[applause] >> senator chris coons from delaware, thank you for joining us. we'll get started right away. tell us about, we were talking about this back stage, you were at the white house a couple of weeks ago, you talked to the president before his state of the union, what was the message that you delivered to him there and how did he respond when he gave his speech last night? >> manu, what i wanted to challenge the president to do is speak directly to the american people in the state of the union last night about the broad pack -- about the package of bipartisan manufacturing bills that are introduced, could be brought to the floor and could be passed. i spoke about the manufacturing jobs for american initiative and went through the caucus and said there's always a great bill on community colleges that al franken is leading. on skills and skill certification that kay hagan is leading. on cutting read tape for manufacturing that shaheen is leading. earlier that day the president had been in north carolina. to announce the law firm of the second of these adv

a number of them senators including chris coons who is now a senator from delaware, from delaware. so you know danny molloy the governor of connecticut. so one of the great things that happened because of the clinton years in the 1990s as a whole generation of leaders sort of adopted this politics. it it's not always obvious and the congressional level to be honest with you. washington is so dominated by the interest groups and debates but around the country where people have to deliver services you have this breed of young elected officials that i think those well for the country and i hope the same is true on the republican side even though i'm not familiar with that. >> host: "the new democrats and the return to power" is the name of the book and al from is the author. democrats only during the segment. susan from virginia. hi season. >> caller: hi, good morning. i am a very conservative fiscal person and a democrat and i would like to see more of our parties focus on emerging minorities in this country that don't have a voice, especially at you know the local elections where th

[inaudible conversations] >> the great chris coons. >> and i will bring that back to him. [inaudible conversations] >> yeah. i think i probably owe you guys something. >> where's the rest of you? >> well, i'll bring it to brookings on friday. [laughter] i mean, both of you guys are big parts of the story, but i've got almost a whole chapter on you. >> you're kidding? >> no, i'm not kidding. >> you're crazy. >> i i did our breakfast in january of 1989 which was, you know -- >> a really famous breakfast. i remember that breakfast. >> you know, there are really fascinating dates. one is july 14, 1987. nobody would ever know anything about it, but it's the day that clinton decided not to run in '88. but that breakfast, those are two of the hidden days of movement. >> i understand. >> all right. >> comrade, it'll be a pleasure to see you on friday. book's already signed. >> but i'll sign it, i want to really personalize it. >> i just wanted to pay my respects. i though you're not dead. [laughter] >> that's right. almost. >> not dead yet. >> yeah, not yet. [inaudible conversatio

at turning blue, but what's interesting here is how little luck the democrats have had finding a chris coons indiana, taking advantage of the tea party. they don't have places in south carolina and any of those, mississippi, if the tea party guys win. that's it for this edition of "the daily rundown." have a good weekend. chris jansing is next. crust that's made from scratch. or mix vegetables with all white meat chicken and homemade gravy. but marie callender's does. just sit down and savor. marie callender's. it's time to savor. her long day of pick ups and drop offs begins with arthritis pain... and a choice. take up to 6 tylenol in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. all aboard. ♪ when my son was born, i remember, you know, picking him up and holding him against me. it wasn't just about me anymore. i had to quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. chantix didn't have nicotine in it, and that was important to me. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hos

\[applause] >> senator chris coons from delaware, thank you for joining us. we'll get started right away. tell us about, we were talking about this back stage, you were at the white house a couple of weeks ago, you talked to the president before his state of the union, what was the message that you delivered to him there and how did he respond when he gave his speech last night? >> manu, what i wanted to challenge the president to do is speak directly to the american people in the state of the union last night about the broad pack about the package of bipartisan manufacturing bills that are introduced, could be brought to the floor and could be passed. i spoke about the manufacturing jobs for american initiative and went through the caucus and said there's always a great bill on community colleges that al franken is leading. on skills and skill certification that kay hagan is leading. on cutting read tape for manufacturing that shaheen is leading. earlier that day the president had been in north carolina. to announce the law firm of the second of these advanc

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. >>> big trouble for new jersey governor chris christie who may be run for president in 2013 knew about traffic sabotage coont districted the governor's assertion. the story is about shutting down traffic lanes into the george washington bridge to punish a new jersey mayor who didn't support reelection. today the governor was conciliatory to apologize by the people of new jersey. i am responsible for what happened. i am sad to report people of new jersey that we fell short. ultimately, i i am responsible for what happens under my watch. the god and the bad. >> the governor says he did not know there was sabotage going on and that his staff lied to him. now, the stories of national interest because christie is widely seen as a prominent public con ternd. the "new york times" as you see it there has been hammering him as a bully. that was the headline of editorial today. the bully has been duped. joining us now you from washington with analysis, laura ingraham. so, at his press conference today as you just heard, governor wanted to appear like a standup guy, he took responsibility. he did say listen, i didn't