as chris said, my father left my family when i was 2 years old. and i was raised by a single mom. and sometimes she struggled to provide for me and my sister. but my mother, my grandparents, they pushed me to excel. they refused to let me make excuses and they kept pushing me, especially on those rare occasions where i would slack off or get into trouble. they weren t that rare, actually. i m sure nobody here has done anything like that. i m so blessed that they kept pushing. i m so lucky that my teachers kept pushing. because education made all the difference in my life. the same is true for michelle. education made such a difference in her life.
re-establish their lives. they were actually used to rebuild the port. and we had to sue and it was just in the last year that the resources have begun to flow five years too late. so one thing we re really focused on here is to make sure that all people, including poor people, get what they need now. well, ben, thank you for bringing us firsthand what you experienced there in alabama and reminding us not to forget about the people who experienced so much from that disaster there. ben jealous, head of the naacp, thank you so much. thank you, norah. and the 2012 presidential race is off and running and much of the early buzz isn t necessarily focused on the presidential contenders. sometimes it is centered on their wives. of course, the role of the political spouse is undergoing dramatic changes. and some of the would be first ladies aren t exactly sure how they want to be seen. michelle coddle is a washington reporter for the daily beast and newsweek and writes this week s co
improving our local economies, making sure that our bridges aren t falling down. so it is good work, good jobs, good pay, in our communities. these are not jobs that can go overseas. so we ll be happy to work with them on th. but what we need to see from donald trump is that he really does believe what he said, that he wants to be the president for all americans. we are seeing so much fear right now and so much bullying going on. he has to make sure that he explains to his supporters, the people who did vote for him, there is no place for that in a trump america or any america. congresswoman jan schakowsky, thank you for your time. my pleasure, reverend al, glad to be back with you. now let s bring in clarence page, columnist for the chicago tribune, and michelle coddle from the atlantic .
logon to pulse.msnbc.com and cast your vote. we ll share your response later in the show. joining me now is michelle coddle, senior writer at national journal, margie o meara, a democratic pollster, and also maria teresa kumar, also on the national board at planned parenthood. thank you all. carly fiorina, will she be a woman s health advocate? look, carly fiorina has made no secret of the fact that she is running as a pro-life candidate and she was talking to was the republican base which wants their social issues dealt with. now, they will, because she is entering the adult table and getting more attention start being a little bit stricter about her facts, as you say, there will be fact checkers. what she needed to do last night get people to sit up and take notice of her. and i think she more than amply
nbc s casey hunt. in washington the national journal s michelle coddle. thank you both for being here. thanks, reverend. casey, does the mcdaniel camp expect a win tonight? i think at this point there is a little bit of nervousness, probably on both camps but definitely on the mcdaniel side. some of the facebook postings have fo cussed on the idea that liberals might elect the next republican nominee as a reference to what s going on with the cochrane campaign supporters essentially saying that democrats maybe in particular african-american democrats should go to the polls and vote for senator cochrane because he brought so much to the state over the past few years. the dynamics on the ground have shifted when the mcdaniel campaign swept into the run-off. they felt they had a lot of momentum. there was discussion of how it s