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Likely to pass voter i.d. and other restrictions on the franchise. likewise, states with unencumbered republican majorities and large black populations were especially likely to pass restrictive measures. their broad conclusion, in other words, is that these laws are the result of fierce partisan competition. and this, julian, i guess, for me is the problem. i am a fan of, if you get elected, you have the right the right to govern. but you dont have the right to restrict the ability of people to...

That are incubating bills and sending them all over the country. and you know, i think that they have suffered a tremendous setback in the last few years. clearly, koercorporations, one r the other, have pulled out. even though stand your ground stays in florida, george zimmerman, how many times has he been stopped and arrested since he was acquitted of the killing of trayvon martin? lets look at alec. >> its interesting, when you bring occupy the alec point, it does then lead us to ask a set of...

Introduction, that with the focus on veterans homelessness by president obama, the resources have increased and has elevated our ability to be able to address veterans homelessness in salt lake city in a way that we really couldnt have imagined just a few years ago. and so like phoenix, we really have gotten to the point now where we can say, we have ended veterans homelessness in salt lake city. we have done a census like phoenix. weve got this wonderful, friendly competition i do with mayor st...

50/50, barack obama won it twice by about a point. rick scott lost it in the last governors race by about a point. so this really is a district that is competitive as you get. and if the democrats want to have any argument that they can take back the house, if they cant win this seat, its hard to make that argument. >> so if they win this seat, then does this become the sort of poster child of, we can win, that allows them to raise money for other congressional races, for the year? >> sure. i th...

Think immigration reform the necessary. we need it because it is part of what -- im sorry, thats "chicago tribune," right? business groups actually bank on the house acting on immigration reform. on the other hand, we have heritage action, which is a powerful conservative group saying is, basically, you better not act on it or act on it in a particular way, because if you do, were going to score you in a way that is problematic. and lets listen quickly to boehner, and although he was not talking...

He feels are getting in the way of any real success, ultimately, for even the republican party. but i think that the grassroots groups that are making the difference here are the -- for example, the young dreamers. why did they get legislation passed? why did they get executive action? young dreamers getting a pathway to citizenship. that can be expanded -- because still families are destroyed. if a dreamer gets to stay and their mother is sent home, that breaks up a family. conservatives say th...