we re keeping an eye on nevada, not exactly the iowa state fair but another big event drawing candidates for the white house. you re looking at images of ted cruz speaking just a few moments ago at the bass barbecue, a must-go for a lot of politicians in this race in that critical early voting state of nevada. turning to the iowa state fair now, the annual event is not your typical meet-and-greet with voters but an endless maze of fried food, amusement park rides and life-size butter cows. cnn s chris moody recruited some operatives for tips on how to make it through unscathed.
cold. i take your sign hospitality as a sign of things to come. tony perkins and gary bauer and the politics of top secret with homeland security xharn jor joe lieberman and congressman peter king. i m candy crowley. and this is state of the union. the president s congressional to-do list is as broad as it is unlikely to pass. job outsourcing, mortgages, small business tax credits, clean energy, and jobs for vets. the beauty of the president s to-do list, what doesn t get done becomes campaign fodder. the question is whether congress will be anything more this year than a campaign prop. joining me now from springfield, illinois, the number two democrat in the senate, dick durbin, and here in washington the man charged with electing more republicans to the senate, senator john cornyn. thank you both for being here. let me start out, i want to play something that senator durbin said in mid-april to kind of kick off our conversation. senator, let he remind you of what yo
and congressman peter king. i m candy crowley. and this is state of the union. the president s congressional to-do list is as broad as it is unlikely to pass. job outsourcing, mortgages, small business tax credits, clean energy, and jobs for vets. the beauty of the president s to-do list, what doesn t get done becomes campaign fodder. the question is whether congress will be anything more this year than a campaign prop. joining me now from springfield, illinois, the number two democrat in the senate, dick durbin, and here in washington, the man charged with electing more republicans to the senate, senator john cornyn. thank you both for being here. let me start out, i want to play something that senator durbin said in mid-april to kind of kick off our conversation. unless there is some intervening event, some external event, i think the reality is we are not going to take up tough issues involving spending, taxes, medicare, social security, before an election. my questio