he was actually not from ohio. when he was born, there was no ohio. he was born in 1773 in virginia. he was elected in ohio. but we have here is called a campaign banner, but it is actually in oil painting. you can see him here in his ral's uniform- gene campaigning on the frontier. this is one of our treasures. it dates back to 1840. way to get the idea across that he was a man of the people. he would literally ride across the country in uniform on horseback to campaign for president. ,his never actually happened but it is a way to get the message across. me,iam henry harrison, to is one of the most interesting presidents we have had. he is the only president we have had that went to medical school and did not finish. until ronald reagan, he was the oldest president we ever had. he was 68 when he was elected. reagan was 69. if you ask anyone on the street to think back to their school days, three things will come up about william henry harrison. , hard cider, and the log cabin. to out of three of those things had nothing to do with william henry harr

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he was actually not from ohio. when he was born, there was no ohio. he was born in 1773 in virginia. he was elected in ohio. but we have here is called a campaign banner, but it is actually in oil painting. you can see him here in his general you -- general's uniform campaigning on the frontier. this is one of our treasures. it dates back to 1840. it is a way to get the idea across that he was a man of the people. he would literally ride across the country in uniform on horseback to campaign for president. this never actually happened, but it is a way to get the message across. william henry harrison, to me, is one of the most interesting presidents we have had. he is the only president we have had that went to medical school and did not finish. until ronald reagan, he was the oldest president we ever had. he was 68 when he was elected. reagan was 69. if you ask anyone on the street to think back to their school days, three things will come up about william henry harrison. his slogan, hard cider, and the log cabin. to out of three of those things had

so you need ohio. some folks are saying this may be the time when ohio is by virtue of demographics whiter and orlando it may lose its swing status. host: and the role of governor kasich this week. guest: governor kasich was up to check out arrangements. he was around to the perimeters of the convention. but he has no speaking engagement unlike four years ago when both he and rob portman had prime speaking spots. he does not plan to be a presence. host: rob portman? guest: rob portman will not be speaking. he said he is not avoiding the convention he just has lots of things to do. he is having a mock convention for his high school and college volunteers right next-door and he will be having speakers come over and talk with them. he is doing a habitat for humanity event. he is doing something with wounded warriors kye ackers. he is a by kayaker himself. he is finding ways to be in and around but not necessarily at the convention. host: why does he wanted to be present and known? guest: he has definitely

the fact is, thomas, ohio is a swing state. no republican has won without winning ohio. we all know that. and when the governor and the republican leadership of the state all of them have basically boycotted this convention, with the exception of my opponent, senator rob portman, and he's nowhere to be seen. he's here in cleveland, but he's avoiding the convention. that ought to say something to the people who are observing this. if the leadership of the ohio republican party wants nothing to do with this toxic candidate, why should the average republican get behind him with any confidence that he would be a good president. >> former governor of ohio ted strickland currently running in a senate race with the sitting senator of rob portman. portman has endorsed donald trump. coming up tonight as we all watch the first big evening of prime time for the republican national convention, trump's wife is going to be the headliner. her most high profile appearance for her husband so far in this campaign cycle is yet to come. the critical surrogate role she could play in the gene

nbc's jacob rascone in ohio. talk about these enhancements, the fence going up, and some of the challenges facing them. >> reporter: some of the challenges come because there are tens of thousands of people expected here. we're right outside quicken loans. you can tell they are putting up the last layer of fencing around. this is inside the secret service secure zone and event zone outside of that where the protesters will be. every time there's been a major attack like in france, like in dallas, like orlando or san bernardino, they make enhancement to the plan, review the entire plan, see where they might be vulnerable. different changes they don't usually share. yesterday i was talking to deputy chief ed tomba, here is what he said. >> we have extra measures in place to keep everybody safe because that's a concern. we have visitors from all over the world. we want them to know they are safe. to see something like that happen is quite a challenge for us. >> reporter: back here live, you can tell, look at all of

so you need ohio. some folks are saying this may be the time when ohio is by virtue of demographics whiter and orlando it may lose its swing status. host: and the role of governor kasich this week. guest: governor kasich was up to check out arrangements. he was around to the perimeters of the convention. but he has no speaking engagement unlike four years ago when both he and rob portman had prime speaking spots. he does not plan to be a presence. host: rob portman? guest: rob portman will not be speaking. he said he is not avoiding the convention he just has lots of things to do. he is having a mock convention for his high school and college volunteers right next-door and he will be having speakers come over and talk with them. he is doing a habitat for humanity event. he is doing something with wounded warriors kye ackers. he is a by kayaker himself. he is finding ways to be in and around but not necessarily at the convention. host: why does he wanted to be present and known? guest: he has definitely

you can't win the presidency, or very hard without ohio. >> you win ohio by being a unifier. >> he has not ruled out another presidential run but he plans to write a book about his vision for ohio and the rest of the country. >>> and the cause of the deadly hot air balloon crash. that is next here on msnbc. americans are buying more and more of everything online. and so many businesses rely on the united states postal service to get it there. because when you ship with us, your business becomes our business. that's why we make more ecommerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country. the united states postal service. priority: you every day is a chance to dop, something great.. and for the ones they love, they'd do anything. sears optical has glasses made for doing. right now, buy one pair and get another free. quality eyewear for doers. sears optical innovative sonicare technology with up to 27% more brush movements versus oral b. get healthier gums in 2 weeks guaranteed. innovation and you. philips sonicare. save when you buy the most loved rechargeable toothbrush brand in

take a look at where ohio is. i'll tell you that new york up front here, way, way over there in the corner behind the band, you'll see where they have set ohio. rob fortman, the senator who has a race that he is on for right now. he is not speaking. he will be here but not speaking. so the treatment of ohio is one of the big question marks here given the fact that they obviously really need to win ohio, bill. >> did the gop poobahs do that on purpose because kasich and fortman said they weren't going to come? is that why they shunned them over there? >> i mean it's obvious that the trump campaign and the rnc did not people like they had to give ohio priority. it's a very questionable tactic especially since manafort is scolding kasich. kasich came out today and spoke to a michigan delegation in another location and said the reason he dropped out of the race is because he knew if he stayed in, he would have to say things he wouldn't believe. in order to patch it up and get the governor on trump e side is a pretty h

but it's not just in ohio. sadly, it's everywhere. with an average of more than 120 americans dying every single day from overdoses, it's now the number one cause of accidental death in the country, surpassing car accidents. and it's getting worse. it's only july, and already, in some ohio cities, we've had more people die from overdoses than in all of 2015. and as tragic as that is, it's only part of the problem. in addition to those we've lost to overdoses, there are millions more across the country who are sufferingwho have lost a job, broken relationships with their family and friends, or turned to crime to pay for their drugs. in ohio alone, some 200,000 people are struggling with addiction. the numbers are overwhelming. and behind the numbers are shattered dreams. holly derae from carrollton, ohio was a talented singer and a good student; she was elected to her high school homecoming court and prom court. but at 19 years old, on a whim, she tried heroin with her boyfriend. she became addicted. her mom got her into treatment, but

i love ohio. you know, i worked in ohio for a long time. right down the road. swifton village, great place. i came here with my father. we bought it. we fixed it. we made it beautiful. we sold it. made a lot of money. then after we left, it went down the tubes. but that can happen. it went down the tubes. but we did great. it was one of my early real estate deals and it gave me a lot of confidence. so i can say that cincinnati and ohio gave me a lot of confidence, and here i am. here i am. [applause] mr. trump: i will say he endorsed me and it's been electric but rob portman has really been good to me and i appreciate it. and the senator's got to run against ted strickland who has not done a good job for ohio. i will say that. he has not done a good job for ohio. so you're going do what you have to do come november. and as far as donald trump is concerned, i'm going to be back here many, many, many times, ok? [applause] mr. trump: i'm going to be back here so much, you're going to be so sick of me. please, please, please, don't let him come back anymore. no, we

professor sleeper-smith: in the ohio river valley, much of that center portion of the ohio river valley, much of that is miami land. but along the wabash and the miami rivers, you find a huge group of very diverse people. so, for instance -- originally a french post on the wabash, you can find several groups, kickapoo, you are going to find miami. as we move toward the center -- and these are fairly well-established towns. these are 5,000, 6,000 people. these are not scattered indian villages. they are united by the trade. you are going to find shawnee. you are going to find delaware. they have moved from pennsylvania into the ohio river valley. you are going to find mohawk who have come down from iroquois land. you are going to find seneca people. host: did the european men marry into any of these indian tribes? professor sleeper-smith: yes. for most of the fur trade, it would be very difficult for them to trade. they had no understanding of indian languages. and initially women act as cultural mediators during the 17th century. by the 18th century, much of that becomes intermarriage.

that's something to watch in ohio. also generally speaking third party candidates poll better than election day. i would expect them to get about what they get nationally in ohio. that's also been a trend, third party candidates don't really perform in ohio. >> interesting to watch that and see if hillary clinton and her vp pick with tim kaine will give her a bump in that sense as well. thank you so much, kyle, for being with me. >> thank you. >> that will do it for me on msnbc. appreciate being with you on saturday morning. i'm frances rivera. up next chris jansing live coverage from philadelphia. she'll look at the potential impact of protests come in siding with next week's democratic convention. & in a world held back by compromise, businesses need the agility to do one thing & another. only at&t has the network, people, and partners to help companies be... local & global. open & secure. because no one knows & like at&t. ♪ share the joy of real cream... ...with reddi-wip. when heartburn comes creeping up on you.

, so you need ohio. some folks are saying this may be the time when ohio is by virtue of demographics whiter and older. it may lose its swingset is. host: the role of -- guest: swing status. host: the role of governor kasich this week? he hasspeaking engagement, unlike four years ago. when he and our senator had prime speaking spot. he does not plan to be president. portman will not be speaking. he has lots of other things to do. of a actually having kind mock convention for his high school and college on tears right next door. he has bigger summoned over to talk with them. he is doing a habitat for humanity event. he is doing something with wounded warrior cai -- kayakers. he is not necessarily at the convention. host: why is that? why does he want to be pres sent and known? host: guest: he is running in a tough reelection campaign, although the latest polls show him moving ahead of strickland. he needs that coal country. he needs that swing area. he also needs a lot of other people who have seen him as

tomorrow she'll be in ohio as well. then she will head to minneapolis before moving on to las vegas speaking to key constitue constituentcies at each stop and then will unveil her running mate. perhaps as early as friday. casey has been tracking the clinton campaign and she joins me on the phone. casey, what are clinton's main goals this week? >> hi, rev. well it's unusual as you know for a candidate to cam pain this way during their opponent's national convention. it can be hard to break through. especially in the case of trump but for hillary clinton this is an opportunity to talk to these constitue constituentcies that are important to her. in ohio she'll be talking to the naacp and she's going to get credit for speaking to both of them regardless of whether or not she gets national media attention from it. you can look for her to take some interview opportunities. this will be a situation where she could probably use something that they don't. it's a tool they don't always employ. she's not doing interview after int

lost ohio. and in pitching their state to the republican national committee to try to get the convention to come to cleveland in ohio, that was part of their caruly does sort of mic the president. you can look at the other 49 states and polling from those states and see what's going to happen in those states, but when you wake up on the morning after the election and you see who won ohio, you can pretty much tell every single time who won the election at large. >> reporter: it is such a close state when it comes to elect torl politics. it's up for grabs whether it's democratic or physical and mental. both parties have to work hard in november. it's not an easy win for either. take a look at the poll. shows that donald trump is at 41%. hillary clinton is at 41% and that is also validated in a host of other polls which essentially show the same thing. the recent history of ohio when it comes to these candidates, donald trump lost this primary. the republican primary here in ohio, but running again

house without taking ohio. it is crucial, it remains crucial. i think that, the risk -- the gamble is that if donald trump and john kasich do not mend fences, the risk for donald trump is that the establishment -- the party, the foot soldiers, they all sit on the sidelines and that will hurt in a close election. host: let's get to calls. democrat, you are up first. i amr: i are can -- concerned that republicans will keep going on with the bashing, we have had so many calls of republicans that bashed hillary. if hillary were guilty of everything republicans think she did, even if she were guilty, she would have more integrity than all of the republicans combined. -- you know the line, when they move their republicansths, never tell the truth, they always tell -- put things in a frame that is not true. they lift themselves up and what they are after is power. the country have to be careful because what republicans plan to do, if they get in power, there will be a republican president. they are going to change the

professor sleeper-smith: in the ohio river valley, much of that center portion of the ohio river valley, much of that is miami land. but along the wabash and the miami rivers, you find a huge group of very diverse eople. so, for instance -- originally a french post on the wabash, you can find several roups, kickapoo, you are going to find miami. as we move toward the center -- and these are fairly well-established towns. these are 5,000, 6,000 people. these are not scattered indian villages. they are united by the trade. you are going to find shawnee. you are going to find delaware. they have moved from pennsylvania into the ohio river valley. you are going to find mohawk who have come down from iroquois land. you are going to find seneca eople. you're going to find even people from virginia who have moved into the ohio river valley. host: did the european men marry into any of these indian tribes? professor sleeper-smith: yes. for most of the fur trade, it would be very difficult for them to trade. they had no understanding of indian languages. and initially women act as cultural media

ohio is one of the key swing states. in the last 13 presidential elections the winner in ohio has gone on to win the white house. that's why donald trump and the gop are hoping to win big in ohio. in the past few days gop leaders have been hammering out a party platform they believe will give them the white house. senator, nice to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> all of the nominees don't completely embrace the platform, right? >> both parties with a long history of that. this is a conservative platform, a solid platform focused on jobs, the economy, getting america to work and national security. >> last time we talked about a fence. now it's a wall. >> national security is a big part of this. >> why from fence to wall? >> the platform committee is 112 delegates. they can work their will, speak their voice. we have done it on lots of issues and national security is a big part of it. you see what's happening around the world with isis. tragedy everywhere. you saw john kerry today talk about the fact that he says, hey,

i am always happy to come to ohio. it is good to be in the home state of my great friend and your great senator sherrod brown . yes. and it is good to be in the that is going to send ted strickland to the senate in november. now i am here today because i am with her. yes, sir. applause]d senator warren: we are all here today because we are with her and we are going to work our hearts out to make hillary clinton the next president of the united states. [cheers and applause] i'm ready.ren: are you ready for this? yeah. we are here with someone who gets up every single day and fights for us. someone who has spent her whole life fighting for children, spent her life fighting for women, spent her life fighting for families, fighting for health care, fighting for human rights, fighting for a level playing field, fighting for those who need her most. we are here to fight side-by-side with hillary clinton. [cheers and applause] senator warren: so, today a maintenance man. after his heart attack, my mother answered phones at se

professor sleeper-smith: in the ohio river valley, much of that center portion of the ohio river valley, much of that is miami land. but along the wabash and the miami rivers, you find a huge group of very diverse people. originally ance -- french post on the wabash, you can find several groups, kickapoo, you are going to find miami. as we move toward the center -- and these are fairly well-established towns. these are 5000, 6000 people. these are not scattered indian villages. they are united by the trade. you are going to find shawnee. you are going to find delaware. mohawk whong to find have come down from iroquois land. you are going to find seneca people. even people from virginia who have moved into the ohio river valley. host: did europeans marion to the indian tribes? professor sleeper-smith: yes. they had no understanding of indian languages. and initially, when an act of cultural mediators during the 17th century -- and by the 18th, much of that becomes intermarriage, so you find frenchman intermarrying into indian communities. they are not really removing those women from the

amy: ohio governor john kasich said that ohio governors cannot have the power to arbitrarily suspend federal, state, constitutional rights, or state law, as suggested. speculation,f donald trump has chosen indiana governor mike pence as hisis running g mate. leaderrp: i found the who wiwill help p us deliver his safe society and a really prosperous society for all americans. indiana g governor mike penceces my first choice. i haveve admired the work he has in the state of indiana. amy: that was donald trump speaking saturday in new york city. elected towas first congress in 2000, elected governor of indiana in 2012. 2015, he signed into law the anti-lgbt religious freedom bill, whicgigive businesses rights to discriminate against lgbt people. it caused an nationwide backlash. dozens of companies and professional sports teams and leagues, including the indianapolis headquartered in c aa threatened to boycott indiana. the apple ceo slammed the law, likening it to the jim crow laws of the american south. madeately, in -- pence revisions. as indiana's governor, he oversaw a cut in planne

eastern ohio which is what i represent in the ohio senate, we saw a trump victory basically from the lake to the river in coal country and steel country, specifically for this reason and we saw democrats cross over into the republican primary. one quick thing about turnout: one thing i think people are not recognizing is the traditional turnout model, if you are looking to say x, y or z is going to the polls, i don't think it's necessarily as indicative as it has been in the past because we will see people that go to the polls and get the presidents, both democrats and republicans and vote senate down the line so just because you are looking at who showed up to the polls, i think the exit polls are actually going to be more important than seeing who shows up in raw numbers. >> worth pointing out chris, i'm going to give you the last word, let's take you back to 1992 with bill clinton who won the state of. he did but if you add bushes boat and perrault's boat, it exceeds bill clinton's boat and that's the thing trump has to do. it is not to capri!, 100 percent certain that those voter

and can he win ohio without john kasich? you say it's a challenge but is it even possible do you think right now? >> well, i think it's probably not possible to win the presidency without winning ohio. i think ohio's really important that way. we are the true swing state. we represent the entire country all in one state. i think it's probably going to be tough to win without the people who support john kasich supporting donald trump and at the end of the day individually we're going to have to make a decision about, you know, what are we going to do. our choice is trump or clinton. for republicans to support the principles and values we support. hillary clinton is not an option. she's not a choice. >> lieutenant governor mary taylor, thanks for coming in. congratulations for a beautiful convention. >> thanks for bringing the good weather too. >>> coming up, newt gingrich has a bold prediction for what we could see tonight. newt gingrich speaks to cnn n t next. >>> plus, are we witnessing the fall of a giant? fox news chief r

they were in compliance with the as written in ohio. chiefly this went ohio. she believes women to ohio. chiefly this went on to tell him he's proud of the way the police force the police first time of day one, hoping they can make adjustments the rest of the week. back to you guys in new york. nicole: thank you, connell mcshane. lauren: under the petulant surveillance pictures showing the baton rouge gunman talking to police moments before he opened fire. gavin long, wearing black, moving around the scene of the attack sunday morning. he shot pics officers, killing three of them. president abbas told authorities in baton rouge and the family of the three officers that to offer his condolences. lauren: a islamic state now says an attack or a nature man trained was one of its fighters. number of people injured on the commuter chain in germany when it teenage refugee from afghanistan attacked them with an ax and a knife. the attacker was shot in killed by police. the grammarian ministers said a homemade ices flag was found in the teenager's bedroom. officials sa

the event today kicks off a major bus tour through pennsylvania and ohio. two key battleground states. donald trump kicks off the post convention spirit -- sprint, i should say, to november in another key battleground state today. we're talking about colorado. our senior washington correspondent jeff zeleny is over at the clinton/kaine event at temple university in philadelphia. jason carroll is in denver just ahead of the trump appearance. jeff, talk a little bit about the message, the importance of these two states, pennsylvania and ohio. >> reporter: well, wolf, now the march to the election day is on here. 102 days exactly from today. what the clinton campaign is trying to do is expound on their themes of the convention. we saw so many signs that said stronger together. she's hoping that she and tim kaine are indeed stronger together but the reality is that the scripting that we've seen is going to be replaced by the political reality here, that she's locked in a very tight race with donald trump. her campaign, along with tim kaine, is focusing on penns

kelly o'donnell is down with the ohio delegation on the floor. >> reporter: well, you know that ohio has already been pushed to a place in the corner where the host delegation normally would not be. i have been talking to delegates here and they are expecting to get a less than friendly reaction when it comes ohio's time to vote. i have with me ohio attorney general mike dewine, former united states senator and rumored to be a candidate for governor in the future. obviously you work closely with john kasich. what do you expect will happen here in this trump-based audience when you represent the home of john kasich? >> ohio voted for john kasich. therefore, we will vote for john kasich. i suspect we may get booed a little bit. i understand that. but he's our governor. we are all pledged to him. ohio voters selected him. i think the key is where we go from here. where we go from here is we have to win in the fall. the thought of hillary clinton appointing one, two, maybe three, four supreme court justices, district court judges, circuit court judges, that really should get anybody's at

i mean, florida and ohio, florida, ohio, and pennsylvania. trump is either up or tied. >> it really is incredible. those are the states he has to win. and there is going to be another four or five where he has to concentrate his time and organization and resources. the numbers in florida all the polling in florida has had clinton up until this week. she has taken a huge nose dive because of the fbi director's assessment of her conduct. and i think it's really damaging her because this is a sudden reversal. and in pennsylvania, there is nbc marist poll out tonight and she has a nice lead in pennsylvania on trump. >> but the point is. this one says trump is up, too. >> if you look at all of them, you are seeing a pattern where this is a tight race and he is in the game and she can't take any of those important states for granted. >> we can't have a recount come november because we only have eight justices because ruth bader ginsburg would have to disqualify herself on this. annie. >> one of the thing that gets lost here when you look at ohio th

i'm john king live from the republican convention hall in cleveland, ohio. a lot happening this afternoon. the convention official will be gaveled to order 2001 hour from now, delegates beginning to fill into a largely empty hall, but they'll be coming in. also, hillary clinton speaks this hour. we're waiting any moment now to the naacp convention in southern ohio, in the city of cincinnati. a key moment here for her to respond to the baton rouge shootings and to try to mobilize african-american voters for the fall campaign. as you can tell, a very busy day of presidential politics. >>> also, another sad day as we deal once again with senseless violence. the deadly assault now on two police officers in baton rouge, louisiana. the latest outrage, and for the political leaders of this country, the latest challenge. >> we as a nation have to be loud and clear that nothing justifies violence against law enforcement. attacks on police are an attack on all of us and the rule of law that makes society possible. >> law and order is a big, very big theme here on conv

they always need ohio. and then pennsylvania and jump down and try to hold florida with all of the diversity down there. >> i think that's the right path. >> let's go to the deal breaker, the necessary if not -- how does a guy who has run against mexicans pretty much smeared him, get doe minute -- puerto rico -- >> the paradox is i believe it comes down to two things. in states like pennsylvania he has to win sons and daughters of reagan democrats. >> they are great people but very unhappy with the democratic party right now. >> yes. but he a also has to get moderate republican women who are college-educated who romney won. that is a bigger lift. >> and women who may not vote the same as their husbands. >> right. >> you can see the family husband and wife go to vote and waste the gas because they are voting against each other. i can imagine a guy sharing some of this attitude and the woman saying this guy on gays but other issues, he is just bad. >> and that's some of the -- >> and you and i all know this.

in ohio. she made the comments in west virginia, that travels right across ohio, pennsylvania, indiana, illinois, wisconsin. >> go ahead, lisa? >> sean, it's not just the fact he's either winning or tied in these three critical swing states, another important issue is the fact that his message that he's driving, they resinate with voters. if you look at some of the three biggest points, majority of voters feel the system is broken. they want radical change. they feel foreign trade agreements hurt them personally and public officials don't care about people like them and what are the messages we keep hearing donald trump talking about? keep talking about the people who feel left behind, how the system is rigged against the working class voter and i think those messages that he is driving are going to be impactful, particularly in these states like pennsylvania and ohio. >> i got to run, thank you. coming up, chicago seeing a surge in violence. thousands now have been shot and hundreds have been

especially in ohio. i think seeing them come there it's not a surprise trying to make that. >> yeah. tara, despite the trouble we talked about and the controversy the polls show the race is a dead heat. how concerning is it especially the blue states like pennsylvania may be in play. >> i don't believe pennsylvania is in play. >> you don't? >> i'm going to take the counter. >> why? >> because hillary is plus nine in the suffolk university that poll that came out. go by state by state. should she take it for granted? absolutely not. she should go hard. >> you leave philadelphia and you leaf the suburbs how are you so sure? >> first of all, i'm not 100% sure but i'm bullish on her in pennsylvania. as kasie hunt said it has been a fools gold. she has plus 19 point lead with women in pennsylvania. she has a plus 9 lead overall in a two-way match up and four-way match up. i don't think she should take it for granted. i think is well positioned there. and, also, the mat for hillary clinton. i wouldn't, you kno

i love ohio. i love the people of ohio. go out and vote for rob portman. he's been terrific. go out and vote for rob, but i love the people of ohio, and we're going to start winning again, folks. we don't win anymore as a country. we don't win on trade. we don't win with the military. you know, when i was young, we never lost a war, all of us, a lot of you my age. when we were young, i still feel young, don't you feel young? but -- but when we were young, we never lost a war. they used to say we've never lost a war. now we never win a war. we never win a bat. we never win anything. we have these idiots that get on television saying we are going to attack isis in 48 hours and when we attack we're going to hit them from the rear and we're going after fallujah and that will take place in exactly two weeks and after that thanks place we're going to ramadi and we will -- now what happens is they say, oh, i mean, the only problem is they can't be anybody is so stupid to be saying all so sometimes they don't believe it and we can get away with it. can you imagine, newt, the great ge

he makes furniture in turkey, not cleveland, ohio. he makes barware in slovenia, not jackson, ohio. and he goes around saying he wants to put america first and america workers first. ust today we learned, once again, he has asked for visas to employ foreign workers at his country clubs because he says he cannot find any american workers. shame on you, donald trump. shame on you. let's cut through all of the hype and the rhetoric and understand we're dealing with somebody who has a history of stiffing people, making things somewhere else besides america, and whenever possible, hiring foreign workers. i do not think that adds up in any way to making america great again. i think as up to making donald trump more money. that is what it is all about. -- i think it adds up to making donald trump more money. we're going to make the economy airer. we're going to raise the minimum wage so that nobody works full-time will be in poverty. [applause] sec. clinton: and you have heard it before but i will say it again -- the fastest way to aise income in america is to pay women equal pay for the w

sandusky, ohio. every day, the california delegation has been taking a 12-bus convoy the 60 miles into the city with a police as court. i have seen a lot of wonderful, beautiful ohio landscapes. city.dusky is a nice amy: we are going to leave it there. i want to think charles moran of log cabin republicans. alana jochum andalana jochum, in -- and alana jochum, executive director of the quality ohio. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org -- "breaking with convention: war, peace, and the presididency." i'm amy goodman. where are the african-american delegates? the lowest number of black delegates in a century. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: "i'm an alien" by rebel diaz. democracy now! interviewed the bronx-based duo protesting outside of the republican national convention earlier this week. yes, we are "breaking with convention: war, peace, and the presidency." democracy now! is in cleveland, ohio, covering the republican national convention from the inside out, from the streets to the corpora

"can trump win ohio?" he writes since the republican party founding in 1854, none of its candidates has won the presidency without carrying ohio. none. can trump win ohio? i know you believe he can. but how? >> absolutely. there is a poll out today showing him tied inio. so he can win -- tied in ohio. the top issue in ohio will continue to be jobs and the economy. how do you get wages up. you see higher expenses particularly with regard to healthcare. a lot of this is rehated to obamacare and how it hasn't work. the expenses are going up and wages being flat. i think he will do well. second is the military. the issue of terrorism is on people's minds. there are other issues, too. we have been hit hard in ohio with this heroin prescription drug epidemic. i use the word epidemic because it's affecting every community and we are losing people to overdoses at record levels. bill: you spearheaded a bill in the senate yesterday. i'm from cincinnati, you are from southwestern ohio. i get the question often. just

davidson of ohio. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 794, the gentleman from ohio, mr. davidson, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from ohio. mr. davidson: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield myself as much time as i shall consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. davidson: congress in article 1, section 8 of the constitution has the power to raise and regulate armies. and that relates to the selective service administration. we've decided to use the selective service administration to register men for the draft, for many years now. and during the course of this year, it's come to the discussion here in washington about requiring women to register for the draft. many families back home aren't aware of this and especially many young women aren't aware of this, mr. chairman. funds from hat no this appropriation would be used for the selective service administration to modify the current requirements. the purpose of that would be to let congress do our job, to go back home and talk to our families and talk t

i think ohio is different. i think if you look at all the numbers, he can be more competitive there. i don't see him winning wisconsin, i don't see him winning wisconsin, and quite frankly whatever gains he makes among blue collar voters, and a lot of those blue collar voters had become republicans are going to be offset by losses among women, college educated white voters who tended to vote republican and who now seem to be supporting hillary clinton. >> and what does tim kaine bring to the table? >> awe thuthenticitauthenticity. when i was watching that speech the other night, i thought, this fwa's a little truman-esk. he got married in the same church he goes to 24 years ago, whatever it is. he's lived in the same house. this is a real person, and i think the two of them together are going to have the kind of chemistry that's going to move people. we're at a hinge in american history. we elected a catholic, we elected an african american, now we have a chance to elect a woman. and i think that ticket, which

i think trump could carry ohio, go to college in ohio. i've seen the appeal he has in ohio. he might swing ohio and pennsylvania that donald trump believes virginia. there is no way he will make a claim your. i will make a disclaimer that people set a year ago that donald trump whenever wind emanation and he did. -- win the nomination and he did. i can't see him winning virginia and the presidency. it is that for our party and our country because with what we just did at this convention, we basically gave hillary clinton the white house. we had 17 candidates and we nominated the worst one. steve: tommy valentine from virginia. take you very much. -- thank you very much. susan: back to the telephone calls seeking a reaction from the four-day republican convention and particularly donald trump's acceptance speech. postll show you his first convention week after this call. go ahead, john. >you are on. umm, i want to say that i voted for obama his first term. i grew up in chicago. he wanted change. he wanted to do something. i was coming out of high school and i thought he was g

danny's thoughts in ohio. lori in massachusetts, independent, good morning. -- lloyd in massachusetts, independent, good morning. caller: i would like to know why it is prejudiced that we don't allow anyone illegally in this country. i don't think there is anything prejudiced about that. i think it helps get more jobs for more people, including minorities, so i don't know why -- to make sure no terrorism comes to the borders. nancy in florida, we are taking your calls ahead of day one of the republican national convention and the theme for today, make america safe again it is what they will be discussing when they kick off the convention at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. we will be taking your calls up until about 11:00 eastern time, then around noon, we pick up our coverage with more of your calls and conversation about how this is all unfolding in cleveland, inside the quicken loans arena. that is the arena on your screen , from the outside, getting you an idea of what delegates in media and all the other conventio

camp than ohio does. that being said they are not taking any chances with the bus tour this weekend. >> what about, larry, what about the trade issue? donald trump, because he isn't a politician until now has never cast a vote on trade. and when she is speaking to those audiences can she convince them she will not flip again on tpp for example, which she wants called the gold standard? can she convince voters that she is -- those voters that are anti-some of these free trade deals that she is fully with them? >> poppy, that would be difficult because she has been on both sides of the issue. of course that's not uncommon in politics. but that is a problem for her. but i don't think that's the only thing driving the blue collar voter, that white middle class vote. >> right. >> it's general economic concerns. so she's got to hope, frankly, that the third quarter gdp is better than the second quarter just released which was an abyss mall .2%. real economy matters and some things are out of the candidates' han

needed ohio but trump doesn't need ohio because he's going to win new jersey. steve schmidt, gene robinson, is donald trump going to win new jersey? >> i'm going way out on a limb here. donald trump is not going to win new jersey. >> i second that motion. donald trump is not going to win new jersey, not going to win new york, not going to win california. if you look at the states and we talk about this frequently, if you look at the states where democrats have won five out of the last six elections, they are at 282 electoral votes. 12 more than is necessary to win the presidency. you look at the states where they have won six out of the last six elections, they are at 242 electoral votes. which means there are many more ways for the democratic candidate to win, many more routes to being the president of the united states than there are for the republican candidate and the republican candidate must win the state of ohio in order to be elected to the president of the united states. must win. >> that's why we have schmidt and robinson. >> can we also actually add

improved my city, cincinnati ohio. there are, the graduation loads are low -- rates are low in literacy is low. i'm 17 years old and the interest member of the california delegation. i'm placing bernie sanders and i got involved in the delegate process because i was inspired by my grandfather who was an organizer. it has led me to really fight and for theright voices of those who are not voiced and that is what i'm doing at the convention in the hoping to represent the youth. delighted to be at the convention. my first convention. for hillaryrking for eight years. that's why i'm here. it is my passion. i'm from ohio. i'm a delegate for bernie and 21. this is my first convention. on the state director of college students for bernie and i'm really excited to be here. my generation and the millennials, we are about the same size of the baby boomers and is important for us to show up. we are having a great time at the convention and looking forward to the rest of it. >> voices from the road on c-span. >> each week until th

ohio will be close, like pennsylvania. but as barack obama showed, the campaign that is most organized on the ground in ohio wins. '08 and '12 that worked. last year we put a field team in place in october. it's been building up through the primary. now it's merged into the coordinated. we have a large staff here, larger than donald trump's entire national staff we have in ohio. in the end, that's what wins elections in ohio. having enough people to knock on doors, to make the phone calls, to get the vote out. and while we're building this, donald trump doesn't seem to understand or care about field operations at all. i think he has one state director, no field team whatsoever. in a close election -- >> i have to say -- >> we've gotten -- >> i have to say, he doesn't have a field operation, he hasn't spent money. she is so far out spending him in all the battle ground states. yet he's within the margin of error it's going to be interesting. thank you. good look this week with the convention. we've got company in town. nice