>> reporter: president obama hit out at senicism, on voting out of fear, or based on provocative tweets. i wonder who he's referring to there. the question is, you know, are his words going to register at all with the voters that he is trying to tackle here, those who are considering or already are, voting republican. erin? >> michelle, thank you. >>> my panel is back with me. also joining me, the executive chairman of the new york state democratic party, also a hillary clinton supporter. jason, let me start with you. trump was the guy who got the whole birther thing going, right? the birther in chief, people called him. he hired private investigators to go to hawaii to see if donald trump was actually born there. something a lot of people feel is deeply racist. this is not just political for barack obama. this is personal. >> well, this argument that trump is racist because he did that. i mean, i think is -- ridiculous. i mean, the fact of the matter is, trump appeals to people because he speaks exactly how they speak. he doesn't speak like a politician. when you go to these rallies, a