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A factor s it is not at all. Our line for 81 republicans know if you nt to think pres. Obama is a factor in your midterm vote, reach us on our facebook page. Him not a considering it was 45 of those responding. For those who did factor it was 32 responding. Those figures drastically different from also the folks from pew looked at how people would use their midterm vote. In 2010 56 of republicans vote they would use their and that he president figure in 2014 was 61 of did a dents. Usa today story yesterday about what the is what s found. Here they wrote. Half of likely voters say the president is not their vote for congress. But amongst those who call obama factor by two to one would vote for him. When it comes to your midterm vote we are interested in hearing from you as to whether the president is a would and if so how you use your vote. Again at the numbers are on the screen. Wanted to let you know about our Newsmakers Program because is an expanded version, a 45 minute discussion with two top election people they ook at races and how might turn out. That is amy of Cook Political Report and Stuart Rothenberg of the rothenberg political report. Among the discussion place at the taping, talk about why the president has the Approval Ratings he does. There are two things going the perception has grown, and frankly it was not created by some outside force, that the president is detached and has not shown the leadership skills people thought he should. The second is that the mood of the country is very and does not appreciate. Think d morning. I would that the president plays a factor in my vote. I go to Portland State university and a undergraduate. Over the last five years or so because ost patience president has broken promises. Over the last two the senate has been playing with the Interest Rates on my Student Loans and cutting Social Security so much that i may not have it by the time i be my grandparents age. That to meet plays a key factor one y vote and i think that out of sevenin my congressional is a true voice to speak for opinions whereas the rest of the democrats think it is okay to toe the 22yearold has a College Student is really not all that good and honestly everyone has an opinion but that is my view. Is the president a factor in your midterm vote . That is what we are asking our first 45 minutes. Tony from harrisburg, pennsylvania on our independent line. Kills me is that i cannot understand whythe democrats are running away from the president. Health care is working. Hears things working as well. Any democrat who makes the be something to like this i used to be a i am an but now independent. Dont cut me off. Let me say this. I dont care you are a republican or the senate or whatnot. Anyone in their right mind can see that the gop has obstructed president since day one. I students ed to college that for no reason, they are voting republican. I asked them why they are voting in ublican if it is not their best interest. I ask why they vote that way. They say their parents are republicans. Previous caller said that the reason why he did not want to vote for obama is because of student loan policy changes. That lower d a bill student rates, taking more control of the student loan program. Who do you plan to vote for governor race on tuesday . Day . Im going to vote for wolf because corwitz they dont know how to run a country. Those are some of the we heard this morning. We are talking about your midterm vote on whether the how you t factors into and in your midterm vote. Give us a call, on the democrat, republican, or independent line. Good morning bill on the line from boyertown, pennsylvania. A i would say that yes he is factor in pennsylvania. I was looking at the ads and of happy with not real saw wolfs little ground with his daughters, and he seems to have done some good things in and i am seriously considering him because i dont want the factors to have their with our beautiful state. I was going to vote for wolf but then i found out that clinton and stumping for is coming out too, and i thought to myself this guy is just another one of these crazies spent by Many Democrats and do i really want to put him in the Governors Office where he is going to raise the income tax and state income tax on us. I flipflopped and said im going to have to vote and choose corwitz. So the campaigning of clinton and obama was a factor. I think nancy pelosi, harry reid, i think pres. Obama and i think the best thing wealth could have done was to distance himself from that. That is bill from pennsylvania. The president is rhode island to campaign for gubernatorial candidate jane raimondo. In the year in which Many Democrats have distanced themselves from obama, rhode island is a state in which obama can do little his partys electoral predictions. He won more than both 2008 vote in has drawing still power there. In rhode island talked about issues and republicans and their dislike and attacks on the 40 of care act and made a point of calling it obamacare. Here is a little bit from yesterdays appearance. Because of the Affordable Act, because of obamacare, no Insurance Company can deny you coverage based on a preexisting condition such are charging er more for the same care because youre a woman. That is the right thing to do. No matter how many times republicans threatened to repeal this law we are going to because it is working. Not only as a covering more people and protecting women and people with preexisting conditions from discrimination, but it is actually part of the trend that is lowering health care more tion. We have preventive rather than emergency care. Im pretty sure that in 10 years they will obamacare. Republicans will say, oh yeah i was for that. That is how it works. Again if the president is a tor in your boat we want to let us ant you know. If you want to give us a call the lines are on the screen. In des s hear from john moines, iowa. There have been a lot of calls from the democrats and what i hear is a lot of angry people andtheir willingness to anything on bout the same time the senate has people who have all the problems from ferguson, missouri to ebola. It is all the fault of the and you have a Smaller Group of people who realize that the democrats are trying to fight something where have epublicans essentially starved the has served the h the ic. And then you how republicans who say, they cannot get their job done and have not been doing their jobs we just have to get rid of it and we have candidates that we to get rid of the epa and education department. There are odd rightwing ideas and they keep going now because everybody is mad and the biggest thing that makes them mad is the fact that they do not feel they have benefited at all from therecovery. If a couple of en bankers in jail after the 08 crash, if there had been a coming into money the bottom three quarters, i been think you would have hearing about this. But they really feel that the left behind any sort of recovery. To feel the same way about the ministration and how would your vote on tuesday . No, i know that the reason it is that way is that the been marching ve they had 700 different amendments to the Affordable Care act that were to ed on because they wanted have their input. 100 of them so no, i inst it. Definitely would vote democratic. John from des floyd from e is jonesville, virginia. Our hank you for taking call this morning. I dont vote dont vote for is that nd the reason the Democratic Party has a strange stance on christianity. God out of their convention. If you think about abortion democrats say we want the right to murder. How many people do the that is murder to. Other itated murder. Thing is that the democrats are do away with christianity. There was a mayor in houston who called for to turn in inisters sermons because they wanted them turned him to n there. They are trying on in with christianity virginians wake up. If you come down to our part of virginia there is no hospital because of obamacare. The hospital is taken from the county. There are no jobs except for flipping hamburgers. We still have good paying jobs but they have done away with if you are a christiando not vote for him. Here is bruce on our independent line. It is kind of ridiculous. Im registered as independent you have to understand, criticize obama for everything. Common sense. A lot of people are uninformed and do not think with logic. He is the sets the tone and brings and bureaucrats other people represent the government on the interests of everybody. Also talk about harry reid. They blame the blocked bills ve and being obstructionist but is that he problem harry reid consistently blocks any kind of amendment, any kind of debate on the issues he also to do with what obama does. I get tired of this republicans dont care that is norities. Absolutely ridiculous. People points of and certain the constitution. It is just so ridiculous. Before we move on to us thoughts on the race there in maryland. Who are you going to vote for . Everyone knows that maryland is two to one democrat but because he ran, negative f all the ads, the racist implications he made about republicans and mr. Hogan, the idea that he manipulated is absolutely ridiculous. I would hope that some democrats get on board. There some local talk shows in which democrats, particularly black voters, have do with mr. Brown because of his negative attitude. Here on the democrats line. Doing a great job. Im a democrat and proud of it. Mr. Wolf to vote for as governor, and the reason is to get go to new jersey my gasoline. It is . 30 a new jersey and two sylvania. Either with a my r bridge journey i feel tank up there. I dont care about if hillary or president here and stump wolf. I tobe gov. Dont care. Is all about the issues. If you are interested in issues go democrat. The tephanie in florida on republican line, hello. There is not so much going on in my area but the race is interesting here. Charlie crist is starting back into the governors election and im just praying that does not happen. He took unemployment from threepoint to 11 point something, tripling it ends now back down has got it to 50 . In my area alone that has been three malls built mile range of me. In Sarasota County does the first small they have had in 30 years. Thousands of jobs coming. As the president himself, does he factor in 10 if your bill making decisions . Vote making decisions . I very much hope we take over the senate because harry all over locking stuff the place. Here is Edwin Christians saying that the president is factor in my vote, however i feel it could is kfire and gop because it the only option that they have. Jim says not to forget about potus. The phone on lines. Again, we are asking the president is a factor in your midterm vote. Philadelphia is our next stop. Here is ricardo on the democrats line. First of all, i am a christian and an africanamerican. Pres. Barack factor policies will into my voting most definitely. I think its a great job and have no problem whatsoever with he does is hing especially with health care. It may not be exactly what we wanted but it is there and can work on it and built on make it even better. I also voted for wolf. Are the main things about corwitz is that he would not even take the medical part of the Health Care Law and implemented in pennsylvania for these poor even have dont health care. It is not even have to be the governor of pennsylvania. Get him out of some of hen i hear these callers, pedro, i always give money to Mental Health them tutions because of are really crazy. It is good talking to you. On paul from West Virginia the republican line. You are on, go ahead. Is the president a factor in your vote next tuesday . Biggest ll be. The thing is the executive letters he is constantly thrown out and not getting them done through he was supposed to. The second thing is that he said that when he passed have full you would medical coverage. Im still looking for medical coverage so yes, him y age. Being in a will influence my democrats in West Virginia. I vote for who i want and nd not for nick and joe all those guys. All they have their s just line pockets. West virginia, the part of the state, is the poorest part of virginia and its all because of obamas taxes. As paul from West Virginia. Ads will be running on tuesday. N a lot until the Washington Post took a look at spending saying that total clinical spending will reach a 2. 4 billion, up 100 million from four years ago according to estimates from the Kantar Media Research firm. The delusion of political ads driven largely by super pacs and other independent groups seeking to shape the hardfought battle of the u. S. Senate. While the volume of spots for houston governors this is down. Bloomberg morning had a store looking at at ads as ooking well. It is North Carolinas leading the race followed by in iowa, colorado, kentucky, and louisiana, all watched at are highly and highly contested. One of the are gs we want to look at run. Ds that are being they are being collected on our campaign 2014 website. You can also watch debates and find a lot of information. Heres the ad from New Hampshire in the race for the senate. This is browns final campaign current sen. Izes Jeanne Shaheen for voting with the president. Is at a ation is ssroads. The economy new l not creating enough jobs. And yet Jeanne Shaheen continues to vote with obama 90 of the time. She promised to be independent but washington changed her. The on the ballot ot is policies are. To change need to change the tors. I will be independent senator who stands for New Hampshire. As far as debates are still a d there are number left. Even watch the georgia u. S. Senate debate between Michelle Nunn and david perdue. 8 oclock so watch at pacific time. Has always go to our website. Donald from ohio. We are asking people if president obama factors into your midterm vote. To talk about e obama as inviting the muslim the orists into president ial home to have dinner with him. This brings muslims into our country. They will create terrorist of ps and destroy parts america, killing christians. They took the bible out of the church and now that will start killing christians in america. This is their way of doing it and their uslims now hillary ps. Clinton sat on his for four his learning and teaching. Now even though she is going to say things against lie to get elected, she is going to be in his lap and he is going to make sure she gets elected. If she gets to cted she is going continue those policies. For taking my call. I wish you ask the democrats supporting their candidates how they can support habitually t has to them particularly about doctors. Ive never heard you can get up 28 times and say, if you like your can keep your has or. Democratic party obstructed investigations into v. A. , and other things. I dont understand how anybody can wholeheartedly stand up and support a party which has liked them so much. I say truth is ed to truth, right is right, and know that pres. Obama has made many going es. Unless they are to admit it and let people who will correct those mistakes country will go nowhere. We are in a dire situation and think you are taking my call. Tony from Fort Worth Texas on the democrats line. Good morning pedro, how you doing . Fine thank you. Democrat my ted i am 57 years old. Democratic party has paid every candidate against obama. Pres. Obama is not responsible for everything. Called responsible for ebola, for everything. Economically we have grown 3 . Lower. Ces are unemployment is lower. In the governors race there in texas are you going to vote for . I am a democrat. I am not going to vote for Somebody Just like rick perry. Why should wendy davis get vote . She has her own ideas has her own voice. Against governor in a debate in which he filibustered against abortion rights. That is how i feel about that. The wall street journal has a story about interests in these elections. In a recent poll conducted by nbconly half they were highly interested, less than the same in 2006 and 2010. Nearly 2 3 say the nation is on the wrong track providing reasons wars to weird public fires. People say that the threats of the islamic ebola are drowning out all other issues. Both parties are finding it hard to and seek a oise mandate. Mike on her independent line. I support pres. Obama and care that the Affordable Act is great. Its the first time ive had my own insurance probably 20 some years. I in business since 1977 and is the first time ive and i get insurance. Chiropractor visits a year; my back is shot. Job ink he is on a great dealing with netanyahu and all back stabbers he has got. I think he is a good guy trying to do his best. Senate race in alaska incumbent the democratic sen. Mark begich, who defended himself against Republican Opposition daniel sullivan. Here is a bit of the exchange. And here are no commercials a lot of radio and public tv, made et me say this. I that statement about who i my record is an alaska record. There are times disagree with the president. Forward in moving Oil Exploration the first time arctic. Opening up the he was wrong trying to raise we tal rates by 50 which fought and won. He was wrongly try to increase the landing our general aviation our s, which we also won. Record is an alaska record. I very proud of that. On top of that when you look at the National Journal looks at all from 1 to 100, what of free time . About 42, 68. About the middle. I represent alaskans. On our can read more cspan website. The wall street the nal talks more about senators race. It says democratic sen. Mark begich is closing the gap in against republican dan sullivan. The group that backs congressional candidates, american crossroads, also rejected an additional 250,000 to boost its television presence. Alberta in savannah, georgia. I am voting democrat this year. I support the president is trying to do. I support the Democratic Party. I dont agree on everything i know they are trying to do what is right people. I dont believe democrat and im a a christian. But i think everyone of us has the right to do ose what we are going to with our lives and how were going to live, so i think should be the topic. I believe tian and poor and the e poor. People that were need health insurance, the thing about it is we have got to start doing things for others. And stop looking for so much richness for ourselves. To vote for oing Michelle Nunn next tuesday . Will. I think shes trying to do what is right for georgia and the country. Shes going to carry a new set of values to washington and i think that she is going out for the peopleof the state of georgia. You are interested in watching that Georgia Senate nunn e featuring michelle and david perdue, the republican you can see that live on sunday morning. From california atty. Joins on our joins us republican line. I cant understand why want to vote president obama back in, because since he has been in he the country put into so much debt. His policy will go on and on and on in a i come from way. England 30 years ago. I see where england is now, deeply in debt. It is going to become a socialistic country. In california at one of the voting oure going to be what tuesday . Would are you paying attention to . Duncan hunter very much. I would say that we are with a lot swamped of advertising. Maybe people will swing the other way and we to be into democratic mandates again. Do you think jerry brown then again . Yes, it looks like people will be hoodwinked once again stuck with will be these democrats. I have a will go that way. There was a story this morning saying that the u. K. Will repay some war debts going world war i. Tommy stonington and that edwards say pay about about to the note was issued by x chancellor of the the exchequer Winston Churchill in 1927. Matthew is from arkansas on the independent line. I am just baffled that anybody things that voting left or right will make a difference can see country when we bush obama is a warmonger. Was a warmonger. We have for and more at home. I am voting libertarian because im sick of this left right rhetoric. They just blows my mind. Obama expanded the war sevenfold. Apparently were now bombing all and it is just, it blows my mind. Candidate libertarian there in arkansas . And it doesnt matter. Nothing matters, if i vote democrat or republican doesnt matter. Deborah on our democrats line. Good morning. I will be voting democratic this tuesday wolf. We not have an like every other corvich has cut education. Are in Small Business you get a wonderful tax the affordable the other thing nationally, part of our problem with the bolus of the republicans would not get our president and attorney general. Just has to ester coming in have utilities going up because we lost our subsidies. What kind of business do you do . I am an attorney who does security and veterans benefits. The reason the veterans are suffering right now is we just dont have at the veterans administration. Thats another government the shutdown has done. Is a real disservice to call it is sequester. It is a rolling Government Shutdown and it is hitting people all over main street. As far as the president into lf, does he factor your voting decisions . 70 of the time i agree with president obama the gentleman war and ed in about the dropping bombs everywhere. For every bomb we drop we put 10,000 back into our country think well be i end this we need to chronic war. I think both parties are addicted to it on the social issues there is no the democrats are better for the country. I just the drought essed in california. That is deborah joining us this morning talking about president obama. Coming up a discussion about abortion. Our next guest will talking us from about Susan B Anthony list. Washington journal continues after this. The funeral t eight for former Washington Post editor ben bradlee. On his ward holzer latest book, lincoln and the power of the press. 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Washington journal continues. Joining us on the the president of the Susan B Anthony list. We started to promote prolife women in the political process. It was frankly a voice not heard. Voices prolife legislation are vital. We are very involved senate and house races, as well as statewide government basis, because legislation is very important as well. Issues like ebola and policy at the forefront. Is abortion still an issue in this race . Usually moving into any theres the comment made, and it is generally true, not rank tion does number one. But it is generally made an issue because sony to make an issue. This timethe prochoice political and the prochoice candidates, have really soft peddled the abortion issue. They have ramped up on and eption other other issues in the economy. But virginia race in 2013, an prochoice camp made it enormous issue. By election day top of the he concerns. Back to your cycle, n, this election it is important. I was it is most important in terms of being able to motivate grassroots, door to door collars and your basic grassroots ground game. There are lots of senate race going on. Has your group targeted certain ones . Certainly. North carolina, louisiana, and arkansas since march. We have been going door to door engaging people in the political process, about the tuesday votes. Lately we have moved into iowa and kansas successful. The lateterm taxpayer issue is took about most often. In the next session senators are probably voting on five on the bill. Month bill. The people we support are challenging incumbents by and large. One election cycle is already talking about defeating incumbents, and were repeating how rmation about was, it is not impossible anymore. Every once in a while it up to a debate. In a debate, not everyone is watching. How our opponents stand. Almost all of them have stated their position. Contrast is everything. How many doortodoor contacts have you made . Just yesterday we hit the mark. That is a lot. We are probably the biggest ground game out there. I really mean the door to door gets lost in all the technology involved with politics. There is a human can er to politics that often get lost in this town, really makes a difference when it gets lost on in terms of the payer funded issue, most people do not know democrats actually support that measure. It is the ticket ot top of for the Democratic Party. A of democrats self in iowa as pro life. Are communcating with been ignored have by the Democratic Party. Here is an ad. Me awake and k said she was bleeding. Charlotte was born at 24 weeks. Seeing her totally formed was the happiest moment of my life. Human being with a desire to live. Support late term abortions, look at my daughter. Kay hagan is too extreme. It goes back to the human of what this is about. I caller a while ago, a sounding woman from said she did not believe in abortion. Most people do not believe it to choose an e abortion at that stage. We it in linear out in human en you put it terms it becomes more real. We are talking about a human being with a soul, with a will, a life, with a reason and are helping ive. We a decision for your never fe, in a way you knew could be good. Bill from new mexico. During my lifetime we have nixon, reagan, two george come they didnt come id of abortion . How they are anti women . To they were not able restrict abortion because of wade. There is no terms of imit in legal up. In dc it is birth. Most ment of there should ieve is a me compromise. There consensus, about 20 weeks. That is embraced by democrats and young women too. We can agree hing start that we can talking about real policy just throw bombs at each other. I had three different issues. People issue is that what to think of a path. Realize about the Government Shutdown have been working on here for twenty government have seen shutdowns used for every issue. Power does not want to be brought to their knees. But, of course, its always a debate about whose fault it is. The question comes down to two controls the power and who leverages the issues well enough. Host james, good morning. Caller were running a pretty hotlycontested race and ive been noticing a lot of local articles. We got a strong right to Life Movement here. And theres no there is no answer to this question, you know, when a child becomes a human or whatever or an embryo or whatever. There noise answer to it. And they just use it. Theyve been running ads saying if youre a christian and your mber one priority is to guest well, my mind changed mainly because well, what is that thing . Is it human . Is it not human . Is it a bird . No. It is definitely human. But one thing most people are clear on is by the time it gets to halfway through pregnancy, everyone knows its human. Theyve seen son grams since their brothers and sisters were babies. They know its a baby. So thats why at that fivemonth 20week mark, it makes total sense for our candidates to be advocating it and it makes sense for our opponents to worry about talking about it and it makes sense for our nation to pass Something Like that. Host theres a story in the New York Times this morning talking about dem cats talking bout supportive women. She has not backed off her support of a personhood amendment confirming Constitutional Rights at conception. How does your group respond to that . Is that a topic of yours . Guest we do not work on the personhood issue. I dont oppose to it. It does means that life is protected from the moment of erception. I think the language on her website is really good. I think it reflects why she is why way and as a mother and she is the all the things that she is. And she may believe that as many prolife people do in terms of the person hood but she also knows that when she is a u. S. Senator, she will be called to watch on the bill. And that is where the country is in terms of conversation. So to bring up something that is not where we are isnt speaking to reality and its very important that we really talk what were really talking about, which is whether we pass this bill or not. I think the wail women candidates have been attacked that will prolife is very interesting. They cant say that theyre antiwoman. They can say that theyre extreme because they are women. But it sets up a perfect case for people like joanie ernst and people like mimi walters who are some of our candidates out there to communicate how they are a whole person. They are women and so theyre unique but they also have other things going on in their lives. They are farmers. They are mothers. They are wives. They are many things. And to speak only to their reproductive organs as the only thing that theyre interested in is insulting. Im saying this i think and the prolife issue is the most important issue out there but i understand being spoken to as a whole human being is important for women and they should be. Host you probably know the name of elise hoke. She was on our program last month. Talked about attacks on womens reproductive rights as they are. Showed a little bit of that conversation and get your response. Caller ok. It would say no women should be punished because of her zip corksd because of where she lives in terms of access to abortion, contraception. That would be the federal priority. The will as i said of American People is not being served by these extreme governors and extreme statehouse. So the Womens Health protection act is a big priority but were really focused on the states in undoing some of the damage thats been done over the last few years. Caller well, i would say its always good from my perspective when that poigs arc dated because it is not the tide of right now. They should be involved in that position and if theres a sonogram performed, that the woman will showed the sonogram that was just done. That there will be a limit at that fivemonth mark again. These are very reasonable and the difference is its important, at some point in these debates to define what the difference is. The difference is in what she was describe is there are not two people to consider and there are never 2 people to consider until maybe the birth of a child. Most people think that there are two people to consider in this issue, at least at some point. So theres a mother and a child. They both deserve our protection, love, concern, care, at least our deliberation about what they might need at any given point. Thats the key difference and thats what america is really saying. Thats why theyre passing this legislation. And thats why they will be voting on that not too long from now. Host Marjorie Dannenfelser of a the susan b. Anthony is our guest. Up next, a surge from indiana. Independent line. Go ahead. Caller yes, sir. My thing is the debate over tion is highly polarized it is being exploited politically. Has a the government on onsibility to base it on science. And that would be the fetal nervous system development. And basically, thats my point. Host youre breaking up a little. Sorry about that. Guest its a point well taken. It is the premise of the pain capable fivemonth bill and thats why its passing everywhere. And i think your point about it being polarized and used as partisan battling ground is important. Sometimes it is. Sometimes it isnt depending on your prospective and how you want to use that issue. But it is something that transcends partisan boundaries. It transcends pretty much you will the boundary lines when in our daily conversations. T is not just political. Thats why its when an issue like this becomes political only when there is great unrest in the nation over not having come to some Common Ground on. And the reason that we have not been able to that since 1973 is that the courts position on it has in 1973, began with you may have no restriction up until birth. Now, and still, even now, there is no federal restriction at any anoint gestation. So the important thing in meeting that frustration and that contentiousness is to be able to get to that point in science and certainly, through the political process because it was a gift of our founders to get to that point where we can make some resolution. Not everybody will be pleased but we will have made some progress. That is why this whole threepronged government was set up. It was set up to resolve things just like this. Host from texas, ulysses on our democrats line. Youre next. Ulysses, are you there . Caller yes. Host go ahead. All for having a baby that would be any woman that has a baby becomes a baby but what happens to the baby that her and everybody in her party or whatever cuts everything that pertains to the baby. Hes on his own once he pops out. But as long as hes in the womb, theyre all for it. Hey, save that baby. But when that baby pops out, let him go. Why not let it just be to the mother and her doctor and her conscience whether she wants to have an abortion or not . Guest well, let me just challenge an assumption that you have and that is that folks like me who thinks that children ought to be born dont have care once theyre here. I think every part of the human process, every stage of it, we should be supporting each other all along the way. And you never say that about a disabled child that was born or anybody that was born. You wouldnt say that somebody who was weak and in a very difficult position that its better off that we dont have them and they should just die. And we would say its up to us to be supporting each other and helping each other. So the difference is how we view that person who is not yet been born. And whats changing, especially among young people and definitely women, is that they dont see that big of a difference between the humanity of that person at around six, seven months and two months after. I mean its only out of sight, out of mind, out of arms. And so, the disabled child, the child born into poverty was sent with a purpose that none of us have and will never be repeated again, that human being, deserves our love, support, and all of the networks that are already set up that are there to help unplanned pregnancies for women and also to support their children after they are born. And im referring to the very Large Network of Pregnancy Care Centers and the great care that is provided after that. Its an untold story that is really the front line of the proLife Movement. Host where are we in the number of a abortions per year . Guest its gone down a little bit and its probably 800,000 a year which is about 3,000 per day. So 3,000 per day means that theres something really gotten into the consciousness and the conscience of the nation. Meaning were so used to it as a tool for population control. And whats changing is the as i said, in peoples mind, the view of what is happening in abortion, the hard part is that out of sight out of mind. Its not a child thats running up to you. Its a child who is about to be born. And so we have our challenge on our hands to talk about the humanity of that person. Thats why that ad is so important and to be a fellow traveler. Thats what democrats have been in the past, the natural descenders of the defenders of the unborn. Bob casey, the governor of pennsylvania many years ago was the best defender and articulate irof how we ought to be the first democrat of help the unborn. Was not using as partisan battering ram. Host hobby blob by, where did you stand on that . Guest absolutely. We were for that bill. The problem that it has occurred in the political environment, i think that campaigns decided they were not going to be able to communicate this in a way that people can understand meaning we werent talking about contraception. We were talking about abortion because they were not going to fund it. That has become obscure in all he bhort and all that. Instead, the candidates moved the overthecounter contraception issue which we had no stand on. We had a stand on the other at least of the rights of conscience and religious liberty. Host here is joe. And joe is from virginia. Republican line. Hi. Caller hi. How are you doing . Thank you for taking my call. Host youre on. Go ahead. Caller thank you. This is not the first time in our history that we classified entire humans. And its pretty sad. And its been said that if you corrupt the people, you have to corrupt the language and thats what Political Correctness is doing. And people should study their history more too, find out about margaret sanger, the first one who really wanted abortion in the actual scale. You should look that up. Caller guest i agree. The untold story is these perspective that susan b. Anthony, victoria woodhall, alice paul, all of them had about what abortion was in the life of a a woman. It was a reality, however. And they saw it as a tool of exploitation of men. Something that would allow men to have perform a misdeed and be able to cover up the effects of that and it was a tool of exploitation then. She said if women are treated to property its degrading to women when we dispose of our children as we see fit so no question about what they thought. It wasnt just sort of a genuflect to the times that they were in. They knew it was something that was so counter to a womans consciousness that she would never do it unless she was really in a point of being coerced by another person. And last thing ill say is susan b. Anthony is why were named susan b. Anthony is she commented on it that the deed would burden a womans conscious in life and her soul in the grave but thrice guilty is the one who drove her to the deed. And that third person is in many ways, i believe, the abortion business, the abortion lobby. The organizations that are telling women to ignore what susan b. Anthony was actually talking about. She was talking about that inner voice, and they are saying she said thrice guilty is the one who drove her to the deed. Well, if we help women through this process, if we truly are with them and really act in a way that we should, we will help them and their baby through the whole thing. And hopefully, avoid the situation happening in the beginning. Host the organization secrets told us as far as spendchures are concerned, you spend about 462,000. Whats the spending youre ago at . Guest ours would be 3. 5 million through the super pack. And that is shoe leather money. And what i mean is its mostly not advertising. Its mostly those almost 900 Campaign Workers that are prolifers going door to door to people who are low propensity voters and theyre very prolife. So going to that door, talking to that person. Theres noah substitute for that. And so theres no substitute for that. To unseat those incumbent that we talked about a little while ago. Host what strategy do you apply . Is it a survey . How is that done . Its very important. We want to know who were talking to, of course. So we ask them who do you plan to vote for . What is your view on lifesome and if they dont know the record of the incumbent, so we say this is what their position is on lateterm abortion. Would this affect your vote . That would you the early on like spring, summer. Now, were in the new communication, a new conversation in which says something very similar but then at the end, its can we get your pledge to vote . And so we know that weve had that pledge too vote and we know that we can commune indicates again and make sure they did it before its actually too late. Host how many on the ground workers do you have . Guest we have just under 900 right now and thats in kansas, arkansas, louisiana, North Carolina. And they will be there through election day and possibly through a runoff in louisiana so if that happens, we already have the infrastructure there. But we will just add to it from the other states where we hope who have already won. Host hires keith from dallas, texas. Independent line. Caller thank you. Longtime caller, firsttime listener. I have a comment or two and then i have a question for the lady. From what i understand, the law of the land is roe vs. Wade and that abortions legal. My concern would be that in a conservative party, there was a time when you had a house, the senate and the Supreme Court when they could have overturned it. But they didnt. To me, this is no more than just they do feel as though an abortion is not a good thing, especially when you see the son grams and what have you. There is life there. And as a christian, i do not believe in it as well. But i dont believe that you can legislate it. Thats the problem lies with me. My question would be for the lady is that would it be firstdegree murder or seconddegree murder and would you be willing to let me go back to the days of black market and underground markets having abortions. Guest no. It would be none. The legislation that we have thats being passed in 13 states already, passed the house and expected to pass the senate has only there are no criminal penalties except for the abortionists themselves who know what the law is and knows what it is and shouldnt be disobeying the law. But to go back to the first point, which he made on the legality of abortion, the house and the senate can never overturn a senate decision. They can challenge it with a law, but the sad reality is no matter what theyve passed up until now, theres been a delicate line that theyve had to that anybody has had to walk. But what weve seen in the past several years since the planned renthood vs. The other decision, there not a version of roe or put in the positive, there is an expansion of the publics ability on legislating something they really care about. And many, many people think that they might be the only personal who doesnt think its right. And well, the problem is that most of the americans do think you should legislate at some point. And we legislate on far more minor matters and because this is about human life, not, you know, wildlife or any other life, we believe its worth protecting and certainly do most americans. But the more important point is that the court has shown a pathway for the first time in a mile towards while towards passing a law that would have an intent to protecting the child. And that would not be an undue burden on the womans socalled right to abortion. Host is there more power at the state judicial level as we saw in texas with how courts treated their abortion law and is there more power there as far as the ability to work at that level . Guest well, certainly, depends on the circuit but the answer is yes in all but a couple of circuits. Most circuits are more inclined to see this as a legislate place for citizens to legislate. So it will undoubtedly, this particular law, if were successful and i think we will be, it will undoubtedly get to the Supreme Court because it is because just like the partial birth abortion ban, we challenged in certain states and then as the partial birth abortion ban route took it being passed in the house and senate and vetoed by the president and produced a backlash of the state. So theres this constant dynamic going back and forth which is a beautiful part of our system in kind of an education and how the whole thing works. And what the partialabortion ban is to ban one procedure, a very late term horrific procedure was to utilize all aspect of the state government, of the federal government and really, get to a point where finally, something that americans abort was pass in the federal law. Host our next caller is from south carolina. This is don. Hello. Caller hello, pedro. I just wanted to the reason that i love and support my country and my government is because in the world, it allows me the greatest choices i can make. I have the most free will of basically everybody. And i can decide without coercion what is right and what is wrong. Now, youve got all these people calling in talking about murder, you know. When we talk about abortion. Well, what are they . Are they doctors in biology . They have none. We cant take that word. Like the guy from texas or that gentleman that said hey, this organization, your susan b. Anthony organization is for protecting the baby and the womb, but once the baby is born, those same candidates are taking ay food stamps, medical care and all this support systems preschool education. So you cant have it both ways. Host so don, what would you like to ask our guest . Caller how why does she feel she can impose her cultural and religious beliefs on me . It detracts from the reason i support my government, you know, altogether. Guest well, 25 years ago, i would have been argue right with you. But the change in me and the change in Many Americans has been to see that were not talking about chocolate or vanilla flavor. Were not talking about what kind of milk were going to drink. Thats a choice. Its legit. There are many choices that in the law are prohibited because they defy or undermine human rights. Certain think of all the laws hat take a moral point and say my rights end where yours begin. Over and over, every single day and every court in america, there is something similar going on. Now, the reason this one is so difficult, of course, is because it is a painful decision. No one except the extreme abortion rights advocate say that its an easy decision. And the reason that so many people like me a long time ago want odd hang on to that choice is because its so difficult. I dont want anybody telling me that i cant do it. E problem is that it doesnt acknowledge the fact of the two. There are two people. And when we refer to science, yes, there ice lot of science to show that it is a human being at a point. Its at 20 weeks. Thats just a bit of a proof of the humility of a humanity of a child. Its never acknowledged as a fish or a dwarf, bunny or a tree or anything else. Mothers talking about their children always say baby. And when they are in a situation where its going to be very difficult to have a baby, they are still thinking its a baby and they are in pain. And we need to be there to help them. We dont need to be giving them a bridge to more pain and that is how my view changed. But its not just me. Im representing 51 of democrats. I mean, who are for this particular bill. Im also representing a third of democrats who call who label themselves prolife without any sort of definition of what that might mean. Its important that our nation be allowed to come to consensus on something so difficult and so painful that people are marching every year still. Host heres fayville, North Carolina, republican line. Allison up next. Go ahead. Caller yes. Good morning. Thank you for taking my call. The guest ison for i did enjoy your advertisement. It was very touching and moving. The one that was shown and i have seen it earlier at this time. But also, i know you are speaking on, you know, the the two etween candidates. He cares more for the women issues and issues that concern women more than kay hagan because shes woman. So i just want to know your point of view on that. Caller its a good guest its a good point because at some point in the political arena, we hope to move beyond i, and i think most women hope to move beyond gender wars. I think women are tired of it. Being spoken to as if only one part of 2004 body is your decision to center is very insulting and in fact in iowa, theres been a big backlash against that because the incumbent has now been nicknamed uterus what is theres a nickname. The last and the actual media is calling him uterus udoll. You never want uterus to be in your name if youre a candidate and the point was that he cant stop talking about it. Theres an obsession on it with it. And the democrat candidate who is have been coached by planned parenthood have told them do that. Theyve given him bad advice or they needed to say when to stop giving him advice because it is having a backlash. We are seeing abortion drop out of that messaging. Were seeing other messages and it makes a lot of sense. But parts of it is also that, you know, wait a minute are, of course, unique because of our gender. But we also have very Common Concerns with the rest of with the rest of humanity and with men. The reason i started this group a long time ago and why so many women recoil from politics or have gotten into it to solve this particular problem and the particular problem is this politics, womens politics that excludes everybody else in your shes other people as obstacles to your fulfillment and enjoyment and happiness and your baby is going to be an obstacle to your joy and happiness. Unless you have absolute control over all factors in your life, there is no chance youre going to be happy, and that conveys to in your life this craven space, angry politics that does not this grievance based, angry politics. Most women have gotten to the point where we might have fought a lot of things before and we will continue to fight, but we see our central job as bringing people together and trying to bring people forward together. I think that is something missing in the politics of women right now. Host this is from ohio, thisendent line host is from ohio, independent line. Caller i have a couple issues. The first one is the tv ad. I know in a short amount of time, you can only gloss over the subject. I used to be a paramedic. There are times where accidents happen and the couple is faced with the choice of do we save the mother or do we save the baby. I would like some clarity from you to see how you feel about that. This is where i have a problem getting on board with you. By choosing one over the other, ipso facto, one life takes precedence over the other. I agree with you that it is i important point guest agree with you that it is an important point to clarify. Point thatd to the you would never tell somebody you had to give your life for another person arrows and heroism to the point that you would never tell somebody you had to give your life for another person. Caller please understand that moderate conservative people like you need to be on guard against the extreme conservative people who will opportune eyes on your agenda who will on your agenda. What youre talking about makes perfect sense to me. They will try to push that further than you intend. My second point was about hobby legislation, you talk about not providing abortions. Are you referring to plan b . Guest any drug that acts as an abortifacient. Caller the problem there, i dont like when politicians are activists speak with medical illiteracy. Pill prohibits fertilization. It doesnt terminate fertilization. A false truth is now accepted as fact. Guest the science says that it is it doenst doesnt always but it can act as an art an abortifacient. It is on a list with ru486 an others. Thats what the decision was about. It was about primarily the conscience of the employer and what wanting to give his employees the best possible care that you could and keep his conscience and his familys conscience intact. Its an important concern to have. On the paincapable fill, the five pill, the fivemonth pill, it is way bigger than the people trying to lobby for it, trying to run to the supported, it to support to support most people didnt even realize abortions were allowed at that way point. It makes them think about their own kids. It is a slow process, but an important one that is bigger than a little engineering of important political moments. Host do you think they will sign it . Guest i think he will be a very important moment if he vetoes it. It could be a moment that no one would have noticed or seen. It will have residents in the states where there will be a natural reaction, if we cannot have afan role ban federal ban, i will make sure our state has one. There are many looking to do that, even before 2016. Host Marjorie Dannenfelser. She is their president. There is their website. Thank you for your time. Coming up, the group common cause has put out a report taking a look at recommendations by independent commission assigned by the president to take a look at improving the voting experience. We will talk about their findings, especially as we had to election day as washington journal continues. The cspan city stewart takes ies tour takes booktv on the road. Zebulun montgomery but was sent into the southwest zebulun Montgomery Pike was sent into the southwest to explore. To the southwest part of the territory. When he perspective, came out here, he really walked off the map. He went to an area that was unknown. 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Campaign 2014 Election Night coverage on seas and. Cspan. Washington journal continues. Host joining us is Stephen Spaulding from common cause. We will have to go back to 2012. What was happening then . Lets start with the lets startguest with the proposition that i think most people agree with, that voting should not be an endurance sport. Election was long lines, under resourced, polling locations, poll workers who were not trained to deal with a lot of the issues that crop up on election day. Jurisdictions dont have enough paper ballots, machines breakdown, etc. When president obama took the stage in chicago to go to declare victory, there were no voters in line in miamidade four, five, six hours. President obama and famously declared that president obama went out and famously declared obama went out and famously declared woman wasold looking on. He announced he was setting up a president ial election commiss ion. He was asked to look up look at and come up with recommendations. Guest you put up your own model. What did you find in a general sense . That. We havent fixed we are almost there in a lot of states. The president ial commission made 19 recommendations. The commission was made up of the top two lawyers from governing governor romney and obamas campaigns and obamas campaigns, and executives from walt disney, who deal with long lines all the time. In america, we have. Ecentralized elections 8000 local jurisdictions run our elections. A lot of these folks are on the front lines. Who work volunteers for 10 hours with very little pay. We dont have a culture of professionalism. The commission made 19 recommendations, health four hearings held four hearings. It looked at the Voter Registration process, which is the gateway into our system. What papers do they need to register . States, we are still operating in the 19th century. We have not modernized the process. The Commission Recommended online Voter Registration. You should be able to get online, make sure your information is correct, spell your name correctly, and you are on the list. A lot of people go to the dmv to register. The data needs to be sent electronically to statewide election officials. They also looked at polling places. All polling places should be extensible accessible and comply with the ada. A lot of states are doing a pretty good job of that. State of North Carolina, every polling place has been photographed. Pathan see exactly your into the polling place so voters with disabilities can figure that out. They looked into the machines themselves after the help america vote act. They are at the end of their lifespan. We dont have a commission in place to adopt new standards. They sounded a warning bell about the fact that we need new standards for our Voting Machines and we need Voting Machines that can be on the did so that we can check the outcome of elections that can be audited so that we can check the outcome of elections. Common sense recommendations that will go a really long way. Hastion administration been, in many states, a political battle. This is a nonpartisan commission that came up with common sense recommendations to shorten lines so that people can make their voices heard. To talk toay want our guest about specific questions, voter turnout, your experiences, especially with the last election cycle. Did we fix that, the report put out by common cause, taking a look at the recommendations of this independent commission. If you have questions for phen spaulding, your work centers on several states as far as readiness for this election cycle your statescenters on several as far as readiness for this election site. Talk about concerns as far as readiness for the voter experience. States as far as readiness for this election site. Guest we look at 10 states where elections are expected to be particularly close. This is a warmup to the 2016 election. There are some states that are still behind the times. In pennsylvania, they dont allow early voting. They dont have online Voter Registration. That was an important recommendation of the commission , that we need to expand early voting opportunities. You shouldnt have to just vote on tuesday. If you are a first responder, nurse, firefighter, you cant another save it is not have early voting. Very close race here. Did not have electronic poll booths. You still walk into a polling place and you have a paper book that could have typos. You cannot update voter s. Those are list states we need to look out for problems. Colorado came out on top i far. They passed an excellent law last year. It will make it more convenient for voters. Every voter will get a ballot in the mail they can drop off at a voting center, they can mail back to their election official, lots of ways to make sure they are counted with plenty of time to do so. If youre not registered in colorado, you can even register on election day. There were bright spots. Again, online Voter Registration, a small ball but makes it a difference. Expensive, soss that for states to keep their list updated. Georgia, louisiana, colorado have all adopted online registration. Stephen spaulding with common cause to take your questions. Democrat caller. There. Aller all voters should get ballots which they consent to the state. That the photo id laws they violate the constitution. New york does not have early voting. But they should. Guest great point. Youre right. The commission agrees with you. We should expand opportunities for voting before election day. I do think the colorado model is going to be key. It is going to improve the voting experience for a lot of voters. Again, the issue of voter id is not something that the commission got into. The commission did not deal with footer id, it did not deal with big sweepings federal estate recommendations. It dealt with professionalizing elections so that voters can vote with confident. We know voter id is going to be this election. Certainly in texas there has been a lot of controversy about that law. The Supreme Court has allowed it to go forward. I think that is unfortunate. I think that is unfortunate because essentially, it is setting upit is the perfect example of politicians many plating the rules of the game for their own personal gain. Manipulating the rules of the game for their own personal gain. They found it was unconstitutional, it was intentionally discriminatory, it violated section two of the Voting Rights act. 600,000 voters in texas do not have the very specific, narrow form of id they are now requiring. We have folks on the ground, the Election Protection coalition, my organization, working with voters on the ground to make sure it they have their votes counted but also to collect stories as we continue. Paul decker of the wall street journal put out a piece liberalthe top 10 voter superstitions. Of the 17 states with the strictest requirements, 16 offer free ids. She goes on from there. A movemente has been in this country after president obama was elect did. Enacted theseates voter identification laws. The issue is, they are requiring very specific forms of ids that a lot of people do not have. I just think that it is frankly unamerican. 93yearoldd veteran try to vote, showed up, it not have the very specific id. His drivers license expired. He voted for decades. Suddenly, he cant vote because a politician required him to have a specific form of id. We see it played out across the country. There are senior citizens, veterans, students, young people, people are mobile. The population moves every year and they do not always have that very specific form of identification that politicians are requiring. That is a threat to the integrity of our elections. People dont lick up in the morning and decide theyre going to impersonate their neighbors people dont wake up in the morning and decide they are theirto impersonate neighbors. There are more threats, such as the fact that 25 of our population are not registered to we should be moving to universal registration, automatic registration canada has that. Less costly. They have a number when they are bored. Larry playing the burden on voters. Why are we putting a burden on voters . Caller have you looked at how much of the military vote is counted each election . Up until clintons office, he signed a legislation, he put through where the military used to be able to vote if they were a sailor, on their ship that they were serving on, or the location they were being based that. But then it went to they had to use absentee ballots and for a long time, only about 4 of military the was counted. I know they try to fix that and if we have looked at how much of our military vote is actually counted. Excellent question. It is absolutely a fact that military and overseas voters face obstacles to make their voices heard in a political process on election day. There was congressional deflation that passed legislation that passed to make it easier to access absentee ballots. They recommended the states revamp their websites and provide more information to military and overseas voters. Kentucky did pass a lot recently. Improvedhat actually the process therefore military voters. In kentucky, they did not have online Voter Registration except for members of the military. They can register online and ensure they have their ballots. No question, that is something that we need to continue to make improvements on. Richard. Caller good morning. I have a question about this americans for prosperity. I would like to read you something up here. They sent me this. I would like to followup up if i may. It says, you are being studied for Scientific Research in an upcoming general election. Youre randomly sityou were randomly selected. It goes on. Insays, you may be contacted the days leading up to the election. After the election, your voting record will be examined for completeness. And then it says, during the course of the examination it may be necessary to expand the number of elections to be reviewed. Host what would you like our guest to address . Caller they are into my personal business here. The caller brings up an interesting point here. Americans for prosperity, they have been in the news in North Carolina and other states. There have been mailers sent out from americans for prosperity to voters with incorrect information. Deceptive practices creep up in every single election. I would like to make one point. There is a nonpartisan Election Protection hotline, 866 ourvote. If voters have those kinds of questions, they should 866ourvote. There have been a lot of dark money organizations. Of the stock money organizations, we do not know where the money is coming from. For prosperity, we know it is the koch brothers. Voters should make their voices heard on election day and ensure their votes have their voices heard. You have all this money, a delusion of billions of dollars, a 4 billion election, we are seeing almost a billion dollars of outside money spent. Much of it is undisclosed. People did not know where it is coming from. The one day where everyone is equal is on election day. Election days the one day when you step into the voting booth and have the exact same power. It is critical people exercise it on tuesday. From new york. Tomy i just want question vote is how our mail and votes handles and how do you prevent fraud. A good question. People going in and impersonating their neighbors, not really an issue. Ballots, absentee ballots, there are ways to address that. And colorado there is a match. Theac signature is matched with the voter signature on file. There is a Computer System and if something happens, it is flagged and it can be addressed. But again, it is also a crime. To commit voter fraud. We do have laws on the books to prevent that. The issue is, there are laws that are happening to push people out of the process, eligible voters out of the process rather than bringing them in. Line. Lucy, republican can you hear me . I have often wondered, what sort of documentation is required to register to vote . I cant seem i am getting up there in years. I cant remember what was required when i registered. When you say you have online in other words, is there any documentation that shows you are a set this in shows that you are a citizen . Guest generally, Voter Registration, you would provide a drivers license number, often times the last four digits of your Social Security number. Folks that are registering to vote by mail, for the first time, they will need to present some sort of education at the some sort of identification at the polls. Citizenship, you are testing to the fact that you are a u. S. Citizen when you register to vote. Host do most require a footer id . Guest texas does. Heres the thing about taxes, you need to have a drivers license that does not expire in 60 days, or a passport, or a gun license. That if you are a student at ut austin, that is not count. That does not count. We think that is a problem. The 600 thousand voters that will not be able to vote because they lack that specific form of id, they can vote provisionally but they know andbut they then need to go find that id. Inexpensive. The 93yearold veteran, there are a lot of stories out in the press over the last few days. If you do not have your birth certificate, if youre born in 1928 and you moved to be closer to your adult older and, if you moved from new york to dallas, you have your birth certificate in your back pocket with your if not, 17, 20, a future to the dmv, it is actually quite expensive. The 24th amendment banned. It is. At the time it was about a dollar andahalf. Get the specific id politicians are demanding, it can be 30, 40, for a lot of people that is not necessarily change. Angechump host steve,. In kentucky, the biggest election is between mitch ononnell and alison grimes. Atober 30 article stated that ship owned by Mitch Mcconnells boarded andw, was there was cocaine. Gave Mitch Mcconnell approximately 25 billions dollars 25 million. The baucas seethe hypocrisy. Mitch mcconnell voted to change the laws. I cannot understand why this story is not a bigger part of the new cycle. It really seems like a cover up. Apparently this happened in august and it is now being published three days before the election. I cant comment on the specific allegations, i have not read the article in the nation. Talked about felons and others and their Voting Rights. We do thinkhat at whocommon cause, those of have paid back their debt to society, they should have their Voting Rights restored. What could be more american than bringing everyone into the process, even those who have made mistakes . We do support fell in inch caller thank you. Amabout to mine that election day is actually the end, the formal end of the race. Can you hear me . Ok. Actuallythes 2016 Election Races have started now. But we see the voters, that person who determines the outcome of the races, we want to hold them back from the polls and make it one day. In arkansas we experienced long lines that we have early voting that is 10 days before you get in there. I am very interested in in person absentee voting. What is it that makes this country want to limit the time that a person has to vote when they have had months and even years for the candidates to get out there and do their thing . Excellentbrings up an point. We need to expand early voting. We should be bringing voters into the process and we can do that by expanding early voting. Again, we have seen cutbacks in some states, in North Carolina, right after the Voting Rights act was eviscerated. Section five of the voting carolina cutorth back a week of early voting, florida cut back early voting. There has been a movement. I think that is again an example of the politicians who want to rig the game. So they could benefit personally. We need to make sure that every has theirlection day equal opportunity to make their voices heard on election day and before election day. Host does the Commission Look at things about making voting on the weekend rather than a tuesday . Guest they did not get that specific. They just said we need to expand voting opportunities. In ohio, they just got rid of what was called golden week. There was a week were somebody could vote early and register to vote at the same time because of the deadline. That is something again, we should betheres is a bill in congress, the Voter Empowerment act that would set very basic National Standards. Then we have 50 different state election codes, 50 different ballots, 50 different voting there is that though, in the house and senate, which would establish unified voting. It would set up online education. Host sameday registration. Is that a concern because it does not give time to verify who the person is . Guest same date registration would be a next let again, voters can attest to their identity, they can bring those documents if need be to register to vote. In d. C. For example, you can vote, you can register to vote on election day. I did it myself a few days ago. I voted provisionally in my ballot was counted as cast a few days later. Caller thinks are taking my call. Thanks for taking my call. It,very first time they had they had over 6000 people that did not bring their id. They were given a provisional after that, it is sealed and counted. This state will send you a form you will fill out. Once you get the form back, your vote is counted. They had over 6000 there the first time and over 4000 of were returned as undeliverable or invalid address. I cannot believe that over 4000 people do not know where they live or cannot give a valid address. I do not understand what the problem is with voter id, making sure you are who you are. A small state like New Hampshire, maybe it has an impact on the national Election Races,tainly on local for state senators, it would definitely have an effect on Something Like that. Guest once i think the color is getting at is that we have not toernized. It goes back modernizing our Voter Registration system. When youre using the 19th century ways to get on the filling out, favorite ballots, there can be typos. If last name does not have a my last name does not have a u the ballot does not get to me. Suddenly, i did not get the mail. Can lead to a lot of problems. That can lead to problems. Every two years before elections, there are purges where names are collected, mail id be sent out, there could be an issue, i voter it sends up at the polls and find themselves after waiting in lines, taking that responsibility, finds themselves kicked out because they were not on the roles or had a very specific form of id. Judge richard prisoner on the posneh setjudge richard circuit, heenth felt there needed to be another hearing, a rehearing in the seventh circuit around the voter id laws. He actually changed his mind. Now that he actually looked at the evidence, and the trials that have come up, and looked at the research. There has been lots of research. There are not many cases of people showing up at the polls pretending to be somebody else. Opinion, hes explained how the evidence just simply does not support the need for these very specific types of ids. Any voter that takes that basic american responsibility, waits in line, it registers to vote, shows up and cannot cast a ballot because they do not have the very specific id card, it is again, i think it is not in keeping with our american values. Host the common cause report lists the average voting weight time in the 2012 elections. As small as 3. 7 minutes in 17 plusnd goes to about minutes in florida. Georgia. One of our findings is that poll worker training can there from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. They are patriots. They are standing up to make votethat you have your counted. A lot of times, these fall into your poll workers are really the only people that a voter interacts with on election day. They show up and work with the poll worker, many of them, most of them, incredibly wellintentioned. They want to follow the rules. If a machine breaks down, a name does not appear on the list, the courts are changing rules about what kind of id need, when to dowe need to do better job training for workers. That is the place it definitely needs improvement. Host from connecticut, alex. Caller i want to know why we cant standardize voting bothghout the country. Local, state, and national elections. The samean by that is, amount of time at every voting place in america and also the earlyachines and the same voting. Inoure going to have it other words, every state seems to be different. You know, there are two 80 ofo this coin. Americans agree with the collar. I agree. There should be basic National Standards to vote. There is the Voter Empowerment act introduced in the senate and house that would do that. The elections clause does say leave the time and location to states. But congress can setstep in and set standards. Democrat line. Question just have a for mr. Spalding. A couple of calls ago, he brought up the seventh circuit. It has been a mess here in wisconsin. Were moving up and down on this voter id. Sergio, as far as voter id, what is it currently stand in your state . Caller we do not have to show any voter id like the state of texas. We do not have to show any voter id just to go and vote. All you have to do is prove our residents. Or whatever. Ss it has been ridiculous. Have beens here trying to shift to shift the voter id. They have been tried to shut us down. It is totally ridiculous. You have challenge randolph judge randolph stepping in. I think the state of wisconsin is allowed to have the administration coincide with 401 c. Randolph did that and an administration stepped in. He had to stop what he was doing. Guest again, wisconsin, it is on hold. The rule is on hold. The Supreme Court decided not to put the law into place. It is procedural. The have not reviewed merits of the id law. This is one of the laws that thousands and hundreds of thousands of voters in said wenjudge posner sold a bill ofe goods. He looked at the evidence and saw that people do not have the specific forms that they need. They can be very expensive to obtain. Seniorher piece citizens, in people, they also disproportionately affect voters of colors. Specific formsse of id. 11 of voters artist proportionatelyare disproportionate. States that have a history of discrimination, it is no holds barred now. It is a very extensive to litigate these cases. There is a bill in congress, the Voting Rights Amendment Act that would modernize that. Even jurisdictions like wisconsin, which people do not usually think of as havingthat were part of the jim crow south, wisconsin now has these laws. States like wisconsin that may enact these laws that have been proven to be discriminatory, they would be subject to the parents. They would require federal oversight. That bill though, that it is still in, the house. Sponsorshiptisan but the speaker will not hold a hearing. It is something we are working on next year. Bob, republican line. Caller i think what hundred percent that each state should voter id laws. If you can get there, he can call somebody. I have volunteered many times to have somebody who cannotyou commie, i will take you to vote and get you back on. You call me i will take you to vote. Guest the commission did not get into voter id. I think the big set for threat forthe big our election is not impersonation, it is laws on the books that have proven to be discriminatediscriminatory. Million americans are not registered to vote. We have scores of people who are voices heardeir and are not empowered on election day because they are olls. Nohe rolesr voter, no eligible americans that are should find themselves kicked out of a polling place because they did not have the kind of id that some politicians is demanding them to bring to the polls. Host last call tom. Caller we definitely need voter id laws. The voter fraud is way, way underreported. There is several cases that have been adjudicated throughout the u. S. At the state level that never make the news. At any given time, we have 50 million or more people from other countries and the u. S. And with this al qaeda thing and the computer nowadays, people can have these flash crowds, they can do flash voter fraud. It is going to become a huge problem i predict in the future. Host Stephen Spaulding, since you addressed voter fraud already, let me ask you, next tuesday, what is your i you of how is waiting time . I will be an easy listening to problems. There will be advocates on the ground. There will be problems, voting machine issues, by a large though, most voters are going to be ok. Theyre going to havetheyre going to be able to vote and not have to wait in line that long. There are going to be issues that crop up and shame on us if in 2016, we still have voters waiting in line three to five hours in some of those jurisdictions because we know how to fix that. There is all this talk about making it harder to vote. Id is one thing. If we justfix this deal with basic issues of election administration. If we just deal with the polling lines, trainen the our full workers, modernize our Voter Registration systems and make it so that it is that much more convenient to make your voices heard on election day. Theother little point, commission made, that states should integrate voter administrationdmv administration with voting dmv is not the only place that people interact with their governments. The millennial generation, oaks are not owning cars, but there are other places they interact. The healthcare exchanges, the Affordable Care act exchanges, those could be Voter Registration agencies. That could be a place that people could get on the rolls. Social Service Agencies are required to be heard. But rather than the burden on voters to get on the list, we should look at universal, automatic photo registration so that everybody is on the list and everybody can make their voices heard on election day. Called didort is we fix that . Stephen spaulding, thank you. Couple of days ago the Washington Post had this headline. Fiveately 5 million point 9 million voting age americans want be able to vote next tuesday because of prior felony conditions that make them ineligible to vote. 40 4 are estimated to be selling to live in the 12 states that still restrict lending rates after sentences have been served. In the next 45 minutes, we want to hear about should convicted felons have the right to vote . If you are a felon and have experienced this first hand, us58 53883. You can give your perspective as well. We want to tell you about the Newsmakers Program. It looks that election day. We invited to analysts who study this kind of thing. Stuart rothenberg and amy amongst the discussions, some talk about partyr we will know which will take control of the senate. What you come to find as you get into Election Night and you are watching both the exit polls and the state and conditional congressional district, as you see them start to break, they usually all break one way. You see an outlier here and there but most of the closest races break to one party or the other. Colorado . Dont you think we will know by us by North Carolina . If he goes, it is a good indicator that colorado will go. 5048, would it be possible . Even if that was the be 51. That would be a terrible position. I think she would take it though. Merrill andriy would not go down without a fight. Has run the best campaign . Who has the Worst Campaign . Its always easiest to do the Worst Campaign. The pat Roberts Campaign up until the last two or three weeks has been somewhat terrible. Which is campaign, in candidate as much as the campaign. I think stu was exactly right when you look at the democratic kay hagan has also done a fantastic job. That is someone who at the be any the year, we wouldve put her at the top the list of most likely to lose on Election Night. Shes a freshman, not well known, it is a tough state. I think she is a quite well. Well. Done quite kori gardner. With stuartersation rothenberg and amy walters. You can see it tomorrow at 10 00. Of ourpart of art campaign 2014 coverage. Your thoughts on nick did and whether they should have voting on convicted felons and whether they should have Voting Rights. If you are convicted felon and want to give your thoughts, 202585388 three. Guest guest can you give a snapshot of how the states treat this topic . Guest and 48 states, you cannot vote in prison. And 35, you cannot vote on probation. And all states, you can lose your vote to vote after you have completed your sentence. States, florida, kentucky, virginia, and iowa, it is a lifetime ban. You could have a single felony conviction, you could plead your sentence, but you are disenfranchised for the rest of your life unless you can somehow pardon boardr or to restore your rights. It varies tremendously to pending on the state in which you live. Headline from the Washington Post we showed earlier, 6 Million People left out of the process because of this. Guest exactly. As the criminal Justice System has expanded in recent decades, so has the number of people with felony convictions. We have recognized of people have record numbers of people. African americans, one of every 13 is not eligible to vote because of a current or previous felony conviction. It is important for democracy. Ursespurposes as far as getting rights restored, what is going on at the state level . And the federal level . Guest in congress there has been legislation from rand paul designed to restore Voting Rights in federal elections. The states have the ability to set qualifications for voting so the federal government can elections. Ith state under the proposed, under the finished they sentence, they could vote in federal elections even if they were disqualified from state elections. At the state level it has been contentious. There has been reform. Legislation in recent years. Some states such as maryland, new mexico, have done away with exfelonns on xl haveg rights. Others extended Voting Rights to people on parole. Nearly 6 Million People are left without the right to vote. Racialell us about the component of this. In 2010, you look at the distant disenfranchisement of black voters. What did 2012 show us, where are we headed today . Is somewhat remarkable. According to some estimates, black voter turnout was greater than white voter turnout overall and this is despite the fact that such a substantial portion of black voters is proportionately are excluded because of this. That means that of the legally eligible black voters, turnout rates were probably exceptionally high. A reflection of the Racial Disparities we see in the criminal Justice System which then translate into disparities and some franchise meant particularly at the state level. States of highly black with highons, states black populations, clearly the numbers may be affecting electoral outcomes at the state level. Mauer, the information is available on the website. Guest the website is sentencing project. Org. Host thanks for your time this morning. Your thoughts on convicted felons, should they have the right to vote . Again the phone lines, democrats 202 7370001, republicans 202 7370002, independents we will hear5. First from otis in orange park florida. Caller good morning. I do believe that felons should have the right to vote. Discriminate for life against people with felonies, regardless of the demographics. When they went to prison, once you get out of prison, your debt is served. Caniveness, is not as if we forgive murderers that we cannot forgive a person for lowlevel ssualt. R salta republican texas, line. I just want to be sure that everyone understands what the topic is. Were talking about felons. Were not talking about people with parking tickets. Were talking about people that society has decided has done something so egregious as to lose their rights. Thispeople who cannot keep their lives straight, where we so worried about them . I am worried about the guy who was hurt by the felon. They may not be able to vote because they are no longer alive. Because are felonies our Justice System and the American People decided that these people decided that they are not heart of our civil obedience. They have not taken the time or have the character to keep themselves in line, and im going to worry about their vote . I think not. Michael is from boca raton, florida, on our democrats line but also says he is a convicted felon. Good morning. To a just,ould like if i may, before i get into my topic address that caller from texas for one second. I agree with him, yes, we have committed the felony, but on the other hand, on the opposite side of that coin, we are also taxpayers. We are taking care of our families, and we are taking care of our responsibilities. That, we paid our debt to society. Here in florida, it is one of the most if occult states to get your rights back to vote. The state only meets twice a year and takes a select number of cases to restore their rights. Governor charlie crist, who is running for reelection, had those rights restored, and when the new governor took over, that they shot by the wayside. It angers me, it frustrates me, and in fact, i would consider running for office, and why should we be punished . Maybe on a state issue, i could understand that, but why should we be prevented from being part of the National Political process . We are still citizens of the united states. Host michael, why did you go to prison . Was convicted on two counts of criminal mischief, and i served a year. Host you talked about the process of getting your rights restored. Have you gone down that road at all . Being no, and the reason is the amount of documentation choke a t rex with the amount of paperwork you have to get, not only from an attorney, but from the prosecutor and from the judge, most of which this happened to me back in 2007. I suspect there also would be a cost in hiring an attorney and things like that. Caller you do not have to have an attorney, but if you dont, you really are stuck, especially in the state of florida. I did a little bit of political this, and it comes down to a racial issue. Host why so . Most of the felonies back when these laws were passed back in the early 20th century were based on africanamericans, and to keep them out of the voting on the jim crow laws. Michael, thank you for calling. Where asking folks about convicted felons and if they should have Voting Rights restored to them. Several states have different laws pertaining to it. Of therd marc mauer sentencing project talk more about that. If you want to give us a call, the phone lines are open. If you are such as michael, a convicted felon, we have a separate number for that. Lynn, good morning, from providence, rhode island, independent line. Good morning. Thank you. I fully support what the man from texas said. We need to give rights to the victims and not the criminals. I dont believe that felons should be able to vote. We have a man in providence running for election after being convicted twice for felonies while in office. He should not be allowed to get back into office. Victims should have rights, not the criminals. Host however, you heard our previous guest saying if they have served time and done their time, why not restore those rights if they have fulfilled the requirements of the state as far as the prison sentence is concerned . Caller because they have to prove that they are not going to do it again, and a lot of them repeat offend. They shouldnt have a say in who is going to represent them because they have no rights. Arkansas on is from our republican line. Good morning. Caller good morning. I believe that felons should have the right to vote, and i think it needs to be on the state level. It should come to the people to decide that on a vote, and my personal opinion violent offenders should be excluded from that right. I also think that they should have their total sentence served, andeir time be off of paper and completed with their parole, but i think it does not need to be decided a senate or house level. I think it needs to be decided on each individual date state by a vote. Why pull out of violent offenders as far as not having their rights restored compared to any other crime that might happen . Caller because they have hurt someone. They did not do a crime against a monetary value. They have hurt a person. They have hurt a human being. Host next caller from baltimore, maryland, identifies himself as a convicted felon. Good morning. Caller thank you for cspan. Leave. Ome on i happened to be in philadelphia, ended up going to the movies with my girlfriend. An individual said a lot of bad things, ill say, to my girlfriend. I took it upon myself to defend her. Got a felony assault charge. I got a dishonorable discharge and also served three years in prison for defending my womans honor. At the same time, now im not and that was 20 years ago. I am a 40somethingyearold man now. Regardless of my jail term, i am i am represented. I taxed, but i have no say so, and as far as i was taught, this country was formed formed, started because there was without representation. Thats how this country was started. Thats how we rebelled from the british. Taxation without representation. Yes, people say they love this country, they defend this country, but they want to support those same ideals. Host have you ever made an effort to get your rights restored . I have tried. i have moved from state to state since then. Even if i had my rights restored, im not sure of which political i call myself an independent, but im not sure of for, puppet i would vote but no, i havent specifically. Things i cannot do. If i even admit that fact on a job application, its just a salary cap, regardless of my education, my skill level, or anything like that, so when people make judgments, you have to judge things individually. You cannot just say because they are a felon they lost their rights. No, they served their time. Prison is not easy. Prison is very hard, especially if you did not grow up in the system, if you know what i mean. We have another convicted felon, mike, falls church, virginia. Good morning. You are on. I was convicted of two felonies in virginia, maybe three years ago, three and a half years ago. Im still trying to get my rights back. In virginia. From the research ive done, you have to wait five years from when youre from when your time ended to start the process of a pardon, but as far as being able to vote, voting for a particular candidate or anything along those lines, theres a lot of things as far as being a voter and having the right to vote that do not necessarily entail voting for a particular candidate. Theres voter initiatives, theres different laws to be voted on by, you know, eligible voters that do not necessarily mean you have to vote for somebody that you do not back, necessarily. I do not really agree with know, theking, you lesser of two evils, which happens far too often in this twocandidateth situations. The Libertarian Party or green party or third or fourth parties do not really get their chance to have a say in a lot of the. Ituations i also plan on tuesday coming up to work in d. C. At the voting 71, whiche working on involves legalization of marijuana in d. C. , basically, even though i am a felon, even though i do not have the right to vote, i still am making a conscious effort to be out there, to get my voice heard, and to hopefully be able to influence other people to let their voice be heard. Host thats mike from falls church, virginia. Were asking you in our remaining time about whether felons should have the right to vote. We have set aside lines to represent that this morning. If you want to pick the one that ,epresents you, democrats , andlicans, independents convicted felons. A couple of stories to show you this is out of san diego. The associate less reports that a retired marine held by mexican authorities has been released. He spent eight months behind bars for crossing the border with a loaded gun. Freed because of his mental state, and did not make a determination of the legal arms charges. He was diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder according to a mexican official who had knowledge of the ruling. Was not authorized to give his name. Hes expected back in san diego. The u. S. Representative out of california, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs committee, saying he was elated by the news and that his ptsd will be treated by specialists in the united states, and he had met with the person in question as well. Tricia from ohio, good morning, democrats line. Good morning. Say that ied to believe that convicted felons, as long as they have paid their time and come back into society and do the right in, that they should be allowed to vote. Maybe after one year, teat of years, but not for the rest of their lives be prevented to vote like that young gentleman who was in the navy and protecting his loved ones honor. I just think stopping the vote is a way to prevent especially minorities from voting, and i think there needs to be less distinction made to prevent these kind of policies in each state, and they need to look at the whole picture, not just what happened with the crime. My 19yearold nephew he paid his time for selling marijuana at 19, and because he did not theyl on someone else, kept him in jail in prison for nine years. He is 29 now for 10 years. He is 29 now. He works two jobs. He has one child and a wife and he is doing well, but because of that, he is not allowed to vote. I hope that legislation is made to change this around. Lets hear from memphis, tennessee. Republican line, this is rape. Morning, cspan and america. Theres no such thing as federal elections. There are a state elections. For president , theres 50 separate elections for president , and the votes are counted by an Electoral College after that. Theres no such thing as federal election. But in tennessee, depending on the last of felonies, many felonies can be expunged. A violent it was not or armed crime, i think it can be expunged. Host what do you think . Should that happen . Caller sure, if they can get their felony expunged, then they should be able to go back to being a full citizen. Host ramona is up next, democrats line, from houston, texas. Labels herself as a convicted felon. Good morning. Go ahead, please. I have been out of prison for 18 years. Ims on drugs, crack, and glad that texas allowed me to vote last year. It was my first time voting, so it was kind of awesome. I dont know if i agree with my vote, but im just going to add that we dont have that problem in texas. How did you get your invites restored . Caller i dont know. Did Voter Registration i looked online, and i was able to vote. Host you voted for the first time last year you said . Well, it was four years ago. Every year of obama has been in office. Host stephanie from ohio. Good morning. Go ahead. Is ar the actor tim allen felon. Would people think that he should be able to vote . Host ok, whats your point . Caller my point is i think people change her minds depending on who it is. Dont you . Host you have to expand on that. I dont know what you are saying. Who timdo you know allen is . I think everybody does. I think people would agree why would he not be able to vote. He would not be able to vote, right, even though he is a felon. Host ok. Caller my opinion is that everyone if they have done their time should be able to vote once they are out. That how does ohio handle kind of thing . Would you know . Caller i dont know. I really dont. I just saw your question this morning. I found it interesting. Host thank you for participating. On the front page of the Financial Times there is a picture of the Virgin Galactic and her ship that crashed yesterday Virgin Galactic that crashed yesterday. The Associated Press reporting that when it comes to investigating the matter that the National Transportation safety board is sending a go team, as it were, today to the about 20 miles from the mojave air and space port where the flight initiated. Fayetteville, tennessee, good morning. Go ahead. Caller i want to thank you for having me on, and i want to thank god for the Tennessee Department of corrections and Justice System. I was convicted in 1995 or theft and forgery, and it changed my life. I was brought up in a good family, and i made a mistake. Everybody is capable of making mistakes. The person from texas, and the woman i forget where she is from to be that narrowminded everybody makes mistakes. A lot of times, the only difference between me and some of the others is they simply have not been caught. To stand in judgment about somebody whether they can vote or not they still want our money for taxes. As far as tennessee went on a bluecollar crime, when you complete your program, they offer you the induction back into the right to vote, and i did that. Public office, maybe even firearms i believe they were checking into that. Not handheld weapons. But for hunting and stuff. Tennessee israel good about i believe the derailment from memphis was talking about whether it was a crime committed in violence or with handguns and stuff like that. I could see classing people differently, but for blue collar crimes and people who simply do stupid things, if they get their life back together, i do believe we should be able to get our rights back to vote. Brenda up next from summerville, georgia. Caller hello. Thank you. Im just going to say its real simple once people pay for their crime, they do the time, they pay their time, they are all paid for, its real simple, and its very american to let them vote. Its just that simple. Host brenda, you label yourself a convicted felon. Do you have Voting Rights today . Caller i do. Host were they automatically restored to you, or was there a process . Caller i went and asked for my rights back and got them. Its that simple. A lot of people talking about the right to vote a lot of them have not even tried. Us. she hung up on jerry, minneapolis, minnesota, go ahead. Caller good morning. My name is jerry. For working with politicians in illinois. My rights was taken away for the rest of my life because of the party which that i was working for. I have been trying to have on this try to help me conviction overturned or expunged, and because of the political process and the way how illinois do their challenge, they refuse to try to have this expunged. Now im left in limbo for the no one my life because seems to want to help me, you know, get my life back on track of which i did not do nothing wrong. So i was stuck for the rest of my life, cant never vote. Host have you ever tried to legally appeal that . Caller yes, i have tried many times for the past seven years, since 2007 before president obama became president. I was locked up and everything. A survey taken by military Service Members is causing some concern according to the Associated Press. For from oklahoma, thanks holding on. You are on. Go ahead. Know and happen to felon who became an x felon , and ithe got a dui dropped. Got another dui, and it was dropped. Got a third, and it was dropped. Got nine in a row and went to the state and attention rate and did their time went to the state penitentiary and did their time. Since they got out, they have acquired five more duis and three of them with children in the vehicle. Host ok. Caller no, they ought not be able to vote, and, no, this person does not need to have a drivers license. No, they cannot get work. No, they cannot get medicaid. No, they cannot get welfare. No, they cannot take care of their kids because they are not willing to do what is required of them to do in order to maintain the stings. Host heres a headline from the Washington Post you probably saw about those estimated voting age americans, convicted felons, who have lost their Voting Rights not being able to participate in the election process next tuesday. Where asking you if those rights should be restored and they should have the right to vote. Charles, you are up next. Time not kentucky, republican line. You cannot rob a store with your Voting Rights, and i dont think they ought to be able to take your store take your rights for anything you do. All americans are allowed to vote, right yet the i dont think they should be able to take your rights. People cannot rob a store or do anything any crime with your Voting Rights, than they ought not to be able to touch them. Michael,t call, elmont, new york, convicted felon, good morning. There. Hi, yeah, im allowed to vote in new york. I had a felony conviction for tenyear in a period, nine years and two months in between. I think a lot of people do not understand what a felon is. There was not a victim in my incident. It is a victimless crime, and i went to jail for 10 days or 12 days or whatever it was. But i never had a problem i dont know if the laws are like that or if i filled out some paperwork i forget that allowed me to vote. There is some sort of form that gives you back rights. And i have never had a problem with that. Ive had a problem with other things like going back to college, which it is illegal for them to keep me out. But as far as voting, i think it is allowed in new york if it is , so im not felon exactly sure. I guess every state has their own set of rules. Times takes al look at Georgias Senate race in their pages. Polls show republicans picking up six seats. They would need to wrestle. Ontrol of the senate the only bright spots have been some erratic results in alaska. If you are interested in watching the Georgia Senate race, theres a debate schedule this coming sunday, tomorrow, at the morning. Between Michelle Nunn and david purdue. You can see that live as part of our campaign 2014 coverage. Again, if you want to see all the debates we have taken well over 100 plus adds another programming in relation to campaign 2014, go to our website, www. Cspan. Org. The morning, southern pines, North Carolina, democrats line. Caller yes, i think that convicted felons should be able to vote the cause of the fact that they are u. S. Citizens. You do not lose your citizenship just because you commit a felony. I think they should be allowed to vote. And we will hear from one more caller. Independent line, convicted felon, hello. Caller good morning. Felon, beingted in theed of mail fraud amount of about 600. I dont think people really truly have a sense of how it changes a persons lives because of this word felony, just because of the word felony. It really reforms a persons lives totally for making a mistake or unintentionally doing something wrong. Case, as a student administrator, i circumvented federal funds. The process of doing that in the state of alabama, that happened in 2007. I was convicted in 2007. The state of alabama is very gracious and understanding to nonviolent felonies. In 2000 nine, i was granted a pardon from the state of alabama. In therom that, serving military, it affected my career. I was not kicked out of the military, but i could never get another promotion as commissioned officer because of the felony. Ago, my homears intoroken to broke while me and my three children and wife were there. They broke into my home, and guess what . I cannot even defend my family, all because i was a convicted felon for a 600 check that was circumvented that to my school. My family was terrified. My children still deal with that now. But because someone broke in our home and because i was a convicted felon, i was not able to defend my family. Host thats the last call we are going to have to take on this topic. To tell you about tomorrows show, as you can imagine, it will be related to the upcoming election. Joining us from 7 45 to 8 45, roll call,ston, of staff writer, and paul singer, editor. Well talk about the final days of campaign 2014 and latebreaking races and the information coming out of there. From 8 5 to 9 40, we will be to talky two guests about voter targeting, how campaigns are reaching out specifically to voters in these last couple of days. Michael beach of targeted , and jimcofounder walsh. Plus, well look at late information of the races, what is going on, and the papers as journalwashington continues tomorrow morning at 7 00 a. M. Well see you then. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] coming up next,