also with us, philadelphia mayor michael nutter. they join us both from charlotte.much for your time. congresswoman, i'll start with you. we just heard the report that the romney campaign has decided not to advertise in wisconsin. we know part of the challenges you face, in addition to facing tommy thompson, is you have paul ryan as well and his history in that state. what do you make of the decision by the romney campaign not to put a lot of money in wisconsin, even though it's an important state? >> well, i know that democrats are putting a lot of resources into our state, and we were delighted with a visit from the first lady a week ago in milwaukee. the vice president visited green bay this past sunday. i got to join him. so on the democratic side, we are doubling down on this presidential race and working very, very hard not only on my u.s. senate race but on electing fair-minded, progressive democrats up and down the ticket. >> how did it feel to see, for example, the party platform? and even the first lady talk about it's not relevant who you love. you would

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and one is philadelphia mayor, michael nutter. nice to see you, sir. thanks for talking with us. >> good morning. >> you're going to give a speech. are you talking -- >> wednesday night. >> wednesday night which will be a big night. what's your message? we've gotten word that people will come out as apit bulls and attack dogs. what's your strategy? >> i'm just a really nice guy, soledad. >> really? okay. >> i'm going to talk about real facts about the real president, barack obama, the things he's done that i've experienced certainly in philadelphia, particularly focused on education, investment in infrastructu infrastructure, support for cities, more than 80% of the country's population lives in cities. whether you're a democrat or republican, our job is to get things done and make things happen and support the public that we serve. we don't really have a lot of time for gridlock and talks and resolutions ad you can't continue doing as we see sometimes in congress, just kind of kick the can down the road. mayors much like the president, we have to serv

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hour, steny hoyer, philadelphia and their michael nutter. chris then holland, sandra fluke, and the governor of delaware will be speaking in the 9:00 p.m. hour, and then finally elizabeth warren, running for senate in massachusetts, and former president bill clinton will give the nominating address this evening for barack obama. then there is the traditional roll call of states. that is coming up, with gavel- to-gavel coverage on c-span radio and c-span.org. we have been talking about the role of first ladies. we have a new series beginning on c-span on the first lady's early next year. here is a preview. [video clip] ♪ >> if we turn away from the needs of others, we align ourselves with those forces which are bringing about this suffering. >> the white house is a bully pulpit, and you ought to take advantage of it. >> obesity in this country is nothing short of a public health crisis. >> i think i have little antennas that went up and told me when somebody had their own agenda. >> if there is so much influence in that office, it would be as

[applause] >> delegates and guests, please welcome philadelphia mayor michael nutter. >> i am honored philadelphia, pennsylvania. when our founders started america with three simple words -- "we the people" -- and when they said "people," they did not mean corporations. i am honored to be the father of christian and olivia and a proud parent of a current high school student. my wife lisa and i know that olivia's education is central to everything that she and everyone in our city wants to achieve. in philadelphia, our public education, poverty reduction, health, and economic development all start with education. we cannot grow the middle class if we do not give our kids the tools they need to innovate and invest, but first, we have to invest in them. that is what president barack obama did -- saving 400,000 educators' jobs and giving states the flexibility to shape their schools. mitt romney does not get it. he recently visited a school in west philly and told teachers that he knows more than they do about what works for their students. he said class size does not matter. >> boo! >> d

[applause] [maroon 5's "this love" play ing] >> ladies and gentlemen please welcome michael nutter. >mer in colorado. wild fires that devastated homes and businesses took livelihood and lives. a few weeks later, terrible shooting in a darkened theater. on behalf of everyone in colorado, let me start tonight by saying thank you. [applause] thank you for your thoughts and your press. thank you for your generosity to families who have lost so much. the president came to colorado. he walked the landscape, met with firefighters, and also with those who have lost homes or businesses. he and michelle visited hospitals, and the families of loved ones killed and injured. they shared our grief end had a message of -- grief and had a message of support. we were simply americans trying to help one another. [applause] these tragedies remind us not to waste time bickering. we have the power to come together. we need to do this as an agent. it will take a spirit of generosity and collaboration to meet the difficult challenges that we face. we recognize this in colorado. we have been able to pass vit