you oppose they start talking about nafta. and i m thinking, well i i just come out of law school when nafta was passed. that s not the trade agreement i m passing. so you need to tell me what s wrong with this trade agreement, not one that was passed 25 years ago. margie this is an issue that divides many democrats, am i right? it is something in the news you hear a lot of folks on the left talking about it. i think what s a pending question is will this matter going forward, both in terms of how people feel about the president and how people feel headed into the primary. and that i m not as sure about. brian? i think, you know, elizabeth warren is probably on the safest rhetorical ground when she says okay, look mr. president, you know, tell me what s in the
they think that that s one of the ways to kind of counteract this demographic push you know, that democrats have been trumpeting for the last couple of years. margie? well he s had a bigger bounce, post-announcement, than other candidates have announced so far. cnn shows him doing better than the rest of the field, among non-whites. a mason-dixon poll shows him beating jeb bush in his home state. he s seen tying or leading the field in terms of who represents the vision for the party of the future among republican voters. so i think he really has some real advantages at least for now. all right. angela, ryan and margie thank you all for your time tonight. thank you. thanks rev. coming up a new book describes her as the most unlikely first lady in modern american history. the life and times of first lady michelle obama and her major impact in that role. the author joins me ahead. (son) oh no. can you fix it, dad?
obama selling democrats on the potentially historic nuclear deal with iran. nbc news first read reports, the first test for obama is making sure that his own party doesn t scuttle the deal by providing enough votes to override a presidential veto on bipartisan legislation scrutinizing the deal. the bill would need 2/3 of the senate or 67 votes to override the president s veto and they reportedly have 66. margie, can the president sell this deal to democrats? i think so because i think the american people want to see deliberation and thoughtfulness but also not using important foreign policy debates as political footballs. as just another venue for the back and forth partisan bickering. and i think you see a lot of language on the right that really suggests that maybe that is what people are doing, and
we re debating here is whether or not the fines levied against the traffickers, themselves can be used for abortion not taxpayer funds because that s not allowed. that s not what this is about. this is about fines levied against the actual traffickers and how do those get used? and it s really unconscionable. john? well look loretta lynch still wants to keep on locking up people for using marijuana. she has no problem with nsa spying and wiretapping. she loves the death penalty. you d think the republicans would realize what a good deal they ve got with her. i could only deduce rev sks they must have a secret crush on eric holder and just want to keep him around a little bit longer. well aloyna i mean the votes are there, and they won t give the date. a lot of people, as margie said in the women s community, my convention, national action network, a lot are going to be
- by 2018, there will be more than 2 million jobs available in engineering, science, technology, arts, and math. so let s give our kids the skills for success. it all starts with education. the more you know. time now for conversation nation. joining me tonight, democratic strategist, margie o mara. political comedian and sirius xm radio host, john fugalsang. and huff post live host alana menkowski. thank you for being here. thank you. want to go back to president