the other people, when he wanted us to go see the people, the people liked him because he had given them running water and toilets. and he could be very warm. he was very vulnerable, complained that he d been married twice, piers, but had no time for relationship because he was married to his country. didn t get to see his children. he was this vulnerable man that we were supposed to be touched by. but he was an extraordinary character. he based himself on a combination of che guevara and his old friend fidel castro. he used to speak for hour had every day to the nation through radio and television. if you look at his record domestically, he reduced unemployment significantly, brought millions of venezuelans out of the poverty trap. that s why he had a kind of working class appeal. he was born very poor, unlike castro, who came from a family with some means.
president obama and raise money and be a strong surrogate he ll be a good debating on the chief issue which is the economy and nation s debt. he has always of those areas covered. the danger is he is unknown. it is an opportunity for the romney campaign to cast him. he s got young children. he himself is young. he s 42 and looks younger than that. it s a nice picture of two politicians for the country. they also have to be careful and it will start on the bus tour that begins in virginia and goes through florida, to make sure they don t allow democrats to define ryan before he can define himself. if that happens, he s going to be trying to play catch-up on this issue of medicare and how he ll affect seniors. he is catholic and has working class appeal. there s a lot in the mix that both campaigns are going to work on. david, if he s been picked to galvanize the base, what does that say about the state of the base right now?
blue collar roots in an emotional speech. he left to the coal fields of southwestern pennsylvania. he worked in the mine at a company town, got paid with coupons, he used to call them. lived in a shack. he ended up continued to work in those mines until he was 72 years old. digging coal. steve mcmahon, the democratic strategist and michelle bernard political analyst. good morning to both of you. good morning. steve, working class appeal for rick santorum, can it work? well, i mean, i think getting personal with voters and letting people in to your life story and helping them understand you better and what motivates you and why you re fighting the fight that you re fighting always deepens the connection with voters and helps you politically. i think he was smart to do that. i think one of the criticisms of mitt romney has been that he doesn t connect with people and one of the reasons is because he doesn t tell these kind of
emotional speech. he left to the coal fields of southwestern pennsylvania. he worked in the mine at a company town, got paid with coupons, he used to call them. lived in a shack. he ended up continued to work in those mines until he was 72 years old. digging coal. steve mcmahon, the democratic strategist and michelle bernard political analyst. good morning to both of you. good morning. steve, working class appeal for rick santorum, can it work? well, i mean, i think getting personal with voters and letting people in to your life story and helping them understand you better and what motivates you and why you re fighting the fight that you re fighting always deepens the connection with voters and helps you politically. i think he was smart to do that. i think one of the criticisms of mitt romney has been that he doesn t connect with people and one of the reasons is because he doesn t tell these kind of stories. he doesn t get personal. i think it was a very good and