joining me now are former ohio governor ted strickland.ident of the center for american progress action fund and democratic strategist jamaal simmons. thank you for being here tonight. >> thank you for having me. >> the census bureau is part of a plot to hide information about the health care law? who else is in this laters conspiracy, the easter bunny? >> the republicans have been criticizing the census ever since i can remember. they are always looking for some nefarious motivation, and we know what their motive is. their motive is to try to continue to discredit the effects of obamacare. reverend al, some 12 million americans this year will have health care coverage that would not have had it without obamacare. we should be celebrating that. it makes me proud of our country to know that we are finally taking this major step and making health care affordable and available to the american people. we ought not to be looking for boogey mans. we ought to be celebrating the accomplishment. >> you know, jamaal, the right is also claiming the e

. >> charlie: we conclude with the former governor of ohio, ted strickland. >> charlie, there's something wrong when the supreme court basically equates money with speech, and that means these billionaires have a lot more speech than the average american, and the average american is feeling really put upon here, and the whole economic situation in the country is such that the cards are stacked against the average working person who is just simply trying to survive, and those with great wealth who can use that wealth to mold public opinion and to basically buy, in some cases, actually buy access and get the legislation that they want enacted into law, there is something really wrong, and i think it threatens our democracy. >> charlie: american foreign policy, hillary clinton and former governor of ohio when we continue. >> there's a saying around here: you stand behind what you say. around here, we don't make excuses, we make commitments. and when you can't live up to them, you own up and make it right. some people think the kind of accountability that thrives on so many streets in this co

ted strickland is here. also served 12 years in the u.s.ouse representing ohio's sixth congressional district and recently became president of the american progress action fund. i'm pleased to have him here for the first time, shame on me. >> i'm so happy to be here. >> you have a phd in psychology. at a prisonunselor for over 10 years. >> i worked 20 hours a week at a maximum security prison in ohio working with some very seriously mentally ill inmates. >> did that give you insights into behavior? >> some of the most brutal, sadistic behavior. , mostf the kindest generous behavior i've heard in that maximum-security prison. >> he ran for congress. >> three times before i finally one on my fourth attempt. >> what does that say about your? >> i'm persistent. i ran three times. someone said if at first you don't succeed, you try again. there's no sense in being a fool about it. [laughter] run a fourth time. i want on my fourth attempt and i lost on my fifth. i want on may 6. then i decided to run for governor. >> it does not look good for the

former ohio governor ted strickland. >> we have the power to take back the democratic party, you have the power to take the white house back in 2004. >> we have the power to take back the democratic party, you have the power to take the white house back in 2004. >> that was howard dean announcing his km pain for presidency in 2003. you have the power was repeated all over the trail and used to create a grassroots movement. but the generation of young people and first time voters who participated in the electoral process in record numbers, inspired by dean and then barack obama's campaigns have relisted launching their own careers in public office. i like john f kennedy and ronald reagan who inspired virtual legislators of politicians and became generational touch stones. proechl has had so far little influence. that's all the mark remarkable that he tapped into volunteerism and community service that pollsters say is widespread and intense among i don't think people. can president obama tap the energy of young people again? to achieve big things in the last three years of his presiden

we have cnn chief political analyst gloria borger and kevin madden and governor ted strickland.thank you for being here. i want to begin with you, governor strickland. i want to mention what vice president biden said a few weeks ago. expectations management at the time when things -- no one was expecting it to hit this target. he said we may not get to 7 million but if we get to 5 or 6, that's a hell of a start. can you say that president obama has turned it from an albatross around his neck to an achievement? >> what's important is not the -- so many millions of our fellow citizens will now have access to high-quality, affordable health care coverage. and that's what we ought to be celebrating for today. not to mention, the human dimensions. >> as jim said, it was 7.0 -- >> they are saying that it's going up and up. >> right. and i just got off the phone with a senior official asking these questions. you get an answer that they are unknowable. the question is, how many previously uninsured have enrolled? how many have paid? estimates are that 80 to 90% have paid. the answer to

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