you saw in the exit polls yesterday where 40% of the respondents were still interested in finding another candidate for the race. what i m trying to say, rachel, at the end of the day, when the nominee is chosen, even if people come to reluctantly accept him, he s going to be in republican eyes far preferable than the president getting a second term. when it s that nominee and the president on the ballot, i m confident that both parties bases are going dob motivated to turn out. i dismissed earlier when there is a lot of talk that disaffection in the president s liberal base was going to manifest itself and people holding back support from him, i never thought that was true, either. i think the reality of the race and you saw it in the poll out today, i think the republican floor is 47% of the vote, i think the democratic floor is about 47% of the vote, and both sides will be fighting over a very narrow sliver, 6%. do you see a difference in enthusiasm. i look back at 2008, no offens
if there is a silver lining in it though, rachel you saw it today. thousands of workers turning out to make their voices heard. they ve given indiana democrats something we never ever have, and that is an angry group of single issue voters. it s in their hands now. what do you think will happen to that angry group of single issue voters? obviously, this has enthussed and exercised and angered indianaans in a way that is palpable. those are big crowds, i know you and other democrats have been fighting this, support from people, what happens to the energy, where does it get channelled to? well, i tell you what, you know sometimes we wonder what peoples attention span is, this is the type of ang thaer anger that lasts. it s multi-generational. the biggest mistake the republicans made on this, you put together your group of typical tea partiers, a lot of them don t tend to support democratic candidates, you see the people marching, those hlabr
cain so much. he made my writing so easy, and was still funny. so i don t know, it s kind of a double edged sword, you know? ever writer s dream is to see their words come to life but i don t know if that should be every satirist s dream. the guy who should be credited any time any republican says self-deportation with a straight face, thank you very much for your time appreciate it, man. thank you, rachel. best new thing in the world is coming up tonight. steve schmidt is here, i have a bone to pick with him about republicans supposedly being so psyched to run against president obama this year. plus politics stuck in your super bowl and we will take care of that in a moment. [ male announcer ] what makes you trust a company?
certainly something that will be tied to mitch daniels bumper for the rest of his career like a tin can. if they pick him for vice president, what happened today will happen coast-to-coast. union buster is a term that sticks with you. scott pelath, thank you for taking the time to talk to us, i know it was a tough day for you, thanks for being with us. thank you, rachel. right after this show on the last word, lawrence o donnell has a really funny guest. he has the details on this new conservative swipe at planned parentshood. also, best new thing in the world coming up. why the mitt romney i don t care about poor people today is more than just another mitt romney screw up, next. you think you take off all your make-up before bed.
back with us. did you expect the outpouring with thousands of protesters marching to lucas stadium? the aerial shots are intense. you better believe it. i tell you what i m trying to smile it has been a rough week and a rough day, but the word you hear most in indiana is disgrace. we believe the governor, this radical majority brought disgrace on us, brought disgrace on our very proud labor traditions here in indiana. brought disgrace on the hundreds of thousands of workers who will have their wages driven down. but here s the biggest disgraceful thing, rachel, we now have indiana as the playbook for the rest of the nation to try to push forth this right to work mess that does nothing other than make people work more for less. if there is a silver lining in it though, rachel you saw it today. thousands of workers turning out to make their voices heard.