Our opening question, politics in the United States based on new yorkt cbs news times the survey. We are asking you to complete this question. The state of american politics is, fill in the blanks. We have a line for third parties. Good sunday morning to you and a orinder to send us a tweet join us on facebook. This is the headline of the washington post. A look at states which is where the candidates will be today, tonight, tomorrow, and into early Tuesday Morning with a lot of focus on states like ohio and north carolina. A lastminute effort by democrats in michigan. Eight states yesterday alone. The New York Times has a story about politics in the u. S. Here is part of what the New York Times is writing based in part on a new survey conducted with cbs news. More than eight in 10 voters say the campaign has left them ed rather than excited. Trump beington and seen as dishonest and unfavorably by a majority of voters. [video clip] coverups and scandal have finally caught up with Hillary Clinton. Hillary clinton is under fbi investigation again after here emails were found on Anthony Weiners laptop. Secretss most sensitive exposed my eloquent to, her step, and Anthony Weiner . Hillary cannot lead a nation while people by an investigation. Hillary clinton, unfit to serve. I am donald trump, and i approve this message. Host that is from the donald Trump Campaign. Let me go back to this New York Times piece which talks about voters expressing their overall discussed in american politics. The story from the New York Times. Republicans with concerns about the standard on the eve of this election. This fromother ad, the Hillary Clinton campaign aimed at donald trump. [video clip] is atting it like to work very dangerous thing. When i come home and dinner is not ready, i go through the roof. When you are a celebrity, they let you do it. Accusers Going Forward to say they were sexually assaulted by donald trump. Show andstage before a everyone was getting dressed. You walked into a dressing room while some contestants were changing. A person who is flatchested is very hard to be attacked. You treat women with respect . I cannot say that either. Good. Host our question is complete the sentence. The state of american politics is, what . Heres more from the survey. 85 of Republican Voters said the party was divided. 14 said it was united. Is said Hillary Clinton honest and trustworthy. The story available online, New York Times. Com. Voters express disgust. This tweet. The state of american politics has one us out. Lets hear from jerry in detroit. Good morning all the democrats line. Caller good morning and greetings yet again from motown. I think the state of american politics has been pretty caustic simply because donald trump has made it so. Speaking as a 51yearold black man, he talked about all the problems in the democrat won cities, and it would not have made a difference what party ran those cities. I am asking probably the white people who will be calling on the republican line, if these problems are so bad, what makes them think a white republican will do any better . I doubt if any africanamericans will embrace the white conservatism of donald trump and his wife supporters white supporters. Host lets go to michelle on the republican line joining us from minneapolis. Good morning. Caller good morning. Boy oh boy. I agree with this article. I think the current state is sad, this disgusting. How can we have picked these two people . I am exhausted. I am a republican, and frankly, i cannot vote for Hillary Clinton. I think she is corrupt. I think what the democrats have done to Bernie Sanders is disgusting. You would think you are reading about the kgb with all of these shenanigans they pulled an all of the things that wikileaks emails, the hacking is exposing. On the republican side, i kept on telling my family members vote for somebody who can beat hillary. Do not vote out of anger. Vote for someone who can win. I dont know. I dont know what i am going to do on tuesday. Host michelle, thanks for the call. From the pole, here is a recent survey looking at the numbers. Theres campaign more negative than past campaigns. 83 say it has been more negative. 3 say more positive. 13 , about the same. Lets go to jail in north charleston, South Carolina. Good morning, joe. Caller hey, how are you doing . Host i am fine. How are you . Caller im fine. I called on the third party line. I resort or a because the division party, but i think the state of politics in the u. S. Is pretty deplorable right now. Look at the two candidates of the prime parties. If that is not indicative of the problems we have in this country, we have hillary with the scandals surrounding her and the outrageous donald trump. I am saddened by the state of politics. I wish we could get stronger candidates from other parties. As money control columbia controlled, that is what we are as money control, media control, that is what we are. I am a a cspan because it maintained fair balance. Yesterdays show had a show exclusive to africanamericans. That is fine. Im white. I begin to think, how about native americans, hawaiian americans, latino americans, the inuit . Isnt it unfair to have a show exclusive to africanamericans and not shows exclusive to other people who do their opinions not count . Eaves is way unintentional into the whole show. I will end with this. I will watch tuesday. We will know pretty soon. You know and Everybody Knows that trump has to have florida. If you take florida, i will watch all night. If he does not come in the game is over. I will put in a good movie and watch cspan the next day. Always appreciate you, steve. Host thank you, thank you for making a point. Have an is to always engaging and thoughtful and diapers engage in, but we appreciate your opinion. We appreciate it. Let me go back to the New York Times story. The outset of the next term. Mrs. Clinton has an it in the survey because of the commanding advantage among women and nonwhite voters. If she wins, clinton will enter the white house to face immediate governing challenges not only from the deep partisanship ruling, but a large number of mr. Trumps supporters who say they are not prepared to accept the results. If youre listening to cspan radio, this program carries live on the potus channel. We are asking the question. The state of american politics is, what . Finish the sentence. This is from a viewer think it is exactly like the Founding Fathers wanted. Here is a tweet. In duluth, bob minnesota, on the democrats line. Good morning. Caller good morning. Thanks for taking my call. I think politics right now is all. Awful. I think there is to reasons for it two reasons for it. The media ratings is what helped trump. The Telecommunications Act allow the media to consolidate. Now there is a few central owners of the media. You dont have a Diverse Media anymore. It is controlled by big money. Ratingsthat the perpetuated trump into the situation using. The other side is money and politics. Politics is the reason why we have hillary instead of Bernie Sanders. Tose two things are going goof up politics in the future also because they need to break up the Media Outlets just like they need to break up the banks. Host thank you for the call. Ets the state. E of politics is just as dysfunctional as it has always been. Another from brian. I will be the best bad president. Nobody does bad better than me, believe me. Finally, from james. Lets go to jeff joining us from pittsburgh, republican line. Good morning. Caller good morning. Thanks for taking my call. I very pleased with the way politics is done. I am a proud trump supporter. I think he finally has opened up the American People to the establishment of the republicans and democrats. They are all for globalization. They dont want a sovereign america. They want their Little Country club at the top and exclude the people. It is the people in the government and i and black glad trump woke them up. Anyone who can vote for Hillary Clinton, all you have to do is go to trey gowdy questioning james comey, it is lie after lie by Hillary Clinton. She is a no and morally bankrupt liar. Anyone who votes for her should be ashamed of yourself. Host thank you. The state of american politics is indicative of an empire in decline. This is from reuters this morning. Federal officials have warned authorities in new york, texas, virginia about unspecific threats that attacks by al qaeda militants on election day putting local Law Enforcement officials on alert days before the vote. A government source saying some federal agencies since bulletins to local and state officials citing information about the threat was lowlevel. Authorities in new york city, new jersey continue highlevel control in place, according to a spokesperson. Officials declined to offer specifics on the warnings, but the threat report lacks specifics, but is still being assessed. Threat to theaeda election. A warning of al qaeda threat to the election. Frank from fort lauderdale, florida, independent line, good morning. Base for being with us. Caller good morning. I was watching this, and what are the things that goes in my mind was i was originally a jim webb supporter. Webbs experience in government is comparable to Hillary Clinton. It was secretary of the navy as she was secretary of state, and he was a vietnam veteran and had a son who served in iraq. One of the things that bothers me is well have a report consecutive president who will not have any appreciable military service, three of which had none at all. A country that is as hour looking as the United States, i think it is not only a plus, but a necessity. Right now, a lot of the public is not focused on Something Like and even though i like what donald trump says regarding veterans issues, he is right on on some of the stuff. Jim webb is selling his support rowingald trump th his support to donald trump. I will go with webb because he made that recommendation. The military has been somewhat ignored in the overall context of u. S. Foreignpolicy. A division as big and important as ours has to look at that. That is what i have to say. Host thank you for waiting in from south florida, key battleground state. This is from the miami herald. Nearly half of floridas voters have already voted. No lines, wait, fuss. They awoke early yesterday morning to cast their ballots ahead of tuesdays election. Nearly 6 million floridians have already voted early by person or mail in person or by mail. That counts for less than half of all registered voters in florida, the biggest of the battleground states nationwide. Early voting began on october 24 and will conclude today in time for many black churches traditionally to urge the vote. Pam is joining us from livonia, michigan. The president will be back in michigan tomorrow to try to secure the state for democrats. It has now become a battleground state. What do you think the state of american politics is . Caller i think it is flawed. I truly do because the Democratic Party, every policy they passed in the past, they it to deplete the workingclass. Every promise they made cost everybody like me trying to work. The prices keep going up to pay for these gifts they are given to the people that are not working. People need to wake up. Every promise they give is costing the working person more money out of their paycheck. I think it is flawed. I think they should be pulling olling people that work is that of going after the minority people who are not working. They are the ones picking our president. Host thank you for the call. Michael has this tweet. Tweet send us a tweet. We will show you distorted a a story that broke last night. Security rushing trump off stage after a disturbance in the ground. Chaos broke out after scuffle with a protester. Someone yelled gun. People who witnessed the incident say it broke out when a person of your to raise a sign in protest of donald trump. This is what it looks like in reno, nevada. Shortly later, trump came out and finished his speech. A statement from donald trump to thinki would like the United States secret service and lawenforcement services in reno and the state of nevada for their fast and professional response. That this morning from the Trump Campaign after the incident yesterday in reno, nevada. Marilyn is joining us. Good morning. Caller hello. I think the state of american politics is an obstruction. It has been to the entire obama campaign. It the reason he has done anything with the obstruction he has faced. , confirm not nominate the smallest offices of appointees he is given. They will not fill our Supreme Court. They are only making plans for the obstruction that they are going to do once hillary is elected. Donald trump himself is a big obstruction. We cannot even see our Republican Party. I am a democrat. His big campaign is in the way spewing falsehood and ignorance that the entire system is obstructed right now. I have hope that this strategy speech, andmps over and over he talked about how terrible things are and how bad things have gotten in the country in the last eight years. It is ostensibly his own party if it really is his party, who has been in power in both houses of congress for the past two, four years. So i have hope for the future that this strategy of obstruction is going to play itself out and the public will turn against him, against the people who refused to pass down laws. That is the state of american Politics Today as i see it. Host we will have live coverage beginning at 8 00 eastern time tuesday evening, 5 00 for those of you on the west coast, as a result begin to come in from the east. We will be with you all night and all day wednesday with the results, victory and concession speeches, and the balance of power in the house and senate. We hope you tune in tuesday night beginning at 8 00 eastern time. Washington journal will get underway 6 00 a. M. Wednesday morning. We would hear from democratic and Republican Party officials in congress who will be talking about what is next as the new Congress Begins to take shape for 2017. This is a frontpage story of the n york times. Donald trump maintaining a brisk pace in conceding no territory. Lets go to david, who is joining us from middletown, new jersey, independent line. Good morning. The state of politics is what, david . Caller good morning, cspan, that question on television. Host we have not heard from you in a while. Where have you been . Caller i was in the hospital, i am sorry to say. I have been watching. I have tried to get on a couple of times but was not able to get through, but i think what is happening in the country today is terrible. Voted inow, i have every federal, state, and almost every municipal election since president harry truman. I have never ever seen the country in the state it is right now. , most of thepeople members of congress do not represent the American People. They represent themselves. They represent the party. They represent the special interest. I have never seen what has been going on right now with the republicans and democrats. Concerned as to what is happening in our great country. During my generation, they called us the greatest generation, the one word that describes my generation was the word we. Everybody worked together. This was during world war ii. As you know, i am a world war ii veteran. Host i know. How old are you now, david . Caller 92. I will be 93 in january. Host happy early birthday. Caller thank you very much. The color of our flag was red, white, blue. Unfortunately, today, the people of power, the color of the flat g is green. Greedleads to greed, and leads to corruption. We have to keep people in power who speak in terms of we, not me. When we get back to the greatest generation, will be all right we will be all right. I am with my children, grandchildren, and for all of the young people of our great country. Host you stay healthy, david, ok . Caller thank you. It was nice talking to you. The best to you and your family. Host thank you. Always a pleasure. We will talk to you in a couple of weeks. Dont be a stranger. Stay healthy. This is from jason, who sent us this tweet. Connie is joining us next from washington. Good morning to you. Caller hi. I just wanted to say that i think the state of politics right now is probably the worst it has ever been, but i read a really good article in the new yorker october edition magazine, and it is called presumptive. presumtive. My whole family is military. We are all divided ourselves right now. Not that we are fighting or feuding because we will not let that happen, but it is more seeing some of the atrocities going on. People going down the road and screaming one thing and screaming at each other. All not living together is supposed to be helping each other . What is going on with our politics . It really boils down to money and greed. Everybody keeps screaming about clinton, and she has done all of these horrible things. Look at the good things she has to. Ill see anything good trump has done i dont see anything good trump has to. Done. I am just not finding it. Hillary clinton, she has done way more. I believe she will be stronger. People is a she is such a bad person because of the things her husband did. She has a stronger person what. E of is paid has offered through the years and has not brought to which he has. She has done what other women cannot do. Host thank you for the call. Becausee viewers say it was an honest repu