in the guest spot today robert draper, who talked to it an army of strategists and coaches and goes insidek arts trickery and dleclever gamesmanp in presidential debates in his article in "gq." how are you? >> i'm doing fine. >> in a debate about foreign policy, is there a different style you want too use? is there a substantive differen difference? the town hall style isn't about dealing with other world leaders, does it? >> i think in a sense you're right. i think in this debate substance will matter less than in the previous debates. to the exhe not there is substance, it will be a proxy for greater issues. for obama he wants to show himself as a commander des moinin chief. romney needs to be a reassuring presence, which feds into the narrative of him being more md rate but it assures people, particularly women, that he's not going to be bell coast. that it's going to be difficult for him, since his rhetoric has been that way. the concern is going to be is this guy going to drag us off to another war? he has to find a way to sort of split the difference between criticizing obama for bei

something i say every time, that people have to remember that, you know, thanks to two books, one by robert draper the other by michael grinwald we know between the time obama was elected president and the time he was inaugurated, republicans met at least twice, the leadership met at least twice to hatch a plan to just, you know, obstruct the incoming president no matter what. even though the economy was falling off the cliff it was all about obstruct him in 2009, to take back the house or both chambers in 2010 and win the white house in 2012. no matter what they didn't want president obama to succeed. they saw it as a success for him rather than a success for the country. >> i questiguess the question t have or quotes that will haunt him, the closing of guantanamo, comprehensive immigration reform. the problem with all that is the answer is republican stood in the way, didn't want to play ball, which you could say a fair assessment but does it sound after you have the same answer to each question, does it sound whiney? >> i think because the american people went through it with the president and

grant, infiltrating mexico's drug cartel and robert draper inside the house of representatives. the texas book festival live this weekend on booktv on c-span2. .. [applause] >> well, one of the things that's fun for me about being here tonight, as gary mentioned, i am from san louis. it's always good to do these things in san louis. i have some wonderful people who shape my life in the front row. my second grade teacher. please help me to welcome that. [applause] and i know that if this book can have the kind of affect on just one person's life that pat and my other teachers had on me, this will be a very successful book. thank you very much for being matter tonight. i will begin the book reading cry from the very beginning where i asked jack people to imagine themselves in the navy seals training. this is out its starts. you stand in freezing water up to your chest. every muscle in your body throbs with pain. you're exhausted beyond anything you could ever imagine, and all around you the night air carries the curses and groans of others who are getting it out like you, trying t

please join me in welcoming robert draper.[applause] nice to see you. >> nice to be here. >> adelle we my star brought. we better off than we were two years ago? [laughter] >> i really don't have to answer that question. >> you have to answer that question. >> is a need answering? >> it does. >> i think that the unit of measurement that democrats would use for the performance of congress is different from that was the republicans would use. as the speaker has said over and over, the fact that we have passed a record low number of bills speaks well of this congress, the we are not imposing new regulations, not increasing taxes, and that is one way of looking at it. i think that the way, however, that most people get it attested to by its record low popularity approval rating is that this is a congress that has been defined by dysfunction and gridlock, a congress in which half a loaf has never been better than an and were compromises release seemed to be, you know, of foreign policy, meaning a policy for into the world's great d

robert draper inside the house of representatives. >> next, a delaware senate andkevin carpert, car pe and keven wade. >> welcome. on behalf of this first media, welcome to the 2012 made possible by the financial support of aarp and the american cancer society. joining me for this session are the candidates for u.s. senate tomuding the democrat carper and keven wade. this is divided into two sections following an opening one minute session. we will pose questions to the candidates. responses are limited to one minute and 30 seconds each. it will have a dream in a follow-up discussion. the second part includes questions posted by students from the university of delaware and delaware state university. responses to this portion are 1 minutes. each can that will also have one minute for a closing statement. our live audience understands that there will be no applause. we held a coin toss to determine the order. we begin with our first opening statement. >> thank you. there are lots of bomb throwers in washington. we do not need any more. we need bridge builders. in delaware, we realize we

and robert draper come inside the house of representatives.he texas book festival, live this weekend on book tv on c- span 2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: bareback with lauren williams, editor of the root. we are talking about the african american vote in the campaign 2012. if you can come compare the enthusiasm level in 2008 for voting for barack obama among african americans worse is today. guest: you know, 2008 was obviously this huge movement. he was born to be the first black president. black voters were feeling that feeling. and that can never be recreated. i think there have been some articles where black voters are like, that has been made and now we are just voting for president. i think that just sums up the difference between then and now. there have been some disappointments. the economy is what it is. the unemployment rate is double that of the national rate. and yet, i think that the black support for the president is still extremely, extremely high. and i think the enthusiasm is higher than one would think it would b

brands, hipolito acosta, and robert draper. >> i regularly watch "washington journal." i watch the call-in shows in the morning. whenever there is a hearing that is of significance i will tune in. i also watched c-span online. it provides a source of unvarnished information to us spin-s for air in today's oriented society. we cannot regularly get an affirmation that we need to make decisions for ourselves. we often have to hear it from the left or the right. the great thing about c-span is to get the information directly from the policy makers so you can make up your own mind about what is right for the country. >> gregory evans watches c-span on time warner cable. brought to you by your television provider. >> political analyst charlie cook and amy walker discuss the campaign season and gave their predictions at the aspen institute in washington. >> ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. i am here with the institute's vice president. it is a great honor to have you here and these great folks here. on behalf of the washington ideas roundtable and the michelle smith found

and robert draper side the house of representatives. the texas book festival live on book tv on c-span 2. >> and now a debate among the president of candidates, the libertarian party, the green party, the constitution party and the justice party. hosted by the elections foundation. this 90 minute event is moderated by the foundation's founder. >> we are here in chicago, our viewers watching and listening on line, our candidates come up local correspondent, broadcasting partners and sponsors, to every individual taking the time to watch this historic debate tonight, no matter where you are turning in, no matter what party or group to which you belong, this debate is for individuals. the voter, the taxpayer, the hard wrecking middle-class worker, the struggling single parent on minimum wage. the small-business owner, everyone. i am christina tobin. and i welcome and thank all of you for being here tonight. tonight we are all taking part in something good and real and honest and open, without debate contracts and private interest controlli

and robert draper, inside the house of representatives., live this weekend on c-span 2. "washington journal" looking as we states. next up is the democratic point of view. this is about half an hour. host: if you have been joining us on this program you know that over the next 11 days leading up to election day we'll take a look at what are known as battleground states. you can see there on the screen. today we are focusing our attention on wisconsin. joining us to give perspective on what's going on in the ground there, mike tate of the wisconsin democratic party. he serves as their chairman. and he joins us from milwaukee. mr. tate, welcome this morning. guest: good morning. host: let's start where i started with mr. schimming in 2008 when the president had a significant lead when it came to wisconsin. what happened in that time? what does it mean for him now? guest: i think what happened in 2008, we saw a huge historic wave for democrats across the country. in wisconsin, which has traditionally been one of the most competitive battlegro

and sunday, noon to 6, infiltrating mexico's drug cartels and robert draper inside the house of representatives the texas book festival, live this weekend on booktv on c-span2. >> senator bill nelson of florida this year faces a challenge from republican congressman connie mack. the candidates met for a debate last week in davy, florida, hosted by leadership florida and the florida press association. this is just under an hour. >> moderator: good evening and welcome to the campus of nova southeastern university. again, i'm michael williams, we're honored to have you joining us from across the state of florida and our live audience here in attendance this night. the format for this hourlong debate is simple. each candidate will be asked a question in alternate fashion, each will have one minute and 15 seconds to respond by their agreement. there then will be allowed up to 30 seconds of rebuttal, then we'll move on to other questions. we'll break it into economic and domestic policy, then later, questions fashioned to each gentleman's record and then finally, foreign policy and national security.

and robert draper inside the house of representatives.y watch washington journal, i watch call in shows in the morning, whenever there is a hearing that is of any significance i'll tune in. i watch c-span online. it provides a source of0@0 unvarnish information to us that is rare in today's spin-oriented society. we can't regularly get the kind of information that we need to@[ make decisions for ourselves. we often have to hear it from the left or the right. the great thing about the c-span you get the information directly from the policy maker and you can make up who is right and who is good for the country. >>> he watches c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979. brought to you by a public service by your television providers. >>> up next a debate for the sixth u.s. house district of montana. john tear knee that looks to defend his seat. representative is seek the ninth term in congress. richard ty has served 26 years in the massachusetts state house. dan yem fishman said he's a citizens politician like johned a adams. it wa

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