Sense that we don t have enough time scale to see what this will all mean. we ve just had this big iran deal that very well could be a strategic leap into a very new kind of framework and set of realities in the region. syria, of course, continues to hemorrhage and cause massive refugee problems and a real confidence problem. what i think people get away from is the arab situation is fundamentally not an american problem to fix. it s an arab problem to fix. that needs to be part of the equation. all right. steve clemens, thanks for your time tonight. appreciate it. thanks, steve. still ahead, breaking news, that brand-new msnbc poll numbers are about to be released, showing head-to-head matchups, general election matchups, democrats against republicans for the 2016 elections. brand-new numbers coming up in just a minute. plus, the push to legalize marijuana in ohio gets some celebrity power behind it. who is backing the effort and why. plus, the debate over the gop debates. r
Maybe this campaign is not as legitimate as others. maybe he is a comic. he has the celebrity power that is really important in this current culture. he tells it like it is but tell it like it is is what chris christie s campaign is. donald trump, and one might suggest, not always easy to check. one of the claims he made is rapists coming over the border. he was on with don lemon. he said who is coming over the border. i want to play the clip. don, go to fusion and pick up the stories on rape. it s unbelievable when you look at what is going on. all i m doing is telling the truth. i read the washington post and fusion and the huffington post. that s about women being raped.
Candidate who had his on fragrance. success by trump. it is an example of corporate america taking a stand on a speech issue. for trump, it is something he is able to take and try to use to his advantage. rich loury talked about it. there are fewer things in the environment than getting fired and boycotting for something they said. it credits a moment. he is able to use the setbacks and use to his advantage. pitting the issue of chinese currency manipulation. he was benefitting from that up until this moment by having his products made in china. there is electricity when he talks about the mundane or complicated issues in front of crowds. it is because he has the celebrity power, the star power, that many candidates don t have.
They re creating that social presence. of course, there is a celebrity quotient that isn t there. rand paul when he announced earlier in the week and you mentioned on twitter and he ll get retweets for his comments and hillary 80,000 on the initial i m running for president tweet and that celebrity power and no other democrat, republican has. she was also better known last time around and that s not always what makes it happen. by the way, big announcement tomorrow coming from marco rubio being overshadowed by this and we ll continue to talk about that. their folks said to me earlier, literally, hillary will be yesterday s news by the time he speaks at 6:00 p.m. monday. great to have you on. we ll continue to follow this, the turkish government accusing pope francis of stirring up hate after he spoke out this morning about the armenian massacre. what does this mean for the relationship with the vatican? our experts weigh in. woman: it s been a journey to get where i am. and i d
Banning abortion after 20 weeks. insurance coverage. this just pushes the abortions that are really necessary that are dangerous further and further into that, into the margins. the people, they are less than, think less than 3%. maybe less than 1% of abortions are after 20 weeks any way. those that happen then are expensive and dangerous. and, the women who get them a. if they re forcied to wait for whatever reason. we are not saving women s lives. not saving any one s lives. shame, fear, intimidation seems to be the order of the day on that one. kate segal, anna marie cox, thank you for your time. coming up my interview with nancy pelosi about the congress that can t get anything done. and, is there enough celebrity power in the universe to sell obama care? yep. got all the cozies. [ grandma ] with new fedex one rate, i could fill a box and ship it for one flat rate. so i knit until it was full. you d be crazy not to. is that nana? [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. simple, flat ra