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paul ryan of the kill medicare ryan budget. now the obama campaign sees an opportunity to capture a demographic group in those swing states that they had trouble with in 2008. look at these numbers. this was voters 65 and older in the 08 presidential election. president obama even while winning that election by a lot, he lost 65-year-old voters and older to john mccain by a whopping eight points. but this year, now that president obama is running against the kill medicare guy, this yea...

An awful lot to those folks. lets turn to heidi heitkamp, democratic candidate for the senate. great to have you with us. you have been very involved in your entire career when it comes to health care and the health care delivery system. and now you are faced battling against this lie that the republicans are putting out there, saying that president obama has taken $716 billion away from medicare. we are know what the truth is. now, the ryan budget, is it a political winner for democrats and how...

>> do you wear it as a badge of honor that karl rove and his group are going to spend over $1 million trying to defeat you? >> thats on the light side. checked the numbers today. were looking at $2 million in north dakota, which is a huge chunk of change. it may not sound like a lot to your viewers in california, but in north dakota, thats saturation television. >> 81% of north dakota is in a drought. 50% of the country is in a drought. the president talked about it yesterday in iowa. and i unde...

Lets turn to howard fineman, editorial director for the "huffington post." i find this rather amazing. does the romney camp, howard, really believe that it can win on medicare? >> well, i think theyre trying to make a virtue of a necessity at all costs here, ed. my sense from talking to people in and around the camp is they settled on paul ryan for a host of reasons, perhaps. the catholic vote, the midwest, et cetera. i dont think they chose him because they wanted to lead with this issue. that ...

Editorial director for the huffington post. i find this rather amazing. does the romney camp, howard, really believe that it can win on medicare? >> well, i think theyre trying to make a virtue of a necessity at all costs here, ed. my sense from talking to people in and around the camp is they settled on paul ryan for a host of reasons, perhaps. the catholic vote, the midwest, et cetera. i dont think they chose him because they wanted to lead with this issue. that just doesnt make sense. but the...

Democratic candidate for the senate. great to have you with us. you have been very involved in your entire career when it comes to health care and the health care delivery system. and now you are faced battling against this lie that the republicans are putting out there, saying that president obama has taken $716 billion away from medicare. we are know what the truth is. now, the ryan budget, is it a political winner for democrats and how will it play in your race? >> you know, ed, i dont look a...

Most people in north dakota know me and know i would never do it. >> do you wear it as a badge of honor that karl rove and his group are going to spend over $1 million trying to defeat you? >> thats on the light side. checked the numbers today. were looking at $2 million in north dakota, which is a huge chunk of change. it may not sound like a lot to your viewers in california, but in north dakota, thats saturation television. >> 81% of north dakota is in a drought. 50% of the country is in a dr...

Even two years ago, national right wingers werent that familiar with paul ryan. hes a guy who has been hanging around washington for a long time. but he has inserted himself into the debate over the last two years with, i think, a great deal of ambition, trying to get himself to exactly where hes gotten. >> who stands on the stump with this man with the radical vision for america? this vision of tearing apart institutions that have helped this country be great and give people an opportunity? who...

Book "our divided political heart." great to have both of you with us. joan, you first, no doubt, we have a distinction here. we have a choice. but is this the way ryan is going to be on the campaign trail? they cant define whats going on with medicare and medicare and what the differences are between the two candidates. im talking about the presidential candidate and vice presidential candidates, romney/ryan. yet when hes asked something in detail, is he campaigning in disguise? >> that was rem...

Better social security, not less. income replacement is already among the lowest in the world in retirement. they want better medicare, not less and not more attacks on their health care. they want better job security. not more offshoring of work. 500,000 customer service and tech jobs have left in the last five years. i do think, though, ed, as you mentioned earlier, we need a clear return to progressivism and populous politics in the democratic party as well. we cant be complacent and say the ...