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Make about how much money to try to pump into the race. where do you think the outcome will be on that? >> well, it is worth putting a few bucks in to tell you the truth. normally you think of this deep in south carolina as basically a republican district and youd say hard time winning this one. mark sanford with colbert busch, a very good candidate, i think theyll end up putting money into it, seeing if they can steal the seat. >> dick, does stephen colbert help or hurt if he comes down to the ...

>> let me go back to joan. what im fascinated by is the doppelganger. laura bush a week or so ago was featured in a big ad, a group you support for marriage equality. she was listed as one of the four -- in the upper right side -- a major figure along with colin powell, an endorser of marriage equality. later that afternoon around 5:00 eastern, she withdrew her name from it and said you cant use my image, which she cant -- its a fax, so they cant say it wasnt true. i find this still a partisan i...

Excited she was to do this. and she actually did it over the weekend on saturday. and then we released it, as you know, to our 1.35 million members today. >> this is kiss met? >> it had to be. >> incredible. >> what im >> let me go back to joan. what im fascinated by is the doppelganger. laura bush a week or so ago was featured in a big ad, a group you support for marriage equality. she was listed as one of the four -- in the upper right side -- a major figure along with colin powell, an endorse...

Equality, she was listed as one of the four -- in the upper right side -- a major figure along with colin powell, an e dorser of marriage equality. later that afternoon around 5:00 eastern, she withdrew her name from it and said you cant use my image, which she cant -- its a fact, so they cant say it wasnt true. i find this still a partisan issue. i find it something thats troubling for the republicans and a big plus for the democrats. i think theyve really chosen sides. your thought on this iss...

Now. >> it went well. >> i was helping -- what it is is my boxing trainer is also a boxing promoter and theres a local pub, a landmark in my community. and they were promoting fights there and they asked me if i wantsed to box an exhibition, they would have sold a lot of tickets with or without me. i agreed to do it its like fantasy baseball. some guys play golf with tiger woods, some people play tennis with tennis stars. i had a chance to box a champion in the ring. to me it was a big plus for ...

To be a player in the party. he doesnt have the historic kicks and stature that even a bob dole or walter mondale had that gave them a place in their parties after they lost the presidency. i sort of -- i do not see where mitt romney fits in that, and he clearly is not quite over this loss, and i think that must make it harder. >> david, i want to make a point. he is nott the first guy thats taken a long time to get over a loss. george mcgovern took forever. who knows if he ever really got over ...

Acknowledge to brian that she thinks politics played a part. and i dont think theres any way to deny that. now, the fact that he had an alternative nominee who is so well qualified, is the chairman of the foreign relations committee, has goj oj r gone on secret missions for this white house has done work in afghanistan and pakistan and can sail through confirmation and prevent another big political fight when hes got his hands full on the economic side, thats certainly a big plus. >> andrea mitc...

Acknowledge to brian that she thinks politics played a part. and i dont think theres any way to deny that. now, the fact that he had an alternative nominee who is so well qualified, is the chairman of the foreign relations committee, has gone on secret missions for this white house has done work in afghanistan and pakistan and can sail through confirmation and prevent another big political fight when hes got his hands full on the economic side, thats certainly a big plus. >> andrea mitchell, nbc...

Nomination process. but she was left -- she said she didnt feel that shes a victim here, but she certainly did acknowledge to brian that she thinks politics played a part. and i dont think theres any way to deny that. now, the fact that he had an alternative nominee who is so well qualified, is the chairman of the foreign relations committee, has goj oj r gone on secret missions for this white house has done work in afghanistan and pakistan and can sail through confirmation and prevent another b...

Egypt and other areas. how does that change the dynamic when hillary clinton goes in there. clearly the ability to broker a cease-fire this this entire situation would be a big plus for the obama administration as it gets started in administration number two. >> i think it would help the obama administration in the short term. look at who the negotiators are. in egypt youve got the muslim brotherhood-led government of mohammed morsi, the muslim brotherhood being sort of the parent organization o...