>> speech by president obama and vice president biden, among those who will be setting the stage, congresswoman tammy baldwin , who's now running for one of the most important senate seats in this country, the crucial swing state of wisconsin . if she wins, she would become the first openly gay u.s. senator in history. also with us, philadelphia mayor michael nutter . they join us both from charlotte. thank you so much for your time. congresswoman, i'll start with you. we just heard the report that the romney campaign has decided not to advertise in wisconsin . we know part of the challenges you face, in addition to facing tommy thompson , is you have paul ryan as well and his history in that state. what do you make of the decision by the romney campaign not to put a lot of money in wisconsin , even though it's an important state?
>> well, i know that democrats are putting a lot of resources into our state, and we were delighted with a visit from the first lady a week ago in milwaukee. the vice president visited green bay this past sunday. i got to join him. so on the democratic side, we are doubling down on this presidential race and working very, very hard not only on my u.s. senate race but on electing fair-minded, progressive democrats up and down the ticket.
>> how did it feel to see, for example, the party platform ? and even the first lady talk about it's not relevant who you love. you would be the first openly gay member of the senate. dr. jill biden was just at an lgbt community meeting just this afternoon. how does that feel for you knowing you're in this political battle, but you're also in a social battle every day for acceptance from some within this country?
>> well, i am one who truly believes that our legislative bodies are strongest when they look like america and reflect america . and you have to admit that if you're not in the room, it's a conversation about you. if you're in the room, it's a conversation with you. that changes everything. that said, wisconsin voters going to the polls on november 6th are thinking about jobs and the economy. they are hard workers. they play by the rules, and they want to get ahead. fairness is their guide post. that is what i've been about. i've been fighting for hard working middle class families throughout my political career. that's what's going to matter most to wisconsin voters on november 6th .
>> and mayor, let me bring you in. i'm a texan. i tell people i have my heart in texas but my soul when i lived in philadelphia for four years. what will you bring to the speech tonight? it's been incredible as douglas brinkley pointed out. the first lady's speech to representative cleaver, and now here you are. what's the tone or mess an you want to get across today?
>> well, first and foremost, the conversation that the first lady michelle obama had with america about her values and the president's values and really about family values was one of the most incredible conversations i've heard in a long, long period of time. president bill clinton just really, beyond anything we've heard in recent times from the president. then president obama later on tonight. my main goal is to talk about the president's record, president obama , the many things he's still, in my opinion, not received proper credit for and that the public still needs to know while talking about, again, the real record or lack thereof of mitt romney and the things that he's talked about but has no plans to do anything about. so that's my goal for this evening. it's a great honor to be a part of this. then sit back and relax and listen to our president, who we're going to work hard to get re-elected.
>> you mentioned the credit you believe the president receives. in some of the states that are recovering that have a lower unemployment rate than the national average, particularly states with republican governors, the republican party has attempted to pull credit saying it's because of this republican governor or mayor that this particular town or state recovered, not by moves made by the president. what do you say to that notion?
>> i say it's really sad that folks are still focused so much on their political point scoring as opposed to representing the people. our jobs, regardless of political party , are to make sure that americans get back to work, that we invest in our cities, that we fix our bridges and roads and provide support for our schools rather than this fighting that leads to gridlock and grand standing. so they'll say whatever they say. we had a full week-long infomercial with bad information and sometimes just outright lies. our convention is about openness. our convention is about people. it's about policy. it's about facts and about getting stuff done in order to put americans back to work and move this country forward.
>> mayor michael nutter , thank you so much. congresswoman tammy baldwin . good luck with your speeches tonight. we'll be watching you both. thank you.
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