list and broke down. and willie, you were up there over the weekend for a couple days. today the funerals start. ten in one church. there are a few aimages i ve heard described, instead of selecting christmas gifts for those kids are picking out coffins for their kids. it kills you. willie, you know, i m curious, did you hear much talk about the story in the times the debate over tightening gun regulations in the town that had been going on earlier this year? i ve got to be honest with you, there wasn t a lot of policy talk where i was on the ground. it was all emotion. it was all about the kids. it was all about the teachers. gun control was happening on tv and in washington, but there it was just about those kids. still ahead, we have senator richard blumenthal of connecticut, a guy that you ve known for a long time and covered in connecticut, mika. yep. he ll be joining us to tell us
which president do you think we need to see today? that s the message that sells to the key constituency. i would say the real core of who he is trying to reach are the 40 to 41% that gallup identified as the largest block of independents in the 60 or 70 years they have been polling. those are the folks the white house needs. the way they reach them is talk about income disparity in the way he put forth in that prior speech. you don t think this will be a speech aimed at suring up the base? i think there will be something in there for everybody. i think a great indicator is to look at the attendance list, those invited guests in the first lady s box. if you go through it, i think you can identify all the talking points we re about to hear. john, these specials are