different formula, republican primaries a different formula. for republicans to be competitive they have to carry states like virginia. you re not going to do that can a hard right stance. it has to be a more inclusive party to be competitive at the state at the state level. i want to put this question to both of you, after the 2012 presidential election, you had reince priebus say we need a better job reaching out to women and minorities and latinos. do you think the party is doing a good enough job of that? ken cuccinelli is losing by double digits when it comes to women s vote, heading into today. that might change after election day. but still, he hasn t closed that gap yet that we saw in the presidential race. i will agree with that and the point about broadening the party s appeal and making sure you have a message that resonates across the line. the national party can do more to help that argument made not just in putting a lot of money in the race, which they did, put
here got out safely. indeed. ron allen, that you so much for that report. coming up, we ll have more special super tuesday election coverage. big races for governor in new jersey and virginia are capturing a lot of attention. but it s a busy day all across the country. here is a breakdown by the numbers. 312 mayoral races, 236 state legislative seats up for grabs. 31 ballot measures in six states on issues ranging from education to gambling and even marijuana. there could be many firsts to watch out for tonight. it could be the first time since 1973 when the party that controls the white house wins virginia s gubernatorial race. watch new jersey. it could be the first time since 1985 when a statewide republican candidate gets more than 50% of the vote. in new york city, it could be the first time a democratic mayor will inhabit the mansion since 1989.
constituents head to the polls. thanks for joining me. we appreciate it. thanks for having me, kristen. senator, when you were governor of your state, george w. bush won it handily. now after two wins for president obama and an expected victory by terry mcauliffe, is there a permanent shift going on in what was a swing state? is it turning more blue. i think virginia is a toss-up state, fiscally conservative and socially moderate. i think the contrast in this race was virginians seeing the kind of obstruction that took place in washington. we re saying lets stay with the mainstream candidate, terry mcauliffe. the republican ticket i think candidly reflects republicans i work with as governor. way outside. tea party before tea party was cool. i think virginians are saying we don t want that kind of extremism whether it s in
k like the areas around norfolk. that s where he s really trying to. cuccinelli wants shenandoah, roanoke, conservative red areas. this will come down to the swing counties we ve always said, prince william, wood ridge. get out the vote effort comes anywhere close to what president obama was able to achieve in 2012, democrats should be all right. as of right now from where we see, it s slow but steady. from where i am, nothing extraordinary nonetheless, kristen. chris, i want to turn to you. luke says turnout so but steady. as you know, the virginia governor race has gotten negative. mcauliffe far outspent cuccinelli. this race that big national implications, doesn t it? yes, because it s virginia. this has been one of the emergent swing states over the last eight years of presidential elections. barack obama when he won virginia in 2008 was the first
provide better health care for more americans. i can tell you in virginia we ve got about 400,000 people eligible for medicaid, 50000,000 that would be eligible for health care subsidies. i think getting more people bought system should actually in the long run actually lower costs. otherwise folks are accessing health care through the emergency room, which i can tell you as somebody who started the virginia health care foundation is the most expensive and inefficient way to access the health care system. senator, as you know, this has turned into much more than a problem with just the website. this is also a political problem for this administration. how much concern is there, how much concern are you hearing about from your caucus numbers about those tough races some of them are facing in 2014? i think folks are concerned. i think we ve got to see the website has got to get fixed. we ve got to see how this rollout goes. i think people if they tart to get health care at an afforda