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The republicans and all of the funding that the republicans get from the corporate side. this is what campaign spending by outside groups looks like in the last presidential election in 2008. the two groups that spent the most money that year were labor unions and they mainly spent on behalf of democrats and against republicans. thats 08. look what happened in 2010citiz other supreme court rulings tearing down campaign finance laws. this is 2010. the top ten. the big money on the right skyrocket...

Started the process and stick with us. >> and just to claire pie for everybody, because people watching will see double, they dont need to scratch their eyes because mayor castro will be introduced by his twin brother who also has a political future. >> thats right. his twin brother, joaquin, who is actually running for congress. so they are quite the dynamic duo. and they have been in some of the eyes of the media for a long time as promising young latinos. >> their biggest stage and audience s...

Republicans and all of the funding that the republicans get from the corporate side. this is what campaign spending by outside groups looked like in the last presidential election in 2008. the two groups that spent the most money that year were labor unions. and they mainly spent on behalf of democrats and against republicans. so thats 08. then look at what happened in 2010 after the supreme court citizens united ruling and the other supreme court rulings tearing down campaign finance laws. look...

Call... and lock in your rate for 12 months today. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. whats your policy? >> shep: 13 minutes past the hour on a loud floor of the democratic national convention. its microphone night, so you can hear from time to time. outside the arena, republicans today shifting gears from slamming whats in the democratic party platform to attacks whats not in the platform. specifically tonight, the fact that there is no mention at all of jerusalem, the capital of israel....

Reelection. my sense about this is i trust that people will notice that these presidents took entirely different courses. i suspect it will certainly be pointed out. >> 15 seconds, jeff. how much do you think bill clintons approval watches over and helps barack owe bam paw? -- obama? >> i think it helps in places like ohio. if you look at what he did in 08 he expanded the map. we will see if he can speak to voters who are unsure about him. it is an piticipated no questio. >> thank you panel see ...

Blacks to enter politics again. gradually at first, but by the mid 1907s there was a steady stream of duly elected african-american city officials, state reps, members of congress, mayors. >> so from 68 to 08 was a 40-year period of really learning and engaging the political process. out of that emerges president barack. he came in running the last lap, a tremendous last lap, for a really 40-year race. >> im here because somebody marched for our freedom. im here because you sacrificed for me. i ...

Economy. it will feature a call for a hike in the federal minimum wage. such a plank appeared in the 08 platform as well. the last hike was three years to $7.25 an hour. president obama sought to increase that by $9.50 last december. fox news contributor susaness streupblg served as platform debate manager back in 1980 when senator edward kennedy delivered his famous the dream will never die speech. th-pand she says the lack of news conference of this platform means a more cohesive party. >> eve...

A.m. that to put a damper on any momentum gained by the president this week watch this number, the jobs number for august comes only hours after the president accepts his partys nomination for president. this will put the presidents economic record front and center as he start as post-campaign convention swing in new hampshire, iowa and florida, three key swing states that will be at that point, 60 days to go. well examine that this morning. martha: meanwhile the decision to hold the democratic ...

My sense about this is that i trust that people will notice that these presidents took entirely different courses. and i sus abou suspect it willy be pointed out. >> chris: 15 seconds, jeff. how much do you think bill clintons approval washes over and helps barack obama? >> i think it helps in places like, ohio. if you look at what he did in 08, obama he expanded the map. well see if he can speak to the voters who are unsure about him. i think it is anticipated, no question. >> chris: we all are...

People understand we got into a terrible recession and economic situation only thing like the great depression. >> can you honestly say people are better off today than four years ago. >> no, but that is not the question of the election . we are not well off as when george bush broht us job losses and deficit and the desert wars. charged to credit card. >> yeah, but. >> brian: so this is amazing. keep in mind, george bush had 52 months of economic growth and adding jobs in the gdp. here is the b...