presumptuous in naming a vice presidential candidate before actually winning the gop nomination. that aside, cruz made the move to regain momentum, to take on donald trump where he is weakest, with women, and signal his ticket's ability to go head to head with hillary clinton. >> the only thing she has going is the woman card. the beautiful thing is, women don't like her. -- if fighting for equal pay and family care is playing the women's card -- fernando: the vast majority of voters in america are women, and they turn out at the polls. but who will they swing for? jay newton-small is the washington correspondent for "time" magazine. she also focuses on gender and politics in her book "broad influence, how women are changing the way america works." welcome to the program. jay: fernando, thank you for having me on. fernando: thank you so much. so a big week for women and politics. we now have a vice presidential candidate -- sort of -- carly fiorina. what do you think is going on? mr. trump accused hillary clinton of being able to pull only 5 percent of the vote if she was not a woman and then you have the over compensation on the other side with carly fiorina. what do you see? jay: so trump's comments -- trump has always been incredibly weak with women and that's one of -- if he has an achilles' heel or kryptonite it is women, because every time he has gone after women in the campaign whether it's megyn kelly at fox or even hillary clinton, his poll numbers, he has a taken a hit with poll numbers. one of the many groups where he does not do very well is women. it's such an important voting bloc. you could say that women are the "trump" card in the any election, because they make up 53% of the electorate already and they vote 10 percent more in presidential cycles than men do. to give you an idea of how much a challenge trump faces in the general election, he is underwater with women by 73 percentage points. he has to make up over 60 points to even come close to winning the nomination or to winning the general election, which is just amazing. fernando: so, what do women know, intuitively, 73 % of them anyway, about trump that men are missing? jay: women just do not react well to his bullying, and they don't appreciate it especially when he goes onto "morning joe" and says that hillary has been screaming. no woman likes to be called shrill, even if you are shrill, you don't like to be called it. and there is a subtle sexism that exists today and you are seeing that in this campaign where sanders and trump can yell and when clinton tries to show passion by raising her voice, people say, "oh my god, mom is yelling at me, what's going on?" and it really raises their hackles. it's been tough for her to show passion on the campaign trail and i think it's been a real challenge for her. fernando: but the underlying message of ted cruz is not necessarily woman-friendly. can carly fiorina obscure his policies? do you think that's an opportunity for him? jay: it's a good optic for him to have her on the stage with him, but he is also under water with women by 37 points so he has less distance to make up than donald trump, but also a significant amount of work to do with female voters -- and carly fiorina herself is also underwater with female voters. she is actually more popular with men than women. so it is actually -- generally republicans this cycle haven't pulling in independent women voters at all and that's a challenge for them in the general election, for anybody. fernando: and i've seen some polls that shows that clinton has her own problems with women. so what's going on, is it - what i'm hearing, and correct me if wrong, women tend to be the rational voter, sort of evaluating the reality of the campaign versus optics, whereas the men seem to be in either direction more passionate. is that breaking the stereotype? jay: you're right that hillary clinton does have problems with younger voters and that's something that trump pointed out on tuesday night. the thing about her and younger voters -- fernando: younger women in particular -- jay: younger women in particular, they really look for passion. there was a young woman in new hampshire that i interviewed at a sanders rally, and she was telling why she was going to vote for sanders. she was eloquent and she said if you think of going to a political rally like going on a first date, sanders sweeps you off of your feet. it is romance and revolution and you're going to change the world and it's amazing. you go to a clinton rally and it's like going on a date with an accountant who talks about saving for college, and taxes, and things you know are important but they're really boring. so she is having a hard time inspiring young voters and that's where you see trump and sanders is doing a better job. that said, trump is probably the only person who is even less popular with millennials than hillary clinton, so a head to head match up from harvard this week of millennial voters, she would beat him in the youth vote 61% to 25%. so in that sense, we'll see what happens in the general, but trump not doing well with either one of those demographics. fernando: jay, thank you so much. really appreciate your insight. good luck with the book. >> coming up, are the candidates ignoring this indiana city? >> it is almost like a ghost town. >> plus, is mainstream media letting politicians off-the-cuff -- off the hook? plus -- why are these ♪ americans are anxious about the economy and skeptical of government's ability to solve problems. in many of our communities, people have fallen so far behind economically that homes sit vacant, while investors see problems, not potential. a bi-partisan bill wants to change that. republican senator tim scott knows how tough the challenges are, based on his personal experience. he is a cosponsor of the bill. senator, welcome to the program. sen. scott: thank you very much, thanks for having me as one of your guests. fernando: thank you, sir. i have been reading about your legislative agenda and several programs that you want to push to empower people. you've made the observation that many people have been left behind over the last few years. what is motivating you, what are you trying to achieve? sen. scott: well, as a kid who grew up in a single parent household, surrounded by poverty, one of the goals i have is to make sure we infuse new resources into some of these distressed communities. my legislation creates an opportunity for private sector folks to reinvest some of their profits into distressed communities and defer paying taxes on a part of that profit. you have to pay taxes on it, but can we defer it long enough for you to reinvest your resources into distressed communities? i think we can achieve that goal bringing billions of dollars , into challenging communities to create opportunities for children just like me, growing up in those neighborhoods. fernando: can you tell us about your childhood, and some of your unique perspective on some of these problems? sen. scott: certainly. as a kid who grew up in a single-parent household my mom , worked really hard for a long time, 16 hours a day 3 days a week and then another 8 hours for the other 2 days of the week. she was always trying to keep her family moving forward. i had a great model of someone who was working. what i saw around my community was not economic opportunity and prosperity but families struggling to keep ends together, filled with love, filled with discipline and compassion, but the economic opportunities were too far away. my grandmother walked a few miles to work, took the bus when she could, that was our family's experience. if we could find a way to bring infrastructure, resources and investment into these communities to increase the quality of life, improve kids' outcomes and at the same time make it a good place for a return on your investment, what a wonderful place it would be. i want that to be the reality for kids like myself growing up in those communities. fernando: so this bill that you are co-sponsoring with senator corey booker, and then there is also bipartisan support in house, what's your expectation? will it make it through a congress that's been a little bit contentious? sen. scott: we have had a divided congress for a while. i think because it has bipartisan and bicameral support, we can be optimistic that this legislation over time will find its way to the floor and be part of the laws of our country. and the good news of that isn't a legislative victory, it is a victory for kids looking for hope, it is a victory for parents working day and night to make sure their kids are fed and safe. it is a victory for our country because we are not creating more , government, we are actually saying to private sector, here's an opportunity to do the right thing and make a profit. fernando: senator, thank you so much for joining me today. i really appreciate your time and insights. senator scott's bipartisan bill could help regions dramatically affected by job losses, where work and dreams have disappeared. with the focus of the presidential primary turning to indiana, we thought about gary, the city that used to be part of the american working class, middle class mainstream. we sent correspondent jessica gomes to gary to find out who they think can help turn their city around. >> we are in the middle of gary. jessica: bill's barbershop is one of the few businesses on the block still open. >> gary is suffering>>. small businesses are suffering. jessica: you don't have to go far to see it. mile after mile of abandoned businesses, leaving just faint reminders of the thriving city that gary once was. >> it is almost like a ghost town. jessica: john williams feels fortunate his business has survived. >> there's a lot that needs to be done that cannot be gone, because the money is not there. jessica: gary, founded by the steel industry, has lost more than half its population over the last several decades, with many of the mill jobs moving overseas. >> when those jobs leave, they have to eat, so they will find somewhere else to work. jessica: with unemployment more than double the national average, there's no question about it. the biggest concern this year is job creation. jason is getting spruced up for an interview tomorrow, another interview. >> i have been unemployed for close to two years, and i'm very eager to work, very eager. i am a good worker. i do my job. i am very motivated. jessica: with indiana in the primary spotlight, mayor karen wilson freeman wants the city's voice to be heard. she says the country's next president could play a pivotal role in helping to expand the city's transportation system, demolish or repair abandoned buildings, and support trade policies that will stop more jobs from going overseas. >. we are just looking. -- we are not looking for a handout. we are just looking for opportunities. jessica: folks here are divided over who is best. >> i will vote for ted cruz. >> i will vote for bernie sanders. >> i want hillary to win, but i like bernie. quoica: angry at the status , this retired steelworker is voting for trump. >> he offends a lot of people, but he says what he believes. this cafe owner does not like any of the options. >> i am fearful. i am afraid to even vote. i feel it is a comedy. >> when people ask me, what is the greatest challenge in the area? it is not the lack of financial resources, not the vacant and abandoned buildings we have, not the unemployment. it is the lack of hope. >> if you find something for us, let us know. >> what difference does it make if we put in hillary or trump? doesn't make a difference. they aren't going to do the right thing. you have a sense of hopelessness , because you feel, who has really got my back? jessica: jessica gomes, in gary, indiana. >> up next, has mainstream media gotten too comfortable with donald trump? plus politically incorrect , tweets. who's lining up to apologize? ♪ trump's: donald advisors say he's moving to a more professional campaign and refining his message. but should we forget the messages he's been sending, in language many find offensive? the hispanic press remains critical and skeptical. >> don't even think about it. it will be dealt. -- built. fernando: what about the mainstream media? have they assimilated his message and let trump off the hook? kristian ramos is with the liberal media-watchdog group media matters for america. welcome to the program. kristian: great to be here. fernando: thank you so much. there is something that i think a lot of people are unaware of which is that hispanic media is , huge, but it's in a bubble in a way because of the language, and things that happen in english, sometimes don't happen in spanish. kristian: what is happening with english media, which you don't see happening with spanish media, is english media will allow someone like trump to call into a show and say whatever he wants. it's pretty unheard of to do that. and the other thing that english media does, which is bad, is they run a lot of his speeches for long periods of time and then they don't critically comment on them. that's not anything you see in spanish media. fernando: so let me ask you a specific instance here, when trump announced his candidacy, he went out of his way to insult latinos, in particular calling mexican immigrants rapists. how is that playing out in spanish-language media? kristian: well, it's not just trump, which is an interesting things because at the end of the day trump is just notorious for not just making those comments, for kicking jorge ramos out of press conferences, kicking jose diaz balart out of a conference and then suing univision - fernando: these are the big anchors in spanish language -- kristian: yes, these are the biggest. these are the walter cronkites of the spanish language world. this is a huge deal but it's also, on the spanish media side, someone like ted cruz, who is a latino but also has similarly harsh anti-immigrant policies is sort of viewed as a traitor, in a lot of ways. fernando: let me ask you. some of the big news networks, cable news networks, have these huge panels with commenters and political analysts and so forth. there are very few, and i can -- latinos on those panels. how could that happen when there 55 million latinos in the country, there must be more than one who is qualified to appear in one of those panels. kristian: it's not just latinos that this is an issue for. one of the things that has been fascinating about this election cycle is you can be talking about muslims, women, reproductive rights, things like that. latinos are included in that group as well. they are not just represented in these panels and it's even more -- it's much easier to say nasty things about someone who isn't there. and, i would hope, if there is more representative on that side, folks would say hey, that's not true. fernando: alright, kristian, thank you so much. i really appreciate it. thank you for your insights. >> coming up -- >> ready for some mean tweets? >> sports writers ta fernando: now, taking our cue from social media, we turn to a video so difficult to watch, we're amazed it's been viewed by millions. >> ready for some mean tweets? fernando the video is a public : service announcement, #morethanmean, calling for an end to the harassment of women, especially women in sports. the creators of a website called "just not sports," asked a group of men to read hate-filled tweets out loud and face to face with the women who had received them sportswriters julie dicaro , and sarah spain. the men get the tweets on their phones without any preview. >> one of the players should beat you to death with their hockey stick. >> i hope your dog gets hit by a car, [beep]. >> while we cannot share the more vulgar tweets, we think seeing the men struggle with and apologize for the messages of others is extremely powerful. >> i am sorry. fernando: when we come back, my thoughts on harassment via social media, and the political context. >> send your thoughts and tweets to matteroffact.tv. check in on facebook or connect with our video site to view and share videos from all our programs. >> ♪ >> i don't think i can even say that. fernando: as an advocate for women's rights, my reaction to the video "more than mean" may seem predictable. however, i'd like to put the video in the context of facts. the pew research center has conducted a study of online harassment, showing that nearly 40% percent of people who participate in social media commentary will experience it in some form. young women, those 18-24, experience certain severe types of harassment at high levels. 26% of these young women have been stalked online, and 25% were the target of online sexual harassment. perhaps we've become immune to the politically incorrect language spewed as hate online because we are becoming too immune to it in political discourse. perhaps we've become detached due to the false anonymity that social media seems to provide. in either case, the facts tell us that as a society we are still far out of line with the values of equality and respect we say we hold. let's make a promise to hold our leaders to a higher standard and perhaps others will follow suit. i'm fernando espuelas. have a great week. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] from studio 20 and kofy-tv, it is the show that makes you sweat to the beat of the 80s . it's dance party . i'm your dj, dj katie and now, the man who brings the party right into your living room, it's our host, morris knight. 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