We will begin with campaign 2014 and the tone of this election cycle. What is it like in your state . You can send us a tweet or join the conversation on facebook. Start dialing in now. The National Journal has this headline on their website. Not, politicalr ads have been more negative than ever. A recent study shows that an u. S. Senate races, 55 of ads over the last two weeks were onlyive, which means they criticize the opponent, another 17. 5 were contract ads, ads that mentioned both the opponent and the sponsored favorite candidate. As for gubernatorial and house races over that. Frome than 40 negative the New York Times this morning, evidence suggests the democrats have an edge in the battle for the senate. Column bye upshot nate . Hen. Ate coe writes, the party is benefiting from running more effective campaigns. Democrats have an edge on the air with ads, with one notable exception, and a significant advantage on the ground contacting voters in some of the years most crucial contest, according to the most recent wave of data. Whether recent advertisements made them more or less likely to spur a candidate, whether they have been contacted by either campaign or whether what they had heard or read made them feel better or worse about candidate. Those are questions for you this morning. What is the tone like in your state. What are you hearing . Do you like the ads . Upshot column they say, by these measures, theyre fighting in iowa, kentucky, louisiana, and georgia where Neither Party has a decided advantage on the air or on the ground. Republican campaigns appear to be underperforming either on the ground or in the are in michigan, North Carolina, kansas and colorado. Jim in delaware, republican, what is it like . Caller good morning. In delaware you dont realize there is a campaign because we dont have local media. Is wilmington news journal not even in the state anymore. There is not that much coverage. We dont have any tv stations in delaware. That i findadio difficult to listen to. Host what is that mean . Caller delaware is a oneparty state in recent years. Everybody thinks like chrysler, gm and dupont will come back and , and people jobs tend to vote democrat of the northern part of the state and suffix county where they vote republican. Newcastle has such a majority of in the sayvoters white race, since we only have one representative it always goes democrat. It hasnt created that much attention. Chris coons is running for reelection. And a guy who lives runs down the street from me is running again against them. As a republican and a repot are dominantly democratic area district, are you motivated to vote . Vote, but iways ,now that in delaware, lately you are stuck. There are only one or two republicans in the state assembly and the state senate. Everything toted do away with the republican state senators that we had. In histle enclave i live republican and most of my friends friends are republican so we feel like we are here and there are more than one of us. Democrat and a columbus, ohio. What is it like . The problem here is the people are kind of jaded. You have long lines and everything. People just come out and vote for the president. It is hard to get people to want a reversed there is depression thing where they are cutting back voting days. We have turner running here for secretary of state, trying to tackle that problem, but trying to get people to turn out. You get excited about what is going on. Some things dont change no matter who you vote for. And theyd for obama wont go out and wait because obama is not even on the ballot. Seeing on the you ground to get people to turn out and vote . What is a Democratic Party doing . Caller i havent seen nothing on the ground. Columbus, ib of havent seen nothing on the ground. Im very political, i watch cspan, and i dont see the average person even in the out. People are just tuned host as a democrat, do you think president obama is a drag on the other democrats . I think the media has been complacent in letting people that down talk obama all these conferences and all these things, it is amazing how the country has turned around since obama has taken office, but the media are complacent and letting the people drumbeat all the bad news and try to put this guy down because they dont want him to be president. It is hard to explain, i think will look at we this in history as the dark age of american politics and people in history wont think its because of the color of the president , but the complacency that has come over american politics. And the end of respect for the presidency. Of you, are asking all the tone in the campaign of your state, what is it like . A lot of negative ads, what sort of ground game are you seeing . We want a feel for that across the country. With four weeks to go, for control of the congress. The senate is up for grabs. This is from the pew folks gallup excuse me. The vote is similar to 2010. Voters, use of the midterm election, are they sending a mac shouldnt a message to the president. Said in these midterm elections that they will send a message of support to president obama. 32 percent sent a message of opposition and 40 said, not sending a message at all to this president in the election. Kathy in california, republican caller. Race is pretty much a blue state, so there hasnt been a lot of Campaign Commercials that have been terrible, but you guys air them and it is sad. I think the reason they get away justit is that americans dont think on all sides of issues or really think deeply about things and that is why they get away with these negatives. Like the one with my call mcconnell and grimes . Host yes. Caller there is one where she was accusing him of voting to cut 20 of medicare, but the truth was it was a procedural vote in the time, it was in the house and the a final vote and it got two or three pinocchios anyway, if people could look at all sides of things, another example is that i watch you guys all the time, and mostly everything will show, a few people calling and talk about well, the republicans got whenher and they all said obama got elected, we will do everything to stop his plans then they call with this appalled voice. You think about someone having that kind of emotion, your appalled if there are razor blades and candy with halloween coming up, or something along those lines, but in order to have that emotion, when that some that those guys of the leadership got together and said that amongst themselves , in order to be appalled, that means youre not thinking it through. That means that you believe that in the past when reagan was in and bush was in, that the democrats in congress didnt get together and say to themselves, while let us halt as much as we can of what reagan wants to do. On the campaign ads, you refer to the Kentucky Senate race, recent polls show that grimes is up over Mitch Mcconnell. Ill show you the recent ads from that state to give you a flavor of what people are seeing. Here is a mcconnell at attacking his opponent. [video clip] i am Mitch Mcconnell and i approve this message. Would you serve for four years if you win . Sound familiar . Broke their grimes promises to campaign for higher aomises area do each had little experience and stopped showing up for work. Grimes still takes her tax year taxpayerfunded salary. Allison grimes, and add from Mitch Mcconnell attacking her and her record. Here is her ad attacking mr. Mcconnell. [video clip] i approve this message. First we learn Mitch Mcconnell skipped hundreds of community meetings. He didnt show up to vote on true funding and the v. A. But found time for a lobbying fundraiser and two tv shows. He skipped the meeting on rural jobs but took the chinese Vice President for great achievements. The rest of the time he created gridlock. 30 years is long enough. Host that was grimes at against Mitch Mcconnell. Living you an idea of the tone and that senate race. For more of our coverage, go to the website www. Cspan. Org. Of you to getll an idea of what it is like in your state. To show you from the Washington Times this morning. This is coming from a video released by project veritas. Features party and coney based campaigners for mrs. Grimes saying, once she is elected she wont be beholden to the coal industry which is treasured in appalachia. I really dont think her heart is 100 and backing coal, but she has to say she is because she will not get a huge number of votes in the state if she doesnt. She has got to get in there first and say what ever she has to say, that is the way the political game is played. Mrs. Grimes has gone to Great Lengths to be that claim. She will not stand up to president obama or the epa. The video itself includes a clip of mrs. Grimes offering to stand up and fight for what keeps the lights on in kentucky. Goes on to say that the campaign could not be reached. Kentucky continues to ignore the poll that puts her up by two points with four weeks to go until election day. What is it like in louisiana . Caller it is crazy. It is wild out here. Her opponent is attacking her because the ads are crazy because they say she supported barack obama on everything, and my thing is, what is so wrong with supporting the president . Together to get something done, what is so bad about that. It is crazy out here. It seems like it is getting more dirty. Host four weeks ago go, how many ads are you seeing . Caller every day, they are bombarded the television. A lot. Host does it help you decide . Youre calling on the independent line. Caller i have already made my decision, im going with mary whichare because i know you has done and ive seen her felt thed i also impact of what she has are ready done for the state. She has my support 100 . This other fellow can go on and quit. Thank you so much i have never been on cspan before. Kentucky, republican caller. Caller we are seeing a lot of races commercials like the ones between senator mcconnell and Allison Grimes. One thing that is disturbing isut this race between them that she and her supporters continue to bring up china a thing that sheof is doing because senator mcconnell is married to a woman who is a successful woman, but came from china as a refugee. I am getting sick and tired of minorityrats champion rice playing this racist game against senator mcconnell. It is unworthy of them. Has been congressman promoting this and he is a disgrace. Host you think it can work in kentucky . Caller i think they think it they think kentucky is 93 white and they think they can play up to that, but people respect her service to her country as a former labor secretary, and senator mcconnell if Allison Grimess father is a former convicted felon if we want to keep going backandforth about peoples relations we can do this all day long. Michael, michigan, and color. What is it like . Caller basically the same as the rest of the country. The same. We the people have the power to stop this yet we are too preoccupied with our pets, with our iphones, with our professional hate media on cabletv that divides us. That divides us into directions left and right when we have more in common than they want to admit. We have given away our power and given away our democracy and to the childish theatrics. You are calling on the independent line, have you decided . Caller sadly i have and it is a sad choice. Im going to vote for the democrat gary peters because the republican is taking millions of dollars from the Koch Brothers. What you think she will do if she gets elected . Pollution,pport more more tax benefits for the rich and how much more are we, the middle class, going to put up with . Timesfrom the new york upshot column, the republican disadvantage on the air and darkest in is its michigan and kansas. Voter say that what theyve learned over the last few weeks has made them think worse of terry lynn land, the republican by a 22 point margin. They say recent advertisements have push them toward mr. Peters. Democrat. Iowa, caller how are you today . Host go ahead. Caller it seems pretty ruthless here. You get the commercials and the ads on tv and then they get the robo calls. But i think here in iowa with the seasonal corn growing it will be a good race. I think i will go with the republican. Host youre going with joni, what do you like about her. A better opinion about the overall scope of how washington works. It is nice to have a small perspective but overall you need the big picture. Republicans can be encouraged by data suggesting that democrats do not have a large advantage and voter contact and iowa, estate were republicans lead in the balance of recent polls and where democrats are counting on strong mobilization effort. That from the New York Times about iowa. Like forou think it is the Kentucky Senate race and house races in your state . I dont think it makes much of a difference. Saying, better to be the king maker than the king. Behind the same money is behind both candidates, and i feel like the voter doesnt have a say so in much of anything. Money and the people in power behind the candidates control who is going to get into office. The art of war says divide and conquer, and that is why they pitch democrats against republicans. Like Jesse Ventura said, they come before the cameras and liker, and argue and act they are sworn enemies, but behind the scenes theyre going their dinner and getting act down you think there is no difference between senator mcconnell at his opponent . Caller they come on camera and make you think that. Voter to think that they have a choice when they dont. The powers that be really control who will get an office. It doesnt matter who they put before the cameras. Host how will you vote . Caller i wont because it doesnt make a difference. There is a candidate in one there is all kinds of evidence in voter fraud and the media wont pick it up, i cant recall which state it is, but it was so obvious it is not funny. In other news this morning, i want to go through headlines on samesex marriage and what the Supreme Court decided not to do. The high court stepped aside. Rather than make a ruling a allowed rulings in lower courts to stand. That means in virginia, indiana, wisconsin, oklahoma and utah, five states for which federal appeals courts had struck down gay marriage bands, gay marriage is legal. The justices knew there decision would have greater repercussions. Probablyeks, it will be in these other states. That will bring to 30 the number of states where gays and coveringcan marry, 60. 3 of the u. S. Population. The Washington Post reported this, a gay marriage move is riling conservatives. A potential tea Party Senator called the courts tragic and indefensible. He goes on to say in the oppose samesex marriage or preparing for the political equivalent of handtohand combat. As a likely to act motivator of socially conservative voters in the next 29 days. The Washington Post goes on to say this, many conservative activists say they expect the high court to come down directly in favor of samesex marriage, a possibility they compare to the roe v wade ruling in 1973. Taking these appeals from the states that are deeply conservative states is to kick the can down the road. There would be only one reason to do that. A statement put out by the organization reads, for candidates running in 2014 and those running for president in 2016, there will be no avoiding this issue. The Supreme Court planning a rove he weighed on marriage, it will reap a political whirlwind. Todayis morning in usa marriage ruling will affect 2016 but not 2014. Millertement from martha in usa today. And the New York Times today, they will soon rule on other marriage bans including the United States court of appeals and the ninth circuit in San Francisco which has jurisdiction over nine states, five of which samesex marriage bans. If that court rules in favor as expected, it will be allowed in 35 states. Earlier effort to stop samesex marriages in utah and virginia issued statements allowing them. Sayingtorial page is the samesex marriage, Washington Post says is another step toward equality. New york times says one step closer to Marriage Equality as well. They call on the court to take to make this affirmative one way or the other. The wall street journal says more marriage model in their editorial. They see the Justice Scalia has predicted events more accurately in the chief justice. About 2014r calls and the tone, what is it like in your state . Good morning bill what is it like in illinois . Area, we get bombarded with negative ads with the governor and the candidate, and one representative. Nothing but negative, negative ads. My thing is, since illinois is one of the worst financial states in the nation, i plan on voting against every incumbent in the state of illinois. I am sending a message of term limits. 70 of people in the United States want term limits. Just vote out the incumbents. Hampstead, North Carolina, democratic caller. What is it like . Caller the ads are very negative. I am a democrat and i tend to vote for kay hagan. The ads from tom tillis tend to think, maybeive, i because she is a woman and just a gentler person. Her ads dont seem quite as bad. Of ads attacking kay hagan. I live in a very republican area, so im careful with what i say, but i do try to support think thatbama and i democrats have done a good job with the economy and i think we are not speaking often about that. Host are you getting out to help . To ar yes, i have been calling bank, and an event, i work in the booth and people just walked on by. Host what is it like when you call people . Caller we only call democrats. I got positive reactions from democrats. What about independence . Host caller no, we only call registered democrats in the campaign ive been working on. Host that is North Carolina. By the way, the Senate