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>> that was mitt romney just a short time ago facing a tough crowd at the naacp convention. it's only the second time that romney has addressed african-americans. the first was in philadelphia in may where he visited an inner city school and spoke with teachers then. joining me now, philadelphia's democratic mayor, michael nutter and on capitol hill, democratic congressman james clyburn of south carolina. good morning to both of you. and i want to start with you, if i can, congressman. when we look at the unemployment rate nationally for african-americans, that is a key issue. unemployment amo...

Attention on the presidential race super pacs have raised over a hundred million for congressional seats alone. the leaders? republican interest groups out spending democrats 4-1 as of last month says "the washington post." thomas macy was in one of the 88 races receiving super pac money so far. now, the kentucky republican finished on top in a seven way race. the sun light foundation saying he got some 3/4 of a million dollars including ad support like this compared to the 1.4 million average that 2008 house candidates spent macy got a lot of help. senate candidates on average spent $8.5 mill...

The streets hoping to make this a safe games. but, you know, excitement is building here, chris. >> all right, doesn't van. thank you so much. social media will be playing a major role in this summer's conventions. "the new york times" reports google plans to live stream all of the republican speeches during the four-day event in tampa. similar plans are in the works for democrats in charlotte, and both sides have good reason to ramp up their social media strategies. a new study found that the candidate most frequently mentioned in social media won the race 75% of the time. msnbc's richard l...