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Any given sunday, chris, big labor is about 25% of the electorate here. which is a pretty big state. we have been a very strong labor state. but i think we have we absolutely need an expansion of labor. i think its peoples ticket into the middle class. thats what people are hungering for right now is how to live their life with a little bit more so they can get by. >> okay, its great to have you on. >> go ahead. last word, ed. the big thing is, 80% of labor membership is concentrated in 16 state...

>> kathleen, this goes beyond the wisconsin borders, doesnt it? what is the message here in. people around the state and country have been worried about citizens unite and what happens when you put money in politics. what were seeing here in wisconsin is something proving to be far more powerful than money and that is the power of the people. this is a real grassroots effort, ed. all across the state we have seen the rural people, urban people, the suburban people pull together and say "were g...

Is where barack obama was just like jesse jackson, south carolina is the place where the primary goes racial, every sipg hell time -- every single time. its not advising this is the strat eg strategy. republicans understand you want to push certain buttons that happen to be about denigrating people who are poor, raising up the ceo as a superman and making it seem like those black and brown people are taking your stuff and taking your money, so lets get their president out of the white house. >> ...

Back against unbelievable money that will be coming in to the state? is to stay socially connected and involved? >> ed, were going to transfer wisconsin back to the progressive, innovative state it used to be. the people of this state can offset the money against them. there will be unlimited money in this campaign but the people are signing petitions, tens of thousands every day for the last 60 days, brand new petitions have been signed. we are going to do it. >> what do you make of walker doin...

Million signatures to trigger that recall election. democrats needed just 540,000 signatures for a recall. got double that. in fact, got half the electorate to come out with the signatures. the angry response from union supporters made wisconsin ground zero in the fight for survival. with a recall looming, national political attention, money and media began to focus on that state, one that has a must-win for the president. ed shultz is joining us. mike is the democratic chair out there. thanks f...

We have been a very strong labor state. but i think we have we absolutely need an expansion of labor. i think its peoples ticket into the middle class. thats what people are hungering for right now is how to live their life with a little bit more so they can get by. >> okay, its great to have you on. >> go ahead. last word, ed. the big thing is, 80% of labor membership is concentrated in 16 states in this country. a lot of this pushback in wisconsin is because a lot of middle classers feel like ...

Getting almost as many signatures as scott walker did votes, it sends a signal. scott tried to jam down this radical agenda. he didnt campaign on this, he didnt tell people thats what he was going to do thats why people are so upset here. thats why i believe well have a successful recall. >> heres why the recall election, will have repercussions. in 2008, president obama made a look at the ones with the white flag there, including a blowout in wisconsin he beat john mccain by 14 points. heres si...

Votes, it sends a signal. scott tried to jam down this radical agenda. he didnt campaign on this, he didnt tell people thats what he was going to do thats why people are so upset here. thats why i believe well have a successful recall. >> heres why the recall election, will have repercussions. in 2008, president obama made a clean sweep of the states. look at the ones with the white flag there, including a blowout in wisconsin he beat john mccain by 14 points. heres six of the eight states had d...

To be able to stop it and hes been out on the road quite a bit outside the state, raising a lot of money. whats this going to come to, in your opinion? >> theres no question that theres going to be money coming in from all over. i mean, hes had big donors who have been giving to him for a very long time. and so theres no question about that. but i think the, ed, the piece that i can stand on and i believe what mike has just shared with you is that wisconsinites, they may have money, but we have ...

Thank you for being with us, i cant believe what im hearing and reading and listened to today. linda cook, how is the governors charter school agenda affected this district? >> well first of all, thanks for getting the story out, ed. the governors agenda has siphoned funds students and money from the chester upland school district. >> just taking it right away for charter schools and what about the public school kids? >> well, it is ironic the school district was not able to pay their charter sc...