Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110418:19:15:00
Okay? but do you think that his wealth makes him a viable candidate? >> no question. the very simple reality in american politics is that we have a corrupted political process where politicians in order to keep their jobs have to raise money on a routine basis. we talk about this all the time. and having possession of a lot of money, whether you're donald trump or michael bloomberg or barack obama who was able to raise a lot of money, is determinative. i wouldn't say it's a variable. i would say absent the ability to generate billions of dollars in capital, you have no chance to run for presid...