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Mccain have pushed more traditional republican candidates to fight back. >> as he has come forward as weve gotten to see the real donald trump ive got some real problems with that. i think that what he is saying and what he is doing is not necessarily moving the cause of conservatism forward. >> our number one goal is to win the white house back. >> reporter: this very public rift amongst fellow gop-ers is worrying party officials. >> the name calling has to stop. weve got to remember what ronal...

Talking about reagans 11th command meant, dont talk ill of another republican. what upsets trump is theyre calling names of other republicans. when you use godwins law says when you compare your opponent to adolf hitler you automatically lost the debate. what should offending people is when a guy running for president whos likeable and relatable much of the time compares the president of the united states saying hes marching the state of israel to an oven that should be called out too, not just ...

>> chris is a great guy. chris want -- >> i didnt ask you if he was a great guy. >> hey neil, im not in the media. you are. you do the analysis. i like chris. i like all of the candidates. -- >> do you think the record -- >> im not -- guess what. i think he has heavy democratic legislature that makes it hard. i tell you this. i believe in reagan rigs 11th 11th command commandment. im not going to criticize much of the time republicans. >> all right, governor, always great to have you here. >> ma...

Performance. not i see that as a stupid role. i see it blew the second act. what happened to the 11th command of ronald reagan? so no evil of a fellow republican? >> they blew that one out a long time ago, chris. we havent applied that going back now for two or three years. i think the reality, though, as youve framed it, there is fear, maybe trepidation would be a softer word. but theres certainly fear i think underlying a lot of that. and a little bit of envy. chris christie is doing something...

Moderates like chris christie who can win in new jersey and our party. we do need moderates like chris christie in the party. >> do you think its possible theyre scared of him? sounds like it to me. michael steele is an msnbc political analyst. and michael duffy is the executive editor of "time" magazine. let me go to michael steele. this sounds tough. there are two prevalent emotions in politics. fear and envy. fear that somebody wants what youve got or want to get or envy -- or whats the other...

The democrats have failed to do a particularly good job of helping the people to understand how best they will be served by the law. so on the one hand, were just frustrated by the inaction politically and the republican stance but also by the democrats inaction around strategy. >> we heard from another lawmaker earlier this hour, congresswoman from california who indicated -- this has been widely reported as well. this is one of the rare instances in washington where this is not about republica...

So onerous, to be -- to have the kind of cuts that were so objectionable to members of both parties in congress that they would never come to pass, that they would force congress to work hard and reach a compromise that was responsible and balanced to reduce our deficit and deal with our long-term debt challenge. the president believes that the very nature of the sequester needs to stay the same to keep the pressure on congress to do its job. >> all right. jay carney, white house press secretary...

They believe newt gingrich is the only one to knock out the president. romney has to prove he can tonight. >> eric: the great ronald reagan had his 11th command. thou shall not shoot at other -- speak ill of fellow republicans. "national review" came up harsh against newt gingrich. what does that -- >> dana: it post last night. it might be the biggest nerd of the table. my home page is actually "national review." out of us, i saw it first an sent it on to everybody. this is a big deal. "national...