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Remember? adelson, the other casino guy. what is it about the gambling mecca that seems to attract the best thinking in the republican party these days? >> i dont know. >> its crazy that its happening. >> and all their bets right now are not very good. they seem to be betting on establishment candidates. i think the establishment is used to letting the base play and then imposing the candidate of their choosing. but who would know more about the average guy than a guy from a reality tv show? so ...

Can win this darn thing. when is it? win the nomination? >> i think its all those things, plus pressure not just from gop elites, but he hears it on the campaign trails, id love to support you, i dont think you support the republican party. he heard it from hugh hewitt earlier, he battered him over this issue. saying people like me are not going to support you until you take this step. and i think he feels like hes at 30-plus percent. now is the right time and move and maybe hell push himself up...

Pho from the koch brothers. puppets, question mark. >> he says, hey, im my own billionaire. i dont need billionaires to gro grovel in front of to support to win. of course, grovelling in front of billionaires has been the biggest change. we see adelson, the famous casino owner in las vegas, and the superpac filings that came out were fascinating, tamron, just given the small number of americans who are really bankrolling these superpacs sometimes with million-dollar checks or more. >> its intere...

By being honest. >> hillary clinton says i voted for it and im against it. >> i think its the smart thing to say, its the obvious thing to say. the reality is jeb bush is evolving as the republican party is evolving. i think everybody in the republican field now is trying to figure out how much do i appeal to the base during the primaries. how much do i play it moderate. he -- because he doesnt have as much to lose. he has the money behind him. he may or may not have to court the adelson and the...

Candidates, one that their candidate might lose, and the pressure is on. according to a report in "new york times" today, chit chit and bush have luhr begun pushing top funders to commit to them. donors worry theyll be split into competing camps and have to raise millions of dollars in for a bloody primary and provide a path for a rand paul or ted cruz who the big money donors think have little chance to win the presidency. heres the thing. in the post citizens united world the members of the g....

>> one of the areas where hes ran into trouble is the issue of israel. its one of the strongest criticisms people have had. and the gop strategist on last night said this, he has significant liabilities. father cast a big shadow over his ambitions. the pro israel part of the party distrusts him. rand paul has told top gop donor hes evolving on foreign policy. several prominent gop donors a the conference, which is the republican jewish coalition meeting in las vegas that was hosted by shell donn...

Pressure and scrutiny horribly. i dont think you can get elected with controversies in your back ground and the inability to handle them. >> one of the areas where hes ran into trouble is the issue of israel. its one of the strongest criticisms people have had. and the gop strategist on last night said this, he has significant liabilities. father cast a big shadow over his ambitions. the pro israel part of the party distrusts him. rand paul has told top gop donor hes evolving on foreign policy. ...

If the establishment starts to say it takes a bush to beat a clinton, if the establishment says no, thats a big problem. theres a lot of pressure from the big donors, you see adelson trying to put his money behind that. its different with hill rick, though, its not freezing other republicans. christy, scott walker, bobby jindal. >> its amazing when were talking about trying to get candidates to commit and were in, what, able 2014. >> lets put that aside. lets focus on some of this week designed ...

While quirkier estimate candidates went down in flames. so now uncle sheldon has decided that quirky isnt clever. so hes looking to bet on establishment types in the next presidential cycle. sorry, ted cruz. sorry, rand paul. the bar for support is going to be much higher, according to andy abud, adelsons top political adviser. the beauty agent, officially known as the republican-jewish coalition spring leadership meeting, is drawing former governor jeb bush, current new jersey governor chris ch...

Will have one-on-one chats with adelson, which theyll get to pitch their merits. what uncle sheldon will be looking for in a presidential candidate is simple. dont be nuts. according to gop donor and las vegas sands board member victor chalatel, sheldon is neutral with his eye on jeb bush and christie. he doesnt want a crazy extremist to be the nominee. he wants someone who has a chance to win the election, who is reasonable in his positions and has convictions but who is not totally crazy. and ...