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>> it seems to me there is a real shift in tone. and i think thats significant. remember, we come from a tradition where the pope is considered a monarch over the papal states. a coronation with the ceremony, carried around on a throne. i think pope francis couldnt be further away from that. so there is a real hope and more of a shift of tone with this papacy. the common person. i had a woman call me from new york in a parish i work in, and she said, you know, i think i could go to confession to...

So there is a real hope and more of a shift of tone with this papacy. the common person. i had a woman call me from new york in a parish i work in, and she said, you know, i think i could go to confession to this man. that means hes perceived as a man of the people. he rode the bus so that he could converse with his parishioners. and i think for me right now, that seems to be the biggest moment. >> and in terms of sort of the inner workings of the vatican in terms of where the church goes from h...

Papal states. a coronation with the ceremony, carried around on a throne. i think pope francis couldnt be further away from that. so there is a real hope and more of a shift of tone with this papacy. the common person. i had a woman call me from new york in a parish i work in, and she said, you know, i think i could go to confession to this man. that means hes perceived as a man of the people. he rode the bus so that he could converse with his parishioners. and i think for me right now, that see...

States this is a top voting issue for women. naral did a poll during the election and found this. i think women and men are understanding this is about our human rights, this is about our rights to control our destiny, but theres also an element of health care to this. weve got the presidents health care bill being implemented, preventative care is a part of all of this, and so i think women are going to take this very seriously, and we are going to fight back very hard on any approach to try to...

Against gun control, a ton of them will say, yes, this is a voting issue for me. and they really will go out. they dont care about anything else. so thats the dynamic that has really helped. as well as the manufacturers pumping a ton of money in the nra. that helps, too. >> but dr. peterson, the president did say this on "meet the press". look at this. >> heres the bottom line. were not going to get this done unless the american people decide its important. so this is not going to be simply a ma...

Feel like some people maybe dont like you, legislation tends to be that way, it becomes more of a political issue and a voting issue. >> christine, to you on that. is that the way the asian-american voting community feels as well? >> i think part of it is the community feels like there needs to be more discussion about how immigration also impacts our community. many times were left out of the conversation, whether its in legislation, policy discussions, or in the mass media. it is actually stil...

Vote matters. >> president obama is going to -- i think president obama will have the best performance in terms of the turnout in the election in the overall hispanic community and in the cuban-american community, because he has invested in the things that matter. education, health care, making sure that we can continue to turn the economy around. >> but policy toured toward the island of cuba is a voting issue. is that a problem in the community? >> unbalanced because of the policies that presi...

Ability rating and on handling the economy, but not on ballot tests. now, tonight will tell us whether he continues to make progress. whats your thought here, does obama need to bring in womens issues earlier and more prominently in the debate? >> i think he does. and i wrote for msnbc.com today that this is an area where frankly i think the reason youve seen romney do a little better in the polls is because these issues didnt come up in the first debate. what youll see and usa gallup had an int...

Question, and to many, many women from both sides of the aisle, this is something that you vote on. i mean, this is not a subtle sort of tax policy nuance. this is about having the choice to have an abortion and the dialogue that goes on between a woman and her doctor. and it was clear that the romney/ryan ticket is in a place that the obama/biden ticket is not. >> well, you made a point that i like to make. we can argue about a lot of issues, as i said. there were a lot of issues debated last n...

The right to choose, and paul ryan could not answer the question, and to many, many women from both sides of the aisle, this is something that you vote on. i mean, this is not a subtle sort of tax policy nuance. this is about having the choice to have an abortion and the dialogue that goes on between a woman and her doctor. and it was clear that the romney/ryan ticket is in a place that the obama/biden ticket is not. >> well, you made a point that i like to make. we can argue about a lot of issu...