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My fire department, city halls under water, and about 80% of my residents are under water. and hes out there trying to make the best of it. so -- and ive also seen some of the great aspects, ed. one thing i want to say, the better angels in people. its amazing how you can see new jerseyians come together. a young woman from hoboken, whose basement apartment is flooded, has no idea what tomorrow brings. shes in a shelter helping other people, not even thinking about what tomorrow is for her. just...

Is happening. i understand that youre going through some pretty tough times as a resident of new jersey as well. so you know first hand what the heck is going on. but i want to focus, if i can, senator, on the climate thats in washington, and what were seeing play out in your state. clearly, there is a difference when it comes to cooperation. how effective is it? >> well, its been very effective, ed. you know, these arent republican communities or democratic communities. theyre american communit...

I mean just to give you an idea, ed, theres four or five counties here, lee county, escambia county, bre yard county thats almost double digit or double-digit republican registration advantages, and there are many democrat that have turned out to early vote than republicans. and that -- weve eclipsed them in early voting. weve run circles around them in the ground game. so let them swimming in the kitchen sink and were going to keep turns out voters. thats whats going to re-elect president obama...

The response were getting from the federal government here with fema, with the army corps of engineers, with national guard doing some tremendous work in places like hoboken. >> how emotional is this for the residents, senator? >> you know, ed, ive hugged a lot of people over the last couple of days. you know, when you lose everything -- i was in pleasantville, which is a small community right outside of atlantic city, and the mayor there said, ive got to show you this one section. i was in a sh...

>> in the highlight, the president described neighbors coming together in the spirit of this country. >> when you see neighbors helping neighbors, then youre reminded about what america is all about. we go through tough times, but we bounce back. and the reason we bounce back is because we look out for one another. and we dont leave anybody behind. >> theres probably no question that the political careers of both governor christie and president obama have been helped by the way they have been wo...

All of those discussions today and getting up close as to what is happening. i understand that youre going through some pretty tough times as a resident of new jersey, as well, so you know firsthand what the heck is going on. but i want to focus, if i can, senator, on the climate thats in washington and what were seeing play out in your state. clearly, there is a difference when it comes to cooperation. how effective is it? >> well, its been very effective, ed. you know, these arent republican c...

Clearly, there is a difference when it comes to cooperation. how effective is it? >> well, its been very effective, ed. you know, these arent republican communities or democratic communities. theyre american communities. and today, we saw the best of that, in terms of the president, along with the governor, and other elected officials from the federal government, myself, senator lautenberg, congressman low banzio from that section of the state and all the way down. so the bottom line is, this is...

>> the koch brothers super pac -- the koch brothers super pac, americans for prosperity, said today that theyre going to spend $3 million on anti-obama advertising in pennsylvania and michigan, all the way up until election day. now, six days, five days, a lot of impact there. whats your take on this? i mean, is this going to have an impact? are we going to see the full throat of citizens united down the stretch? >> im sure that theyre going to go swimming in the kitchen sink at this point. i me...

And hes out there trying to make the best of it. so -- and ive also seen some of the great aspects, ed. one of the things i want to say, the better angels in people. its amazing how you can see new jerseyians come together. a young woman from hoboken, whose basement apartment is flooded, has no idea what tomorrow brings. shes in a shelter helping other people, not even thinking about what tomorrow is for her. just one of when example. >> what can your residents expect? this is going to be a long...

>> when you see neighbors helping neighbors, then youre reminded about what america is all about. we go through tough times, but we bounce back. and the reason we bounce back is because we look out for one another. and we dont leave anybody behind. >> theres probably no question that the political careers of both governor christie and president obama have been helped by the way they have been working together. both leaders were doing their job, and trying their best to marshal the resources of t...