May 7th, 2012

Rep. Israel on general election: Extremism vs. problem solving

Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) joins Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien to discuss the general election, specifically regarding the independent vote and the women’s vote.

Israel says, “I think the strategy is to talk to those women and say ‘Who is a better deal for you?’ A party that has spent all their time trying to shut down Planned Parenthood offices or a party that has spent their time trying to figure out how to open up new small businesses.”

When CNN Contributor Will Cain asks Israel why he’s doubling down on the ‘war on women,’ Israel reiterates his point and adds, “This is a choice between extremism and ideoloy into every single debate or problem solving. And we’ve got problem solvers running for Congress all over this country.”

Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien airs weeekday mornings from 7-9am ET on CNN.