think in this case i mean those are very conservative candidates are sort of they're not used to ted cruz is not like the establishment republican candidate in the senate x. rays but at the same time like maybe we. wouldn't have approved of that and but that's something that people have to keep in mind when they give money to these groups and i think that that's one of the interesting things about these is that some of these super pacs go beyond the traditional sort of mission that a pac or campaign committee might have and they can live on and when you look at some of the bigger super pacs it out there when you look at say american crossroads which is run by karl rove that doesn't have a candidate at all and then it's a very large sort of source of funds and power outside of the sort of traditional framework of candidates and campaigns people who donate to that one sort of put their trust in the fact that karl rove or use their money at wisely. as he sees fit let's talk though about ghost packs is there a difference between a ghost pack and a super pac i mean ghostwriters is just sort of

open secrets dot org ron paul of course received four million dollars but texas senate candidate ted cruz got more than one hundred twenty three thousand dollars minnesota's that in candidate current bills got about twenty one thousand and texas congressional candidate russ whittle got five thousand all of them by the way are republicans so this is just one example but will most likely set a precedent for the future so we want to talk about what this all means kind of get more into it and for that i've got russ coma money and politics reporter for open secrets dot org and ross as we know candidates themselves cannot coordinate directly in any way shape or form with super pacs but who decides how the money is spent when it comes to super pacs i guess the answer would be whoever puts you back together whoever organized it whoever put up the money and so from every supermarket commutative different in this case and or celebrities a super pac that has made its mission backing ron paul but but really the people who put it together or the people who give it money can kind of do whatever they wa

i don't know her, but she said " ted cruz just said that, when his daughter was born, the debt was $5 trillion and now it is $16 trillion. what the heck did she do?" [laughter] >> you think the debt is putting the nation in crisis. >> along with government spending, is causing the dead. we have seen a growing expansion in the power of the federal government. it is crippling small businesses. >> you are the national co- chair of the obama-bided campaign. >> i would put the challenge that we have as a nation in a different context. and say that, to the extent that we are a nation in "crisis," although i would not describe it as that because i believe that we can fundamentally overcome this and that we can do it in a fairly rational and reasonable way, i think the challenges that we have now had more than a generation of folks who are not willing to ask americans to sacrifice and to be realistic about how we take on our biggest challenges. for instance, everyone remembers the republican debate where they asked whether you would take the bargain of one dollar's worth of tax increases or $

obama and republican ted cruz.have to come together and invest in opportunity today for prosperity tomorrow. >> we are all the sons and daughters of those who risk everything for freedom and each of us has a duty to pass that same liberty on to the next generation. many in washington seem content to saddle our children with a crushing debt and a limited future. >> brian: one thing i'm always going to remember is the rise of hispanic stars and one of which is sitting to my immediate left, the youngest solicitor general and wants to be the next senator from texas. thanks so much, ted cruz. >> thank you for having me. >> brian: first off, julian castro, mayor of san antonio, they're saying look fourth him. what do you know about him? >> by all appearances, he is a talented young leader. he gave a very strong speech and i'm glad he had the opportunity to do so. >> brian: right. and in terms of he's the first keynote speaker. but in terms of you, for example, people are saying look out for ted cruz. you were watching hi

all right we got -- a great guy, ted cruz. you have been hearing some things that speakers have been saying here, they say your convention last week, a sham, like the land of oz. not one hint of reality, bill clinton said, you want to control and win back the white house because this guy did not clean up your mess fast enough, what do you say? >> i agree there is a big give difference between this week's convention and last week's convention in tampa, this tampa we talked about themes that unight us, restore freedom, to get back to the free market traditions of our nation, those are themes -- >> in great times -- neil: we lost our guest. this is dr. jill biden, the vice president's wife. his remarks are coming u soon, t ahead of that former american expressing ceo, we might have to bump into you. but what do you make of the business argument that austin goolsbee made, the incomplete grade is a fair one, the american people understand, your course is not done, give us a break. >> the convention has put a honing on a fable that t

estar orgullosos, el senador sandoval en nevada, el gobernador, perdÓn, martÍnez en nuevo mÉxico, y ted cruzempresas, su mensaje, es un mejor futuro para la gente latina, y los americanos. >>> recuerdo que alguna vez le preguntÉ a su esposo, cuÁndo dinero tenÍa, me dijo que 250 millones de dÓlares, pero el promedio de lo que tiene una familia hispana es 7 mil por familia, cÓmo su esposo conecta con estas familias, quÉ le puede decir, quÉ tienen en comÚn? >>> sÍ, creo que lo que compartimos es el amor por este paÍs. y tambiÉn nuestra preocupaciÓn de que queremos tener un mejor futuro para todos. mitt y yo somos dichosos de no tener dificultades econÓmicas, no significa que no podemos entender que la gente tiene dificultades, sÍ queremos ayudaro les. >>> su padre naciÓ en gales? >>> sÍ, soy primera generaciÓn. >>> tu abuelo en mÉxico verdad? >>> sÍ, asi es. >>> podrÍan decir que son una familia de inmigrantes. >>> yo dirÍa que si. >>> lo podemos decir, mi mamÁ mencionaba de cÓmo relacionarlos, la razÓn por la que mi padre estÁ en esta contienda, piensa que estÁ en peligro el sueÑo de estados u

tonight, a debate at the texas tribune festival between mayor julian castro and ted cruz. and then political fact checkers look at it statements from the obama and ronnie campaigns. then debates for california's seventh congressional district. >> to texas politicians, each touted as the future of their parties, debated the economy, immigration, and other issues at the "texas tribune" festival in austin. julian castro is the mayor of saying antonio and was the keynote speaker at the republican convention. tedthis is one hour. >> i think you know the drill today. i hope you will enjoy as many of those as you can. if you have phones and you're agram,ing to tweet or instr we ask you to turn off your phones. please give our sponsors a hand. [applause] we will visit for about 40 minutes. when we get started, there are phones on either i'll. we ask that of that the microphone at the appropriate -- we ask that you line up at the microphone at the program time than july 31, 2012 began with the announcement that julian caster would be the keynote speaker at the democratic national c

rapid response, the governor of north carolina, and senate candidate, ted cruz, of texas, who won a bruising primary battle down there and a dozen fact checkers will listen that will happen all during the democratic national convention. >>shepard: back to the debate, how is governor romney doing debate preparation already? >>reporter: he arrived at 10:15 and he is at the home of one of the key advisors, the former lt. governor of massachusetts, and she has 150-acre spread worth about $3.9 million. it is very open air and lends itself to the kind of open forum you would expect in a debate. acting as a stand in for president obama is senator portman of ohio who filled the same role four years ago for senate candidate john mccain. he did such a fine job imitating president obama in style and substance that after the debate preparation, cindy mccain refused to speak to him for several days after that. we hear, also, that governor romney is not fond of the mock debate preparation, he refers to learn by studying the briefing books and hashing it out with aides on how to respond. we understand from

you had marco rubio, chris christie, ted cruz, a bunch of young republicans. mitt romney looked like, and we'll go to the metaphor. he was the ceo of the upand coming g.o.p.. >> he was so enthusiastic when rubio spoke. he was able to weave in and tie in his family backgrounds. he said my father worked behind the bar so i could be in front of the podium. it was really moving that for the first time there was a coalescing of the young up and comers. this was the leader. this was the man they chose and was forced to endure or support but felt truly genuine, that he was best qualified. >> what else are they going to do? >> did you feel it was authentic? marco rubio was great. >> you're in the republican convention, and that's what you do. >> it was very moving for me. >> for me, rubio brought tears to my eyes. >> thank you. me, too. >> i'm not sure if you said it on the air, but you conceded that republicans up until now really haven't had a deep bench of diverse and up and coming talent. this convention showed that we have one. the democrats are nibbling at their

then, yes, a, you have a desire to manufacture, and, b, you have new people in the party like a ted cruz that the president can go out and talk to and say let's be reasonable. you're a tea party guy, but let's do something that people like your parents can have a path to citizenship and -- >> that's a good idea. i'm for that. thank you, gentlemen. andrew sullivan, amazing piece. i will read it several times. >> thank you. >> a melber, thank you. >>> up next, it took wild ending to last night's wisconsin governor scott walker to finally side with union workers. that's next in the "sideshow." yeah, i'm looking to save, but i'm not sure which policy is right for me. you should try our verage checker. it helps you see you have o muove otugh, ngeato g what you need you have [ beeping ] these are great! [ beeping ] how are you, um, how are you doing? i'm going to keep looking over here. probably a good idea. ken: what'a good idea? nothing. visit progressive.com today. a lot of buzz about that refs' call in last night's game between the packers and the seahawks. >> final play. wilson lob to the

those are the first was texas republican senate candidate ted cruz. obviously hispanic.nd the fellow you just saw, the democratic mayor of san antonio. two of the prominent latinos appearing in their respective conventions. who is ahead in the quest for the crucial vote? continuing with former senator evan bayh and new york congressman grim on your left. the latinos a big deal this time around? >> absolutely. playing a pivotal role and i think you will see more of that. i think you will see both the number one growing voter group in the united states. >> geraldo: how can the republicans hope to score more than the woeful 30% or less they are polling right now with that hardcore language in our platform about immigration? >> i think that certainly is the big challenge. i mean myself for one has often sometimes disagreed with my party in many different ways and i do think to some extent we have to do better to attract the latino vote. and what bothers me the movie theater is it is naturally our vote. the hard working church going. >> geraldo: socially conservative. >> soci

i am pleased to represent the party of governor susana martinez and marco rubio and ted cruz.applause] these leaders are republicans for the same reasons as millions of other hispanics. they see ours is the party of opportunity, the party that will restore america's prosperity. at our convention, governor martinez described that experience that is so familiar. at the beginning of her career she was a democrat, and she got an invitation to go to lunch with a couple of republicans. the words "democrat" and "republican" did not come up. they talked about issues, such as how to keep welfare from becoming a burden to work. and how much government is needed because it becomes a burden to small businesses. when the lunch was over,she said, "i'll be darned, we are republicans." [laughter] i like to hear stories like that. i would like to hear them more often. i am convinced the republican party is the right home of hispanic americans, but my speech today is not about my party. it is about the country we love and the future we want to build. during the course of the campaign i have tra

people like florida center marco rubio, and ted cruz.ost of the democrats' rising stars come from a place closer to home. city hall. half a dozen mayors take the podium today. convention chairman, antonio villaraigosa, julian castro. cory booker. the list of speakers includes mike next two guests, anthony foxx and ryeback, vit chair of the dnc. welcome to both of you. >> thank you, chuck. >> are you jealous of the mayor that charlotte beat out mib minneapolis? one of the cities. >> a great convention, and it is, but mayor foxx has been phenomenal. his police great. this guy, has he dawn great guy for most of this convention? >> yes. >> shut him up for you. what's the hardest part about being the host. is it security, detours? your residents feeling like, can i go to work? >> like hosting a dinner party. you want everyone to have fun, make sure everything is done just so and we worked hard on security and transportation, but running around making sure we're hosting everyone the way we want to. >> what's your advice to residents in charlot

. >> let's talk about ted cruz. >> okay.. >> and this is a guy that the country is watching, tea party, and he is at the convention and -- he's a guy that is polarizing to a lot of people, because he is a tea party guy, but hayes been on your train. >> oh, yes. >> you like him? >> i like him a lot. >> i what do you like about him? >> when he ran for the position, he was running for the senator of the state of texas, the republican seat. he ran by going from town to town to town. he told people, i'm going to really do this and if not, i don't deserve to be your senator, and i said, ted, i want both candidates to do that write the campaign promises down and after they put it down, if we don't do this our first year or get it started in the first year, impeach me, and the first thing that ted said, j.p., i would do that in two seconds, because that is what i am telling people. i'm the real thing. he said, j.p., i will write all of the promises and if i don't do it in the first year, itmpeah me, and i don't deserve to be the sen

. >> let's talk about ted cruz. >> sure. >> this is a guy who the country's now watching.oing to be -- he's at the convention. he's a guy who -- he's polarizing to a lot of people, all right, because he's a tea party guy it he's been on your train. >> oh, yes. >> and you like him. >> i like him a lot. >> what do you like about him? >> one, when he ran for his position, he was running for senator of the state of texas, the republican seat. >> right. >> he ran by going from town to town to town. he told people, i'm going to really do this. i said, ted, i'm trying to get both candidates to do this. write their campaign promises down. and put, if we don't do this our first year or get it started the first year, impeach me. he said, j.p., i would do that in two seconds. that's what i'm telling people. i'm the real thing. he says, j.p., i'll write it for you. i'll write out all the promises. if i don't do this my first year, impeach me. i don't deserve to be your senator. sign my name. or at least get it started the first year. >> he's the first guy -- >> he's the first guy. >>

welcome to primetime, ted cruz.n latino lum naers introduced ann romney and paul ryan and mitt romney himself. how did it go over to not talk at all about mitt romney's politics, his policies on an issue of particular concern to latino voters, immigration? how did it go to not talk about policies at all and instead to just fill primetime with latino speakers who did not talk about those policies either but who did that not talking about it while themselves being latino? well, the first round of post-convention latinos polling is in. look at this. 62% of latino voters said the prominent speaking roles for latinos at the convention had no effect on them as voters. but, however, the strategy did actually move the polls a little. for a convention where it appears that mr. romney got almost no overall measurable bump, he did get a little movement with latino voters. mr. romney moved from 26 points among latinos up to 30 points. 26-30. proportionally, that's a pretty big jump, four points. and yet he is still more than do

welcome to primetime, ted cruz. over to not talk at all about mitt romney's politics, his policies on an issue of particular concern to latino voters, immigration, and just fill primetime with latino speakers who did not talk about the policies ever but who did that not talking about it while themselves being latino? the first round of post convention latino polling is in. 62% of latino voters said the prominent speaking rolls at the convention had no effect on them as voters. but, however, the strategy did actually move the polls a little. for a convention where it app r appears mr. romney got almost no ev overall measurable bump, he did get a little movement with latino voters. he moved from 26% among latinos to 30%. that's a pretty big jump. four points. and yet he is still more than doubled up by barack obama. barack obama still beating him 2 to 1. in theory, republicans could be doing much better than this. theoretically, republicans have some room to move here on policy. president obama, as you know, has been

reassessment, then, yes, a, you have a dire to manufacture, and, b, you have new people in the party like a ted cruzt the president can go out and talk to and say let's be reasonable. you're a tea party guy, but let's do sething that people like youpares cahave ts oda.-- thank you,entlem. andrew sullivan, amazing piece. i will read it several times. >> thank you. >> ari melber, thank you. >>> up next, it took a wild ending to last night's packs/seahawks game to get wisioverr scotwalker in swini wos. that nexin the "sideshow." [ lisa ] my name's lisa andha hd ui ne ld in and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it duces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that you could smokon the first week. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking orood, hostility, agitaion, ile taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while t

then, yes, a, you have a desire to manufacture, and, b, you have new people in the party like a ted cruzt the president can go out and talk to and say let's be reasonable. you're a tea party guy, but let's do something that people like your parents can have a path to citizenship and -- >> that's a good idea. i'm for that. thank you, gentlemen. andrew sullivan, amazing piece. i will read it several times. >> thank you. >> ari melber, thank you. >>> up next, it took a wild ending to last night's packers/seahawks game to get wisconsin governor scott walker to finally side with union workers. that's next in the "sideshow." [ lisa ] my name's lisa, and chantix helped me quit. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that you could smoke on the first week. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping ch

i don't know her, but she said " ted cruz just said that, when his daughter was born, the debt was $5rillion and now it is $16 trillion. what the heck did she do?" [laughter] >> you think the debt is putting the nation in crisis. >> along with government spending, is causing the dead. we have seen a growing expansion in the power of the federal government. it is crippling small businesses. >> you are the national co-chair of the obama-bided campaign. >> i would put the challenge that we have as a nation in a different context. and say that, to the extent that we are a nation in "crisis," although i would not describe it as that because i believe that we can fundamentally overcome this and that we can do it in a fairly rational and reasonable way, i think the challenges that we have now had more than a generation of folks who are not willing to ask americans to sacrifice and to be realistic about how we take on our biggest challenges. for instance, everyone remembers the republican debate where they asked whether you would take the bargain of one dollar's worth of tax increases or $10

it seems likely that ted cruz -- >> it seems likely that ted crews will be elected to the u.s.enate from your home state of texas. if that happens, he will be the fifth statewide elected official who is latino and republican, and if you count the governor of puerto rico it is five. meanwhile, the democratic party only has one, senator mendez of new jersey. you referred to the national association of collective latino officials, and there are many more that are democrats than republicans, but not statewide. the directors of this has been in this -- a persistent achilles' heel for the democratic party. they have not been nurturing democratic leadership. i'm wondering if you think that is the problem of why republicans outpaced democrats in electing statewide officials. and at what rate the uc is becoming a purpose -- to do you see it becoming a personal stake -- purple state? >> i believe that the jury is still out with regard to the effect of the wellspring of letty note statewide candidates on the republican side. -- latino statewide candidates on the republican side. when thes

another guy, this will surprise you, ted cruz.epublican running for senate in the state of texas. he's the guy that went around campaigning little town, little town, he signed it, they both signed it where it said in my first year i will fulfill my promises exactly as promised i will start it or tell you why i haven't done it. i will be accountable, and if not, i will resign. both of them did the same thing, similar words but is that pretty exciting, where now politicians want to become accountable? that's strong. >> that's, reminds me of some other pledges, in a perfect world you'd get a lot of signatures. i don't know, we wish you luck with that. what was your impression of the two conventions? can i call you j.p.? j.p. is easier than john paul. >> sure, j.p., please. at both conventions the talk was around accountability a little bit and the environment, by the way, which might surprise you a bit, maybe not on the convention floor but both parties were talking about in quiet talks about regulations, there are just too many, exc

that was delayed in texas so we're seeing that with ted cruz now. with all the folks, the issue is not the personalities -- politics, it is the personalities. i believe in the next six to see thears, you'll acceleration of that state into a purple state. the growth of the latino community that is faster than any other community, 60- something percent but polling had an interesting effect on crossed tabs. it took virginia for romney vs. obama and he was beating obama in virginia. romney was winning 51-45. among folks who have that there 10 years, obama was beating romney 67-29. the irony is this. texas has done relatively well during the last couple of years of downturn and that state has been growing like crazy. it is one of the fastest-growing states. you're half people moving into moderate states -- you have people living in -- moving into a moderate states. that will change. >> by 20 -- 2020. >> how do you reverse their voting pattern? the vote -- they are 25 times less likely to vote. >> that was a fascinating stat. latinos vote at less than 10%

[cheers and applause] when ted cruz was on my show this afternoon, the day after he was elected aftern, he said, there's a new wind blowing, bill. he said we're going to take our country back with our values and our freedoms. [cheers and applause] i said, where are you talking from? he said texas. i said, well i know it is true in texas. i just want it to be true everywhere else. but if california continues to texas, they might figure it out. [applause] otherwise they will be the lindsey lohan of states. just can't figure it out. just can't figure it out. what did i do wrong again? but the message romney gave -- the message mitt romney gave was heard. it was heard and it was repeated. it was echoed, it was approved, and the american people applauded it. god help it to be seen and heard elsewhere. in ohio, in colorado. [applause] and in iowa and in virginia. [applause] and everywhere else. i will end, wisconsin. [applause] which brings me to wisconsin. are you ready? [cheers and applause] get out of the way. get out of the way. it is like those commencements. parents just want to be su

ted cruz is the republican candidate for the u.s. senate. this is an hour. >> i hope you will enjoy as many conversations as you can. if you have phones and are not going to tweet or instagram this event, please turn them off. if you do, please use the has htag #tribunefest. our sponsors have done a wonderful thing for this community sponsoring this fits -- sponsor of this festival. i would like to give them a hand. [applause] there are microphones in the aisles and if you have questions, we have time for about 50 minutes or so. line up at the microphones at the appropriate time. let us get to it. it is my privilege to introduce the guests who are with us because of a single day this summer. july 31, 2012, began with the july 31, 2012, began with the announcement that

senate candidate ted cruz who won the primary in the state of texas a couple of weeks ago and south carolinaseveral dozen staff members listening to every word that comes out of the mode kwrupls at the democra democrat krat particulademocrat krat particular national done srepb convention to key respond to it. martha: what can we expect out of vermont. >> reporter: he has chosen a former summer home, and kerry hailey in west vermont, these where the house is. the house is apparently $3.9 million, it's open and airy and lends itself to being in a room that is much larger than a house would seem. acting as a stand in for president obama in the mock debates is ohio senator rob portman who fielded the same roll four years ago for then senator john mccainment portman did such a fine job imitating pres president obama, that cindy mccain refused to speak to portman for several days. mccain offers this defense. >> take the offense, defend his record. he cannot defend his record. senator rob portman is playing obama in the practice, i guarantee you portman will prepare him. i hate rob portman to this

senator and 2012 presidential candidate rick santorum from tuesday, followed by texas senate candidate ted cruzer, former sen democratic candidate artur davis. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome it santorum. [applause] -- rick santorum. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thanks. thank you. thank you. it is -- thank you. thank you. thank you, pennsylvania. it is a great honor for me to be here tonight with the love of my life wife karen over here, and my 93-year-old mother from florida. [applause] and some of our children. my oldest son john wanted to be here tonight, but he is a first- year cadet at the citadel. [applause] so i just want to say to you, proud of you, son. thank you. [applause] i am if first-generation american. at the age of seven, my dad came to johnstown, pennsylvania from the mountains of northern italy on a ship named providence. how providential that one day his son would announce for president just down the road from the deep mines where his father, my grandfather, mined coal until he was 72 years old. [applause] when my gra

you're seeing it in the last several elections with the rise of ted cruz for senate who was the underdog came to beat the incumbent lieutenant governor through a grassroots movement. texas is interesting and i say that julian and joaquin are rising stars regardless of their party. they are excellent examples of the true politicians in kind of public leaders you get out of texas. the reason we are different is we are one of the last batches of conservative democrats. you have pro-trade, not open word but strong border relations with mexico when you come from texas. and you have 30% of the community there that wants to vote for a republican candidate. >> that's an interesting point. we have been talking about this sort of tension between dlc version of a democrat and potentially the more leftward leaning one. you have to be big towards the right. >> at the tampa convention the way the texas delegation showed out is they were the ones who were booing and walking out to support the main delegation. they were ron paul deep. >> right. >> the two black texas delegates that i met in tampa, one o

representative and former democrat davis, south carolina governor nikki hailey and texas senate candidate ted cruz. but ann romney's speech tuesday night pushed pause on policy and politics for a moment. her speech exposed the soft and fuzzy underbelly of the gop elephant. >> tonight i want to talk to you about love. i want to talk to you about the deep and abiding love i have for a man i met at a dance many years ago. >> and she really, really, really wanted to talk about that dance. >> and that is where this boy i met at a high school dance comes in. that boy i met at a high school dance. this man i met at a high school dance. that tall, kind of charming young man brought me home from our first dance. he took me home safely from that dance. >> when new jersey governor chris christie took the stage for his keynote address, all that dancing came to a full stop. >> i know this simple truth, and i am not afraid to say it. our ideas are right for america, and their ideas have failed america. >> and by "our ideas," what he meant was chris christie's ideas. with the majority of his speech devoted to hi