absolutely no clear front-runner. normaler new york governor george pataki declared his candidacy thursday. lindsey graham is expected to announce monday. the quinnipiac poll shows no fewer than five candidates on the republican side tied for first place. even they only have about 10%. one thing the early polling tells us about the class of 2016, the republicans are going to have a real contest. the democrats, maybe not so much. and that is a big problem for democrats. you see, vigorous contested primaries are needed in order for democrats to win. look, just take a look at the track record of the last three democratic presidents. jimmy carter who was a relatively unknown former governor of georgia, ran as a washington outsider. in the post-watergate era. but there was more to his strategy. carter understood the importance of building momentum early in the race. he traveled to more than 50,000 miles, visited 37 states and delivered 200 speeches before any other candidates even
0 and hearing that speech is almost like hearing it for the first time each time you hear it. i get goose bumps. and you can t help but become emotional. the mall in washington today is packed with people from all over the country. thousands of people who made this journey on the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. the national mall is filled. you can see the reflecting pool and the monument in the background. then over my shoulder, the lincoln memorial where we have been hearing performances all day which will culminate with the president of the united states. the first african-american president giving his speech on the anniversary. i am don lemon, everyone. we re going to hear from three presidents this afternoon. former president jimmy carter will speak. as well as former president bill clinton will speak here as well. then, of course, president barack obama. plus, civil rights icon, congress n congressman john lewis, the only surviving speaker from the 1963 march on washi
of you joining us. i would like to see greater i would like to wish you all a happy voter registration it. i m sure everyone in this room is registered to vote. please make sure that all of your friends and family are as well. this topic is going to be handled by great people. we are just a few weeks away from the election been. in politics, it is a lifetime to much has been written about the current state of the election and plenty of people are concerned about the trends and the same economy in these times. most important of them who are the people who will show up to the polls in november. we want to have a follow-up discussion about economics, demographics, and the expectations for 2012. this is a follow-up for what was released in november of last year. with that, i am pleased to introduce my colleagues. the co-authors of the report they are releasing at www.american progress.org. after this presentation, you have a conversation with our panel and we look forward to hear