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