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FOR THE NEXT HOUR. MIDTERM ELECTION POLITICS AND NOBODY BETTER TO TALK TO THAN OUR TWO GUESTS. ROTHENBERG... |
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I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT A NATIONAL ELECTION YOU LOOK AND SAY WHAT'S THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE. THEN... |
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I NEVER DISAGREE WITH CHARLIE SO I'M NOT GOING TO START NOW. I'M LESS SEE TIME ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT... |
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YOU CHARLIE ARE CALLING IT TOSS UP SPACE. HARRY READ. COLORADO IN APPOINTED DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT.... |
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WHEN I LOOK AT THE REPUBLICAN MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, OHIO, I COULD SEE REPUBLICANS VERY PLUS BLI... |
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EXACTLY I HAD A YEAR AGO OR SO, I HAD KENTUCKY LEANING DEMOCRATIC. MISSOURI. NEW HAMPSHIRE. WE HAD... |
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FIRST OF ALL YOU WROTE ABOUT THE ILLINOIS PRIMARY. MARK KIRK IS EXPECTED TO WIN. WHAT'S HAPPENING... |
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CONSERVATIVES DON'T LIKE HIM. THOSE THAT SEE HIM AS TOO SOFT. NOT A RELIABLE CONSERVATIVE VOTE. ... |
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THIS IS PARTY SWITCHERS. THEY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ARE THEY GOING TO GET PRIMARIED IN THEIR KNOW PARTY.... |
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HEADLINE FROM THE MIAMI HERALD. CHARLIE CRISP FINAL YEAR OF GOVERNOR BEGINS WITH PERILOUS POLE NUMBERS... |
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BIGGEST PROBLEM FOR HIM IS IN REPUBLICAN PRIMARY. I SPEAK TO A NUMBER OF GROUPS, I'M SURE CHARLIE... |
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FORMER SENATOR LEAVING OFFICE AND GEORGE LE MU APPOINTED BY CHARLIE CHRIS. DOES THAT IMPACT FLORIDA... |
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I THINK WHAT'S TRULY EXTRAORDINARY TO ME IS GENERALLY SPEAKING, A GOVERNMENT. SITTING GOVERNOR IS... |
| 00:09:37 |
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THIS IS FROM BOB, SAYING TEA PARTYERS LOVE RUBIO. |
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RIGHT. I THINK THEY'RE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT HIM. LOOK. IF YOU READ AND LISTEN TO MARK RUBIO HE HAS... |
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OUR TWO GUESTS WILL GET TO YOUR PHONE CALLS AND TELL US WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR STATE. RAISE FOR... |
| 00:11:12 |
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I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF DAVID LOST RE-ELECTION EVEN WITH THE SCANDAL HE HAD. I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK... |
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THERE'S A NUMBER OF STATES THAT ARE BAD FOR PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA. KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA. ARKANSAS... |
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CHARLIE IS A DEGREE SAVE ON THAT ONE. WHAT GOT INTO YOU CHARLIE? |
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DEMOCRATS HAVE LOTS OF PROBLEMS BUT NOT IN CONNECT CUT. CHRIS DODD HAS A PROBLEM. I THINK THERE'S... |
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NO. I DON'T KNOW WHO'S IN WORSE SHAPE. CHRIS DODD OR HARRY REED. THEIR NUMBERS ARE BOTH TERRIBLE.... |
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IF I HAD A CHOICE TO BE ONE OF THEM I WOULD BE HARRY REED. HE'S MORE LIKELY TO BE ABLE TO EFFECT... |
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TEXAS THERE'S A PRIMARY GOVERNOR PERRY THAT SUCCEEDED GOVERNOR GEORGE BUSH WHO BECAME WITH SENATOR... |
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DEMOCRATS ARE LOOKING AT THIS RAISE SEEING A GREAT OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE OF THE REPUBLICANS AND THERE'S... |
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JIM ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE FROM NORTH CAROLINA. GOOD MORNING, JIM. |
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GOOD MORNING. AS YOUR GUESTS AWARE. SPRATT IS RUNNING HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND I KNOW OF A LOT OF... |
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THANKS JIM. |
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THINK HE HAS A REAL RAISE THIS TIME. THE LAST FEW CYCLES HE HASN'T HAD A SERIOUS CHALLENGE. YOU KNOW... |
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BETTY. DEMOCRATS LINE. SENATE AND GOVERNORS RAISE THIS YEAR. |
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YES, I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT THE TWO GENTLEMEN THOUGHT ABOUT THE SENATE RAISE. EITHER JENNIFER BRUNER... |
| 00:18:08 |
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I THINK DEMOCRAT DOES HAVE A MESSY PRIMARY IN OHIO AND I TEND TO THINK THAT FISCHER WILL COME OUT... |
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WE'RE WAITING ON BO BIDEN. HE HASN'T OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED. THEY SAY, NO HE'S DECIDED HE'S GOING TO... |
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IF THIS WERE 2006 I WOULD RATHER HAVE THE NAME BIDEN THAN CASTLE IN A STATEWIDE RAISE IN DELAWARE... |
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I AGREE. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY HE WOULD RUN EXCEPT THAT HE'LL COME UNDER HEAVY PRESSURE FROM THE DEMOCRATIC... |
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OUR CONVERSATION WITH CHARLIE COOK AND ROTHENBERG. BILL IS JOINING US FROM HOUSTON. GOOD MORNING.... |
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GOOD MORNING. MY QUESTION IS, ONE, WE ALL REMEMBER HOW THE DEMOCRATS RAN AGAINST TOM DELAY. IF I'M... |
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I THINK THAT UM... AND TOM DELAY WASN'T EVEN THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE. I THINK THOUGH THAT - IF I... |
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LAST FALL YOU TALKED ABOUT A PRIMARY IN NEW YORK AND MATCH UP WITH RUDY GUILIANI. WHAT'S HAPPENING... |
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WELL LOOKS LIKE SENATOR IS IN GOOD SHAPE TO ME. THE DEMOCRATS PROBLEM IS ON THE GOVERN NOR SHIP THERE'S... |
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WHO DO YOU THINK THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE WILL BE. |
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BOXER IS NOT STRONG. HER NUMBERS ARE NOT. GOT FOUR OR FIVE MILLION IN THE BANK WHICH IN MOST STATES... |
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IF BARBARA BOXER LOSES THE SENATE RAISE. DEMOCRATS WILL HAVE A VERY BAD NIGHT. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY... |
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AND HOUSE SEATS ON AVERAGE FOR THE FIRST YEAR, THE FIRST MIDTERM ELECTION FOR THE PARTY IN POWER.... |
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NO. 16. IN FIRST TERMS FOR ELECTED PRESIDENTS POST WORLD WAR TWO IT'S 16. THE WAY YOU GET IN THE 20'S... |
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AID IN DEER BORN MICHIGAN, GOOD MORNING. |
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IT'S REALLY COLD OUT HERE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SHOW. |
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IT'S COLD HERE AS WELL. WELCOME. |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHAT I WANTED TO MENTION FOR THE BOTH GENTLEMEN YOU HAVE ON T.V. OFFER THERE... |
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THANKS ABLE. A RESPONSE. |
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HIS COMMENT WAS WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR CHANGE. BUT IF YOU TALK TO MOST REPUBLICANS THEY'LL SAY THERE'S... |
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HE'S CALLING FOR A STATE WHERE THE UNEMPLOYMENT, "WASHINGTON POST"- |
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REPUBLICANS HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN THE GOVERNORSHIP IN MICHIGAN. I THINK VOTERS THERE ARE JUST ARE... |
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TO PICK UP ON WHAT STEW SAID. PEOPLE ARE UNHAPPY WITH THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS AND THEN IN 2008 THEY... |
| 00:33:59 |
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FIRST OF ALL HAPPY NEW YEAR AND I'M A FIRST TIME CALLER AND I WATCH THIS SHOW ALL THE TIME. MY QUESTION... |
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MY RESPONSE IS THIS IS SIMPLE INTEREST GROUP POLITICS. THIS IS SOME SIGNIFICANT HIGH PROFILE AFRICAN-AMERICAN... |
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I THINK THE PRESSURE IS ON THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT TO NOT JUST DO BUT TO GO MUCH FURTHER... |
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AND ROTHENBERG THERE'S A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL THE SEAT BY THE LATE SENATOR EDWARD KENNEDY. RAISE... |
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VOTERS IN THE STATE ARE WILLING TO VOTE FOR THE MINORITY PARTY FOR GOVERNOR AND STATEWIDE OFFICES... |
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SNAPSHOT ON JANUARY 19TH? |
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I WOULD BE ASTONISHED IF REPUBLICANS DIDN'T WIN BUT IT'S ASTONISHING HOW MANY REPUBLICANS WE'VE HAD... |
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GOOD MORNING. STEVE, GOOD MORNING GENTLEMAN, SPEAKING FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CALIFORNIA. STEW... |
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NO, I WAS JUST LOOKING AMONG INDEPENDENT VOTERS. LET'S SEE THE GALLOP POLE. THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN... |
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MIDTERM ELECTIONS. MICHAEL BENNETT APPOINTED IN THAT SEAT TO REPLACE SENATOR SAL CZAR AT INTERIOR... |
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HE HAS A PRIMARY AGAINST DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATOR THAT HAS SOME ESTABLISHMENT SUPPORT, BUT MOSTLY ESTABLISHMENT... |
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YOU KNOW HER BROTHER-IN-LAW. CHARLIE BLACK. |
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THAT'S TRUE BUT I WANT TO SIT DOWN WITH HER. THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE LIKE IN 2006-2008 THE DEMOCRATS... |
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BRYAN FOR DALLAS. INDEPENDENT LINE. GOOD MORNING.. |
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GOOD MORNING. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT INDEPENDENCE AND I'M INDEPENDENT. NOT ONE THAT SWINGS BACK AND... |
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WELL HE'S FROM CONNECTICUT AND RUMOR THERE'S SOME DISCUSSION OF HIM RUNNING IN CONNECTICUT FOR THE... |
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DEMOCRAT LINE. GOOD MORNING.. |
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I WANTED TO KNOW, I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF STATISTICS IN POLING AND WHAT I CONSIDER THE NONPARTISANSHIP... |
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WELL THE ONLY PARTY THAT'S GOT A WORST FAVORABLE RATING IS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT... |
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CALLING FROM MISSOURI. A STATE THIS WHICH THE TWO LIKELY CANDIDATES. THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF THAT ... |
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EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE INTERESTING RAISE. THIS WOULD BE OR COULD BE ONE OF THE CLOSEST RAISES OF THE... |
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DID WE FILL I BUSTER |
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YEAH. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. THIS IS NOT REPUBLICAN IN CONGRESS AND DEMOCRATS. WHEN YOU PUT THE WORD... |
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MARK FROM OHIO. REPUBLICAN LINE. GOOD WOR MORNING. |
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WANTED TO BRING UP THE ELECTION HERE IN OHIO HAS GOTTEN TO BE WHERE THERE'S SO MANY JOB LOSSES AND... |
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EITHER ONE OF YOU? |
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I'M NOT SURE WHAT SPECIFIC INSURANCE THE CALLER IS TALKING ABOUT, BUT THE THING IS REPUBLICANS PARTY... |
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WE'LL GET CALLS IF I'M WRONG. I THINK THEY'RE SPLIT. |
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THE POINT IS, AT SOME POINT, OWNERSHIP CONVEYS. OWNERSHIP OF THE ECONOMY CONVEYS FROM THE REPUBLICAN... |
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I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST FASCINATING STATES. IF YOU LOOK AT STATEWIDE BALLOTS. UP AND DOWN... |
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WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. BUT IT IS CERTAINLY A HEAVILY, HEAVILY DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT, AND THE ODDS... |
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FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, INDEPENDENT LINE. GOOD MORNING. |
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GOOD MORNING. HAPPY NEW YEAR. I GUESS I AM A SQUISHY AND MOODY AND NOT SURE AND FRINGE BECAUSE I'M... |
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I DID NOT SAY THAT THE VOTERS WERE FRINGE, BUT THE CANDIDATES WERE. |
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SENATOR FEINSTEIN -- |
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SENATOR FEINSTEIN IS GOING TO LOSE. |
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SENATOR BOXER IS UP FOR REELECTION THIS YEAR, BUT SENATOR FEINSTEIN. |
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ALL OF THEM ARE TIED TOGETHER, SO WHO EVER IS, FOR RE-ELECTION IS GOING TO LOSE. BUT CHARLIE AND STU,... |
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FIRST OF ALL, WE ARE NOT TYING -- |
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I THINK MOST OF THE KEY BACKE -- TEABAGGERS ARE REPUBLICANS. I DO NOT THINK A LOT OF THEM ARE PURE... |
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I DON'T THINK IT IS SOMETHING NEW. I DON'T THINK WE ARE CREATING THAT. THERE IS A LOT OF DISCUSSION... |
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AN OPEN SEAT, SENATOR JUDD GREGG NOT SEEKING REELECTION. WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN? |
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THE KEY ACTION IS ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE. TO THE REPUBLICANS NOMINATE A TRUE BLUE, TRADITIONAL HARD-CORE... |
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WE WILL LOOK AT SOME OTHER RACES TO WATCH IN THE 2010 MIDTERM ELECTION. FRANCIS FROM INDIANA. GOOD... |
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GOOD MORNING. I'M ALMOST 73, AND I'M A POLITICAL JUNKIE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT OUR -- THE STORY... |
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TURN THIS INTO A QUESTION FOR OUR GUESTS. |
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WHY DID WE PRIVATIZE OR VOTE? -- ORU -- OUR VOTE? ALL THE VOTES IN OHIO IN 2004 WERE SHIFTED AND... |
| 00:59:07 |
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THE 2000 ELECTION IS FRESH ANTHONY PEOPLES MINES. -- FRESH IN MANY PEOPLE'S MIN DS. |
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I DON'T BELIEVE A 99.9% OF THESE ELECTION FRAUD STORIES. BELIEVE THAT OHIO AND 2004 -- I DON'T BELIEVE... |
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EUGENE, OREGON. THERE IS A SENATE RACE OUT THERE. RON WYDEN SEEKING REELECTION. REPUBLICANS WANLINE.... |
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I HEAR A LOT OF POLITICAL TALK ABOUT ONE PARTY OR ANOTHER, AND YOU ARE READING NUMBERS ABOUT THE DISENFRANCHISED.... |
| 01:01:11 |
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THIS IS A PROBLEM THE PRESIDENT HAS. THE CONGRESS HAS BEEN DOING A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT THE... |
| 01:02:08 |
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THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING UNDER THE RADAR SCREEN. I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK IS AN UNDER-THE-RADAR... |
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I HAVE A COMET THAT AND A QUESTION TO GO WITH IT. I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAS PAID OFF THE MORTGAGE... |
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WELL, THE THING IS, I AM NOT SURE I EVER MET -- BERNIE SANDERS USED TO CALL THEMSELVES SOCIALISTS,... |
| 01:07:10 |
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UNDER THE RADAR SCREEN-IS THAT THE CASE. |
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WE DO OUR RATINGS OF THE TIME. I DO NOT BELIEVE IN LEAST IN THE SENATE RACES, WE HAVE DONE THAT IN... |
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YOU GET THE FINAL WORD. |
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YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THESE HOUSE RACES THAT ARE IN THE EARLY STAGES THAT MAY BE A SURPRISE.... |
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THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS HOUR. WE WILL BE BACK IN A MOMENT. HERE IS A LOOK AT SOME OF THE TOPICS... |
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WE WILL BE DISCUSSING A CERTAIN TOPIC ON ALL OF OUR SUNDAY SHOWS. HERE ARE SOME OF THE DEATH. FORMER... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.