joining me now for real talk panel, pulitzer prize winning national columnist, connie schultz, and also bill burton, former deputy white house press secretary and founder of co usa. connie, women s issues very big in this race. have women s issues in a gubernatorial race been so defined as they are here in virginia? as you know, you have been talking about virginia for quite some time. i ve been covering it the last year-and-a-half, two years. there has been a lot going on to suppress women s rights there. i love what terry mcauliffe, who, let s be honest, he s not popular even with a lot of democrats. but i think the quinnipiac poll showed 30% of those voting for him are doing so because they dislike his opponent so much. he did say, i am a brick wall when it comes to women s abortion rights. he is going to protect those rights. he said he trusts women to make their own decisions for their own lives. considering this is i think one of only two states who are having statewide electio
and there are there is a liberal base in virginia, will they come out and supporter re mcauliffe? if they care about the issues we hold dear, they will. i was pleased to see that hillary clinton was there, because a lot of women, as you know, in this country, particularly progressive women, are watching hillary s every move right now. and i think this bodes well for terry mcauliffe that she showed up and i think it bodes well for her future candidacy, should she decide to run for president to have terry mcauliffe as governor in virginia. connie schultz and bill burt burton, great to have you on the ed show tonight. still ahead, new jersey governor chris christie, loses his cool again? the teacher who was on the end of his latest tirade joins us exclusively on the ed show. stay with us. young boys life could be hectic. angie s list saves me a lot of time. after reading all the reviews i know i m making the right choice. online or on the phone, we help you hire right the first
year, right, in the wake of the presidential race, this is huge. that s why we re all paying attention to virginia. women s issues very big. this is what the folks told us on the ground in virginia. i d say ken is the most for-woman candidate. as a woman, i m definitely a supporter ofterry mcauliffe. i don t know about you, but i don t want to die on an abortionists table. and the fact that he s vilifying ken cuccinelli for protecting women. virginia is a very scary state right now. and we need to ensure that girls and women have privacy and choices available to them. bill burton, virginia is a very scary state right now. is that going to be a motivator? that sound bite, i think, is basically exemplary of how many other people were saying the same thing to us, that we don t have time to play. i mean, how big of a motivating factor is this going to be for voters? i think, two things. for one, terry mcauliffe was underestimated and ran a great
federal spending. this is a horrible time for him to be running, because he has affiliated himself with the party that tried to hold the country hostage and in effect did during the shutdown. bill burton, your thoughts on that. the shutdown hurt cuccinelli? there s no doubt the shutdown hurt cuccinelli. and like connie was saying, this is a very tough time to be saddled with the republican brand. and if this is indeed a referendum on obama care, i would be very nervous if i were national republicans. because if you look at the polling over the course of the last weeks and months, even now when we re in the heat of the battle, as it relates to the affordable care act, terry mcauliffe s polling has continued to be steady, and the enthusiasm hasn t worn off. this is a referendum. it looks like the referendum is going in favor of obama care. bill, what about this picture right here, bill clinton, very close to mcauliffe, and has been for years. hillary clinton has been there. the pre