things obama care will do is end job lock. i think that s something people will come to appreciate more and more as we get into 2014. people are locked into corporate jobs. they hate them in many cases but they re afraid to leave because they know they would leave their insurance if they do. many have preexisting conditions or wouldn t have any idea how they could afford or even get insurance. that will change when the exchanges go online, people can get coverage. cannot be denied. that will be a great thing. as you heard earlier, they re saying it s killing hours, with when there was a study that said part time work is in part what happened to the economy, nothing to do with obama care. nothing to do with obama care. employers want to have full-time employs because it makes sense for them to do that. that will not change. number two, for you, ryan,
and john boehner knows what happened to newt gingrich, when he had a shutdown. all of this is taking place, remember in the gravitational pull in the mid-terms of 2014. people know this is coming up. people know how the parties are positioned and how they re viewed is going to affect what happens in 2014. the other thing to keep in mind here, the deficit, unlike the last time republicans were threatening all sorts of things, the deficit is now a very tiny proportion of the gdp, on track to become 4% of the total economy by the end of this fiscal year. the congressional budget office is predicting 3.4% next year. this is the same as the 30-year average of a 3.4% deficit of the gdp. it is a non-issue, it should be a non-issue. ezra is your worry that the opponents of the debt ceiling will actually dig in stronger after they see a type of deal worked out for funding the government september 30? yes, it is part of that deal for funding the government. john boehner, they are going to as
remember in the gravitational pull in the mid-terms of 2014. people know this is coming up. people know how the parties are positioned and how they re viewed is going to affect what happens in 2014. the other thing to keep in mind here, the deficit, unlike the last time republicans were threatening all sorts of things, the deficit is now a very tiny proportion of the gdp, on track to become 4% of the total economy by the end of this fiscal year. the congressional budget office is predicting 3.4% next year. this is the same as the 30-year average of a 3.4% deficit of the gdp. it is a non-issue, it should be a non-issue. ezra is your worry that the opponents of the debt ceiling will actually dig in stronger after they see a type of deal
hours you were with us, ed. attempted to be cut, absolutely. why is it that there are long lines in minority neighborhoods and yet plenty of machines in excess in other neighborhoods of affluence? it doesn t make sense. this is a class issue and it is a race issue. but all americans have to realize, no matter if you lean red, plu, or somewhere in between, that our democracy demands equality of access to the ballot box. and elections have consequences, ed. and we are seeing the consequence of inaction in the 2010 election cycle. we cannot have the that happen in 2014. people have to get out to vote. in your state, the secretary of state has a lot of power. yes. what would you do in 2016 if you were the secretary of state, if you were successful in 14? number one, fair elections for all. it doesn t matter where you are in the state. i certainly would not fire people on the board of elections who are trying to expand the franchise. i would make sure that people have access
the democrats can take back the house in 2014. people should know strongest cater of midterm perform an is president s approval. when he gets above 55%, do well, below that poorly. right now barack obama is 46%. democrats have work to do before the house is in play. george bush off the sidelines after self-imposed silence, he s been talking about immigration reform and backing it at a speech at the presidential center in dallas. i think this will be important. it will be interesting to watch the dynamics of that, too. talk about the conservative revolt over this. will that hasten or halt. want to thank state senator of new jersey, real clear politics and the atlantic guests. thank you for getting up and thank you for joining us. be back next week saturday and sunday 8:00 a.m., guests will include congresswoman kelly.