In about 1 4 of the states. You can see that on the map, all the states in pink, red orange and purple have closed and results are beginning to come in. In fact, the Associated Press has called races in kentucky where Mitch Mcconnell is declared the victor and the two South Carolina senate races, and in West Virginia all going to the g. O. P. We have cameras at the headquarters for Mitch Mcconnell and Allison Grimes and you see rand paul talking to supporters at the mcconnell headquarters and what it looks like over at the Allison Grimes headquarters in kentucky. Later on tonight as their speeches get underway, well certainly be there so you can hear what they have to say. Our colleague, steve scully, will be out all night at the desk looking at the details of the votes as they come in. Lets see what he has for us. Susan, you mentioned West Virginia. Thats a pickup for the democrats where senator Jay Rockefeller is retiring, First Time Since 1942 a republican has won in the senate race
Good morning and welcome to the washington journal. We want to hear from federal workers as well. Send us a tweet or go to facebook or email us. Well begin this morning with peter bakers piece on the front page of the New York Times, his News Analysis that the confidence ebbs at a steady drip. Two overseas wars president obama set out to restore societys faith in public institutions. Six years later, americans seem more dubious than ever that it really does. He goes on to point to the cdc. Heading into the last election that will directly influence his presidency, Michelle Obama remains near lowest Approval Ratings with handling of matters called into question by many voters. Only solace is that congress is held in even lower regard. Above that, peter baker reporting that now public esteem for the long respected centers for Disease Control has plummeted with the arrival of ebola on more than shores. New poll found that only 37 of americans thought the centers were doing a good job, dow
Them. And then you destroy yourself. Now, think about the brilliance no, seriously of that statement. He identified hate as the poison that grows too much of watergate, too much of the mentality in his white house. And to his credit, at that moment, hes giving up the presidency, which he had fought all his life for. He is detached intellectually enough to realize what had happened, that the hating had an impact on those he hated and what occurred and investigations and so forth. But that it had destroyed him. Time, tosistant at the , k and to the same conclusion. Came to the same conclusion. Wed like to take questions. Lets go. Ok. John, thank you. Mr. Woodward, where and when did you first meet mark felt . In the white house when i was in the navy. One of the jobs admiral moore, who i was working for, gave me the job to be a courier to take documents over to the white house. This was in my last year in the navy, 1969, 1970, and i went outside the situation room and i was supposed to d
Watergate exhibit which we have , it islittle bit factual, this happened i have often said this and often but if Richard Nixon had had one strong lawyer mr. President knocked this crap off. You cant think and act like hand, there other are so much, such a mentality that drove them that maybe it was unstoppable and maybe the person who might say that would for the ovalwed office to communicate that message. Think always an watergate in your chronology and the exhibit shows that if one thing did not happen, everything after at least in terms of being disclosed, disclosure hangs on the most fragile, thinnest of threads. Repeatedly by myself, withholding judgment, and case it turned up the other one. I asked that how is history going to judge the iraq war . Officeding in the oval has his hands in his pocketsj and unthinking im finally going to get this sob out of here and i asked how do you think history will judge the iraq war . History, we wont know, we will all be dead. He is ducking th
She is a single mom and also happens to be a republican. She provides for her son on a two string budget and is proud she has not had to turn to public assistance. Because she falls within the bottom 20 of kansas wage earners, she is paying 50 more in kansas income taxes solely because of the governors economic experiment. We have to do better for people like mary. The choice we have in this election is about whether we are going to clean up the mess of the governor has created or we are going to hit the accelerator the governor says on more cuts to schools, more debt and a failed experiment. Chances cannot afford this. We have to go in a different direction, direction that prioritizes our schools and uses proven ways to grow our economy and that is exactly what i would do as governor. First question. Representative davis, you will have the opportunity to answer first. Education toomy to ebola, there is an air of uncertainty about the future. What will your administration do kansans .