Interview with Senate Candidate Deborah Ross Our Bill O'Neil sits down with Democratic candidate Deborah Ross to discuss why she feels she's the best candidate for a seat in the Senate. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT WANDA: BILL O'NEIL JOINS US WITHTHE STORY.BILL: DEBORAH ROSS TELLS US HERTOP PRIORITY IS DIFFERENT FROMRICHARD BURR'S.SHO SHE BELIEVESW -- SHEBELIEVES -- HOW SHE BELIEVESDONALD TRUMP CAN AFFECT THERACE.>> THEY SEE SENATOR BURR ASPOLITICS AS USUAL, OF A -- A GUYIN WASHINGTON FOR 20 YEARS ANDHAS NOT BEEN PART OF THESOLUTION BUT PART OF THEPROBLEM.BILL: BUR'S REFUSAL TO MEETWITH THE PRESIDENT SUPREME COURTNOMINEE AND IS CHANGING VIEWS ONHOUSE BILL TWO ARE TWO ISSUESWHERE SHE AND BUR DISAGREE.RDOES DONALD TRUMP HELPER HERTO?-- HELP OR HURT YOU?>> I AM FOCUSED ON MY RACE ANDON RICHARD BURR.BUT BECAUSE SENATOR BURR HASDECIDED TO EMBRACE DONALD TRUMPAND CAMPAIGN WITH HIM, THENSENATOR BURR IS GOING TO HAVE TOON WHAT EVER MIGHT SAY ON ANYGIVEN DAY.AND THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ANINTERESTING SURPRISE.BILL: DO YOU THINK THERE IS ONESINGLE ISSUE THAT WILL DOMINATETHIS RACE?>> I THINK ECONOMIC SECURITY ISTHE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO MOSTPEOPLE, REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT,URBAN OR RURAL.I AM LASER FOCUSED ON THATISSUE.BILL: YOUR OPPONENT SAYSNATIONAL SECURITY IS HIS TOPISSUE.DOES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE FORTHE VOTERS OF THE STATE?YOURS IS ECONOMIC, HIS ISNATIONAL SECURITY?>> I THINK PEOPLE ARE WORRIEDABOUT THE ECONOMIC SECURITYFIRST AND FOREMOST.

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