grounds of the actual immigration bill, legalization, the 11 million, public is with the democratic view on that particular issue. nbc news senior political reporter perry bacon. good to see you, brother. thanks, guys. love perry. we just touched briefly on the politics surrounding the border crisis. next, we re going to take you to where few of the leading voices in this debate have actually been, the border itself. that s next. it s the cycle, and it s monday, july 7. 7/7/14. 7 plus 7 equals cut his mic. and i am so thankful to angie s list for bringing us together. find out why more than two million members count on angie s list. angie s list reviews you can trust. [ cat meows ] da-da-da-da-da, bum-da, bum-da bum-da, bum-da the animals went in two by two the sheep and the frog and the kangaroo
it s you, it s terry. not me. bret: virginia gubernatorial candidates going at it this weekend and it s an interesting race because it reflckets on the country as a whole. it s the biggest race really for this cycle in 2013. take a look at the latest polls. if you look at the rcp average there is a lot of numbers on the screen there but for the most part you have mcauliff lead be. the roanoke was different there, 7/14. if you look at the latest from quinnipiac, that race has mcauliff up four. we re back with the panel. charles, what about this race and its implications? you are right. gers is a harr harr pen governor mcdonald. off year election where christie won in new jersey. mcauliff won in virginia and then shortly afterwards
much the wins cost him. $55 million spent for 3.2 million votes. that is $17.14 per vote. and santorum spent about $5 million and gingrich spent $9 for each of his votes and ron paul spent the most, a whopping $31.55 per vote. but he is not going anywhere. he is asking for money, saying the race is far from over. and president obama will be going to ohio next week, but noity to talk about the economy, jobs or other white house initiatives, he is going for a first rounds game in the ncaa tournament. the trip is part of an official state visit. threw have it. that will wrap it up for me this week now is coming your way
anti-union republicans don t want you to know about is section 41-17.14 of the bill. this section outlines what happens if there is a disagreement in the collective bargaining process. you see, it takes away the arbitration rights of firefighters asking for things like additional safety equipment or getting additional firefighters. right now if firefighters and lawmakers have a disagreement on those things, they go to a neutral third party to reach an agreement. in senate bill 5, those rights are taken away and the lawmakers the lawmakers have the final say. so firefighters and police officers can bargain all they want for safety equipment, but if legislators don t think it s directly related to personal safety, they re not going to get it. people like shannon jones and breitbart want you to think that senate bill 5 makes firefighters safer, that people going into
section 41-17.14 of the bill. this section outlines what happens if there is a disagreement in the collective bargaining process. you see, it takes away the arbitration rights of firefighters asking for things like additional safety equipment or getting additional firefighters. right now if firefighters and lawmakers have a disagreement on those things, they go to a neutral third party to reach an agreement. in senate bill 5, those rights are taken away and the lawmakers the lawmakers have the final say. so firefighters and police officers can bargain all they want for safety equipment, but if legislators don t think it s directly related to personal safety, they re not going to get it. people like shannon jones and breitbart want you to think that senate bill 5 makes firefighters safer, that people going into the burning buildings for a living are telling me that it does not.