this is where i think some of the candidates in 2016 i think play a role, namely susanna martinez, maybe possibly a marco rubio. but i think they have the candidate. now what they need to do is try to develop a pilot the two then begin to move the latino population into this tent. >> host: what percentage of the electorate are african-american? why have democrats been able to capture over 90% of their vote consistently? >> guest: well, i think you just have to look no further than president obama and what he means symbolically to the african-american population. there are many african-americans who thought they would never see an african-american president in their lifetime. and i think while democrats have historically been able to boot the african-american vote, i think seeing the game that this president has made has been unprecedented by previous democratic president. the last democratic president was very popular among african-americans as we both know as bill clinton and tony morrison who called in the first african-american president. seeing this president take inc. is the symboli

side four women are currently residing in governor's mansions, january brewjan brewe arizona, susanna martinez in new mexico, mary fallin in oklahoma and maggie hassan in new hampshire. republican gubernatorial advantage in 2014. 36 states are set to hold gubernatorial elections next year. and according to rutgers university, 37 women have filed or are likely to file for races. set to feature high-profile women running as democrats. >> a lot of people are considering what they want to do in the future if they can be of greater service. >> you? >> i'm among those people. >> today, i am proud to announce my candidacy to be the 48th governor of this great state. >> the only pennsylvania woman in the u.s. congress. now she wants to become the state's first woman governor. >> i think people are very ready. i feel very ready to run and to be governor. and i think so do men and women across the state. >> so democrats are trying to cash in. sometimes hilarious, but often disastrous attempts to reach out to women. house speaker john boehner has resorted to offering tutoring sessions on how to speak to

as a person to watch, keep an eye on what's going on with susanna martinez.he was called by christie to help him with the hispanics in new jersey. the republicans badly need a hispanic, i'm keeping my eyes on her. assuming she does well as a governor. >> steve rattner? >> as far as the most important issues, i agree with donna and matthew, another one, i'm watching what's going on in new york city, we have a new mayor coming in, we talked about the divisions in the republican party, and the democrat party we're facing a similar discussion, between aggressives and centrists. bill deblasio is going to come in, he brought a progressive agenda. janet yellen, she's a political appointee. i think she's the most important person. >> you got it right under the wire. we're out of time. thank you all for a great roundtable. >>> we'll be right back. shot neces is this flu shot necessary? it keeps you healthy during flu season. but does it hurt? nah. plus you get a really sweet bandaid! anything else i should know? here's a thought, try scoring more points on the other t

people like susanna martinez, potentially nikki haley, e.ssibly callie -- kelly ayot i think there areber of and between now and 2016, when these women may or may not declare, the party still needs to figure out how to address these issues or talk to women. host: david. you are on "washington journal." caller: thank you for having me. listen. democrat socialist dare claiming that we who to oppose the bringing of a socialist police they a cut -- state because we dared to stand up for the constitution like that tea party does, that we have allowed, screaming baby breast. -- brats. you say you when stand up for the constitution, ofcan you give an example what you mean? caller: i hate to have voting rights curtailed by people who try to commit voting fraud and when you try to correct it with voter id laws you have people screaming that you are discriminated against them and they also have to have the same id to get their social security benefits and other benefits from the government and the state, but that is all right. you have to identify that you are who you say you are to vote -- well