. >>> we have senator margie matthews with us, a relatively new senator, and we have michael pila, and we focus on the issues that we were talking , and you took the place of the late senator pinckney, and i imagine that brings a lot of attention to you, but these issues have been around for a while. >>> yes, it is difficult. a lot of people have asked me if i intend to walk in his shoes, and my answer is no because there's no way anyone can do that. the only thing that i can do is to do my job to the best of my ability, considering all of the concerns. i had to chart my own course. >>> one of the issues, mike, that we should be talking about that the candidates are skimming over? >> i don't know that they are's dimming over, -- skimming over, we talk about minimum wage, childcare, healthcare reform, this state, you go to jail for beating your dog. it is ridiculous in this state that after 13 years of doing everything that the conservatives have told us two, one out of three jobs is making under $25,000 a year, and you cannot support a family on that. those are the issues, and this has