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Calibrating her message. shes talking about her senate term in a different way. consensus builder, emphasizing relationships. she knows shes from washington and shes trying to re-evaluate how people see her. republicans, theyre betting on governors. you hear that someone like bush or walker has the experience from outside of washington but theyre going to have a lot of stiff competition from the senators. >> in that poll we ran her horse race against everyone of the leading republicans. rand pau...

In terms of their style and how they present. jon: ronald reagan also had a huge problem of inflation to deal with. i remember in the carter years when mortgages were 13 and 14%. >> and 20% in the 1970s. he was dealing with a huge economic problem. stock values had dropped two-thirds of its value, they saw the liquidation of wealth happen. i mean, he was facing incredibly serious economic problems similar to the case as president obama. but to say that president obama is, youre right, hes an aca...

By the church is a violation of christian doctrine and a violation of religious rights. the pope did not say that directly to the president, but his representatives did. remember, the pope is a consensus builder. but make no mistake. the vatican believe that president obama is harming american catholics and other christians to forcing them to buy something that violates their religious beliefs. in addition, christian doctrine demands that life be respected. therefore, abortion is considered a gr...

>> did he come into office yesterday? >> this is what hes done ever since he came in. >> im the president of all america. when all hes done is class warfare and divide. he needs to remember one mlk quote. the means you use must be as pure as the ends you see. his end game is to unite this cun. playing the race card every time he has a chance doesnt do it. >> that doesnt even make sense. >> the president has tried to work with republicans. they have said that their number one thing is not to work...

49% of west virginia voters support impeaching the president and that was before the obama care rollout. the same poll found that manchin, a rare consensus builder, has taken lets but he finds comfort in remembering when the senate met in the old chamber during the fiscal cliff negotiations. >> ill never forget. lindsey graham gets up to speak and he said the last time someone from my state spoke in this chamber it was the civil war. >> reporter: his latest attempt at a consensus, a bill that wo...

Sentence if she finds she doesnt agree with their premise or facts. dont let that fool you in any way. >> krystal and i wore pink and purple to support obviously the first woman nominated. >> and heidi, im interested to hear what you make of this debate. when we first started hearing it could be janet yellen, we got blatantly push back that she slacked the graph tas to do the job. do you think theres anything to this idea that shes maybe a consensus builder but not able to quote/unquote lead? >>...

Has to boy these bonds when the chinese and japanese start teleselling. >> what is yellin? >> she is a middle of the read, consensus builder. she was involved with the federal reserve during 1995 during the last shutdown. she is a person regarded as an experienced hen. >> its kind of amazing when you think about we talk so much about elective politics. when you think of voerk, grown span, b -- voelker, greenspan, bernanke. up next, jim vandahy joins us with the politico playbook. and heres bil...

Janet yellen. if shes confirmed, first woman to be said chairman. do you think there will be problems with confirmation. >> i dont think so. so many people are rooting for her. i think that the president knew he would have a problem trying to get larry summers through. yellen is a consensus builder, well liked and a brilliant economist, an early warning sign on the housing bubble. the people at the fed like her. shes been a steady, calm, brilliant hand for a long time. >> whats the big challenge...

Do the same with syria. former senator rick santorum joins us. good to see you. >> hello, greta. >> no authorization from congress, nothing from the u.n. and not even our good friends the brits want to stand next to us on this one, at least not now. >> for a president came in saying he was going to be a consensus builder, rally the world around the united states, improving relationships with all of our allies and here you see him being snubbed at every turn, you dont see really any support from ...

Administration rolling out gun control. so is president obama planning to do the same with syria. former senator rick santorum joins us. nothing from the u.n. and not even our good friends, the brits want to stand next to us on this one, at least not right now. >> for a president who came in saying he was going to be a consensus builder, that he was going to rally the world around the united states, improve relationships with all of our allies, and here you see him being snubbed at every tournam...