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It is dude thats running on the ticket is less african-american than my white wife. >> you can back me up on this. the ones who stuck with her after that continued to pay the price. the attitude against some of these members continued up to the election when some didnt walk away, and that lingers to this day. >> look at kendrick meek. and one of the reasons you can argue is a lot of black folks said we remember in 2008, we remember you were for hillary and not for barack. >> two years is not eno...

State in every election year since 92 but saw the profile of scranton in the "new york times" today, hillary clinton country, the working class whites. they quoted a teacher who voted for obama saying that if the right republican candidate came along, theyd vote for that person. what is president obama have to do to win these voters back, get them back urn the base? zooing he started with his speech on the jobs bill. i think hes been finding his voice for white working class voters in the sense ...

Welcome back. as mentioned, president obama is scheduled to speak in scranton, pennsylvania where he is expected to talk about the tax cut thats due to expire at the end of the year. meantime the senate is expected to vote as early as tomorrow. not only on extending the tax cut but increasing it unless the extension is approved. tafls will go up for about 160 million americans at the beginning of the year. a family earning $50,000 a year would see their taxes increase $1,000 a year next year. no...

His case for an extension of the payroll tax holiday. its no coincidence, however, the president chose scranton. its a town considered by many to be ground zero for the kind of blue collar white voters obama will need to win in that crucial state of pennsylvania and what i call the oshkosh to scranton arc, the blue collar white voters that president obama has traditionally had trouble winning over, i must say. well, senator robert casey of pens pen, i called you president for a minute, is a spon...

Shell also assess just how serious they are about doing that. as you know, the united states has sanctions against myanmar, top state officials say there is no chance that this will trip will lead to a lifting of those sanctions. the highlight of this trip will undoubtedly be when secretary clinton meets with aung san suu kyi which will happen on thursday and friday of this week, back to you. >> all right, that was kristen welker traveling with secretary clinton. up next, its down to the wire ...

Gingrich the nominee. wow. plus, mitt romneys feeling the heat as newt gingrich does rise in the polls. he got a tad testy in an interview with fox. >> climate change, abortion, immigration, gay rights, how can voters trust what they hear from you today is what you will believe if you win the white house? >> well, brett, your list is just not accurate so, one, were going to have to be better informed on my views about issues. >> romney figured hed get an easier ride from the folks at fox. thats ...

Exaggerate. its not like theyre volunteering, you know. but if theyre asked, if they feel like it will help middle class families, help grow the economy, help to reduce the deficit, theyre willing to help. i cant tell you how many well to do folks i meet who say, look, america gave me a chance to succeed. somewhere along the line, somebody gave me a good education. somewhere along the line somebody gave me a college scholarship. somewhere along the line someone built the information and transpor...

Pending home sales jumped more than expected in october with the biggest gains appearing in the midwest and northeast. and a surprise move from china. looking to boost its slowing economy with its first reduction in bank reserve requirements. thats it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. now back to "hardball." are you willing to fight as hard for middle class families as you do for those who are most fortunate? whats it going to be? thats the choice in front of congress. what does it say a...

Are they -- [ laughter ] how is it that they can break their oath when it comes to raising your taxes but not break their oath when it comes to raising tax for wealthy people? that doesnt make any sense. i mean, i hope that they dont want to just score political points. i hope they want to help the economy. this cannot be about who wins and loses in washington. this is about delivering a win for the american people. thats what this is about. you know, a $1,500, thats not a band-aid for middle cl...

An america that reflects the values that we inherited from our parents and our grandparents. so if you agree with me, i need you to tell congress where your priorities lie. members of congress, they work for you. scranton, youve got a great senator in senator casey. i love senator casey. so i want you to know, i want you to know, he is already on the program. but to everybody who is here, everybody who is watching, send your senate a message. send your senators a message. tell them, dont be a gr...