first of all? reporter: well, that s what they re working it s not just these guys, it s the folks on capitol hill. chris, the next four to six weeks are pivotal now in this retirement phase. because, frankly, i think they have they have not had a number of retirements that sort of republicans need to turn this into 94, particularly on the house side. but i think the next four to six weeks are going to tell us a lot. in 94, a lot of retirements actually happened in 94, not in 93. so that s what these guys have to do now is work the phones, find out who those wavering guys are and say, hey, don t do this. dorgan caught them off guard. they don t want to be caught off guard by someone else. how do you encourage a man or woman who think they ve reached the end of their string, or knows they ve reached the end of their string, talked to their family and they say, it doesn t look good, people are mad at you. how do you say, people are wrong, your family is wrong, your
weeks are pivotal now in this retirement phase. because, frankly, i think they have they have not had a number of retirements that sort of republicans need to turn this into 94, particularly on the house side. but i think the next four to six weeks are going to tell us a lot. in 94, a lot of retirements actually happened in 94, not in 93. so that s what these guys have to do now is work the phones, find out who those wavering guys are and say, hey, don t do this. dorgan caught them off guard. they don t want to be caught off guard by someone else. how do you encourage a man or woman who think they ve reached the end of their string, or knows they ve reached the end of their string, talked to their family and they say, it doesn t look good, people are mad at you. how do you say, people are wrong, your family is wrong, your friends are wrong? you come up with some money to throw at their district, promise them some help, promise them some goodies that are going to mak
ester through facebook and twitter, they re trying to reach a younger generation. and i think the impact could be huge. you think it s a tradeoff, it may turn younger african-americans off so much they wouldn t turn back in the form? absolutely. this is not a word we re used to, my generation is used to seeing in an official document. this brings back the memories of bull conner, the whites and negro only water fountains. i think a lot of people in my generation will say, what are they getting at here? where are they trying to go. the mission is to report and discuss news most pertinent to african-americans. what did you see in terms of reaction from your readers. there are people who were shocked. and there are people who are actually older who still has the term negro on their birth certificate. there is a generational divide, i think there is more of a benefit to excluding the term, i think the census bureau is going to have to answer and get out in front of this t