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South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Richard Harpootlian on the Presidential race and how Obama has done considering the economic circumstances.
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Our balance on this but we do have Richard Dodd Dick -- -- notably South Carolina.
Democratic Party chairman was licenses.
Come visit us right now -- -- -- -- delegates of the board right.
I've lost a -- chairman of the delegation and there over there somewhere.
But.
This is a great convention.
That you just feel the energy in the air.
And I think that Democrats are gonna come out of this convention energized.
And ready to re elect Barack Obama and Joseph Biden.
Now as a Lipper president vomit editors -- -- not a good Bill Clinton's motorcade tears spicier.
Vice president headlights here.
How important is it did you guys leave it Charlotte really passionate really united really jazzed because the rapper gets a lot of Democrats as.
Key parts of your states are not yet.
I -- I don't think that's accurate -- let me let me -- I'm chairman of the parties.
I came up -- to Charlotte and did they shift four hours of door to door two weeks ago.
Thousands of south Carolinians black white young old -- coming -- Wilmington Charlotte.
Asheville Raleigh knocking on doors.
We're we're energized I mean I have a knock on doors in forty years I'm out there leading the charge would.
-- these numbers about the young or more cynical they were four years ago a lot of might stay on.
Will win independent you've been good to be single women by and large for the president battered women not so much of the president and notes and guarantee bases that is.
Aren't so guaranteed this -- round.
We don't Edith Childs from Greenwood South Carolina and 2000 night with eight people they're set to rock started leading a chance fired up and ready to go.
I don't remember that or not it became a major.
Calling card in charge this campaign.
As we move around this convention young people.
For all people black -- I sense that same energy we saw in Denver no way -- -- had always been the case retreated to room.
Room like this if they're not fired up but -- would like this they shouldn't be going to run well but he's also go out from here and -- -- fire let them now.
But -- reason -- yesterday's doesn't -- with polls that show.
When -- Americans think things are getting worse not better right it doesn't -- -- economic numbers of late that seemed to be turning south -- third factory gates number in a -- That's that's that's turned south.
Not that a recession is in the often but a big boom recovery clearly is not either.
Well as any we can play the -- -- -- little four million new jobs created in the private sector we can -- play -- -- drink tepid growth of labor tepid tepid growth.
But you know I find it in I give -- -- -- gem an old trial lawyer then annually but in terms I think most folks understand.
The Republican Party was like.
Drunk driver got ran into my car broke both my legs and then.
Because of the top there were complications over on for saying they're chiding -- criticizing my orthopedist as yet gotten MIC quick enough.
The it was beat George Bush and and you know look you guys should be doing is they're under Republican we're looking at -- that recovered.
What we -- -- and you know the Republican Mitt Romney who were Mitt Romney we'd be beating around that back.
I think.
The American people realize Barack Obama is doing the best eighty body can't under these circumstances what we what we all hope this is with the American people present.
What.
We want a -- -- and all of us an effort on both sides.
-- move this country forward after January.
I would hope.
Bet that the Republican congress in the Republicans in the senate.
And the Democrats in both houses and reach out across the -- and understand it we don't do something of a country.
We're dead.
Do you know look at this though what's been going on here at this cadets at the Republican dimension.
That actually the parties have never been more divided never so -- absolutely so that doesn't bode well for progress.
What we got a couple things that are that are gonna bring that about one we all know if nobody takes any action on January 1 the tax cuts are repealed.
And the sequester begins.
We'll have.
Budget cuts so dramatic nobody can live -- them and we'll have tax.
Increases so dramatic nobody can live widows and every one beliefs that with a gun to their head.
Both sides of under the table work something now -- but in the -- -- they have to do an interim solution the end of the year today kicked this or quarter.
Another three months.
Keep -- rates all the rates where they're going and then we'll aggressive in the new year life.
Way above my pay grade but com I don't believe that.
Well as a matter fact I just saw Joseph Biden opened his this week that was up there and I've known Joseph for twenty years -- -- senator.
He believes -- a member he's -- a member of congress a lot longer to name he's been vice president United States he believes -- people of their people of goodwill in both parties will come together after this election.
You really think that.
He does not again are way above my pay grade credit what you think he's -- -- little crazy exceed that this is style.
You're asking me if -- -- have been crazy I think that they got a not the standard for that -- I think.
Joseph Biden.
Is that guy who used to ride the train home every every day is -- guy that went to the growth is great to -- than normal.
God I could I think he says things that he thinks in the may not be that political filter but I think he's not as good -- Richard thank you very much of that it'd take the time thank you for having -- priority goods that -- thank you very much to allow you to find that allegation -- -- perhaps --
