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Or mean something can't get along without Social Security every penny of it I guess he wants to be -- SE CNN believing them we'll get him votes from the scary thing is as winner here.
And then countless -- Murdoch home.
Here is the closing argument from 35 year US editor Richard Luger from the great state of Indiana.
Attacking.
His Republican primary challenger for trying to restore that old woman today and I don't know why.
Richard or rather mr.
Murdoch.
I would want to do that but apparently -- you're down in the polls.
Things start looking a little different.
This is power play I -- Chris Farrell and it is a primary day we've been sort of lost track of these primaries now that the Republican processed.
Is over.
For the presidential nomination but today we actually have some pretty consequential -- contested senate seat in Indiana.
We have down at North Carolina or statewide referendum on gay marriage.
We have a primary that is that -- prices expected in West Virginia.
-- up in Wisconsin we've got a big race to see who will be the Democrat to take on.
Incumbent Republican governor Scott Walker recall.
We will talk about all that.
We will also talk about how do you Obama administration in -- -- -- on gay marriage is working out.
And then we will talk about the president back on the campaign trail railing against what he says is a do nothing congress with a member of that congress so it will be good fun.
-- but please welcome back to the dominant Internet political telecast of the 1130 half hour Charles hurt.
Columnist for The Washington Times your friend -- mine so what should we be watching for on primary day.
Mr.
Kirk well based on that that the murder Baghdad in the anti -- anti Murdoch yet.
I would seem to be looking at -- -- there are going in plans today -- you don't look that -- if you're -- -- And it doesn't matter whether what weather what's alleged in the in the ad is true or not it's just it's it's pretty it's it's pretty hardball and I don't.
Didn't think she was reading -- without proper she was it was as if she was just.
Terrified she's being beaten with a cane in the corner and she was going -- she was just you know it a vicious frontal attack.
On it was it and she's getting up.
The teeth like it's like like Murdoch is gonna dive through the window and just match the tears away from her school -- something.
That is I will say one of the most over the top political ads I've ever -- And and but I wouldn't be surprised if in in some quarters it's not highly effective.
Oh yeah well look here here's the thing I looked around on this in the claim is basically that they're making is that that Murdoch Murdoch would take.
2500 dollars a year away from senior citizen beneficiaries.
The closest I could find was that maybe there is a version of something that he signed some pledge that he signed.
But nobody that I know love is running on a platform it is taking -- hit taking thousands of dollars away from elderly Social Security -- Whereas.
An actual.
Legitimate attack you -- make against President Obama is that he is taking 500 billion dollars worth of Medicare over ten years safer to pay for Obama care.
Which is kind of but what -- -- and maybe we will see an ad like that I don't think Republicans.
In the general election fight are Smart enough to come up with India.
A vicious right.
Well and the other thing is I'll guarantee you this if Lugar were to somehow pull this off with independent votes and Democrats crossing over.
An ad like this and and race like this is gonna make him -- -- much detested man in his own party this is.
Sort of like -- Rick Perry or Newt Gingrich.
Were so viciously attacking Mitt Romney for his private sector record.
That's the kind of attack that tends to blow up a -- Question that that I think that that.
Tea parties -- do the Tea Party has sort of brought it to the -- here -- -- is the Republican -- better off with.
You know with different -- defectors in their party.
Or is it better to have defectors in the other party in order to cobbled together deals obviously you know having that you know having.
-- -- for the Tea Party people you know having -- defectors and didn't your own party.
It is is so odious that they rather -- Sort of in the right -- and and maybe that is eight and they may be -- to try to find Democrats who will come across in your direction but of course since there are no moderate Democrats left or very few moderate Democrats left.
That they're not very many options not working out in that way.
Now let's talk about what's going on out in Wisconsin this raises important not just because.
Scott Walker individually but because this is turning into sort of a referendum on.
The actions taken in 2010 by Republicans across the country as it relates dealing with government employee unions government spending etc.
etc.
etc.
Mike -- Is covering that story for us today.
Brother -- how we don't.
Well as producing the Republicans out here are operating under the idea.
That when all of the votes are -- of the man they will face for the June 5 recall.
Is Milwaukee mayor Tom -- he is viewed as the establishment Democrat.
When they have been putting ads out when they have been.
You know throwing -- little barbs from the stump.
They aim those at mayor -- he is leading in the polls by double digits over the next most popular Democrat.
Kathleen -- she has been all one issue candidate largely throughout this process she has campaigned on a promise.
That today in the event that she makes it the governor's mansion her first thing will be to repeal pac ten.
That is the -- budget repair bill that ultimately made all of these changes to collective bargaining that so inflame the unions.
So the unions have supported Kathleen fault but it's interesting to see.
That the union support may not be enough she trails by double digits in the polls Republicans again think the guy that they will face is Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett.
He.
-- came very close to beating Governor Walker the first time around when Governor Walker was ultimately elected.
And walker is getting huge support from conservatives all across the country I -- didn't -- that day he's raised 25 million dollars for this recall effort right.
Yet that's something and that's -- -- mayor Barrett is kind of putting up front and center.
As he goes around campaigning he says look at all of this money that he's getting from out of state these are people who want to -- -- and ideological war they don't care about Wisconsin.
So he kind of plays Walker's rock star static -- status up front and center.
As he goes around campaigning and he also says you look at it I've made tea -- meeting mayor -- has raised million dollars and I'm up against 25 million dollars I should be getting clobbered.
I'm not getting clobbered were pretty much neck and neck in the polls and that's because people Wisconsin care more about money it's very interesting when you get into that point -- because these Wisconsin nights are evenly divided.
There are very few undecided voters for the most for the undecided voters fall with in the margin of error.
So when you wanna get someone out to vote what you really have to do what I've been talking with the academics that -- -- they believe they're gonna do.
Hope that there you gotta get these voters upset you -- get inflamed.
You gotta get him out to the polls you don't want anybody sitting home.
On Election Day and sitting around the next day -- -- while we lost by a narrow margin of victory.
So you wanna get these people -- all the Wisconsin nastiness that we saw last year it's come -- back it's only getting it better before June 5.
Oh fun.
He's no cheese head that he -- -- Wisconsin politics Mike Tobin thanks very much.
And you gotta thank you.
All right so that was -- but before we run out of time mr.
-- I want to.
Ask you this question.
We're going to talk in our next segment -- -- gonna join us and we're gonna talk about this game and I'm gay marriage from the Obama campaign -- administration.
The denim North Carolina north Cadillac -- they have a they -- the 32 state.
To hold -- statewide referendum on banning gay marriage and it's expected to pass.
-- in that this thing's always sort of very much hope conservatives.
When winter here on the ballot it brings out that the concern you the most conservative conservative voters.
And partly because it's sort of and can you not only are they in supporters and -- But it you also -- that with -- campaign there battling it was often.
Folks there so -- -- -- I've heard about this barely poking it with -- with a lot of the conservatives.
And and of course it helps you know -- you know if it happens to coincide with other you know actual races that helps was -- that.
But believe it will be -- his of course as you also noted.
You know North Carolina is going to be very important in November for president Obama's reelection hopes.
Although.
-- whole I think I think it won't be too long before we won't be talking about that much more I.
I agree with -- but it would certainly Democrats are are not taken of him him well.
Well okay that's true and there and the Republicans are taking Michigan off the table either this is part of the -- -- That goes on in the phony war part of the beginning of the campaign -- -- scribbling says this Charlie hurt Republicans certainly do seem to lack the aptitude to make.
To make.
To make re good if we're Smart making.
Myself another Charlie hurt fanned out there for -- -- struggling a way to take a quick break but when.
