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Stay strong. we're with you, don't back down. stick to your guns. i don't even support republicans, you're the first republican i'm voting for you and i'll vote for you again. you stand up and you fix it. >> bret: state debt, increasing taxes, businesses may leave your state. what would be different in the second term? >> dramatic change. the people of illinois are going to have an opportunity next november to decide whether they're going to keep supporting the folks in the general assembly who support the speaker and support the status quo. this isn't about democrats versus republicans, this ...

Stay strong. we're with you, don't back down. stick to your guns. i don't even support republicans, you're the first republican i'm voting for you and i'll vote for you again. you stand up and you fix it. >> bret: state debt, increasing taxes, businesses may leave your state. what would be different in the second term? >> dramatic change. the people of illinois are going to have an opportunity next november to decide whether they're going to keep supporting the folks in the general assembly who support the speaker and support the status quo. this isn't about democrats versus republicans, this ...

Rate the john performance of charlie crist in office, he had a 63% approval rating. sort of where people were remembering. with you, the split was 45/46. why do you think charlie crist's days as governor as being remembered more fondly than your current days as governor? >> let's look at the facts. while he was governor, the state lost 832,000 jobs. unemployment went from 3.5 to 11.1%. dramatic increase in state debt and borrowed money to pay off -- pay for unemployment insurance. the private sector based on we've cut taxes 24 times. we're going to cut taxes another $500 million this year. the...

Jonathan's live in atlanta with the details. >> over the weekend cutbacks went into effect. protesters say this is just the latest reason i plan to return to the state legislative complex late this afternoon. protesters say they are advocating for the poor who they say are being harmed by legislation passed by the g.o.p. the first time in more than a century republicans control the governorship and both chambers of north carolina legislature. they say the issue is and morals but money. >> to $7.1 billion in state debt, top of all that we owe the feds $3 billion in unemployment insurance so we ...

Virtually they are volume canized out there. there is a bunch of different states. the rich live in a few places and the rest of the state is dying. it's a shame, actually. new york times editorial. message to sacramento, tax but don't over spend. you see folks in return for backing proposition 30 voters expect an end to the fiscal shenanigans that sent the state careens from one budget crisis to another. california has a 600 billion state debt. a projected $16 billion deficit. lack what happened? you voted tax increases on yourself and the problem solved. just to give you an idea how much t...