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For half a day in chicago. theyve done that with 140 schools. as you just mentioned, this is going to be a huge problem for mayor rahm emanuel if this strike starts to stretch on. obviously president obama wants the labor vote, the labor support. the optics of this with all of these teachers standing behind me and the fact that the kids arent in the schools obviously isnt going to be looking very good for either of those two gentlemen as we get closer to the election. you know, money really does...

Political courage. >> sean: its interesting, in november of 2007, i found the labor support, he said, look, if american workers were denied their right to organize when i am in the white house, i will put on a comfortable pair of shoes myself and walk it is picket line with you as president of the united states. i dont think a tweet meets that standard. let me ask you one last question about this. the big talking point of the left is that, well, we were outspent 7 to 1. my math is different here...

Managing a system that worked. >> richard wolffe thanks for joining us. appreciate it. remember to answer tonights question at the bottom of the screen and share your thoughts with us on twitter. we also want to know what you think. coming up, president obama is making a direct pitch to the american work force. james hoffa tells us whether the president will have labor support. its primary eve in wisconsin. in just about 24 hours we will know who is facing scott walker in the recall election...

Successful and made more money than ever before to make sure to give their fair share back to the american worker. were raising standards, and they dont like it. >> the democrats did not deliver on the labor requests that you wanted employee free choice act, the health care bill didnt go far enough. president obama cant win without labor support. when we talk about citizens united and the kind of money they are throwing in, what kind of boots on the ground do you think wage workers are ready to ...

Its also a white house that said weve got to do things better. they deserve some credit too for managing a system that worked. >> richard wolffe thanks for joining us. appreciate it. remember to answer tonights question at the bottom of the screen and share your thoughts with us on twitter. we also want to know what you think. coming up, president obama is making a direct pitch to the american work force. james hoffa tells us whether the president will have labor support. its primary eve in ...

On the labor requests that you wanted employee free choice act, the health care bill didnt go far enough. president obama cant win without labor support. when we talk about citizens united and the kind of money they are throwing in, what kind of boots on the ground do you think wage workers are ready to give? >> labor has to stand up now. the right wing is so extreme. the way they are coming after the president. weve got to stand up with him. we have his back. we endorsed him today. were going t...

Governor walker keeps saying that he is the subject of a huge negative ad campaign by the quote/unquote big labor bosses, but that has not been there. thats not reality. >> so hes lying? >> well, lets just say hes not -- well, let me put it this way. john deen, the watergate figure, said the other day that walker is more nixonian than nixon. >> the founder of the united with wisconsin, the group that led the movement for the recall walker, whats that mean? >> he was endorsed by barbara lotten, b...

>> well, lets just say hes not -- well, let me put it this way. john deen, the watergate figure, said the other day that walker is more nixonian than nixon. >> the founder of the united with wisconsin, the group that led the movement for the recall walker, whats that mean? >> he was endorsed by barbara lotten, by congresswoman guinn moore, by lina taylor. so hes getting a lot of useful endorsements. and the united wisconsin movement is a very grassroots movement. but kathleen faulk, his opponent...

Town, that is a load you-know-what. >> i am waiting for the videotape to be shown when rick santorum or mitt romney goes in front of a middle class working crowd and gets a reaction like that. they cant do it. because their record of dealing with labor and middle class wage earners in the country doesnt hold water. mitt romney is an outsourcer, a job killer and union buster. if you want to talk about santorum and i love the way santorum goes around the country saying im for you, im with you, put...

>> i am waiting for the videotape to be shown when rick santorum or mitt romney goes in front of a middle class working crowd and gets a reaction like that. they cant do it. because their record of dealing with labor and middle class wage earners in the country doesnt hold water. mitt romney is an outsourcer, a job killer and union buster. if you want to talk about santorum and i love the way santorum goes around the country saying im for you, im with you, puts the plaid shirt on, im with unions...