Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120201:20:01:00
Pressed on it. >> you just said i'm not concerned about the very poor because they have a safety net. i think there are lots of very poor americans who are struggling who would say, that sounds odd. >> we will hear from the democrat party the apply the of the poor and there's no question, it's not good being poor. you can choose where to focus. you can focus on the rich. that's not my focus. you can focus on the very poor. that's not my focus. my focus is on middle income americans. >> for the record, more than 46 million people live in poverty, according to latest census. the highest number i...