Business news and analysis. Primary asking somebody if you are going to work out tomorrow. The answer is of course i am until you wake up in the morning and realize you have a million other things to do. Only ones to go out and vote very energized. Those very energized are very angry or very excited. I think going into this, is there a chance that the democrats win, looking at the polls, yes. Is it likely . No. Does this mean that this is going to be a reflection of whats going to happen in the midterm . Absolutely not. Thats because anything can happen between now and the midterm. And we have seen it week by week, day by day. The way people feel about a candidate completely changing and each one of these candidates, each one of these districts is different. You cant look at pennsylvania and alabama and say thats whats going to happen here. Now because thats what happened there. Trish what is the Biggest Issue in ohio right now is the economy. Its absolutely the economy. Trump is winni
and accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. - ( phone ringing ) - get details on this state program call or visit trish: new analysis from the associated press highlighting the fact that nearly 60% of the job gains we have seen this year are in counties that backed hillary clinton for president and trump counties are losing more jobs. according to the a.p. let me just ask you this. does it matter? how much should it matter? i mean, isn t job creation itself a really good thing, no matter where it s taking place and no matter who is in the white house. market watcher john lakefield here with more. okay, all right? you want job growth. i m not going to split hairs
al-qaida-affiliated organization. another alert right now on the floor of the u.s. senate. senate minority leader republican mitch mcconnell saying that raising tax rates in this economy is the last thing that the government should do in america. here is senator mcconnell just moments ago. have a listen. the only reason democrats are insisting on raising rates is because raising rates on the so-called rich is the holy grail of liberalism. their aim isn t job creation, they are interested in wealth destruction. bill: part of the reason why this is getting so much attention not just because the calendar has 30-some-order days before this has to be reached or we go over the cliff. timothy geithner arriving on the hill moments ago. first geithner is on the senate side then on the house side. art laugher who won the show nor
those earning more. now, today short of a sol solution, he offered a series of ideological insults. only reasons democrats are insisting on raising rates is because raising rates on the so-called rich is the holy grail of liberalism. their aim isn t job creation. they re interested in wealth destruction. sir, can you explain what mr. mcconnell is doing resorting to rants about the holy grail of liberalism when every poll since the election shows that a majority of americans believe support taxes going up on the wealthy for the good of the country. mitch is not making in he sense but this is not the first time that s happened. what they re trying to do is replay the entire campaign. i mean, this whole idea of holding up solutions to our nation s problems because they want to defend the wealthiest americans, that s their ideology. and he forgets to talk about that. that s been their holy grail from day one.
but after the meeting with geithner senator mitch mcconnell released a statement accusing democrats of taking a step back, away from the consensus needed to bring compromise, get us away from the fiscal cliff. but i want to play what he had to say on the senate floor earlier today as well. take a listen. the only reason democrats are insisting on raising rates is because raising rates on the so-called rich is the holy grail of libberloo. their aim isn t job creation. they re interested in wealth destruction. wealth destruction, nancy. back to this wealth distribution thing and their whole narrative of punishing success. what role is mitch mcconnell going to serve in these negotiations at all? he ll play a very key role. although you really have to keep in mind the final deal is really going to be struck between president obama and speaker boehner. and those are really the two people to watch. and their staffs right now. of course, mitch mcconnell will play a key role in bringing