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Unlike most politicians i dont think he has any interest in politics. when he talks about bain he talks about -- you keep saying im not likable, well how did i turn around bain, the olympics, when you had everybody feuding, become head of my fraternity or -- >> why doesnt he tell us? >> the equivalence of a fraternity at brigham young. >> its fascinating. >> because it was no one else -- >> it sounds like -- what was that? >> sorry. >> there was no one else what? >> did you cover the primaries? ...

The democratic strategy is very simple. cant run on our record. that is horrible. weve got to destroy romney. this year both conventions are going to be about romney. theres going to be a convention trying to break him through, connecting on the economy and jobs. then youre going to have a democratic election which i dont think is going to be about president obama. theyve thrown in the towel on that. its going to be about ruining romney. we wont really know whats going on in the polls and all th...

Infomercial. the reality is this is a really big opportunity for a candidate and a party to connect their visions for a country to a much wider audience. romney is thinking a lot about his mission this week. what does it need to be? >> if youre running for president, particularly as a challenger, there are really four hours that count. that are the highest level of your opportunity to persuade the country to vote for you. one is the acceptance speech at your convention. and then youve got the th...

Is very narrow because women understand that not only would mitt romneys policies not make them better off, but he also has an extreme policy, set of policies on their reproductive rights, on the -- the things that are important to them to make sure that their children have an opportunity to be successful. >> mike murphy, theres another big theme that i think is so important this week. i think americans are looking for a vision, not just of leadership and where you take the country, but how your...

Republican convention with our political roundtable. joining me c we are back with our special edition of tampa, site of the republican convention with our political roundtable. joining me chair of the democratic national committee, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz. shes in unfriendly territory here for the moment. republican governor of arizona, jan brewer. our chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd. and our friend, republican strategist and columnist for "tim...

>> well, you know, in elections a lot of time with a lot of money, you know, theres a perception of political parties hammering away at political candidates. and so, they have spent a lot of money focusing on so many issues tat are not really too much important to the american people do. i think were more focused on jobs and the economy, rather than all these peripheral kind of things that theyre hammering away at. i know governor romney, hes a wonderful person, and this is our opportunity to le...

Our future if we dont recognize that this should be a comprehensive immigration reform approach to dealing with them. instead of allowing -- instead of mitt romneys approach, which just says lets just have those 12 million stop at the board are. its an unrealistic and extreme position. >> chuck todd, how are you going to get beyond the base issues of the party? is it a window into the soul of the party? >> no, look, heres the republican platform, nobody reads it. ive been in this business 28 yea...

Jon stewart awfully upset during that period of time. >> how much do you get your back up when you hear this president blame a lot of our economic condition on your brother, on his presidency? >> i think its time for him to move on. i mean, he -- look, the guy was dealt a difficult hand. no question about it. but hes had three years, his policies have failed. and rather than blame others, which i know we were taught that that was kind of unbecoming, over time you just cant keep doing that. maybe...

Republican platform or where the party is. and as far as immigration, you know, arizona has been the battleground, if you will, regarding illegal immigration. yeah, we live in the southwest, were a very diverse population. but we believe in the rule of law. we believe in the rule of law. certainly those kinds of issues are going to have to be discussed, moving on into the future. were going to have to determine collectively and legally and lawfully how were going to deal with those issues. and w...

We face. but thats not going to happen between now and election day. so -- >> i want to end with this. i want to ask you about the bush legacy in american political life. from your tenure as governor to your brothers presidency to your father as president, what is that legacy? what do you think it stands right now? >> look, i dont know. the "l" word is not used much in our family. we dont have a lot of people trying to organize it or plan it. i think in the case of my grandfather, and my dad, an...