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The national chair of the college and in the beginning of this report, you talk about three sets of theories about what went wrong in the last election between republicans and young voters. those who think it was a technology problem in terms of how it was administered and those who think its a branding problem and a substance policy problem. what camp are you in? >> our report and thanks for having us on. our report pauses that branding is the problem for the republican party in the past and so...

Upheld. look, theres lots of reason for optimism. sometimes you win by losing, martin. the most important thing for the advocates of these measures is to realize they have won the hearts and hinminds of the amern people. thats the most important thing. secondly, look at the poll members of the senators, senators like senator ayotte, jeff flake and others, their numbers -- >> julian, i can help you with that. one of the things that may help manchin is the polling. 2/3 of voters tell gallup the se...

Is unconstitutional. we already have a background check, which is expanded. the republican party has a serious branding problem. and they see what the mistake they made with immigration. they see they were behind history in gay rights, theyll find themselves behind history on gun protection if theyre not careful. >> and frank, you know, i think the filibuster is often sort of a parliamentary procedure that americans dont pay attention to. its this cloak and dagger tool. >> thats what theyre bett...

Democrats as well, morality, value kind of politics. for the republicans its about worried about spending and draconian cuts when really we should be trying to raise revenue through increasing taxes and we should be building our infrastructure. its about them on social issues with respect to women, with respect to reproductive rights, with respect to marriage equality. theres a whole host of issues where theyre just disconnected from the american people. this poll just simply reflects that. >> h...

Party didnt get rich and become republican, they were already evangelical, already culturally conservative. they went over and joined the republican party because the republican party is willing to say well bring religion -- organized prayer back to public school. well outlaw abortion. we wont go along with this new trend towards gay rights. were with you in the church. how do you tell those people the reason you joined the republican party they dont want to push too hard anymore, in fact, they ...

The rncs outreach effort? >> well, they believe that they have a branding problem. they have, they need to change their policies. you know, in order, they didnt trick enough people last year, so they need to change their rhetoric. what they need to change, is their policies. if they want more women to vote for them, then they need to stand up for equal pay for equal work. they need to keep their noses out of womens reproductive health. if they want black people, asians and other people of color ...

What would you like to say about the rncs outreach effort? >> well, they believe that they have a branding problem. they have, they need to change their policies. you know, in other words, they didnt trick enough people last year, so they need to change their rhetoric. what they need to change, is their policies. if they want more women to vote for them, then they need to stand up for equal pay for equal work. they need to keep their noses out of womens reproductive health. if they want black pe...

We wont give them equal rights. weve seen him backtrack now on gay marriage and, you know, we want african-americans to vote for us but were going to suppress their votes in lots of states. so its totally contradictory. they recognize they have a branding problem and messaging problem and, chris, the voters youre talking about have gotten old and some of them have passed away and left us. and the issue -- >> joan, you have just -- you have just basically said that your party is dying. >> well, f...

Precise kind of pay to play stuff that can really damage somebody in a republican primary, especially with people who look much more squeaky clean like christie and jindal. those are like mccain level reform type folks. they will be able to hammer him on this basic issue of ethics. >> we very much look forward to that. angela, what about rand paul? hes got a ready-made constituency lined up for 2016 on the basis of his father. and, you know, what do you think of him? doesnt he have the best rati...

Be this long. >> joking aside, christie has an innate ability to know the room and be the regular guy. and isnt this what the republican party is lacking right now? i mean, theyve got an identity crisis. why not start with the regular guy next door? is he the best bet they have? >> to some extent, the problem is how does he get through if he runs for president, how does he get through that republican primary. the party right now is dominated by a clear faction on the right that thinks their poli...