CSPAN Today In Washington May 27, 2011
what most surprised you during this? right after i got that late afternoon phone call, i bit my tongue, i was so worried. i did not talk to anybody. it was npr that leaked this as a story. it started the national attention. there was the worry that, i can see where people who are conservative might decide that they want to support me. they are most familiar with this idea that if you said the wrong thing, you might be subjected to the charge of bigotry, racism, etc. i wondered how the left of the country might react. would this be an opportunity to jump on me? it was a big surprise t...