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Unexpectedly tough fight there, national correspondent william la jeunesse shows us. >> i am running for u.s. congress. i am a fighter, and i don't back down. >> he sounds like an independent. >> things aren't working, no matter who is in charge. >> even a conservative. but make no mistake, james thompson is a democrat aiming for an upset. >> we have the opportunity to flip this flu. >> if they're going to win districts like this, democrats are probably going to be on the march nationwide, not because democrats are necessarily popular, it would be because the president is unpopular. >> kansas'...

In the major streets across the country, and this time next week, it is more likely than not that we will have a government shutdown again. it is all happening in the context. inside the frame of really good economic news in the country. nobody is thinking about it that way. that is the framework in which we are operating. lots of things aren't working. but the economy is, don't tell anybody, it's great. the economy is great. it's finally working. all systems go. this is new. it is likely to change just about everything. stay with us. we've got lots ahead. ol freak... i like to think of myself...

Things like inspection fines, visa and licensing fees, costs of reopening, the costs to close down and reopen and it is significant too. indirect costs, the trickle down costs, businesses and local governments that start to feel it when a lot of people are out of work and things aren't working. that could go into the millions of dollars. somebody who knows a lot about the workings of working is a professor of public policy at the university of california at berkeley. also the former labor secretary under bill clinton. robert reich. bob, i saw your film last week "inequality for all," a terrifi...

Sanctions is really going to change the deal. i kind of doubt it. arthel: so what's the solution? there probably isn't -- i don't mean to throw that out there because, really, that's not a one -- that's not an easy answer. >> no. you know, it's not. and i wish i had a solution. you know, clearly, the current policy isn't working, right? things aren't working. we know that doesn't work. what will work, it's hard to say in part because it's hard to know what north korea's logic is. almost all of us get things wrong. very hidden, very opaque, hard to know what's going on. in some ways the policy ...

Counterintuitive tonight, pointing out what governors like yourself and governor kasich, what he did in new jersey, and nikki haley, bob mcdonnell who also spoke tonight, that what you've been able to do on the state level we can do on a national level. seems like it's more about ideas than going after the president as some might expect. is that the right tone to set in the keynote? >> well, i do, because i think the indictment is pretty clear. i mean, 42 consecutive months of unemployment above 8%. last month 44 of the 50 states saw an uptick in unemployment. 12 million americans are unemploy...