in august. in which two republican senators were sent packing and the republican majority in the senate was cut down to just one seat. tonight on the ed show here on msnbc, the second electoral consequence for governor scott walker and the wisconsin republicans will be unveiled. a recall election campaign against scott walker, himself. if we did not know it before, we learned this year wisconsinites like the badgers they are can be a force to be reckoned with when they get threatened. details for republican governor scott walker s career ahead tonight on the ed show which is right after this show. new stride whitemint is a hit but it lasts too long.
ban abortion outright but also to ban many common forms of birth control. including the pill. that s what their proponents intend and it is seen as a likely impact of this thing that mitt romney just said he supports. wow. the republican front-runner for the presidential nomination wants to ban the pill. i have a follow-up question. i mean, not a single beltway reporter has asked him a follow-up question about this. as to whether or not he really understood what he was saying yes to. did you really mean it, sir? you really want to ban the pill, mitt romney? can you explain? can somebody please ask mitt romney a follow-up question on that? do we believe him that he s laser focused on jobs, jobs, jobs? we here at the rachel maddow show cannot get a call back from the romney campaign when we asked him the follow-up question. can somebody who can get mitt romney s people on the phone ask him that? just ask him. like mid-pancake flip in new hampshire. anyone, please? joining us now is mel
how pro life are you? it s no longer even a question of whether or not choice is even a possibility for republican candidates, for example. melissa harris-perry, tulane politics professor and msnbc contributor, thank you for helping us understand this. i appreciate it. absolutely. you may remember former florida congressman alan grayson from appearances like this on the floor of the house of representatives. here it is. the republicans health care plan for america. don t get sick. that s right. don t get sick. if you have insurance, don t get sick. if you don t have insurance, don t get sick. if you re sick, don t get sick. just don t get sick. alan grayson is not congressman alan grayson anymore. his words about the occupy wall street protests been clear and pointed and from what i hear from a lot of people, motivating. alan grayson is our guest tonight on the subject of the growing movement and the right wing s tin ear for it.
for democratic candidates, it must become much, much harder to newly register voters. democratic voters are disproportionately minorities and students who don t have official photo i.d. then official photo i.d. will be required to vote by state law. now in pennsylvania, republicans can t figure out how to win the state but they can figure out how to narrowly win some districts. then, by golly, they ll change that state law, too. this is called using public policy for partisan outcomes. this is called putting your thumb on the scale. joining us now is former pennsylvania governor ed rendell, former chair of the democratic party and now a msnbc political analyst. governor, thank you for being here. it s nice to see you. nice to be here. let me just ask you what your position is on this new plan in your state, this republican plan to divide up the state s electoral votes. really, rachel, it s shameful. it s absolutely shameful. first of all, it violates the spirit if not the letter
must become much, much harder to newly register voters. democratic voters are disproportionately minorities and students who don t have official photo i.d. then official photo i.d. will be required to vote by state law. now in pennsylvania, republicans can t figure out how to win the state but they can figure out how to narrowly win some districts. then, by golly, they ll change that state law, too. this is called using public policy for partisan outcomes. this is called putting your thumb on the scale. joining us now is former pennsylvania governor ed rendell, former chair of the democratic party and now a msnbc political analyst. governor, thank you for being here. it s nice to see you. nice to be here. let me just ask you what your position is on this new plan in your state, this republican plan to divide up the state s electoral votes. really, rachel, it s shameful. it s absolutely shameful. first of all, it violates the spirit if not the letter of one person, one vote. think