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But the thing thats encouraging to me, we had a very slow start and thats an understatement, in october and november. the more people see that this is a credible product and this is a place where they can get insurance, more people want to sign up and at some point, you hit critical mass. that will answer the demographic problem. >> thank you very much. i want to say that you did come back after two years in new mexico, your family is still there. i bet you didnt think you would be sitting in th...

Particularly weird. >> this coalition for republicans in the long run is doomed. that doesnt mean theyre doomed in next years midyear elections. theyve got a real demographic problem down the road. but this shows that they can still compete. they can still stay there. now cuccinelli wasnt an ideal candidate. certainly mcauliffe wasnt an ideal candidate. >> bill bolling is seen by many in his party as a better chance to take on mcauliffe, but he dropped out. bolling never endorsed cuccinelli. yes...

>> the governor could call another session and get it passed. in terms of national dynamics, setting, if you will, a tone. it reinforces a belief that a lot of americans have. we saw it play out in the last election. the republicans have a serious demographic problem. they have a serious problem with women on key issues whether its health care, a problem with immigration. the opposite is true. youre seeing this extreme agenda play out in texas, north carolina, other states. they dont learn from ...

I know you are but what am i? to indefinite. >> joining me now, alex who is a founder and director, good to have you on the ed show tonight. trusting republicans is a long road to go when it comes to immigration reform. i dont think it will happen. i hope it does but i think this is all motivated by their demographic problem they have at the polls in this country right now. do you trust that there really is going to be enough honest brokers on the conservative side that were going to see some re...

Thats right. >> let me go back to you. republicans have their problems, you say. elaborate. >> well, maybe that will help governor corbett there. what i was saying is, if you are looking at the political situation of the moment, all kinds of hearings up on the hill, the debate is being dominated by republicans going after an administration on the defense. but if were looking at not necessarily last years election or the one after that, but if were looking at a broader sense, the republican party...

In english and spanish. that is recognizing the demographic problem. >> stylistic. everything they are trying to do is stylistic, but they needed to start somewhere. >> absolutely. we saw at the convention a lot of faces up on the stage that didnt look like the crowd in the audience. the party is is going to be accused of tokenism as long as its not reflected in policies. its a smart choice. hes an extremely skilled politician. >> four of the last five responders to president obama, jindal, donm...

Mow our lawn, serve our food, clean our homes, and even watch our children while not affording them any of the benefits that make our country so great. >> and here is why senators like john mccain understand the need for republicans to focus on immigration reform. >> elections. elections. the republican party is losing the support of our hispanic citizens. >> think about that. its not about people in this country who are living a life, trying to be an american. its about elections. john mccain h...

Taxes on things like investment income, the estate tax. you know, theres other ways to get that money. i think the important thing to keep in mind is, you know, that raising taxes on the top 2%, part of it is political. its something that the president campaigned on. its something that he definitely wants. and its something that republicans are very opposed to at this point. >> ultimately how much will any of these plans really cut into the national debt, which stands at what, over $16 trillion ...

We change one policy, we say enforcement and then legalization, i think we can change the whole dynamic of the republicans and the latino vote. >> it is certainly the case we need to do more to convey our message as conservatives to the hispanic population, its a message that ought to be resonating and clearly didnt last time around. we have a larger demographic problem, it seems to me. if you look at the generation of people who came up, for example, came of age under fdr, many of them who supp...

We change one policy, we say enforcement and then legalization, i think we can change the whole dynamic of the republicans and the latino vote. >> it is certainly the case we need to do more to convey our message as conservatives to the hispanic population, its a message that ought to be resonating and clearly didnt last time around. we have a larger demographic problem, it seems to me. if you look at the generation of people who came up, for example, came of age under fdr, many of them who supp...