Everyone. pope mar really raising some eyebrows, making comments about the crisis on the border while saying he was ready to take steps to stop the influx of young immigrants. he really put a lot of the blame, most of the blame at the feet of congress and partisan politics. if i sponsored a bill declaring an apple pie american, it might it might fall victim to partisan politics, i get that. apple pie politics, that emphasis rubbing some politics the wrong way. joining us now to talk about this, our own cnn political commentators kevin madden, a republican strategist, paul begala, a democratic strategist and senior adviser for priorities action usa. hey, paul, it s interesting. the president says that this is all about politics, really anti-obama politics is what he s saying, yet, you know, he removed himself from the immigration debate for a year to let congress work on it, and they still couldn t come up with a solution, so is that really
We cannot afford to continue to have the crises that we ve had fiscally, which have held the economy down. sitting on the sidelines should not be an option for any american. so you want priorities action usa to get involved and raids money for this midterm? absolutely. we want them engaged. we want all the voters engaged, whether they agree with us or disagree with us. democracy works best when all of us participate. all right. congressman steny hoyer, great to have you with us tonight. i appreciate your time. thanks so much. remember to answer tonight s question at the bottom of your screen, share your thoughts with us on twitter @edshow. tweet us there. like us on facebook. we want to know what you think. still ahead, rick scott still around, still doing the same old stuff, blocks the vote in florida yet again. charlie crist joins us live to discuss why republicans are making it harder to vote in that state and in other states. but first, more on the big
we re only a day away from a crucial primary that could determine where this republican marathon is headed. fresh off a run away win in puerto rico, mitt romney is now looking to score big in illinois. rick santorum needs a strong showing as he tries to deny romney the nomination. the two rivals have long since taken off the gloves, but now they have put on some brass knuckles as well. our national correspondent jim accosta is in chicago with the very latest. the top two gop contenders are practicing their own brand of chicago style politics on this day before the illinois primary and both rick santorum and mitt romney are proving to be untouchable. reporter: the battle for the gop nomination has come to illinois and in the land of lincoln the republican party is a house divided in an uncivil war of words. i m somewhat experienced in the economy, i m not an economic light weight. president obama is. we re not going to be successful replacing an economic light weight wit
yrlt i m erin burnett. tonight, who let the attack dogs out? mitt romney, rick santorum and newt gingrich, these guys have a fundamentally different economic philosophy than we do. governor romney was more direct. let detroit go bankrupt. it s kind of amazing. gingrich and romney and santorum, they don t let the facts get in their way. that was the first time he mentioned them by name and as you can see, he did so with joy. vice president came out swinging in a trip to the all important swing state of ohio speaking to his party s base, the united autoworkers union. the industry s bailout is clearly a point of pride for the administration. it is a talking point you will hear a lot on the campaign trail for the rest of the year. just take a look at this clip from a 17-minute video the re-election campaign is debuting tonight. his advisers would ask where to begin, which urgent need would he put first. which is one, which is two, which is three, which is four, which is f
and newt gingrich, these guys have a fundamentally different economic philosophy than we do. governor romney was more direct. let detroit go bankrupt. it s kind of amazing. gingrich and romney and santorum, they don t let the facts get in their way. that was the first time he mentioned them by name and as you can see, he did so with joy. vice president came out swinging in a trip to the all important swing state of ohio speaking to his party s base, the united autoworkers union. the industry s bailout is clearly a point of pride for the administration. it is a talking point you will hear a lot on the campaign trail for the rest of the year. just take a look at this clip from a 17-minute video the re-election campaign is debuting tonight. his advisers would ask where to begin, which urgent need would he put first. which is one, which is two, which is three, which is four, which is five? where do you start? if the auto industry goes down, what happens to america s manuf