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Elections the run away favorite among democrats. that speech more than anything else is mario cuomos legacy. his passing is a reminder of just how rare moments like that are. how rare it is for a political speech to stop everyone in their tracks to captivate millions of people to make such an impression that were still talking about it years and decades later. think about how many political speeches are given every year. how many given over the last few decades. now think about how many you actu...

For all those whose cares have been our concerns, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die. >> they got to see the ted kennedy they should have gotten to see earlier in the campaign. >> by conventions end, with the balloons falling kennedys speechwriter quietly counseled ted to be a good soldier and team player. >> i looked at him and said you are going to raise his hand, arent you? he said yes, and he went out, and it never happened. >> some of cr...

Do you think that anybody gives a flip what goes on in the democratic party -- >> it cost organization money and things like that. >> we are so organized. watch us on election day in this state. we have organization offices all over the state, registering more than 100,000 voters, early vote starting soon. we are on the money. >> you guys start voting in a couple weeks here. >> were early. >> democratic governor bev purdue, thanks for hosting us. we got much more ahead here from charlotte incl...

Security for all americans and grow the middle class. >> melody barnes, thank you so much. >> pleasure. >> kal penn, lets go out with a little of the gospel choir here. we have a lot more to come. a lot more music and also, chicago mayor and former obama chief of staff, rahm emanuel. south carolina congressman jim clyburn and from "will and grace" fame, actor eric mccormick. first, 1980, teddys dream. >> the work goes on. the cause endures. the hope still lives and the dream shall never die. at ...

A man of principle, but somebody who is pragmatic and willing to work with friends on the opposite side of the political spectrum. >> and of course, teddy kennedys newest grandchild, patrick, youve been through so much and youre here, strong and healthy and recovering. >> thank you. >> congratulations on the baby. >> thank you. >> and also, we all remember of course losing your father and what you expressed at the funeral service. >> well, you know, the words, the the dream lives on, hope still ...

Thank you. thank you. this is the cause of my life. new hope that we will break the old gridlock and guarantee that every american, north, south, east, west, young, old, will have decent, quality health care as a fundamental right and not a privilege. >> todays decision was a victory for people all over this country whose lives will be squur because of this law and the supreme courts decision to uphold it. >> if teddy were here, now hed tell us its time to roll up our

>> there are those whose tears have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die. ♪

But of his own experience. that large heartedness, that concern for the plight of others is not a partisan feeling. its not a republican or democratic feeling. it, too, is part of the american character. >> i never shied away from being called a liberal. but what i had done is stand up for my beliefs. >> the work begins anew. the hope rises again and the dream lives on.

>> for all those whose cares have been our concern the work goes and the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.

>> for me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end. for all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on. the cause endures. the hope still lives. and the dream shall never die. >> senator ted kennedy giving up his dream of running for president in 1980 after holding on until the last possible moment. in that speech, using his defeat to begin to create a new legacy. it is a classic example of making lemonade out of political lemons. and one state right now though where the rep...