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As being a potential, i guess, most serious contender because they have, i guess, views that are less conservative, more in the middle or seeming to be more inclusive? >> well, fred, theres 23 people on the straw poll. you have to figure about ten are serious candidates for the republican presidential nomination. as you said, chris christie, who not at the conference, is on the straw poll. a lot of people think his type of politics and republicanism is whats needed if the republicans are to take...

Its a simple question. >> if could two men want to be partners, i dont care. >> okay. see, how hard was that? >> federal lawmaker to be -- craig, gee, it wasnt very hard, thanks, i really appreciate your kindness and support here, man. >> really quickly, before i let you go, just so you know they is the most time we have spent with any guest this afternoon because we are enjoying this conversation so much, i want to ask you about jed bush. you mentioned mentaler to marco rubio, good friend with ...

You had sarah palin in 2008 as vice president nominee and she had a significant fan base in the party. so the republicans and democrats would support a female candidate if the right candidate emerged. im not sure there is a female candidate who is a top contender on the republican side. there are a few names that could potentially claim that. you have susanna martinez from new mexico and governor haley from south carolina and governor palin could potentially run, as well. i think the republicans...

Says, look, i know this from both side. and this is the right thing to do. we just got to get it done. >> that governor in question, because i think this plays into politics, governor omalley, often talked about. and this is one of the speculative things, but he is also a contender in 2016 democratic primary. >> yes. >> i wonder what it says about the politics of the issue and where they are, that he is so out front on this issue, given the fact that he does have national political aspirations o...

Droid-endurance. droid-powerful. dont tell me democrats are the party of the future when their presidential ticket of 2016 is shaping up to long like a rerun of "the golden girls." we got rand paul. we got marco rubio. we got paul ryan. and the other guys, they got hillary and joe biden. >> yikes. thats senate minority leader mitch mcconnell yesterday poking fun at the democrats, leading contender for 2016. the come, as you might imagine, ruffled feathers, even in his

Know, it was bottom up. but also we had a governor who had the courage to step forward. and a lieutenant governor who intends to be the next governor, courage to step forward and say, this is the right thing to do. this is the second year in a row. ive stood next to a governor who is a former prosecutor who says look, i know this from both sides, and this is the right thing to do. weve just got to get it done. >> that governor in question, because i think this plays into politics, governor omall...

One traveler at a time. expedia. find yours. right now on "andrea mitchell reports," family matters -- after decades of opposition, why is republican senator rob portman, once a top contender to be mitt romneys running mate, now reversing his opposition to gay marriage? >> i had a very personal experience. which is my son came to jane, my wife and i, told us that he was gay. and that it was not a choice and that you know, thats just part of who he is and he had been that way ever since he coul...

>> were going to talk about this for the entire morning. the emotion that surrounded the moment of pope francis is high, of course, in his home country of argentina. shasta darlington is in do you know buenos aires. >> reporter: good morning, soledad. thats right. the whole atmosphere here really just exploded yesterday because not even argentines expected this. so im standing right here in front of his arch diocese. there wasnt a whole lot of people wait for the announcement. when it came. ever...

Radiant faith to good record of pastoral government to an interior sense of peace and those were the drivers when it came to making this man the pope. >> its the other things enhance that, south america, being able to speak many languages, thats gravy on the meat, okay? but the meat is the human nature that hes bringing to the office upon which the grace of god builds. >> reporter: harris, he said that they all really reveled in the fact that they had kind of outsmarted the vaticanistas and the ...

♪ we have a new pope. the vatican has chosen the first ever argentinean pope. yeah. [ cheers and applause ] so, once again, a bunch of old white guys got a hispanic to do a job they didnt want to do. the selection of pope francis i came as something of a surprise yesterday. he was considered a serious contender for the pope back in 2005, but many thought he was a little too old to warrant serious consideration by the conclave this time around. if you want to sound smart today, tell your fr...