important memo today, saying that the next dnc chair needs to focus on state elections. needs to work with state parties. and in the last few years, we saw a democratic national committee that was entirely focused on the presidential race, neglected all of this, and thus allowed the, you know, helped allow the rise of the tea party. i know donny knows this, it s an old saying in south carolina, donny, the party s not over, but the segment is. we are out of time. donny fowler, lis smith, thank you both. thank you. i really appreciate it. still to come, donald trump canceling that news conference about potential conflicts of interest, but we are not canceling our plans to report on them. we have some heavy hitters, stay tuned. straight ahead.
percentage points, almost 3 million. the democratic party has a coalition in this country. we have the voters. let s give them the vehicle, which is the national democratic party, and a lot of very strong progressive allies who can move us forward. not only to you re making sense let me jump in. you re making sense, donny, but there s the math and then there s the mood. and lis, the math is true. donald trump got a lower vote share than mitt romney, right? this was not a campaign nationally that didn t excite a lot of democrats to actually vote. but did it excite them long-term? look at this one poll i want to show you guys, dems and leading deps, enthusiasm about this party right now. 13%, lis. right, but it s not just about looking backward. a lot of things went wrong in 2016, but you know what the most important election we faced coming up, it s the governor s elections in 2018. because those governors will draw the congressional lines in 2021. the democratic governor s asso
really really wants them to like him. any questions? yes. i have two. [ theme music ] jennifer: today missouri senate candidate tod akin vowed to stay in that missouri senate race. this republican leaders called for him repeatedly to drop out following his highly control of comments about rape and abortion over the weekend that i m sure you ve heard. even as republicans denounce his statements and vows that he won t be welcomed at their convention next week, the party is embracing the party is rolling out the red carpet for his extreme ideas. today the republican party drafted a platform that supports a constitutional amendment outlining all abortion, even in the case of rape or incest. here is governor bob transadvantagal ultrasound mcdonald praising that position. i appreciate the good work that that committee did and the platforms that has been in hours of discussion. i applaud the committee s work in affirming our respect for human life. well done. jennifer: of
[ music ] in 1996 president clinton and a bipartisan congress helped in welfare as we know it requiring work for welfare. on jewel 12th president obama quietly announced a plan dropping work requirements. under obama s plan you would not have to work or train for a job. they just send you your welfare check. mitt romney will restore the work requirement because it works. jennifer: that is mitt romney s newest attack add accusing the president of giving away government money to a bunchy lazy freeloaders, and that is a whole bunch of bunk. don t take it from me. politi-fact said today. these are the people who examine whether someone is telling the truth or not. they say the ad s claim is not accurate. it inflames old resentments about able-bodied adults sitting around collecting public assistance. lies inflammatory rhetoric, romney s campaign knows no shame. here is the truth. this president has never advocated getting rid of work from the welfare program. now, there a
[ music ] in 1996 president clinton and a bipartisan congress helped in welfare as we know it requiring work for welfare. on jewel 12th president obama quietly announced a plan dropping work requirements. under obama s plan you would not have to work or train for a job. they just send you your welfare check. mitt romney will restore the work requirement because it works. jennifer: that is mitt romney s newest attack add accusing the president of giving away government money to a bunchy lazy freeloaders, and that is a whole bunch of bunk. don t take it from me. politi-fact said today. these are the people who examine whether someone is telling the truth or not. they say the ad s claim is not accurate. it inflames old resentments about able-bodied adults sitting around collecting public assistance. lies inflammatory rhetoric, romney s campaign knows no shame. here is the truth. this president has never advocated getting rid of work from the welfare program. now, there a