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Major unions have not endorsed a candidate yet. how big is that union backing for someone in the democratic party to win and make it to the general? >> its a big deal. you can win without big union backing. but youve got to win a piece of that. youve got to be competitive. very important constituency in democratic primaries. they provide a lot of the grass roots, foot soldiers, go out there and help you win the vote and get voters to polls and primary states. and look, you know, we dont have to ...

Meeting that has mainly just union guys in attendance. i would have thought the chamber of commerce would be invited. they are big employers, big bosses, nowhere to be found. they didnt get so much as a call. >> yeah. the unions are not being particularly friendly membership is down to 12%, the lowest level in 80 years and they arent making friends fast and for good reason. they feel attacked from every end. im not saying theyve been that well behaved. theyve been bullying the candidates and on ...

>> how do you feel about the border union backing out? >> well, theyre afraid of saying whats happening. theyre the ones that invited me. they wanted to give me an award and the border patrol that petrified them saying whats happening because they have a real problem here. and im talking about on the whole border. and they invited me and all of a sudden they were sold silence. its a problem that we will get straightened out. if i win, believe me well get things straight. >> do you think its a gr...

I shouldnt run. he said something interesting, he said i think richard trumpka, i know what hes trying to do, hes indicating to ed rendell there is union backing and maybe organizing right behind this. >> hello! auto i >> instead of joining in late to help out. ed rendell seems to know something. >> it was the last place in the u.s. that anwar al-awlaki professed his hate for america, a mosque in virginia. now that we know its a hotbed for terror, should it be shut down? our next guest says keep...

Management. and the new york centers have been almost a focal point. theyre at each others threats throats and theres been a number of studies taking place up there and clearly something needs to be done. there needs to be a way in which you have work rules that allows you to staff up when you need people on station and allows you to ramp down when you dont need so many people. megyn: what do they oversee in this air traffic controller? >> its a center, so theyre controlling a lot of airspace. s...

Starting to wield it. so, you know, we dont know. this is going to be a question going forward, but all of a sudden theyre sort of realized that theyre a political constituency and theyre starting to demand things from people who are running for office or who are representing them. >> when you say they start to wield it, are there actual instances of the thing, of the activities that are going on online translating into actual sort of political effectiveness on capitol hill? >> so, you know, its...

Year that this thing that i called the unemployed net roots has even been in existence, since the unemployment rate really started tracking up precipitously. and now these people that the unemployment benefits extension battle in congress is over, all these people are still online and theyre looking to the midterms and theyre recognizing that they have a lot of political power and theyre starting to wield it. so, you know, we dont know. this is going to be a question going forward, but all of a ...