voters in massachusetts may be looking at the romney campaign with a serious sense of deja vu as the boston globe wrote this week, about six weeks before a crucial election. and shortly after he had secured the republican nomination, mitt romney was trailing badly. voters had unfavorable views of him. they didn t think he cared for people like them. women overwhelmingly favored his opponent. the year was 2002. of course, romney came back to win that election, defeating the democratic nominee for governor, shannon o brien by five points. i am joined now by shannon o brien, a former massachusetts state senator and former treasurer, rather, and former state senator. and thank you very much for coming on the show with us. thank you, milissa. let me start by reading you an analysis from right after this week s debate in new york magazine. quote, tonight s debate saw the
proof of legal residencesy to register a car. do you believe that? how many states do that. my next guest is vowing to never let that happen again, and increase the penalty for driving without a license. joining me now is massachusetts state senator richard moore. thank you for being with us. let s talk a little more about niece two individuals. 64-year-old grandmother sarah, on the other opposite end of the spectrum. sarah is from chili and came here the right way. the other did not do it, didn t file continue other paper work and stayed here and is here illegally. taking the immigration ash issue out of it, senator, don t we have to up the penalty for driving without a license in this country? absolutely. and that s what the intention
banks. the middle class needs elizabeth warren and scott brown knows it, and that s why he is playing this card. as one op-ed said that s why warren is calling for her to release her harvard records. he s out classed and as a politician he s not a chance, and this is it. let s turn to massachusetts state senator, kathryn clark. thanks for joining us. thank you for having me. it s great to be here. why doesn t elizabeth warren just come out, hold a press conference, focus right in on this issue and be done with it? i think it s just what you were saying, ed. the issues have nothing to do with elizabeth warren s heritage.
she created the consumer financial protection bureau, giving the middle class a fighting chance against these big banks. the middle class needs elizabeth warren in the senate. and scott brown absolutely knows it and that s why he s playing this card. and as one op-ed writer pointed out, that s why brown is calling for warren to release her harvard personnel records as a candidate. he s outclassed as a politician. he s got a chance, and this is it. well put. let s turn to massachusetts state senator katherine clark. katherine, great to have you on the ed show tonight. thanks for joining us. thank you for having me, ed. it s great to be here. why doesn t elizabeth warren just come out, hold a press conference, focus right in on this issue and be done with it? i think it s just what you were saying, ed, because the issues that i hear about from my constituents, the issues in massachusetts, have nothing to do with elizabeth warren s
i think that needs to be addressed. when you pick up the largest newspapers in the country and they are writing about this, it would seem it s disfocusing the campaign what. i think that issue has been addressed. both harvard and penn have said minority status had nothing to do with this. to keep coming back to this issue is a distraction that just isn t appealing to the voters and to the families here. we re concerned about jobs. we re concerned about the breaks for big oil that scott brown voted for. the most profitable companies on the planet he s definitely been a country clubber for wall streeters. there s two clear different directions between scott brown and where elizabeth warren would take the citizens of massachusetts. great to have you with us tonight. massachusetts state senator.