there is brian kennedy. it looks like he stacked the crowd with a couple of old friends. challenging time. i wish i could start off with terrific news about how the country is doing and what bright prospects people fill in their hearts but right now, people are concerned about the country and recognize that america is in crisis. that is because we have 25 million people out of work or have stopped looking for work or are in jobs will be need their skills. with kids coming out of college that cannot find jobs. we have people wonder if they could stay on the family farm. we have people wonder it manufacturing will lead our country and go elsewhere. i was not only a state that lead the nation - iowa is a leading state in manufacturing. this is an extraordinary state with a diverse economy. iowa is very better as the nation as a whole but the nation is struggling. part of that reason is we are led by a man who is a fine fellow but is out as a bridge the out of his death and does not understand how the economy works. [applause] i happen to believe that if you want to create jo

there is brian kennedy. it looks like he stacked the crowd with a couple of old friends. i appreciate your help. this is a challenging time. i wish i could start off with terrific news about how the country is doing and what bright prospects people fill in their hearts but right now, people are concerned about the country and recognize that america is in crisis. that is because we have 25 million people out of work or have stopped looking for work or are in jobs will be need their skills. with kids coming out of college that cannot find jobs. we have people wonder if they could stay on the family farm. we have people wonder it manufacturing will lead our country and go elsewhere. i was not only a state that lead the nation - iowa is a leading state in manufacturing. this is an extraordinary state with a diverse economy. iowa is very better as the nation as a whole but the nation is struggling. part of that reason is we are led by a man who is a fine fellow but is out as a bridge the out of his death and does not understand how the economy works. [applause] i happen to bel

there is brian kennedy. i appreciate the fact that i'm here with folks have no for some years. we have 25 million people out of work are doing jobs been made their skills. we have kids coming out of college that cannot get jobs. we have people wonder if manufacturing will lead our country and go elsewhere. iowa leads our nation and agricultural products and is a leading state in manufacturing. this is an extraordinary stage with a diversified economy. i what is fair in better -- fairing better than the nation as a whole. if you want to create jobs come it helps to have a job. i have spent my bike with the private sector. i have been doing what you have been doing, it trying to make ends meet. i helped work to try to manage enterprise is to make a better if i could. i've learned the lessons of a free economy over 25 years. it is essential in washington to have someone who knows how the economy works and to spend time in the real of economy and whose sole experience is not being a politician. to let sen some assistance to washington in addition. -- let us send some citizens to wa

there is brian kennedy. it looks like he stacked the crowd with a couple of old friends. i appreciate your help. this is a challenging time. i wish i could start off with terrific news about how the country is doing and what bright prospects people fill in their hearts but right now, people are concerned about the country and recognize that america is in crisis. that is because we have 25 million people out of work or have stopped looking for work or are in jobs will be need their skills. with kids coming out of college that cannot find jobs. we have people wonder if they could stay on the family farm. we have people wonder it manufacturing will lead our country and go elsewhere. i was not only a state that lead the nation - iowa is a leading state in manufacturing. this is an extraordinary state with a diverse economy. iowa is very better as the nation as a whole but the nation is struggling. part of that reason is we are led by a man who is a fine fellow but is out as a bridge the out of his death and does not understand how the economy works. [applause] i happen to bel

brian lehrer show her and wnyc. to his right is dr. keith williams and before joining portland state she taught at harvard kennedy school. are returned -- research and teaching covers issues of race and immigration in american politics. she is the author of mark one war civil rights in the multiracial america and numerous articles and book chapters. last but not least, jamal simmons is currently a principal of the raben group at washington d.c. consulting firm where he provides communication and counsel to corporate and nonprofit clients. during the 2010 congressional election he was a democratic political analyst for cds news and before that a fixture on cnn during the 2008 elections. please join me in welcoming our panelist today. [applause] i was going to start off by talking about the economy and we will have plenty of time to get to that. but i wanted to talk about voter turnout and voter support since that was something that was brought up in the last q&a session. 2008 was obviously historic election for many reasons. does the election of the first african-american president turnout was unprecedented. we saw a drop

brian lehrer show and at with, nyc. to his right is dr. kim williams and before joining the faculty of portland state in 2011 she taught at harvard's kennedy her research and teaching interests covers issues of race and immigration in american politics. she's the author of mark one more, civil rights in a multiracial america and numerous articles and book chapters and last but not least, jamal simmons is part of a washington, d.c., consulting firms where he teaches to nonprofit clients. in the 2010 congressional elections he was the democratic political analyst for cbs news and before that a fixture on cnn during the 2008 elections. please join me in welcoming our panelists today. [applause] >> i was going to start off by talking about the economy and we'll have plenty of time to get to that. but i wanted to talk about voter turnout and voter support since that was something that was brought up in the last q & a session. 2008 was, obviously, a historic election for many part. it was the first african-american election and we saw a drop in 2010 and i want to ask the panel in 2012, do you see a way to recapture sort of the excitement of 2008