host: let's let alex marlow jump in.est: in terms of barack obama's effectiveness, he has been unbelievably effective. he should be someone that people look to on how to run a campaign. if you want to do things on your own, just for the sake of accomplishing as much as you can, i think history will look at him. he got a lot done. too.t a lot of golf in donald trump would be redefining what the office would be like, but i think a lot of american people, especially those in the antiestablishment grassroots populist movement are anxious for that. i'm not sure if my colleagues in washington york understand that completely. host: time for a few more questions. james is waiting in california. caller: good morning. i am an evangelical christian, conservative republican voter. my issue, and what i want to ask is the vast majority of the largest voting block of voters currently right now in the republican primary are evangelical christians. we are for traditional marriage. underlying that is the fact that we believe is ugly that

meantime, alex marlowe is her breast. -- israel. >> good morning. [indiscernible] i'm a hard-working hispanic. i got a job, i'm not getting where i canough meet my needs and all that and take care of my family. i am thinking about voting for bernie sanders, but there's a problem there, how are going to pay for all of this? we cannot pay for things that there is no money coming in for us to take care of the situation. sorry, i'm a little nervous. ok, so, how we going to pay for this? there's a big situation going on. donald trump on the other side. yes, he is kind of crazy. he says something sometimes, that he willve, create some kind of star up in the whole process, and get into a situation where we need to open our eyes and see what is going on. he isonald trump, i think given a fair chance, he might do good. bernie sanders, i just don't see how he is going to pay for all of this. unless he's as everybody will make $16 an hour. heredress the crossover with some bernie sanders supporters and also donald trump supporters. >> that goes to the authenti

and bright barrt new editor in chief alex marlow on this year's impact conference. ♪ good morning.ical action conference continues down the potomac river from washington, d.c. senator marco rubio of florida said to address that gathering on thehis morning same day that five states will hold presidential primaries. we will get to political news on today's program. we begin focusing on the mixed news from yesterday's monthly jobs report. while hiring increased in the unemployme

and alex marlow discusses the conservative political action conference this week in maryland and the media's role in covering the presidential race. washington journal, live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> march is women's history month. we're honoring it with a discussion with presidential historian richard norton smith. he sits down with c-span's ceo susan swayne to discuss "first ladies." focusing on the unique partnerships and ambitions of the first ladies. that's saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> the future of space exploration was the focus of a discussion at the national press club in washington, d.c. today. we heard from members of the coalition that released a joint report called, ensuring u.s. leadership in space. this is just under an hour. >>> welcome to our news maker this morning. i'm the chairman of the news maker committee here at the national press club. we're delighted to have you here. i'm also delighted to say that, david hogue who is here in the front row, not only a journalist but just became the deputy chair of our committee. glad to ha

and alex marlow discusses the conservative political action co