a shy boy who grew up in alabama, overcame polio, was i inspired by henry clay at the university of louisville to become a senator, did, then set out to become the majority leader of the united states is sin and did. but have a confession to make. when i was asked asked to do this, here is what i thought. how could anyone get mitch mcconnell to talk for an hour?oo because you in your own but you point i joy speak to the press when it is to your advantage. you talk but time when bill gates came in to see you and the two of you just sat there. people in uncouple waiting for when you speak and someone was told president george w. bush that you are excited over a certain vote and he said really? how can you tell? why so few words? guest: well, i m not afraid to talk but i found i learned a lot more by listening. so for a startup by listening, think about what i want to say before i do it. i think it s fair to say that in the arab trump probably very different in my approach to
that working together should not be assigned as weakness, but a sign of strength. these students are fully dedicated to the work and to reviving these principles not only back into our government, but also into everyday society. these students have learned to the example of senator ford that those ideals and principles or what it takes to best serve your constituents and community as a public servant. the less than principles our students learn our ones they will use throughout their lives. they may be high school students today, but they are also our nations in the states, and communities future leaders. on behalf of the ford center, i would like to welcome and recognize several of our dignitaries we have in attendance today. we have the honorable joseph mckinley, the honorable jeff taylor, the honorable david payne come and the honorable j wethington, mr. joe boland and susan mile, jim gooch. honorable mayor tom watson and city commissioners bob glenn and larry conder. offi
before we begin, i would like to share our mission and the relevance it serves in our world today. as you all know, senator ford believed that students need a better understanding of how our government operates and that the principles by which he conducted his work, civil discourse, cooperation, and the willingness to compromise are vital to our nations future. in keeping with this mission, the center of established the statesmanship academy in 2012. the academy currently serves over 100 local area high school students who have a passion for public service, enhancing their leadership skills, and for study the issues that face our communities, states, and nation. at the academy, we strive to teach these students to examine both sides of every issue, to learn how to respect another person s opinion, even when it may differ from their own, and that working together should not be assigned as weakness, but a sign of strength. these students are fully dedicated to the work and to r
it is one day before the wisconsin primary. one issue that has come up is the issue of superdelegates. our question is it unfair? we want you to join in on the conversation. is the line for republicans and (202) 748-8002 is the line for democrats. and if you are independent. you can also join the conversation on twitter or facebook. thank you for being here with us. this is a piece this morning today s new york times. he says, superdelegates whose votes are not found by the millions of individual voters make up a third of all delegates. that is outrageous. let s take a look at the delegate total. right now, hillary clinton has 1243 pledged delegates but when you count in the superdelegates, she has 1700 delegates. she needs 2800 to secure the nomination. bernie sanders has 980 pledged delegates and 31 superdelegates. we will take your calls in a moment on whether you think that superdelegates are unfair. should point out that republicans do not have superdelegates. talked
sentiment? guest: i did not get the entire just gist referencewas making to her critics saying she is a liar, asking where she was lying. let me turn this into a question for tomorrow. what do you expect the results to mean for her or sen. sanders: wisconsin? look at it.ays to one is the math and the other is the momentum and psychology. it willelegate math, not have a profound impact on the democratic race. if you look at 2008, the way the delegates were divvied up, barack obama beat hillary clinton by 17 points, so it was kind of a wipeout in terms of the popular vote. delegates that year, hillary won 32 and obama got 42. so only a 10-point difference in the delegate haul. i do not think bernie sanders is likely to win by 17 points if he does winen and the margin is smaller than that, you may only see a gain in the single digits. on top of that, hillary clinton has more support with the superdelegates, unbound delegates. it will not have a big impact on the delicate mat