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john mccain has started to speak. this is live coverage, campaign 2010. >> to cindy and our children who are here. i thank them for their tireless -- [applause] dedication and support. we won an important victory for which i am truly thankful. i promise you republicans and independents who voted for me and those arizonans who did not, i will do my best to prove worthy of the honor. i will never take your support for granted. this is the great ambition and privilege of my life. i have often said i consider myself one of the most fortunate people in the world. everyone's life has ups and downs but i have had the honor to serve our country in good times and bad since i first sworn oath to defend her as a 17-year-old midshipman at the naval academy. [applause] i know of no higher honor than that. i think you and all arizonans with all my heart for allowing me the privilege to represent in congress our beautiful state. the interests, rights, and dreams who are blessed to call home. this was the tough hard-fought primary. m
john mccain has started to speak. this is live coverage, campaign 2010. >> to cindy and our children who are here. i thank them for their tireless -- [applause] dedication and support. we won an important victory for which i am truly thankful. i promise you republicans and independents who voted for me and those arizonans who did not, i will do my best to prove worthy of the honor. i will never take your support for granted. this is the great ambition and privilege of my life. i have...
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tavis: fair enough. >> including john mccain. tavis: the old john mccain. >> i would agree with you that the republican party has been hijacked by a small minority of restriction tests that control the immigration debate -- of restrictionists who control the immigration debate. i would not say that the tea party stands against immigration reform because they don't have a position on it, but i would say there is a small minority of republicans that hijacked this issue, who support the anti- immigration groups. politico just issued a poll last week that shows 50% of republican voters support immigration reform. in my conversations with members of congress, staffers on capitol hill, i hear republicans saying we want to work on immigration, we want immigration reform, but they are silent. they remained silent because of that small minority. they are afraid of them because they fear that there will be labeled. tavis: why is it your position, then, that the democrats are weak on the issue of immigration, republicans are becoming coward
tavis: fair enough. >> including john mccain. tavis: the old john mccain. >> i would agree with you that the republican party has been hijacked by a small minority of restriction tests that control the immigration debate -- of restrictionists who control the immigration debate. i would not say that the tea party stands against immigration reform because they don't have a position on it, but i would say there is a small minority of republicans that hijacked this issue, who support...
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his job was ideological work with inmates including john mccain. who had strongly held beliefs. mccain never agreed that american policy in vietnam was wrong but i had my own opinion he was a republican i was a communist. the americans try to establish their order the but we fought for freedom. five and a half years later john mccain returned to the usa and continued to serve in the navy. but as a presidential candidate in two thousand and eight he used rhetoric that not knowing his background might have even being considered pacifist america is the greatest force for good in the history of the world my friends we have gone to all four corners of the earth and shed american blood in defense usually of somebody else's freedom and our own so we are peacemakers and we're peacekeepers. evidence of war crimes against vietnamese civilians started coming out won't john mccain was still serving his prison sentence. a horrific massacre took place in the rule community of my lai in one nine hundred sixty eight villages was suspected of helping the guerrillas will than four hundred people
his job was ideological work with inmates including john mccain. who had strongly held beliefs. mccain never agreed that american policy in vietnam was wrong but i had my own opinion he was a republican i was a communist. the americans try to establish their order the but we fought for freedom. five and a half years later john mccain returned to the usa and continued to serve in the navy. but as a presidential candidate in two thousand and eight he used rhetoric that not knowing his background...
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tavis: it appeared john mccain was in serious trouble in arizona. he looked to be on the verge of being thrown out, leaving very unceremoniously. it appears now that john mccain may pull off this race in arizona, which would make him the favorite. >> here it looks like senator mccain is winning over the former congressman. it is a surprise. i was in arizona when sarah palin appeared at senator mccain's side. he would not have done that if he knew it was going to be an easy primary. he has spent $21 million on the primary. he has convinced republican voters that he has a new position on immigration. a lot of that money has gone towards taking a tough stance on immigration, not the same john mccain we saw a couple of years ago trying to negotiate with an agreement with senator kennedy. senator mccain has insulated himself from this attack from the right. it looks like he will prevail in a primary. one thing we are not sure of is voter turnout in an august primary. if it is small, the people supporting mr. hayworth may be more passionate than mr. mccai
tavis: it appeared john mccain was in serious trouble in arizona. he looked to be on the verge of being thrown out, leaving very unceremoniously. it appears now that john mccain may pull off this race in arizona, which would make him the favorite. >> here it looks like senator mccain is winning over the former congressman. it is a surprise. i was in arizona when sarah palin appeared at senator mccain's side. he would not have done that if he knew it was going to be an easy primary. he has...
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five and a half years later john mccain returned to the usa and continued to serve in the navy. but as a presidential candidate in two thousand and eight he used rhetoric that not knowing his background might have even being considered pacifist america is the greatest force for good in the history of the world my friends we have gone to all four corners of the earth and shed american blood in defense usually of somebody else's freedom and our own so we are peacemakers and we're peacekeepers. evidence of war crimes against vietnamese civilians started coming out while john mccain was still serving his prison sentence. a horrific massacre took place in the brutal community of my lai in one hundred sixty eight villages was suspected of helping the guerrillas will than four hundred people were murdered in a matter of hours. reports concerning vast and other episodes critically undermined the morale the among us troops stationed in vietnam. there was a lot of drug use there was a lot of murder of american officers by american soldiers there were a lot of units who refuse orders to go
five and a half years later john mccain returned to the usa and continued to serve in the navy. but as a presidential candidate in two thousand and eight he used rhetoric that not knowing his background might have even being considered pacifist america is the greatest force for good in the history of the world my friends we have gone to all four corners of the earth and shed american blood in defense usually of somebody else's freedom and our own so we are peacemakers and we're peacekeepers....
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. >> larry: tonight in arizona, john mccain's senate seat is on the line. can he fend off the biggest primary challenge of his career? could dan quayle's son be on his way to congress? big bucks, ugly battles in florida and alaska too. we've got results from primaries in five states, next on "larry king live." >> larry: good evening. as we pick it up, a program note. the very funny wanda sykes is here tomorrow night. polls are closed in florida, vermont, oklahoma, voters in alaska and arizona still casting ballots. we'll get right to the results with our man, john king at the magic wall. john, can we call anything in florida a surprise? >> we've got a big surprise, larry, going on right now in the republican primary for florida governor. let's show you the results right here. bill mccollum is the state attorney general, former congressman. 43% of the vote, which means he is losing at the moment to rick scott, a former health care executive, a multimillionaire, who has largely self-financed his race. 46% to 43%. just over a half percent of the vote counted,
. >> larry: tonight in arizona, john mccain's senate seat is on the line. can he fend off the biggest primary challenge of his career? could dan quayle's son be on his way to congress? big bucks, ugly battles in florida and alaska too. we've got results from primaries in five states, next on "larry king live." >> larry: good evening. as we pick it up, a program note. the very funny wanda sykes is here tomorrow night. polls are closed in florida, vermont, oklahoma, voters...
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>> larry: tonight in arizona, john mccain's senate seat is on the line. can he fend off the biggest primary challenge of his career? could dan quayle's son be on his way to congress? big bucks, ugly battles in florida and alaska too. we've got results from primaries in five states, next on "larry king live." >> larry: good evening. as we pick it up, a program note. the very funny wanda sykes is here tomorrow night. we'll get right to the results with our man, john king at the magic wall. attorney general, former congressman. 43% of the vote, which means he is losing at the moment to rick kendrick meek will be the democratic nominee. marco rubio is the republican what we will learn in this election campaign, what has changed. are there any of the states deciding they want to go back to a conservative shift. let's look at the state's national. 37 governors' races will be decided. 37, the ellis states, this is a tossup and the republicans have the edge procrastinating stakes at a big battle for control and the house of representatives. republicans need a sec
>> larry: tonight in arizona, john mccain's senate seat is on the line. can he fend off the biggest primary challenge of his career? could dan quayle's son be on his way to congress? big bucks, ugly battles in florida and alaska too. we've got results from primaries in five states, next on "larry king live." >> larry: good evening. as we pick it up, a program note. the very funny wanda sykes is here tomorrow night. we'll get right to the results with our man, john king at...
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mccain on tuesday. >> john mccain talks tough on the border today. what about tomorrow? had enough? >> reporter: in an exclusive interview mccain acknowledges he has shifted. >> i would say that a certain amount of emphasis has changed with the changing situation. >> reporter: defending the change, he said his constituents are more afraid today because of increasing border violence. >> so it's their priority, so it has to be my priority. i represent them. >> reporter: mccain fought back and now has a commanding lead in the polls and in campaign cash. hayworth has raised about $3 million. mccain has spent more than $20 million. >> he's not taking any chances. he's going to keep pummelling this guy until the bitter end. >> reporter: mccain pounded hayworth over his appearance in a 2007 tv infomercial pitching for a company that promised free government grant money, totally at odds with fiscal conservativism. >> suffice it to say, that was a mistake. >> reporter: in a tough race, mccain says voters remind him they are fed up with washington. >> people s
mccain on tuesday. >> john mccain talks tough on the border today. what about tomorrow? had enough? >> reporter: in an exclusive interview mccain acknowledges he has shifted. >> i would say that a certain amount of emphasis has changed with the changing situation. >> reporter: defending the change, he said his constituents are more afraid today because of increasing border violence. >> so it's their priority, so it has to be my priority. i represent them. >>...
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she went to arizona and spoke up for john mccain. that underscores the point i am trying to make about sarah palin not only being a political force but also an intellectual force in the republican party. >> he is trying to bait me. i will not take it. >> i am far from beijing you. >> john mccain ran right. he was the man in the middle and the man who work with kennedy, fine gold and all the immigration. this year, if you run right at you generally wind. if the air is no ideological difference. if there is no right in florida, scott, the guy with the money runs against the guy who has been in washington forever, you win. if there is no ideological split, being an outsider helps you. generally speaking, this will be an ideological year. >> there was an on known alaska lawyer and had the backing of sarah palin. tell us about that. >> this is a case were all those polls we talk about we should stop talking about as much as a prognosticator is can't figure out, the polling is not touching in the right places. no where was down from more r
she went to arizona and spoke up for john mccain. that underscores the point i am trying to make about sarah palin not only being a political force but also an intellectual force in the republican party. >> he is trying to bait me. i will not take it. >> i am far from beijing you. >> john mccain ran right. he was the man in the middle and the man who work with kennedy, fine gold and all the immigration. this year, if you run right at you generally wind. if the air is no...
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it's not the john mccain i knew. when i was running in the primary, it was it's not the john mccain i knew. i don't know who they're talking about. >> reporter: getting the most scrutiny, mccain stands on illegal immigration. five years ago he argued against a worker program that would require imgrants to learn english and pay fines to stay in the u.s. a moderate position for a republican. >> let them earn citizenship, and i mean earn it. >> reporter: today mccain emphasizes security first. >> you have to have a fence, you have to have surveillance and you have to have people, and then you can get the border secured. >> reporter: he's responded to changing border conditions. his opponents say that to win, mccain has shifted with the political winds. kelly o'donnell, nbc news, phoenix. >>> this is nora o'donnell in miami. here in the sunshine state, political insiders have the edge over big money newcomers in the races for governor and the u.s. senate. in the republican primary race for governor, bill mccolumn has the
it's not the john mccain i knew. when i was running in the primary, it was it's not the john mccain i knew. i don't know who they're talking about. >> reporter: getting the most scrutiny, mccain stands on illegal immigration. five years ago he argued against a worker program that would require imgrants to learn english and pay fines to stay in the u.s. a moderate position for a republican. >> let them earn citizenship, and i mean earn it. >> reporter: today mccain emphasizes...
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i'm john mccain and i approved this message. a fight between a stand there and a president then that happened in two thousand and eight when you in the west so a wingnut were so soundly defeated anyway that mccain just can't stop obsessing with the man who defeated him do you remember this exchange during the health care reform debate. let me just make this point john because we're not campaigning in the election so. i think they give my love that every day oh yeah. so come on can you just stop obsessing with barack i mean you lots and you know what if i were you i'd be focusing on your campaign in your own state you could be out of a job soon. you know what i think i figured out i think i know what this is all about i think you have a crush on obama you've got a little bromance going on the way both people have to be involved in order for it to be a romance so maybe it is more of an obsession of bro if you will just admit it john you wish you could make a music video for him just like the obama girl you think about him day and
i'm john mccain and i approved this message. a fight between a stand there and a president then that happened in two thousand and eight when you in the west so a wingnut were so soundly defeated anyway that mccain just can't stop obsessing with the man who defeated him do you remember this exchange during the health care reform debate. let me just make this point john because we're not campaigning in the election so. i think they give my love that every day oh yeah. so come on can you just stop...
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i think that john mccain may have made a permanent shift here in his character. he'll be looking out for his legacy. it's probably his last term. he'll probably look to do something big, but he has already gone down such a path of opposition to obama that we're a long way from that. do you remember barack obama threw a dinner in his honor the week of the inauguration to try to show that we can come together. >> lehrer: never happened. >> never happened. >> lehrer: never happened. now, florida the governor's race, that was a big surprise on the republican side. >> on the republican side. first, let's, again, look at at a national story that florida helps tell for the night as well. and that is republican enthusiasm. they've got it on their side. if you just look at the number of people that turned out to vote in the republican primary for the governor's race, versus the number of democrats that showed up for their very competitive senate primary, it's not close, 1.2 million versus 900,000. rick scott, the former health care executive, is the republican there that
i think that john mccain may have made a permanent shift here in his character. he'll be looking out for his legacy. it's probably his last term. he'll probably look to do something big, but he has already gone down such a path of opposition to obama that we're a long way from that. do you remember barack obama threw a dinner in his honor the week of the inauguration to try to show that we can come together. >> lehrer: never happened. >> never happened. >> lehrer: never...
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mccain even to the point where he defended her prison stint and said that she was too good looking to go to jail then rwanda and them have sparked a new political debate over whether music videos are art or political commentary or bow. but we're going to start off the discussion with the recent h.p. c.e.o. scandal he was forced to resign everybody was shocked we thought it was firm bezel that there was a former porn star and a sexual harassment suit that all came into the mix so it looks like h.p. was trying to save themselves a p.r. nightmare and my question is if politicians are involved in sex scandals all the time if we had a sitting president involved in one and he still recovered then why would a corporate c.e.o. be a victim and have to step down or earlier i caught up with relationship expert diana fels on from our new york studio and i asked her just that. i think the corporations care because maybe they're making an example out of him i mean we could say that we had a sitting president who was technically impeached but then still remained in the presidency but everybody you k
mccain even to the point where he defended her prison stint and said that she was too good looking to go to jail then rwanda and them have sparked a new political debate over whether music videos are art or political commentary or bow. but we're going to start off the discussion with the recent h.p. c.e.o. scandal he was forced to resign everybody was shocked we thought it was firm bezel that there was a former porn star and a sexual harassment suit that all came into the mix so it looks like...
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"john mccain" arrived in da nang today for joint exercises with the vietnamese military. the destroyer is named after two admirals, the father and grandfather of arizona senator john mccain. that john mccain spent more than five years as a prisoner of war in vietnam but later championed renewed ties. and coming up next, the tart in the heart of new york. when my doctor told me that my chronic bronchitis was copd... i started managing it every day. i like to volunteer... hit the courts... and explore new places. i'm breathing better with spiriva. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled maintenance treatment for both forms of copd... which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. i take it every day... it keeps my airways open to help me breathe better all day long. spiriva does not replace fast acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. stop taking spiriva and call your doctor right away if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get hives, have vision changes or eye pain... or have problems passing urine. tell your doctor if you have glaucoma, proble
"john mccain" arrived in da nang today for joint exercises with the vietnamese military. the destroyer is named after two admirals, the father and grandfather of arizona senator john mccain. that john mccain spent more than five years as a prisoner of war in vietnam but later championed renewed ties. and coming up next, the tart in the heart of new york. when my doctor told me that my chronic bronchitis was copd... i started managing it every day. i like to volunteer... hit the...
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. >>> and senator john mccain withstood the fierce challenge from j.d. hayworth in the battle for the republican nomination for senate. he had to shift several of his policy positions in order to appear more conservative than in recent years. >>> much more of this coverage tomorrow on "good morning america." that's our report here for tonight. i'm bill weir. tonight. i'm bill weir. and for cynthia mcfadden, terry moran and all of us at abc news, good night, america. >> jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy kimmel. on the show tonight, sylvester stallone inducts me into the expendables. palin family favorite levi johnston is here. we have music from buckcherry, "unnecessary censorship" and we're giving disgruntled american workers a chance to be like the world's most famous flight attendant. who do we have here? what is your name? what is your name? well, you get the idea. it's going to be great. "jimmy kimmel live," back in two it's going to be great. "jimmy kimmel live," back in two minutes. my team is going to come busting through that door. [ door opens ] ♪ here we
. >>> and senator john mccain withstood the fierce challenge from j.d. hayworth in the battle for the republican nomination for senate. he had to shift several of his policy positions in order to appear more conservative than in recent years. >>> much more of this coverage tomorrow on "good morning america." that's our report here for tonight. i'm bill weir. tonight. i'm bill weir. and for cynthia mcfadden, terry moran and all of us at abc news, good night, america....
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, john mccain, i'm proud to vote for you and i think we ought to throw everybody out. oh, thanks. >> reporter: in alaska, tea party and sarah palin favorite joe miller claim lisa murkowski isn't conservative enough. vermont has a race, a five-way democratic race for governor. florida votes for governor, republicans choose between attorney general bill mccallum and health care millionaire, rick scott. but the strangest race is florida's senate primary. >> democrats want a candidate that can win in november. i am that candidate. >> it's clear that he has no chance whatsoever of winning this general election. >> reporter: incumbent kendrick but analysts say democrats may be quietly rooting for his challenger jeff green. why? because the best ally in washington could actually be former governor charlie crist who left the republican party to run as an independent. so we won't really know which party is ahead until the polls close tonight. we do know who is ahead when it comes to fund-raising. last month they raised twice as much as the republican party. going into elections
, john mccain, i'm proud to vote for you and i think we ought to throw everybody out. oh, thanks. >> reporter: in alaska, tea party and sarah palin favorite joe miller claim lisa murkowski isn't conservative enough. vermont has a race, a five-way democratic race for governor. florida votes for governor, republicans choose between attorney general bill mccallum and health care millionaire, rick scott. but the strangest race is florida's senate primary. >> democrats want a candidate...
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it was one of 48 house seats held by democrats in districts republican john mccain won two years ago. if all those seats go republican, so does the house, and that is the focus of tonight's "weekend journal: the battle in omit's 16." >> we bash all our metal. we paint all our metal. >> reporter: congressman bporks cheri is touring a manufacturing plant in north canton, ohio, where the number one issue is jobs. the unemployment rate in this district has almost doubled. he is campaigning for reelection in a district whose republican routes go back to president william mccunly and where president obama lost to john mccain in 2008. >> at the end of the day my constituents vote are for me to be their congressman. they don't vote for the president. >> glor: this company making circuit breakers for rail lines has created 135 new jobs but that is only a fraction of the thousands jobs lost when hoover appliances pulled out years ago. >> u.s. steel, u.s. manufacturing. this is what i like to hear. >> glor: but he hears a lot about the challenges facing small businesses, especially their rising
it was one of 48 house seats held by democrats in districts republican john mccain won two years ago. if all those seats go republican, so does the house, and that is the focus of tonight's "weekend journal: the battle in omit's 16." >> we bash all our metal. we paint all our metal. >> reporter: congressman bporks cheri is touring a manufacturing plant in north canton, ohio, where the number one issue is jobs. the unemployment rate in this district has almost doubled. he...
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leading republicans in congress, like meacham, and get assistance and john mccain, -- are, like mitch mcconnell and jackson and john mccain, are talking about taking another look. >> it is the failure to talk about immigration. it is the same cast as the arizona law, the sense of desperation or the government will not solve problems so they are flailing around looking for solutions. >> are appealing to citizenship by birth right requires a constitutional amend -- repealing citizenship by birth right requires a constitutional amendment. what are political risks for republicans? >> being seen as an anti- hispanic, anti-latino kind of move. it is worth noting that it does not just involve latinos. you have foreign graduate students who come from overseas. their spouses are not allowed to do anything. that is the law here. the often have children who become u.s. citizens. >> don't these guys have a point, that if you cross the border -- >> we have a story in "the washington post" a few weeks ago about china, where well-to-do chinese women go to the united states and go to good hospitals a
leading republicans in congress, like meacham, and get assistance and john mccain, -- are, like mitch mcconnell and jackson and john mccain, are talking about taking another look. >> it is the failure to talk about immigration. it is the same cast as the arizona law, the sense of desperation or the government will not solve problems so they are flailing around looking for solutions. >> are appealing to citizenship by birth right requires a constitutional amend -- repealing...
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i do not think we will doubt that his support was for john mccain. john mccain has apparently come into a disagreement with a guy who played a prominent role in his presidential campaign. >> [inaudible] has advised? >> we spoke to all whole host of economists. >> and that is how they describe his role to the john mccain campaign. [inaudible] >> we are happy to list mark as someone we have taken advice from. we thought it was a correct on the stimulus that we pursued an economic recovery plan -- i think mark's on paper describes, think mark's on paper describes, as well as alan
i do not think we will doubt that his support was for john mccain. john mccain has apparently come into a disagreement with a guy who played a prominent role in his presidential campaign. >> [inaudible] has advised? >> we spoke to all whole host of economists. >> and that is how they describe his role to the john mccain campaign. [inaudible] >> we are happy to list mark as someone we have taken advice from. we thought it was a correct on the stimulus that we pursued an...
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mccain of arizona. >> fire john mccain. >> reporter: mccain was forced to tap to the right, which could help him fend off j.d. hayworth in his tuesday primary. now that primary season is almost over, candidates on the right and left will be working to woo swing voters, who say the most important issue to them is the economy. nancy cordes, cbs news, washington. >> mitchell: in weather news this sunday, two new tropical storms formed today. tropical storm frank took shape in the pacific off the coast of mexico. forecasters say it could become a hurricane early this week. and danielle, moving west across the atlantic, could also become a hurricane. and we have a remarkable story tonight from chile, one that says "never give up hope." john bentley reports. >> reporter: for the families of 33 miners who had been trapped for two weeks, today a note reading, "all 33 of us are fine" was found tied to a rescue drill. the mine collapsed on august 5th, trapping the miners almost half a mile beneath the surface. they survived for 17 days drinking underground water. but now food and supplies can be
mccain of arizona. >> fire john mccain. >> reporter: mccain was forced to tap to the right, which could help him fend off j.d. hayworth in his tuesday primary. now that primary season is almost over, candidates on the right and left will be working to woo swing voters, who say the most important issue to them is the economy. nancy cordes, cbs news, washington. >> mitchell: in weather news this sunday, two new tropical storms formed today. tropical storm frank took shape in the...
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hayworth who lost the senate race to john mccain. this morning on "washington journal," we look at the economy and home sales. and president of the american federation of teachers discusses the u.s. education system as children across the country return to school. after that, part of our week- long series examining defense issues, a colonel discusses the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in afghanistan. also today, the heritage foundation continues its weeklong conference on threats to a homeland security. this event will focus on the role the private sector can play and homeland security forces proceed at live this morning at 10:00 eastern on cspan 3. >> book tv primetime tonight -- that is on c-span 2. >> former florida republican house speaker mark a rubio when his party's senate nomination. he spoke at his republican headquarters. he faces the independent candidate governor charlie crist. courtesy of wsvn-tv, this is 20 minutes. >> thank you. thank you, thank you very much. well, welcome to the night they said would never come. [ap
hayworth who lost the senate race to john mccain. this morning on "washington journal," we look at the economy and home sales. and president of the american federation of teachers discusses the u.s. education system as children across the country return to school. after that, part of our week- long series examining defense issues, a colonel discusses the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in afghanistan. also today, the heritage foundation continues its weeklong conference on threats to...
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. >> reporter: in arizona, republican senator john mccain is in the political fight of his life against former congressman j.d. hayworth. the two have sparred over congressional spending and the state's controversial immigration law. in florida's democratic senate primary, the two top contenders have spent millions of their own money getting personal. >> profiting off of suffering. jeff green. >> reporter: polls show kendrick meek currently in the lead over jeff green. but the winner will have some stiff competition this fall. republican marco rubio and charlie crist who ditched the gop earlier this year. at stake is control of congress and the obama administration's legislative agenda. republicans can take back the senate if they win all ten competitive races in november. they need 39 seats to win the house. alaska's gop senate primary will offer another test of tea party power. republican senator lisa murkowski is squaring off against sarah palin-backed joe miller. >> democrats have more money, they'll spend more money on these races and that's how they'll try to save them, but i thin
. >> reporter: in arizona, republican senator john mccain is in the political fight of his life against former congressman j.d. hayworth. the two have sparred over congressional spending and the state's controversial immigration law. in florida's democratic senate primary, the two top contenders have spent millions of their own money getting personal. >> profiting off of suffering. jeff green. >> reporter: polls show kendrick meek currently in the lead over jeff green. but the...
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. >> reporter: senator john mccain won his bid for a fifth term over conservative challenges j.d. hayworth, just one of several key primaries that pitted the washington establishment against outsiders. >> i take nothing for granted. i'll fight with every ounce of strength and conviction i possess. >> reporter: in florida's bitter democratic race, four-term congressman kendrick meek scored a victory over real estate tycoon jeff greene. if he beats marco rubio and charlie crist this fall, meek will become the state's first african-american senator. >> this election is not about those running for office. it's about the people of this state. and we have to continue to keep that focus. >> reporter: in alaska's gop primary, it's still too close to call. early vote counts have tea party favorite and sarah palin-backed joe miller slightly in the lead over lisa murkowski. >> reporter: with the primary season almost over, the focus fully shifts to the midterm election and the control for congress. >> i will be the next senator from this state. >> reporter: some analysts believe swing voters
. >> reporter: senator john mccain won his bid for a fifth term over conservative challenges j.d. hayworth, just one of several key primaries that pitted the washington establishment against outsiders. >> i take nothing for granted. i'll fight with every ounce of strength and conviction i possess. >> reporter: in florida's bitter democratic race, four-term congressman kendrick meek scored a victory over real estate tycoon jeff greene. if he beats marco rubio and charlie crist...
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-- why in this year of anti- incumbency as john mccain not been able to maintain a strong lead? >> j.d. hayworth was a congressman and he has some baggage. he has been -- has not been able to gain traction. mccain has a lot more sophisticated campaign apparatus and a lot more cash. if the circumstances were different, mccain would have a tough time in the fall pig >> one of the narrative's is going to be the tea party movement -- in the fall. >> one of the narratives is going to be the tea party movement. what role will they play in the election? >> they have confused me as to what is going to happen. tea party is most effective during the primaries. one thing i will certainly be looking at is how effective they were and how effective they can be leading into 2012 when we have republican presidential candidates in primaries together. i do not know how effective it will be. it is difficult to tell how much is just a very vocal group versus how effective they could be as a political movement. >> we're seeing republican activity in ohio -- iowa and new hampshire. mitt romney has be
-- why in this year of anti- incumbency as john mccain not been able to maintain a strong lead? >> j.d. hayworth was a congressman and he has some baggage. he has been -- has not been able to gain traction. mccain has a lot more sophisticated campaign apparatus and a lot more cash. if the circumstances were different, mccain would have a tough time in the fall pig >> one of the narrative's is going to be the tea party movement -- in the fall. >> one of the narratives is going...
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john mccain is winning senate races. sarah palin and the likes of the tea party were made by the media. these are two people, two groups of people that are totally out of touch with the american people. because a lot of it is based on the color of their skin, they win elections. the media made sarah palin and the tea party, making them both of them bigger than what they are. all but they do is come against obama. but if that is what this country wants, so be it. the best thing to happen to this country is president obama. but if you want to take this country back, so be it. that is all i have to say. at the third district in arizona, then quayle winning over challengers from last night, getting 23% of the vote out of 99 districts in arizona. zack, go ahead. caller: good morning, thank you for your show. everyone has opinions and we are all entitled to them. i think that there is a misunderstanding of the tea party. it is a word like a cliche during the last election, acorn was out there, there was a lot of flow of the ot
john mccain is winning senate races. sarah palin and the likes of the tea party were made by the media. these are two people, two groups of people that are totally out of touch with the american people. because a lot of it is based on the color of their skin, they win elections. the media made sarah palin and the tea party, making them both of them bigger than what they are. all but they do is come against obama. but if that is what this country wants, so be it. the best thing to happen to this...
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in arizona, gop senator john mccain spent $20 million to save his. and in florida, which always manages to have the most interesting elections, hospital executive rick scott spent $39 million and won the gop's gubernatorial nod while democratic congressman kendrick meek was able to beat back another outsider's $50 million to win his party's senate nomination. but november brings a brand-new fight. what do we make of all of this? let's start, karen, with alaska. >> well, alaska was a big surprise, probably the biggest surprise of this election year so far and no one was more surprised than lisa murkowski, the senior senator from alaska, who thought -- and everyone else thought -- that she was going to cruise to a pretty easy primary win. she had a 20-1 money advantage over her opponent. she had a last name as the daughter of a former governor and senator that has been a fixture ant alaska ballot for 30 years, and then this almost unknown attorney, joe miller, came up tea party favorite and right now we still haven't seen all of the ballots counted but
in arizona, gop senator john mccain spent $20 million to save his. and in florida, which always manages to have the most interesting elections, hospital executive rick scott spent $39 million and won the gop's gubernatorial nod while democratic congressman kendrick meek was able to beat back another outsider's $50 million to win his party's senate nomination. but november brings a brand-new fight. what do we make of all of this? let's start, karen, with alaska. >> well, alaska was a big...