Host Carol Castiel speaks with Neera Tanden, former advisor to the 2008 Obama – Biden Campaign, now President and CEO of the liberal Center for American Progress, about the stakes in the US presidential election. Tanden defends President Obama’s health care initiative (Obamacare), including reforms to Medicare, his approach to economic growth and the budget deficit (both spending cuts and tax revenues), and immigration reform. On the foreign policy front, Tanden discusses Obama’s record on counter-terrorism (killing Bin Laden and degrading of al Qaida), his approach to allies such as Israel, foes (Iran) and other nations in between (Russia/China.)