administration. nothing new about it within the republican party. chris christie has advocated altering the birthright citizenship clause in the past, john kasich when he was in congress was an advocate of this, rick santorum has been on this bandwagon. it is not as if the people running for president haven t stumped on this before it is because president obama, because he exists. whether the movement got started because president obama exists you have this revving up of this nativism and checking for every candidate that may run for president whether they are a natural born citizen which canadian born ted cruz had to get to the side of when he was first contemplating a run. the thing it proves is not that it is a new phenomenon that conservatives are catching on to but donald trump understands the base of hi adoptive party more than other republicans running. he took an issue.
been available. the term anchor baby they are throwing around as been with us for many, many years. there s nothing new about the dimensions of this in the obama administration. nothing new about it within the republican party. chris christie has advocated altering the birthright citizenship clause in the past, john kasich when he was in congress was an advocate of this, rick santorum has been on this bandwagon. it is not as if the people running for president haven t stumped on this before it is because president obama, because he exists. whether the movement got started because president obama exists you have this revving up of this nativism and checking for every candidate that may run for president whether they are a natural born citizen which canadian born ted cruz had to get to the side of when he was first contemplating a run. the thing it proves is not that
secretary of state. absolutely. this has really almost been the elephant in the room. president obama has tried to walk a fine line. hillary clinton was the secretary of state as well, so these are definitely important questions that biden himself has got to ask, and his supporters as well. thank you very much for the reporting. let s keep talking about joe biden, contemplating a run. there are rumors that al gore might throw his hat in the ring, though he vehemently denies that. many people brushing that off. so is this a sign of desperation on the part of some democrats, or are they just exploring their options? let s turn to our political director from the iowa state fair. what s your crystal ball on joe biden?
is the run away favorite for candidate for president. she has been strong president obama and she s been even stronger playing the role as bill clinton s counselor and knows very well what it s like to be president and when things are going well but not going so well. a word to those thinking of running against her. do it. get out there, make your case, make it positively, heroically, proudly. let people you know what you believe, what you think you re good at if you do get elected. everything i know about politics is the uncanny move is the brilliant one. put yourself in a place you can t lose because no one expects you to win. you beat the spread by jumping in the first place. i m speaking to martin o malley and any else contemplating a run. you never know. the sidelines is nowhere to stand if you want to know what your chances are. i try never in politics to believe in the expected.
eroding because of government policies and decisions coming out of washington today. yes, todd knowing that sacrifices would have to be made. our ease, comfort would erode because it would take a great battle in from of us to win that position. but todd would be there, yes. sean: were you picked by barbara walters to be one of the 10 most fascinating of 2010. apparently in this upcoming enter rue she asked if you ran for president interview, she asked, if you ran for president, could you beat barack obama? your answer was? i said i believed so. i was surprised at the reaction that tease has has received throughout the country. of course i that i could beat barack obama otherwise why would i be contemplating a run. again it is only contemplation at this time. but i would be in it to win it. sean: you talked about some of the other candidates. we know the names, nobody fully committed.