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Geraldo Rivera determines whether the progressive movement should be scared about Obama's electoral chances
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In the Friday's with Geraldo segment tonight is the last starting to run scared.
Moveon.org is sending out a fund raising letter dripping -- desperation.
With a warning that Obama could lose.
Political reporter Mark Halperin says Democrats agree.
And the unions are getting downright hysterical -- the head of the local civil service union in Milwaukee.
He was licking his wounds and lashing out after the failed Wisconsin recall election.
Yeah.
A lot of -- Joining us from New York Geraldo Rivera who show airs Sundays at 10 PM.
Okay are all now I think this should this should be ain't no gloating zone for Republicans in Wisconsin and they have their -- there -- -- celebrate.
The Wisconsin recall election that was a big -- for them.
But -- flip side of this is the Democrats right because they see union influence is eroding and -- the Washington Post fretting about that this week.
And and it seems like even moveon.org.
Is very concerned that there is this possibility now are real one that the president's in real trouble.
Well I think yep do -- divided the year's situation the reaction to Tuesday's trauma in into parts that they.
Unions big labor clearly suffered a devastating blow on Tuesday I think unions will never be the same.
As they real -- you know you from this blow.
We can assess whether or not they will still be the significant voice they have historically been in democratic politics.
But I think they are really staggered and I believe that his true mark this is really the end a -- of a whole trend where unions disproportionately.
Certainly at the public service.
Sector.
You know he wielded their clout they don't have much clout anymore.
Now the other point moveon.org and the left and liberals -- the the panic that seems to be setting in that much of the community that's Paul bass.
Following Tuesday's rout in Wisconsin and Scott Walker's triumph.
-- Mitt Romney and half the polls is is leading the president.
And so a lot of liberals are suggesting hey whatever problems we have with Barack Obama.
Whatever -- Criticism we have the fact that he didn't withdraw from Afghanistan immediately.
That he didn't push for a single Payer in the health care plan let's put those aside let's get re energize let's get.
Jammed up again because he could clearly lose to Mitt Romney is -- -- general Mitt Romney is.
He has -- you know his negatives and the president's negatives kind of -- equal out.
So it's a real horse race -- so I think liberals are right.
All right to be very concern right now that their man could lose.
As CNBC has a poll out today that shows that Romney is now.
Leading Obama and the question of who's better to handle our economic challenges so that came out late today -- saying similar things although it's very it's very tight still.
And and Geraldo if you if -- liberal today and you're looking at this the political reality as it is a little Romney has his own challenges Obama obviously has hit.
Is not -- it concerning to people that that in the end that liberalism will be judged.
By Obama's performance.
-- other words of the ideas after.
November if he should list.
After November doesn't that set liberalism back if everybody puts all their eggs and they Obama basket here maybe he wasn't experienced enough.
To grab the liberal -- mantle and run -- -- -- you that you set a lot of a lot of things there I think that first of all before we overstate.
The panic on the left.
We have to point out you put out I think correctly -- -- the on the economy is now drawn even or even ahead of the president in terms of the people's feeling that he is competent to handle the grave situation that we -- -- But on the other hand.
Liberal enthusiasm for Barack Obama is building again it's back up to 93%.
Enthusiasm for Mitt Romney among Republicans is only up to 75%.
So they could be.
Of -- kind of I catalysts the Wisconsin could be used as a catalyst by groups like move on and you -- you call it the nut -- that nation net roots nation it's the big progressive.
Convention going on right now Providence, Rhode Island.
They could be a feeling that come -- we gotta get together and you know he could receive for example more of these small loans the social media could be could be ginned up again so I don't think it's time that they -- but I think that there is real concern that unlike.
With John McCain this is a real candidate who has that solid shot at winning -- right now this is a horse race.
Now -- and let's go bonded as other fun topic we'll find that disturbing I guess to some people who follow the pageant world -- US today.
Did decided she doesn't want any part of miss USA anymore and they miss USA pageant.
And she as he pulled herself out Donald Trump not comes and it says hey hey hey sweetheart.
Watch what you say about us she claims the contest was -- tell us very briefly.
Well you have miss -- Pennsylvania in the USA contest she says that she.
Heard for miss Florida.
That there was a list of the five finalists even before they picked the top sixteen.
You know quarterfinal -- -- -- television program and she says that's why she quit.
Because it was a -- contest Donald Trump because he's so thin skin and because he is a bully.
He said wait a second she's a liar she's ugly.
She never -- won she never even would have gotten Enron's selling very happy he's going to happen you know I think if you're her because she said -- -- the contest was great but more importantly.
What you did more confused me.
Is she said that.
Prior to withdrawing because of the rigged election.
-- he withdrew because.
She refused to compete with the transgender.
Contestant.
And she wrote a letter to the pageant and I'm quoting from her letter.
She refuses I refuse to be part of a pageant system that has so far and so completely removed itself from its foundational principles.
As to allow and support.
Natural born males to compete in it.
So it's really withdrew because you didn't want to compete against.
I've transgender person I'm not because she -- this base that's why Donald is suing her but I think -- overreact.
Wow I'll stay out slowly out only the following an idea that -- I like to begin with John George will -- job you're have Myers into an -- -- I don't know man and everybody thought I am -- against Donald we're what we're.
