at 9:15 we talk to terry madonna -- to dr.rthy president and ceo of the mayo clinic on health care in america. ♪ host: good morning. it is tuesday, april 2016, 2016. the senate convenes at 10:00 a.m. noon and meets at will move to legislative business at 2:00 p.m. we begin discussing recent state and federal efforts to aid felo ns as they reenter society. last week virginia's governor took action to restore voting rights to 200,000 prisoners in the state. whether you think

terry madonna, the director for the franklin and marshall college center for politics and public affairs that was my first rodeo. you do this all the time. do the feelings expressed by that group comport with your brand-new franklin and marshall poll? >> yeah, i think they do. in many ways, you know, you heard sort of an anti-government attitude out of some of them, some skepticism about the future, some sense that we've been left behind. you got that out of a couple of people and most of them switched for reasons to vote for a candidate. a few, what we call strategic voters, i call it sabotage voting, meaning they're going to vote for trump because they want a democrat to win the general election, you know, bernie sanders or hillary clinton. but that was a pretty good representation, maybe with one thing missing, and that's the sense of a lot of white working class, blue collar workers who feel that the recession is not over for them, that the economy has passed them by. you've got a little bit of that, but that's another one of the aspects of trump's support, and then lastly, you did h

at 9:15 we talk to terry madonna -- to dr. john noseworthy president and ceo of the mayo clinic on health care in america. ♪ host: good morning. it is tuesday, april 2016, 2016. the senate convenes at 10:00 a.m. noon and meets at will move to legislative business at 2:00 p.m. we begin discussing recent state and federal efforts to aid felo ns as they reenter society. last week virginia's governor took action to restore voting rights to 200,000 prisoners in the state. whether you think government should be doing more to help those are committed serious crimes and completed their prison sentences. special lies this morning for those with felony convictions in your past. we want to hear your stories -- special lines. 202-748-8000. for those who work in correction, 202-748-8001. is your number. a line for law enforcement 202-748-8002. a line for all others, 202-748-8003. you can also catch up with us on social media, twitter @c-spanwj, on facebook, facebook.com/c-span. good tuesday morning to you. we are talking about prison reent

terry madonna, how much of that is going on? people changing their party registration to vote against somebody as to opposed to for somebody? >> guest: yeah, that's another aspect of the campaign that received a good bit of attention. 92,000 people, 92,000 since the beginning of this calendar year went from democratic, the democratic party, third parties and independents to republican., 61,000 went from republican, third party registration, independent registration to w democrat. so think about that for a minute. a very large number. let's talk about why people might have switched to the republican party. most of them, most voters, i think, who did that and there have been interviews with, you know, voters who did. there's nothing quantitative, but my sense is that they switched to vote for trump. these would be trump supporters. if you look geographically where they're located, you find them in areas of the state that trump is likely to do well in. but others did switch to vote because they wanted to support john kasich and som

for a deep dive into their politics, we're joined by harrisburg from -- by terry madonna. we have learned anything about this primary season, it's that each state has its own rules for who can vote and how the vote works. take us through the rules governing pennsylvania today. who can vote in today's primary? guest: you have to be of legal age, 18 and over. we have not part, had very much controversy in this state about it. there has been a lot of controversy over felons and once they pay their dues and get out of resin and get back into society, whether they can vote. we have not had a big issue here. one of the things that is fascinating is we have had a pretty substantial uptick in voter registration. 5.5% overicans are up last year and the democrats are up 2.5%. intereststrates this we have seen throughout the primary and caucus process. on the republican side of the aisle, largely because of the competition. at one point, 17 republican candidates and of course the energy level that donald trump is brought to the campaign. we are looking for a very substantial turnout

for a deep dive into their politics, we're joined by harrisburg from -- by terry madonna.this primary season, it's that each state has its own rules for who can vote and how the vote works. take us through the rules governing pennsylvania today. who can vote in today's primary? guest: you have to be of legal age, 18 and over. we have not part, had very much controversy in this state about it. there has been a lot of controversy over felons and once they pay their dues and get out of resin and get back into society, whether they can vote. we have not had a big issue here. one of the things that is fascinating is we have had a pretty substantial uptick in voter registration. 5.5% overicans are up last year and the democrats are up 2.5%. intereststrates this we have seen throughout the primary and caucus process. on the republican side of the aisle, largely because of the competition. at one point, 17 republican candidates and of course the energy level that donald trump is brought to the campaign. we are looking for a very substantial turnout today on the republican side. i'

encourage them to stick around because we are going to spend 45 minutes talking about that with terry madonna. adam wollner, if there is an upset today in one of those five states, what is the state that you would put the money on? adam: boy, it is really tough to say because especially on the republican side, all five states are really not very favorable territory for ted cruz. especially as he emerged as the most viable trump alternative. he has relied pretty have agreed an evangelical base. on the democratic side, bernie sanders might be able to do a little bit better than others is rhode island's of the because independent voters will be able to cast ballots in rhode island. most of the other states voting closed primaries, meaning that only registered democrats can vote. and those are the contest where bernie sanders has especially struggled. rhode island is maybe a little closer -- but it is still. trump and clinton do enter all five states as pretty considerable favorites. host: back to the republican side for a minute, yesterday we saw a lot of reporting about this agreement between t

terry madonna will vote for x at the convention.>> you're absolutely right, but here's the philosophy of many republicans, particularly the leaders nationally. it's not the voters that pick the candidate for the presidency, it's the delegates and you've heard that many times. >> absolutely. thank you so much. >>> still to come, will the rules change at the convention if donald trump doesn't get 1237 delegates that he needs to clinch the nomination? i will talk to an rnc insider next. if you misplace your discover card, you can use freeze it to prevent new purchases on your account in seconds. and once you find it, you can switch it right on again. you're back! freeze it from discover. get it at discover.com. we stop arthritis pain, so you don't have to stop. because you believe in go. onward. today's the day. carpe diem. tylenol® 8hr arthritis pain has two layers of pain relief. the first is fast. the second lasts all day. we give you your day back. what you do with it is up to you. tylenol®. my mmade a simple trip toonic the grocer

then, terry madonna. he previously presidential primary and the state historical role as a swing state and the current political climate. then, a harvard institute polling director on the latest poll of millennial views. .nd dr. john knows where the talking about the affordable care act and how it impacts hospitals. watch washington journal beginning this morning, join the discussion. during campaign to 16, c-span takes you on the road to the white house. we follow candidates on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. no, a defense department update on the president's decision to send up to 250 special operation forces to syria. peter cook reports at this meeting. >> hello, everybody. it is really tall today. taller than normal? where is the button? thank you. hope everyone is doing well today. good to be back in the same time zone as most of you. i see fellow weary travelers. .e just had a successful trip the secretary went to asia and the middle east and we spent a productive day in iraq where the big focu

stick around because we're going to spend 45 minutes talking about that in our next segment with terry madonna. but adam, if there's an upset today in one of those five states, what is the state that you would put your money on? >> caller: well, it's really tough to say right now because especially on the republican side, all five states are just really not very favorable territory for ted cruz especially who's kind of emerged as the most viable trump alternative just because he's relied pretty heavily on an evangelical base. and these are all going to be electorates where it's relatively light on evangelicals. on the democratic side where bernie sanders might be able to do a little bit better than others is rhode island simply because unaffiliated or independent voters will actually be able to cast ballots in rhode island. most of the other states voting today are closed primaries, meaning that only registered democrats can vote. and those have been contests where bernie sanders has especially struggled. so rhode island could be one where maybe it's a little bit closer to hillary clinton. but

terry madonna, pulling director, knows all things pennsylvania, a political expert. being with us. i am sure we will be talking again in the next couple of days. let's take a look at the results from new york where hillary clinton continues to expand her lead with about 85% of the vote now in, carrying nearly 58% of the vote. senator bernie sanders at nearly 43% of the vote. all of these results are on our website at c-span.org. on the republican side, a very early call for donald trump as he wins significantly with nearly 60% of the vote. governor kasich at just over 25%. and senator ted cruz at about 15%. we will continue to be covered the candidates the next couple of days through the weekend and next week. we will have live coverage of the republican national committee on the c-span networks meeting this thursday and friday. check out the full schedule on our website. we will be covering the house and senate in session this week as well. in case you missed it earlier tonight, donald trump the claim victory about 9:30 this evening at the trump tower headquarters i