college officer david gillespie. -- college professor david gillespie. ♪ good morning, the senate voted to add fancy non- employment discrimination act. a final boat reportedly is expected this week. will discuss problems on healthcare voters in new jersey and virginia go to the polls today we will discuss the gubernatorial races but we would like to use them to discuss specifically your governor on this election day. how would you richer current governor? we have a multitude of ways you can reach out to us. tell us who your governor is and what you like or don't like about that person. the phone lines are on your screen. you can tweet us and we have over 100 participants on our facebook page and you can always e-mail us. we have pulled the front pages from regional papers to show you two races of note, it's the virginia governor's race and this is from "the richmond times dispatch." go to the new jersey papers, the gubernatorial race in new jersey. mr. christie is expected to win that race. we are using these races to talk about larger gubernatorial issues and how to rate your governor

college officer david gillespie. -- college professor david gillespie. ♪ good morning, the senate voted to add fancy non- employment discrimination act. a final boat reportedly is expected this week. will discuss problems on healthcare voters in new jersey and virginia go to the polls today we will discuss the gubernatorial races but we would like to use them to discuss specifically your governor on this election day.

i was also commissioned to write a poem to david gillespie and unfortunate he passed away. i have been m programs involve the greatest singer james brown and the foundation. i have been teaching poetry and creative writing over 45 years and music history and music appreciation and i need further funding myself so i can further do my work. music is the universal language and open up the greatest vehicle for communication. i would like to see serious consideration given for a grant to mr. williams for the wonderful work he's doing. and thank you very much and happy thanksgiving to everyone. >> did you apply for this round? >> no. i will apply because i can use it. it's not about me, it's about the community. i got the track record and the work. i want to see, when we came up as kids, we had a safe pass. i have seen the city council members through the library and i worked with the history preservation project. i'm actively involved in the community. my father is the chaplain for the sheriff's department and the jails. take the kids out of jail and a keep them in school and i

i was also commissioned to write a poem to david gillespie and unfortunate he passed away. i have been m programs involve the greatest singer james brown and the foundation. i have been teaching poetry and creative writing over 45 years and music history and music appreciation and i need further funding myself so i can further do my work. music is the universal language and open up the greatest vehicle for communication. i would like to see serious consideration given for a grant to mr. williams for the wonderful work he's doing. anthank you very much and happy thanksgiving to everyone. >> did you apply for this round? >> no. i will apply because i can use it. it's not about me, it's about the community. i got the track record and the work. i want to see, when we came up as kids, we had a safe pass. i have seen the city council members through the library and i worked with the history preservation project. i'm actively involved in the community. my father is the chaplain for the sheriff's department and the jails. take the kids out of jail and a keep them in school and i ha

joining us to answer those questions, david gillespie. he is a professor at the cost -- at charleston. he is joining us from south carolina. thank you. guest: good to be with you. host: our viewers want to know what a third-party is. guest: a third-party is any challenger to the republicans and democrats. to talk about what a party is, a party is an organization that differs from an interest group and it has an electoral function . not all third parties actually run candidates. they challenged the republicans and the democrats in some way or another. host: is very true influential third-party in the united states? guest: the three leading third parties are libertarian party, green party, and the constitution party. there was a party that ross perot tried to set up, the reform party. it did not go anywhere. like so many parties in the past , the reform party bit the dust. host: when it comes to influence, have third parties been able to influence other elections? guest: yes, absolutely. one of the things the major parties have by way of in

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our guest is charlton college professor and author david gillespie. >> as a pakistani, i am concerned about pakistan. i want good relations with but not just out of love and caring for the united states, but out of love for pakistan. pakistan has to understand and realize as a nation that nor the nation can stretch your and make your size bigger than your neighbor. , sizes and advantage to india. echostar music it over one thing and be happy with the security with india as long as there is no attack from india. has nuclear weapons and india has nuclear weapons and the security has been achieved. pakistan can address its economic dysfunction. 40% of children don't go to school. make sure that pakistan's population does not continue to rise at a pace is much faster than the pace of its economic growth. and of those things can be addressed just by building relations between an american military personality and the >> hussein had ofnie on the painful history pakistani american relations. sunday night at 9:00 on afterwards. just part of book tv this weekend on c-span two. up, a conversatio

gillespie, author of "challenges to duopoly" for being our guest. this was a few are recommended segment. thomas smith, we thank you. we go now to the senate committee where marilyn tavenner , cms administrator, will talk about the status of the health insurance marketplaces. we go to that now. [laughter] -- [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> the senate committee on health, education, labor and pensions will please come to order. ago, richardars streeter, a 47-year-old truck driver from oregon was frustrated and worried. as new york times columnist nicholas kristof described this weekend, mr. schrader could not find insurance in the individual market. no insurance company would cover him. he did what people locked out of the market do, he went without care. after months of ignoring care, for areeter went in colonoscopy, he could not afford one. the only one -- the only way he could get it was from a doctor who agreed to take half payment now and half when he could affor