rosemary: here to discuss a possible oprah candidacy is jasmine sessoms. she's the founder and ceo of she can win, a nonpartisan organization with the mission to promote women in government. thanks for being with us, jasmine. jasmine sessoms: thanks, rosemary, for having me. excuse my voice. rosemary: oh no, it's that time of year. yeah, flu season in full effect. so, all right, let's talk about oprah for president. certainly her speech was very powerful, moving. it seemed like she was the right person to deliver that message at the golden globes. you also have to wonder if she may have thought there might be deeper implications to her speaking on that stage that night. jasmine: i think oprah knows what she's doing. i don't necessarily think that oprah is saying, "i am the person to run for office." but i think she is trying to inspire women to step up. one thing she said in her speech was, "it's a new day on the horizon." oprah is the face of empowerment, women, women of color. and i think she used that speech to kind of prickle some ears and say it's time