because mostly it was because he understood putting money in workers pockets actually helps the economy, helps them buy a model t, helps them live better, and helps grow the economy. and i think more and more republicans are understanding that as they begin to look at this vote again. and as we continue this debate. it s going to take a lot of public pressure. it s going to take a lot of education. but i m still hopeful as a result. i m looking at this, joan, and i m looking at a pattern here. on morning joe this morning, somebody was saying, maybe it was joe, that nobody is going to vote differently based on unemployment benefits extension. but if you add it up, this is one strike. if you bring in the fact that republicans have cut food stamps, opposing medicare extension to people that are working but are very poor, opposing minimum wage increases. head start. head start. one thing after another, it s going to get back to the 1% versus the 47%. emphasizing double downing on
stakes in 2014 are nothing shost o short of historic. the future of the president s achievement of health care reform is in play and with it goes the future of his entire presidency. in addition, the most fundamental american rights, the right to vote could also be up for grabs. for those two colossal issues, the right wing has telegraphed, destroy the affordable care act and suppress the right to vote. when the calendar turns to november s midterm elections, and that s this year. if you want to have the power to wield a verdict, you have to join the jury. you want to be on the jury, you got to vote. joining me to break down the stakes in 2014, michael steele. and with us ronald reagan. both are msnbc political analysts. let s just get to the reality. if we have a turnout like we had in 2010, we ll have a result like 2010. if we have a turnout like we had in 2008 or even 2012, we ll have the same result, a more similar result, more pro-obama. it comes down to who votes. bottom line,
right for one reason. they just want to keep the plans they have, however ludicrous and idiotic and gold-plated they are. that s their choice. but with obama care you can t do that. you don t have a choice. he clearly said you ll be able to keep your health plans. the unions say, wait a second, he can t keep our health plans. in this case, they have it right. jonas, do you think so,. trying to pay these health care bills, why companies are being run into a lot of trouble because so these plans are cadillac plans. they had to get caught. i was looking at the white paper by the union about what their griefs are, and they don t like that lower employees are going to have to basically go into crumbier health care. we need a race to the bottom from the high end of health care. this is one of the good effects. i m ooanti-union and pro-obama. unions used to support obama care. now many of them don t, steve. what does that tell you about
tried to take a backseat in the progress. an hour ago he met with senator mccain to talk about immigration reform. he has landmark pieces of legislation i think he would like to get through. i think his own personal distaste for washington and his sense that the media, the right, the sort soft chof chartering cs been unfair about his record and accomplishments sort of makes him want to flip the off switch sometimes. i ve done so much for this country. why do i need to get involved in the mud pit. let me tell you something. the press has generally been pro-obama. that s a fact. i m analyzing what i think may be happening at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. alex, they over there are very uninformed about the history of presidencies. this guy has probably gotten the best press since reagan. dana, don t you think? you don t have to watch fox if you don t want to. it s there. if you don t watch fox, don t watch limbaugh, there s a lot of
former colleagues and having a conversation. and then have him explain those things that people are concerned about. you cannot get to the answer until he answers the question. let him answer the questions that people have and then go from there and judge it. at the end of the day, you may have ten democrats who may be on the fence, certainly republicans against him. this nomination gets done, period. the politics of this can revolve around pro-israeli groups this morning. apac doesn t take a position. whether they work behind the scenes is another front. those ten soft democrats i know about would have been hard. it was interesting national democratic jewish collation came out this morning a with statement we re happy with some of the things hagel said about israel. the most pro-obama of the jewish groups. this is the real heart of the