politician was wire tapped the way this guy was, i think we d have to quadruple the budget of the justice department to handle all the prosecutions. wiretap, what are you, mr. chicago? are you like saying don t hold it against chicago the way we do business because everybody does it. right. you are defending your city. and e-mails, right, jim, to whatever you should be careful. is that a chicago point of view? they all do it? i think no, it s not a chicago point of view. but, chris i do understand what you re talking about. you re saying pay to play is a usual phenomenon. the union guys give him $2 million over the years, is one surprised they have total instant access every time they want it, is one surprised that the white house is using seiu as an intermediary as they try to push and not so subtly valerie jarrett as senate replacement for barack obama. okay. masses of money in power. it s everywhere. can t wait for the jury. thank you, guys.
intermediary as they try to push not so subtly valerie jarrett as senate replacement for barack obama? excess of money and power is everywhere. thank you, guys. can t wait for the jury. i want to hear what the jury of chicagoans thinks. when we return we ll have thoughts about the former congresswoman who was the key 1993 vote for the clinton economic plan that made all the difference. you re watching hardball on msnbc. [ whistling ]
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$300,000. that s like burning the ships when people arrived from europe to make sure they would stay. is this a dramatic statement to the people, i m here to win? it s expensive. i m running against a guy who has taken more than a million dollars from special interest groups. who doesn t? what are the special interests? what are the special interests? drug companies, big wall street banks, oil industry. and you re not taking any of that money? you re clean in all those departments? i m the only candidate in the race, one of the few in america who doesn t take a dime in special interest money? you don t money from executives in the companies, period? we ve decided not to take a dime from any single political action committee? but you take it the other way where you go around and dime them and they get paid back later, so they don t go through the pack money? no, 95% of our donors live in
she wasn t even close to winning the primary. now she s the overwhelming favorite. i think immigration is a huge voting this year, especially in the southwest. but all across the country. let me ask you about andrew romanauf. he sold the house he lives in for cash to contribute to his campaign. that s putting your money where your mouth is. one, you re not going to be table to question his dedication. the one it reminded me of, chris, i know you ll remember this. rob clink, former weather man running against rick santorum back in 2000. $300,000 mortgage on his home after it looked like the race was lost. he wound up losing convincingly to santorum. it s a big investment. i think the race is somewhat close. michael bennet has something of