right? this election is ohio election is kind of a joke like it s happening in august. they have to run again in november with this recount stuff. september we may have an answer. who knows when the winner will be sworn in. he ll be for six weeks and run again, right? so the whole thing was a proxy. whether or not garrett haake said they were talking about social security and issues and that you will. nobody was fooled. it was a proxy race. right? so two things happen. so the democratic enthusiasm was huge and there was a trump effect almost certainly positively pore balderson. so the question i would have for dave jolly in this circumstance is, you re in trouble, you re a republican in trouble even if it s a district that looks pretty you know, split, maybe you want trump. maybe your only hope is ginning it up. that s the question. the governor there made it sound like balderson maybe didn t want trump.
presidency but the front line senate races in a proxy race, saw that in alabama. steve, i ll jump on the bannon rumor. there s been republicans that have sold books, create films. we ve seen this movie before, but, steve bannon trump is right, steve bannon is an opportunist. he jumped on breitbart in the wake of andy breitbart s death. he didn t get on the band wagon until donald trump secured the nomination. now that he sees that donald trump might be shaky, he s feeling the waters out. this is what steve bannon does. he knows how to get media attention. why does he need to run for president? he is leading the republican party right now. the rnc came out of the alabama race and steve bannon basically said roy moore should be your guy, donald trump, and then donald trump said, i m sticking with roy moore, and the rnc sent money into that race.
dolphin? dolphin talk this morning. scientists say we may soon be able to talk to flipper! really? good morning to you. i m carol costello. millions of americans reveled in one of the warmest records on season and now a mean season. wildfires are burning in seven western states and the summer temperatures will only push the danger higher. the worst single fire is in southwestern new mexico. 225,000 acres burned, about 280 square miles. it is the biggest in the state s history and it s getting bigger. it s now only just about 17% contained. also today there are new concerns about a key firefighting tool used to combat those kinds of fires. in western utah yesterday, an air tanker loaded with water and fire retardant crashed during its second run of the day. both pilots were killed. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. also yesterday an aaron tanker had to make an emergency landing in nevada when its lappeding gear failed to lower. in this case, the crew w
karen handel. we are very encouraged by the numbers. we hope that they will hold. but i just wanted to come out and say thank you to all of you for all that you ve done. this has been a great night to for us. reporter: the contest had turned into a proxy race for 2012 republican presidential candidates. handel was endorsed by mitt romney and sarah palin. deal had newt gingrich and mike huckabee on his side. the highest profile race of the night was easily colorado, senator michael bennet bested former state house speaker andrew romanoff. bennet, appointed to the seat, was branded the establishment candidate even though this was his first time on a ballot. in his corner, the endorser in chief, president obama. romanoff ran as the outsider. despite his years in state politics. romanoff had the backing of former president bill clinton. bennet avoided becoming the third sitting senator this year to lose in a primary. investigators have reached the remote plane crash site in alaska wh
i m rob nelson. voters have gone to the polls in four states in what was the summer s busiest election day. last night s primary results set a political tone for november. t.j. winick is joining us from washington with more. good morning, t.j. reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. anti-washington fever continued to be in the air on this primary tuesday. and many high-profile endorsements actually stole the spotlight from the candidates themselves. in connecticut, former professional wrestling executive linda mcmahon laid the smackdown on her republican senate primary opponent, former congressman rob simmons. mcmahon poured over $26 million of her own fortune into her campaign. in the georgia gop gubernatorial runoff, former congressman nathan deal squared off against secretary of state karen handel. the race had turned into a proxy race for 2012 republican presidential candidates. handel was endorsed by mitt romney and sarah palin. deal had newt gingrich and mike huckabee on