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80's. >> tom: kirsten, should pluto be a planet? >> i was so sad when pluto lost its planet status. you grow up learning the nine planets, this whole part of being a kid, you make the project with the styrofoam balls and you build them all, pluto is the tiny cute one at the end. it's not a planet anymore, it's awful. i'm very pro-pluto. >> tom: i think a lot of people missed pluto when it left, eight planets, that's not right. >> i'm a native arizonan, i missed it until it copped that attitude. pluto was actually discovered as a planet at an observatory in arizona. maybe dial it down a little,...

Now, craig, it's out of control. >> rebecca, i want to bring newt conversation here, talk about arizona republican senator jeff flake. he believes his vote against background checks has, in fact, hurt his standing at home the senator wrote on his facebook page "given the public's dim view of congress in general, that probably puts me somewhere just below pond scum." senator flake's no vote really hurt him that much in arizona and if so, how much? >> you know, we have seen a loft coverage recently of a person poll that showed his popularity rating go way down after the background check bill and...

We have to see. a similar measure is also winding its way through the georgia legislature. we have a federal constitution to protect our rights, but just like the old saying about politics, most discrimination is still local. governor brewer can re-read this two-page bill all she wants. she'd be better off giving her constitution a read tonight. you know, it's longer, but i think it would be worth it. now joining us to talk about this is congresswoman an kirkpatrick of arizona. she previously served in the state legislature and actually currently facing a challenger, for your congressional sea...

She previously served in the state legislature and actually currently facing a challenger, for your congressional seat, from the republican speaker of the arizona house, andy tobin. thanks for joining us and let's start right there. tell us about how this is playing out in your race and what you think governor brewer should do tonight. >> well, there's no question she should veto it, ari. i'm a native arizonan. this bill does not represent who we are. arizona is a beautiful welcoming state. in my district we have the grand canyon which brings millions of dollars in revenue, thousands of jobs. ...

Playing out in your race and what you think governor brewer should do tonight. >> well, there's no question she should veto it, ari. i'm a native arizonan. this bill does not represent who we are. arizona is a beautiful welcoming state. in my district we have the grand canyon which brings millions of dollars in revenue, thousands of job. what arizona needs right now, after being hit so hard in the great recession, is jobs. not this. and so we've got to ask some really hard questions about how this happened. how did the speaker of the house, andy tobin, allow this bill and why did he ramrod it ...