out of their mind. i couldn t help but notice he was the only person watching the fund-raiser p wednesday. he s up for re-electiore-electi. it was disappointment. i thought that sarah mcconnell would be better than that. i think speaker boehner was better than that. members of his caucus will be better than that. i hope he spoke without so much pulling his caucus. he s the same guy that after the 2010 elections talked about a mandate with the whole country because of that election. mitch mcconnell, three of the four elections have not been positive. in 06, 2008 and 2010. he felt like karl rove on election night. i want you to stick around. we are going to talk about after the fiscal curve, there s a
0 understand the election results? one thing is there were 7 million white voters who voted for president obama the last time who didn t show up and vote. they weren t persuaded for mitt, but they did not vote for president obama this time. i think we have to take that into consideration. we need to recognize the president did a great job in energizing his base in not just get out the vote, but obama care for poor people, suspending deportation of hispanics for the hispanic voters and student loan promises for students. those are powerful incentives to bring out the vote that i think make a difference in an election. this sounds suspiciously like the makers takers analysis of the electorate. i hope not. these are all i just want you to zero in on what you mean by that? my problem with the makers takers, if the government is going to offer benefits, of course people are going to want more. everybody wants more. i don t view that as makers versus takers. there s certainly a t
captions paid for by nbc-universal television and we should start off by saying none of the above. welcome to today on this monday morning. i m lester holt. and i m natalie morales. good to be with you. today may be the unofficial start of summer, but it will feel like the middle of july across the country. in new york city, we re going for the record. we had lightning and rain. our crowds are hanging tough. we appreciate them being here. with the heat comes a threat of more severe weather in some states. we ll get to the forecast in just a moment. also ahead, new developments in the cassie anthony murder trial. her mother took the stand over the weekend as a series of text messages were introduced as evidence. and legal experts say those texts could pose a big problem for the defense. we ll have the latest coming up. sad news involving hip hop star sean kingston. the rapper best known for hits beautiful girls and fire burning was rushed to a hospital last
captions paid for by nbc-universal television and we should start off by saying none of the above. welcome to today on this monday morning. i m lester holt. and i m natalie morales. good to be with you. today may be the unofficial start of summer, but it will feel like the middle of july across the country. in new york city, we re going for the record. we had lightning and rain. our crowds are hanging tough. we appreciate them being here. with the heat comes a threat of more severe weather in some states. we ll get to the forecast in just a moment. also ahead, new developments in the cassie anthony murder trial. her mother took the stand over the weekend as a series of text messages were introduced as evidence. and legal experts say those texts could pose a big problem for the defense. we ll have the latest coming up. sad news involving hip hop star sean kingston. the rapper best known for hits beautiful girls and fire burning was rushed to a hospital last
and we should start off by saying none of the above. welcome to today on this monday morning. i m lester holt. and i m natalie morales. good to be with you. today may be the unofficial start of summer, but it will feel like the middle of july across the country. in new york city, we re going for the record. we had lightning and rain. our crowds are hanging tough. we appreciate them being here. with the heat comes a threat of more severe weather in some states. we ll get to the forecast in just a moment. also ahead, new developments in the cassie anthony murder trial. her mother took the stand over the weekend as a series of text messages were introduced as evidence. and legal experts say those texts could pose a big problem for the defense. we ll have the latest coming up. sad news involving hip hop star sean kingston. the rapper best known for hits beautiful girls and fire burning was rushed to a hospital last night after crashing a jet ski in miami. we ll