling.

democratic incumbent is kay haggen running against tom tillis. it's a classic swing state.resident obama carried it once and lost it once. the immigration issue will be a big flash point in this race and others. this is one of the states where african-american turnout in the mid-term election year is critical to democrats. will she call in president obama at the end, kay haggen i think not but watch that dynamic there. another big one to watch is state of iowa. no incumbent. why is this important? remember, iowa is a blue state. it helped launch president obama. recent poll like so many of these races show a dead heat and iowa because it's so important in presidential politics it's a star magnet, big names in both parties. remember if the republicans win the blue states that makes them feel much better about election day. lastly this is a red state, kentucky. why do the democrats want this one. mitch mcconnell is the republican leader and allison grimes his democratic opponent get the leader. even if the democrats lose the senate they want to end this election year by takin

to find things to do while obama is in town and that is used by her opponent state house speaker tom tillis. and that race is one with of seven, that really is tight as a tick. and it will determine the outcome in the senate. those seven races in the country. and north carolina is right in the epicenter. >> you are sure that republicans will pick up senate seats in south dakota and montana and west virginia. and republicans need six to regain control of the senate. there are seven other states where they have a possibility? >> at least seven. i think the best shots are in places like arkansas, louisiana, and alaska, colorado, you could always see the iowa, i almost forgot to mention iowa. that is come on the checkerboard. and outside chance in new hampshire and other places. you have deeply red states down south. this is a midterm election and the turn out will not be as high and they are in states where president obama's popularity is in the low to mid30s. and the question is, what the margin. is it a seat or several seats that is going to matter come 2016? >> and in 2016, republicans are

in north carolina, kay hagan has slipped behind tom tillis. and if 2014 becomes a referendum on obama and a wave of victories sweep across the country, democrats in four other states could get bounced. >> i think we can pick up the six and maybe a couple more. >> reporter: scott brown is in a virtual tie with jean shahen. mark begich is clinging to a slight lead over dan sullivan. the other hope is that two targeted seats. mitch mcconnell is in kentucky and michelle nunn suggests she may not back reid next year. >> we'll follow it all. thanks. >>> just how dangerous is isis and what should america do about it? thoughts from the panel when we come back. at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low claims ratio, we do whatever it takes to make your business our business. od. helping the world keep promises. >>> the comment about an imminent threat, it's clear, there is no standard of decency, of responsible human behavior and i think the records are

and in the north carolina senate race republican challenger tom tillis has been under fire for cutting funding for state education. he's now responding with this. >> a 7% pay raise is what we passed for north carolina teachers. that's simple math. but math is lost on the senator. she's misleading you about me to hide her own partisan record. >> now to presidential politics, 19 days, 19--that's as long as it took hillary clinton to speak out on the police shooting and tensions in ferguson, missouri. here she is at a tech conferen conference. >> i applaud president obama for sending the attorney general to ferguson and demanding a thorough and speed yes investigation. nobody wants to see our streets look like a war zone. not in america. we are better than that. >> 19 the days, was it worth the wait? >> from playing it safe to speaking out massachusetts senator elizabeth warren was being urged to run in 2016 and just took a strong position on israel and said the israeli military has the right to attack palestinian hotels and schools in self defense if hamas has put rocket launchers next t

wednesday, coverage of a north carolina senate debate between democratic incumbent challenger hagan and tom tillis live at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. next thursday, california governor jerry brown and challenger neil cache kari -- neel kashkari will have their only debate live on c-span. at a news conference today, president obama said russia is responsible for the violence in eastern ukraine. that is next on c-span. then a debate from the u.n. on the conflict between ukraine and russia. former pentagon and state department officials discussed the growing strength of the terrorist group isis in iraq and syria. this weekend on the c-span networks, friday night, native american history. then on saturday, live all-day coverage from the national book festival science pavilion. saturday evening from bbc scotland, a debate on their upcoming decision on whether to end the political union with england. sunday, cuban day with the chief justice of the second circuit court of appeals. he shares his approach to interpreting laws passed by congress. at 8:00 p.m., in with former congressman ron paul. of they

according to a new usa today poll kay hagan leads tom tillis, the speaker there, by two points.5. too close to call. they're not getting wider. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball" . as we first reported here, rick perry of texas was indicted on two felony countses for abuse of power. the charges said he tried to pressure the district attorney, a democrat, to quit by threatening to cut off funding to her office. under usual circumstance indictments aren't good for politicians, obviously. governor perry shows the signs of being a 2016 presidential contender finds this indictment endares him to the republican base baste in the country. today speaking at the heritage foundation in washington, the indictment was the first topic the defiant perry addressed in his speech. >> there are interesting things going on in my home state right now. there are a few public officials in travis county who have taken issue with an exercise of my constitutional veto authority. namely a governor's power to veto legislation and funding and the right to free speech. i am confident in my

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the bad summer is tom tillis, the house speaker in north carolina, tachbd republicans i talked to are now more confident in ernst's chances. they have spent tens of millions of dollars against kay haygan, the democratic senator in north carolina, she is not pulling away. just by a few points. but he hasn't had the summer that he wants. >> did you all agree with the premise that republicans can win control of the senate? does anybody disagree with that pr premise. >> a little more than half of the most competitive races. >> that is a good year. >> 55%. >> you don't need a wave to do that. that's a good point. >> you got a wave or no wave. republicans are going to have a good -- >> that's a win. >> the majority about that. >> all right, i want to go to me the marquee race, i'll tell you, it's something that i'm surprised, the person that i think has had a bad summer is mitch mcconnell. i think he is -- i think a lot of us thought he would be a little more ahead by this point in time. he's not. and now he's basically stuck having to run this campaign that's not about him, that's about ba

tom tillis. cutting our schools, giving breaks to the wealthy. paign committee are responsible for the content of this advertising. >> he knows jet owners? >> the war on jet owners. a recent poll shows tillis with a one-point lead so they are tied over senator hagan. well within the margin of error. what is going on in this race, nick? >> money, money, money, money, money. >> a lot of outside money. >> $43 million in outside money in this race. >> more than what willie makes in a week. >> this $9 million is about a third of the democratic party's cash on hand for senate races. that's a huge bet. >> really? >> what is amazing is all of that money, the poll numbers really are not moving very much. it's basically where it was, like, six months ago. can you imagine if somebody spent $43 million in the tax ads? yet this race is locked in place and it's absolutely critical. >> over the past several cycles, we have learned -- talk about law of diminishing returns. >> the one thing the big donors said hold on we look back at history as joe suggests and no

is fairlyieve that he safe in alaska, when it comes to kay hagan, who is facing tom tillis, that looksike it will be very difficult for democrats to hold. she's up against a rising gop star. hails from a political dynasty in that state. host: we are talking with sabrina from the huffington post. one or both parties talking about as they head home to visit all of you and talk with all of you ahead of the november elections. republicans, call (202) 585-3881 , democrats, call (202) 585-3880 , independents, call (202) 585-3882. we want to get your questions and comments here, so start dialing and now. for these vulnerable democrats in the senate, one of the issues that are hurting them? guest: i think that part of the reason why the president has been reluctant to take executive action is not because immigration reform isn't an issue. all of these horrible democrats voted for the conference of building pass the senate. is the increasing amount of conversation over the president's use of executive authority this year. and labeling him as someone who has not been following the rule of law. t

democrat kay hagan versus tom tillis. the entire senate control is on. >> that's no pressure.ng a lutina woman on stage at a national event and twirling her around is offensive and objectifies latino women. >> following up on our corruptive conversation from earlier. jury begins deliberations and will be the decision of the year. >> i think you should know i'm freezing. my fingernails are purple. i want to thank andy and gabby and bill from campaign for america's future. thanks for getting up. and thank you for joining us. we'll be back next weekend, saturday and sunday. actually, steve kornacki will be back at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. melissa harris-perry is up next and we'll see you here next week on "up." it's time to bring it out in the open. it's time to drop your pants for underwareness, a cause to support the over 65 million people who may need depend underwear. show them they're not alone and show off a pair of depend. because wearing a different kind of underwear, is no big deal. join us. support the cause and get a free sample of depend at underwareness.com great. thi

they pick tom tillis to play for them. the koch brothers out of state oil billionaires. e spending millions supporting joni ernest campaign. >> a win for the special interest. >> tom cotton the world's richest billionaires seek to make deals and spent millions to support cotton and cotton supports their attends and more tax breaks for the billionaires who host the secret conferences. >> oil billionaires like the koch brothers. >> out of state oil billionaires. trying to elect an out of state politician. >> so, mike, they are still at this! >> koch has life for the democrats. >> they are still at this. is this really all they got? >> even makes them look like mafia guys. to make this guilt by association. daniel lipman who helped put together this mondtage you see the same shots of them. democrats say in a time of economic uncertainty, the koch brothers are the perfect foil. republicans say this is just what you do when you don't have anything else, when you have an unpopular president in a country that is clearly worried. >> mike allen, thank you very much. it's going to