they have to figure out the votes. they have to figure out the policies to appeal to people. stylistically they re not afraid. paul ryan gave a speech about poverty. when is the last time a republican gave a speech about poverty? however, we did go back. the last time you could find a responder to the state of the union that actually went on to the presidency, bill clinton responded to ronald reagan s 85 state of the union. we asked beginning today eight african-americans will have served in the u.s. senate. how many were elected by popular vote, just three. ed brooks, carolyn moseley braun and barack obama. she keeps you guessing. and barack obama. e, carolyn mosn and barack obama. - - you know, that could be a question of blood flow.