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Hes not really interested in running for president. but he would not ignore the grass rots. it hasnt gotten pass the conservative base. he has a huge following. and the political establishment and professional class has listened to the doctor who is hesitant. there is a long line of contender, they are persuadable. when they profess their love for you. you flex the muscle. carl, thank you very much. >> reporter: you got. it >> well play out more of governor sarah palin.

Contender, right? and it asked who would make a good president? i want you to look. i think among the democrats, seeing hillary clintons name atop it isnt a ground shaking piece of information, but rand paul in second position. your thought? >> it again reflects the anger in the electorate. i dont believe rand paul can win a national election, but it would be a mistake to underestimate their appeal and to underestimate what pat was talking about, which is strong antisystemic, antiwashington feel...

You watch. this is what i do for a living. >> rand paul has risen to prominence for his libertarian stances on foreign policy and government surveillance. at the same time hes been aggressively trying to expand the republican coalition by courting any norty voters as the most wide open republican nomination gets underway. there are 26 names on todays cpac straw poll. thats how wide open it is. a case could be made that rand paul is closer to where the gop base is than any other contender? is he ...

Not the right match. theres no direct contact with the astronauts there and here. i think in a desperate emergency they might call. >> space ex? >> space ex is the leading contender for manned space flights in the u.s. they are one of four companies vying for nasa contracts but they are the only one of those that have launched their own capsule to the uilt a robotic version called dragon. they are building a manned one as well to try to get this nasa capability to sell them seats, also for priva...

I would argue in the democrats case obamas position on aboring is way out of step with the american public and their opinions on this. its a matter of being a good communicator. if there is something that convinces him as the number one thing he has been able to communicate effectively with conservatives and thats what he rely on if he wants a comeback. martha: if you were advising him, what would you tell him to do from here on in to get past this bridgegate thing and put himself back on track?...

What we stand for and we know how to get things done in this country and to lead the world again. [cheers and applause] but to do that i will remind you of just one simple truth in this democracy, we dont get to govern if we dont win. and its not only bad, when we dont get to govern because we dont get mold and change our society. whats worse is they do. they are doing it to us right now. so, please, let us come out here resolved not only to stand for our principles but lets come out of this con...

Whenever hes not busy pandering to d.c. lobbyists, i welcome senator mcconnell to come shoot with me at the range any day. everybody needs to have guns i guess at this point to get senate seats. let me ask you about bobby jindal. after the state of the union response he botch sod royally a few years ago, he was largely dils missed as a real continue tender but with the dissent of chris christie and marco rubio, it feels like from the outside jindals star is ascending and people are taking him mo...

Community that haszsr given so much, particularly for the democratic party, is under siege. its 2014. i feel like people should just get on with it and get over it. and we have a great lgbt community in bal more. i did the first lgbt the same-sex marriage in the state right after knew years, and you know, theres no war going on in baltimore. >> jeff goldberg, before you spend a lot of time covering foreign affairs you were covering politics. five years since the tea party started. heres rand pau...

Disagree with the president without calling had imnames. >> okay. this is a -- cluck just said he did call bill clinton a sexual predator but aside from that. >> he wasnt calling names that day. thats different. >> its interesting positioning. >> it is interesting positioning, but hes fighting again, talking about rear guard action. hes fighting a party -- you asked marco rubio himself. the reason he may not be a serious contender is because hes alienated a right wing base on a matter of immense...

Ch particularly for the democratic party, is under siege. its 2014. i feel like people should just get on with it and get over it. and we have a great lgbt community in bal more. i did the first lgbt the same-sex marriage in the state right after knew years, and you know, theres no war going on in baltimore. >> jeff goldberg, before you spend a lot of time covering foreign affairs you were covering politics. five years since the tea party started. heres rand paul, a 2016 contender with a message...