these d.c. politicians go to d.c., get hooked up in the cocktail circuit and the power structure around d.c. and lose touch with their district and their voters that s what we saw. immigration was one issue. eric cantor has lost touch with his district. that s what we are seeing across the country and in mississippi with senator thad cochran, who is set to lose after 42 years serving in the united states senate to little-known state senator, chris mcdaniel. these politicians have lost touch. that s what the grassroots voters have risen up, frustrated with what s going on in washington, d.c., frustrated with the out-of-control spending. these politicians that aren t standing up for them. they are these politicians that believe in the problem is tomorrow. fix the problem tomorrow. people are tired of that. they want the problems fixed today.
where age is respected and tough. and that s his way looking to the generals like he is in control. reporter: but he may lose control if he can t produce a male heir. his wife ri sol ju will be counted on that to solidify a dynasty some analysts say is on shaky ground. there were reports late last year and earlier this year that ri sol ju may have been pregnant, may have given birth to a daughter but nothing solid beyond that. brian todd, cnn, washington. and for more on this, watch a special edition of the situation room tonight 6:00 eastern time. all right. coming up, some liberals are mad at president obama. we ll tell you why they aren t standing by their man. and lately we ve been talking about how officials across the country seem to be under attack. now suspicious mail was sent to the man billed as the toughest sheriff in america. with hertz gold plus rewards, you skip the counters, the lines, and the paperwork. zap. it s our fastest and easiest way to get you into your
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government giving you more. martha: that s why i m saying that it looks like the other senator from nevada, senator heller may have touched on something. why don t you trim benefits for the wealthy instead of raising taxes on the wealthy. it sounds like both of you agree on that. how come we can t get the folks in congress to change the tax code, trim benefits, do some means testing. those things resonate with american people. they are just shaking their heads and saying, why isn t that just happening? because they are putting politics before economics, that s it. martha: apparently they are. chris, last thought, then we ve got to go. gretchen and i aren t standing for election but we agree on that. i think simpson bowles was very clear. it needs to be revisited in the congress judge why doesn t the president go back to similar on bowles, chris. the president has been pointing to simpson bowles a lot. he had the opportunity to push for it, he didn t. so did ryan and ryan vote