of the people. so i am telling you, florida, your vote does matter. your vote does count. and this whole notion of voter fraud, listen, one study shows that, out of one billion votes cast, there were 31 proven cases of voter fraud. 31 out of a billion. you are luckier you are much likelier to get struck by lightning than to have somebody next to you commit voter fraud. you would pin the powerball. and so that s why i am glad to see republicans coming out and saying that kind of talk is nonsense. after all, in florida here you ve got a republican governor. well, don t boo.
perspective, i guess it is kind of a peas in the pod like we re tough talking eastern republican governors in blue states. but i mean this guy is absolutely as politically toxic, paul le page as they come in the gubernatorial ranks right now. yeah. and they re kind of peas in the same pod of being nailed for having scandals and trying to go out against their political foes. so i think that s a bit of a problem. and politically, it makes me question i don t know do these people do any vetting of him? did they figure out he has this problem before they decided to take chris christie with bridgegate faced similar accusations? he is now getting an endorsement from a guy it is all very weird to me. this is a really important point. they re basically parallel in the sense of in the case of paul lepage with threatening to revoke funding from the school
gubernatorial ranks right now. yeah. and they re kind of peas in the same pod of being nailed for having scandals and trying to go out against their political foes. so i think that s a bit of a problem. and politically, it makes me question, i don t know, do these people do any vetting of him? did they figure out he has this problem before they decided to take chris christie with bridgegate faced similar accusations? he is now getting an endorsement from a guy it is all very weird to me. this is a really important point. they re basically parallel in the sense of, in the case of paul lepage with threatening to revoke funding from the school unless a political rival had a job offer withdrawn. that is precisely the same asymmetric misuse or allegations of the gubernatorial office s power to pursue a petty political vendetta that is
candidate. i wonderful say he is they tend on rocket up and then down. i think we will see a continuing surge. more and more people will get to meet him and know him. i will say on another issue which is so vital. the climate crisis issue. the nation has launched something called the climate pledge. a lot of university pension go funds are divesting. we ve asked candidates tonight accept any money from fossil fuel companies. bernie was the only democrat running, martin o malley said they re against climate crisis but he sign on. katrina vanden heuvel thank you. chris christie got some good news and bad news today on what is his first full day of campaigning since he officially announced his presidential run yesterday. the good news was that christie became the first gop candidate to win an endorsement from a sit go republican governor. the bad news the endorsement came from this guy. maine s paul lepage who politico
came from this guy. maine s paul lepage who politico dubbed the craziest governor. like christie, he is one of the most unpopular governors in the country. he is now facing possible impeachment proceedings for allegedly withholding state funds from a school for at risk children unless it withdrew a job offer to a political foe. the endorsement came at becky s diner in portland where he described christie who campaigned hard as a blunt straight talker. for me in the first full day of my presidential campaign, to be able to come up here and receive an endorsement from somebody who knows what it is like to run a blue state. knows what it is like to make tough decisions, knows what it is like to engage in hand to hand combat to get thing done for the people that elect you. to get an endorsement from paul le page today is an incredible honor today. joining me now, john, i have to say from a branding