and scott walker says the minimum wage serves no problem. women are going to vote because their kids go to public school and scott walker wants to use your tax dollars so rich families can continue to send their kids to private school. that's why women are going out to vote today. regardless of what happens in this election, i think it's important to understand that we have to treat our democracy, that every single day that we have the opportunity to make our voice heard, is just as important as election day. so regardless of what happens tomorrow, i hope people of our state, wake up as united as we are today, to move our state forward, to build an economy that works for everybody, and to hold whoever wins the governorship accountable to the working people of this community. >> what did you see in wisconsin, as far as the angst of the voters, mr. hoffa? what did you hear? >> well, i heard from people that they're mad about what he's done to collective bargaining, and basically destroyed what people used to have. and it's lowered their wages.

but scott walker means a great deal. first of all, because he is seen as a potential presidential candidate, and second because of two we call it elections up there already, the way scott walker has run the state -- i am going to go out on a limb. but i think she has got a great shot of winning. but democrats could wake up on wednesday, and scott walker could win reelection, and we will regret it more than any other race in the country. he is a real threat in 2016. it could be a real issue for us. >> who is going to be blamed if that happens? >> not any one individual. you can always put in more money and resources. some of the smart people in wisconsin are fighting. i think we can. >> if national democrats have a talking point, if they win big they win governor races in michigan, florida, wisconsin, and they hold some like wisconsin, is that a matter of spin and political discourse? the governors are important? >> a will need something. >> i would even predict republicans will win the senate and pick up a dozen house se

well, you know, scott walker is the guy the democrats just can't beat. this is the third time he's run in four years, and he's won them all. and now he has shown that he can win in a blue state. remember, wisconsin is a state that the president won twice. now, he has universal republican support, so there must be a considerable amount of independents who like what he is selling. he has manifestly strong fund-raising skills. a lot of the money came from outside the state. now, he is sort of a nonthreatening, low-key persona. but what he says certainly electrifies republicans. when we talked to him last week, i asked him, "are you going to run for president? is this it?" he said i have a four-year plan in wisconsin. it's not a two-year plan or a year and a half plan. but he didn't say no, i'm not going to run. >> pelley: dean reynolds reporting for us tonight from wisconsin. dean, thank you very much. we have a lot of returns pouring in, and we will have them for you when we come back. helps you find a whole range of coverages. no one else gives you option

scott walker in wisconsin was supposedly in a tough race, won by six points 79 rick scott won by one point. nathan deal in georgia who people thought maybe jimmy carter's grandson could give him a run. wasn't that close. sam brownback who we knew was in trouble nevertheless managed to win by four or five points 79 gwen: did we get it wrong or did he? >> the polls did skew more democratic than the election turned out to be the maybe the polls aren't sampling correctly. there will be a lot of second-guessing about that. interesting that some of the states where the president didn't get out and campaign, democratic candidates didn't want him to come, he hade -- made a point that if he had come maybe it would have been different. but the truth is even some places he did go -- illinois, his home state. maryland. both lost. connecticut almost lost. there is not a lot of evidence that his campaigning was any better than not campaigning. >> i think what would have made the difference is to assign a lot greater importance to campaigning in a midterm election with a. having traveled with ronal

his name is scott walker. >> the man himself governor scott walker he joins us next to talk about how he's been able to win three elections in four short years. and then later tonight lieutenant colonel allen west, >>> welcome back to "hannity." my next guest, wisconsin governor scott walker, he won his third election in four years solidifying his rock star status in the gop. and sorry to break to the democrats, but walker is just getting started. take a listen to what rush limbaugh had to say on the undefeated governor's latest victory. >> ladies and gentlemen, the republican party has a genuine star. the republican party has a demonstrated genuine hero and potential star in its ranks. and he is the governor of wisconsin. his name is scott walker. every american union, every american labor union thug, a rigged judiciary, a rigged media, the democrat party has thrown everything they have got at scott walker, and he has beat them back without one syllable of complaint. without one ounce of whining flt all he ha

once again, scott walker, the governor has won. he dressed supporters after he was elected to a second term tuesday night. lasten you think about the couple of months, if not the last couple of years, it is interesting the challenges we have faced. there was a group out of washington, washington-based special interests who thought they could spend a lot of money and a lot of time in this state, and somehow convince the people of the state to be against something. i did tell you, i'm an optimist. i believe all along if we have a positive message out, in the end, people of the state wanted to be for something, not against something. and the what happened -- look what happened tonight. [applause] you see, those big government special interests spent tens of lines of dollars, brought all sorts of ads and attacks in here because a few years ago, we took the power away from the washington-based special interest and we put it in the hands of the wisconsin taxpayers. >> that is republican governor scott walker addressing his supporters dur

tell me why you think other republican governors like scott walker and governor snyder, why are some of them having trouble? >> i think it has to do with the economy. all politics are local and government races. i think the governor branstad he is a rock star. he knows how to campaign. >> i hope he never wears the pants. they have done tax reform. when they had a clear package of changes they went from a huge deficit to a huge surplus. >> there too big senate races -- there are two big senate races but it which one of the means more symbolically and practically to the democratic party? >> that is the lady or tiger. florida needs a huge that means a huge amount symbolically to the democratic party. too bad we cannot bring mike feldman out here to talk about why it is good to have a democratic governor. he is seen as a potential presidential candidate. two recall elections up there already, this -- the way scott walker has gone out. >> i think mary burke is great. democrats can't wake up on wednesday and scott walker can win reelection and they will regret it more than any other race i

. >> scott walker was reelected in wisconsin, making him a presidential contender in 2016. >> rick scott was reelected in florida, beating former governor charlie crist. >> and sam brown wbackas elected in ksansa. >> it's election night on captioning sponsored by cbs >> make no mistake, the policies are on the ballot. >> this experiment in big government has lasted long enough. >> i think the ten seats you saw are close you could see all ten goep rublican. >> this election by making the country better. >> we will get things done. >> it is time to go in a new direction. >> campaign 2014, election night. analysis from john sheafer and charlie rose. john dickerson at the decision desk. now, from cbs news election headquarters in studio 57. here are scott pelley and nora o'donnell. >> good evening. we came into this night with all 435 seats in the house and 36 seats in the senate, up for grabs. >> and it ends with the republican sweep taking control of the housend the senate. >> bob scheaffer, the mood of the country was tough tonight. >> the mood was nasty and most of the country took it ou

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scott walker has won by a narrow margin. john kasich is convincing in another way. >> i do think is a big one. i will be there tomorrow but there are a few public meetings and tons of private meetings with donors. the republican donor community is looking for a candidate. jeb bush is not there. this is chris christie's opportunity to consolidate with those people through presentation, face-to-face contact, all the stuff he did running the rga for this cycle. it's big for him to leave. the other person is mike pence. i'm hearing more and more wondering if pence will maybe be the alternative. if romney is not real, if case it turns out to be not what they want, is mike pence something they would look at? they have a lot on the line and cristi can lead to substantially stronger if he does this right. >> bobby jindal in louisiana is someone we both think is a really smart guy. he's nowhere right now in terms of how republicans are looking at this race. he's obviously going to run but he's making no impression whatsoever. he coul

walker and rick scott and sam bron brownback and rick snyder beating back strong challenges but some blue state democrats did not fare as well, pat quinn losing in illinois and democratic candidates in massachusetts and maryland also going down to defeat. kim, the evidence of a republican wave is probably best seen in the states. the republicans could hold as many as 31 governorships when this is all said and done. that's an extraordinary number. what's the political lesson here? >> well, a favorite media talking point got blown out of the water on tuesday and that was -- this was an anti-incumbent election that every incumbent was going to go down. that's not what happened, what we found on tuesday, this was in fact in the governor's races a referendum on red state and blue state governance. the red state governance model won. the blue state governance model lost. the guys out there doing tax reform, collective bargaining reform and education reform and in particular those republican governors like scott walker in wisconsin, rick snyder in michigan, rick scott in florida, sam brownb

i think scott walker's in trouble. i think florida's a huge battleground state and i think charlie crist is going to pull it off. so that's critically important. i also think, reverend, that democrats have made a basic mistake in separating themselves from the president. not necessarily recognizing that a president is not going to be popular in an off-year election, a midterm election, but from his policies. to try to separate themselves so much is figure to affect the turn-out of voters that the democrats need, young voters, hispanics, native americans, african americans, those voters that we need to turn out to win. >> you know, e.j., why is it that the republicans seem to think they can win the senate, yet they're in such trouble in key states in the governor races? >> well, i think there's a structural thing and a substantive thing. the structural thing, and this is professor sam wong of princeton who made this point. you're talking about two anti-waves here. democrats, even if they hold the senate are going to los

as well. >> scott walker is still collecting votes. he's one person, as you brought him up, he'll have a lot to answer for as a national candidate if he's not able to hold on to his governorship. and jeb bush, he's been campaigning, and going in whenever called. rand paul is one of the most interesting of the candidate collecting chips. what he's done, he's gone out and campaigned throughout this a cycle with candidates in alaska, north carolina, mainstream republican candidates, not so much where he comes from. not that libertarian strain. he's trying to come in to the good graces of his party. that's one real chip collector we've seen in this cycle. >> we'll be back with more inside story in just a moment. in the final days before the polls open, where early voting was already beginning word came that the economy grew briskly in the last quarter giving us the fastest sustained growth since 2003. with unemployment a tick below 6%, the stock market surging, the democrats could not run on the economy. will they be able to make the argum

. >> scott walker was reelected in wisconsin, making him a presidential contender in 2016. >> rick scott was reelected in florida, beating former governor charlie crist. >> and sam brownback was elected in kansas. >> it's election night on captioning sponsored by cbs >> make no mistake, the policies are on the ballot. >> this experiment in big government has lasted long enough. >> i think the ten seats you saw are close you could see all ten go republican. >> this election by making the country better. >> we will get things done. >> it is time to go in a new direction. >> campaign 2014, election night. analysis from john sheafer and charlie rose. john dickerson at the decision desk. now, from cbs news election headquarters in studio 57. here are scott pelley and nora o'donnell. >> good evening. we came into this night with all 435 seats in the house and 36 seats in the senate, up for grabs. >> and it ends with the republican sweep taking control of the house and the senate. >> bob scheaffer, the mood of the country was tough tonight. >> the mood was nasty and most of the country took it

scott walker has won by a narrow margin. john kasich is convincing in another way. >> i do think is a big one. i will be there tomorrow but there are a few public meetings in tons of private meetings with donors. a republican donor community is looking for a candidate. jeb bush is not there. this is chris christie's opportunity to consolidate with those people through presentation, face-to-face contact, all the stuff he did running the rga for this cycle. it's big for him to leave. the other person is mike pence. i'm hearing more and more wondering if pants will maybe be the alternative. if romney is not real, if case it turns out to be not what they want, is mike pence something they would look at? they have a lot on the line and kristi can lead to substantially stronger if he does this right. >> bobby jindal in louisiana is someone we both think is a really smart guy. he's nowhere right now in terms of how republicans are looking at this race. he's obviously going to run but he's making no impression whatsoever. he could b

in wisconsin, a defeat for scott walker, the union-busting poster man child for the gop could signal a major blow to conservative governance, at least on the state level and in advance of 2016. on the flip side, a third win in four years could see scott walker soaring to reaganesque heights and ensure that his name keeps tongues a wagging over the next two years. joining me is brian poitler and david corn. david, the gubernatorial races, aside from the word "gubernatorial" being the most unsexually political term are actually where all the action is at and i am following what's happening in wisconsin with baited breath. the american spectator has already core natd scott walker as the presidential nominee if he makes it past this race. do you think that's a little premature? >> you also left out the florida fan, which was my favorite item in the whole election cycle. but you're right, in wisconsin, scott walker, who has been a koch favorite and a conservative darling, because he went after the public unions and survived a very, you know, fiercely fought recall election is poised, if h

and governor scott walker won a close race in wisconsin, hinting he might run for the presidency as a washington outsider. >> that's the difference between washington and wisconsin. they're all against something. we are for something. >> reporter: walker, ticked off at christie for not sending more money his way. christie scuffling with kentucky senator rand paul on foreign

scott walker. boy, it just looks like -- it's not just a breeze, judy. this is a pretty strong wind. and when we look at the senate and house and governors we step back, this is -- republicans would be in better position in most cases than they were after the first mid term, after 2010. that is a big deal. >> woodruff: amy, what do you see? >> that's exactly right. we're going to talk a lot about 2016 because of course we just spend a little bit of time in 2014 before going to 2016, it is true, republicans are going to have a different map in 2016. reality of this election is what they have been able to do is not only pick up those states but able to hold on in blue states and purple states for governors, the cory gardner did as well as he did in colorado, that has to be something republicans have to be very excited about. if you can replicate that kind of campaign two years from now, yes, there will be more voters. yes, those voters will be more democratic but suggests that ther evening, these races were fought, many of them on tough territory for democ

tom sco tomorrow scott walker faces his third election in four years. walker was the first governor in u.s. history to survive a recall election. walker even managed to survive when six members of his team were convicted under the john doe investigation. if walker wins, he'll quickly turn his sights to a 2016 run for the white house. the latest ppp poll has walker ahead by just one pointic chall burke. in 2010, republican governor association spent $5.2 million on walker's campaign. for the 2012 recall, they spent $9 million. and this time around, they dropped $8 million into walker's campaign. tomorrow we'll see if republicans long term invest chlt pays off. if walker wins, the sgchltgop w have a radical battle tested anti-worker hero ready for a presidential race. it would be the third opportunity that the progressives have tried to knock off walker and were not able to do it. that might say a lot on the national scene. if walker loses, it sends a message to the republican governors nationwide don't mess with the workers. joining me tonight on our rap

they saw the potential to beat scott walker in wisconsin as something would send national implications, national messages because he was so targeted during the recall effort. they thought they could have a kind of reaction against his brand of governance. you saw not just him but also his comrades and people like the governor of florida, wick scott, obviously the governor of ohio with the big win. across the country, michigan as well. this whole 2010 class. most of them win re-election all except one in pennsylvania. in addition to that they play offense. they were able to win the governor's office in massachusetts. able to win the governor's office in maryland of all places. that's shocking. >> susan, i guess ohio is no big surprise. i mean, the democratic opponent was probably one of the worst opponents the democratic party could have put up he had so many problems. >> there were individual reasons in each race. governors are supposed to have a a terrible night for republicans. it was supposed to be a bad night. yet, they, amazingly, i i think picked up three seats. this calls into q

i think scott walker, 52%, mary burke 47%. scott walker a great politician. he has been able in three times stood for election three times, really in four years, an excellent politician. i think john kasich in ohio is watching this race, david, saying i don't really care if scat walker wins because i want that, walk a little bit of a path to the nomination in 2016. it was a bad night for teacher's unions. you look at wisconsin, you look at michigan, you look at illinois. you look even at rhode island where a democratic won, but they all ran against the teacher's unions. >> things are still up in the air in the great state of alaska. one reason was the election there, they were run differently from the rest of the country. there was an interesting senate race up there. alan is in seattle. you spent time in alaska recently. how come the results came i camo slowly? >> pretty simple, geography and logistics. there are a lot of people living and working in alaska who are a long, long way from what you or i would call a city or what you and i would call a road syst

republican scott walker rode the g.o.p. wave to victory in 2010, but was forced into a recall vote after taking on organized labor. if he survives tonight, he may join the short list of those eyeing a run for the white house two years from now. hari sreenivasan is in our newsroom. he'll be talking with reporters across the country all evening. >> sreenivasan: we start with the bluegrass state. renee shaw of kentucky educational television joins us from lexington. so the big story, the big race that everyone in the country seems to be focused on is between mitch mcconnell and alison lundergan grimes. what was that race like today? >> reporter: well, they have been doing the ground game, as you say, these last 72 hours, hari. they have been out, both of them, in force. there has been a flyer round with the junior senator from kentucky, rand paul. of course, secretary grimes hases had president clinton in and also hillary rodham clinton in on her behalf. it's been a busy last 72 hours. i think mcconnell says his folkfolks have

scott walker there's a reason he's scott walker. scott walker won. he's won in wisconsin now three times in four years. his star is now eclipsed, chris christie's with most conservatives i talked to and money people. and even in the "wall street journal" today, they were talking this is scott walker's moment. >> you end up getting to know the people you cover. you become friends with some of them. i've talked about this. the romneys, the clintons, the obamas, we criticize them a lot. we're also very friendly with them. and they come back sometimes after the most, the biggest -- >> oh, my gosh. let me put it this way. i tore mitt romney to shreds in 2012 for one of the most ineffective lousy campaigns and mocked him and laughed at him when he did really stupid things on the campaign trail. just sort of having fun. you know what? the romneys never once took it personally. and we talked and i would say hey listen -- we kept communications open. we consider them good friends. we love them. >> this was on big stuff. like running for the president. >> runn

scott walker, big win in wisconsin tonight. he's going to be immediately looked at as a candidate. also, you know, governor chris christie had a big night helping so many republican governors stay in office as chairman of the republican governors association. and you still have people waiting to see what jeb bush wants to do, ted cruz. wide open republican field right now. and what they're seeing is still a -- an electorate that is angry, unhappy about the economy. but also, an electorate that doesn't think all that much yet of the republican brand. we'll see how they do, what all those candidates do to rebrand the party. >> abc news chief anchor george stephanopoulos leading our coverage all night long. george, thank you. and we'll be right back with more on this breaking news and we'll be right back with more on this breaking news tonight. try the improved formula of boost® original nutritional drink. each delicious serving provides... 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle, and 26 essential vitamins and minerals including calcium and vitamin d to support bone health. plus,

look at what these governor races -- >> scott walker. >> scott walker has to feel good. john kasich, the governor of ohio. by the way, i want to make a larger point about 2016 and leadership of the democratic party. the republicans elected a whole bunch of senators under the age of 50. republicans elected the first woman senator out of iowa. african-american congresswoman out of utah. another i think potential african-american congressman out of texas. the democratic party's leadership is going to look old and stable in comparison to where the republicans are. that's a challenge for hillary clinton. how is she the party of the future? how does she take these reins? the democratic party's going to be searching for some new leaders i think over the next few months. >> it all begins today after a late one last night. chuck todd, thank you. next, the impact on the ground. what republican winners are saying about their plans for change in washington and what the change may mean for mitch mcconnell and harry reid. first, a look at today's planner. president obama holding that

in wisconsin, republican governor scott walker is facing democrat mary burke. both scott and walker have followed the republican playbook on taxes, on abortion, on same-sex marriage, and tomorrow's kind of shaping up to be a referendum on those policies inch colorado, the democratic governor, john hickenlooper, is facing a backlash for having supported tougher gun legislation, and he's in a very tight race with republican bob beauprez. scott, the same number of governor's seats as senate seats are up for grabs tomorrow, 36, but the candidates for governor have outspent the candidates for senate by more than $50 million. >> pelley: wow. john dickerson, our political director, john, what's riding on the governors' races? >> well, voters tell pollsters that basically washington is so frozen in gridlock that even if the party that controls the senate changes, nothing will change. in the state they are still operating in government the way it's supposed to. the governor's decisions will affect law and order, education, health care. take maine, in that state, the inc

what do you think about scott walker's comment with governors? does, i mean, three election in four years. he's got more cred then the rest of them when it comes to making a case in the toxic atmosphere. >> scott walker belongs on the republican primary stage. no question. everything the new republican prototype remt represents. and he has already visited that, make public education unrecognizable, engineer the sub pression of minority votes, cut the safety net where poor people have to leave wisconsin or starve to death, so he is the perfect prototype going forward. he's been perfectly molded into exactly what a billionaire america want in their president. he has made every tea party movement he's been ordered to do. now to make america suffer, he is in new hampshire and iowa. wisconsin polling numbers show 70% independence and 40% republicans don't even want their own governor to run because of the level of disappointment. >> ej what do you think bush 43 talking about a bush 45. pretty strong endorsement phrase. definitely some family conversat

in wisconsin, obviously, scott walker is talking about his own successes in wisconsin. joni ernst is talking about her plan to pass a budget in the senate and keystone pipeline in the senate. but they also tied an attitude that was pervasive around the country is people weren't happy with this president, they didn't think he was leading abroad and wasn't engaging domestically, so some of the things that may have been happening that were positive in regard to jobs and the stock market, et cetera, people weren't feeling that at home. so if you're in the mid -- middle of wisconsin or colorado, you don't feel like the economy is doing better for you. >> jon: what i love about it is you only talk in swing states. (laughter) >> very important to us. >> jon: are you excited about governing again? for six years, they have been in oppositional position trying to stop anything. is it going to be hard to stop that? is it going to be hard to do things? (laughter) >> no, i -- (laughter) listen... >> jon: settle down! i think what we'll see is the president is going to have to come t

in wisconsin, republican governor scott walker is facing democrat mary burke. both scott and walker have followed the republican playbook on taxes, on abortion, on same- sex marriage, and tomorrow's kind of shaping up to be a referendum on those policies. in colorado, the democratic governor, john hickenlooper, is facing a backlash for having supported tougher gun legislation, and he's in a very tight race with republican bob beauprez. scott, the same number of governor's seats as senate seats are up for grabs tomorrow, 36, but the candidates for governor have outspent the candidates for senate by more than $50 million. >> pelley: wow. john dickerson, our political director, john, what's riding on the governors' races? >> well, voters tell pollsters that basically washington is so frozen in gridlock that even if the party that controls the senate changes, nothing will change. in the state they are still operating in government the way it's supposed to. the governor's decisions will affect law and order, education, health care. take maine, in that state, the inc

if scott walker keeps winning there, you have to put that back in the battleground. minnesota and michigan by the way, senate races that republicans thought they could make competitive, they didn't. not making it into our battleground. there is good news here if you are democrats. look at a few other states that may have been added to the battleground as well. take georgia, yes, david purdue won, but it was a wave year. he got 53% in a good republican year in georgia. georgia is back in the battleground. look at arizona. they had five democratic members of congress running for re-election. four are coming back and the fifth when all the votes are counted may indeed come back. arizona, back in the battleground. there you go. the democratic blue wall may be down to 232 rather than 242, by throwing in wisconsin, but the republican wall is now down to 164. for now, look at this. it's an impressive battleground map. goes from coast to coast, who is to say there isn't going to be a decent amount of people feeling the presidential election? i told my dentist about my sensit

governor scott walker wins his third election in just four years. can he ride the wave all the way to the white house? some people will think it's possible. we'll see. we're back with more after this. >>> tonight he improves the tight the comeback kid. projected winner for united states elected term.

. >>> this morning my question, is scott walker fooling anybody in wisconsin? >>> plus, president obama's stealth campaign and jeff chang on the colors of america. but first, it's the first saturday of november. happy sadie hawkins day! good morning. i'm melissa harris-perry. tonight in high schools across the country, teenagers will be dancing and socializing around the punch bowl in the beautifully awkward way they do at that age. so many things in high school culture have changed over the years. but not the idea behind sadie hawkins dances. whether at hunter high school in salt lake city, utah. or michigan city high school in michigan city, indiana. or raleigh, north carolina. the the young men at these dances will be the invited dates of the young women in attendance. the popular american tradition has evolved some over the decades. the clever and inventive new ways girls ask their dates are documented and shared on pinterest boards. it all started with a comic strip. remember lil abner? he was the naive son of mami and papi in the fictional town of doll pa

scott walker wins, rick scott wins in two swing states. if thom tillis pulls off the victory in north carolina, three of the four presidential battleground states, i think we're -- it's basically -- it feels like how democrats won in 2006. >> it's pretty close. >> it's not good news from the standpoint of the president of the democratic party, but i lived through real wave elections. in '94, for example, not one republican senator, governor or congressman lost in the entire country. this isn't what happened tonight. but there's plenty of jaundice, there's no doubt about it. >> i get to call time, gentlemen. thank you both. another break. at this time of night we ask what have we learned. we've got a really smart experienced guy to take that question when we come back. tom brokaw joins us right after this. for retirement. but when we start worrying about tomorrow, we miss out on what matters today. ♪ at axa, we offer advice and help you break down your retirement goals into small, manageable steps. because when you plan for tomorrow, it h

walker do, scott walker is an executive and did things in wisconsin that were very tough. >> do you think he'll run for president? >> he will run. he is not a crass char massic guy. but he has a good relationship with the media. >> christie is considered in the second tier. jeb bush, a good governor of the state of florida speaks fluent spanish. >> not a small thing. >> married to a columbian. no one can predict. >> we're looking at biden and jeb bush, before we were talking about hillary. let's talk about the democratic side. does elizabeth warren get? >> i don't think so. no one wants to make an enemy of the clintons and go that route. she has said she's not going to run. george expimple of and i were talking about the show about it and i think we both agree she has a lot of time in her career why have it abruptly end with a race against clinton. although she is the darling of the liberal also. >> could begin get in and give hillary a run for the money or is it a coordination? >> it's a coordination. i think people possession themselves to be the vice presidential candidate. >> pe

i think scott walker's running. i don't know about jeb bush. but certainly rand paul and ted cruz would appeal to the -- >> my bet is jeb's running. >> yes. >> have i zero doubt he is going to run. all right. let me move onto this. the architect of obamacare gave a speech october 17th. wasn't revealed -- here's what he said. this is the guy that wrote the bill. he said the bill was written in a tortured way to make sure the cbo did not score the mandate as taxes. now, if cbo did score the mandate as taxes, the bill dies. so it was written to do that. and in terms of risk related subsidies, if you had a law which made explicit that healthy people pay in and that sick people get money, it would not have passed. lack of transparency's a huge political advantage. and basically call it the stupidity of the american voter or whatever, but basically that was really, really critical to get this thing to pass. and i'd rather have it than not have it." here's my take on this. this is the most obnoxious -- he basically orchestrated this whole bill was a l

if scott walker keeps winning there, you have to put that back in the battleground. minnesota and michigan by the way, senate races that republicans thought they could make competitive, they didn't. not making it into our battleground. there is good news here if you are democrats. look at a few other states that may have been added to the battleground as well. take georgia, yes, david purdue won, but it was a wave year. he got 53% in a good republican year in georgia. georgia is back in the battleground. look at arizona. they had five democratic members of congress running for re-election. four are coming back and the fifth when all the votes are counted may indeed come back. arizona, back in the battleground. there you go. the democratic blue wall may be down to 232 rather than 242, by throwing in wisconsin, but the republican wall is now down to 164. for now, look at this. it's an impressive battleground map. goes from coast to coast, who is to say there isn't going to be a decent amount of people feeling the presidential election? stop is stop. pants for underware