[applause] >> please welcome our next senator, russ feingold. [applause] >> thank you for still being here, thank you so much. this fundraiser dinner, i want to thank those in the democratic party, because that is where i have been all my life. tonight i am very proud to be a democrat, to see these two candidates for president. i am old enough to have seen the nixon and kennedy debates. i may not have understood everything they were talking about, but i know they showed respect for each other. spectaclele see the that is going on in the presidential campaign, i am hoping we can get bumper stickers like they had in the past, don't blame me, i am a democrat. if not our side that is putting out the jokes, it is their side. we have candidates who performed here brilliantly tonight, and throughout the campaign. is a relief to be able to say i am a member of the party that will not only elect the next president, will elect the president that will seriously fight for the american tople and solve the problem -- in this country, it is good to be a democr

the state of feingold and baldwin and love followed. . go to hillary clinton.com. you can.or most importantly, i need your support on tuesday. in the primary. please come out and vote. vote for results that will make a positive difference in people's lives. come out and vote for a commander-in-chief that will keep our country safe. come out and vote for someone who will as she has always done find common ground while standing my ground. let's tear down all the barriers. let's keep being progressive. making progress together. thank you wisconsin. [applause] [applause] swift) it off" by taylor >>thank you for caring. doing?re you >>we love you. >>thank you. >>got it? hillary: i remember that. that would be great. >> you. ♪ hillary.hear it for >> thank you, so much. >> thank you for coming, hillary. [indiscriminate chatter] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. >> ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. [indiscriminate chatter] >> please welcome to the stage, minnesota senator. [applause] >> thank you, thank you. thank you wisconsin democrats. here,

>> reporter: former senator russ feingold, a liberal democrat, is looking to win back his seat that he lost to johnson in 2010. he says since never in the modern era has a supreme court nominee ever been denied a hearing. but johnson's chances may be far more impacted by the presidential race and the senator says that donald trump could actually help his re-election by attracting new voters in rural wisconsin who are angry at washington. >> would you stump at trump? >> just because it rhymes. ronald the donald. you can get all kinds of rhymes out of this thing. >> reporter: republicans are defending 24 senate seats this cycle compared to just ten for the democrats and democrats believe that this issue blocking the supreme court nominee will actually play into their favor when they try to make the case the republican congress has been gridlocked. but ron johnson actually got some very good news this week in a new marquette poll that finds them down just three points in this hotly contested race

and feingold really became a symbol of it. interestingly enough, so does bernie sanders. that one of the subtleties of wisconsin is, that it has a deep-rooted aversion to corporate influence in politics, especially on now the democratic side. that's a very resonant issue. perhaps more in wisconsin than most states. >> and do you think people buy donald trump's argument that he can't be bought? >> i think that donald trump is a terrible fit for wisconsin. he's polled weaker in wisconsin for a very long time. it isn't just about the camp he bought. that might be pretty popular with a lot of folks. but his style is very abrasive. and, you know, the truth of the matter is, john kasich is probably the best fit for wisconsin. the republican establishment isn't behind kasich. but i will tell you that my mother is out to see him in burlington today. >> all right. and what is she hoping to get out of that? >> i don't know that my mother is on the kasich side. but if any politician comes to burlington, wisconsin, my mom is in the front row, just to see him. >> ready to go. and kerr

won't it be a great day when we can once again talk about your two fantastic senators with russ feingoldi want to thank my friend, cecile richards, for being here tonight. there is a lot about cecile that i admire, including the poise she showed when speaking truth to adverse republicans. trust me, that is not easy. and i am so grateful to have been endorsed by the planned parenthood action fund. [applause] i also want to thank my friend, your neighbor, senator al franken, for campaigning here for me. and i'm told that congressman andre carson from indiana's here, and congresswoman maxine waters from california. to all of the city, state and local leaders, who pour your hearts into building the democratic party across wisconsin, please know this. i will help you take back the governorship and the state legislature. you see, i am a proud democrat and i support democrats up and down the ticket. always have and always will. and to the union members and representatives of organized labor who have faced a hostile agenda in this state, please know help is on the way. we are here tonight becaus

prophet russ feingold who solves the impact of citizens united is still here. hey, hey, hey you all. let me tell you where you are at. this was the first state to amendment, the national suffrage for women. [applause] wisconsin. -- the nation's first equal rights of bill. the first place. we have seen tens of thousands of workers and people convening in medicine to protest -- in madison to protest unfair laws for workers. entered into a right to work itate, restore laws, and all on the nation -- eyes on the nation are on wisconsin now. why? because it is the state of a carthy. .- mccarthy it is also the tea party darling. it is a place where donald tr ump should win easily, and now rising withruz anti-immigrant, anti-health care, shut the government down -- i have got to stop. i have got to tell you a story. [laughter] went to mandela's funeral in south africa, and he was determined to talk to maxine waters, who is on the plane. and he stopped her the entire ulked her the entire trip. she said, i am not interested to talking to anyone who would set the governme

the state of lafollette and nelson and kohl and feingold and baldwin! go to hillary clinton.com.ontribute what you can. most importantly, i need your support on tuesday. in the primary. please come out and vote. vote for results that will make a positive difference in people's lives. come out and vote for a commander-in-chief that will keep our country safe. come out and vote for someone who will as she has always done find common ground while standing my ground. let's tear down all the barriers. let's keep being progressive. making progress together. thank you wisconsin. [applause] [applause] ("shake it off" by taylor swift) >>thank you for caring. >>how are you doing? >>we love you. >>thank you. >>got it? hillary: i remember that. that would be great. >> thank you. ♪ >>got it? >>thank you. that would be great. >>thank you. >>got it? hillary: i remember that. that would be great. >> thank you. ♪ oh my god! one for my students. careful pushing. ♪ thank you. ♪ >>keep the campaign civil. >>the bricklayers say hello. ("roar" by katy perry) >> campaign 2016 continues on tuesday, apri

absolutely because they feingold and passed the act in 1990. >> guest: i don't know if i'm a worthless academic. i think it's important for young people in america to understand the constitution like this. what we do in academia is we do research and teach people about how the system works and i do believe the president was within his rights to do that. there is a controversy now of course using the executive order is and that comes and goes depending on what party is in office frequently. by the way this president said your executive orders on average than almost every president for the last 70 years but back to the questioner, i agree, he's taken the constitutional rights to do that. hispanic on-air as bitchy debate could teachers of the year at american university worked with others, senator humphrey and adlai stevenson, congressman david obie committee is the author or the editor of now nine books. john from missouri is next. >> i would like to address what is the democratic wage. the biggest toss in the system is rupert murdoch. in order to make money is divided this country. that

. >> reporter: this is the violin that brought joe feingold, a holocaust survivor from poland, so much comfort and joy for over 70 years. >> i always think of my mother. she sang songs very often. i accompanied her on the violin. >> reporter: "joe's violin," the story of how this violin is bringing the same feelings to 8th grader brianna perez from the bronx. >> when i first got it, it was just amazing. that's all i could say. i'm still speechless to this day. >> reporter: and a life-changing experience for joe as well. this fact of giving my violin to brianna, to the school, whatever, would have such an impact. >> reporter: it's the tale of two strangers forming an unlikely bond through their pure love of music. >> that this film is really about the power of music to transcend everything. and it can connect people and bring them together. >> reporter: both lives now forever changed by joe's simple act of generosity. >> to me this is like an adventure. i always want an adventure. >> reporter: michael garguilo, news 4 new york. >> nbc 4 is a proud sponsor of tribeca film festival. head

part of what that means is the reforms like mccain-feingold, which banned a lot of this money coming into the political party had the effect of sending that money to all of these outside groups. does that make our system better ifwould it be a better world we have to accept that it is inevitable that money will be playing a significant role in the electoral process? is it better to have that channeled through the political parties than the candidates who are accountable for the ads they run, accountable for the positions they take, rather than have these out by groups that take our away from the party? we need to be thinking about political parties in american democracy and whether our our desire toem, empower these citizens, whether this is really likely to create best functioning democratic system of government, of choosing candidates and nominees, or whether we need to think harder about those questions. >> thank you so much for this program. [applause] i want to remind you that he'll be signing books this evening thursdayck with us on for another great program from don j through

senate race where tea party incumbent ron johnson is being challenged by former senator russ feingold's certainly a concern, i'm guessing, amongst democrats. if trump is the nominee, and the >> i love it. scot ross bringing back the brady bunch and giving us starsky and hutch with the jacket. i love it. scot ross, thank you, michael steele will be back later in the bram. much more to come after the break. you listen. you laugh. you worry. you do whatever it takes to take care of your family. and when it's time to plan for your family's future, we're here for you. we're legalzoom, and for over 10 years we've helped families just like yours with wills and living trusts. so when you're ready, start with us. doing the right thing has never been easier. legalzoom. legal help is here. what if 30,000 people download the new app? we're good. okay... what if a million people download the new app? we're good. five million? good. we scale on demand. hybrid infrastructure, boom. ok. what if 30 million people download the app? we're not good. we're total heroes. scale on demand with the number one

russ feingold is trying to get his old u.s. senate seat back. his wisconsin senate seat. but he is running very strongly on this issue. and he's been leading in the polls, think partly because of it. >> when it comes to trade, we've heard from our viewers saying they see similarity between bernie sanders. some bernie sanders supporters have said if he doesn't get the nomination, i'm not going to vote for hillary clinton i'm going to vote for donald trump because he's saying similar things about trade. could you do the same? >> no, donald trump has disqualified himself for president with his, his remarks about islams and other groups of people. he's not qualified to be president, i don't think he's taking it seriously. i do think he struck a chord on trade. i'm not sure he exactly knows what the problem is. he said our negotiators were stupid. i say those trade deals were a trojan horse and they knew exactly what they were doing. and they had the desired effect. it's not like this was some mystery. ross perot was right. but i will never vote for donald trump. not that i'm